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be  countersigned  by  the  Chairman  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  to 
become  valid. 
Article  III.  The  Treasurer  shall  present  a  report  at  the 
decennial  meeting  of  the  United  States  Pharmacopceial  Convention 
showing  the  receipts  and  disbursements  during  his  term  of  office, 
and  he  shall  present  annually  a  report  to  the  Board  of  Trustees 
showing  the  receipts  and  disbursements.  His  reports,  in  all  cases, 
must  be  properly  audited  and  placed  on  file.  He  shall  act  as 
Treasurer  until  his  successor  shall  have  been  elected  and  qualified. 
Article  IV.  The  Treasurer,  in  order  that  he  may  qualify  for 
his  office,  shall  procure  and  file  a  sufficient  bond  or  bonds  to  the 
amount  of  ten  thousand  dollars  with  the  President  of  the  United 
States  Pharmacopceial  Convention  for  the  faithful  performance  of 
his  duties  as  Treasurer.  This  bond  or  bonds  to  be  signed  and 
executed  by  a  trust  company  acceptable  to  the  Board  of  Trustees. 
The  expense  attending  the  procurement  of  the  bond  shall  be  paid 
by  the  United  States  Pharmacopceial  Convention. 
Article  V.  Any  vacancy  occurring  in  the  office  of  Treasurer 
shall  be  filled  in  the  same  manner  as  a  vacancy  occurring  in  the 
Board  of  Trustees. 
Chapter  IV. — Of  the  Trustees. 
Article  L  The  Board  of  Trustees  shall  consist  of  five  dele- 
gates to  be  elected  by  the  members  of  the  Convention  at  each 
decennial  meeting,  together  with  the  President  of  the  Convention 
and  the  Chairman  of  the  Committee  of  Revision.  Four  members 
shall  constitute  a  quorum.  Until  such  Board  shall  have  been  elected 
the  Board  of  Trustees  shall  consist  of  those  persons  named  as 
such  in  the  certificate  of  incorporation  or  their  successors. 
Article  II.  The  Board  of  Trustees  shall  have  the  manage- 
ment and  control  of  the  affairs  and  funds  of  this  Convention, 
except  as  is  herein  otherwise  provided.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the 
Board  of  Trustees  to  invest  the  funds  of  the  Convention,  to  execute 
any  and  all  legal  contracts  or  agreements  for  the  publication  of 
the  Pharmacopoeia,  to  pay  experts  and  others  for  services  per- 
formed, to  transact  business  involving  financial  or  other  matters 
that  may  be  for  the  best  interests  of  the  Convention,  and  to 
perform  such  other  duties  as  the  Convention  may  from  time  to 
time  direct. 
Article  III.    Vacancies  occurring  in  the  Board  of  Trustees 
