ness they have on hand may seem to require; and three Censors shall constitute a quorum.

ART. 53. The senior Censor present at any meeting of the Board of Censors shall act as Chairman of the Board; and the junior Censor present as Secretary.

ART. 54. The Board of Censors shall act as a General Committee of Reference in all questions relating to the organization and general welfare of the Association.

ART. 55. They shall act as a Court of Impeachment and try all charges made against officers and members of the Association, and all appeals brought up from the county societies.

ART. 56. They shall examine annually the books and accounts of the Secretary and the Treasurer, and report to the Association the state in which they find them.

ART. 57. They shall prepare from time to time, under instructions from the Association, instructions for the guidance of the boards of censors of the county societies; and try all appeals from the

same.

ART. 58. All the rulings, decisions, and official acts of whatever nature done by the Board of Censors shall be submitted to the Association in annual reports, to be discussed, approved, modified, or reversed, at the pleasure of the Association.

ART. 59. They shall examine all persons proposing to practice medicine in the State of Alabama, who make application to them for that purpose, and issue to such as they find sufficiently well qualified, Diplomas, which shall entitle their recipients to receive professional recognition and to practice medicine in all parts of the State.

SECTION XIII.-Finances.

ART. 60. Every Member of the Association shall pay annually into the Treasury the sum of one dollar, which amount shall be collected in the county societies in any way they may themselves prefer; and shall be sent up at the time of the annual sessions in charge of their respective delegates.

ART. 61. Every delegate representing any county society in the Association shall pay annually into the treasury the sum of ten dollars; and this amount shall be paid before he signs the Roll of Delegates and receives his certificate of attendance.

ART. 62. Every Counsellor of the Association shall pay annually into the treasury the sum of ten dollars; and if he is in attendance at the session this amount shall be paid before he receives his certificate of attendance; but if he is not in attendance at the annual session it shall be transmitted to the Treasurer within two months after the adjournment.

ART. 63. None of the funds of the Association shall ever be appropriated to furnishing festivals or entertainments at its sessions; nor for any purpose whatever except such as may look directly to

the advancement of medicine, including first under this head the publication of an annual volumes of Transactions.

ART. 64. There shall be, as part of the regular proceedings of the Association, an Annual Dinner, to be given on the evening of the last day of each annual session; and to be paid for by those members of the Association who choose to participate in it. For this purpose, on the first day of the session every member who desires to take part in the Annual Dinner shall give his name and ten dollars to the Secretary, so that the necessary arrangements may be made. If any of the money so raised shall be left after the expenses of the Dinner have been paid, it shall be paid to the Treasurer and go into the general fund of the Association.

SECTION XIV.-County Societies.

ART. 65 As rapidly as it can be done, County Medical Societies shall be organized in all the counties of the State, under charters derived from the State Association.

ART. 66. The county medical societies shall have immediate jurisdiction over the medical profession and over all the interests of the medical profession in their respective counties. But shall be under the general control and direction of the State Association.

ART. 67. They shall adopt the Code of Ethics of the American Medical Association.

ART. 68. They shall admit as members none but regular graduates of reputable medical colleges, and these only under such rules and regulations as shall be from time to time determined by the State Association.

ART. 69. They shall have the right to make laws and regulations for their own government; to elect their own officers; to appoint their own Delegates to the American Medical Association; and to perform all other needful acts not inconsistent with the constitution of this Association.

ART. 70. Every County Society shall appoint annually two Delegales to represent the views and interests of its members in the State Association.

ART. 71. Every County Society shall transmit annually to the State Association through its Delegates: 1st. The annual contribution of one dollar from each member of such County Society. 2d. The Report of the Secretary of such County Society of the Roll of its officers and members, giving names and postoffices in full, together with anything of interest which may have occurred in the Society during the year. 3d. Such Essays on Medical or Surgical topics, and such reports of cases, as may be esteemed of sufficient importance to be submitted to the consideration of the State Association.

ART. 72. Every County Medical Society shall have a Board of Censors, consisting of three or five of its most honored and trusted

members; and these Boards of Censors shall have it in special charge to do three things, namely:

ART. 73. 1st. To make a register of all the practitioners of medicine in their respective counties who hold diplomas of reputable medical colleges, and who are in good standing, and to publish the same; and the courtesies of the profession as to consultation, etc., shall not be accorded to any practitioner whose name is not registered.

ART. 74. 2d. To examine all persons hereafter proposing to study medicine in their respective counties; and no practitioner shall receive as a student of medicine any one who does not hold a certificate of having passed a favorable preliminary examination of the Board of Censors of his County.

ART. 75. 3d. To examine carefully every person who proposes hereafter to commence the practice of medicine in their respective counties, provided such person holds the diploma of a reputable college. The names of such as pass a favorable examination shall be entered on the Register of Physicians for the county, and he shall be admitted to all the privileges of the profession; but such as pass an unfavorable examination shall not receive professional recognition.

