Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-02-12
MEDICAL SOCIETY OF TTE DISTRICT.
ACT TO REPEAL ITS CHlsTER.
THE EFFORT IN faE CASE.


the introducilou 70 the United States Senate
Of a blIi 70 repeal the charter Of tho Medical
soaiety OttAis District. The billin fullisaS
rollowns ry ..7'.' '.,.
A Bill 20 repeal the Chatter Of the. Medical
society Of the District Of Oolumbla.
,,Siaiivsi Or it tShed Ssisi ~ iSsrieS * Is.
TSs, act entitled e A1 act
rate ths Medhal Soeisty OF the DIstrict OF
ColumbiA," approved July peven, eighteen
hundred and is,r'J eiEh', ee, and the same i'
ACC Accom- panying The bIii was the following
report submitted by Senator sumner from
the Committee on the District OF Columbia
Ths oo@nl.i.s on ne pis,tiol e 0O.aSe,s
s sS TSS' % ths soSsiy Of ISs District
SSFy 10 sseurs ior mSdiSGt ptNstitioasrS in the
District equal Tight and portunitiea with.
cut di,tlns!loa q solor have had the same
| This order Of tue senate, under vhleh the
oomnittso has proceeded, was adopted De.
we're fsisrrsd 70 the eonmIitesi being me.
motiAi from msdIeai pfAetiuonsIs slyLng
hsmselyes The Nstionai medi n Sos'e,g
act OF Incorporation, as "a new society which |
viii give ali rights, privileges, and immuuIties
t e s d dpi0St fS$ sony a sS S ssSos
nited by the American Medical Association, |
ADD good standing In the profession, thnQual-
psstaIoa trS% ]. BI.S S. X r. ssRBE Tor
modification Of the charter Of the medical
society In eert.ie sPoqlned partisuiArsi also
| petition slgned by large number Of praot-
tlonsrs, msmbsru Of the original society, atat.
ing mat esTtaIu OF their number were Eau.
n" "a q sss oSs ssS
pstitlop was followed BY AZ Appeal to Con
grss.n duly slgnsd b. the sonnittes above
the otiglnsl sooissv should not be disturbed %
eons Ss' sass % s siS SSs
tioneTl, settipg forth thait Individual expert
snes ftom the Prossriptlon iAsy had been
TSe msnOTisIisis, Ptotsstips against the
original society, ADD askluk a new charter,
wefo heard before the eommittee, ~ also
sas sfS sos.lg BssSs. SAs e 5SssS
lngs before the COMMITTEES there were Other
lnformsl hsaflngs, so chat nsithsr side Gao
gave 20 the .orisinkl society every possible
Opportunity for explanation, and even for
pIascsie,l $e .nSS, Of the pfoAsrlnliYs
Inc case a. dstsiOpsd before me committee
TThS mssicsi Society Of the Di.itOt or Co.
lumbiA vas revived By an act % ConEfess,
approved ynly 7, lsa, where will be found
uso as@ ~ ~ ~ sGSsr
| Pofato existence, with power to hoiA prop.
erty, which aeeotdlnE to the tenor OF this act,
may Adjudse most conducive ofhe prpmOilRE
and dinse N lnsting medloa and surgical kaoNl.
sGEs s1s 40 S,ss .,ssst
IT. object wss tetsnec, and no Other purpose
ny his Ast Tho msnbsr. o. the society are
TO held two StAted eotingS every yeNT, 6eiaE
90 the hrat monday In January and july.
Then, among other ProTlIlonI oeeitS the FOL.
