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THE  PHILADELPHIA  BRANCH  OF  THE  AMERICAN 
PHARMACEUTICAL  ASSOCIATION. 
The  formal  meeting  for  organizing  the  Philadelphia  Branch  of  the 
American  Pharmaceutical  Association  was  held  in  the  hall  of  the 
College  of  Physicians  on  the  evening  of  Wednesday,  March  28, 
1906. 
The  committee  that  had  been  appointed  at  the  preliminary  meet- 
ing to  prepare  and  to  present  a  set  of  rules  or  by-laws  for  the 
guidance  of  the  local  branch  made  their  report,  and  this  report, 
after  some  discussion  and  a  few  minor  amendments,  was  adopted 
as  the — 
PREAMBLE  AND  RUIZES  FOR  THE  GUIDANCE  OF  THE  PHILADELPHIA  BRANCH 
OF  THE  AMERICAN  PHARMACEUTICAL  ASSOCIATION. 
Whereas,  The  advancement  of  pharmaceutical  knowledge  and  the  elevation 
of  the  professional  character  of  apothecaries  and  druggists  throughout  the 
United  States  are  objects  that  are  dear  to  us,  in  common  with  all  well-disposed 
pharmacists ;  and, 
Whereas,  Some  of  those  in  whose  hands  the  practice  of  pharmacy  now 
exists  do  not  manifest  the  necessary  professional  spirit,  or  a  proper  appreciation 
for  the  duties  and  the  responsibilities  that  are  involved  ; 
Therefore,  We,  the  undersigned  members  of  the  American  Pharmaceutical 
Association,  do  hereby  resolve  to  constitute  ourselves  into  a  local  branch,  for 
the  purpose  of  more  actively  pursuing  and  accomplishing  the  objects  for  which 
that  association  was  founded. 
The  name  of  this  society  shall  be,  "  The  Philadelphia  Branch  of  the  American 
Pharmaceutical  Association." 
This  branch  hereby  adopts  for  its  guidance  and  declares  its  adherence  to  the 
Constitution  and  By-laws  of  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association,  and  the 
individual  members  hereby  signify  their  willingness  to  live  up  to  and  to  abide 
by  the  precepts  and  the  provisions  that  are  embodied  in  the  constitution  now 
in  force. 
The  active  members,  in  appending  their  names  as  members,  further  signify 
their  willingness  to  subscribe  to  and  to  abide  by  the  Code  of  Ethics  promulgated 
by  the  Founders  of  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association. 
by-laws. 
Members — This  branch  shall  consist  of  active  and  of  associate  members. 
All  members  of  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association,  in  good  standing, 
residing  in  the  county  of  Philadelphia  shall  be  accredited  as  being  associate 
members  of  this  branch. 
All  members  of  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association  residing  in,  or 
within  a  radius  of  seventy-five  miles  of  the  city  of  Philadelphia,  may,  on  signi- 
fying their  intention  of  adhering  strictly  to  the  provisions  enumerated  in  the 
preamble,  and  in  the  constitution  of  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association, 
be  elected  to  active  membership  in  this  branch. 
