ACT OF INCORPORATION

INCORPORATING THE CONNECTICUT PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION.

Resolved by this Assembly:

Section 1. That the present members of the Connecticut Pharmaceutical Association, and all others who shall hereafter become members be and they are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate by the name of "The Connecticut Pharmaceutical Association," with all the rights and privileges provided in Section 1,906 of the General Statutes.

Section 2.

Said Corporation may hold real estate as provided in Section 1,906, not exceeding $5,000 in value.

Section 3. The present officers of the Association shall perform their respective duties as officers of said Corporation, until said Corporation shall elect such officers as may be deemed necessary.

Approved April 24, 1889.

SPECIAL MEETING

At a special meeting held in New Haven, March 7, 1890, on motion it was

Voted, That the Connecticut Pharmaceutical Association accept the Act of Incorporation, approved April 24, 1889, House Joint Resolution, 15. 134, and continue our organization under said act.

CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS

OF THE

Connecticut

Pharmaceutical Association.

CONSTITUTION.

ARTICLE I.

Title.

This Association shall be called The Connecticut Pharmaceutical Association.

ARTICLE II.

Objects.

The objects of this Association shall be to secure co-operation and concert of action in the advancement and diffusion of a knowledge of pharmacy and its collateral branches of science, and to promote the elevation of the professional character of, and to facilitate an open and fraternal intercourse between its members.

ARTICLE III.

Members.

Section 1. This Association shall consist of active, honorary and associate members.

Sec. 2. Any adult person of good moral and professional standing, residing or doing business in this State, who has been actively engaged in the practice of pharmacy for four years or more in a wholesale or retail store where medicines are dispensed, all graduates of colleges of pharmacy, licentiates of boards of pharmacy, teachers and professors of botany, materia medica, chemistry and pharmacy, and of such sciences as are collateral with our profession; and chemists, whether in business for themselves, employed by another, or retired from business, are eligible for membership.

Sec. 3. Pharmacists, chemists, and other scientific men who may be thought worthy of the distinction, may be elected honorary members. They shall not, however, be required to contribute to the funds, nor shall they be eligible to office or vote at the meetings.

Sec. 4. Any adult person of good moral character residing in this or another state and doing business with the pharmacists of this state as a traveling salesman is eligible for election as an associate member under the regulations defined in the by-laws providing for the admission of such associate members.

ARTICLE IV.
Officers.

The officers of this Association shall be a President, two Vice-Presidents, a Secretary and a Treasurer, all of whom shall be elected annually, by ballot, and shall hold office until the election of their successors.

ARTICLE V.

Duties of Officers.

Section 1. The President shall preside at all meetings of the Association, enforcing a due observance of the Constitution and all laws enacted by the Association; call special meetings whenever he may deem it necessary, or at the written request of five members; present at each annual meeting a report of the operations of the Association, and perform all duties pertaining to the office.

Sec. 2. The First Vice-President shall, in the absence of the President, perform the duties of that officer; in his absence, the Second VicePresident; and in the absence of both, a President, pro tempore, shall be appointed.

Sec. 3. The Secretary shall keep a record of all the proceedings of the Association, a list of the names, residence, and date of entrance of each member, and read all communications handed him by the President for that purpose; shall conduct all correspondence of the Association; notify members of special committees of their appointment, giving the associate members' and chairman's name; notify each member of the time and place of all meetings of the Association, at least ten days in advance. He shall, under the direction of the Executive Committee, edit, publish and distribute the Proceedings of the Association, furnishing one copy to each member.

Amend Article V, Section 3, of the Constitution to read:

He shall receive annually the sum of one hundred dollars ($100.00) as salary and in addition an allowance of fifty dollars ($50.00) for clerical services and also the amount of his expenses incident to his attendance at each annual meeting of this Association and also to that of the American Pharmaceutical Association.

Sec. 4. The Treasurer shall have charge of all the funds of the Association, for which he shall be personally responsible; collect all moneys due the Association, pay all bills when ordered and countersigned by the President; render a full report at each annual meeting

and report the state of the treasury whenever called upon by the President or Executive Committee.

Amend Article V, Section 4, of the Constitution to read :

He shall receive annually the sum of seventy-five ($75.00) as salary and the amount of his expenses incident to his attendance at each annual meeting.

He shall furnish an acceptable bond to the Association in the sum of two thousand dollars ($2,000.00), the expense of said bond to be borne by the Association.

ARTICLE VI.
Meetings.

The annual meeting of the Association shall be held at such date in June and at such place as shall be designated by the Executive Committee. The Association shall be called to order on the first day of the meeting at 11 A. M. and the sessions shall continue throughout two days, at such hours as the Association may direct.

ARTICLE VII.

Committees.

Section 1. The President shall, before the close of each annual meeting, appoint the following Standing Committees, each to consist of five members: Executive Committee. Committee on Progress of Pharmacy and Queries.

Sec. 2. The Executive Committee, of which the Secretary shall be, ex-officio, a member, shall have charge of the revision of the roll, the investigation of applicants for membership, and the publication of the Proceedings. They shall report at each meeting a revised roll of the members, with appropriate notes of deceased members; also, the names of any who, having become disconnected with the Association otherwise than by death, refuse to return their certificates of membership as provided by this Constitution and By-Laws, and have charge of all busi. ness not otherwise assigned.

Sec. 3. The Committee on the Progress of Pharmacy and Queries shall report annually to the Association on the improvements in Chemistry, practical Pharmacy, and the collateral branches, and of new works bearing upon these subjects, and near the close of each annual meeting a proper number of questions of scientific and practical interest, the answers to which may advance the interests of pharmacy, and shall procure the acceptance of as many questions for investigation as may be practicable, the replies to be presented before the next succeeding annual meeting.

ARTICLE VIII.

By-Laws.

This Association may establish, for its further government and regulations, such By-Laws as it may deem proper and necessary, which do not conflict with this Constitution.