London and Its Environs Described, vol. 6 (of 6): Containing an Account of Whatever is Most Remarkable for Grandeur, Elegance, Curiosity or Use, in the City and in the Country Twenty Miles Round ItAnonymous
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London and Its Environs Described, vol. 6 (of 6): Containing an Account of Whatever is Most Remarkable for Grandeur, Elegance, Curiosity or Use, in the City and in the Country Twenty Miles Round It
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London (England) -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800; London (England) -- Gazetteers -- Early works to 1800
XIV. All bonds, or other securities, for money belonging to the
society, are secured in an iron chest under three different keys, kept
by the vice-president and treasurer for the time being, and a third
person nominated by a general board.
XV. The physicians, surgeons, apothecary, clerk, and matron, are
appointed by the general board; and no addition is to be made to the
salary of the apothecary, clerk, or matron, or any gratuity given
them, without the consent of a general board. The inferior servants
of the house, and tradesmen to be employed, are also appointed by the
weekly board: And any gentleman may be candidate for physician, who has
been educated, and taken his degrees in physick, in any university,
or is a fellow or member of a college of physicians, in Great Britain
or Ireland. A general board is to appoint the day for election of a
treasurer, physician, surgeon, apothecary, clerk, or matron; and the
first weekly board is to appoint a special general board to declare
such vacancy by death or resignation; and in the mean time, the weekly
board is impowered, in case of necessity, to employ such person or
persons to officiate as treasurer, physicians, surgeons, apothecary,
clerk, or matron, as occasion requires, till a proper person is chosen
by a general board.
XVI. When any extraordinary operation in surgery is to be performed,
all surgeons, who are trustees, have liberty to attend.
XVII. Pursuant to the will of a considerable benefactor to this
charity, none but Protestants are at any time to be admitted into any
service or employ in or about this infirmary.
XVIII. A weekly board, consisting of as many trustees as please to
attend, meet at the infirmary every Wednesday; and have power, from
time to time, to make such rules, and give such instructions and
orders, as they find necessary for the immediate direction of the
several officers, servants, and others, employed in this charity; for
the admitting or dismissing of patients; and regulating every thing
relating to the good management of the house: But no new order of the
weekly board is to be of force (if objected to by any two trustees
present,) till it be approved of by the majority at the next weekly
board.
XIX. Two trustees are nominated every Wednesday, by the weekly board,
to be visitors for the ensuing week, who are to attend daily, and
inquire into the behaviour of the officers, servants, and patients, the
quantity and quality of the provisions, and every thing relating to the
oeconomy of the house; and these visitors have power to suspend any
servant for misbehaviour, and to reject such provisions as they shall
find deficient or improper, and provide others in their room, till they
have made their report to the next weekly board.
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