Exhibit 3(b)








                             BY-LAWS


                               OF


                   PEOPLES ENERGY CORPORATION

























                                            AMENDED AUGUST 31, 1997




                   PEOPLES ENERGY CORPORATION


                             BY-LAWS




ARTICLE I           -          OFFICES


ARTICLE II          -          MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS


ARTICLE III         -          DIRECTORS AND COMMITTEES


ARTICLE IV          -          OFFICERS


ARTICLE V           -          INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS,
                                 OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS


ARTICLE VI          -          CERTIFICATES OF STOCK AND THEIR
                                 TRANSFER


ARTICLE VII         -          MISCELLANEOUS (CONTRACTS)


ARTICLE VIII        -          AMENDMENT OR REPEAL OF BY-LAWS



                   PEOPLES ENERGY CORPORATION


                              INDEX
                                                          PAGE

                                A
                                
   Amendment of By-Laws                                    18
   Appointment of Officers                                 10
   Assistant Controller, Duties of                         13
   Assistant General Counsel, Duties of                    13
   Assistant Secretary, Duties of                          13
   Assistant Treasurer, Duties of                          13
   Assistant Vice President, Duties of                     12

                                B

   Board of Directors                                       5

                                C

   Certificates of Stock and Their Transfer                15
   Chairman of the Board, Duties of                        11
   Chairman of the Executive Committee                      8
   Committees
     Executive                                              8
     Other                                                  9
   Controller, Duties of                                   13
   Contracts, Execution of                                 17

                                D

   Directors and Committees                                 5

                                E

   Election of Directors                                    5
   Election of Officers                                    10
   Executive Committee                                      8

                                F

   Fees and Compensation                                    9



                   PEOPLES ENERGY CORPORATION


                                                          PAGE

                                G

   General Counsel, Duties of                              13

                                I

   Indemnification of Directors, Officers, Employees
     and Agents                                            14

                                M

   Meetings
     Directors                                              7
       Action Without Meeting                               9
     Shareholders                                           1

                                N

   Notice of Meetings
     Directors                                              7
     Shareholders                                           2

                                O

   Officers
     Appointed                                             10
     Elected                                               10
   Offices, Two or More Held By One Person                 10

                                P

   President, Duties of                                    11
   Presiding Officer
     Board Meetings                                         8
     Shareholders Meetings                                  5
   Proxies                                                  4

                                Q

   Quorum
     Board                                                  7
     Shareholders                                           4



                   PEOPLES ENERGY CORPORATION


                                                          PAGE

                                S

   Secretary, Duties of                                    12
   Signatures to Checks, Drafts, etc.                      17
   Stock, Certificates of and their Transfer               15

                                T

   Treasurer, Duties                                       12

                                V

   Vice President, Duties of                               12
   Voting
     Shareholders                                           4
     Stock Owned by Company                                18



                             BY-LAWS

                               OF

                   PEOPLES ENERGY CORPORATION


                            ARTICLE I

                             Offices

        SECTION 1.1. Principal Office.  The principal office of

the Company shall be in the City of Chicago, County of Cook and

State of Illinois.

        SECTION 1.2. Other Offices.  The Company may also have

offices at such other places both within and without the State of

Illinois as the Board of Directors may from time to time

determine or the business of the Company may require.

                           ARTICLE II

                    Meetings of Shareholders

        SECTION 2.1. Annual Meeting.  The annual meeting of the

shareholders shall be held on the fourth Friday of the month of

February in each year, if not a legal holiday, or, if a legal

holiday, then on the next succeeding business day, for the

purpose of electing directors and for the transaction of such

other business as may come before the meeting.  If the election

of directors shall not be held on the day herein designated for

the annual meeting, or at any adjournment thereof, the Board of

Directors shall cause such election to be held at a special

meeting of the shareholders as soon thereafter as convenient.

