The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-03-31
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Arr. I-Aeetinys.
SEC. 1-The annual meetings shall be
held on the first Monday evenings of jan
uary, and quarterly meetings on the first
Monday evenings of january April, Ju-
! II, and October. $
SEC. 2-Weekly meetings for lee
lures. essays, discussions, and social in
ltercourse, shall be holden Sen Monday
evenings, at which ii shall be proper for
members topresent statements, verbal OF
written, of such important cases OF dis
ease and treatment as may have occurred
IN their practice or come under their OBJ
seryation.
ART. V-Library.
SIC. 1.-The Library shall consist of
such books, periodicals, and papers, as
shall be donated or loaned to il for the
purpose, and purchased by order of the
society. ~
SEC. 2.-No books shall be retained
by the person drawing the same for more
than two weeks at any one time, under a
penalty Of one tenth of the cost of the
same for every additional week seretained.
SEC. 3.-The Librarian shall critically
examine every book when given out and
returned, and assess upon the person hay-
ing the same to the full amount of any
unusual damage it may have. sustained
while in his or her possession.
ART. VI.-Aiscellaaeous.
SEC. Amy person may become a
member of this society by vote of two
thirds Of che members present. by sign
ing the constitution and paying the sum
Of fifty cents, and twenty-five cents for
each quarter thereafter Any member
may be removed from membership by a.
vote of two thirds of the members present
at any regular meeting.
SEC. 9-The Librarian shall see that
the place of meeting is properly lighted
and warmed at each meeting.
SEC. 3.-Seyen members shall consti-
tute quorum for the transaction of bust
ness.
SEC. A. The meetings of the Society
shall be limited to members, except
that persons may be admitted, OF the
meetings made public. by majority vote
of the Society.
SEC. 5. The members of this Society
shall be under no obligation, as members,
to render aid to persons who are praetic-
ing upon drug principles.
SEC. 6.-This constitution. can be
amended atany regular meeting by a
majority vote, notice of said amendment
being given atapreyious regular meeting
On motion, the following officers were
elected:
President, E. D. LADD; Vice Presi-
dent, G. w. Brown; Corresponding
Secretary. S. N. WooD; Recording Sec
retary, Mrs. MARY JOHNSON; Treasurer,
Miss ANNIs GLEASON; Librarisn, Mrs.
MARGARET WooD.
On motion, the following Board of
Counsellors was appointed by the meet
ing: DR.. Harrington, E. D. Ladd, Mrs.
Lum, Mrs. Brown.
The meeting elected the following per-
sons as Relief Committee: Messrs. Tap
pan, Wood. Archibald, Mrs. johnson,
Miss Gleason, and Mrs. Wood.
G. w. Brown, Esq, announced that
he would donate an order on Messrs.
Fowlers & Wells, of New York city, for
ten dollars worth of Water-C Cure books,
and that he was authorized on the part
of the publishers of the Water Cure
Journal and chronological Journal to
tender twenty copies of each publication
to the Society.
j. Speer read the following extract from
letter received by a gentleman, DR.. A.
Beatty, of Medina. Ohio, who desired to
establish Water Cure in Lawrence:
care there any springs of soft water
in your city? If so, believe we'll
conducted Water Cure would be a valu-
able acquisition to your citizens. not only
as an infrniary for the sick, but bath
ing establishment, a great luxury for the
healthy in sultry summer weather..
Would any of your wealthy citizens aid
in getting up such an establishment 90
On motion, committee of three was
appointed TO devise plan for getting up
a Water Cure establishment in this vi
Fcinity, with instructions to report at the
next meeting, viz: Nv. Brown, DR.. S.
Harrington, john speer.
On motion, the Lawrence papers, and
the chronological Journal and the Water
Cure Journal, were requested to publish
the proceedings of this meeting, and that
the Corresponding Secretary be requested
to write letter to each of the last two
Journals in relation to the subject under
consideration In Kansas.
On motion, adjourned to meet at the
house of S. n. WooD. Esq, on Saturday
evening next
z. D. LADD, President.
JoHN SPEER, Secretary.
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