Medical Jurisprudence, Volume 3 (of 3)Paris, John Ayrton
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Medical Jurisprudence, Volume 3 (of 3)
Paris, John Ayrton
Medical laws and legislation -- Great Britain
And be it further enacted, That in case, at any time of election there
shall not be found a sufficient number of Fellows qualified or willing
to act as Commissioners, the said President and Fellows are hereby
required, upon every such deficiency, to elect one or more from among
the Licenciates to supply the same.
And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That as often as
any of the Commissioners, to be elected as aforesaid, shall die, or
refuse to act, the said President is hereby required to call a meeting
of the said Fellows, within fourteen days next after such death or
refusal shall be known to the said President, in order to elect a
Commissioner in the room of every Commissioner who shall so die, or
refuse to act; and every Commissioner so to be elected, shall be, and is
hereby vested with the same power and authority, in all respects
whatsoever, as the Commissioner in whose place he shall be chosen was
vested with.
And be it further enacted, That every person who shall be elected a
Commissioner to act within the cities of _London_ and _Westminster_, and
within seven miles of the same, and within the county of _Middlesex_, as
aforesaid, shall, within ten days after such election, take the
following Oath; (that is to say),
I _A. B._ do swear, That I will faithfully and impartially execute all
the trusts committed unto me, by virtue of an Act of Parliament, made
in the Fourteenth year of the reign of King _George_ the Third,
intituled, _An Act for regulating Mad-houses_; and that I will not,
directly or indirectly, give notice, or cause notice to be given to
the Keeper, or person having the care of any house or place licensed
for the reception of Lunaticks, of the time of visitation of such
house or place.
_So help me_ GOD.
Which Oath it shall and may be lawful for the President of the College
of Physicians for the time being to administer to every such
Commissioner, so to be elected as aforesaid, upon the day he shall be so
elected, or within ten days afterwards: And in case any person who shall
be elected a Commissioner as aforesaid, and who shall be summoned by the
President of the said College to attend the said President to take the
said oath, at such time as shall be mentioned in such summons, shall
refuse or neglect to attend, or attending, shall refuse to take the said
oath, he shall forfeit and pay the sum of Five Pounds, to be applied to
the use of the said College.
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