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On motion of Dr. Henry Carpenter, it was Resolved, That the thanks of the Society Proceedings of the Medical Society of be tendered to the President for his eloquent Pennsylvania, at its Annual Session, May address, and that a copy of the same be re25, 1853.-This Society held its sixth an-quested for publication with the proceedings. nual meeting in the city of Philadelphia, on Wednesday, May 25, 1853.

At 11 o'clock A. M the Society was called to order by the President,. Hiram Carson, M. D.

On motion, Drs. W. Jewell, J. B. Luden, and P. Cassidy were appointed a committee to examine and verify the credentials of delegates. Eighty-seven delegates were present, representing fourteen counties.

On motion of Dr. Conde, the reading of the minutes of the last session was dispensed with, and the said minutes referred to a committee of three members, to examine and report any unfinished business.

The President appointed Drs. Mayburry, Worthington, and Lamb to said committee. The roll was called.

The President then read the annual Address.

Dr. West presented and read the Treasurer's Report, which was, on motion, referred for examination to a committee of three, consisting of Drs. Burrowes, Wood, and Bibig

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May 25.-Afternoon Session. 135 96 The Society met at 4 o'clock P. M. 5.00 The roll was called, and the minutes of 100 the morning session read and approved.

The President submitted a note from Dr. T. Spencer, presenting to the Society the annual reports of the New York State MediSociety for 1852 and 1853.

$286 96 Which deducted from the amount paid ($308 62), leaves a balance due the com-cal mittee of $21 664.

The assessments on the counties of Huntingdon and Lycoming have been paid to the Treasurer.

The assessments on the following counties remain unpaid :

On motion of Dr. Worthington, it was

Resolved, That an assessment upon the county societies be directed for the payment of the expenses of this session, and that the Treasurer inform the respective societies, as early as possible, of the amount required from each.

The committee upon the resolution offered by Dr. H. Carpenter, at the morning session, made the following report :

The committee to whom was referred a resolution presented at this morning's session, declaring that any member removing without the bounds of the county of whose society he is a member, thereby forfeits his membership in said county, beg leave to report

That by the first section of article vi. of the Constitution of the Society, it is very evident that membership in a county society is restricted expressly to physicians resident

ticated, that he was a member in good stand-
ing of the medical society of the county from
whence he comes at the period of his re-
moval thence.

D. FRANCIS CONDIE,
JOHN G. KOEHLER,
WM. MAYBURRY.

May 25, 1853.

county.

Dr. Condie offered the following, which was, on motion, indefinitely postponed :Resolved, That this Society recommend to each county society to incorporate in its

any physician who may remove within its bounds, upon the presentation of a certificate, properly authenticated, that he was a member in good standing of the medical society of the county from whence he comes, at the period of his removal thence.

within the county in which said society is located; and by carrying out this restriction, it necessarily follows that when a member of a county society removes without the limits of the county, his membership ceases. This strict construction of the law, were it carried out in practice, would, however, in many cases be productive of inconvenience, and defeat, rather than promote the great objects it is proposed to effect, by bringing On motion, the report was laid on the table. within the influence of a systematic organi- On motion of Dr. Worthington, it was zation of the profession every regular phy. Resolved, That this Society adhere to a sician throughout the State. There are very strict construction of the article of the con. important reasons why the relationship be-stitution which confines membership in a tween a county society and its members county society to residents within said should not be severed immediately upon their removal without the limits of the county. This removal may take place to a location remote from any regularly organized medical society; or even should the removal be within the bounds of another county so-by-laws a provision to admit to membership ciety in our own State, your committee believe that membership should be allowed to continue until an opportunity has been al lowed to the members removing to connect themselves with the society of the county in which they locate themselves. Your committee can conceive of a physician residing in a portion of our State where his remoteness from the place of meeting of his own county society, and his proximity to the place of meeting of the medical society of an adjoining county, would absolutely preclude his attending the meetings of the first, while attendance upon the meetings of the latter would be perfectly convenient. Under such circumstances, they can see no good that can result from compelling the physician to connect himself with the society of his own county, which is equivalent to denying his membership altogether. Your committee would therefore recommend that a certain latitude be allowed to county societies in reference to terminating the membership of those who belong to them, when they shall remove without the limits of the county, as well as in regard to the election to membership of physicians residing in their immediate vicinity within a neighbouring county.

Your committee, while on this subject, would respectfully suggest that the State Society recommend to each county society to incorporate in its by-laws a provision to admit to membership any physician who may remove within its bounds, upon the presentation of a certificate, properly authen

Dr. John P. Hiester submitted the following resolutions, on behalf of the Berks County Medical Society :

Resolved, That the county societies of this State be urgently requested to appoint annually committees to collect samples of drugs and preparations from the dealers and manufacturers in their respective districts, to be presented to the State Medical Society at its annual sessions.

Resolved, That this Society appoint annually a committee of three to take charge of the said samples, and it shall be their duty to appoint a competent assayer of drugs to examine the same, and give an opinion on their purity and quality; and this opinion shall be presented to the Society, for publication in their Transactions.

Resolved, That the amount of expense in. curred by the committee in carrying into effect the above resolutions shall be assessed and collected in like manner as is assessed and collected the amount for defraying the expense of publishing the Transactions.

On motion of Dr. J. B. Biddle, the resolutions were referred to a committee of three, to report at the next session. The Chair appointed Drs. J. B. Biddle, E. Parry, and J. Carson.

The committee appointed to examine the

On motion, the report was accepted and the committee discharged.

An invitation was received from Dr. B. H. Rand, Secretary of the Academy of Natural Sciences, to visit the collection of that institution.