        SECTION 2.2. Special Meetings.  Except as otherwise

prescribed by statute, special meetings of the shareholders for

any purpose or purposes, may be called by the Chairman of the

Board, the Vice Chairman of the Executive Committee, the

Executive Committee or the President.  Such request shall

state the purpose or purposes of the proposed meeting.

        SECTION 2.3. Place of Meetings.  Each meeting of the

shareholders for the election of the directors shall be held at

the principal office of the Company in the City of Chicago,

Illinois, unless the Board of Directors shall by resolution

designate another place as the place of such meeting.  Meetings

of shareholders for any other purpose may be held at such place,

and at such time as shall be determined by the Chairman of the

Board, or the President, or in their absence, by the Secretary,

and stated in the notice of the meeting or in a duly executed

waiver of notice thereof.

        SECTION 2.4. Notice of Meetings.  Written or printed

notice stating the place, date and hour of each annual or special

meeting of the shareholders, and, in the case of a special

meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called,

shall be given not less than 10 nor more than 60 days before the

date of the meeting, except as otherwise provided in this section

or by statute.  Notice of any meeting of the shareholders may be

waived by any shareholder.  At any meeting of the shareholders of

the Company, only such business shall be conducted as shall have

been brought before the meeting (1) by or at the direction of the

Board of Directors or (2) by any shareholder of the Company who

is a holder of record at the time of giving the notice provided

for in this section, who shall be entitled to vote at the

meeting, and who complies with the notice procedures set forth in

this section.  For business to be properly brought before a

shareholders' meeting by a shareholder, timely written notice

shall be made to the Secretary of the Company.  The shareholder's

notice shall be delivered to, or mailed and received at, the

principal office of the Company not less than 60 days nor more

than 90 days prior to the meeting; provided, however, in the

event that less than 70 days notice or prior public disclosure of

the date of the meeting is given or made to shareholders, notice

by the shareholder to be timely must be received not later than

the close of business on the tenth day following the day on which

the notice of the date of the meeting was mailed or the public

disclosure was made; provided further however, notice by the

shareholder to be timely must be received in any event not later

than the close of business on the seventh day preceding the day

on which the meeting is to be held.  The shareholder's notice

shall set forth (1) a brief description of the business desired

to be brought before the meeting and the reasons for considering

the business, and (2) (a) the name and address, as they appear on

the Company's books, of the shareholder, (b) the class and number

of shares of capital stock of the Company owned by the

shareholder, and (c) any material interest of the shareholder in

the proposed business.  The shareholder shall also comply with

all applicable requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of

1934 (the "1934 Act") and the rules and regulations thereunder

with respect to the matters set forth in this section.  If the

chairman of the meeting shall determine and declare at the

meeting that the proposed business was not brought before the

meeting in accordance with the procedures prescribed by this

section, the business shall not be considered.  The notice

procedures set forth in this section 2.4 do not change or limit

any procedures the Company may require in accordance with

applicable law with respect to the inclusion of matters in the

Company's proxy statement.

        SECTION 2.5. Quorum.  The holders of a majority of the

shares issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereat,

present in person or represented by proxy, shall be requisite

for, and shall constitute, a quorum at all meetings of the

shareholders of the Company for the transaction of business,

except as otherwise provided by statute or these by-laws.  If a

quorum shall not be present or represented at any meeting of the

shareholders, the shareholders entitled to vote thereat, present

in person or represented by proxy, shall have power to adjourn

the meeting from time to time, without notice other than

announcement at the meeting if the adjournment is for thirty days

or less or unless after that adjournment a new record date is

fixed, until a quorum shall be present or represented.  At such

adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be present or

represented, any business may be transacted which might have been

transacted at the meeting as originally noticed.

        SECTION 2.6. Proxies.  At every meeting of the

shareholders, each shareholder having the right to vote thereat

shall be entitled to vote in person or by proxy.  Such proxy

shall be appointed by an instrument in writing subscribed by such

shareholder and bearing a date not more than eleven months prior

to such meeting, unless such proxy provides for a longer period,

and shall be filed with the Secretary of the Company before, or

at the time of, the meeting.

