Section I
The elected Officers of the Society shall be the President, President-Elect, Secretary, Treasurer and Treasurer-Elect. The term of office of each Officer shall be two (2) years except that the Treasurer will normally be elected as Treasurer-Elect and serve in that capacity for 1 year before succeeding and serving two years as Treasurer. The Secretary and Treasurer may be re-elected for a maximum of two additional two year terms. Each Officer shall be a member in good standing.
Section 2
The President shall be presiding Officer of the Society, and Chairperson of the Executive Committee. He/she shall perform all the duties which custom and parliamentary practice commonly associate with the office of President. His/her term of office as President shall begin at the adjournment of the annual meeting during which he/she was installed as President. The President shall serve on the Executive Committee for two (2) years after his/her term of office expires.
Section 3
The President-Elect shall succeed the President. The President-Elect shall be a member of the Executive Committee. If the President is temporarily unable to act, the President-Elect will perform the duties of the President. In the event of the death or resignation of the President, the President-Elect will automatically become President. In the event of prolonged incapacitation of the President, he/she may be replaced only upon decision of the Executive Committee taken at either the annual meeting or, at other times, by a postal/fax/E-mail ballot conducted by the Secretary, the President-Elect then assuming the office of President. Upon replacement of the President because of death, resignation or incapacitation, the Executive Committee shall direct the Secretary/Assistant Secretary to notify the Membership forthwith. The term of office of this succession will extend for two annual meetings from the time of appointment.
The election of a replacement President-Elect will be deferred until the next annual meeting of the Society. The term of office of the replacement President-Elect will extend until the new President completes his/her term of office.
Section 4
The Secretary shall perform the duties of the President if both the President and President-Elect are unavailable to act. He/she shall be a member of the Executive Committee.
The Secretary shall keep, or cause to be kept, a correct and permanent record of the proceedings of the Society. He/she shall keep a current alphabetical list of the member specifying their current addresses, year of election, classification of their membership, and speciality. He/she shall perform all other duties that usually and customarily pertain to the office of Secretary. Not later than three (3) months after each annual meeting of the Society, he/she shall make available to each member of the Society a transcript of the minutes of the annual business meeting which shall include reports of all officers and committees.
Section 5
Assistant Secretary. The Executive Committee may appoint, on the recommendation of the Secretary, an Assistant Secretary. This appointment will be for a term of one [1] year and shall only be renewable for a second year. The Assistant Secretary shall attend meetings of the Executive Committee but not be a voting member of that body.
Section 6
The Treasurer shall be a member of the Executive Committee. He/she shall collect and be accountable for all funds of the Society and shall disperse from the treasury such funds as approved by the Executive Committee. He/she shall keep the complete and permanent preceding five year records of the financial transactions of the Society. The Treasurer shall employ a certified public accountant to conduct a yearly audit of the accounts of the Society. The type of audit shall be determined by the Executive Committee. The Treasurer shall submit the accountant's report to the Executive Committee and the Financial Review Committee. He/she shall make a full financial report at the annual business meeting of the Society. The Treasurer shall transfer all pertinent financial records of the Society over five (5) years old to the Historian.
In the event of the Treasurer leaving office before the completion of his/her term the Treasurer-Elect will automatically become Treasurer The term of office of this succession will extend for two annual meetings from the time of succession.
Section 7
Treasurer-Elect. The Treasurer-Elect shall be elected 12 months prior to the Treasurer leaving office and shall succeed the Treasurer at the end of the 12 months.The Treasurer-Elect shall attend the meetings of the Executive Committee but not be a voting member of that body. The Treasurer-Elect shall be an ex-officio [non voting] member of the Committee of the Grants.
Section 8
If a vacancy occurs that is not allowed for in the preceding Articles, the Executive Committee at its discretion may redistribute the duties of the post among the other Officers, co-opt a replacement to hold office until the next meeting or hold an election under the principles outlined in Article X.
Section 9
The membership and voting rights of the elected Officers on the various standing Committees of the Society are tabulated in Appendix A of these By-Laws. | 
