TIIE ACT OF INCORPORATION AND THE BY-LAWS 01F THE B OS TO N: I'll INTE1) BY FREI) ROGE S. 159 A) WASHINGTON,T'I'REEl'. 1864. ACT OF INCORPORATION. (5XommowraTth sf taSS~rk8S~ttS. IN THE YEAR ONE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNI)RED AND FIFTY-SIX. AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE MASSACHUSETTS 0HOM(EOPATHIC MEDICAL SOCIETY. Be it enacted by the Senate and HIouse of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:SECT. 1. - Samuel Gregg, William Wesselhoeft, Luther Clark, George:Russell, Milton Fuller, John A. Tarbell, David Thayer, their associates and -successors, physicians, be, and they hereby are, made a Corporation, by the name of the MASSACHUSETTS HOMI(EOPATHIC MEDICAL SOCIETY, with all the powers and privileges, and subject to all thile duties, liabilities, and restrictions, set forth in the forty-fourth chapter of the Revised Statutes. SECT. 2. - Said Corporation may hold real and personal estate to the amount of fifty thousand dollars. SECT. 3. - The members of said Society shall not be liable to be mustered or enrolled in the militia of this Commonwealth. SECT. 4. - The members of said Society, or such of their officers or members as they shall appoint, shall have full power and authority to examine all candidates for membership, concerning the practice of specific medicine and surgery, provided said candidates shall sustain a good moral character, and shall present letters testimonial of their qualifications from some legally authorized medical institution; and if, upon such examination, the said candidates shall be found qualified for membership, they shall receive the approbation of the Society. SECT. 5. -This act shall take effect from and after its passage. House of Representatives, May 30, 1856. Passed to be enacted, CHARLES A. PHELPS, Spea7ker. In Senate, May 31, 1856. Passed to be enacted, ELIHU C. BAKER, President. June 3, 1856. Approved,. HENRY J. GARDNER. Secretary's Office, Boston, June 24, 1856. A true copy. Attest: FRANCIS DE WITT,.Secretary of the Connmonwealth. B Y-L A S OF THEI REvISED AND ADOPTED APRIL 13TH, 1864; SOCIETY., Tiins Society shall consist of the persoiis named in the Act of incorporation, and such other persons as may have been elected members in accordance with its -Bylaws. OFFICERS OF THE SOCIETY'. II. The Society, at its Annual IANeeting, shall elect, by ballot, a President, two Vice-Presidents, Corresponding Secretary, Recorcding Secretary, Treasurer, Librarian, and five Censorss who shall together constitute an Executive Committee, to whom shall be intrusted the general business of the Society wrhen it is not in session; the appointment of all standin com1-ittees, and snch oth r committees as they may dee-l expedient; and the selection of n me suitable person to deliver an address, at tile annual mee:g of the Society, on some subject connected with medical science. At every annual meeting, they shall present a report of 2 their proceedings duringa the past year; and shall also furnish a list of two candidates for each office of the Society for the ensuing year. The officers shall continue in office till the adjournment of' the annual meeting next after their election, at which time the duties of the newly elected officers shall commlence. DUTIES OF THE OFFICERlS. III. The President shall preside at all meetings of the Society and of the Executive Committee; and shall deliver an address before the Society, at the commencement of the annual meeting. In case of the absence or other disability of the President, his duties shall devolve on the Vice-President, by seniority, if present; otherwise on such person as the meeting mmay appoint. Members shall not be eligible to the office of President more than once in five years. I[V. The Corresponding Secretary shall have the charge and custody of all letters and communications transmitted to the Society; and to him they should be addressed. He shall prepare and transmit whatever communications the Society or Executive Committee may direct; and he shall perform such other duties as may be assigned to him. V. The Recording Secretary shall give notice and keep a record of all the meetings of the Society and of the Executive Committee. He shall append to the notices of the annual and semi-annual meeting, the names of those candidates for membership tbat have been reported to the Executive Committee. He shall have charge of all papers and communications belonging to the Society; and. shall read, at the meetings of' the Society, all such communications as the ExecuttiTve Committee may direct. tIe shall notify the 3 chairman of every committee appointed by the Society or Executive Committee, of his appointment, in each case stating the commission and the names of the committee. On or before the first of April, annually, he shall transmit to the Treasurer a list of all who have become members of the Society during the year. VI. The Treasurer shall solicit and receive all money due to the Society, together Avith all bequests and donations; and shall pay all bills after they shall have been approvecd by the Executive Committee, whrich approval shall be certified to by the Recording Secretary. H-e shall keep an accurate account of all receipts and expenditures, and shall give such bonds for the faithful perform= ance of his duties as the Society may requirep He shall su jnit his accounts to such examination as the Executive Committee may direct; and shall annually. make a statement of his doings, and of the state of the funds in his hands, to the Society. VII. The