        SECTION 2.7. Voting.  At each meeting of the

shareholders, each shareholder shall be entitled to one vote for

each share of stock entitled to vote thereat which is registered

in the name of such shareholder on the books of the Company.  At

all elections of directors of the Company, the holders of shares

of stock of the Company shall be entitled to cumulative voting.

When a quorum is present at any meeting of the shareholders, the

vote of the holders of a majority of the shares present in person

or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the meeting shall

be sufficient for the transaction of any business, unless

otherwise provided by statute, the Articles of Incorporation or

these by-laws.

        SECTION 2.8. Presiding Officer.  The presiding officer of

any meeting of the shareholders shall be the Chairman of the

Board or, in the case of the absence of the Chairman of the

Board, the President.

                           ARTICLE III

                    Directors and Committees

        SECTION 3.1.  Number and Election.  The business and

affairs of the Company shall be managed and controlled by a Board

of Directors, ten (10) in number, none of whom need to be a

shareholder, which number may be altered from time to time by

amendment of these by-laws, but shall never be less than three

(3).  Except as provided in the Articles of Incorporation, the

directors shall be elected by the shareholders entitled to vote

at the annual meeting of such shareholders and each director

shall be elected to serve for a term of one (1) year and

thereafter until a successor shall be elected and shall qualify.

Only persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures

set forth in this section shall be eligible to be nominated as

directors at any meeting of the shareholders of the Company.  At

any meeting of the shareholders of the Company, nominations of

persons for election to the Board of Directors may be made (1) by

or at the direction of the Board of Directors or (2) by any

shareholder of the Company who is a holder of record at the time

of giving the notice provided for in this section, who shall be

entitled to vote at the meeting, and who complies with the notice

procedures set forth in this section.  For a nomination to be

properly brought before a shareholders' meeting by a shareholder,

timely written notice shall be made to the Secretary of the

Company.  The shareholder's notice shall be delivered to, or

mailed and received at, the principal office of the Company no

less than 60 days nor more than 90 days prior to the meeting;

provided, however, in the event that less than 70 days notice or

prior public disclosure of the date of the meeting is given or

made to shareholders, notice by the shareholder to be timely must

be received not later than the close of business on the tenth day

following the day on which the notice of the date of the meeting

was mailed or the public disclosure was made; provided further,

however, notice by the shareholder to be timely must be received

in any event not later than the close of business on the seventh

day preceding the day on which the meeting is to be held.  The

shareholder's notice shall set forth (1) as to each person whom

the shareholder proposes to nominate for election or reelection

as a director, all information relating to such person that is

required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for election

of directors, or is otherwise required by applicable law

(including the person's written consent to being named as a

nominee and to serving as a director if elected), and (2) (a) the

name and address, as they appear on the Company's books, of the

shareholder, (b) the class and number of shares of capital stock

of the Company owned by the shareholder, and (c) a description of

all arrangements or understandings between the shareholder and

each nominee and any other person or persons (naming such person

or persons) pursuant to which the nomination or nominations are

to be made by the shareholder.  The shareholder shall also comply

with all applicable requirements of the 1934 Act and the rules

and regulations thereunder with respect to the matters set forth

in this section.  If the chairman of the meeting shall determine

and declare at the meeting that a nomination was not made in

accordance with the procedures prescribed by this section, the

nomination shall not be accepted.

        SECTION 3.2. Regular Meetings.  A regular meeting of the

Board of Directors shall be held immediately, or as soon as

practicable, after the annual meeting of the shareholders in each

year for the purpose of electing officers and for the transaction

of such other business as may be deemed necessary, and regular

meetings of the Board shall be held at such date and time and at

such place as the Board of Directors may from time to time

determine.  Not less than two days' notice of all regular

meetings of the Board, except the meeting to be held after the

annual meeting of shareholders which shall be held without other

notice than this by-law, shall be given to each director

personally or by mail or telegram.

