VARIETIES. 
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The  objects  of  the  Association  are  to  deliberate  on  the  condition  of  our 
profession,  the  advancement  of  pharmaceutical  knowledge,  and  the  eleva- 
tion of  the  professional  character  of  Druggists  throughout  the  United 
States.  The  following  extracts  from  the  Constitution  exhibit  the  Condi- 
tions of  Membership. 
Conditions  of  Membership. 
Section  1.  Every  apothecary  and  druggist  of  good  moral  nnd  profes- 
sional standing,  whether  in  business  on  his  own  account,  retired  from  busi- 
ness, or  employed  by  another,  who,  after  duly  considering  the  objects  of  this 
Association,  and  the  obligations  of  its  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  Execu- 
tive Committee,  who  shall  report  his  application  to  the  said  committee.  If 
after  investigating  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  ap- 
plication occur  in  the  recess,  the  members  of  the  committee  may  give  the 
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  4.  Every  member  shall  pay  into  the  hands  of  the  Treasurer 
the  sum  of  two  dollars  as  his  yearly  contribution.  Members  shall  be  en- 
titled, on  the  payment  of  five  dollars,  to  receive  a  certificate  of  member- 
ship signed  by  the  President,  one  Vice  President  and  the  Secretary,  cove- 
nanting in  writing  to  return  the  same  to  the  proper  officers  on  relinquishing 
their  connection  with  the  Association. 
Section  5.  Every  local  Pharmaceutical  Association  shall  be'entitled  to 
five  delegates. 
JOHN  MEAKIM,  President. 
New  York,  April  1856. 
of  Hanover  and  Lombard  streets,  Baltimore,  for  the  meeting  of  the  American 
Pharmaceutical  Association  in  September  next.  A  Committee  will  be  in  wait- 
ing at  the  room,  between  the  hours  of  4  and  6  P.  M.,  on  Monday  the  8th,  to  re- 
ceive such  members  or  strangers  proposing  to  attend  as  may  be  in  that  city.  The 
time  of  meeting  is  at  3  o'clock,  P.  M.,  on  Tuesday  the  9th. — Editor  Am.  Journ, 
Pharm.] 
