Regulations of the New Rupture Society; instituted May 15, 1804, ... for the relief of both sexes afflicted with herniary complaints and prolapses.

Date:
1812
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Credit: Regulations of the New Rupture Society; instituted May 15, 1804, ... for the relief of both sexes afflicted with herniary complaints and prolapses. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    3. Non-stibscribers, and subscribers being six calendar months in arrear, shall not be entitled to vote at any election, nor any new governor whose subscription shall not have been paid previous to the declaration of the vacancy. 4. The patron, vice-patrons, president, and vice- presidents, members of parliament, and such sub- scribers as have contributed fifteen guineas within one year, ladies, and subscribers who are de- clared by their medical attendants to be incapable from sickness of appearing personally, may appoint in writing any of the other subscribers as their proxies to vote at elections. 5. In case of any stipendiary office becoming vacant by death, resignation, neglect of duty, or any other cause, and the time for the next ensuing monthly meeting of the committee shall exceed ten days from the period at which such vacancy shall happen, one of the treasurers, or three mem- bers of the committee, within seven days next after such vacancy, shall cause a special meeting of the committee to be convened, giving, at least two days previous notice ; at which meeting such vacancy shall be notified upon the minutes of the committee, and taken into consideration, and the circumstances, if deemed necessary, submitted to the annual general meeting in April, or a special general meeting to be convened for that purpose. 6. When any vacancy shall have been notified by the committee, such vacancy shall be reported to the ensuing annual general meeting, or to any spe- cial general meeting, and a time and place for the election of a new officer shall be appointed to take place in not less than twenty-one days next after the time of the declaration of such vacancy by the general meeting ; public notice thereof being im- mediately given in three of the daily papers, at least