X.—Duties of President.

The President shall take the Chair at meetings of the Association and of the Committee, regulate and keep order in all their proceedings, state questions and propositions to the meeting, introduce newly elected Members, and carry into effect the regulations of the Committee. In the absence of the President, the Chair shall be taken by one of the Vice-Presidents, and in the absence of the Vice-Presidents by any ordinary Member of the Association who shall be elected Chairman by the members present.