Article VIII—Duties of Officers

1. Each officer, elected or appointed, shall publish or contribute to an amateur paper at least quarterly. Failure to fulfill this requirement may constitute reason for removal at the discretion of the President.

2. In addition to the specific duties of his office each officer shall (a) furnish adequate reports for the official organ, (b) report in full to the opening session of the annual convention and (c) turn over promptly to his successor all records and other property of the association in his charge.

3. The President shall (a) preside at the annual convention, (b) make appointments as provided for in Article VII, (c) remove officers or committee members for dereliction of duty, (d) fill vacancies in office or on committees caused by death, resignation or removal, (e) countersign all proper bills before they may be paid by the Secretary-Treasurer, but he shall in no case contract or approve bills beyond the sum at hand in the treasury or in special funds, (f) be the custodian of the bond of the Secretary-Treasurer, (g) appoint Judges of Award for the laureate competition in time for announcement in the March issue of the official organ and execute his associated duties of transmittal of entries as prescribed in By-Law D, Sec. 7.2, and (h) immediately following the convention, notify all elected and appointed officers of their duties and obligations for the next convention.

4. The Vice President shall (a) preside at the annual convention in the absence of or at the request of the President, (b) acquaint new members with the activities of the Association and bring them into contact with fellow members of like interests, (c) stimulate the formation of local amateur press clubs, and (d) furnish the Recruiting Chairman with such information as may aid his work.