The North-Carolina standard., 1850-07-17
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! "As formed as ihs Christian Chapel IN the City O
! w Raleigh, on the Ilth day Of June. 1850, by
number Of physicians and others friendly medical
form (putsuant to public notice. and Dr. Joseph B. Hin
Weller of halifax county, and Dr.. Alian Adams Of
Wake county Vice Prsklsnta and d. Wessey HaEts
field Of Wske county Secretary (xhose Post-oace is
Forestvis. Wake couhty and all letters addressed 10
him, must be posspaid,} under the following
CONSTITUTION:
Article I. This Society shsll Be known by the name
of the North Csslsina 1osanico Medical Sscety IT,
otcen shall consst Of President preside in ito eA,.
ings; two Vice Presidenta enc &c whom ao ppesJe i
The absence Of sle President aud Sccs ts-y 70 keep
record OF ia proceedings couct it, correspondence and
receive aud diahurse its funds. They shall b eie1,ed
biennially and bold their oss until their successors afs
chosen An annual meeting shalt take place on the krs1
Monday in Dccemhet in each add every ycar ia the
City Of Raleigh, when all the members are expected %
he present. but those absent shall report themselves hy
letter which time, Lecture dali bo dsivere before
the Society. upon Medical subjects by The Pyssden OF
some one else, at his request.
Art. H. Any citizen Of the State Of good moral char.
acter, friendly the Botanic practice NAV become
mem"er OF the SOCIETY," by personal application, by
letter to the Secretary, the payment Of TWENTY-FIVE
cents, and the like sum annually.
Art ILL., The objects of the Society are to advance
the of what it deems true medical science and
thereby diminish human suffering, life and promote
the general happinoss; by employing those remedial
agents only, which act in harmony with the lows Of life
and health The reformed practice has already COM
PEELED more spasing Of mercural and other poi.
sons bleeding bscring freezing. starving and the knife
than formerly and the substitution tho place of those
deeteons agents Of many of the sanstive remedies Of
the Botanic School; yet the mission of this Society shall
be- to assist to push this great reform onward to m final
triumph BY resting its claims to superiority and general
confidence not upon Legislative props aud endorsements
Of skill but upon the naked truth of sick bed tests Tho
reformed system neither asks desires the protection
of ha, 70 ensure its success, enable to onopo-
lie the whole practice Of physc in North Carana but
its friends do insist that decent respect for public otn
ion, and the rights of free people. will suffice to re-.
strain law makers from again attempting the exercise
Of such unwarranted and odious assumption Of pow.
to choose by Act of Assembly the Doctors for shs
people, when they sick at least that they will not
do again until the people themselves and the mod
est dienterested Doctors shall tell them that they are
too stupid to be trusted with making their choice
This Society," by uniting in body in union and con-
cert all the friends of the system in the State will find
their strength and promote the usefulness of the system
and by free communication with each other devise the
ways and means of increasing the qualifications Of is
practitioners as their best passport to success.
Art ~. majority Of those present, shall suffice to
transact business of the Society but vote of two.
thirds shall be necessary to alter the Constitution
July l2 1850. s:l-lt