Error: No constructor could take the source type, or constructor overload resolution was ambiguous

i am writing this bank accounts program using structures. i haven't implemented the function before that i want to check if the data is being read and printed. When i build and run the program in visual studio it gives me the following error. "No constructor could take the source type, or constructor overload resolution was ambiguous". Now whats wrong in this program? please HELP!!

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/* Bank Accounts Program */

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <fstream>
#include <cstdlib>		//needed to use system() function
using namespace std;

const int MAX_NUM = 50;


struct Name{

	string lastname;
	string firstname;
};

struct Account_info{
	
	char SSN;
	int acc_num;
	string acc_type;
	int acc_bal;	
};


struct BankAccount{
	Name name;
	Account_info acct_info;
};

void menu();
void read_accts(BankAccount, int &);
void findacct(const BankAccount account[], int num_accts);
void withdrawal(BankAccount account[], int num_accts);
void deposit(BankAccount account[], int num_accts);
void new_acct(BankAccount account[], int num_accts);
void close_acct(BankAccount account[], int num_accts);
void balance(const BankAccount account[], int num_accts);
void account_info(const BankAccount account[], int num_accts);
void print_accts(const BankAccount, int num_accts);


int main(){

	BankAccount account[MAX_NUM];
	int num_accts;
	char choice;
	bool not_done = true;

	read_accts(account, num_accts);
	print_accts(account, num_accts);

	menu();

	/* second part */
	/* prompts for a transaction and then */
	/* call functions to process the requested transaction */
	/*do {
		
		cin >> choice;
		switch (choice)
		{
		case 'q':
		case 'Q':
			not_done = false;
			break;
		case 'b':
		case 'B':
			balance(account, num_accts);
			break;
		case 'd':
		case 'D':
			deposit(account, num_accts);
			break;
		case 'w':
		case 'W':
			withdrawal(account, num_accts);
			break;
		case 'n':
		case 'N':
			num_accts = new_acct(account, num_accts);
			break;
		case 'x':
		case 'X':
			num_accts = close_acct(account, num_accts);
			break;
		default:
			cout << "Error: '" << choice << "' is an invalid selection -  try again" << endl << endl;
			break;
		}

	} while (not_done);

	//  system("pause");*/
	return 0;
}

void menu()
{
	cout << endl << endl;
	cout << "Select one of the following transactions:" << endl;
	cout << "\t****************************" << endl;
	cout << "\t    List of Choices         " << endl;
	cout << "\t****************************" << endl;
	cout << "\t     W -- Withdrawal" << endl;
	cout << "\t     D -- Deposit" << endl;
	cout << "\t     N -- New Account" << endl;
	cout << "\t     B -- Balance Inquiry" << endl;
	cout << "\t     X -- Delete Account" << endl;
	cout << "\t     Q -- Quit" << endl;
	cout << endl << "\tEnter your selection: ";
	return;
}

void read_accts(BankAccount account[], int &count)
{
	// open input file
	ifstream dbfile("client_info_2.txt"); //comment-out for debugging
	//ifstream dbfile("con");                 //un-comment for debugging

	count = 0;                          //initialize count

	while (dbfile >> account[count].name.lastname)
	{
		dbfile >> account[count].name.firstname;
		dbfile >> account[count].acct_info.SSN;
		dbfile >> account[count].acct_info.acc_num;
		dbfile >> account[count].acct_info.acc_type;
		dbfile >> account[count].acct_info.acc_bal;
		count++;
	}

	dbfile.close();
	return;
}

void print_accts(const BankAccount account[], int num_accts)
{
	// open output file
	//  ofstream dbfile("c:\\bc\\cisc3110\\pgms\\chapter_07\\myoutput.txt"); //comment-out for debugging
	ofstream cfile("con");             //un-comment for debugging

	cfile.setf(ios::fixed, ios::floatfield);
	cfile.precision(2);                //set decimal precision

	cfile << "\t\tContestants in the Database\n\n";
	cfile << "Name\t\tSSN\tAccount #\tAccount Type\tAccount Balanace\tSalary\n\n";
	for (int count = 0; count < num_accts; count++)
	{
		cfile << account[count].name.lastname;
		cfile << "\t" << account[count].name.firstname;
		cfile << "\t" << account[count].acct_info.SSN;
		cfile << "\t" << account[count].acct_info.acc_num;
		cfile << "\t" << account[count].acct_info.acc_type;
		cfile << "\t" << account[count].acct_info.acc_bal;
		cfile << "\t";
		cfile.width(9);
		cfile << endl;
	}
	cfile.close();
	return;

};

void findacct(const BankAccount account [], int num_accts)
{
	
}

void withdrawal(BankAccount account [], int num_accts)
{
	
}
void deposit(BankAccount account [], int num_accts)
{
	
}
void new_acct(BankAccount account [], int num_accts)
{
	
}
void close_acct(BankAccount account [], int num_accts)
{
	
}
void balance(const BankAccount account [], int num_accts)
{
	
}
void account_info(const BankAccount account [], int num_accts)
{
	
}

Line 33: void read_accts(BankAccount, int &);

Line 116: void read_accts(BankAccount account[], int &count)
Spot the difference.
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