Common use of Term of Office and Qualifications Clause in Contracts

Term of Office and Qualifications. Except as otherwise provided by law, the Declaration of Trust or these By-laws, the President, the Treasurer, the Secretary, the Chief Compliance Officer and any other officer shall each hold office at the pleasure of the Board of Trustees or until his successor shall have been duly elected and qualified. The Chief Compliance Officer may only be removed by action of the Trustees which includes a majority of the Independent Trustees. The Secretary and the Treasurer may be the same person. A Vice President and the Treasurer or a Vice President and the Secretary may be the same person, but the offices of Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer shall not be held by the same person. The President shall hold no other office; however the President may serve as a Trustee or as Trustee and Chair. Except as above provided, any two offices may be held by the same person. Any officer may be but none need be a Trustee or Shareholder.