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GOVERNORS AND x\PPFiOVCD BY THE CORPO-
RATION OF THE SOCIETY OF THE MONTREAL
GENERAL HOSPIT»\L ON THE 16th MAY 1876
TO WHICH IS PREFIXED A COPY OF THE
ORIGINAL AND OF THE AMENDED CHARTER

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THE

BY-LAWS

OP THB

Jtfortital mtiut

ral |(a$iiital

AMENDED AND FINALLY PASSED

BY THE

GOVERNORS AND 4.PPROVED BY THE CORPO-
RATION OF THE SOCIETY OF THE MONTREAL
GENERAL HOSPITAL, ON THE 16th MAY 1876
TO WHICH IS PREFIXED A COPY OF THE
ORIGINAL AND OP THE AMENDED CHARTER.

PRINTED BY LOVELL PRINTING AND PUBLISHING COMPANY,

St. Nicholas Stheet.
1876.

THE CHARTER,

Granted 30th January, 1823.

BALTIOUSIR, Governor.

GEORGE the FOURTH by the Grace of God of the
United KitKjdam of Great Britain and Ireland, King,
Defender of the Faith.

To all to whom those Presents shall come, Greeting :

WHEREAS our loving subjects, John Hichardson, Petition <rf
William McGillivray, and Samuel Gemard,'on."wima'S''
Esquires, of our City of Montreal, by their humble Kel'J^^*;^''
Petition presented to our Right Trusty and Right ^'**"''""'
Well Beloved Cousin, George, Earl of Dalhousie. our
/ Captain-General and Governor in-chief in and over
Our Province of Lower Canada, and road in Council
for the said Province, on the ninth day of April, in
the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
twenty-two, &\C , among other things in substance set
forth that th>jre had been a subscription set on foot
h} them for the purpose of erecting a General Hospi-
tal in our said City of Montreal; and that sundry
public spirited persons, influenced by principles of
benevolence, have liberally subscribed towards the
same; that, from the manifest utility of such an
Hospital, further contributions and donations may be
expected, if there be an assurance of permanency to
the Institution, and meiais provided for the manage-

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incTit (A its (•onccrtis ; that very (■onsidoral»Io
])r()^ress has been made towards tlio ohjoct in coii-
loniplation, \)y tlio pui'cdiaso of a spacious lot of
ground in a central situation, in the Saint Lawronco
Sul'urhs of the said City, vvhei'con is orocttHl a hir^o
buiidin*^, for the body or centre ])art of the said
Hospital, and auscoptiblo of extension iiereafter
by win/jjs upon a reg'ular j)hin, which buildin;^
is now in a ^tate of advancement towards com-
pletion, that promises eventual success if a (Charter
of Incor[)oration be ol)tained ; and, therefore, the
I'eiitioner.s humbly prayed for Our Letters Patent
fortning a ('orj)oration for the purposes aforesaid:
Whirhin NOVV VVK taking into our Jioyal consideration, the

coiiHiiicnitioii ..J, i- • I 4 I f 1 \ i, .• wi •

of its innutuiai benelicial tcnuoncy ot sucli an Institution, within our
"" ""*" '** said (/ity, calculated tor relieving the distresses of the
indigent, and preserving the lives of many useful
members of the community, arc graciously pleased
to grant the said humble re(juest of our said loving
subjects: KNOW YJ^], therefore, that We, of our
especial grace, certain knowledge, and mere motion,
granted. have willed, given, granted, ordained, constituted and

apj)ointed, and, i^y these presents, for Us, our Heirs
and Successors, do will, give, grant, ordain, constitute,
and a[)point, that Thomas Nsiters, John Molson, John
Eichardson, William McGillivvay, Samuel Gerrard,
John Forsyth, Frederick William li^rinatinger, David
Eoss, Thomas Phillips, Thomas Torrance, John Try,
Geoi-go Garden, Georg ■ Auldjo, Thomas Thain,
Robert Gillespie, Benaiah Gibb, John Molson the
younger, Thomas Molson, William Molson, Isaac
Winslow Clarke, William Hutchinson, Daniel Fisher,
Henry McKenzie, Charles William Grant, James
Millar, Archibald Norman McLeod, Alexander Skakel,
John Torrance, Joseph Chapman, Thomas McCord,
Angus Shaw, James Leslie, Geoi-go Motfat, James

}\o\(\, Rol)i>rt Kronh', William M. Porter, Cliarl«»s
Brooke, Rtn'orcnd .i-thii Betliiiiio, Duvid David, Jolui
Floiniiii^, Saniuol (JaNs Itichanl McdinniH, Janios
Stuart, AloxandcM" Tliaiii, Cliarlcs II. (^ijdiMi, Thomas
JJiisliy, Ai)iior Bat;^'. ('harlos F. Han croft, John Hlaiii,
Jox'ph Hecktit, William Caldwi-ll, lloiiry ('orso, Jacoh
J)eWitt, .laho/ Do Wit, Rovi'iviid Ilonry Esson, IIoi--
alio dates, Frederick (Jonncnnan, John Jones, Wil-
liam Jvajes, Adam L. McXidcr, .James B. Prime,
Aiidi'ew Shaw, Isaac Shay, John Wra^-<jf, James Wool-
rich, Zaitdiol Thayer, William Slemm, James Dunn,
J(din (i. Beek, Alexander Henry, Francis Metzler,
AVilliam Lunn, Chai'les Willard, Peter Mctrill, Ken.
iieth Dowie, James Lo^an, lleverend James Somer-
ville, David Ilandyside, Joseph SImter, Henry Loedel,
Levy B. Boriick, lloyes Lloyd, Nahiim .Mowei*, Peter
Mcintosh, Alexander Mahlait, Andrew Malcolm,
liobert McCiinnis, John McKenzie, Joseph Xickless
Cornelius (Jakes, Jason 0. I'! .'rce, Geoi'^e Pyko,
Donald Eobci'tson, Michael Scott, Stephen Sewel,
John Sprui^g, William Spraufi^, F. D. Strothers, Luther
Sawtell, Henry Solomon, John Simmons, Herman
Soavcrs, Jtalph Taylor, John Jetfrey, Arthur Webster,
Albert Ware, George Wurtele, Oliver Wait, Andrew
White, Charles Wagener, Guy Warwick, Edward
Woolrich, Benjamin S. Solomon, T. R Willard, Ken-
neth Walker, Andrew Allan, Itobert Armour, William
Annesley, Thomas Blackwood, John Brown, James
Brown, Staidey Bagg, Abraham Bunbury, William
Bin ley, William Bent, J. T. Barrett, James Clark,
John Clarke, James E. Campbell, James Carsuel,
Benjamin Clamp, James A. Dwight, George Da vies,
Peter W. Dease, Robert Drummond, John Fellows,
John Finley, Thomas French, Archibald Ferguson,
James Forster, William Forbes, James C. Grant,
William Gray, Christian C. Gunlack, Henry Griffin,

\Miiit cnntrl-
bution hhall
roiistitutt' a
MiMiib»'r.

