The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1888-08-17
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AT a called meeting of the Calcasiou Medical
Association held ut the Court House in the city
of Lake Charles, on the i3th day Of August, 1881
the following preamble and resolutions were
unanimously adORteds
Whereas, the Calcasieu Medical Association
was organized On the Gath day of July, 16s8 hay.
Ing for ats object
LIST The union in the society of all reputable
nembegs Of the regular medical profession Fesid.
inE in this parish, and eapperatipn with the med
zeal profession throughout the State In sustaining
the L0UiBianA State Medical Society.
I'd The advancement Of State Medicine, j. C.:
Public Hygiene or medical education Of medical
iuriHPEudenee and Of public institutions for the
sick and intrm.
3D. The cultivation Of medical knowledge and
particularly such parts thereof as may be OF
special Importance to this parish and State.
9TH. The elevation Of professional gharaGtbr
and attainInonts aud the promotion OF the welfare
Ia all matters relating to medical science Of the
profession and Of the public, and
Whereas, Art. Sec. l., Of the Constitution Of
this Association, reads thus 9his society shell
DO governed BY sugh regulatiens ~ may be spec
tied in the aonHiitBtipn, bylaws and ordinances
(Ur reaolutOns) and as TO matters not so speefsh
II shall adopt the GolnuoIl parliamentary law and
the code Of ethies Of she american Medical Asso'
Whereas, Art v, Of the. Csde Of Ethics reads
thus Some general rule should be adopted by
the faculty ~ every town and district relative 70
peeaniarS acknowledgements frum theiT patieata,
and 10 should be deemed q RolRt gf henDr 10 ad.
here 70 these rules with a. much uniformity as
varying circumstances viii permit and
Whereas lhA proper construction of Art. ~ ,
Sec. l Code Of Ethics American Medical AssAGia-
ton having been called for relative IL consulta.
ti0n with Irregular practitioners who are gradu-
Rtes Of regular schools and
Whereas Said article IN Sec. 1 Cadesof Ethics
excludes all such praetitl0nera FROM recognition
W the regular profession. vide Transactions,
| whereas james WAVE, NJ! d !, and a. j. Pork.
ms, Jr. NJ y. did participate ii tic organization
Of the Galeasieu Msaeal Assoriati0n and did be-
come meinbeFs thereof BY signin9g the eenstitg,
tiQn BY claws reaalutlans, Zee litlli &e OF said
association, well and trply knowing at the time
81 siguing same that there had net been any ma.
teIial ahAnges made N the former rate 0f charges
of the regular profession, and well Rnd truly
knowing thas AZ was not fhe object Of this asspei
ati0n 20 deal harshly 0r uu1nstly with the honest
upright ard taifly disR0aed people Of this city
and perish, hut esmsly e prgteet ourselves
FAo haFe neEer paid an hppest debt qf ans Kind,
netlE Outstanding i5 4 tli,afsQ NJ honesty aud lair
dealing they wpula ~ ahle toRay aame aud
I MhtTeas, The said James WaTe while get d
member Of thia ass9eiation al ppilish a card IL
/ the AiaaficaH tuidegdate Of August 9Th, 1853,
Saying he had withdrawn bis membership fraIn
that aate had ever been ienderea, and the said
| IA g Perkins, Jr. did pnhiah q card in TN
Lake itAElae ttliui AlHfsr date III August ADth,
leas, alae withdrawing tFgln this aasaeiation
MbereaH, Tho sad laase Ware aud the sRid
a. nikins, Jr., II said cards did advertise D
gqafse q Pf4etiee contrary q tbe CONSTITUTION,
ton and 10 Fiqlaii qIl 81 the E,le u taias 81 ~
l American Medical Asaseiali0as fherefonS
#e rqaaYt Allat tba aAla Janaa H aEa and
aAia 49, sqrkihAl vi pe aslislaa tHQsn mem
befshis n lhis atseflatlell aud that each AMI
every meinbeE 40 hereby riadge hlniael y stsiet
IL adhaze ~ the rules Ard Isalliaiiaha 81 fhis 81
aciasisn and tho cede p Ethies 81 tile AEasgiesl
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