        SECTION 3.3. Special Meetings.  Special meetings of the

Board may be called at any time by the Chairman of the Board, the

President, or by any two directors, by causing the Secretary to

mail to each director, not less than three days before the time

of such meeting, a written notice stating the time and place of

such meeting.  Notice of any meeting of the Board may be waived

by any director.

        SECTION 3.4. Quorum.  At each meeting of the Board of

Directors, the presence of not less than a majority of the total

number of directors specified in Section 3.1 hereof shall be

necessary and sufficient to constitute a quorum for the

transaction of business, and the act of a majority of the

directors present at any meeting at which there is a quorum shall

be the act of the Board of Directors, except as may be otherwise

specifically provided by statute.  If a quorum shall not be

present at any meeting of directors, the directors present

thereat may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice

other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be

present.  In determining the presence of a quorum at a meeting of

the directors or a committee thereof for the purpose of

authorizing a contract or transaction between the Company and one

or more of its directors, or between the Company and any other

corporation, partnership, association, or other organization in

which one or more of the directors of this Company are directors

or officers, or have a financial interest in such other

organization, such interested director or directors may be

counted in determining a quorum.

        SECTION 3.5. Presiding Officer.  The presiding officer of

any meeting of the Board of Directors shall be the Chairman of

the Board.  In the case of the absence of the Chairman of the

Board, for reasons other than provided in Section 4.3, the

President shall act in his place and stead.  In the case of the

temporary absence of both the Chairman of the Board and the

President, the Vice Chairman of the Executive Committee or, in

his absence, any other director elected by vote of a majority of

the directors present at the meeting, shall act as chairman of

the meeting.

        SECTION 3.6. Executive Committee.  The Executive

Committee of the Board of Directors shall consist of the Chairman

of the Board who shall be the Chairman of the Executive

Committee, and each of the nonmanagement directors.  The Chairman

of the Board shall select a Vice Chairman of the Executive

Committee subject to the approval of the Board of Directors of

the Company.  The Executive Committee shall, in the recess of the

Board, have all the powers of the Board except those powers

which, under the law of the State of Illinois, may not be

exercised by such Committee and shall keep a record of its

proceedings and report the same to the Board.  The Executive

Committee may meet at any place whenever required by a member of

the Committee and may act by the consent of a majority of its

members, although not formally convened.

        SECTION 3.7. Other Committees.  The Board may appoint

other committees, standing or special, from time to time from

among its own members or otherwise, and may confer such powers on

such committees as the Board may determine and may revoke such

powers and terminate the existence of such committees at its

pleasure.

        SECTION 3.8. Action Without Meeting.  Any action required

or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of

Directors, or any committee thereof, may be taken without a

meeting if all members of the Board or of such committee, as the

case may be, consent thereto in writing and such writing or

writings are filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the

Board or such committee.

        SECTION 3.9. Fees and Compensation of Directors.

Directors shall not receive any stated salary for their services

as such; but, by resolution of the Board of Directors, reasonable

fees, with or without expenses of attendance, may be allowed.

Members of the Board shall be allowed their reasonable traveling

expenses when actually engaged in the business of the Company, to

be audited and allowed as in other cases of demands against the

Company.  Members of standing or special committees may be

allowed fees and expenses for attending committee meetings.

Nothing herein contained shall be construed to preclude any

director from serving the Company in any other capacity and

receiving compensation therefor.

                           ARTICLE IV

                            Officers

        SECTION 4.1. Election of Officers.  There shall be

elected by the Board of Directors in each year the following

officers:  a Chairman of the Board; a President; such number of

Senior Vice Presidents, such number of Executive Vice Presidents,

such number of Vice Presidents and such number of Assistant Vice

Presidents as the Board at the time may decide upon; a Secretary;

such number of Assistant Secretaries as the Board at the time may

decide upon; a Treasurer; such number of Assistant Treasurers as

the Board at the time may decide upon; a Controller; and such

number of Assistant Controllers as the Board at the time may

decide upon; a General Counsel; and such number of Assistant

General Counsel as the Board at the time may decide upon.  Any

two or more offices may be held by one person, except that the

offices of President and Secretary may not be held by the same

person.  All officers shall hold their respective offices during

the pleasure of the Board.

