The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-07-04
CHAPTER Glib.

An Act to encourage colleges of pharmacy.
l. BE il enacted by the Senate and General
Assembly of the State of New jersey, That
every association of persons not exceeding one
hundred in number, associated for the pur-
pose of cultivatng, improving and dissemin-
atng a knowledge of pharmacy, its collateral
branches of science. and the best mode of pre-
pairing medicines and their compounds and OF
giving instructions in the same by public lee
lures be and they are hereby authorized. at
any regular meeting of such ASSOCIATION, by a
majority of votes to elect by ballot. or other
WISE according TO the constitution or bylaws
ofisuch association. to appoint not less than
three nor more than nine trustees, and one or
as many officers of such association as shall be
deemed necessary; which said association ana
such other persons as may be associated with
them. are hereby appointed body polite and
corporate in law by whatever name they shall
assume, and by such name shall nave success
sion and continuance. and be capable IN law
of suing and being sued. defending and being
defended, in all courts and places whatever.
and may have and use a common SEAL and
alter and renew the same at pleasure, and by
their name as aforesaid and under their COM
mon seal, may make and enter INTO, execute
and enforce any contract or agreement relat-
ing to- touching or concerning the objects of
said corporation.
2 And be it enacted, That said trustees of
such association, elected or appointed as afore-
said shall Immediately certify such corporate
name under their hands, and file such certifi-
Gates in the Office of the clerk of the court of
common pleas of the county in which such as
sociation shall have holden the said meeting,
whose duty it shall be to record the same, and
for which he shall be entitled to receive TWEEN
ty-tiVe cents.
8 And be it enacted, That the estate and
property of what kind soever the same may be
Of such association, shall be vested in the trus-
tees thereof as a corporation, ana by Their cor
poratc name the trustees of such association
shall be able to purchase; receive, take, hoid
and convey for the Use and benefit of such cor
poration, and for the purpose of efeetng the
objects of lis Incorporation, any lands, tenc-
ments and Entertainments, and any sum or
sums of money, rights, securities goods ana
chattels, by gift, alienation devise bequest or
otherwise of any person or persons. DouleS
polite and corporate; provided, that no such
incorporation shall at any time hold real
property the net income of which shall exceed
five thousand dollars year.
t. And he il enacted. That interpretations
under this act shall be authorized to make,
adopt and use, and from time to time, TO alter,
amend or change such general form OF Il con-
stitution and such bylaws for their govern
ment MS to them shall seem right and proper;
provided. that nothing in said constitution or
bylaws be rcpugnant to the constitution or
laws of the United States or of this state.
| :. And be it. enacted, That the trustees and
officers of any such Incorporation snail be
elected or appointed in such manner. AT Such
time and in such places as the said corpora
tion shall by their constitution or bylaws pro-
vide the trustees shall appoint y. treasurer,
who shall have the custody of the funds o1 the
said corporation, and shall give bonds for the
| faithful discharge of the duties of his Office,
in such sums and with such sureties as the
trustees may determine.
&. And be enacted, That the sole and eSelu-
siVe object of interpretations under this act
shall he cultiVating, improving ana dissent,
Mating Il knowledge of pharmacy, its eellateral
branches Of science. and the best mode OF pre-.
pairing medicines and their compounds; and OF
giving instruction of the same by public lee
lures.
I. And he it enacted That corporations I'M
der this act may establish and regulate admts-
sion fees, annual dues assessments and other
charges against members ana the same sll''i
be collectble by the trustees of such incorpo-
rations in the same manner as other dents
& And be il enacted, That any association OF
pprsons heretofore incorporated under any
special act of the legislature are hereby al-
thorized to organize under this act IN the man
ner provided in the first section, ana upon nj
ing certificate of the corporate name Oh sleh
all the right, title and interest OF any lSsocIi'
ton heretofore Incorporated, many eState'Feiti
or personal. shall be vested in the sald polS
corpornte and politic so created, and the orig
inal incorporation of such association snail ne
null and void.
g. And be il enacted, That the trustees hall
have power to issue certificates of member
ship. to adopt rules and regulations FOR the eN-
animation of candidates, and to grant diplo-
mas to those who have undergone satiSiac-
tory examination by the trustees assisted by
the professors of the college; students VINO
have attended one course of lectures IN any
other regularly constituted college 81 pha,-
macy may be entitled to graduate aiteratlehd,
ing one course of lectures in tins college ana
complying with the other acquisitions proNtd-
ed herein, and in the bylaws of SAID college.
TO- And be IL enacted, That the trustees nave
power to grant the degree of graduate III pllaf-
macy conferred by the college since It's moor
poration it is authorized from ana aiter jan
unry first, one thousand eight hundred ana
nincty-ilVe, to grant the degree of master IN
pharmacy TO such of its former graduates or
other persons as have attained hlgh dlstlhc-
ton in the profession of pharmacy, ana nave
contributed by their labOrS and writings to
the stock of professional knowledge IN any OF
the branches of pharmaceutical science,
II. And belt enacted, That any ASSOCIATION
of nrrsons heretofore organized, but not incor-