Aiid incorpor-
ated.

JJume.

To have

p(iri>('tiial

Bucoc'rtsiim.

Cai)ablo to sue
ivtid be Hue<l.

To liiild estates,

Nullum ITiiU, Hetijamiii irart, Aloxandor Tlanlio,
J{()l)ort Iliirwood, .lolm Ilarwood, JamoM Iloiiry,
liiikurvl llunl, .lamos IIii<,flM*s, .lolni P. I foi^^i^. Charles
lIoofstottcM', Hoiijaiiun Ifall, Isaac Joiios, Natliauiol
JonoH, Nicholas Iviirczyii, and all Huch other persons
who have contril)Utt«l, or shall hereafter cotitrihiito
to the rnstitntion, by a donation, respectively of five
pounds curi'ent money of the Province of Lower
(/aruida, or upwar()s of (Ivo j)onnds, and who sliall
regularly continue to pay annually towards its sup-
poi't not less than one ])oun(l of such money, shall ho
and become members of the Society and (corporation
hei'eby erected, and forever hereafter shall, l)y virtue
of these presents, bo one liody Politic and Corporate,
in deed, fact and name forever; and We will, give,
grunt and ordain, that they anil their successors,
"The Society of tho Montreal (leneral Hospital," by
the same name shall and may have perpetual succes-
sion, and shall and may, by the same name, be per-
sons capable in the law to sue and be sued, implead
and be impleaded, answer and l)e answered unto, de-
fend and be defended, in all Courts and elsewhere, in
all manner of actions, suits, complaints, j)leas, causes,
matters and demand whatsoever, as fully and amply
as any other of Our liege Subjects of Our Province of
Lower Canada, may or can do by any lawful ways
and means whatsoever ; and that they and their
successors, by the same name, shall forever hereafter
be persons capable and able in tho law to purchase,
take, hold, receive and enjoy to them and their
successors any messuages, tenements and real estate,
whatsoever, and all other hereditaments of whatso-
ever quality they may be, in fee simple, for term of
life or lives, or in any other manner howsoever ; and
also any goods, chattels and personal estate whatso-
ever; provided always, that the clear yearly value

of H
,the
Pro

liarlos
linniol

of the said real ostato doth not, at nnj' time, oxcood prnvi.iod th«

., /I i 1 I 1 I /> I e> rlriir yearly

tlio Slim of ono thoiiHUnd pounds lawful money of our vaiiio(i,.o^ not
Province of Lower (.iinada.anovc all out^oin^H, and ro- currency.
priM>, and that tlieyand their HuccesHors, by the same
name, nhall have full power and authority to ^(ive,
grant, sell, loaHe.demiHO and dispose of the said real To i.«a« and iwU
eHtate and hercditamonts whatsoever, for life or livew,
or years, or forever; and also all goods, chattels and
personal estate whatHOovcr, at their will and pleasure,
aw they shall judge to be most henetieial and advanta-
geous for the good and eharitahhi ends and purposes
above mentioned; and that it shall and maybe law-
ful for them and their suecessors, forever hereafter,
to have a common 8eal to serve for the cauHes andToimvoascRi.
business of them and their ciiccessorH ; and the same
seal to change, alter, break, and make new, from time
to time, at their will and pleasure; and our Royal
Will and pleasure is, that when our said Corporation
hereby erected, shall, by the general donations of
the benevolent, or otherwise, have sufficient funds, tJio corporation

' ' ^ ' shall complete

they shall complete the present building and offices, t'>' present
erecting in the said Saint Lawrence Suburbs for the
said IloHpital, and shall extend the same by wings,
or otherwise, so as to render the said General Hospi-
tal in all respects as perfect as may be, for the pur-
poses of the Institution which wo Will shall forever which win b«
hereafter be called "The Montreal General Hospi-MontroaiGen-
tal;" and that it shall and may be lawful for our """^ ""'p'^'"
said Corporation, from time to time, and at all times
hereafter, to erect, for their use and convenience, any
other house, houses or buildings whatsoever ; but not
for other purposes than those of the said Hospital ;
and for the better carrying into execution the par-
poses aforesaid, our Royal Will and pleasure is, and
We do hereby for Us, our Heirs and Successors, give
and grant to "The Society of the Montreal General

Govemfirfi for
life, tlioHL- who
contributf! Jt'-'."i
or more, and jjiiy
(iiinnally -£1) or
more.

GovomorB
clpctcil. tliope
who rontritmte
less thr.ii jE'J'),
find not under
£10, 1111(1 pay
annually £'2, or
more.

A President ^nd
Vice-l'residont.
A Treasurer and
Secretary.

First Governors
of tho Corpora-
tion.

Hospital," and their .SuceoRSors forever, that there
sliall be forever hereafter, belonging to our said Cor-
])()ration, as man}' Governors for h'fo of tho said lios-
])ital, art there shall be persons who have contributed,
or shall contribute thereto, by donation res])ectively,
twenty-five pounds, or upwards, lawful monev df our
said Pi'ovince with an annual payment each of three
pounds, or more, like money; and there shall be
thirteen otner Governors thereof, who shall be annu-
ally elected, in manner hereinafter prescribed, from
ai on/^ those persons who have contributed, or shall
contribute to the Institution, under twenty-five
pounds, money above said, and not less than ten
pounds, with an annual payment thereto of two
pounds, or more, like money, which persons so con-
tributing, and paying, are hereby declared qualified
to be elected (Jovernors ; which Governors for life>
and tho.se so elected .diall appoint, out of their num.
ber, one President and one Vice-President ; and also
out of their number, or otherwise, one Treasurer and
one Secretary, and shall conduct and manage the
attairs and business of +!ie said Tlospital and Corpo-
ration for the ensuing year, in manner as hereafter is
declared and appointed ; and for the more ii^-iied lately
carrying into execution our .t?oyal Will and pleasure
herein, We do hereby assign, constitute and appoint
the aforesaid Thomas Naters, John Molson, John
Eichardson, William McGillivray, Samuo' Gcrrard,
John Forsyth, Frederick William Ermatingor, David
Ross, Thomas Phillips, Thomas Torrance, John Try,
Geoige Garden, George Auldjo, Thomas Thain, Robert
Gillespie, Benaiah Gibb, John Molson the younger,
Thomas Molson, William Molson, Isaac W. Clark,
Alexander Skakel, Daniel Fisher, Henry McKenzie,
Charles W. Grant, Archibald N. McLcod, John Tor-
rance, Joseph Chapman, Thomas McCord, James Reid,

Jilt there
said Cor-
al d Ifos-
tributed,
lOC'tively,
ey of our
of three
shall be
)Q annu-
od, from
or .shall
cnt3'-five
tliaii ten
of two
s HO con-
qualified
for life,
3ir num.
and also
iirer and
lage the
1 Corpo-
•eafter is
lodiately
Ijleasure
appoint
ti, John
jorrard,
r, David
hn Try,
, -Robert
ounger,
. Clark,
Kenzie,
lin Tor-
es JReid,

