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Sec. 2. All officers and directors except the secretary and treasurer, 

 shall be stockholders in the association. Any vacancies caused by death 

 or otherwise among the officers or the directors shall be filled by the 

 board of directors. 



Sec. 3. At the annual meeting of the stockholders the board of di- 

 rectors shall, through the secretary, make a complete and detailed report 

 of all the business transactions of the association for the year preceding. 



Article 2. 



Section 1. The president shall preside at all meetings of the stock- 

 holders and of the board of directors. He shall sign all certificates of 

 stock, all contracts, and other instruments in writing authorized by the 

 board of directors. He shall exercise a general supervision over the busi- 

 ness affairs of the association and perform such specific duties as the 

 board of directors may indicate. In all the relations of the board of di- 

 rectors with the general manager or other officers, inspectors, agents, and 

 employees he shall be the spokesman of the board. Whenever requested 

 to do so by a majority of the board of directors, by the request of twenty- 

 five stockholders, or when in his judgment it is advisable to do so, he 

 shall call a special meeting of the stockholders or of the board of di- 

 rectors. 



Sec. 2. In the absence of the president the vice-president shall per- 

 form the duties appertaining to that office. 



Sec. 3. The duties of the secretary shall be to keep an accurate 

 record, of the meetings of the stockholders and of the board of directors. 

 He shall keep the corporate seal of the Association, be the custodian of 

 all deeds, articles of agreement, and all other valuable instruments in 

 writing belonging to the association. He shall keep all books for the 

 issuance of stock, preserve an accurate record of all transfers of stock and 

 original issues of stock in a box provided foj- that purpose, countersign all 

 certificates of stock and affix the seal of the association when necessary. 

 By the direction of the president he shall call all meetings of the stock- 

 holders and of the directors, sending personal notice of such meeting to 

 each stockholder or director as the case may be. He shall perform such 

 other duties as the president or the board of directors may indicate. 



Sec. 4. The regular meetings of the board of directors shall be at the 

 head office of the association on the first Thursday of April, first Thursday 

 of June, July, August, September, October, November, and December. 

 Special meetings may be called at any time or place at the call of the 

 president. 



Sec. 5. The board of directors shall, as soon as may be necessary 

 after their election, select a secretary, a treasurer, and a general man- 

 ager, defining their duties where they are not covered by the constitution 

 or the by-laws. The board of directors is authorized to remove said officers 

 for cause. The board of directors shall appoint such additional agents 

 and other employes as the business of the association may demand except 

 as hereinafter provided, and remove the same for cause. The board of 

 directors shall have full management of all the business activities of the 



