LAWS AND LIST OF THE MEMBERS OF THE MEDICAL SOCIETY o I? EDINBURGH. Jnfiltuted 1737. Incorporated by Royal Charter i 778. EDINBURGH: PRINTED BY MUNDELL b* SOiV FOR THE SOCIETY, 3792. CONTENTS. Page - Chap, I. OfOrdinary Meetings - i II. — Extraordinary Meetings - -. 4 - III. — 'The Decijions of the Society 5 - - IV. — Ordinary Members 8 V. — Extraordinary Members - m 9 — VI, Correfponding Members - 10 - - VII. — Honorary Members IX — VIII. Prejidents - - - 12 - XI. — The Treafurer - iG - X. —- I’he Secretary and Librarian 17 - - XI, — Vifitors - 2t XII. — Providing Subjects for Dijfertations 24 - XIII. — The Delivery of Dijfertations 27 ~ XIV* — The Circulation of Minutes and Differ tations • XV. — The Reading of Dijfertations - 31 - - - XVI. — The Library 32 - - XVII. — Committees - 35 - - XIX. — Penalties - 41 - XX. — T’he Colledion of Money 41 - - - XXL — Diplomas 44 - - - XXII. — Expulfon 47 XXIII. — New Laws - - 49 Order of the Proceedings of the Society at Ordinary - - - Meetings - 50 - Private Btfinefs - • ib. Private IV C O' N T E N T S. Page - - public Bujinefs - - 51 - - Lift of the Medical Society - 55 - Lift of Honorary Members - 95 Lift ofAnnual Prefdents - - - 103 N. B. Thofe whofe names are printed.in Italics have been ele&ed Honorary Members. Thofe to whofe names are prefixed this mark * have been Annual Prefidents# I LAWS OF THE MEDICAL SOCIETY. CHAPTER I. OF ORDINARY MEETINGS. l. The ordinary meetings of the Society fhall com- mence the lad Saturday but one of October, and be held every Saturday until twelve fets of members (hall have read their diflertations. Each ordinary meeting for private bufinefs (hall commence at fix o’clock P. M. and ihall not be protra&ed beyond feven. If the private bu- finefs ftiould not then be finilhed, it ftiall be refumed either at the next ordinary meeting, or at an extraordi- nary one to be appointed for that purpoie f. An ad- •I According to Chap, ii. Law r. LAWS. journment of a few minutes fhall take place after the* private bufinefs, when the public bufinefs fhall com” mence, and continue, with an adjournment of a few minutes between the cafe and queftion, until the meet- ing be diftblved by the Prendent. 2. The names of the ordinary attending members fhall be called over by the Secretary, at the beginning and end of private bufinefs, at the beginning of public bufinefs, during the interval between the cafe and queftion, and at the end of public bufinefs. If any of the members be abfent from either of the roll-calls, at private bufinefs, he lliall be fined 6 d.; if from both i s.; if from one of the roll-calls (public bufinefs) 6d. if from two i s. and if from the whole three i s. 6 d. 2. Any member may petition for leave of abfence from the meetings of the Society for a limited time, pro- vided he be not to give in difiertations within three weeks. This petition fhall circulate a week, and then be determined by ballot, three-fourths of the Society being required for its admiffiort ; and if rejected, a fecond peti- tion cannot be prefented by the fame member, during the fame leflion, founded on firailar reafons. During the permitted time of abfence, the perfon who has obtained it fhall enjoy none of the privileges of a member. And if, after the expiration of this term, he fhould be abfent from three fueceftive ordinary meetings, without a fuf- ficient apology, he fhall thereby incur the penalty of ex- pulficn. 4. The Secretary fhall, on every night of meeting, examine the lift of abfentees ; and if any honorary or extraordinary member, whofe name may be on the lift of circulation, fhould have been abfent three fucceffive nights, without a fufficient excufe, he fhall not be per- LAWS. 3 nutted to receive the diflertations and minutes the re- mainder of that feffion : Nor lhall he, in any future fef- fion, receive them, until he fhall have petitioned the So- ciety, and obtained permiflion. 5. No pevfon fhall publilh, or intentionally furnilh a- ny other perfon with materials for publilhing, any of the tranfaftions of the Society without their authority. Any member infringing this law, incurs the penalty of expulfion. w 4 L A S. CHAP. 11. OF EXTRAORDINARY MEETINGS. z. When one third of the Society may think an ex- traordinary meeting requifite, the Prefident in office ffiall appoint it within forty-eight hours, unlefs the member propofing it confent to its being later. 2. The roll ffiall be called at the beginning and end of the meeting ; and if any member is abftnt at either roll- call, he ffiall be,, fined is. and if from both is. The following appeals to be confidered valid ; confinement for one day by illnefs, engagements at other focieties, at daffies, abfence from town two miles. 