10. The chief operating officer shall be responsible for theday-to-day operations of the Corporation. The chief operating officer shall perform such duties as from time to time may be assigned to him by the Board of Directors or by the chief executive officer. In the absence of the president or in the event of his inability or refusal to act, the chief operating officer shall perform the duties of the president, and when so acting, shall have all the powers of, and be subject to, all the restrictions upon the president. In the absence of the chief executive officer and the president or in the event of their inability or refusal to act, the chief operating officer shall perform the duties of the chief executive officer and the president, and when so acting, shall have all the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the president and chief executive officer.
11. The chief executive officer, the president, the chief operating officer, or any vice president shall execute bonds, mortgages and other contracts requiring a seal, under the seal of the Corporation, except where required or permitted by law to be otherwise signed and executed and except where the signing and execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by the Board of Directors to some other officer or agent of the Corporation.
12. In the absence of the chief executive officer, president and chief operating officer, or in the event of their inability or refusal to act, the vice-president, if any (or in the event there be more than one vice-president, the vice-presidents in the order designated by the Board of Directors, or in the absence of any designation, then in the order of their election or appointment), shall perform the duties of the chief executive officer, president, and chief operating officer, and when so acting, shall have all the powers of, and be subject to, all the restrictions upon the chief executive officer, president, and chief operating officer. The vice-presidents shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors, or the chief executive officer may from time to time prescribe.
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
13. The chief financial officer of the Corporation shall have responsibility for the general executive charge, management and control of the financial and accounting affairs and business of the Corporation and, jointly with the treasurer of the Corporation, shall have custody and control of all the funds and securities of the Corporation, and he shall have such other powers and duties as from time to time may be designated in these Bylaws or assigned to him by the Board of Directors. He shall perform all acts incident to the position of chief financial officer, subject to the control of the chief executive officer and the Board of Directors.
THE SECRETARY AND ASSISTANT SECRETARIES
14. The secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board of Directors, all meetings of committees of the Board of Directors, and all meetings of the stockholders and record all the proceedings of the meetings of the Corporation and of the Board of Directors in a book to be kept for that purpose and shall perform like duties for the standing committees when required. He shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the stockholders and special meetings of the Board of Directors, and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors or the chief executive officer. He shall have custody of the corporate seal of the Corporation and he, or an assistant secretary, shall have authority to affix the same to any instrument requiring it, and when so affixed, it may be attested by his signature or by the signature of such assistant secretary. The Board of Directors may give general authority to any other officer to affix the seal of the Corporation and to attest the affixing by his signature.
15. The assistant secretary, or if there be more than one, the assistant secretaries in the order determined by the Board of Directors (or if there be no such determination, then in the order of their election) shall, in the absence of the secretary or in the event of his inability or refusal to act, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the secretary and shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.
THE TREASURER AND ASSISTANT TREASURERS
16. The treasurer, jointly with the chief financial officer, shall have the custody of the corporate funds and securities and shall keep full and accurate accounts of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation and shall deposit all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors. The treasurer shall disburse the funds of the Corporation as may be ordered by the Board of Directors, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the chief executive officer and the Board of Directors, at its regular meetings, or when the Board of Directors so requires, an account of all transactions as treasurer and of the financial condition of the Corporation.