Volume 1

The South African medical directory...including the medical practitioners and dentists...and the medical officers of the naval and military forces...also the hospitals, asylums and medical societies in South Africa.

Date:
1896
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Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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    of tho Colonial Medical Council [or Colonial Pharmacy B^>ard au the case may be,] I vote for of and of to he members of the Colonial Medical Council [or Colonial Pharmacy Board, as the case may be,] for the period expiring on the day of 18 Signed Voting pnpors may be sent per post; cannot be accepted after four o’clock p.m.; signature must be attested by a J.l>. Number of votes. (6) The said written paper may be delivered through the post, but no paper shall be accepted or counted which has not been delivered at the place appointed by such notice its aforesaid liefore four o’clock in the afternoon of the day fixed by that notice, or unless the signature to such paper is attested as genuine by some Justice of the Peace. (c) Any person entitled to vote at such election may vote for as many candidates as there are members to be elected. Person having majority of votes to be elected: person appointed to open and count votes shall certify number to Colonial Secretary. In case of equality, Colo- nial Secretary to have casting vote. Term of ofiBloe of members of the Council or Board to be fixed by Gover- nor. Governor may remove any member or any member may resign. Mode of proce- dure in case of removal, death, or resignation of any member. Governor to fix day of first meeting of first Council and first Board. At such meeting members pre- sent shall elect a president of the Council and a president of the Board, who shall hold ofiBce during member- ship. Rights and powers of den- tist member at meetings of Council (c?) Such person as is in snb-section (a) mentioned shall open and count the said tvritten papers and the duly qualified person or persons, who shall have the greatest number of votes, shall upon hLs certi- ficate addressed to the Colonial Secretary be, by notice in the Gazette, appointed members of the Council or Board as the case may be. (e) In case of an equality of votes the Colonial Secretary shall have a casting vote. 9. The members of the Council or Board shall be nominated or elected as the case may be for such term not exceeding five years as the Governor shall think fit and shall specify in such notice as is provided in the last preceding section, and the Governor may at will, by notice in the Gazette, remove any nominated member and, at the request of the Council or Board, as the case may be, may, if satisfied that due cause exists for such removal, by like notice remove any elected member, and any member may resign by letter addressed to the President of the Council, or Board, as the case may be, and upon the removal, death or resignation of any member, some other qualified person shall be nominated or elected in manner hereinbefore provided for the residue of the said term, but it shall be lawful for the Council, or Board, as the case may be, during such vacancy, to exercise the powers hereinafter mentioned. 10. The first meeting of the first Council and the first meeting of the first Board shall take place upon a day or days to be fixed by the Governor in the notice appointing the elected members as aforesaid, and at such meetings or any adjournment thereof, the members of the Council and of the Board respectively then present shall elect from among themselves a President of the Colonial MedicM Council and a President of the Colonial Pharmacy Board, and the person elected to either of the said offices shall hold the same during the continuance of his membership of the Council or Board, as the case may be. 11. The dentist appointed as a member of the Cormcil as aforesaid shall be entitled to be present at all meetings of the Council, but unless such dentist be also a qualified medical practitioner shall not be entitled to take part in the dis- cussion of or to vote upon any question or matter brought before the Council unless it be by resolution of the majority determined to be a question or matter relating to dentistry or dental surgery ; provided that such dentist shall, however, be qualified to vote for the election of some other member as President of the Council. Council and lionrd to make rules and regu- lations for the conduct of the business of its meetings. 12. The Council and Board respectively m.ay, from time to time, make such rules and regulations, to be approved of and published as in this Act is provided, as to the times and places of the meetings of tho Council or Bo.ard, the mode of summoning the same, and the general regulation of business as .sh.all seem expedient, and in the absence of any rule or regulation as to the summoning of meetings, the