New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-06-05
The Eclectic Wcdicai society OF she a'nic of
Nrn-aoTA.

: state Medical Society bearing The above
tito was llly authorized by legislative action NJ ite
ute session of .hc Legislature 81 ts st4.c tie terms
~ Which are a. bodied the following extracts quoted
from The Act of Incorporation. passed AIr 2iih' lso
Tho u the CoTporators specified To- ao first ec-
ton q the net a4e. Robert Newton Of sac City OF
Scw.Iola \. ". Russell o. Abany. Bolinulu +. Ar.
nod o. Iaahrg Dutclcss County Calvin ;. Totmnn o.
eyr..u.e " llam " Eaflev of BROOKLYN ID. j. smith
ii Yro,kl,, y - Jacob Van VnksnburgA of Charles
ton Pour Corners Tiry and their assorfc arc hero.
bg declared a. De BODY corporate md polite hy the
sfslc nrd name - me Eclectic Medical society 81 the
Sltr Of .rw oIk.
TIE following aso Tie important AID controlling Tro-
SIC .uus Of fho er.s
"Iho send Society tlaD hereafter be- composed Of
members duly oho.n as go by laws shall direct aud 10
IT, annual meetings The men ,Is % attendance, not e,s
tHhn leeu 30 Aurhtl maJ eject a. sIdcul ana such
oflcr Office rn' hc cr"lod proper hlo -lill L0ld
their Office .s year and t others shn D. chosen
n ttcif places. sAli De- lawful iol seid >ocet, %
purchase lai hoi rc property Tor u.s. gse not exceed
ing in rl.Ho tie -vil 81 5lU.ou.
The ~c,rc'ar. Of tie society sha. IN the month Of
January IN "aoh year. make report g. no Lrf,in
fe emD icir. TIE journals records cf stientihc DIS
cpHcri', au, other papers upon medical 81 surgical
subjects Which may be prepared under the direction Of
bee >pcief..'
Physicians who subscribe to the constitution Of tho
Eclectic Medical Society ~ The state n Now mry
lect together each ~ e counties of tie State. or
other localities 10 be- specified ~ incr cnl for such as
seIale ana organize medical societies Tor The county
district locality ia which troy reside, subject 10 the
approval and sanction Of The Aforesaid Sftr society
such societies Wncn 30 organized AID stationed, shall
elect president AMI other oil Cer.. aud shall lie m tho
office of tie CLERK of trc county where such meeting
slru De- held. copy AZ Tie constitution, bf-lnNs AID
proceedings held ~ such meeting.
"AA the powers, prs ilc gees ana immuutcs now con
fecd Pos law Ipou the STATE Medical society aut The
Stae lomeop,th Medical Society and upon Tue com.
~ mcuicG societies and upon ihc county Homeopathic
medic al societies, are hereby conferred upOn t1v iefcf-
al socct 's ooTporat,d pursuant to this not and the
sad socctos Shall be subject to the duties aud fcspon
sibiliss 20 which state nnd county medica, societies
are subject under the laws of tbs state"
1lcssocc;y thus Incorporated has been in existence
fcg two years. At It's last annual meeting DR.. Rober,
>. Newton OF ;ls city was elected President. III. W
". Ilaiey Secretary The next annual meeting 10
organize under the act above rected viii b, held at
Rochester n. Y. on the lfth inst. There are more
than 30 Eclectic practitioners OF medicine in this State
who recognize tie theory practice and ethcal code OF
the Eclectic school OF medicine. with much larger
number who partially aGop, the remedies and system of
practice Of that school The question OF organizing and
establishing the new Eclectic medical college in this
city will be ofthc ldng questions before tho So
ciety. The favorable Of which will be ~ much bene
fit To our city aad is various established medical ins
tu,ons which vii be compelled to look to their lsnrcs
by he progressive and aggressive character Of Eocc
ticsm.
The following extract from the ethical code ~ tho
Eclectic ScAool" ~ relation to ad, ortisne IL sensible
and businessliAc Nothing shows completely the
ab urdity OF The prevailing notions this point among
those who are Known rs old school physicians. than
the fact that the members oil the Faculty Of every
medical cole gc are advertised ad Abq in connection
with their respective nst.itions at the expense and to
the expolenco OF the treat body of the profession
The Eclectic code saws on This point thRt Medical
men have undouhfcd right u bring thenseiye, and
then caims before the public by every fair and honor.
able means much any other class OF persons
They may into general special practice rs tLev
consider best adapted to then interests or 10 their
peculiar views. They may freely Introduce themselves
10 the notice OF the public BY printed crecds or other
publications., by public or private lectures or ty the
publication of certificates OF cures actually performed
Any dcSiations from the simple truth for merely sensa
IL nal purposes, however are rnIustiabe and unpro
IA tnf al