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PROPOSED 1955 BY-LAWS of the NATIONAL CONGRESS OF AMERICAN INDIANS Section 1. Duties of Officers: a. The President shall preside at all conventions of the organization and meetings of the Executive Council and shall exercise other duties delegated to him by the Executive Council. b. The first Vice-President shall assume the responsibilities of the President in the absence or incapacity of the President, and shall carry on such other duties as are assigned by the Executive Council. c. The second Vice-President shall assume the responsibilities of the President in the absence or incapacity of the President and the first Vice-President, and shall carry on other duties assigned by the Executive Council. d. The Recording Secretary shall perform the duties set forth in the Constitution usually performed by a secretary, and such additional duties as shall be prescribed by the Executive Council. e. The Treasurer shall have custody of and be responsible for all funds of the organization. He shall be bonded by a surety company approved by the Executive Director in such amount as it shall designate. He shall make an annual written report, and his accounts shall be audited annually by a certified public accountant. f. The Executive Director shall be the administrative operating head of the organization subject to directive and policy established by the Executive Council. He may be dismissed for cause by the Executive Council.