REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE TO REVISE THE PLAN

OF ORGANIZATION.

THE Committee appointed to take into consideration such amendments or alterations in the plan of organization as may tend to remedy existing defects, and increase the efficiency of the Association, upon a careful review of the duty assigned them, respectfully submit the following report:

II. MEMBERS.

In this section, second paragraph, fourth line, insert after the words "United States" the words "from the army and navy."

In fifth paragraph, third line, insert after the word "member," the words "or whose name shall have been, for non payment of dues, dropped from the rolls of the same;" in fifth line (same paragraph) after the word "sentence," read "or disability;" in sixth line, after the word "society" add the following: "Or shall have paid up all arrears of membership; nor shall any person, not a member and supporter of a local medical society, where such a one exists, be eligible to membership in the American Medical Association."

In seventh paragraph, fifth line, strike out the remainder of sentence after the word "by" and insert the words "at least three of the members present, or three of the absent permanent members." In ninth line, after the word "delegates" add the words "except the right to vote."

In eighth paragraph, fifth line, add after the word "delegates," the words "and comply with the requirements of the by-laws of the Association."

In ninth paragraph, third line, insert after the word "must" the words "exhibit his credentials to the proper committee."

III. MEETINGS.

In first paragraph, third line, strike out after the word "shall" the words "never be the same for any two years in succession, and shall."

After the ninth paragraph insert the following new sentence: "Corresponding members shall consist of such medical gentlemen, eminent in their profession, residing out of the United States, as the Association shall, from time to time, elect."

IV. OFFICERS.

In first paragraph, third line, after the word "Treasurer" insert the words "and Librarian." In second line, after the word "Secretary" strike out the article "and." In third line, after the word "Librarian" insert the following new sentence: "The President shall be nominated and ballotted for in open convention, and shall be elected only from those who have attended at least five annual meetings of the Association; and if, on the first ballot, no person receives a majority of the votes cast, the second ballot shall be confined to the three highest on the list; should no choice be then made, the candidate lowest on the list shall then be dropped. In the event of a tie on the third or succeeding ballot, the President shall decide by a casting vote."

In third line, strike out the word "they" and insert the words "the remaining officers."

After eighth paragraph insert a new paragraph as follows: "The Librarian shall receive and preserve all the property in books, pamphlets, journals, and manuscripts, presented to or acquired by the Association; record their title in a book prepared for the purpose, acknowledge the receipt of the same, and he shall also be a member of the Committee of Publication."

V. STANDING COMMITTEES.

In second paragraph, second line, insert after the word "members" the words "of whom the Assistant Secretary shall be one." In third paragraph, first line, strike out the word "and." In second line, after the word "Treasurer" read "and Librarian."

VI. FUNDS AND APPROPRIATIONS.

In first paragraph, fifth line, insert after the word "the" the words delegates and permanent." In same line strike out the word "individual."

VII. PROVISION FOR AMENDMENT.

In the first paragraph, fourth line, strike out the word "members," and insert the word "delegates."

BY-LAWS.

III. STANDING COMMITTEES.

In second paragraph, ninth line, strike out all after the word "resolution."

In third paragraph, fourth line, after the word "receive" insert the word "original." In same line, after the word "any" insert the word "medical.”

In third paragraph, eleventh line, strike out the word "volunteer" and insert the word "original."

In sixth paragraph, second line, after the word "State" insert. "and Territory." In fourth line strike out the words "our country" and insert the words "their respective States and Territories." In same line strike out all after the word "and" and insert the words "shall transmit them to the chairman of this committee, on or before the first of April of each and every year."

V. ASSESSMENTS.

In first paragraph, third line, insert after the word "members" the words "whether attending or not." In fourth line strike out the word "the," and in same line all after the word "expenses" to the end of the sentence.

In second paragraph, first line, strike out all after the word "invitation" and insert the following sentences: "Permanent members not in attendance will transmit their dues to the Treasurer. Any permanent member who shall fail to pay his annual dues for three successive years, unless absent from the country, shall be dropped from the roll of permanent members."

VII. DELEGATES TO FOREIGN MEDICAL SOCIETIES.

In first paragraph, fourth line, after the word "Europe" insert the words "or other foreign countries."

X. OF THE PREVIOUS QUESTION.

When the previous question is demanded it shall take at least twenty members to second it, and when the main question is put under force of the previous question and negatived, the question

shall remain under consideration the same as if the previous question had not been enforced.

The resolution, p. 42 of printed Transactions, referred to this Committee, has been chiefly incorporated into this report.

The resolution of Dr. Hibbard, p. 43 of the printed Transactions, also referred to this Committee, is in their judgment more immediately connected with the ethics of the Association, and they therefore respectfully recommend its reference to the Committee having that subject in charge.

CHRIS. C. COX, Chairman,

J. M. TONER,

J. J. WOODWARD.