An/i;us Shaw, Jarae8 Leslie and Georcje Moflf'att to bo
the present Governors of the said Hospital and Corpor-
ation, whereof the aforesaid John Richardson to be the
President, and the aforesaid John Molson to be the pre- pirst rresiMont,
sent \M('e-President, the aforesaid Samuel Gerrai-d to xnfislm-r nmi*'
be the pi-esent Treasurer, and the afo'-"said Alexander il'ii„H"!i'wii,.
Skakel to be the proent Secretary ot >)ur said Corpora- [;;;'^\f ' '" "™'^°
tion hereb}-^ erected ; which said President, Vice-Presi-
dent, Governors, Treasurer and Secretary shall hold,
possess and enjoy their said respective offices, until the
first Tuesday in May next, ensuini^, when the same the 1st Tuprniay
shall cease and determine, as to this appointment ; but
continue, as to those aforesaid, who are created Gover-
nors for life; and for keepini'* up the succession in the And for kopping
said offices, our Royal Will and iileiisure is, and We do, tho sorioty in to

, Tr • 1 !• 1 meet for tlipcloc-

hereby, for Us, our Heirs, and Successors, establish, tion of omours,

, , , . . , . , , J 1 . , on tlin tir.-t

direct, and require of, and give and grant to tiie said Tucsdav in May
Society of tho Montreal General Hospital, and their"'"""* ^'
Successors forever, that on the said ihvjt Tuesday in
May now next ensuing, and yearly, and every year for-
ever thereafter, on the same day, (whereof public
notice of the hour, and place of meeting shall be given of whit h notice
in one or more of the JNewspapers published in Mont- nowspapors
treal at least seven days before,) they and their success-
ors, the Members of the said Hospital and Corporation,
contril)Uting and paying as afoi-esaid, shall meet at
the said Hospital, or at some other convenient place,
in our said City of Montreal, to be fixed, and ascer-
tained by some of tho By-laws or Regulations of our
said Corporation, and there by the majority of such of
them as shall so meet, reckoning their votes in the the votes to be
ratio of the contributions actually paid ; but so as that "/„. ,',ntri'i"ii"
no member of the Society or Corporation shall have or otiu-nv'i'il'f to
more than ten votes, shall by ballot, or in such other Ij',','^^
manner and form as shall be directed by any of the
By-laws or Regulations yf our said Corporation elect

, elect tliirteon
oveiiiors.

Thf nnmhrr of
(rovcrnnr-;, iri-
cliKliiiu'tho^' for
lifi'. iiotto hf !('-<
than t',vi'iity-'<ix.
Out of the (".(.v-
ernor^j, ii Tn'si-
(Icrit iiiiii Vicp-
Pri'sidoiit to bi;
chosfii.

The Governors
to '>nti'r n[)(in
their niriics ini'
ni'>(liat(.'ly, and
reniain in oflicc
for one v<'ar, or
till others bn
chosen in tbeir
Btcad.

In case of the
death, removal,
refusal, or ne-
glect of officers
others to ho
chosen in their
stead hy the
Oovernors,

within thirty
days aft<!r such
contingency.

and choose thirteen of their mcmhcrs, qualified as
aforesaid, to be (rovernors, or whensoever the niimher
of Governors for life, then resident at Montreal, shall
be inider thirteen, then such an addition shall be made
to the number so to be elected Governors, as to make
the whole number thereof (those so resident inclusive)
tvvent^'-six, which Members of the Society and Corpo-
ration, so qualified and elected, shall be Governors
of our said Hospital and Corporation for tbe ensuing
year, and with the President and Vice-President, by
them appointed, shall immediately enter upon their
re>pective offices and duties, and hold, exei-cise, and
enjoy the same respectively, from the time of such
elections and appointments, for and durin*;- the space
of one year, and until other fit persons shall be elect-
ed and appointed in their respective places according
to the Laws and Regulations aforesaid; and in case
any of the said persons so elected, and appointed to
the respective offices above said, or who shall be here-
after elected and appointed thereto, shall die, or be
removed from such offices respectively before the time
of their respective services shall be expired, or refuse
or neglect to act in and execute the office for which
he or they shall be so elected and appointed, then our
Jioyal will and pleasure is, and We do hereby, direct,
ordain and require, that the other Governors of our
said Corporation shall appoint a member or members
thereof, duly qualified, in the place and stead of him
or them so dying, removed or refusing or neglecting
to act, within thirty days next after such contingency,
who shall serve until the first Tuesday in May next
following: and we do hereby will and direct, that this
method shall for ever after be used for filling up all
vacancies in the said offices between the atinual elec-
tions above directed ; and our will and pleasure is,
and we do hereby, for Us, our Heirs, and Successors,

fiod as

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direct, ordain and require that every President, Vice- Kvorj- offlf-er,

P. 1 , /-I m 1 o i. /^ bi'fore he can

resident, iTOvernor, Ireasuror and Secretary of our ft<-t. inu-t take

said Coi'poration, to be elected and appointed by virtue faithful dls- '"
of these presents, shall, l»etore they act in their res- .lutij;,
peotive offices take an oath, to lie to them administered
by the President or Vice-President of our said Corpo-
ration for the time being or of the preceding year
(who are hereby severally authorized to administer
the same), for the faithful and due execution of their
respective offices during their continuance in the same
respectively ; and further, our lioyal will and pleasure
is, and We do hereby for Us, our Heirs and Successors,
ordain and appoint, and give and grant to the said
Society of the Montreal General lIos])ital, that the The Presidpnt
President for the said Corporation for the time being;','; J vK*^'*"'''
and ill case of a vacancy in the said office, or in case ^[',1f^'|,*;"*i,^"'^
of his sickness or absence, the Vice-President shall, [1^"^^™°'^'* "^^
and may from time to time, as occasion may i-equire,
summon, and call together, at such places, within our
said City of Montreal, as by any ]^y-law shall be ap-
pointed for such meetings, and on such day and hours
as the President or Vice-President shall respectively
think proper, the Governors of the said Corporation
and Hospital for the time being, giving them at the
least one day's notice thereof; and We do hereby re- givinir ;it leart

, ^ 1 • 1 I • one daj 's notico.

quire them to meet accordingly, and give, grant,

ordain that any seven, or more, of the Governors of sovon of the

our said Corporation, being so convened together, of whom the

oni the President, or in case of a vacancy in the vue-Prcsident
said office, or the sickness or absence of the President, onol'shaUconsti-
the Vice-President for the time being shall always be*"'"'" '^'^"'""'^
one, shall, for ever hereafter, be a legal meeting of
the said Corporation, and they, or the major part of
them so met, shall have full power and authority to have power
adjourn from day to day, or for any other time, asmnsact the
the business of our said Corporation may require ; and ooJ|JJ,v!ftion!^''

pxcopt tho
choosintf (if
Governors,
nnloss fipon
vafaticit's
bet\v('(;n
KPncral elec-
tions and

