§1. The name of this religious organization shall be THE SOCIETY FOR VENTURISM, INCORPORATED.

§2. Whenever it is desirable to abbreviate the name of this organization it shall be referred to as THE SOCIETY FOR VENTURISM or as THE VENTURISTS or simply as the SOCIETY, which names shall be considered in every way the equivalent of the legal name of the organization.

§3. Whenever the word "Society" is used in these Bylaws or their amendments, it shall signify the legal organization of this Society as herein established.

Article II

The primary objectives and purposes of this Society shall be:

§1. To support, develop, refine and promote the religious philosophy of Venturism, which is concerned with the attainment, through rational means inspired by love, of immortality, eternal happiness and ultimate good in the world as it is and is becoming.

§2. To advocate and promote the worldwide conquest of death and the continuation and enhancement of life through technological means, including cryonic suspension, the freezing of individuals for possible later reanimation and restoration to health.

§3. To offer legal grounds and precedent, including grounds of religious belief, for individuals who wish to make arrangements for cryonic suspension and who wish to avoid procedures such as embalming, autopsy, burial or cremation that would interfere with or abort their cryonic suspension.

§4. To furnish a friendly, supportive community for persons who wish to act rationally to bring about the abolition of death and the establishment of a free society of immortals.

§5. To authorize and enact ceremonies to accompany important events that may occur in life such as marriage, cryonic suspension and reanimation.

Venturism, for its adherents, is a sincerely held system of attitudes and beliefs which is concerned with (1) what is of ultimate significance, (2) bringing about what ought to be, both from the standpoint of definition and of implementation, and (3) solving the problem of death and attaining everlasting life through rational means. Venturists believe in "reason inspired by love" with a religious intensity that they hope to make contagious. Venturists subscribe to two principles: (1) to do what is right, understood as implying the benefitting of sentient life and the reduction or elimination of abuses to the same, and (2) to advocate and promote the worldwide conquest of death through technological means.

Venturists are inspired by a love of humanity and recognize that death is an imposition on human life that ought to be abolished. They believe that aging, diseases, and biological death will likely be overcome within a few hundred years but that people living today will probably experience clinical death before such advances occur. Venturists feel that cryonic suspension offers a significant chance of reanimation at a time when aging and diseases have been overcome, and that as many as possible should have an opportunity to be cryonically suspended in hopes of later reanimation. Venturists want to assist life extension and cryonics organizations by collecting, preserving and disseminating information and by helping to raise money for research, emergencies, and public relations programs. Venturists want to bring public opinion to an open-minded appraisal and acceptance of the role of reason, science and technology in the conquest of death and the betterment of human life. Venturists feel that all beliefs should be evaluated scientifically, including their own, and welcome free inquiry into all matters of human interest.

Article Ill

§1 . Any person who is 18 years of age or older and of sound mind and memory may become a Member of the Society. Members must endorse the two principles: (1) to do what is right, and (2) to advocate and promote the worldwide conquest of death through technological means. In addition, Members must have made arrangements for their cryonic suspension to occur in the event of their clinical death. An individual who meets the above requirements may become a Member by submitting a written request to the Society endorsing the two principles, verifying his cryonic arrangements, and expressing his wish to become a Member. A Member is entitled to serve on the Board of Directors, to hold office within the Society and to become a Minister. A Member may withdraw his membership at any time upon submission of a written request to the Society, at which time any office or position he may hold within the Society is automatically vacated.

§2. Members shall not be permitted to vote on amendments to the Articles of Incorporation.

§3. Members shall not be permitted to vote for or elect the Board of Directors.

§1. The affairs of the Society shall be managed by a Board of Directors consisting of at least three and not more than twenty-five Members including a Chairman, who shall be elected President of the Society. The term of office for the members of the Board of Directors shall be indefinite. No person who is not a Director shall vote for additional Directors or for removal of Directors, or for amendments to the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws. On all questions or issues to be decided by the Board, a majority vote shall suffice, unless explicitly stated otherwise in the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws.

§2. Additional Directors shall be elected by a majority vote of the Board of Directors.

§3. Directors shall be removed from office by a two-thirds' majority of the Board of Directors; each Director shall have the right to vote on the question of his removal.

§4. At meetings of the Board of Directors, a majority of the Directors shall constitute a quorum.

