SECTION XII.--The Board of Censors.

ART. 51. The Board of Censors shall hold such meetings, concurrently with the annual sessions of the Association, and also from time to time snch special sessions to be called by the President, as the business they have on hand may seem to require; and the number of Censors present at any session shall constitute a quorum.

ART. 52. The Censors shall elect, from time to time, one of their number to serve as Chairman of the Board, and the Chairman so elected shall serve as such during the remainder of his term of office as Censor. But the office of Chairman of the Board of Censors may also become vacant by the resignation of the incumbent; and if the incumbent should prove to be negligent or inefficient, he may be removed at any time by the vote of a majority of the quorum of Censors. In the case of the absence, without blame, of the Chairman, a chairman may be elected pro tempore.

ART. 53. The Board of Censors shall act as a General Committee of Reference in all questions relating to the organization and general welfare of the Association.

ART. 54. They shall act as a Court of Impeachment, and try all charges made against officers and members of the Association, and all appeals brought up from the county societies.

ART. 55. They shall examine annually the books and accounts of the Secretary and of the Treasurer, and report to the Association the state in which they find them.

ART. 56. They shall prepare, from time to time, under instructions from the Association, instructions for the guidance of the Boards of Censors of the county societies, and try all appeals from the same.

ART. 57. They shall examine all persons proposing to practice medicine in the State of Alabama, who make application to them for that purpose, and issue to such as they find sufficiently well qualified, diplomas, which shall entitle their recipients to receive professional recognition, and to practice medicine in all parts of the State.

ART. 58. All the rulings, decisions, and official acts, of whatever nature, done by the Board of Censors, shall be submitted to the Association in annual reports, to be discussed,

approved, modified, or reversed, at the pleasure of the Association.

SECTION XIII.-Finances.

ART. 59. Every member of the Association shall pay annually into the treasury the sum of one dollar, which amount shall be collected in the county societies in any way they may themselves prefer; and shall be sent up, at the time of the annual sessions, in charge of their respective delegates.

ART. 60. Every delegate representing any county society in the Association, shall pay annually into the treasury the sum of five dollars; and this amount shall be paid before he signs the Roll of Delegates and receives his certificate of attendance.

ART. 61. Every Counsellor of the Association shall pay annually into the treasury the sum of ten dollars; and if he is in attendance at the session, this amount shall be paid before he receives his certificate of attendance; but if he is not in attendance at the annual session, it shall be transmitted to the Treasurer within two months after the adjournment.

ART. 62. None of the funds of the Association shall ever be appropriated to furnishing festivals or entertainments at its sessions; nor for any purpose whatever except such as may look directly to the advancement of medicine, including first under this head the publication of an annual volume of Transactions.

SECTION XIV.-County Societies.

ART. 63. As rapidly as can be done, County Medical Societies shall be organized in all the counties of the State, under charters derived from the State Association.

ART. 64. The county medical societies shall have immediate jurisdiction over the medical profession, and over all the interests of the medical profession in their respective counties; but shall be under the general control and direction of the State Association.

ART. 65. They shall adopt the Code of Ethics of the American Medical Association.

ART. 66. They shall admit as members none but regular graduates of reputable medical colleges, and these only under

such rules and regulations as shall be from time to time determined by the State Association.

ART. 67. They shall have the right to make laws and regulations for their own government; to elect their own officers; to appoint their own delegates to the American Medical Association; and to perform all other needful acts not inconsistent with the constitution of this Association.

ART. 68. Every County Society shall appoint annually two Delegates to represent the views and interests of its members in the State Association.

ART. 69. Every County Society shall transmit annually to the State Association through its Delegates: 1st. The annual contribution of one dollar from each member of such County Society. 2d. The Report of the Secretary of such County Society of the roll of its officers and members, giving names and postoffices in full, together with anything of interest which may have occurred in the Society during the year. 3d. Such essays on medical or surgical topics, and such reports of cases as may be esteemed of sufficient importance to be submitted to the consideration of the State Association.

