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"  The  mention  of  these  names  will  revive  recollections  of  these  noble  men 
who  passed  away  in  the  discharge  of  their  duty.  And  the  absence  at  this 
meeting  of  our  devoted  chairman  will  permit  the  recording  at  this  time  of  the 
committee's  great  appreciation  of  the  scholarly  attainments  of  Dr.  Charles 
Rice,  and  this  slight  tribute  to  his  signal  ability  in  carrying  the  seventh  revis- 
ion of  the  Pharmacopoeia  of  the  United  States  of  America  to  a  most  success- 
ful conclusion." 
REORGANIZATION  OF  THE  CONVENTION. 
A  distinct  feature  of  the  work  of  the  Convention  was  the  adoption  of  a  new 
Constitution  and  By-Laws,  and  the  entire  reorganization  of  its  work.  As  now 
constituted  the  organization  is  known  as  the  United  States  Pharmacopoeial 
Convention.  Its  object  is  the  revision  and  publication  of  the  Pharmacopoeia 
of  the  United  States  of  America. 
The  Convention  shall  consist  of  delegates  elected  by  the  following  organi- 
zations :  Incorporated  Medical  Colleges  and  Medical  Schools  connected  with 
incorporated  Colleges  and  Universities,  Colleges  of  Pharmacy  and  Pharma- 
ceutical Schools  connected  with  incorporated  Universities,  incorporated  State 
Medical  Associations,  Incorporated  State  Pharmaceutical  Associations,  the 
American  Medical  Association,  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association  and 
the  American  Chemical  Society,  provided  that  each  organization  entitled  to 
representation  shall  have  been  incorporated  within,  and  in  continuous  opera- 
tion in,  the  United  States  for  at  least  five  years  before  the  time  fixed  for  the 
decennial  meeting  of  this  Convention. 
The  Convention  shall  further  consist  of  delegates  appointed  by  the  Surgeon- 
General  of  the  United  States  Army,  the  Surgeon-General  of  the  United  States 
Navy,  and  the  Surgeon-General  of  the  United  States  Marine  Hospital  Service, 
and  other  organizations  represented  in  the  Convention  of  1900  ;  each  body  and 
each  branch  of  the  United  States  Government  above  cited  shall  be  entitled  to 
send  three  delegates  to  this  Convention. 
Members  oe  this  Convention  shall  consist  of  those  delegates  whose  creden- 
tials have  been  accepted  by  the  Convention,  and  who  have  been  given  seats  in  the 
body.  Delegates  who  are  not  present  at  the  Convention  shall  not  be  considered 
members,  but  alternates  of  such  absent  delegates,  if  present,  may  be  members. 
In  no  case,  however,  shall  any  body  be  represented  by  more  than  three  dele- 
gates. Bach  member  shall  be  entitled  to  only  one  vote  in  the  Convention  upon 
all  questions. 
The  Board  of  Trustees  shall  consist  of  five  delegates,  elected  by  the  Con- 
vention, together  with  the  President  of  the  Convention  and  the  chairman  of 
the  Committee  of  Revision.  Four  members  shall  constitute  a  quorum.  It 
shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  to  permanently  invest  the  funds  of 
the  Convention  ;  to  execute  contracts  of  agreements  for  the  publication  of  the 
Pharmacopoeia  ;  to  pay  experts  and  others  for  services  performed  ;  to  transact 
all  business  involving  financial  matters  and  to  perform  such  duties  as  the  Con- 
vention may  from  time  to  time  direct. 
The  Committee  of  Revision  shall  consist  of  twenty-five  members,  to  be 
elected  by  the  Convention,  together  with  the  President  of  the  Convention, 
ex-officio.  Fourteen  shall  constitute  a  quorum.  Members  may  send  their  vote 
to  the  chairman  of  the  committee  in  writing.    The  .committee  shall  have  entire. 
