An Act To Incorporate Medical Societies

Excerpt from An Act to Incorporate Medical Societies, for the Purpose of Regulating the Practice of Physic and Surgery in This State, Passed April 10, 1813: Together With the by-Laws of the Medical Society of the County of New-York, Incorporated, July 1, 1806 Sec he shall hold their office? For one until othe'rsshall be chosen in their places; and'whenever the said societies shall be so or ganised as aforesaid, they are hereby declared to be bodies corporate and politic, in fact and in name, by the names of the Medical Society bf the county where such societies shall respectively be formed; and by that name 'shall be in law capable of suing and being'sued, plead ing and, bein'g impleaded, answering and being answer ed unto, defending and being defended, in all courts and places, and in all matters and causes whatsoever; and shall and may have a common seal, and may alter and renew the same at their 'pleasure Provided always, That if the said physicians and surgeons shall not meet and organise themselves at such time and place as afore said, it shall be lawful for them to meet at such other time as a majority of them 'shall think proper, and their proceedings shall be as valid as if such meeting had been at the time before specified. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.