CXCCJlt

graiitiupr
lands, &c. ,
for a longer
term than one

to do, execute, transact, manage, and perform in the
name of our said Corporation, all ;;nd ever}' act and
thin/j^ vvliatsoevor, which our .said Corporation arc, or
nhall, by virtue of these our Letters Patent, be author-
ized to do, transact, nninai^e, and perfoi-m, in as i'ull
and ample manner, as if all and eveiy tlic Governors
and Members of the said Corporation wore present
and consentin/ij thereto, navini^ and exceptiniif always,
the electing!; of (xovernors, unless upon vacancies, as
aforesaid, liappening in tho interinodiate period
between general elections; atid also saving and except-
ing the giving, granii ng, selling, or otherwise aliening
any of tho estate, real or personal, of our said Cor])0-
ration, and the leasing, demising, or disposing of any
year None. )f qj' {1,^ I'mds, tenements, hereditaments, real or mixed

the estate of the ' ' '

Corporation to estato, of our said Coi'poration, for any longer time

be ilisjiosod of ' !'./(->

buti).vthe than one year; our Royal will and pleasure beini;,

consent of the J ' ./ 1 -< n}

majority of all that no part thereof be so sold, leased, or in any wise

the Governors. , . , %, • i' i

aliened for any longer term or time, but by and with
the concurrence and approbation of the majority of
the whole number of the Governors of our said Cor])o-
ration, for the time being, first obtained at any legal
TheOovemors meeting of the same ; and further, We do, hereby, for

in le''al meeting tt tt • i o i • i • ^

may; <Js, our iicirs, and Successors, ordain and apj)oint-

and give, and grant, to the said " Society of the Mon-
treal General Hospital," that at any such legal meet-
ing of any seven or more of the Governors of our
said Corporation, of whom the President or Vice-
President, for the time being, shall always be one, it
shall and may be lawful for them, in writing under

under ths mil the commou Seal of our said Corporation to make,
'*"^"'^'^" establish, and ordain, from time to time, and at all
times hereafter, such By-Laws, Regulations, and Sta-
tutes, for tho better government of the Officers, Mem-
bers, and Servants of the said Corporation, and of
the Patients, from time to time, admitted into the

orpora-
tion, make
by-laws,

^orm ill the
TV act and
ion uro, or
bo autlior-
1, in as ill II
Governors
ro present
n,i^ aiway.s,
cancios, as
ite period
ind except-
se aliening
^aid Corpo-
\ng of any
-1 or mixed
nger time
ure being,
1 any wise
'i and with
lajority of
laid Corj)o-
' any legal
lereby, for
i appoint-
P the xVlon-
ogal meet>
)r.s of our
: or Vice-
bo one, it
ing under
to make,
and at all
i, and Sta-
ers, Mem-
n, and of
into the

said Hospital; for fixing and ascertaitiing the place and for nxing

/. ,. n • 1 rV i- ii I 1 the place and

or meeting or oar said Corporation, on the days and times of meet-
times of election above mentioned; and f<)iu'egulatiiiga\Ki fo/regu-"^*'
the mode and manner of making such elections, thelJ^f^Vmerrthe
management and disposition of the funds and tdiari-",'"7undr"*^ "^
ties, and all other the business and affairs of our said
Corporation, as they, or the majoi* part of them, so
legally met sluill judge best for the general good of
the said Corporation, and pi'ofitable for ])i'omoting
the charitable and beneficial designs of the said Cor-
poration ; and the same oi" any of them, to alter) to alter and
amend, or repeal, from time to time, as they, or the ['yl^aws, pro-
major part of them, so met as aforesaid, shall ju(lge u^\''\'lot''".'fmtr?^^^^
most conducive to the benefit of the said ('hin-ity ; f;^th|;{j^'^('g%'■•
provide:l such Laws, Regulations, and Statutes, be "'^ ^""'"'''*'-
not repugnant hereto, or to the laws of this our Pro-
vince of Lower Canada; and Wo do further will, and
grant that the said Governors for the time being, or *

any seven or more of them legally met as atbresaiil,
of whom the President, or Vice-President for the time
shall always be one, shall have the full and sole power
and authority for ever after, by the majority of their
voices, from time to time, yearly, and every year, to To nominate

, , , i^, • • n Physicians, Sur-

nominate such and so many Physicians, burgeons, geom, Apothu-
and A})Othecai'ies, as they shall judge necessary to
attend to the said Hospital, and the sick and diseased
patients, from time to time, admitteil therein ; and to
appoint and designate the respective powers, author!- to ppoint their
ties, business, trusts, and attendances of the said Pliy- '^""''"■''
sicians, Surgeons and Apothecaries ; and also to
appoint a Steward, a Matron, a Nurse, or Nurses, ana to appoint a
all other servants and attendants upon the said Hos. Matron,' and

., 1 . 1 J.1 ■ i- i-i -i' u • other servantB,

pitai, with their respective powers, authorities, bus i- and their wages;
iiess, trusts, and attendances, with the allowances that
shall be found necessary from time to time, to be made
and paid to any of the persons above said for their

steward, Ma-
tron, or other
servant.

attendance and services respectively in the said Hoh-

Todis lace the ^'^^^' ^"^ ^^ displace and discharge any Steward,
iviatron, Nurse, servant, and attendant, from the ser-
vice thereof, and to nominate and appoint other, or
others, in their places or stead : and We do further
grant and ordain, that when, and as often, as a:iy

The President, President, Vice-President, Governor, Treasurer, Se-

Vice-Presidint, , nv • • o * , i n . ,

Governor, cretary, Physician, burgeon, or Apothecary, of the
Sficretery.' said Corporation, shall become unfit or incapable to
suorTOir."or cxocutc their said offices respectively, or shall mis-
u'romkig'^'unfit demean themselves in their said offices respectively,
himSr"*"'"* contrary to their duty, and to any of the By-Laws and
Eegulations of our said Corporation, or refuse or neg-
lect the execution thereof, and thereupon a charge
or complaint in writing shall be exhibited against
him, or them, by any member of our said Corporation,
at any legal meeting of the Governors thereof, as
aforesaid, that it shall, and may be lawful for the
President, or Vice-President '..uv' ' Governors, or the
major part of them then met, or a;, uny other Legal
meeting of the said Corporation, from time to time,
and upon examination and sufficient proof, lo suspend
or discharge such President, Vice-President, Governor,
Treasurer, Secretary, Physician, Surgeon, or Apothe-
cary, from their officcb respectively, although the
yearly, or other time of their respective services shall
not be expired, anything in the.^e presents before
contained to the contrary in an}'' wise notwithstan-
ding ; provided always, tha^. none of the said Officers
so complained against bo suspended or discharged at