3. The firft Wednefday after the laft Ordinary meeting of each feffion, there ffiall be an extraordinary meeting, for the purpofe of colle&ing the money due to the Socie- ty* 4. The fucceeding Saturday there ffiall be another ex- traordinary meeting, for the purpofe of receiving the re- 1 port of the committee, which ffiall have been appointed to examine the accounts of the Prefidents. t A W S. CHAP. 111. OF THE DECISIONS OF THE SO- CIETY. I.W HEN any propofal lhall be made to the Society, and feconded, ikit be not unanimoufly agreed to, it lhall be determined by ballot at the enfuing ordinary meeting, except a propofal for an extraordinary meeting, which lhall be balloted for immediately. Any propofals made at an extraordinary meeting, and feconded, if not ob- je£led to by one in ten, lhall be balloted for immediately; if otherwife, lhali be determined at an extraordinary meeting, to be appointed that day le’ennight. a. The manner of balloting lhall be as follows : Every member who may not choofe to vote, having retired, each remaining member lhall receive a balloting ticket, which he lhall put into the admit or rejetl fide of the balloting box. The Secretary lhall then count the num- ber of voters ; and, if this be found by the Prefident and four ordinary members fummoned each night in rotation, according to their feniority, (who lhall always together examine the returns), to correlpond with the number of • See the Ciftlndlion between JLws and Regulations, Chap. 43, J-aw. 3. v / LAWS balloting tickets in the box, the Prefident fhali announce the decifion of the queflion, according to the proportion, of tickets in the differentlides. * 3. A propofal for adopting a new regulation fhali be admitted by the concurrent fuffrages of two thirds of the Society. A petition for a feat in the Society lliall be admitted upon the following conditions : When the num- ber of members voting fhali be below twenty-nine, if there be not four negatives ; when the number voting fhali be between twenty-eight and thirty-eight, if there be not five negatives ; between thirty-eight and forty- eight, if there be not fix, and fo on in the fame propor- tion. A propofal for the admiffion of an honorary mem- ber fliall be admitted, if there be not one negative for e- very ten members voting. A propofal for the admiffion of a vifitor (ball be admitted, if there be not two nega- tives. A petition for a certificate fhali be admitted, by a majority of the Society. A petition for leave to alter the turn of delivering differtations fhali be admitted, if there be not fix negatives. A petition for altering the fubje&s of differtations, or of new members for leave to write on particular fubjefts, fhali be admitted by the fuf- frages of two-thirds of the Society. 3. The fenfe of the Society, colledled from the fuf- frages of a majority by ballot, fhali in all other cafes re- gulate their decifions. • See the diftin&ion between Laws and Regulations, Cahp. 23. Law 3. LAWS. a CHAP. IV. OF ORDINARY MEMBERS. j. Every petition for an ordinary feat, lhall be pre- fented in due time, at an ordinary meeting, by fome one member, who fliall not be at liberty to make a re- commendatory fpeech in favour of the candidate ; but a written recommendation fliall be affixed to every fuch petition when it is prefented, figned by no fewer than fix, and not more than twelve members. The fpirit of the following recommendation to be pre- ferved. We the underwritten members of the Medical Society of Edinburgh, atteft upon our honour, that we believe the petitioner is perfe&ly qualified to becoipe an ufeful member to the Society. 2. No petition fliall be balloted for more than once the fame evening, unlefs on the difeovery of a miftake in the ballot. 3. No petition fliall be received from the fame candi- date more than for three times the fame feffion. 4. Admiffions into the Society ftiall take place be- tween the ill of November and ill of May. t A W ft. 5. If any member afk or promife his vote for or a* gainfl. a candidate, he fhall incur the penalty of 10 s. 6d„ 6. A copy of the Laws (hall be fent to each new e- leded member, by the perfon who fhall have prefented his petition. The ne v cleded member may lign the Laws (at the appointed time *) any of the three nights of ordinary meeting fucceeding his eledion : But, if he negled to fign them the firft night, he fhall incur the pe- nalty of a crown. If he continue his negled the fecond night, he fhall incur the penalty of another crown.