Librarican shall have in his custody and charge all the books and apparatus of the Society, I-Ie shall kieep an accue rate register of the same, and arrange them in a proper manner; and shall make such disposition of them, from time to time, as the Executive Committee may direct for the benefit of the members. He shall receive and record all donations made in his department to the Society, and shall make a report at the annual meeting. VIII. The Censors shall examine the qualifications of all persons presenting themselves for membership, and for that purpose shall hold meetings on the days of the annLual and semli-annual meetings, and at such other times as they may deem necessary. They shall report the names of all approved candidates for membership to the Executive Committee at lea st three nmonths before, their election fas nmemlnbers by the Society. IX. There shall be a Committee oni the 2:citer'ia lefedica, who shall select metcicines itr p-r1ovin g; and shall, at the expense of the Society, obta -.- acd distribute the sae to its members, or such other perrsons as t heyy a dem suitable. They shall receive and examine c omuniauollcos nuoon the mt-lev ia medicc fronm the menmbers of the Society, and report Lth11ereon at any reEular m eeting.r X. There slhall be a Cooemi ntee oCz UCoiicai', 3i]iicie,, who Shall receive and examine co:mnuica-tion - profier to t1-is departimient, and report thereon at any re-3uar meetming. They shall also report 0upon any epidelics \lich may lhave occurtred in the state or counitry duringl the year, 0 —- teiw r charlctcristics, mode of treatuent, and resuhlts;'and sucl otlr ftc re!atinem to the poractice of nimeicinle as t-hey ml)y dneein ini-portanto XI. There shall be a Cominaittee oJ0 P lb'icct,'ion consisting of the President,?Recordi-(c Sccretary and at least thlree olther members, to whoim all imantteri fob Publication shall be referr1edl and under whose dltection it shall be issued; the expense of which shall not exceed in any year a snum designated( by the Execu-tive Conmittec. XII[. There shall be a Covmmnittee of A?'rraccgemnenqts whose duty shall be to mnake such arrangements as will add to the interest and importance of the annual and serni-annnal meetings, such as seleclting a suitable place for the meetings, soliciting colmmunications, appointiing subjects for discussion, providing refireshm ents for members, &c., subject to the direction of ta.e Executive Conmmaittee. XIII. There shall be a Comnzittee on the Li')b)arcy, who shall select and obtain such books and publications as they may be able to, by donation, subscription, or purchase with funds set aparl for that purpose by the Executive Committee or Society. XIV. The Executive and all other Committees shall have power to fill their own vacancies. MEMBERSHIP. XV. Alny person W!hoo h.as received. teip degree of Doctor of Medicine from a legally authorized medical institution, who sustains a good moral character, and practices medicine in accordance with the maxim, "SimiliCt similibus cur'antur," may become eligible to membership, after having been examined and approved by the Board of Censors. I-e shall be elected by ballot at the annual or semi-annual meeting, and, after his election, shall sign the Bylaws before becomi.ng a member. HONORARY ANP CORRESPONDING MEMBERS. XVI. Persons who have excelled, or made any great advancement in medical or other science, may be elected honorary members, and physicians of eminence residing out of the State, may be elected corresponding members of the Society by a two-thirds vote of the members present at any stated meeting, provided the said person shall have been approved by the Executive Committee. Honorary and corresponding members shall be entitled to the diploma of the Society, and to participate in its proceedings in meetings devoted to scientific subjects. XVII. Every member shall receive the diploma of the Society, signed by the President and Secretary, for which he shall, upon his election, pay the sum of five dollars. XVIII. Any member in good standing shall have the privilege of withdrawing from the Society, by giving notice, in writing, of such intention, and paying all arrearages due to the Society. RETIRED MEMBERS. XIX. Members on removing fiom the State, or on retiring from practice, may, provided all their dues to the Society are paid, by vote of the Executive Committee, be placed on the list of retired members, and as such, shall be exempt firom any assessments, and shall not receive, except by courtesy, any of the publications of the Society, nor be entitled to speak or vote at any of its meetings. XX. Any person who has resigned his membership, or been placed on the list of retired members, may, on application in writing, be reinstated by vote of' the Society at any regular meeting. Any member removing out of the State shall have liberty to retain his membership, on paying his annual assessment. XXI. Any member may be expelled from the Society, or, having resigned his membership, may be deprived of his privileges, by a vote of twofthirds of the members present at any regular meeting, upon charges of the following description; provided the charge or charges against him have first been considered by the Executive Committee, and provided he has been notified of the same by the Secretary, and an opportunity has thereby been given him to make his defence before the Society:.1. For any gross and notorious immorality or infamous crime under the laws of the land. 2. For any attempt to subvert the objects or injure the reputation of the Society. 