368 JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS secretary of a nonprofit corporation under the laws of Delaware. SECTION 4. Treasurer. The Trea- surer 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 evi- dences of money payable and received by the SOCIETY or coming into his possession, 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 depositories 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 Com- mittee not later than November 1st of each year. Whenever required by the Board of Directors 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-accounting belonging to the SOCIETY, to be kept by him for such purpose, an ac- curate account of all money received and paid by him on account of the SOCIETY together with all other business transactions. He shall per- form all duties which are associated with the Office of Treasurer of a non- profit 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. Assistant Secretary and Assistant Treasurer. The Secretary may appoint one or more Assistant Secretaries and the Treasurer may ap- point 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 SO- CIETY. Upon order by the Secretary any Assistant Secretary may sign any document requiring the signature of the Secretary of the SOCIETY and may affix the corporate seal thereto. The Assistant 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 FISCAL YEAR SECTION 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 1. The annual dues of Active Members shall be of such amount as the Board of Directors shall determine and shall be due and payable on or before January 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 be accepted as payable for the year beginning on January 1st of the next year. A statement of dues for the ensuing year shall be sent to each Active Member during November of each year along with a notice that any Member whose dues are unpaid by April 1st of that year will cease to be a Member as of that date and lose all privileges of membership, including receipt of the JOURNAL. Any Member in good standing who has resigned may be reinstated upon

BY-LAWS OF SOCIETY OF COSMETIC CHEMISTS 369 payment of dues for the then current year however, a Member who has been dropped for non-payment of dues shall be obligated to pay all previous arrears of dues standing in his name before he may be considered for rein- statement. SECTION 2. Honorary Members and Emeritus Members shall be exempt from payment of dues. ARTICLE XI DUTIES AND CONDUCT SECTION 1. Contravention of the By-laws and the rules of this SO- CIETY, or unprofessional or unethical conduct as described in the code of ethics, shall subject the offender to censure, suspension, or expulsion, as determined by the vote of the Execu- tive Committee, provided the accused shall have had at least two weeks' notification in writing from the Sec- retary of the SOCIETY stating the charges preferred. SECTION 2. Charges against a Mem- ber shall not be presented to the SO- CIETY but shall be submitted in writ- ing to the Secretary, to be •ubmitted to the Executive Committee within one week, who shall then, within one month thereafter, satisfy itself of the validity of such charges. If this Committee deems the accusation warrants con- sideration, the Secretary shall transmit to the accused a copy of the charges and cite him to appear before such Com- mittee on a specific data to make answer in his own behalf. Should he fail to appear in person or to be represented by attorney after a second notice (sent 30 days later), the Committee shall proceed with the trial, and its action shall be final in all cases. The decision and recommendations of this Com- mittee, together with any or all evi- dence upon which its conclusions have been based, shall be sealed and kept on file by the Secretary. The Executive Committee shall report (1) that the charges are not sustained or (2) that the charges are sustained in whole or in part and that the accused be (a) censured (b) suspended for a definite time or (c) expelled. Censure, sus- pension or expulsion frmn the SO- CIETY shall require the unanimous vote of the Executive Committee. SECTION 3. The trial shall be con- ducted in private executive session of the Executive Committee. SECTION 4. A Member suspended for a stated period of time shall auto- matically be reinstated at the expira- tion of that time. SECTION 5. Unless authorized by the Board of Directors, Members of the SOCIETY shall not knowingly or willfully allow the name or seal of the SOCIETY or its assets to be used by any person who is not a Member of the SOCIETY. The name of the SO- CIETY shall not be used in any way by any Member to further or foster the advertising of a Member or a nonmem- ber. SECTION 6. No debts shall be in- curred on behalf of the SOCIETY by any Officer of the SOCIETY, or of a Chapter, nor by any Member unless authorized by the Board of Directors or by such authority as is delegated by the Treasurer. ARTICLE XI1 STANDING COMMITTEES SECTION 1. At each Annual Meeting or as soon thereafter as may be con- vcnient, the President shall appoin! the Chairman of cach of the following standing committees. The Chairman shall thcn, with the approval of the President, appoint the personnel of his state committee. Arrangements International Affairs Laboratory Methods Library Literature Award Medal Award Membership