thec°on*i(ent*of°a''^"3' meeting, without the concurrence and approba-
maiority of au i\qj^ of the majoritv of the whole number cf the

the Governors, '' "

and having a Govcrnors of the said Corporation, nor without having

copy of the , ' , '^

charge six days, a copv of the Complaint or charge against him at least

and being heard ^f , ^ ^ , . . ,

in his defence. SIX days before such examination, and an oppor-
tunity to be fully heard in his defence. And fiur will

may, npon
Buflftcient proof,
be discharged
from his office,

said IIos-
Steward,
m the .sei-
t other, or
do fiirtlior
5n, as a;iy
Lsurer, So-
ny, of the
capable to
shall mis-
^pectively,
-LawH and
use or neiT-
n a charge
ed against
rporation,
hereof, a8
ul for the
ors, or the
ther Legal
le to time,
10 suspend
Governor,
3r Apothe-
lough the
vices shall
Its before
twithstan-
id Officers
iharged at
I appro ba-
er of the
►ut having
m at least
an oppor-
id our will

and pleasure further is, that the said CT0Vcrn(»rs of the
said Corporation and Hospital shall, from time to
time, when thereunto required by the Governor, Lieu- \viion roquinxi
tenant-Governor, or Person administering the Govern- Jjor'''Xi'.'''\^%he
ment of our Province of Lower Canada, give an ac- oovy^nn^^^^^^
count, in writing, of the several sums of money by^''g;,'"|Ji'|,/'",,o
them received and expended, by virtue of these pi'«- "}id'eri>!indi!df*
Bcnts or any authority liereby given, and of the
management, application, and disposition of the re-
ven.ies, donations and charities aforesaid, to sach
person or persons as the said Governor, Lieutenant-
Governor, or Person Administering the Government,
Bhall from time to time, appoint to receive and audit
the said accounts : And further. We do, by these
presents, for Us, our Heirs or Successors, give and
grant unto the said " Society of the Montreal General
Hospital," and their Successors for ever, that this our
present Charter shall be deemed, adjudged and con- xheChartorto
slrued, in all cases, favorably, and for the benefit and il°favorTtho
advantage of our said Corporation, and for promoting ^''''"^'^>' ^
the good of this charitable Institution ; and this our
present grant being entered on Record, as is herein- and on being
after expressed, shall be for ever hereafter, good and R«Jord, "shaii be
effectual in the Law, according to our Royal intent '"^""'*'^^ '" ^''^'
and meaning hereinbefore declared, and without any
oth'jr license, grant or information from Us, our Heirs
or Successors, hereinafter by the said Corporation to
be had or obtained, notwithstanding any misrecitals,
not naming or misnaming, of any of the aforesaid
Offices, Franchises, Privileges, Immunities, or other
the Premises, or any of them ; and although no writ
of ad quod damnum, or other writs, inquisitions, or
precepts, has been, upon this occasion, had, made,
issued or prosecuted, any statute act, ordinance
or provision, or other matter and thing, to the
contrary thereof notwithstanding: provided further,

May bo altered
and aiiioiuled,
an till' Uover

of the Exf'cutivo
Council, shall
judt-'c for th(!
good of thu
Society.

and Our will and pleasure \h, that the said S'^ci^'t^^ and
Corporation of Ibo Montreal General Ilonpital as here-
by coiistituteii, made, erected and created witli thoex-
presH reservation and condition that our Letters
I'atent rohiting ttiereunto may be hereafter altered
and amended in Huch manner and Torm, and with Huch
witii tiw* 'advice additions, diminutions, extensions and explanations
as our Governor, Lieutenant-Govornor, or Person
administering the Government of our Province of
Lower Canada, by and with the advice and co>-sontof
our Executive Council of our said Province, shall
judge best for the general good of the said Corporation,
and for the more ert'ectually promoting the cluiritable
and b'jneticial designs of the said Society, according
to the true Intent and meaning of the contributors
thereto.

In testimony whereof. We have caused these
our Letters to be made Patent, and the
Great Seal of our Province to be hereunto
atfixed, and the same to be entered of record
in our Secretary's Office for our said Province
of Lower Canada, in one of the books of
Patents there remaining.
Witness our Right Trusty, and Well Beloved
Cousin, George, Earl of Dalhousie, our Cap-
tain-General and Governor-in Chief in and
over our said Province of Lower Canada, at
our Castle of St. Lewis, in our City of Qu9-
bec, by and with the advice and consent of
our Executive Council for our said Province
of LoAser Canada, the thirtieth day of Janu-
ary, in the year of Our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and twenty-three, and of our
Reign the Fourth.
(Signed,) Ls. Montizambert, D.,

Acting Provincial Sec. Q.

Mji

oc iffy and

(al us horo-

ath thoex-

ir Letters

or altered

vvitli buch

planationa

or Pernon

rovinco of

CO. .sent of

iiice, (shall

orporation,

charitable

according

^ntributors

UHcd those
t, and the
hereunto
d of record
id Province
le books of

$11 Beloved
e, our Cap-
lief in and
Canada, at
ity of Qiie-
consent of
d Province
\iy of Janu-
e thousand
and of our

THE

AMENDED CHARTER.

22 VICT. CxVP. IIG.

*' All Act to juncud tlio Cliurter of tlio So-
ciety of the Montroiil G<.Mi(n*al FLjspital."
Assented to 4tli May, 1851).

IIKUKAS lh(^ Society of tlio Montreal ( Jcncrul rn"!imi,io.

llusjutal liy llu-ir petition to tho LiC^-isla- .lunuary, I'ii.

turOj have s(^t forth, that on the thirtieth day of
Januar}', in ihc yoai' of our Tjonl one thousand (,'i<;ht
hundrcii and hvent\'-thrco, tlicy wore duly constituted
a body politic and coi-porato, under and by virtue of
certain Letters Patent of IPs late Majesty Kinii; Geor^'o
the Fourth, duly issued on that day at the Castle
of St. Lewis in the Cit}' of Quelx'c, under the great
seal of tho then P)'ovinco of Lower Canada, and have
ever since acted and still act a^' such thereunder ; that
certain of tlie provisions of the said Letters Patent,
more especially in reference to the (|ualification of tho
members of the said Corjioi'ation ; — its powei's in
respect of the holdinsji; and alienating of property,
— the number, choice, and qualilication of the (jovor-
nors thereof, — tho quorum of Governors lor tho
transaction of business and i.io extent of tlioir powers
of administration, are found in practice to be highly
inconvenient ; and that they therefore pray for amend-
ment of their said Charter; ami whereas it is expe-
dient to grant their said pj-ayer : Therefore Her

Who Mmll bp
menitiirs nt'tho
C'or(ji)i'atiun.

What ronl
eHtatf tli(!
Corpoiiitiiin
may aciiuirc
and hold.

Wlio shall bp
life Goveruors.

