JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS 295 Under the title of each position on the election ballot the Nominating Committee shall hst alphabetically the names of the candidates therefor, without any other designation. The Nominating Committee shall certify to the Secretary that each person whose name appears on the election ballot has consented to hold office if elected. The Secretary shall arrange for the print- ing of the election ballot as received from the Nominating Committee and shall send a copy to each member of the SOC1ETY prior to October 25th. To be valid such ballot must be returned and received by the Secretary not later than November fifteenth. Election ballots so received shall be the only ballots which shall be counted. Three tellers, none of whom is a candidate for office, shall be appointed by the President. The tellers shall receive the election ballots from the Secretary if deemed necessary they shall verify the signatures against the master list of Members. The tellers shall count the votes and deliver to the Secretary all elec- tion ballots in a sealed package, together with a signed report certifying the number of votes for each name on the Election Ballot. These proceedings may be observed by any interested Member of the SOCIETY, pro- vided the Member does not interfere with the business of the tellers. The candidates receiving the highest vote for each Office and the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes for Directors shall be declared elected. In the case of a tie vote, the Advisory Committee shall elect from the tied candidates. The results of the election shall be announced by the President at the Annual Meeting. The Election Ballots, packaged and sealed shall remain in the custody of the Secretary until the next election unless surrendered to the tellers, by order of the Board of Directors, for the purpose of verifying the votes for the election of any officers. Any candidate shall have the right to demand a recount within fourteen days after announcement of the results has been made at the Annual Meeting. ARTICLE VII OFFICERS SECTION 1. The Officers of the SOCIETY shall be a President, President-elect, Secre- tary and Treasurer, all of whom shall be Members of the Board of Directors. S•CTION 2. The Board of Directors may appoint other Officers and Agents who may reside and/or act anywhere in the world. Appointed Officers need not be members of the Board of Directors. Appointed agents need not be Active or Honorary Members of the Society or of the Board of Directors. Such appointed Agents shall hold their offices for such term or terms and shah exercise such powers and perform such duties and receive such compensation for their services as shall be determined by the Board of Directors. The appointment by the Board of any person to be an Agent of the SOC1ETY shall not necessarily confer upon such appointee Active or Honorary Member- ship in the SOCIETY. SECTION 3. Except for the office of Presi- dent, vacancy in any office by reason of death, resignation, removal, disqualification, or otherwise may be filled by the Board of Directors for the unexpired portion of the term, in accordance with ARTICLE IV, S •CTION 4, of these By-laws. ARTICLE VII1 POWERS AND DUTIES OF OFFICERS SECTION 1. President. The President shall be the chief executive Officer of the SOCIETY. He shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors and at all meetings of the Members of the SOCIETY. He shall have general supervision, direction, and active management of the business and affairs of the SOCIETY. He shall direct the performance of all orders and resolutions as issued and adopted by the Board of Direc- tors. He shall execute all contracts, deeds, bonds, and other instrmnents in writing as authorized by the Board of Directors in the name of the SOCIETY. He shall have the general powers of supervision and man- agement usually vested in the Office of President of a nonprofit corporation under the laws of Delaware. SECTION 2. President-elect. In the ab- sence of the President, the President-elect shall exercise all the functions of the Presi- dent. He shall serve as Chairman of the Finance Committee. He shall keep the Policy Manual up to date and shall distribute a copy to each Committee Chairman in January of each year. SEcTIO•r 3. Secretary. The Secretary shall keep the permanent records and minutes of the meetings of the SOCIETY and of the Board of Directors, which minutes shall

296 JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS be signed by him. He shall keep the Mem- bership roll of the Active Members, a sep- arate Membership roll of the Honorary Members and shall properly record all newly-elected Members. He shall be re- sponsible for and have access to all records of the SOCIETY, and of its Chapters upon demand by the Board of Directors, and to its Corporate Seal, which he shall affix and attest to as directed by the Board of Direc- tors. He shall perform all such duties as are associated with the Office of a secretary of a nonprofit corporation under the laws of Delaware. SECTION 4. Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have the custody of all of the funds and property of the SOCIETY. He shall take such steps as may be necessary to collect moneys due and payable to the SOCIETY. When necessary and proper he shall endorse on behalf of the SOCIETY all checks, notes, or other obligations and evidences of money payable and received by the SOCIETY or coming into his pos- session, and shall deposit the funds arising therefrom together with all other funds of the SOCIETY coming into his possession, in such banks as may be selected as the de- positories of the SOCIETY, or properly care for them in such manner as the Board of Directors may direct. He shall have access to the financial records of the Chapters. He shall prepare the annual budget estimate of the SOCIETY and shall submit it to the Finance Committee not later than November 1st of each year. Whenever required by the Board of Di- rectors or by the President, he shall exhibit a complete and true statement of his cash account, of the securities, and other property in his possession, custody, and control. He shall enter regularly in the books-of-ac- counting belonging to the SOCIETY, to be kept by him for such purpose, an accurate account of all money received and paid by him on account of the SOCIETY to- gether with all other business transactions. He shall perform all duties which are as- sociated with the Office of Treasurer of a nonprofit corporation under the laws of Delaware. The Treasurer shall be bonded. Each year he shall cause to have published the audited Annual Report of the financial status of the SOCIETY. SECTION 5. Atssistant Secretary and sisrant Treasurer. The Secretary may ap- point one or more Assistant Secretaries and the Treasurer may appoint one or more Assistant Treasurers who may, but need not, be Members of the SOCIETY and shall not on account of their appointment to such positions be constituted Members of the SOCIETY. Upon order by the Sec- retary any Assistant Secretary may sign any document requiring the signature of the Secretary of the SOCIETY and may affix the corpmate seal thereto. The As- sistant Secretaries, Assistant Treasurers, and other Agents of the SOCIETY shall be under the direct supervision of the person to whom they are appointed Assistant or Agent thereof, unless otherwise provided by the Board of Directors. ARTICLE IX FIscAx• YEAR SEezioN 1. The Fiscal year of the SOCIETY shall commence on the first day of January in each year and shall terminate on the thirty-first day of December. ARTICLE X DUES SECTION l. The annual dues ooe Active Members shall bc of such amount as the Board of Directors shall determine and shall be due and payable on or before Jan- uary 1st of each year. Beginning October 1st of each year the annual dues of Active Members elected during the last three months of each calendar year shall bc accepted as payable for the year beginning on January 1st of the next year. Any Member who fails to pay his dues for one year shall be dropped upon three months notice by the Treasurer but may, on payment of his indebtedness and with the approval of the Board of Directors, bc restored to full Membership. SECTION 2. Honorary Members and Emeritus Members shall be exempt from payment of dues. ARTICLE XI DUTIES AND CONDUCT SECTION ]. Contravention of the By- laws and the rules of this SOCIETY, or unprofessional or unethical conduct as de- scribed in the code of ethics, shall subject the offender to censure, suspension, or ex- pulsion, as determined by the vote of the Executive Committee, provided the accused shall have had at least two weeks' notifica- tion in writing from the Secretary of the