annual meetings, under the direction of the Council; shall arrange and distribute programs of the annual meeting at least three weeks in advance of the meeting, and shall perform such other duties as are usually assigned to him. Sec. 3. The Treasurer.-The Treasurer shall collect the annual dues from members of the Association. He shall keep his account in bank in the name of the Association; and shall pay out all moneys by check upon receipt of a properly executed order signed by the President or acting President. He shall make an annual report to the Association of his receipts and disbursements, which shall be audited by a committee appointed by the President. Sec. 4. Duties of the Council.-The Chairman of the Council shall preside at the regular annual conferences of the Association in the absence of the President, or upon the request of the President that he do so. It shall be the duty of the Council to take charge of the business of the Association in the interim of its meetings; to make nominations for officers; to fill vacancies that occur between meetings; to publish the report of the proceedings; to fix the annual dues; to arrange for the program and order of business; to nominate new Commissions and individuals for membership, and to select and invite guests. The Secretary of the Association shall be the Secretary of the Council. The Council shall have a right to exclude from the transactions of the Association any paper which it considers unsuitable for publication. Article VIII. Section 1. Amendments Amendments to the Constitution and By-Laws may be made by two-thirds vote of the registered delegates and individual members at any annual session, provided such amendments shall have been presented in an open meeting at the annual session and shall have been sent officially to each component Commission and each individual member at least two months before the next succeeding session, at which final action shall be taken. BY-LAWS Chapter I. Membership Section. 1. Delegates. Each component Medical Milk Commission shall be entitled to elect three delegates to the annual session. Delegates shall be entitled to all the privileges of the Association. Sec. 2. Individual Members.-Individual members shall be entitled to all the privileges of the Association. Sec. 3. Guests. Any distinguished physician, educator in medical sanitation, or dairy hygienist may become a guest during any annual session, upon invitation of the Council, and shall be accorded the privilege of participating in all scientific work of that session. Any component Commission may nominate a distinguished physician, educator in medical sanitation, or dairy hygienist to the Council to receive an invitation from that body to be a guest of the Association at its annual conference. Invitations to such nominees shall be extended by said Secretary with approval of the Council. Sec. 4. Each delegate and individual member in attendance at each annual session shall enter his name on a registration card to be provided by the Secretary, and in the case of a delegate, he shall indicate thereon the component Commission he represents. When his membership has been verified, he shall receive a badge as an indication of his registration. No delegate nor individual member shall take part in any of the discussions of the annual sessions until the dues of the individual member, or, in the case of the delegate, the dues of the Commission which he represents, shall have been paid and he shall have complied with the other provisions of this section. Chapter II. Sessions Section 1. The Association shall hold an annual session, meeting at a point selected by the Council. Sec. 2. Meetings of the Council shall be held the day immediately preceding the annual session, at a time and place to be selected by the Chairman. The Chairman of the Council shall call special meetings of the Council when petitioned to do so by five of its members. Chapter III. General Meetings Section 1. The General Meetings shall include all registered delegates, individual members, and guests. Each general meeting shall be presided over by the President, or in his absence or disability, or at his request, by the Chairman of the Council. Sec. 2. Except by special vote, the order of business, papers and discussions, reports of committees, etc., as set forth in the program shall be followed until completed. Sec. 3. No address or paper presented to the Association shall occupy more than fifteen minutes in its delivery, and no member shall speak longer than five minutes in discussion, and not more than once on any subject, except by two-thirds vote of the members present. Sec. 4. All papers before the Association shall be its property and may be published in the annual volume of its transactions. Chapter IV. Delegates Section 1. Election of the officers and members of Council shall be held on the first afternoon of each annual session. In accordance with the provisions of the Constitution, nominations for these offices must be submitted by the Council, but additional nominations may be made from the floor of the meeting. All elections shall be by secret ballot, and the majority of the votes cast shall be necessary to elect. Sec. 2. A majority of the registered delegates and individual members shall constitute a quorum. Chapter V. Committees Section 1. Standing Committees of the Association shall be as follows: Medical Examination of Employees. Chemical Standards. Bacteriological Standards. Veterinary Inspections. Section 1. Chapter VI. Annual Dues The annual dues for Commissions and individ ual members shall be fixed by the Council from year to year in accordance with the needs of the Treasury. List of Medical Milk Commissions in the ALABAMA Milk Commission of the Jefferson Co. Medical Society, Birmingham. Milk Commission of the Mobile Co. Medical Society, Mobile. CALIFORNIA Milk Commission of the Alameda Co. Medical Association. Milk Commission of Los Angeles Co. Medical Society. Milk Commission of the San Francisco Co. Medical Society. Chairman, Adelaide Brown, M. D., 240 Stockton Street, San Francisco. Secretary, E. C. Fleischner, M. D., 350 Post Street, San Francisco. COLORADO Milk Commission of the El Paso Co. Medical Society, Colorado Springs. Chairman, C. F. Gardiner, M. D., Cascade Avenue. CONNECTICUT Milk Commission of the Bridgeport Medical Association, Bridgeport. Milk Commission of the Greenwich Medical Society, Greenwich. Secretary, Edward Parker, M. D. Milk Commission of the Hartford Co. Medical Society, Hartford. Milk Commission of the Stamford Medical Association, Stamford. |