MaJGHly, by and with tlie advice and eonnont of tho
Legislative Council and As,sctni»Iy of Canada, enacts
us follows:

1. The Present Govt "h of the said Hospital, and
all other persons who, du. the yeai* to expire on the
Mrst Tiies<lj'.y of May, in the year oiio thousand ei^Mit
iiundred and tifty-nine, shall have contributed to its
i'unds rive dollarn or more, are hereby declared to bo
memberHof tho Haid Corporation: and hereafter, all
persons wiio, during the current or last expired hnan-
cial year thereof, shall have contributed to its i'unds
live dollars or more shall be such nieiiii>erH thereof, —

I'rovided always, that no person shall be entitled
to vote as such rneinbo]-,who shall not have actually
paid uj) such contribution for the then current
financial year.

2 The said Corporation may ac([uiro and hold, by
an;, le^al title whatsoever, real estate of a yeaily
value not cxceedin*^ four thou>and dollars, as by tho
said Charter allowed, besides what they may require
for the actual occupation of their Hospital; and they
may acquire any other real estate, or interest therein,
by gift, devise or bequest, if made six months or
upwards before tho death of the party making tho
same, and may hold the same f(jr a pei-iod of not more
than five years; but tho same, or any part thereof, or
interest therein, which may not within tho said period
have been alienated, shall revert to the party from
whom the same was acquired, his heirs or other
representatives.

3. The present life Governors of the said Hospital
shall continue so to be, subject only to the condition
of their continuing to contribute to its funds tho
yearly sum of twelve dollars or more, as hereto-
fore, — but may be declared by vote of tho Board of
Governors to have ceased so to be, if at any time two

tioni
tior

sent of tho
adu, enuets

ospital, and
cpiro (»n tho
iirtivnd eight
hiilod to its
•hired to bo
LM-eaftoi", all
])iro<l tinau-

lo its i'uiids
8 thereof, —

bo en tilled
ive actually
len current

.lul hold, by
of a yeaily
irs, as by tho
may requiro
lal ; and they
ercst therein,
X monthH or
■ making the
1 of not moro
irt thereof, or
he said period
le party from
eirs or other

said Hospital
the condition
its funds tho
re, as hereto-
[' the Board of
i any time two

years in nrrcar for such contribution ; and any other
porsons who sliall have contril^uted by doruition to
its funds OIK' hundred tloUars or more, may be cousti-
tuted such like (Jovernors by vote of tho said Board,
Bul)Ject to the like condition of contributing such
yearly sum ol' twelve ddllars or more, — and may
in like manner, be <Iechir('<l by vote of tiio said Board
to have «'eased so to be, if at any timo two years in
urrear for such fui'ther cotitribution.

4. The present eiccJed (jovernors of tho said rio^pita! l^\':''\'''^ <'0*-f'-
shall also continue so to be initil the timo of tiio next

annual election of (rovernois, to bo hcM under tho
said Charier, after the passing of this Act, and shall
floverally he eligible for re-election thei-eat, if other-
wise (|ualitied; and at such next annual election there
shall be chosen by the members of tho (.'orjtoratioUj
qualitied to vote, such number oi' elected (iovernors
not exceeding six as may bo deemed expedient, to
servo for I ho term of one year aii<l until their succes-
sors shall be elected, and a like further number to
serve for tho term of two years and until their succcs.
sora shall be electe<l ; and at evei-y annual election
thoroaftei-, a Mko number of not more than six elected
Governors .shall in like manner be chosen for tho like
term (»f two years and until their successors shall bo
elected to supply the place of those retiring, who,
however, shall always be eligible for re-election, if
otherwise qutditied; and all persons, donors of forty
dollars or more, if also contributors of eight dollars or
moro yearly, to tho Funds of the said Hospital, and
also all contributors of twelve dollars or more yearly
to its funds, shall be held qualitied for election as
such Governors.

5. In case of tho death, resignation cr disqualifica- vacancips
tion of any elected Governor, it shall bo in the discre-Govefno'ra!*^'^
tion of tho Board of Governors to name another

ol (JUici'. &c.

Viiciiiicii's In
tlioollice.

(|U!iI!l'u'(l nionilt(>r of tlio said C'orporation, to sorvo In
his Htcad i'or the iiiu'NpiriMl retnaiii(U'r ot'tlio Umtu for
wliicli ho was olocti-'d.
I'rosifiont ntid '»■ Tlioro sliall c'otitinuo to 1)0 oloctod l»y (ho Hoard
ri.rn.!iT'oriIrni'*f' ^^^'^'^''''''''■'^> ^'*'"" '>'iioii^ thonis(!lvos, as soon as
"' ° convoniontly may l»o at'tor oach annual oloction of (Jo-

voriiors, a I'rosidont, and Vico-I'ivsidont of tho said
ror])oration, who shall havo such jiowors and dis-
cliarjjjo siK'h ilutics as h^ Hy-iaw in that hcliaJI' may
ho ordainod, and shall soi-vo lor tho torni ol ono yoar
and until tlu'ir suooosHors shall liooUv'lo(|; and in case
of (ho death, rosiLjnation, or dis([ualili('alion oi' such
I'rosidont or \'i('o-l*rosidont, tho said Board, as soon
as oonvoni(!ntly may ho thoi'oaftor, shall oloct another
of thomsi'lvos to sorvo as suoh ibi' tho uin'\"|)irod i*o-
(invf-riiors iMiiy inaindo-r of his toi'in of olIioL' ; and tho said Hoai'd may,

HppDiiit iiml ,1 -III • -111

rcniovf niiic. ix liirtlioi' as oooasion shall ro([Uii'o, appoint all such

and srrvaiiis of ,, ,,. i , n i , .•

tiic C'(>ri)oiu- otlu'i' otucors, an<l ojuploy all suoh .servants ot ovory
tion, &c. 1 ... •!/('<• 1 ,

yr;i(lo, ol ilu> said ( 'Oi'jioralion, on such lorms, in

rosjioot of duty, oiiioiiiinont and othorwiso, as hy By-
la'.v ill ihat hohalf may ho ordainod, and may romovo
all such ollirors and all such .sorvaiils, in thoir dis-
cretion, suhjoct only to such I'oslricLions as hy l>y-ia\v
in that hohalf may ho ordaiiidl.
i»..:iHot(;ov. r- '. '^Flio said Hoard of (iovornors shall in all otlior
ly.;.'^,';!",!'").''''^^^ havotull power lo adminisLer tho alfairs of

