The act of incorporation and by-laws of the Philadelphia Medical Society, instituted 1789.

Date:
Dec. 1824
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Credit: The act of incorporation and by-laws of the Philadelphia Medical Society, instituted 1789. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Vj » THE a OP THE PHILADELPHIA MEDICAL SOCIETY. Whereas, by an act of the general assembly of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, passed the sixth day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety-one, entitled, An Act, to confer on certain associations of the citizens of this commonwealth, the powers and immunities of corpor- ations, or bodies politic in law, it is enacted, That when any number of persons, citizens of this com- monwealth are associated, or mean to associate, for any literary, charitable, or for any religious purpose; and shall be desirous to acquire and enjoy the immu- nities of a corporation or a body politic in law, it shall, and may be lawful for such persons to prepare an instrument in writing, therein specifying the ob- jects, articles, conditions, name, style, or title, under which they have associated, or mean to associate, and the same to exhibit and present to the Attorney-Ge- neral of the commonwealth for the time being, for his perusal and approbation, and afterwards to the Su- preme Court of said commonwealth, for the perusal and approbation of said court, which, if finally approv- ed, shall be sent with certificates of such approbation to the governor of the commonwealth, in order to be