Laws and regulations of the American Medical Association : with a short account of the educational and benevolent institutions of Philadelphia.

  • American Medical Association.
Date:
1855
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Credit: Laws and regulations of the American Medical Association : with a short account of the educational and benevolent institutions of Philadelphia. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Lamar Soutter Library, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Lamar Soutter Library at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.

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    institution from which he has received his appoint- ment. III. MEETINGS. The regular meetings of the Association shall be held annually, and commence on the first Tues- day of May. The place of meeting shall never be the same for any two years in succession, and shall be determined for each next succeeding year by vote of the Association. IV. OFFICERS. The officers of the Association shall be a Presi- dent, four Vice-Presidents, two Secretaries, and a Treasurer. They shall be nominated by a special committee of one member from each State repre- sented at the meeting, and shall be elected by vote on a general ticket. Each officer shall hold his appointment for one year, and until another is elected to succeed him. The President shall preside at the meetings, pre- serve order and decorum in debate, give a casting vote when necessary, and perform all the other duties that custom and parliamentary usage may require. The Vice-Presidents, when called upon, shall assist the President in the performance of his du- ties, and, during the absence, or at the request of