3. For advertising, publicly vending, or pretending to the knowledge and use of any secret nostrum. 4. For furnishing to any person, or presenting in his own behalf, a false certificate of character and studies as a student of medicine, tending to deceive the public, or the (jensors of tile Society. 5. For habitually furnishing advice or holding professional consultations with persons who practice medicine without the necessary acquirements to entitle them to the respect, confidence or courtesy of the members of the Society. XXII. As the object of the Society is to improve the science of medicine, to increase the influence and usefillness of its members, and to secure greater harmony and friendship amonlg them, therefore it is of the highest importance that each member should so conduct himself, both in his private and professional life, as to command the entire respect of his colleagues, Every person who becomes a member is understood to take upon himself an obligation to comlumunicate to the Society any discoveries he shall have made relating to the science of medicine or surgery, and to co-operate in such measures as may be adopted by the Society for the advancement of these sciences; and, on his refusal to do so, he shall be subject to such censure as the Society, by a two-thirds vote, shall inflict. XXIII. Every member of the Society shall be assessed aunually three dollars (03), and such other assessments as a majority of the members, at any legal meeting, may determine. DELEGATES. XXIV. The Executive Committee may appoint delegates to other Societies and Associations whenever they deem it advisable to do so; and such delegates shall receive certificates of appointment fiom the Recording Secretary. Accredited delegates from other Societies and Associations shall be allowed to participate in the scientific deliberations of this Society. 8 MEETINGS OF THE SOCIETY. XXV. The annual meeting of the Society shall be held on the s(.cond Wednesday of April, and the semi-annual meeting on the second Wednesday of October, at ten o'clock, A. mI., in such one of the cities or towns of the Conmmonwealth as the Executive Conmlittee may determline. A special mleeting of the Society shall be called by the President, on the written request of ten members, stating the object of said meeting. MEETINGS OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. XXVI. The Executive Committee shall meet on the third Wednesday of April, July, October, and January, At the first or annual meeting the Committees and the Orator shall be appointed for the ensuinog year. At the meetings of the Executive Commlllittee, five persons shall constitute a quorum. A special meeting of the Executive Committee shall be called by the President, on the written application of three of its members. XXVII. All proposals for alteration of the By-Laws shall be presented to the Society in writing, and shall be referred, without debate, to a special Committee, who shall consider and report on the same at the next annual meeting of the Society. FORM OF SUBSCRIPTION. The subscribers agree to comln2y with the By-Latws of the Massachusetts Honmceopathic Medical Society. Massachusetts Homceopathic Medical Siciety. The SEMI-ANNUAL Meeting will be held in the Meionaon Hall, Tremont Temple, Boston, on WEDNESDAY, OCT. 12, 1864, at 10 o'clock A. M. In the morning session, the following, among other papers will be read. The Early Hlistory of lloinceopathy in MIassachusetts; )by SAMUEL GREGG, M. D. Various Operationsfor Cataract with Recent lod fications; by 11. C. ANGELL, M. D. On the Htypodermic Injection of MJedicines Ho7lceopathically dIdicated; by J H. WOODBURY, M. D. Members are requested to prepare and present at this Session, papers on any Medical Subject. A collation will be provided between 12 and 1. In the afternoon session the subject of discussion will be DYSENTERY. As a verbatim report of the discussion will be entered on the records, members are requested to give, in a concise form their observations in regard to this disease the present season; its peculiar character and frequency, and the therapeutic action of any medicines with their distinctive indications. Any clinical reports may be forwarded to the Coumnittee on Clinlical Medicine, S. M. CATF, M. D. of SALEMn. Attention is called to the importance of filling out the St:atistical Records and forwarding them to l)r Cate at the close of the year. Any " medical provings " may be forwarded to thle Chairman of the Committee on lateria Mledica, H. L. CHASE, MI. D. of CarRIGucl.. The following persons have been approved for nitmebership by the Executive Conmmittee. FOR HONORARY MERMBERS: Constantine HIerring, M.D. of Philadelphia; John F. Gray, M. l). of New York; F. F. Quinn, M.D. of London; G. H. G. Jahr, M.Pl. of Paris; J. Fleischmlann, M.D. of Vienna. Foa CORKIESPONDING MEMBERS: Win. E. Paine, M.D. of Bath, Me.; Alpheus Morrill, M.D. of Concord, N. H. A. Ihoward Okie, M.D. of Providence, R. I. Henry M. Paine, M.D. of Clinton, N. Y. Carroll Dunham, M.D. of New York City; C. Neidlhard, M.I). of Philadelphia; Walter Williamson, M. D. of Philadelphia; J. H. Pulte, M.D. of Cinciltnnati, 0. R. Ludlam, M.D. of Chicago, Ill. Win. T. Helsmith, M.D. of St. Louis, Mo. Arthur Fisher, M.D. of Montreal, C.W. The Censors and Executive Committee will hold sessions for the examination and approval of Candidates for membership. I. T. TALBOT, Recording Sec'y. Boston, Oct. 4, 1864. UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN II3 9015 00660 6738Il IllIllIl 3 9015 00660 6738