THIRD DAY. MORNING SESSION. Association convened at 9 A.M., and opened with prayer by Rev. Mr. Smith. The report of the Judicial Council in reference to Art. VII. of the Constitution is as follows: The Judicial Council interprets the meaning of Art. VII. of the Constitution as follows: Each member of the Texas State Medical Association who is in good standing shall be entitled to one vote, and if he be also a delegate from a Society or College, properly authorized, shall be entitled to an additional vote. County Medical Associations shall be entitled to send two delegates for the first ten members, and one for each five additional members. Medical Colleges conforming to the ethics governing this Association, chartered by the State, and having seven or more Professors, shall be entitled to two delegates. Believing that Art. VII. is so vague and indefinite that it does not express the meaning that was intended by the framers of the Constitution, and that it is important and right to be permanently and properly interpreted, the Judicial Council asks that a committee of three be appointed to draft an article to take the place of Art. VII., and which shall conform with the interpretation. W. A. ARCHER, Secretary. M. H. OLIVER, President. Drs. D. F. Stuart, S. F. Starley and S. D. Thruston were appointed, in conformity with the recommendations of the Judicial Council, and made the following report: To the President of the Texas State Medical Association : Your committee, to whom was referred the interpretation of Art. VII. of the Constitution, have had the same under consideration, and recommend the above of the Judicial Council be held as the permanent interpretation of said article. The hour (10 a. m.) having arrived for considering the question of chartering and incorporating the Texas State Medical Association, the following resolution was introduced and referred to the Judicial Council, after much discussion: WHEAEAS, It is believed that, to make the Texas State Medical Association an incorporated and chartered institution, will increase its usefulness and place it upon a more solid and enduring basis, therefore Resolved, That a committee of five members be appointed to procure the incorporation of, and a charter for, the Texas State Medical Association, embodying all the privileges of and responsibilities arising from such incorporation. Resolved, That the Nominating Committee be required to appoint this committee and that it (the committee) report at the next annual meeting. W. A. ARCHER, M. H. OLIVER, J. C. B. RENFRO, L. J. RUSSELL, E. J. BEALL, C. F. PAINE, W. F. STARLEY, W. P. POWEll, The following resolution was introduced by Dr. J. C. B. Renfro, and adopted: Resolved, That the members of the Texas State Medical Association desire information regarding the Medical Department of the University of Texas. As two of the Board of Regents of the University are present, we would like to hear from them on the subject. Dr. Ashbel Smith, President of the Board of Regents, was then introduced, and spoke to the resolution, stating in brief, that the State, so far, has not furnished the means for establishing the Medical Depart ment. The following telegram was read: LAMPASAS, TEX., April 23, 1884. Col. Geo. M. Snodgrass will be very glad to give the members of the State Medical Association transportation on the G. C. & S. Fe R'y., from Belton to Lampasas and return, by special coaches. W. NYDER, Agt. The generous and kind offer was accepted, and it was understood as many members as could and would take the excursion, would go on the 4 p. m. train to-morrow. SECRETARY'S REPORT. BELTON, TEX., April 22d, 1884. Dr. A. P. Brown, President Texas State Medical Associatiou: SIR-I take pleasure in stating that the Texas State Medical Association is in a state of prosperity and gives assurance of great usefulness and a high standing in the profession. The regular correspondence through the year has been more, probably, than any preceding year. A number of medical journals have printed complimentary notices of the Association and of the transactions for the year 1883. The printing of 400 copies of the Transactions by the Publishing Committee (as alluded to in their report), and for paper and twine and postage on same, cost $343.40 The incidental expenses of the Secretary, including postage, paper, envelopes, express, and printing and mailing 1,000 copies of the President's Circular Address, amounts to $48.90. Total expenditures, $392.30. TREASURER'S REPORT. HOUSTON, TEX., April 20, 1884. $489 71 (Dr. J. Larendon, Treasurer, in account with Texas State Medical Association :) 1883. DR. April 28th, To balance on hand last report.. 15.00 5 00-$1,395 71 $ 600 200 00 100 00 40 55 2 10 100 00 Treasurer's salary. W. J. Burt... C. H. Wilkinson. W. J. Burt, for Transactions. 66 postage and money-order fees. 240 00 4 55 202 51 -$1,395 71 deposit in Houston Savings Bank.. 500 00— On motion of Dr. J. H. Sears, the report was adopted and $150 00 given him as a compliment. The committee appointed to prepare a bill to regulate the practice of medicine, through the Chairman, Dr. Cupples, made their report. They recommended the adoption of the following bill, which was read by Dr. F. E. Daniel, a member of said committee, by request of the Chairman, and submitted. A BILL TO REGULATE THE PRACTICE OF MEDICINE IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. Be it Enacted, By the Legislature of the State of Texas: SECTION 1. That no person shall practice medicine in the State of Texas unless he shall have received a license to practice, and shall have registered the same as hereinafter provided. SEC. 2. That there shall be established Boards of Censors in the State of Texasone board in each Congressional District-whose duty it shall be to examine into the qualifications of applicants for such license. SEC. 3. That the Boards of Censors in each district shall be composed of two practicing physicians, resident of that district, appointed by the Governor, upon recommendation of the Texas State Medical Association, and confirmed by the Senate; and if the Senate be not in session at that time, they may be confirmed at the next session thereof. In case the members of said board shall differ in their opinion as to the qualifications of any applicant, the record of the examination herein after provided for, shall be forwarded to