The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1819-06-23
LAWS.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
AN ACT to incorporate the Medical Society OF the
District of Columbia.

!. Renresenfanyes Of the Unifed STATES 0 .dne'
. Nyica in Congress assembled, That Charles
Wouhington, james Fl. Blake, John I. Sha.
: aft, Thomas Sim, Frederick May, Joel /.
GustIne, Elisha Harrison, Peregrine War
field, Alexander M'Williams, George CLARK,
Henry Hunt, Thomas Henderson, John Ha'
rison, benjamin. S. Bohrer, samuel Horse
ley, Nicao,as w. Worhington, William
Jones, James +. Jshnson, Richard Weight
man, George May, Robert French, and such
pcrsons as they may, from time to 'imo, elect
and their successors, are hereby declared 10
be community, corporation, and body poll
tic, foreves, by and under the nsmc and title
Of the Medical Society Of the District OF Co.
lumb'a; and by and under the same name
and title they shall be able and capable IN
law % purchase, take, have, and enjoy, TO
the IA and their Successors, in fee or Tor lease,
estate Or estates, any land, tenemcnts, rents,
annuities, chattels, bank stock, registered
debts, OF other public securities withiO the
D,ssrict, by the gift, bargain, sale, or demise'
Of any person or persons, bodies polite or
corporate, capable TO make the same, and the
Same, at their pleasure, TO alien, sell, trans
fer, or lease and apply, TO such purposes as
they may adjudge most conductive to the
spromosng aud disseminating medical and
surgical knowledge, and for no other purpose
whatever Provided, neverfheless, That the
said society, or body polite, sha. not, at any
one time, mold or possess property, real, pei
sonal, or mixed, exceeding, 10 total value,
the sum OF six thousand dollars per snnum.
Sec. 2. find be is further enacted, That
the members OF thc said society above desig-
mated, shall hold, in the ciy Of Washington,
four stated meetings IN every year, viz. on
tbe 6rst Mondays in January, April, July,
and October the officers Of the Society 10
consist az President, Two ViceP esiden,s,
one Corresponding Secretary, one Recording
Secretary, one Treasurer, and one Librarian,
who shall be appointed on the second Mon
day 10 Msrch, one thousand eight hundred
and .ineIsen, and on the annual meeting in
January forever thereafter, (not less than sew
en- members being present at such meeting y
And the Society may make common seal;
and may elect into their body such medical
and chirurgical practitioners, within the Dis
,ric, Il Columbia, as they msy deem qualified
10 become N mbeis of the Society il being
unde stood, that the officers Of the society
now elected, are to remain in Office until the
mex election after the passage of this act.
Sec. 3. Ind be IL further enacted, That j,
shaii and may be lawful for the said Medical
Society, or aBy number Of them attending,
(uol less than seven,) to elect, by ballot, five
persons, residents Of the District, who shall
be siylsd the Medical Board Of Examiners Of
the District Of Columbia; whose duty q shall
be TO grant licenses 10 such medical and CHR
urgicsi gentlemen as they may, upon full
examination, Judge adequate 10 commence
the practice of the medical and chrurgicai
arts, or as may produce diplomas from some
respectable college or society; each person
so obtaining certificate to psy sum not ex-
ceeding ten dollars, TO be fixed on or ascer-
taned by the society
Sec 4. -dnd be IL further enacted, That
any three OF the examiners shall constitute
board for examining such candidates as may
apply, and shall subscribe their names to each
certificate BY hem granted, which cert6ca.t
shall also be countersigned by the President
of the society, and have the seal of the socic-
~ affixed thereto by the Secretary, upon pay
ing into the hands Of the Treasurer the som
of money 10 be sscertained. as above, by the
society: and any one Of the said examiners
may grant license to pssc,ice, until a board.
in conformity to this act, can be held Pro
Sided, That nothing her Elm contained, shat
authorize the said corporation in snywise 10
regulate the pricc Of medical or surgical at
tendance, on such persons as may need those
services.
Sec. 5. .fr9 be il Jur'her enacted, That,
after the appointment Of the aforesaid medi.
cal board. no person, not heretofore pssc.
,isioner Of medicine or surgery within he
Dis,rict Of Columbia, shall be allowed to
prse,icc within the said ID strict, in either OF
the said branches, and receive psymenr fo
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license, testified Is by this law directed, q
vishou, the production Of diploma, ss siore
said, oceer the penalty Of 6f'y dollars g.
each offence, 20 be recovered in the eoun y
court where he may ses'de, by bill Of present.