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The members of this Institution shall collectively represent, and 

 have cognizance of, the common interests of the medical profession 

 in every part of the United States. 



The business of the Association shall be conducted by delegates 

 chosen by the Institutions above-mentioned, every year, at least one 

 month before the annual meeting, in May. Each delegate, &c, 

 as in the printed text. — The word permanent, 2d line p. 57, to be 

 stricken out ; also the two succeeding paragraphs, beginning with 

 "The permanent members," to be stricken out. 



The next paragraph should begin, "Every delegate elect, instead 

 of "Every member elect." 



The 3d section should have the words "delegates of" inserted 

 before the words "Association" in the first and last lines. 



Section 6th, 5th line of first paragraph, the word "members" 

 should be changed to "delegates." 



Section 7th, any member of this Association, who shall have 

 belonged to it for the preceding ten years, and not been chosen a 

 delegate during that time, may claim the right of being a delegate 

 for that year. 



Section 7th should be altered to section 8th, and the last words 

 of the first paragraph should read "delegates in attendance" instead 

 of "members in attendance." 



In the order of business, the first line should read, " at the annual 

 meetings of the delegates of" instead of "annual meetings of the 

 American Medical Association." 



Section 11th, regarding the choice of permanent members, should 

 be stricken out. 



On motion of Dr. Watson, Dr. Edward H. Barton, of New 

 Orleans, was chosen a permanent member. 



Dr. Stille read a report, signed by Dr. John H. Griscom, of 

 the Standing Committee on the registration of Births, Marriages, 

 and Deaths, which was accepted and referred to the Committee on 

 Publication. [See Appendix L.) 



Dr. Power moved, that the report of the Committee on Medical 

 Sciences be referred to the Committee on Publication. Adopted. 

 (See Appendix A.) 



Dr. Corbin brought up his resolution relative to the appointment 

 of delegates to the British Association, which, after having been 

 amended by the addition of the following, after the words "British 

 Association," "and to the Provincial Medical and Surgical Associa- 

 tion," was Adopted. 

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