AMERICAN  PHARMACEUTICAL  ASSOCIATION.  477 
NOTICE 
To  the  Pharmaceutists  and  Druggists  of  the  United  States. 
American  Pharmaceutical  Association. 
The  third  Article,  1st  Section  of  the  Constitution,  requires  the  President, 
at  least  three  months  previous  to  the  annual  meeting,  to  publish  a  call  in 
such  Journals  as  he  may  select,  stating  therein  the  object  of  the  Associa- 
tion and  the  conditions  of  membership.  In  compliance  with  this  duty,  you 
are  hereby  notified  that  the  next  Annual  Meeting  of  the  Association  will 
convene  in  the  city  of  Baltimore  on  the  second  Tuesday,  (the  9th)  of  Sep- 
tember, at  3  o'clock,  P.  M  * 
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  and  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 
ihe  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. 
*[The  place  of  meeting  is  the  Hall  of  the  Baltimore  College  of  Dental  Surgery, 
corner  of  Hanover  and  Lombard  streets,  Baltimore. — Editor.] 