On motion, the invitation was accepted, and Friday, at 3 o'clock P. M., fixed as the time for said visit.

On motion of Dr. H. S. Patterson, the invitation was accepted, and to-day, at one o'clock P. M., fixed as the time for said visit.

The President submitted a note from the Rev. Dr. Ducachet, inviting the members of the Society to visit the monumental statuary recently erected in St. Stephen's Church.

On motion of Dr. H. S. Patterson, the invitation was accepted, and to-morrow (Friday), at one o'clock P. M., fixed as the time for said visit.

The report of the Schuylkill County Medical Society was read, and, on motion, referred to the Committee of Publication, together with an accompanying chart and a letter from P. W. Sheaffer, Esq.

The report of the Delaware County Society was read, and, on motion, referred to the Committee of Publication.

The report of the Lancaster County SoOn motion of Dr. H. Carpenter, a com-ciety was read, and, on motion, was remittee of one from each county represented was appointed to nominate officers for the ensuing year. The Chair appointed

ferred, together with the accompanying geological chart, to the Committee of Pub

lication.

The report of the Blair County Society was read, and, on motion, referred to the Committee of Publication.

The report of the Mifflin County Society was read, and, on motion, referred to the Committee of Publication.

The report of the Huntingdon County Society was read, and, on motion, referred to the Committee of Publication.

Dr. Atlee read a communication in relation to the Committee on Epidemics of the National Medical Association, which was, on motion, referred to the Committee of Publication, to be printed with the minutes. On motion, adjourned.

Thursday Afternoon, May 26. The Society met at 4 o'clock P. M. In the absence of Dr. Patterson, on motion of Dr. Kennedy, Dr. May burry was appointed Secretary pro tem.

The roll was called, and thirty members appeared.

The minutes of the morning session were

The minutes of the afternoon session of read and approved. yesterday were read and approved.

The sanitary reports of the Berks and Chester County Medical Societies were read, and, on motion of Dr. R. K. Smith, referred to the Committee of Publication.

The President submitted an invitation to visit the Academy of the Fine Arts.

Dr. Biddle submitted a paper on vaccination, smallpox, and varioloid, by Dr. J. M. Gemmill, of Huntingdon County, which was read, and, on motion of Dr. Turnbull, referred to the Committee of Publication, as an accompaniment to the report of Huntingdon County.

The report of the Philadelphia County

The report of the Cambria County SoSociety was read by its title, and, on mo-ciety was read, and, on motion, referred to tion, referred to the Committee of Publi- the Committee of Publication. cation.

The report of the Susquehanna County
Society was read, and, on motion, referred
to the Committee of Publication.
On motion, adjourned.

Friday Morning, May 27.
The Society met at 11 o'clock A. M.
The minutes of the afternoon session of
yesterday were read and approved.

Dr. Cassidy, from the Committee on Credentials, reported the credentials of the delegates from Cambria County as correct. The Committee on Unfinished Business made the following report :

The committee appointed to examine the minutes of the last session of the Society, report the following items of unfinished business, as, in their opinion, claiming attention:

The report of the Montgomery County Society was read, and, on motion, referred to the Committee of Publication.

The report of the Bucks County Society I was read, and, on motion, referred to the Committee of Publication.

Dr. Walker offered the following, which was adopted :

Resolved, That it shall be the duty of the Recording Secretaries to transmit to the Chairman of the Committee of Arrange. ments of the National Medical Association, a correct list of the delegates from this Society, so that it may be received at least one week previous to the meeting of the said Association; and, also, that they shall supply each delegate with a certificate of his appointment.

Dr. West offered the following, which was adopted:

Resolved, That the Committee of Publication be instructed to prefix to the forthcoming volume of Transactions of the Society, a note or statement to the effect that the Medical Society of the State of Penn sylvania does not indorse or sanction the

Item I., pp. 15, 16. Dr. Emerson's resolutions in reference to "the organization of county societies in counties where no such societies as yet exist." County societies are requested to publish the resolutions "one or more times in newspapers having the most extensive circulation in their re-facts or opinions contained in any address spective localities." or report which may be made to them, or

Item II., p. 16. The Committee on "Gra-published by their authority. tuitous Public Vaccination" was continued, Dr. G. Emerson chairman.

Dr. R. K. Smith offered the following:Resolved, That each County Society be Item III., pp. 11, 18. Dr. Hays's resolu- requested to furnish with its annual report tion, appointing a committee to devise a to the State Society, a synopsis of its conplan for the purpose of obtaining inform-tents; and that said reports shall be read ation in relation to epidemics as they pre- by their titles, a synopsis of their contents vail over the different zoological formations. stated and referred to the Committee of of the State. The committee consists of Publication. Drs. G. Halberstadt, H. Corson, and J. P, Hiester.

Item IV., p. 20. Report of delegates to
the American Medical Association.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
WM. MAYBURRY,
WILMER WORTHINGTON,
JOHN F. LAMB.

May 26, 1853.

On motion of Dr. H. S. Patterson, the

Dr. Emerson offered the following as a substitute for the above:

Resolved, That each County Society making a report to the State Medical Society (should such manuscript report exceed eight pages of quarto post paper), shall furnish an abstract not to exceed the numIber of MS. pages mentioned, which abstract shall be read, unless the reading of the entire report is called for.

On motion of Dr. Walker, both the above

report was accepted, the committee con-resolutions were indefinitely postponed.

tinued, and the committees named by them

called on for their respective reports.

On motion of Dr. Burrowes, it was

Dr. Burrowes offered the following, which were unanimously adopted :

Whereas, Since our last meeting, it has

Resolved, That the next meeting of the pleased Divine Providence to remove from Society be held at Pottsville.

us our friend and professional brother, Dr.