        SECTION 4.2. Appointment of Officers.  The Board of

Directors, the Executive Committee, the Chairman of the Board, or

the President may from time to time appoint such other officers

as may be deemed necessary, including one or more Vice

Presidents, one or more Assistant Vice Presidents, one or more

Assistant Secretaries, one or more Assistant Treasurers, one or

more Assistant Controllers and one or more Assistant General

Counsel, and such other agents and employees of the Company as

may be deemed proper.  Such officers, agents and employees shall

have such authority, perform such duties and receive such

compensation as the Board of Directors, the Executive Committee

or, in the case of appointments made by the Chairman of the Board

or the President, as the Chairman of the Board or the President,

may from time to time prescribe and determine.  The Board of

Directors or the Executive Committee may from time to time

authorize any officer to appoint and remove agents and employees,

to prescribe their powers and duties and to fix their

compensation therefor.

        SECTION 4.3. Duties of Chairman of the Board.  The

Chairman of the Board shall be the chief executive officer of the

Company and shall have control and direction of the management

and affairs of the Company and may execute all contracts, deeds,

assignments, certificates, bonds or other obligations for and on

behalf of the Company, and sign certificates of stock and records

of certificates required by law to be signed by the Chairman of

the Board.  When present, the Chairman of the Board shall preside

at all meetings of the Board and of the shareholders.  In the

absence of the Chairman of the Board, due to his permanent

disability, death, resignation or removal from office, the Vice

Chairman of the Executive Committee shall promptly convene the

Executive Committee to select a nominee for that office and

submit said nominee's name to the Board of Directors for their

consideration.

        SECTION 4.4. Duties of President.  Subject to the Control

and direction of the Chairman of the Board, and to the control of

the Board, the President shall have general management of all the

business of the Company, and he shall have such other powers and

perform such other duties as may be prescribed for him by the

Board or be delegated to him by the Chairman of the Board.  He

shall possess the same power as the Chairman of the Board to

sign all certificates, contracts and other instruments of the

Company.  In case of the absence or disability of the President,

or in case of his death, resignation or removal from office, the

powers and duties of the President shall devolve upon the

Chairman of the Board during absence or disability, or until the

vacancy in the office of President shall be filled.

        SECTION 4.5. Duties of Vice President.  Each of the

Senior Vice Presidents, Executive Vice Presidents, Vice

Presidents and Assistant Vice Presidents shall have such powers

and duties as may be prescribed for him by the Board, or be

delegated to him by the Chairman of the Board or by the

President.  Each of such officers shall possess the same power as

the President to sign all certificates, contracts and other

instruments of the Company.

        SECTION 4.6. Duties of Secretary.  The Secretary shall

have the custody and care of the corporate seal, records and

minute books of the Company.  He shall attend the meetings of the

Board, of the Executive Committee, and of the shareholders, and

duly record and keep the minutes of the proceedings, and file and

take charge of all papers and documents belonging to the general

files of the Company, and shall have such other powers and duties

as are commonly incident to the office of Secretary or as may be

prescribed for him by the Board, or be delegated to him by the

Chairman of the Board or by the President.

        SECTION 4.7. Duties of Treasurer.  The Treasurer shall

have charge of, and be responsible for, the collection, receipt,

custody and disbursement of the funds of the Company, and shall

deposit its funds in the name of the Company in such banks, trust

companies or safety deposit vaults as the Board may direct.  He

shall have the custody of the stock record books and such other

books and papers as in the practical business operations of the

Company shall naturally belong in the office or custody of the

Treasurer, or as shall be placed in his custody by the Board, the

Chairman of the Board, the President, or any Vice President, and

shall have such other powers and duties as are commonly incident

to the office of Treasurer, or as may be prescribed for him by

the Board, or be delegated to him by the Chairman of the Board or

by the President.