ART. 70. Every County Medical Society shall have a Board of Censors, consisting of three or five of its most honored and trusted members; and these Boards of Censors shall have it in special charge to do three things, namely:

ART. 71. 1st. To make a register of all the practitioners of medicine in their respective counties who hold diplomas of reputable medical colleges, and who are in good standing, and to publish the same; and the courtesies of the profession as to consultation, etc., shall not be accorded to any practitioner whose name is not registered.

ART. 72. 2d. To examine all persons hereafter proposing to study medicine in their respective counties; and no practitioner shall receive as a student of medicine any one who does not hold a certificate of having passed a favorable preliminary examination of the Board of Censors of his county.

ART. 73. 3d. To examine carefully every person who proposes hereafter to commence the practice of medicine in their respective counties, provided such person holds the diploma of

a reputable medical college. The names of such as pass a favorable examination shall be entered on the Register of Physicians for the county, and they shall be admitted to all the privileges of the profession; but such as pass an unfavorable examination, shall not receive professional recognition.

ART. 74. But if any person so proposing to begin the practice of medicine in any county, holds the diploma of the Board of Censors of the State Association, he shall be registered, without examination, by the County Board of Censors.

ART. 75. The Register of Physicians for the several counties shall be published annually, in such way as the several County Societies shall direct, for the information of the profession and the public.

ART. 76. Compliance with the requirements of Articles 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, and 76, shall be left to the discretion of the several County Societies during a period of ten years, reckoned from the date of the adoption of this constitution.

ARR. 77. The County Societies shall all consider themselves bound to abide by the decision of the majority of the members at any annual session of the State Association, whether the votes of their own delegates be recorded in that majority or not. ART. 78. Every county society, within whose bounds the State Association shall determine to hold any annual session, shall make all necessary arrangements for the same.

SECTION XV.-Business of the Association.

ART. 79. The Association shall hold one session every year at such time and place as a majority of votes may determine; Provided, however, that the Association shall not meet at any one place for two consecutive years.

ART. 80. The general order of business at the annual sessions of the Association shall be as follows, namely:

1. The registration of delegates and counsellors in attendance. This can be mostly done under the supervision of the officers before the Association is called to order.

2. Formal opening of the session, including: call to order by the President; prayer; address of the Committee of Arrangements; and the annual message of the President.

3. The Annual Reports of the Vice-Presidents in the order of their seniority.

4. Reports of the Secretary, the Treasurer, and Special Committees.

5. Motions, resolutions, and miscellaneous business.

6. Essays of the Regular Reporters in alphabetical order of Reporters' names.

7. Medical Essays and Reports sent up from County Societies.

8. Volunteer Essays and Reports submitted by permission of the Association.

9. The Omnibus Discussion.

10. The Report of the Board of Censors.

11.

Motions, resolutions and miscellaneous business. 12. Revision of the Roll of the County Societies.

13. Revision of the Roll of Counsellors.

14. Revision of the Roll of Correspondents.

15. Election and installation of officers.

16. Unfinished and neglected business. 17. Adjournment.

ART. 81. The order of business laid down in Article 79 may be suspended at any time by a vote of two-thirds of the members present.

SECTION XVI.-Offenses and Punishments.

ART. 82. Every member who shall be guilty of unprofessional conduct, by violation of the Code of Ethics, or of any gross immorality, or conduct unbecoming a gentleman, shall be expelled from the Association, and shall forfeit all professional recognition and courtesy; or, if the case is not sufficient to justify expulsion, he shall be subjected to such censure as the Association may think warranted by the circumstances.

ART. 83. All charges of unprofessional conduct, or of any malfeasance, against any member or officer of the Association, shall be made to the President in writing, and shall be authenticated by the signature of at least two members of the Association.

ART. 84. All such charges shall be read by the Secretary at the annual session of the Association; and shall be spread on the minutes, and then referred to the Board of Censors for investigation.