I edited the By-laws... presented it to Attorney Galvez.. and prayed no MAJOR change shall be given by this SEC point person. As I looked at her scribbling the By-laws with her pencil and reading it briskly, she was murmuring again and again.. I told you to... I told you to... who was she pertaining about?
She stopped at read one of he major revisions we did last meeting... the definition of regular members. As she looked at me, she confirmed whether the Non-COs did not have the equal rights as top the COs.
I peeked at the her copy and told her that the incorporators agreed that the non-COs were not matured enough to handle responsibilities as Os can do. She looked at he papers again. I just gulped air and prayed silently again.. O Lord may there be no major changes that will be recommended in this part... or else we will have to return the papers again and re-agree on its contents....
Do they pay association dues? she asked.
I nodded and explained that there are at times that we don't let them pay if not needed.
She nodded, too and walked away from her desk. I saw her reach for some corporation code books which were three times thicker my Bible.
She scribbled and looked for the contents re the rights and responsibilities of members. After looking for its contents on nearly three books, she returned back to our papers and continued on checking and marking the other contents.
When she was done, she returned me to me the original set and explained to me the changes I had to make. Add some contents here and snow-pake some and countersign it by me and return it with the rest of the five sets.
So, is done, Ma'am? I asked with astonishment. "Ill just make these changes then Ill return here for the finalization and the certificate?
Yup, she said and beamed at me.
I nearly wanted to run out of that office and jump for joy. But of course, modesty reminders, I walked to the working areas, opened the laptop and made the changes in the computer. After making the changes, I went back to SM and printed it out in Netopia and photocopied other changes in the other shop. After buying the folder needed I walked back to the SEC office and made the packaging of the 6 copies with the necessary markings and signatures.
I looked at my watch and I stood on line again for my turn in Dr. Galvez' advice. When my turn came up, she checked and marked with her signatures and other codes the other 6 copies. She asked me to pay the fees at the cashier and return the papers back to her. It was 4 pm and I didn't want to return the next day just to pay the registration fees etc.
So I hurriedly walked to the cashier, paid for the bills (which was half as was expected to pay!) and returned back again o Atty Galvez to submit the almost finished documents. When she accepted the files, I asked her bluntly, when can we get the certificate?
Uhmm... she said as she thought loudly. I'm not sure with albert but I just hope it can be finished by tomorrow afternoon.
Tomorrow afternoon? I asked myself surprisingly...not a month?
So I went to Mr. Albert across the same floor of the building and asked him if I can have the certificate by tomorrow morning. He nodded and approved of my request.
With a smile on my face, and praising God silently, looked at the blue sky ahead of me.
So, it's done! After 5 months of coming back to this place, finally God allowed it to be finalized. the ICHTHUS Society is now a true legal person in the eyes of the State.
ICHTHUS!