        SECTION 4.8. Duties of Controller.  The Controller shall

have control over all accounting records pertaining to moneys,

properties, materials and supplies of the Company.  He shall have

Charge of the bookkeeping and accounting records and functions,

the related accounting information systems and reports and

executive supervision of the system of internal accounting

controls, and such other powers and duties as are commonly

incident to the office of Controller or as may be prescribed by

the Board, or be delegated to him by the Chairman of the Board or

by the President.

        SECTION 4.9. Duties of General Counsel.  The General

Counsel shall have full responsibility for all legal advice,

counsel and services for the Company and its subsidiaries

including employment and retaining of attorneys and law firms as

shall in his discretion be necessary or desirable and shall have

such other powers and shall perform such other duties as from

time to time may be assigned to him by the Board, the Chairman of

the Board or the President.

        SECTION 4.10.    Duties of Assistant Secretary, Assistant

Treasurer, Assistant Controller and Assistant General Counsel.

The Assistant Secretary, Assistant Treasurer, Assistant

Controller and Assistant General Counsel shall assist the

Secretary, Treasurer, Controller, and General Counsel,

respectively, in the performance of the duties assigned to each

and shall for such purpose have the same powers as his principal.

He shall also have such other powers and duties as may be

prescribed for him by the Board, or be delegated to him by the

Chairman of the Board or by the President.

                            ARTICLE V

  Indemnification of Directors, Officers, Employees and Agents

        SECTION 5.1.  Indemnification of Directors, Officers and

Employees.  The Company shall indemnify, to the fullest extent

permitted under the laws of the State of Illinois and any other

applicable laws, as they now exist or as they may be amended in

the future, any person who was or is a party, or is threatened to

be made a party, to any threatened, pending or completed action,

suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or

investigative (including, without limitation, an action by or in

the right of the Company), by reason of the fact that he or she

is or was a director, officer or employee of the Company, or is

or was serving at the request of the Company as a director,

officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership,

joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise

against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines

and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred

by such person in connection with such action, suit or

proceeding.

        SECTION 5.2.  Advancement of Expenses to Directors,

Officers and Employees.  Expenses incurred by such a director,

officer or employee in defending a civil or criminal action, suit

or proceeding shall be paid by the Company in advance of the

final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding to the

fullest extent permitted under the laws of the State of Illinois

and any other applicable laws, as they now exist or as they may

be amended in the future.

        SECTION 5.3.  Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses

to Agents.  The board of directors may, by resolution, extend the

provisions of this Article V regarding indemnification and the

advancement of expenses to any person who was or is a party or is

threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or

completed action, suit or proceeding by reason of the fact he or

she is or was an agent of the Company or is or was serving at the

request of the Company as a director, officer, employee or agent

of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust,

employee benefit plan or other enterprise.

        SECTION 5.4.  Rights Not Exclusive.  The rights provided

by or granted under this Article V are not exclusive of any other

rights to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of

expenses may be entitled.

        SECTION 5.5.  Continuing Rights.  The indemnification and

advancement of expenses provided by or granted under this Article

V shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director,

officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the

heirs, executors and administrators of that person.

                           ARTICLE VI

            Certificates of Stock and Their Transfer

        SECTION 6.1. Certificates of Stock.  The certificates of

stock of the Company shall be in such form as may be determined

by the Board of Directors, shall be numbered and shall be entered

in the books of the Company as they are issued.  They shall

exhibit the holder's name and number of shares and shall be

signed by the Chairman of the Board, the President or a Vice

President and also by the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer or

the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary and shall bear the

corporate seal or a facsimile thereof.  If a certificate is

countersigned by a transfer agent or registrar, other than the

Company itself or its employee, any other signature or

countersignature on the certificate may be facsimiles.  In case

any officer of the Company, or any officer or employee of the

transfer agent or registrar, who has signed or whose facsimile

signature has been placed upon such certificate ceases to be an

officer of the Company, or an officer or employee of the transfer

agent or registrar, before such certificate is issued, said

certificate may be issued with the same effect as if the officer

of the Company, or the officer or employee of the transfer agent

or registrar, had not ceased to be such at the date of issue.

