Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1868-11-13

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MsaieSi ssssssy. -
The meeting wNs orgasizcd by Sc
lecting DR.. p. J. Barber chairman
and DR.. 8. N. Pierce, Scc'y. Or
motion the chairman appointed Drs
House, Kerr and Dickinson, com
mistee to draft . constitution. The
committee reported the following con.
stitution;
ARTICLE lat. This society shah be
called the Cedar Valley Medical So.
ciety Of Iowa. and shall consist Of the
Cos, Of Blackhawk, Benton, Bremen.
Buchanan. Butler and Hardin, ccm.
posed Of resident and honorary mem.
bers. The society shall be subject
to the rules and regulations Of the
Iowa State Medical Society.
ARTICLE I'd. The society shall
constantly have in view, LIST, the asso.
citation OF the profession for the pur.
pose ofmutual recognition and fellow.
ship. End, the maintenance Of union,
harmony and good government
among it, members, thereby promot.
ing the character. interests, honor and
usefulness Of the profession; 3rd, the
cultivation and advancement OF mcdi.
cal science and literature, and the
education Of the standard Of profcss.
ional education.
ARTICLE 3rd. The resident, mem.
bcrs shall be regular practitioners in
counties named In article LIST. who
shall be elected by vote ofa msiclr.
ity at aly regular meeting, TIER eli.
gibility having been previo.. slv rouor,.
ed spos BY The commi.r..ee on admis.
sions. "'"'s
lcLsp,.. Honorary members
see,l % slimittsd BY t~o-tkirds vote
.! 'ne lnerzners pessent Il . regular
'..eet'.g. having been first rccommcn.
dcd by the committee ON admissions.
ARTICLE 9Th. A vote Of two-thirds
Of the members present shall be requi-
site for the expulsion Of d member.
which vote shall be had in consequent
&C Of report from the committee on
Ethics and..at the next regular meet
ing Subsequent to such report.
ARTICLE 9th. The officers Of the
society shall be . President, Vice
President, Recording Secretary, Cor
responding Secretary and Treasurer.
all Of whom shall be elected annually
at the regular Eeeting on the first
Tuesday in June, and shall hold their
ofdces until their successor is elected.
They shall seyerally perform the du-
ties assigned them in the By-Laws,
~ ahall all the standing committees.
ARTICLE eth. The folio wing standing
committees shall be appointed by the
President: Let cominittee OF i've on
admissions. end, . committee Of three
on Ethics. 3nd, one Of three on e.
nance.
ARTICLE 9Th. No part of this consti-
tuition shall be repealed, annulled, al
tered or amended. except at q regular
meeting subsequent toone At which .
proposition TO that effect may have
been made in writing, and then only
BY vote oftwo-- thirds Of all the mem.
bers present.
This Constitution was adopted.
The following named persons were
duly elected officers for the current
year:
President, Dr.. r. J. Barber.
Vice President, DR.. ]. &. House.
Recording Secretary, Dr.. J. Was
son.
Corresponding Secretary, DR.. s.
n. Pierce.
Treasurer, Dr.. w. p. Lathrop.
Upon motion, the President ap.
pointed Drs. Lichty, Peabody and
Barrett . committee - draft Bylaws
to be reported at the next meeting.
Drs. Mason, ,Newkirk, Lichty
Dickinson and Kerr, were appointed
committee on Submissions.
DR.. Newkirk vas chosen to deliver
an address 1t the next meeting Of tbs
society.
The society was isstructed to fur
nish copies ef these proceedings fol
publication in the respective newspa
pers Of Blackhawk, Bremen. Buchan
an. Benton, Butler asd Hardin coun.
ties.
Society adjourned to meet 1t Ceda
Falls, on Wednesday. Dec. End, .
10 O'Clock A. II.
On. p. J. BAsBER, Pres.
S. N. PIEacx.
Sec'y pro sena