meet-,
ings, candidates were examined and licensed.
The society thus organized continued in full life and vigor until
about the year 1824. Dissertations and addresses on medical sub-
jects, under appointment for that purpose, were read ; difficult and
uncommon cases of disease and their treatment reported by the
members ; new members admitted, candidates examined and ap-
proved by the censors received diplomas, taxes were assessed,
a library collected and delegates regularly elected to the State
Society. In 1822, the State Society commenced a series of resolu-
tions proposing measures for the regulation of the County Societies.
One rec|uiring the County Societies to make an annual report of
the "diseases prevalent in the County during the year," " under
a penalty of five dollars fine on failure ; " one prescribing new
qualifications for the admission of candidates for license; and
anotherafiixing a penalty of five dollars for a neglect of the County
Society to "send their proceedings to the State Society, annually,
as required by law ; " also a regulation respecting the dismission
or withdrawing of members from the County Societies.
These proceedings were not received vrith much favor by this
County Society ; and at the annual meeting in December, 1824,
a committee was appointed to take into consideration the proceed-
ings of the State Society, and "report some plan of management for
our Library." At an adjourned meeting, the committee reported,
recommending a dissolution of their connection with the State
Society ; and another committee was appointed to confer with the
other County Societies on the subject. At a meeting in June,
1825, a resolution was passed instructing the delegates to request
the State Society to " petition