ART. 76. But if any person so proposing to begin the practice of medicine in any county holds the diploma of the Board of Censors of the State Association, he shall be registered without examination by the County Board of Censors.

ART. 77. The Register of Physicians for the several counties shall be published annually in such way as the several County Societies shall direct, for the information of the profession and the public.

ART. 78. The County Societies shall all consider themselves bound to abide by the decisions of the majority of the members at any annual session of the Association, whether the votes of their own delegates be recorded in that majority or not.

ART. 79. Every county society, within whose bounds the State Association shall determine to hold any annual session, shall make all necessary arrangements for the same.

SECTION XV.-Business of the Association.

ART. 80. The Association shall hold one session every year, at such time and place as a majority of votes may determine; provided, however, that the Association shall not meet at any one place for two consecutive years.

ART. 81. The general order of business at the annual sessions of the Association shall be as follows, namely:

1. The registration of delegates and counsellors in attendance. This can be mostly done under the supervision of the officers before the Association is called to order.

2. Formal opening of the session, including call to order by the

President; prayer; address of the Committee of Arrangements; and the annual address of the President.

3. The revision of the minutes of the last meeting for the correction of any errors into which the Secretary may have fallen.

4. Reports of Secretary, Treasurer, Board of Censors, and Special Committees.

5. Reports from county societies.

6. Motions, resolutions and miscellaneous business.

7. Regular reports on the diseases of the different counties.

8. Papers received from county societies, under Article 71.

9. Election and installation of officers.

10. Miscellaneous business.

11. Adjournment.

ART. 82. The order of business, laid down in article 81, may be suspended at any time by a vote of two-thirds of the members present.

SECTION XVI.-Offences and Punishments.

ART. 83. Every member who shall be guilty of unprofessional conduct by violation of the provisions of the Code of Ethics, or of any gross immorality or conduct unbecoming a gentleman, shall be expelled from the Association, and shall forfeit all professional recognition and courtesy; or, if the case is not sufficient to justify expulsion, he shall be subjected to such censure as the Association may think warranted by the circumstances.

ART. 84. All charges of unprofessional conduct or of any malfeasance against any member or officer of the Association shall be made to the President in writing, and shall be authenticated by the signatures of at least two members of the Association.

ART. 85. All such charges shall be read by the Secretary at the annual session of the Association; and shall be spread on the minutes, and then referred to the Board of Censors for investigation.

ART. 86. The Board of Censors shall make their investigation of charges referred to them as speedily as may be consistent with the attainment of correct knowledge in the premises, and make such report to the Association as will enable the Association to have a proper understanding of the case.

ART. 87. Every member against whom charges are alleged shall have the right to be heard in his own defence, either in person or by counsel; and shall be furnished with a copy of the charges against him and allowed a reasonable time to obtain any necessary testimony.

ART. 88. The case being brought back to the consideration of the Association in commitia majora by the report of the Board of Censors shall be subjected to such discussion as the Association may determine, and shall be decided by vote by ayes and noes.

ART. 89. A vote of censure may be passed by a majority of the

members present; but a vote of expulsion shall require the concurrence of two-thirds of the members present.

ART. 90. The State Association shall have appellate jurisdiction in all trials before county societies. In all such cases a full report of the proceedings in the case of the county society shall be presented to the Association properly authenticated. The charges shall be referred to the Board of Censors, and the whole process of trial shall be in conformity with the provisions of the previous articles of this section.

SECTION XVII.-Amendments.

ART. 91. All amendments of the provisions of this Constitution shall be proposed in writing, at a regular annual session of the Association, shall lie over until the next annual session, and shall then require for its enactment a majority of two-thirds of the members present, the vote being taken by ayes and noes.

On motion the plan of constitution was referred to a committee of five, to be reported on at the next annual session.

Committee: Drs. Geo. E. Kumpé, of Leighton; E. Mason, of Wetumpka; R. D. Webb, of Livingston; J. F. Johnston, of Montgomery; and G. A. Moses, of Mobile.

On motion it was ordered that two hundred extra copies of the proposed constitution should be printed at the expense of the Association for the use of Members.

Dr. J. S. Weatherly moved the appointment of a committee of three, of whom Dr. Peter Bryce, of Tuskaloosa, should be chairman, to mature a plan for the establishment of an asylum for inebriates and opium eaters in this State. Adopted.

Committee: Drs. Peter Bryce of Tuskaloosa; J. S. Weatherly, of Montgoinery; and R. F Michel, of Montgomery.

Dr. T. C. Osborn moved to amend Article 5 of the By-Laws so as to make it read as follows:

Article 5. The Treasurer shall address a circular to each delegate and permanent member of the Association immediately after the annual meeting, informing him that unless his arrearages are paid up within two months next after adjournment, the Secretary will omit his name from the list of members in the Transactions. Adopted.

On motion of Dr. Osborn it was also resolved that Article IV, Section 4, of the Constitution, should be amended by adding to the end of it these words: "And shall appoint an appropriate number