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The Transactions of the American Medical Association (1874)
The Transactions of the American Medical Association - 1874 Author:American Medical Association Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: MINUTES OF THE JUDICIAL COUNCIL. The Judicial Council met June 2d, 1874, at 9.15 o'clock A. M., at the office of Dr. Wm. Brodie, No. 6i Lafayette Avenue, D... more »etroit, Michigan. The members present were Drs. Davis, Morgan, Askew, Bart- Lett, Gale, Lilly, Todd, Brodie, Dunlap, Howard, and Ben- Ham. There being a majority of the members of the Judicial Council present, a permanent organization was effected by Dr. Bartlett moving that we proceed to ballot for a President of the Council; on motion of Dr. Benham, pending the balloting, it was decided that a majority of the members present should constitute a sufficient number for election to said office. Dr. N. S. Davis, of Illinois, was unanimously chosen President, and on motion of Dr. Morgan, Dr. S. N. Benham, of Pennsylvania, was unanimously chosen Secretary. Dr. Bartlett moved that seven members constitute a quorum of the Judicial Council to transact business. Carried. Dr. Lilly moved that it require a vote of two-thirds of those present to constitute a Judicial decision. Dr. Davis, Chairman of subcommittee on the Revision of the Code of Ethics, then read the following report. (See Minutes, p. 28 ) On motion of Dr. Bartlett the report of the Committee was received. Dr. Morgan moved that the report of the Committee be adopted. After considerable debate on the subject by Drs. Gale, Todd, Bartlett, Benham, Dunlap, and Howard, the motion was carried. The Council then proceeded to investigate the charges and counter-charges presented in the case of the " Bay County Medical Society." Dr. Landon, delegate from the " New" Society, and Dr. Tuppen, delegate from the "Regular" Society, were thoroughly examined ns to the organization and working of their respective VOL. XXV.—7 societies: after hearing the opposi...« less