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The Suffolk County Medical Club. 
crown a year, becomes an honorary member. It is therefore of 
consequence that not only benefit members should be enrolled 
as speedily as possibly, but that honorary members should 
signify their willingness to assist in this undertaking, which 
must commend itself to every one who desires to see the rates 
diminished, pauperism decreased, and independence encouraged. 
Copies of the rules have been sent to every medical man in 
the county, and twelve copies to every Board of Guardians. 
The provisional committee do not feel justified in going to 
further expense for the present. 
From the experience of the Eye Club, it is certain that when 
once the club is started, the desire of the working class to 
belong to it will spread from parish to parish so rapidly, that 
every one willing to assist should at once be prepared with the 
information required by intending members. 
RULES. 
I. This Club is called the Suffolk County Medical Club. Its registered 
office is in England, and is at 24, Clarkson Street, Ipswich, in the county of 
Suffolk. In the event of any change of the situation of the Registered office, 
notice of such change shall be sent within 14 days thereafter to the Regis- 
trar, in manner and form provided by the Treasury Regulation in that 
behalf ; Friendly Societies Act, 1875, s. 14 (1 a.). 
II. Object. — The object of this club is to enable the benefit members * to 
provide themselves and their families with medical attendance and medicine 
during sickness. 
III. Constitution. — The club shall consist of honorary and benefit members, 
comprised in such districts as may from time to time be established. 
IV. Honorary members shall be those who contribute not less than five 
pounds as a donation, or than two shillings and sixpence per annum, to the 
honorary fund, and shall be entitled to one vote. 
Benefit members shall be those whose weekly earnings do not exceed 
twenty shillings, or if domestic servants, receive not more than eight pounds 
a year. 
V. Management. — The business of the club shall be managed by a Com- 
mittee called the Committee of Management, which shall consist of the 
following officers : a President, Vice-President, three Trustees, all of whom 
shall be honorary members, three of the medical men attached to the club, 
and four other members. 
Three shall be a quorum. 
Vacancies shall be filled up at each annual meeting. 
A copy of every resolution appointing a trustee shall be sent to the Regis- 
trar within fourteen days after the date of the meeting at which such trustee 
was appointed in the form prescribed by the Treasury Regulation in that 
behalf. 
The other officers of the club shall be a treasurer, three auditors, any two 
of them shall be competent to act, a secretary, a district secretary, and a 
steward or stewards of each parish or place. 
* N.B. — Wherever the term " member is used, it shall apply to both males 
and females. 
