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member of the Board to do so, in whom shall be vested for the time being 

 the duties and functions of the office of President. The President, the 

 First Vice-President, the Second Vice-President, or in their absence the 

 Director appointed as above provided: 



1. Shall preside over all meetings of the members and Directors. 



2. He shall sign, as President, all certificates of membership and all 

 contracts and other instruments in writing which have been first 

 approved by the Board of Directors, and he shall draw checks upon the 

 Treasurer. 



3. He shall call the Directors together whenever he deems it neces- 

 sary, and he shall have, subject to the control of the Directors, direction 

 of the affairs of the Association, and generally shall discharge such 

 other duties as may be required of him by the by-laws of the Association. 



The President, or two of the Directors, may call special meetings of 

 the Directors at any time, and notice thereof shall be given by serving 

 a written or telegraphic or telephonic notice thereof upon each of the 

 Directors ; or if personal notice cannot be given to any of the Directors, 

 as above provided, then by leaving a written notice of said meeting at 

 the last known place of business or residence of each Director, or by 

 mailing the same to the last known place of business or residence of 

 each Director at least twenty-four (24) hours before the time of meeting. 

 The notice in either case shall be complete on the mailing of the notice 

 in the United States postoffice at San Jose, postage prepaid ; or, if by 

 telegraph or telephone, upon the delivery of the telegram or telephone 

 message to the telegraph or telephone company at San Jose. The 

 Secretary, or other person serving the notice, may adopt any of said 

 modes of service in his judgment most likely to give notice to the 

 Director so to be served. The fact of the service of said notice shall be 

 entered upon the minutes of the Association, and said minutes upon 

 being read and approved, at a subsequent meeting of the Board, shall 

 be conclusive upon the question of service. 



ARTICLE VIII. Secretary.— The Board of Directors shall elect a 

 Secretary from either their own members, or a person not connected with 

 the Association, at their pleasure, whose duties shall be as follows: 



1. To keep a record of the proceedings of all meetings of the Board 

 of Directors, and of the menbers. 



2. He shall keep the corporate seal of the Association, and the books 

 of blank certificates of membership, fill and countersign all certificates 

 issued, and make the corresponding entries in the margin of such books 

 on such issuance, and he shall affix said corporate seal to all papers 

 requiring a seal. 



3. He shall keep a proper transfer book and a membership ledger, in 

 debit and credit form, showing the number of certificates of membership 

 issued, and the date of such issuance. 



