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146. om~cg~ 449 <br /> <br />nore than one) automatically becomes president for the <br />mcxpired term, unless the bylaws expressly provide other- <br />~ise for filling a vacancy in the office ofpreddent. The <br />~econd vice-president, if there is one, then becomes first <br />~ice.president, and so on, with the vacancy to be filled <br />occurring in the lowest-ranldng vice-presidency. Some- <br />times the bylaws provide that the different vice-presidents <br />shall have administrative charge of different departments. <br /> Although in many instances the vice-president will be <br />the logical nominee for president, the society should have <br />the freedom to make its own choice and to elect the most <br />promising candidate at that particular time. <br /> SECRETAKY. The secretary is the recording officer ofz <br />the assembly and the custodian of its records, except those <br /> <br /> books. The recording othcer ts so <br /> the recording secretary (when there is also a corresponding <br /> secretary or financial secretary, etc.), the recorder, or the <br /> scr/M <br /> Du~; of the secretary. The duties of the secretary are: <br /> 1)To keep a record of all the proceedings of the <br /> organization--usually called the minutes. <br /> 2) To keep on file all committee reports. <br /> 3) To keep the organization's official membership roll <br /> (unless another officer or staffmember has this duty); <br /> and to call the roll where it is required. <br /> ~) To make the minutes and records available to members <br /> upon request (see below). <br /> 5) To notify officers, committee members, and delegates <br /> of*_heir election or.appointment, to furnish committees <br /> with whatever documents are required for the perfor- <br /> mance of their duties, and to have on hand at each <br /> <br /> <br />