="ThStit shan be lAwTSIIor the I.id medical
society, or suy Enenber ofthrIh Attending, not
les, THAI seven, to elect BY ballot ave pefaons
duty II shall be to grsRt licenses TO such med
cal and ehiIurgieGI Gentlemon, as they may,
pfSeties The msdissI, ssd sSirnTrieai arts, or
~ may produce diploma from some respect
able medical college or society, each person
sssdlug ,ea dollars, TO b nEsd or provided b
the aocisty.n .a. 3D.. Nl. ~
~ Osasf proyi.l9AI a. T. dsslArsd that no
oorporatiun n huy Wise 90 regulate the prAo.
ties Or medical o. ehiruFEieal Attendanee, nor
e wy SS S sSss:s o. q sS's q e
tSsi srsf The 'sPpois,SsHt q he @ssIssl
board, no person not heretofore q prAstitioner
% 1nedlolae or surgery in the District OF Co.
lnmh.ai shAli be ailoted % prAetiss ~ the
having mt oetalsed = Igease, OF VI. produe-
| tiou Of Adiplohia RON a-reApeotablo medical
college OF board OF exAminsr 70 ssi Abllahed strl
, Hon .hAl y lRstsd a member Of the medical
doiists, 10 IL asssrtsi sGn not exceeding ten
ATM fuither, the mrdieal lociith sosistJi anJ
from time 10 time TO make such ,SIsa
and reSSiahohl - tasY nay s aSa regH.isn,e Z.
i thsl! .Ipils.,tsS sAd ope.At9a d exclusively
eoSpors,e mi Sot ~ n, me bsps in8
"sss az ss.. ~ ~ esosP eh 4,
n..s1 ~ snS ~, - ~. ~ ,hI
. Shs :sSs.ioS y 9onsIs.:. -
sSa;ti's,iss," sassssa y i n. society. sssrs
ar.I Y =. !, 49,, a. !, ,.',,.s IN 'n,.'.n.,
" one OF Lhess ~ - eeeIAhed N IN suOs'ahtAl
h.MtTTSony 'Stth w SeiI'9r, a. tolSw5 A..
gantiSs q licenses s q seal t9 the provl;
~ III .n,,on,.
) sins- nSd M sofiatsrSis bsahahr. ~ ~
s.Iss, sy,N - pNHs' ''~N'- VI '"o
Thrs 1T 4. A.. .o.t.t. A.at.,,.1 -,
tai ..ias.. ~ .n 70 tneu,
, instltutiop. 80,
: IH.ndIdafs. 10 1Snh.ssbIn sS.u ho AL,
proSsSed 10 he MsSisaI sseipty Hna no 10 I ,sH
as - ~. to,.d ~ S3 ~ ,tai a, nSd
tbsi, n,onassI ,xbsn N sh,iI r,a1f,s ~. ~,
euTreIos " Two tspsds Of dc mo%esS. nsoS Up
| for tbsI, adnissian'- .sed eSsr1 r,.,iiber 90
elected shsu have pfryioti.iy paid 10 the
treSsuIsr Of the Ioelety An simfsSion Zee OF
ten doIarSp :. = - - 80
tbs sooisfs SSbish' SmanS othss thlngs 81
aIS. eonsi3sraiion .nI pTamoiion az M .ah
| tsaAa anaaRgkad uVIHh InadInNna anN 49, AL
Literal 5TSnsaS. Of tho are Limited to
Sy The board Of "a aSaISsrs, shall Be SSosen on
hsTs ns.aeats OniS In ma waYia membeTshIp
| obtainSdI ana ,sueh = ne EnAId ostabIiShed bT
| the society, AmonR tho preauisites uothing
il aald OF COLOR
| GA This GtAtSment Il IL clear that any test of
membershIp, on aeoouht o. color, is Without
any sAnotion 10 the ohATtsr or oonatItution OF
the society, Ia hetthef Of Witch 10 there any
llmItatioR of t.vhIts" 90 I'CRuoaslanDr The
| Application 81 stOh tost 10 IN the a ature OF
al abuse or tyranny, not forbidden in posi.
tive tetma, but eoSdetahed By reAlon And
humanity.
| This pfetension becomes more offensive As
the course Of the soelaty 10 more clearly com
| pretended. by a supple mentAry process OF
| metAmoFphosls, the 1nedioal soofetyn changes
i Itself Into what IL called n "mediesl AssOeia-
\ uon,b with the same ofaoera, but subject TO a
| series OF sTegulAtIonIn IN rough which certain
Il restFiotionA are eStAbllahed, plainly InoO siIt
/ eat with the charter, which IL the origin at
/ once OF me society and on the ASsooiAtion, ~
theah Uregniationsi ~ ma ne M hsrs ~ an. ..sn