Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-08-09
10 the Medical Profession of East Tennessee.

The attention of the Physicians of
EastTennessee is called to the following res
OlutlOns of the East Tenn. Medical SOcie-
ty, especially to such portions oft asrelates
TO the Special Sessions" and it is hoped
that the Physicians in each county will
proceed at once to organize and put III OPP
Grafton such Special Sessions and send up
their reports and nominations as required
in secti0us 7, and 8, before the meeting
of the annual session in Oct.
RcsOEucd, That the sessions of the Medi-
cal Society of East tennessee shall edesig-
mated and known as the Annual Session"
THE semi annual Session." and 1.-The
Special Session for county"
The annual session " shall be held in
the month of October of each and every
year. 1.-The semi-annual session" shall be
held in the month of May of each and ev-
cry wear. 1.-The special session for
county" shall be held once in each and ev-
cry month of each and every year, and
Oftener if it COMFORTS with the pleasure
and convenience of the members resident
in the county.
The business to be transacted at Especial"
sessions shall be: lst. Local legislation
and the preparation of legislative business
for consideration at the annual and semi
annual sessions. ,. Reading papers upon
the topography, geology, etc., of the To-
cality and parts of the country so far as
NAV be necessary to elucidate the eXis-
tence of disease or may be conceived to
have any bearing upon any of the circle of
sciences appertainipg to the study of medi-
cine. 5. Reading papers upon any topic
embraced within the practice of medicine,
of obstetrics, or appertaining to hygi3,
whether speculative or practical, suggest
i've or experimental. 4. Reading and
properly classifying reports upon mar
riages, births and deaths, as far as pos
sible, designating nativity, color, age,
height, habits, family peculiarities, both
mental and physical, individual, mental
and physical habits, circumstances of ges-
tatiOn, of confinement, of birth, nature of
disease and treatment, and remote and
immediate circumstances influencing,
mode of termination of life &C., embracing
any and every detail. 5. Any business
of any kind admissible under the consti-
tuition and bylaws of the Medical
Society of East Tennessee. 6. And
particularly the investigation with
a view to the reclamation of presumed
erring member, of any and every infringe
ment of the principles of the ethics eX-
pressed or implied in the code and resolu-
tons of the American Medical Association.
T. The presentation in full detail, both oral
and written, of each special session, and
the transmission every three months to the
corresponding secretary, for delivery to
the proper section or committee, to be ar
ranged and presented at the annual or
semi-aInual session. s. At a session held
in the month of September, preceding the
annual session, to nominate by ballot q
member for the office of President, Re-
cording Secretary and Corresponding Sec
rotary, for the ensuing year, and by ballot
to elect Special President, Special Secre-
members for the county determine other
wise the duties of recording and CORES
ponding secretaries for the twelve months
| from the annual session next ensuing.
| Special Presidents to discharge the office
and have the honOrs of Vice Presidents of
the Medical Society of East Tennessee
| ranking by age in practice at the annual
and semi-annual sessions. Special secre-
taries will preserve their official status,
and discharged duty when required as as
sistant secretary at the annual and semi
annual session. 8. At session neld in
| Septembe preceding the annual session,
| to nominate by ballot member, or medi-
cal man of proper standing, to deliver a
popular address at the semi-annual session
next ensuing; and at the~seSsion held in
! March to nominate by ballot member, or
medical man of proper standing, to deliver
! a popular address at the annual session
next ensuing. 1t shall be the duty of the
special secretary to send up nominations
and elections made at special sessions, to-
gether with all unremitted transactions,
so that they will be in the possession of
the proper section or committee. through
the corresponding secretary on or before the
last day of April and the last day of Sep
TENDER, of each and every year.
The business to be transacted at the
semi-annual session shall be: 1. Consid-
ering for confirmation or abrogation any
| legislative or ethical questions, or incl
dental matter that may come before it
! from the transactions of the special ses-
sions of the society for the six months
Immediately preceedidg the seni-an-
nual session. 2, Comparing the noml-