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CHARTER  AND  LAWS  OF  THE  COLLEGE. 
Sect.  10.  No  member  of  the  College  shall  receive  an  apprentice  for  a  less 
term  than  four  years;  and  it  shall  be  rendered  obligatory  on  such  appren- 
tice to  attend  two  courses  of  the  different  lectures  of  the  institution. 
Sect.  11.  Every  member  of  the  College  shall,  on  paying  one  dollar,  be 
entitled  to  a  certificate  of  membership,  signed  by  the  President  and  Vice 
Presidents,  attested  by  the  Secretary,  and  sealed  with  the  seal  of  the  College ; 
such  member  covenanting  in  writing  to  return  said  certificate  to  the  College 
on  ceasing  to  be  a  member,  from  any  cause  whatever.  The  publication  of 
the  certificate  of  membership,  as  a  business  advertisement,  is  deemed  incon- 
sistent with  the  spirit  of  the  Code  of  Ethics. 
LAW  VI.—  Of  the  Trustees. 
Sect.  1.  The  Board  of  Trustees  shall  meet  once  a  month,  or  oftener,  if 
necessary,  by  adjournments,  or  on  the  call  of  their  Chairman;  and  nine 
members  shall  constitute  a  quorum  for  the  transaction  of  business. 
Sect.  2.  The  Board  of  Trustees  shall  control  and  regulate  the  School  of 
Pharmacy;  shall  appoint  Professors,  as  vacancies  may  occur,  or  as  they 
may  deem  expedient,  to  lecture  on  Materia  Medica,  Chemistry,  theory  and 
practice  of  Pharmacy,  and  other  branches  of  science. 
They  shall  appoint  a  Committee  of  Examination,  who,  in  conjunction 
with  the  Professors  in  the  School  of  Pharmacy,  shall  examine  and  determine 
the  fitness  of  candidates  for  the  degree,  and  may,  by  vote,  confer  the  degree 
of  Graduate  in  Pharmacy  upon  such  as  are  recommended  as  suitable  by 
said  Committee.  They  shall  be  entrusted  with  the  election  of  members,  as 
specified  in  Law  V. 
They  shall  appoint  committees  to  have  the  oversight  of  the  library,  the 
cabinet,  herbarium,  and  the  apparatus  of  the  College;  and  may,  from  time 
to  time,  appropriate  funds  of  the  College  to  the  increase  of  these,  for  the 
benefit  of  the  members  and  students. 
They  shall  have  the  care  and  oversight  of  the  College,  keeping  the  hall  in 
repair,  and  renting  such  parts  as  may  not  be  in  use  for  the  purposes  of  the 
College. 
The  minutes  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  shall  be  read  at  the  meetings  of 
the  College  for  approval  or  dissent. 
LAW  VII. —  Of  the  Meetings  for  Business. 
Sect.  1.  The  stated  meetings  of  the  College,  for  the  transaction  of  busi- 
ness, shall  be  held  on  the  last  Monday  in  March  and  Septembor. 
Sect.  2.  Eleven  members  shall  constitute  a  quorum. 
Sect.  3.  As  soon  as  eleven  members  shall  appear,  at  or  after  the  appointed 
time  of  meeting,  the  President,  or,  in  his  absence,  one  of  the  Vice  Presi- 
dents, or,  in  their  absence,  a  Chairman  pro  tempore,  shall  take  the  chair 
and  call  the  members  to  order. 
Sect.  4.  After  the  meeting  has  been  organized,  no  member  shall  leave 
the  room  without  permission  from  the  presiding  officer. 