§5. Any Director present by proxy shall be counted as a vote. The responsibilities of the Board of Directors shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

a The election of Officers of the Society, including the President, and the filling of any offices which become vacant.

b. The appointment and fixation of compensation of all employees of the Society, including Ministers.

c. The authorization of expenditures of all monies belonging to the Society. The Board of Directors, if they so desire, may set an arbitrary limit to expenditures that may be made without affirmative vote of a meeting of the Society.

d. Approval of and recommendation to the Society of the proposed budget annually.

e. The assimilation of information regarding the Society's real estate, trust funds, etc.

f. The convening of special business meetings of the Society as needed.

g. The creation of new organizations within the Society upon application or determination of need.

h. The establishment of guidelines for lending or renting Society property or facilities.

i. The appointment of Members to Standing Committees annually, and to such other committees as they deem necessary.

j. The determination of rights and privileges of Members, consistent with the Articles of incorporation and Bylaws.

k. The determination of obligations, rights and privileges of associate members and others not counted as full Members, consistent with the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws.

Article V

§1. The Officers of the Society shall be a President, a Vice-President, a Secretary, and a Treasurer, and all shall be Directors of the Society.

§2. The duties of each Office shall include but not be limited to the following:

a The President is Chairperson of the Board of Directors, and presides at all business meetings of the Society and of the Board. The President shall represent the Society on all appropriate occasions. The President shall appoint all committee chairpersons with the approval of the Board. The President shall be responsible for maintaining the Society’s Policy and Procedures Book which shall be kept within the Society. The President shall be responsible for the routine acceptance of Members who submit a written statement of their qualifications and desire for membership, and for routine cancellation of membership for those wishing to withdraw.

b. The Vice President shall act in the absence of the President, and shall perform such duties as may be necessary.

c. The Secretary shall keep an accurate record of the transactions of all business meetings of the Society and Board of Directors. The Secretary shall maintain a roster, including mailing addresses of the Members of the Society, and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed. The Secretary is responsible for posting notices and notifying the membership by mail of all meetings and affairs requiring membership action. All records of the Secretary shall be turned over to the Society Office at the end of each year.

d. The Treasurer shall receive and safely keep all money and other property of the Society entrusted to his or her care and shall disburse the same under the direction and to the satisfaction of the Board of Directors. The Treasurer shall keep a complete account of the finances of the Society on books which shall remain the property of the Society and which shall be open for inspection at any time by the Officers, Finance Committee, or Directors. The Treasurer shall render a current statement at each regular meeting of the Board of Directors. The Treasurer's annual statement for the fiscal year shall be audited and certified by persons designated by the Board of Directors; there shall be an external audit of the Treasurer's books at least every five years. With the advice and consent of the Board, the Treasurer may appoint an Assistant Treasurer and other Assistants, who shall not be Officers of the Society. The Treasurer, or Assistant Treasurer, shall furnish quarterly statements of pledge status to the membership. The Treasurer may be bonded at the expense of the Society.

§3. Vacancy, Office of the President.

In the event of a vacancy in the Office of President, by resignation or otherwise, the Vice-President shall call a special meeting of the Board of Directors within thirty (30) days to elect a successor.

Article VI

§1. Ministers shall be ordained by a majority vote of the Board of Directors. A Minister must be a Member of the Society, but need not be a Director or otherwise hold office within the Society. Ministers are empowered to deliver addresses and sermons and to conduct services for weddings, cryonic suspensions, and other events for which the functions of a Minister are deemed appropriate by the Board. To be eligible for the Ministry, a candidate must demonstrate a sincere love and respect for humanity, a desire and willingness to help others, an ability to clearly and cogently articulate the Venturist philosophy, and sufficient maturity to serve effectively.

§2. The Board of Directors shall determine the amount of compensation, if any, to be paid to a Minister for services rendered.

§3. Ministers shall have no authority to bind the Society or to act as the Society's agent.

§4. Ministers shall serve during good behavior.

§5. Ministers may dissolve their relationship with the Society upon at least thirty (30) days' notice in writing to the Board; such period may, however, be altered by mutual consent of the Minister and the Board of Directors.

§6. A Minister may be terminated, with or without cause, from his duties by a majority vote of the Board of Directors.

Upon application to, and approval by, the Board of Directors, groups or organizations which do not choose to function as Committees of the Society may become Auxiliary Organizations so long as the purposes, principles, and actions of said organizations do not conflict with the purposes, principles, and/or Bylaws of the Society.

Parliamentary Authority

Oleck's Parliamentary Law for Nonprofit Organizations (1979) shall govern the proceedings of the Society in all cases not provided for in these Bylaws.

Article IX Amendments

Amendments to these Bylaws may be adopted by a three-fourths' vote of the Board of Directors.

Should this Society cease to function and the membership vote to disband, any assets of the Society will be transferred to the Society for Venturism, Incorporated, for its general purposes, this transfer to be made in full compliance with whatever laws are applicable.