UioCo.>..ai...n ,|,^. ^.^j^| Corporation, suhject only to such restrictions

as its I'ydaws may ordain, and in particular, may
sell in' in any other way dispose of any estate, real or
poi'sonal of the said ('oi'poration, as they may doom
advisahlo for the interests of the said Cor])oration;
p ovi.>io- as to ^^''^^''^'^'^^ always, that all moneys from time to time

iiiviNtniciit ni [^^ [,^j received from them on account of ])urchaso
proiJL'il:' bold. i

money of any real estate by theui alienated or to bo

, alienated, or on account of tho cajjital of any ground

rent, or otherwise than by way of contribution not

It sorvo m
c U'rni for

(li(( Mojird
i soon art
ion of (to-
1" tlu! Hiiid
s and dis-
ehair may
Olio year
II II I 111 ca.so
ion of such
in I, as soon
c'lt aiiotlior
t'Xpirod ro-
Hoard may,
lit all such
it>; of every
li h.'i'ms, in
k', as by By-
may remove
ill their dis-
is l)y Jiy-law

in all other
he all'aii'H of
1 reslrietions
■Ueular, may
stale, real or
y may deem
Cor])oration;
time to time
of purchase
ated or to be
if any ground
tribution not

made for investment, shall be dealt with as caitifal
only, ami not ax incotiu', and Nhall be proniplly
invested eitln-r in buildin^^s. or other real estati' lor
the oreiipatioii of the said IIo>pital, or in pi'odiictivc
I'eal tsstale, or upon i»('curiiy thereof, oi- in public
Beeuritiis of the I'l-ovineo.

8. So nui(di of the said TMiarter as provides that i'r..hiii.'iit, &n ,

I) ■ 1 . AT- i> • I . r< rn ""• to tiil<i' an

every rrcsident. VM'e-I'ri'>iilent, doveriior, Ireasurer, .miiioioiiicf.
and Secretary of the said Corporation ^liall taUe an
oath of otllee, is hereby repealed.

9. The (Quorum of the Hoard of (iovernors for Ibf ,,|„,r,„„ of
transaction of all business, Is hereiy reduced to y//'- ; J/,!),* ''"""""
and the presence of (ho Pi-esidenl or \' ice-President

nhall no! Ik- necessary (<» constitute such (^iioriini.

10. 1'lic present Hydaws of the said (.'or]>oration, ivi-^cni By-iu«g
in so tar as tlicy may not l»e contrary to aii}' ]uo-

vision of Ihi! saiil (Miartiu' as hereby aiuendi'il, ov to
hiw, shall rt'iuain in force iiiilil duly ri'jiealed or
ainended.

11. The said iioai'd of (lovertioi's shall have power r...nrii ofonvcr.

, ,. • ) I It 1 !• • • iiiir> iiiav make

hcrealtiu" to ])rovi(le l)y In'-iaw, troni lime to tinie, liy-Uiws tor
/• 1 1-111 I 1- 1 ci'itiiiii iiiir-

lor any changes which may be deeiued exjK'dieiif as ,„,<,.<. umi mny

, .1 .■ •! I I ii • I / II 1 i" 111' ri'iM'iiI or unicud

to the time ])roscri lied by tliesaid (barter tor iioldinu ^^^\.^^^_

tlie annual meetings of the said (corporation, or as to
the notice thereby re(|uired to be given tin- such
meetings, or as to the rule of voting at such meetings
therelty prescribed, or as to the mode therein indicated
for the summoning of meetings of the said Board
of (Jovernoi's, as also for any lowering of the ([iialiti-
catioii hereinbefore set forth of elected CJovei'iiors,
which may be deemed expedient, or for the roipiiring
of any larger Quorum of the said J3oard of (iovei'iiors
than is hereinbefore set forth, whether for transaction
of business generally or of any particular description
of business, as may be deemed expetlieiit, and gene-
rally for all other matters and things whatsoever

appertaining to the affairs ot the said Corporation;
and they may repeal or amend all such By-laws :

Proviso, Provided £(lwayb, that no By-law, and no repeal or

amendment of any By-law, shall take effect until after
a])proval thereof by vote of the members of the said
Corporation, at an Annual or Special Meeting of tho
Corporation duly called.

rorporation to 12. The said Corporation shall at all times, when

makp returns to ^ '

the Legislature, thereunto required by the Governor or by either
branch of the Legislature, make a full return of its
pro})erty, real atil personal, and of its receipts and
expenditure, for such period and with such details
and othei information, as the Governor or either
branch of the Legislature mav require.

Public Act. 13. Th s Act shall be deemed a Public Act.

Di'poration ;
^'-laws :
10 repeal or
t until after
of the said
iting of the

mes, when
by either
etiirn of its
•eceipts and
such details
)v or either

Act.

ft-

THE

BY-LAWS

OF THE

^ontrtal ^cnenil '^oBpitnL

AMEXDED AND FI.VAL[.V I'ASSHD BY T[IE ■ GOVEI?\ORS AN'D
AIMMJOVED BY THE C'niH'ORATlOX OF THv: SOCIETY OF THE
MONTREAL GENERAL HOSPITAL, ON THE .IGth MAY, 187(3.

CIIAPTKll I.

J-.

(
^

OF THE ELECTION OF (JoVERXORS.

1. Notice of Ihe hour and j)lace of meeting, I'or the election
of (xovei'nors, shall be given by the Secretary in one or more
of the newspapers i)ublished in Montreal, at least seven days
previous to such meetiiig.

2. The votes shall be given in the ratio of the annual
contributions ; that is, one vote for every five dollars contri-
buted. The Life and elected governors shall have live votes
in addition to those the}' are entitled to by their annual
contribution, but in no case shall the votes exceed ten.

3. The annual meeting of the Corporation for the election
of Governors and other business shall l)e hold on the third
Tuesday of May, in each and every year, in the Governor's
JRoom of the Hospital, at three o'clock P M., and continued
until four o'clock P.M. of the same day; at which two
Governors for the preceding year shall be ap]>ointed to
inspect the ballots; and every person voting at said election

^
'*

•- 1 T^'Wi'TS"

slifill personally and llicn and there appear and deliver to
the aforesaid Inspectors a ballol containinii^ the narne.s ofsix
persons, as Governors for the ensuing two years ; and the
Inspectors shall deposit in a baii; all l)alhits so delivered, and
shall insert the names of the persons so votini^ in a poll-list
kt'})t hy them for the purp(..>e : and when the poll of such
election shall he closed, the Inspectors shall open and count
the said ballots, and shall openly dec^hu'c to the meotin/^ the
names of the persons who shall be found to liave been elected
by the majority of the votes, and shall deliver a certiticato
thereof to the Secretary, who shall forthwith communicate
the same to the persons so elected.

4. The Secretary shall immediately after the election, give
notice in writing to the (lovernors elected, and to the
Governors for life, requiring them to meet on the Thursday
next ensuing at 8 o'clock P.M. to choose a Pi-esident, a Vice-
President, a Secretar}'. a Treasurer, a Committee of Manage-
ment, and Medical Oliicers, for the ensuing ^-ear.

CHAPTER II.

OF THE GOVERNORS.

1. A quarterly meeting of the Governors shall be held in
the ( Jovernor's Pooni of the Hospital, or such other place as
may be a])pointed by the Governors, on the second Wednes-
day in August; on the second Wednesday in November;
on the second Wednesday in February; and on the second
Wednesday in May, — in each and every year, at three
o'clock P.M.

