Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-11-26
For the Advertiser.
MEDICAL MEETING.

the Advertiser, a portion Of rhc physician
Of Edgefield District met at tue Cour
House, at 12 NJ.
On motion. br. Jn6. Lake was calles
10 the Chair, and Dr.. j. Minis appoint
ed Secretary. The object of the meeting
Ihaving been explained by The Chairman
The committee appointed 10 prepare con
stirution. reported, which was article by
article anopied. as follows:
Whereas, we, a portion of lhc physi
clans of Edsefeld District, desirous tc
| use our best endeavors TO sustain The DIG
nilv of the medical profession, and to
adopt such measures as may be best cal
culaied to forward the science, and en-
gender a spirit Of free and social inter
course among its members; and whereas,
we believe il to be The duty as well as The
interest of each individual practitioner. Ia
avail himself of every reasonable source
Of information in The study, as well as the
treatment Of diseases. and also 70 cellecA
and disseminate all important filcts wflict,
may come under his observation, have re
solved, as The best method of attaining
The great ends in view, 10 firm ourselves
into a Svciety, which shall be governed
hy the following Corslilution:-
ART. |. This Society shall he styled
The Medical Society of EdgctielJ District.
ART. 2. The officers of this Sm,iety
shall consist of President, two Vice
Presidents and Secretary and Treasn
rex, % be chosen by ballot, at each auui.
versary meeting The SecrcIaryshp and
Treasuryship TO be invested in one per
Sun.
Anr3. This Soriely shall NEE, semi
annually at Edgefeld c, H.. on the first
Monday evening in May aud No.ember,
al candle light.
ART. 4. !. shall be the, daty. Of The
President to preside and exercise supreme
coutroll over each meeIingot lie Society.
In The absence of The ,Prpsident,.it shall
be The duty of the Vice. Presidents 10 take
The chair; and in The absence of The Pres
idenl and Vice Presidents, the edes, phvs-
ician present shall be appointed President
pro tenn.
ART. S.. II shall be The duty of the Sec
retary TO record The proceedings of'earh
meeling Of the Society in a .bnok, and
read them at the succeeding meeting.
ART. 6. II shall be The duty Of tho
Treasurer 10 take, charge of the funds nf
the Society, and apply. Them as the So-
is fistK sfm mnSI 81 4iifas 4tiiat f Sc required 10
make written report Of all The moneys
received and expended. as. well as pay
over the funds Oh Eand to his successor.
&AnT.7 The anniversary meeting Of
this Society shall he. held nn the FIRST
Monday evening of November of each
year. 9.s,
Art. g.. ANY regular physician can be-
come member Of this Society bv paw.
ing tho sum of Que dollar 10 the Treasil.
rer, provided the Society consider him
worthy to be associated with their body.
ART. 9. The Society slaIfhavc power
to expel any member whose condurr may
render him unworthy of membership.
ART. 10. ANY article of This Cons,itu
tion may be amended or repealed, at the
Of tie Society.
ART. ii. Five nemhcrs Of this Sncie
ty shall constitute quorum under ordi-
nary circumstances, bur in case of any bu.
siness of much importance to he brouoh,
befue the Society, such as ii motion 10 re.
peal or alter the constitution. or 10 cypel
4 member, il shall NOT be acted uppn I'm.
less majority Of the members are nrcs.
ent.
ART. i2. |. shall be The du,y of li,e
President 10 appoint some members of
Society at each regular meeting, TO repor,
on some medical subject al the succeeding
The subject shall always be
chosen by the vote of the Socierv, and he
made known before its adjournment. AZ
ter the report is concluded. the members
shall have the privilege of giving their
views OF the subjecl in alphabetical order.
no one being allowed 10 speak except in
his turn, and moi more than twenty min:
utes
1t shall also be the duty of The President
10 call extra meetings of the Society
whenever he may deem it expedient.-
And in case any member of The Socie,v
should desire TO call an extra meeting, i
shall De his duty to inform The President,
setting forth al the same time the obiecrs
in yiew..
The Society then went into an election
of officers:
Dr.. JNC LAKE, President.
Dr., q: T. MINIS. I Vice
Dr.. w. NJ. BURT Presidents.
DR., E. j. MINIS. Sec. and Treas.
The following subjects were then cho.
sen by the Society. viz:
Isl The snlnhafn nf nn;,,;,.o :. 80.