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The following extracts from the Bye.LAws Of
the Mafaci uie.ts Medical Society are pub.
liihed for general info, nation

The following extracts from the Bye.Laws OF
the Ma6act uie,ts Medical Society are pub.
liihed for general information.
2 CssdidafA s.d their Quslyfeoio.s-- No Per-
fon, educated within this common wealth fhall
Be adm'',ed to an examination by the eenlors
of the ioc,eiy, or by those OF any di(lrie ioci-
ety, unleis he have the following quahhca-
tions IN. He fhali have frch an acquaint-
ance with the Greek aud Latin language -
is neceiIary for medical or iurgicai education
and with the princ' .Ies If geometry and ex.
perimental phiioiophy I'd He lhall have
iiudied three full year. under tn direction, d
attended the practice, of Tome one or more
of tie fsiisUs boaOsary ~<mb~s Il the (oci.
ety, during which time he fhal have iudied
the mott approved authors on anatomy,
shemilfry, materia medcs, iurgery, midwifery,
and theory aoo praetce Of medicine or se
leaf all ,hoie which the couoce;iors fhai
from time TO time fpeci'y as confirming .
proper eourie Of medical or furgical educa-
,ion-No perfon educated WITHOUT this
commonwealth. fhall be admitted 10 an sx-
animation, either by the cepfors Of the fociesy
unlefs he have the qualifications fpeci6ed in
the hrit OF the articles above mentioned and.
inftead OF thofe required 10 the feeond fhall
have itudied ihree full years under the direct
lou, d attended he practice, of fome reputable
phyliciau or ply fc,sns, furgeon or iTgeoos,
as he cafe may be. The .enfors of the lociety
and ,hoie Of the ieveral diilricts before er am
lining aoy candidate fhail demand and receive
from him tat stactory certificate of his being
qualified IN one or the Other of the modes n
bove mentioned, and fuch eertifcAes fhall be
delivered by the cenlors TO the recording fecre-
tary of the diitficr foeiesy, - the cafe may be
whole duty Il fhail be to put on file, and mske
. record thereof
F,evides .ev~fbsis,,. that, whereas. by an act
of the Legislature Of this Common wealth, the
councillors of the focie,y are au horifed to 9.
iect as uio~s OF the fociety, all the reputable
phyhcians within this Commonwealth; and
wheseas, hnce the councillors were thus su-
thorifed, time fuficient has not YET elapfed 70
enable them to alcer tain who all thofe psrlons
are. th-t are fuitable 10 be thus eieesed there
fore that prov,hon Of shis lection Of The bye
laws, by which the tuition of pupils 10 con-
6ued to the fellows or honorary members of
the iocie.y, fhall not come into operation be.
fore the fourth day Of June. \. b 1918.
2 css,sitsfi0s. To promote the laudab,e de-
hgu Of the legislature, 10 forming aud iucor-
poratins this Society to prevent, a. far a. nav
be, all unqualified perfons from prac,iing
medicine or furgery and in order 10 difcour-
age empiricilm and quackery il fhali &c
deemed difrepuiable, and ihzl, he unlawful for
any fellow Of this focisty in the capacity of
phyficiau or furgeon, to advie or cosiult with
any Perion. who having been fellow of the
fceisty fhsll be expelled therefrom. or with
any perion whatever, who fllall hereafter com
menee the practice of medicine or iurgery
within this Commonwealth, uotil he fhali have
been duly examined and appreciated by the
cenlcrs Of the fociety, or by thofe of Tome dii-
trct iociety; or, fhall have received degree
of Bachelor or Doctor of Medicine at Harvard
Unworthy or, lin cafe he fhall have been
educated in or come from Tome other iiate or
foreign country fhall have produ,;d, 10 the
cenfors Of the iociety, or thoie for the di2ri6t
wherein he re6des, iueh evidence or teftmoni-
ais Of his gu sii6.a ,ons for the prsc lice Of med
icine or iurgery, as they ma deem, and certify,
TO be iufIicien, to ent,tie him to the privileges
OF hyGc'an or fu rgeon regularly introduced
And every fellow of the iociety, who fhsll a.
bot or afiia aoy perfon not go qualified, by at
fording him advice. or by consuming with him
in the capacity of phy6cian or furgeon, fhAll,
for fuch offence, he disqualified from giving
his vote a, any meeting of the focieiy, or Of
the d,ftrict focisty whereof he 10 member.
for Que year I; hall be liable 10 the eeniu.e
and reprimand Of the counfslors; and, in ag-
3ravated cafes, to exPSliss.
BY order .fts sssisty
] 6. WARREN, Rec. Ser,