The several officers to be appointed annually, by a general meeting of members convened for that purpose, at whichever of the provincial towns may be appointed, the place of such meeting being prospectively notified each year.
At this meeting shall be presented a report, prepared by the secretaries, of the general state of the Association, its proceedings, and pecuniary accounts; the report to be afterwards printed, and a copy supplied to every member.
The office of president to be honorary, and conferred on some senior physician or surgeon of eminence, resident in any of the provincial towns comprised in the circle of the Association.
The two secretaries to be resident in Worcester, the place of publication, their duties being to attend to the printing of the transactions, and correct the press; to be present at the meetings of the council, and keep the minutes thereof; correspond with the individual members, and to receive, and submit to the council, all papers transmitted for publication: also to keep the financial accounts of the Association.
The council to consist of ——— members, to be selected from the principal provincial towns; who may be considered as representatives of the Association in their respective districts.
The council, with whom must rest the chief responsibility of publication, to have full power of deciding on all papers transmitted for publication; and the consent of three of its members must be obtained before any paper can be published. It shall also be the duty of the council to
