9. The date of the election of the elected directors and of the president, where the latter is elected by a general vote of the members of the Order, shall be fixed at the opening of the annual general meeting.
Where the president is elected by a vote of the elected directors, his election shall take place immediately after that of the elected directors, at a meeting of the board of directors held immediately after the annual general meeting. The board of directors shall be called for that purpose by the secretary by means of a notice in writing sent at last 5 days before the date of the meeting. The notice shall indicate the purpose, place and time of the meeting.