the Secretary of the State Board of Health, who shall decide between them, and shall issue or withhold the license, as the case may be. SEC. 4. That examinations for license shall be in writing, and each Board of Censors, in their examination for license to practice medicine, shall be governed by such rules and regulations as shall be prescribed by the State Board of Health; provided, said board shall not discriminate against any applicant on account of the system of practice he may advocate, and the State Board of Health shall have jurisdiction in cases of appeal from any decision of the Board of Censors. Any applicant for license whose application has been endorsed “unfavorable,” may appeal from such decision to the State Board, provided such appeal is claimed by the applicant by a notice in writing, lodged with the Secretary of the State Board of Health within thirty days from the decision of the Board of Censors. The State Board shall decide such appeals on the written examination filed with the Secretary at the meeting succeeding the filing of the notice of appeal. SEC. 5. That applicants for license nnder this act shall make their applications in writing, stating, Ist, name in full; 2d, nativity and age; 3d, residence and postoffice;. 4th, time spent in professional studies; 5th, physician or preceptor under whom studies were pursued, with postoffice address; 6th, courses of medical lectures attended; 7th, name of medical schools attended; 8th, if a graduate, name of college granting diploma; 9th, time spent in hospital, if any; 10th, time of practice, if any; 11th, school of practice chosen; 12th, references as to character. SEC. 6. That applicants for license shall be examined only on the following branches of Medicine, viz: Anatomy, Chemistry, Obstetrics, Materia Medica and Therapeutics, Physiology, Pathology, Surgery and Hygiene. SEC. 7. That applicants for license shall deposit with their application each a fee of $15.25 (fifteen dollars and twenty-five cents), fifteen of which shall be appropriated to the uses of the Board of Censors as their remuneration, and out of which the expenses of advertising the time and place of meetings of said Boards of Censors, as is hereinafter provided, shall be paid, and twenty-five cents of said fee shall be forwarded to the Secretary of the State Board of Health as a fee for services hereinafter provided for. SEC. 8. That an applicant for license, whose examination proves satisfactory to the Board of Censors, shall have a certificate to that effect furnished him by the Board of Censors, which certificate shall entitle him to practice medicine in the State of Texas for thirty days from the date thereof, and it shall be the duty of the Board of Censors to endorse the application “Favorable,” and forward it together with the record of the examination, with twenty-five cents, to the Secretary of the State Board of Health, who shall register said application in a book kept for that purpose, and file it for future reference. SEC. 9. That in case a favorable endorsement is given the application, the State Board of Health, through their Secretary, shall forward at once to the applicant a license to practice medicine in the State of Texas, and such license shall bear upon its face all the statements that appear upon the application, and shall be signed by the Secretary and sealed with the seal of the State Board of Health. SEC. 10. That in case the examination of an applicant proves unsatisfactory to the Board of Censors, his application, endorsed "Unfavorable," shall be returned to him, together with fifteen dollars of the fee of fifteen dollars and twenty-five cents, which has been deposited by the applicant on presenting his application, and the twenty-five cents shall be forwarded to the Secretary of the State Board of Health as his fee for recording the application and result of the examination, a transcript of which examination shall be sent him at the same time. SEC. II. That in case the Board of Censors are unable to decide as to the qualifications of any applicant, and the record of his examination shall have been forwarded to the Secretary of the State Board of Health as heretofore provided, the fee of fifteen dollars and twenty-five cents shall be retained by said Board of Censors until the decision of the Secretary of the State Board of Health is announced; in case it is unfavorable, the fee to be disposed of as provided for in the preceding sections of this act—that is, fifteen dollars of the fee is to be returned to the applicant, with the application endorsed unfavorable, and the twenty-five cents to be the fee of the Secretary of the State Board of Health. SEC. 12. That every person holding a license to practice medicine shall have a transcript of the same recorded in the office of the District Clerk of the county in which he resides, in a book kept for that purpose, and the District Clerk shall attach to said license his certificate of record, and the clerk shall be entitled to a fee of one dollar, to be paid by said licentiate; provided, that if a license be not so presented for record in sixty days from its date, said license shall be void and of no effect. SEC. 13. That when a licensed practitioner of medicine changes his residence into a county other than that in which his license is recorded, said license must be recorded as at first, in the office of the District Clerk of the county in which he intends to reside, before he can engage in the practice of medicine in his new location, a certificate of which record shall be furnished by the District Clerk to the Secretary of the State Board of Health, for which service the Clerk shall be entitled to a fee of one dollar. SEC. 14. That physicians living in other States near the borders of the State of Texas, engaged in the practice of medicine, whose practice extends into the State of Texas, shall obtain license to practice in this State in the same manner as is required of resident physicians, said license to be recorded in the office of the Clerk of the District Court in the county or counties in which they practice in this State, and this act shall not be construed so as to prevent physicians or surgeons from other States from treating cases in this State in charge of regular licentiates of this State. SEC. 15. That in case a license is lost, upon application, accompanied by a fee of |