later effective date. If a resignation is made effective at a later date and the Corporation accepts the future effective date, its Board of Directors may fill the pending vacancy before the effective date if the Board of Directors provides that the successor does not take office until the effective date. The Board of Directors may remove any officer at any time with or without cause. An officer’s resignation or removal will not affect the officer’s contract rights, if any, with the Corporation.
Section 4. Vacancies. Whenever any vacancies shall occur in any office by death, resignation, removal, increase in the number of offices of the Corporation, or otherwise, the same shall be filled by the Board of Directors at the earliest practicable regular meeting of the Board of Directors. The officer so elected shall hold office until his successor is chosen and qualified.
Section 5. Chairman of the Board.The Chairman of the Board, if elected, shall be chosen from among the Directors, shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors and the shareholders and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors may from time to time assign.
Section 6. President. The President shall be chief executive, operating and administrative officer of the Corporation. In the absence of a Chairman of the Board, the President shall preside at all meetings of shareholders and Board of Directors. The President shall exercise such duties as customarily pertain to the office of the President, shall have general and active supervision over the property, business and affairs of the Corporation and over its several officers. The President may appoint and remove officers, agents or employees other than those appointed by the Board of Directors and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors or these Bylaws.
The President, or in his absence, any Vice President, shall have full authority to execute proxies on behalf of the Corporation, to vote shares owned by it in any other corporation, and to execute, with the Secretary, powers of attorney appointing other corporations, partnerships, or individuals the agent of the Corporation, all subject to the provisions of the Law.
Section 7. Vice Presidents. The Vice Presidents, if elected, shall perform all duties incumbent upon the President during the absence or disability of the President, and perform such other duties as these Bylaws or the Board of Directors may prescribe, or as the President from time to time delegates to them.
Section 8. Secretary. The Secretary shall have the custody and care of the corporate seal, if any, records, minutes and share books of the Corporation. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the shareholders and of the Board of Directors, and shall keep, or cause to be kept in a book provided for the purpose, a true and complete record of the proceedings of such meetings, and shall perform a like duty for all standing committees appointed by the Board of Directors, when required. The Secretary shall authenticate records, attend to the giving and serving of all notices of the Corporation, file and take charge of all papers and documents belonging to the Corporation and perform such other duties as these Bylaws may require or the Board of Directors may prescribe or as are usual to such office.
Section 9. Treasurer. The Treasurer shall be the financial officer of the Corporation and shall keep correct and complete records of account, showing accurately at all times the financial
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