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AMERICAN  PHARMACEUTICAL  ASSOCIATION. 
vent,  as  far  as  practicable,  the  evils  flowing  from  deficient  training  in  the 
responsible  duties  of  preparing,  dispensing  and  selling  medicines. 
5th.  To  suppress  empyricism,  and  as  much  as  possible  to  restrict  the  dispen- 
sing and  sale  of  medicines  to  regularly  educated  druggists  and  apothecaries. 
Article  II. — Of  the  Members. 
Section  1.  Every  pharmaceutist  or  druggist  of  good  moral  and  professional 
standing,  whether  in  business  on  his  own  account,  retired  from  business  or  em- 
ployed by  another,  who,  after  duly  considering  the  objects  of  the  Association 
and  the  obligations  of  this  Constitution,  is  willing  to  subscribe  to  them,  is 
eligible  to  membership. 
Section  2.  The  mode  of  admission  to  membership  shall  be  as  follows  :  Any 
person  eligible  to  membership  may  apply  to  any  member  of  the  Executive  Com- 
mittee, who  shall  report  his  application  to  the  said  Committee.  If  after  investi- 
gating his  claims  they  shall  approve  his  election,  they  shall  at  the  earliest  time 
practicable  report  his  name  to  the  Association,  and  he  may  be  elected  by  two- 
thirds  of  the  members  present,  on  ballot.  Should  an  application  occur  in  the 
recess,  the  members  of  the  Committee  may  give  their  approval  in  writing,  which, 
if  unanimous,  and  endorsed  by  the  President,  shall  constitute  him  a  member, 
and  the  fact  be  reported  to  the  Association  at  the  next  succeeding  meeting. 
Section  3.  No  person  shall  become  a  member  of  this  Association  until  he  shall 
have  signed  this  Constitution,  and  paid  his  annual  contribution  for  the  current 
year.  All  persons  who  become  members  shall  be  considered  as  permanent 
members,  but  may  be  expelled  for  improper  conduct  by  a  vote  of  two-thirds  of 
the  members  present  at  any  annual  meeting. 
Section  4.  Every  member  shall  pay  into  the  hands  of  the  Treasurer  the  snm  of 
two  dollars  as  his  yearly  contribution,  and  is  liable  to  lose  his  right  of  member- 
ship by  neglecting  to  pay  said  contribution  for  three  successive  years.  Members 
shall  be  entitled,  on  the  payment  of  three  dollars,  to  receive  a  certificate  of  mem- 
ship  signed  by  the  President,  Vice-Presidents  and  Secretary,  covenanting  to 
return  the  same  to  the  proper  officer  on  relinquishing  their  connection  with  the 
Association. 
Section  5.  Every  local  Pharmaceutical  Association  shal!  be  entitled  to  five- 
delegates  in  the  annual  meetings,  who,  if  present,  become  members  of  the 
Association,  on  signing  the  Constitution,  without  being  ballotted  for. 
Section  6.  Pharmaceutists,  Chemists,  and  other  scientific  men  who  may  be 
thought  worthy  of  the  distinction,  may  be  elected  honorary  members  upon  the 
same  conditions  and  under  the  same  rules  as  appertain  to  active  members.  They 
shall  not,  however,  be  required  to  contribute  to  the  funds,  nor  shall  they  be 
eligible  to  hold  office  or  to  vote  at  the  meetings. 
Section  7.  Members  who  have  paid  their  annual  contribution  for  ten  succes- 
sive years  shall  be  considered  life  members,  and  exempt  from  their  yearly  pay- 
ments, and  entitled  to  a  certificate  to  that  effect. 
CHARLES  ELLIS?  President, 
Philadelphia,  6th  mo.  20th,  1858, 
