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Title:

Bylaws

Entities:

Peoples Energy Corp.

Date:

2006

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36KB total

Price:

$35

ID:

#1718492

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BY-LAWS

PEOPLES ENERGY CORPORATION

AMENDED December 2, 2005

EFFECTIVE February 24, 2006

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

	Amendment of By-Laws	19
	Appointment of Officers	11
	Assistant Controller, Duties of	14
	Assistant General Counsel, Duties of	14
	Assistant Secretary, Duties of	14
	Assistant Treasurer, Duties of	14
	Assistant Vice President, Duties of	13

Board of Directors

	Certificates of Stock and Their Transfer	16
	Chairman of the Board, Duties of	12
	Chairman of the Executive Committee	9
	Committees
	Executive	9
	Other	9
	Controller, Duties of	14
	Contracts, Execution of	18

Directors and Committees

	Election of Directors	5
	Election of Officers	11
	Executive Committee	9

Fees and Compensation

PEOPLES ENERGY CORPORATION

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General Counsel, Duties of

	Indemnification of Directors, Officers, Employees
	And Agents	15

Lead Director, Duties of

	Meetings
	Directors	7
	Action Without Meeting	9
	Shareholders	1

	Notice of Meetings
	Directors	7
	Shareholders	2

	Officers
	Appointed	11
	Elected	11
	Offices, Two or More Held By One Person	11

PEOPLES ENERGY CORPORATION

PAGE

	President, Duties of	12
	Presiding Officer
	Board Meetings	8
	Shareholders Meetings	5
	Proxies	4

	Quorum
	Board	8
	Shareholders	4

	Secretary, Duties of	13
	Signatures to Checks, Drafts, etc.	19
	Stock, Certificates of and their Transfer	16

Treasurer, Duties

	Vice President, Duties of	13
	Voting
	Shareholders	5
	Stock Owned by Company	19

BY-LAWS

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

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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.

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