        SECTION 6.2. Transfer of Stock.  Upon surrender to the

Company of a certificate for shares duly endorsed or accompanied

by proper evidence of succession, assignment or authority to

transfer, and upon payment of applicable taxes with respect to

such transfer, it shall be the duty of the Company, subject to

such rules and regulations as the Board of Directors may from

time to time deem advisable concerning the transfer and

registration of certificates for shares of stock of the Company,

to issue a new certificate to the person entitled thereto, cancel

the old certificate and record the transaction upon its books.

        SECTION 6.3. Shareholders of Record.  The Company shall

be entitled to treat the holder of record of any share or shares

of stock as the holder in fact thereof and, accordingly, shall

not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or

interest in such share or shares on the part or any other person,

whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof,

except as otherwise provided by statute.

        SECTION 6.4. Lost, Destroyed or Stolen Certificates.  The

Board of Directors, in individual cases or by general resolution,

may direct a new certificate or certificates to be issued by the

Company as a replacement for a certificate or certificates for a

like number of shares alleged to have been lost, destroyed or

stolen, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the

person claiming the certificate or certificates of stock to be

lost, destroyed or stolen.  When authorizing such issue of a new

certificate or certificates, the Board of Directors may, in its

discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance thereof,

require the owner of such lost, destroyed or stolen certificate

or certificates, or his legal representative, to give the Company

a bond in such form and amount as it may direct as indemnity

against any claim that may be made against the Company with

respect to the certificate or certificates alleged to have been

lost, destroyed or stolen.

                           ARTICLE VII

                          Miscellaneous

        SECTION 7.1. Contracts and Other Instruments.  All

contracts or obligations of the Company shall be in writing and

shall be signed either by the Chairman of the Board, the

President, or any Vice President and, unless the Board shall

otherwise determine and direct, the seal of the Company shall be

attached thereto, duly attested by the Secretary or an Assistant

Secretary, except contracts entered into in the ordinary course

of business where the amount involved is less than Five Hundred

Thousand Dollars ($500,000), and except contracts for the

employment of servants or agents, which contracts so excepted may

be entered into by the Chairman of the Board, the President, any

Vice President, or by such officers or agents as the Chairman of

the Board or the President may designate and authorize.  Unless

the Board shall otherwise determine and direct, all checks or

drafts and all promissory notes shall be signed by two officers

of the Company.  When prescribed by the Board, bonds, promissory

notes, and other obligations of the Company may bear the

facsimile signature of the officer who is authorized to sign such

instruments and, likewise, may bear the facsimile signature of

the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary.

        SECTION 7.2. Voting Stock Owned by Company.  Any or all

shares owned by the Company in any other corporation, and any or

all voting trust certificates owned by the Company calling for or

representing shares of stock of any other corporation, may be

voted by the Chairman of the Board, the President, any Vice

President, the Secretary or the Treasurer, either in person or by

written proxy given to any person in the name of the Company at

any meeting of the shareholders of such corporation, or at any

meeting of voting trust certificate holders, upon any question

that may be presented at any such meeting.  Any such officer, or

anyone so representing him by written proxy, may on behalf of the

Company waive any notice of any such meeting required by any

statute or by-law and consent to the holding of such meeting

without notice.

                          ARTICLE VIII

                 Amendment or Repeal of By-Laws

        These by-laws may be added to, amended or repealed at any

regular or special meeting of the Board by a vote of a majority

of the membership of the Board.