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CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS 
mediately before the Annual Meeting. The secretary-treasurer, before the bal- 
lots are opened, shall approve by initialing only those ballots received from 
members in good standing at the time the ballots were received. The announce- 
ment of the election will be made as the first of the new business considered at 
the Annual Meeting. A majority vote of said ballots received in accordance with 
this action, except where otherwise designated, shall be considered as the will 
of the Society. In the event of.a tie, the favoring secret vote of the nominating 
committee shall decide. 
. No one shall hold the office of president for two consecutive years and no one 
shall hold any other office for more than two consecutive years except the editor, 
who shall not hold office for more than six consecutive years. 
B. Duties of Officers 
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The president shall be the presiding officer at all the meetings of the Society, 
shall take cognizance of the acts of the Society and of its officers, shall appoint 
such committees as are required for the purposes of the Society, and shall dele- 
gate members to represent the Society. He may, at his option, serve on, and may 
be chairman of, any committee. 
. The vice-president shall assume the office of president in case of a vacancy from 
any cause in that office and shall assume the duties of president in case of the 
absence or disability of the latter. He shall also act as chairman of the Program 
and Arrangements Committee of the Society, and as the junior delegate of the 
Society on the Business Committee of the American Association of Petroleum 
Geologists. 
. The secretary-treasurer shall assume the duties of the president in case of the 
absence of both the president and vice-president. He shall have charge of the 
financial affairs of the Society and shall annually submit reports as secretary- 
treasurer covering the fiscal year, which he shall arrange to have published in 
the next regular issue of the recognized organ of the society. He shall receive all 
funds of the Society, and, under the direction of the executive committee, shall 
disburse all funds of the Society. He shall cause an audit to be prepared annually 
by a public accountant at the expense of the Society. He shail give a bond, and 
shall cause to be bonded all employees to whom authority may be delegated 
to handle Society funds. The amount of such bonds shall be set by the executive 
committee and the expense shall be borne by the Society. The funds of the 
Society shall be disbursed by check as authorized by the executive committee. 
. The editor shall be in charge of the editorial business, shall submit an annual 
report of such business, shall have authority to solicit papers and material for 
the regular Society publication and for special publications, and may accept or 
reject material offered for publication. He may appoint associate, regional, and 
special editors. He shall serve as senior delegate to the Business Committee of 
the American Association of Petroleum Geologists. 
. In the event of absence, disability or resignation of any member of the executive 
committee, the vacant place in the committee shall be automatically filled by 
the next preceding qualified past-president who shall be known as Prior Past- 
President. 
. The officers shall assume the duties of their respective offices immediately after 
the annual meeting following their election. 
