The abbreviation ltd. associated with a business enterprise is commonly used in different European countries as well as in Canada, according to InvestorWords.com. Ltd. is also used from time to time with companies in the United States.
President Pro Tempore The Senate consists of 50 members who serve a term of two years. The Lieutenant Governor is President of the Senate and presides over the daily session. The Lieutenant Governor is elected by the citizens of North Carolina for a four-year term. He/she has no vote in the Senate except to break a tie. The Senate elects officers from their membership including the President Pro Tempore.
Democratic U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont served as the Senate president pro tempore in the 113th Congress. The role of the Senate president pro tempore is to preside over the upper chamber of Congress in the absence of the vice president.