Annals of the Medical Society of the County of Albany, 1806-1851 : with biographical sketches of deceased members / by Sylvester D. Willard.

  • Medical Society of the County of Albany (N.Y.)
Date:
1864
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Annals of the Medical Society of the County of Albany, 1806-1851 : with biographical sketches of deceased members / by Sylvester D. Willard. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library at Yale University.

    78/392
    the President of the board to which he belongs, certifying that the person hath commenced his studies with him, and whereas, in consequence of a misunderstanding with re- gard to the time of the taking effect of this section, phy- sicians have in many instances neglected to comply with its requisitions, and whereas the censors of county medi- cal societies cannot license students when certificates have not been so filed, therefore, Resolved, That a committee be appointed to draught a memorial to the legislature praying for the relief of those medical students whose certificates have not been filed ac- cording to the provision of the 1st section of the act above recited. The following was offered as a substitute to the resolu- tion by Dr. Wendell. Resolved, That a committee be appointed to solicit the State Medical Society to petition the legislature for an ex- planation on the above act. The Society after a considerable conversation took the question on the substitute and rejected it. A division be- ing called for, it was decided in the negative as follows: For the neg. Drs. Beck, March, Treat, Staats, Viets, Van OLinda, Webster, Wing, and J. W. Bay. For the affirm. Drs. Eights, James, Clement, Spalding, and Wen- dell. The question was then taken on the resolution and car- ried. The President appointed Drs. Beck, March, and Webster as a committee. The Society then proceeded to the election of officers for the ensuing year. Dr. William Bay Was elected President. Dr. Jonathan Eights, Vice-President. Dr. Wm. Humphrey, Secretary. Dr. B. P. Staats, Treasurer. Dr. P. Williams, Librarian. *