2. The Governors for life, together with those elected,
shall choose by ballot, out of their number, on the first
Thursday after the animal meeting, in each and every year,
one President and one Vice-Pi-esident; and, out of their
number or otherwise, one Secretary and one Treasurer ; and
also, out of their number, they shall nominate and appoint

Oliver to
les of six
and the
3i'od, juid
poll-list
of such
iid count
itinijj the
n elected
ertiticuto
inuinicate

•lion, give
1(1 to the
Thursday
t, a Vice-
f Manago-

bc held in
er place as
d ^Yednes-
^ovember ;
the second
, at three

se elected,
n the first
very year,
It of their
surer ; and
:id appoint

b}' ballot, a Committee of ^ranngemcnt, consisting of (en in
addition to the President, Vice-Pi-esident and Ticasurcr, who
shall be members ox oflicio. Three members of the Com-
mittee of .Management shall form a quoruni.

3. The Covernors, at their meeting tm the fu'st Thiirsdaj-
afier the annual meeting in each and every yetir, shall elect
(by vot(>aiid not by ballot) eight ]\redical Officers, to be theat-
tending TMiysicians and Surgeons foj- the yeai-, and four oiU-
dooi' I*h3'sicians .'ind Surgeons, to attend to the oul-door
patients, and a s])ecialist to act as ocidist and auri.-t. Xo
])Orson shall be eligible as a nuMul>er of the Medical Ijoard
uidess he shall have Itccn nominaled by a "•()vi'rnor and
secoudetl by another governor; such nomination to be posted
in the (lovernoi-'s Hall at least two whole days before the day
of I'lection.

4. If any vacancy occur in the Medical Eoard it shall be
filled up at the ensuing quarterly meeting of the (rovernors,
or at a special meeting of the (rovernors called for that
purpose, after ten days' notice sluUl have been give to the
Governors in the usual way.

5. The President, or in his absence the Vice-President
may, or at the request of seven Covernors, shall summon
and call toji-other in the usual way (he Governors of the
Corporation for the time being; giving them (except in
the case specified in the foregoing rule) at least three
days' notice thereof, and intiniating the purposes of the
meeting.

6. Five or nioro Governors, convened according to the
By-Laws of tlie Corporation, shall constitute a legid meeting
of said Cor])oration, and shall be com]>ctent to transact all
business relative to the said Corporation, in as far as they
are authorized by the charter.

7. Two of the Governors shall, in rotation, visit the Hos-
pital at least twice a week; and shall enter their names in a
book, with such of^servations relating to the Institution as
they shall think necessary.

CHAPTER III.

OF THE PRESIDENT AND VICE-PREsIDENT.

1. Tlic President, or in his ab-^enco the Vice-President,
shall preside at all meetiii<^s of the (lovernors of the Cor-
poration ; and in the absence of l)oth the President and Vice-
Presi<lent a Chairman j^ro tempore shall be a])pointed by tho
meeting.

2. At all meetings of the Governors, every person shall,
in speaking, address himself to the Chairman, who shall
I)roj)ose all questions; and if a ditlerence of oi)inion shall
arise on any (question, such question shall be fairly stated by
the Chairman, and shall than be detei'mined by ballot (if
two of the Crovernors require it) ; and if in any case the
votes be equal, the Chairman shall have the casting vote.

3. In selling or acquiring real Estate, and in accepting
and discharging mortgages on real Estate, the President, or
in liis absence the Vice-President, the Treasurer and the
Secretary shall togctlier act in behalf of the Corporation as
its legal re])resentatives.

4. The Preiiident, or in his absence the Vice-President,
together with the Treasurer shall have custody of all bonds
and securities, title-deeds and other papers relating to tho
property of the Corporation.

CIIAPTEK IV.

OF THE TREASURER.

1 The Treasurer shall give such security as may be re-
quired by the Governors for the due accounting for and
payment of the monies which he shall from tinie to time re-
ceive for the use of the Hospital.

2. lie siiall also receive all monies belonging to the Cor-
poration, and deposit the same in one ol' the chartered banks

President,
tlie Cor-
tmd Y ice-
tod by the

on shall,
who shall
luon shall
' stated by

baUot (if
r case the
ua; vote,
accepting
esidciit, or
er and the
povation as

j-Presidcnt,
»t' all bonds
ting to the

may be re-

ig for and

to time re-

to the Cor-
:ored banks

of the city; and all payments shall bo made by cheque to
be signed by the Chairman of the Committee of Manage-
ment, and countersigned by the Treasurer.

3. He shall deliver to the Secretary, three days at least
previous to the General Annual Meeting in each and every
year, a full statement of all his accounts signed by the
Auditors, to be laid before the said meeting.

CHAPTER V.

OF THE SECRETARY.

1. The Secretary shall attend atall meetings of the Gover-
nors, take minutes of the proceedings of each meeting, and*
transcribe the same into a book.

2. lie shall at each meeting of the Governors read the
proceedings of tlie last meeting.

3. Through him all communications, of whatsoever nature,
shall be made to the Governors, and by him from the said
Governors to the public, or any department of the Hospital,
except in respect of such communications as may be more
properly signed by the President.

4. He shall, immediately after the election of the Gover-
nors or other officer^ of the Hospital, give notice thereof in
writing to the different persons so elected.

5. At least one day previous to each and every meeting
of the Governors, it shall be his duty to send notice of the
time and place of such meeting to each Governor, stating
the purpose of the meeting.

6. He shall, seven days before any election of Governors,
hang up a notice in the Committee Room of the Hospital,
and shall state therein the names of the persons qualified to
be elected, as well as those who are qualified to be the elec-
tors: those qualified being in the former case, donors of forty
dollars or more and annual contributors of eight dollars or

I loro, or annual ctjritributors of twelve dollars and upwards?,
and in the latter case contributors of five dollars and up-
wards for the last expired financial year.

7. He shall keep the necessary books for entering all the
transactions of the Governors, and furnish such reports as
they may require.

3. The Secretary shall lay on the table, in the Committee
Room, at every meeting of the Governoi-s, the journal or
minutes of their proceedings ; the case-books of the Medical
Board; the book containing the minutes of the visiting
Governors ; and any other document relating to the affairs
of the Corporation which they may require.

CHAPTER VI.

OF THE COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT.

1. They shall, at their first meeting after their appoint-
ment, elect, by vote, a Chairman and a Secretary.

2. The Committee of Management shall meet at the
Hospital at least once a week ; and shall have power, and i,t
shall be their dut}-, to inquire strictly into the domestic
economy of the house ; to order all things necessary for the
same ; to inquire into the conduct of the Officers, Matrons,
Stewards, and Servants, of the Hospital ; to order all repairs ;
to oversee and control everything connected with the man-
agement of the Hospital ; to audit, inspect and approve all
accounts, and to order payment of the same ; and to re-
port, through the Secretary of the Corporation, a statement
of all their transactions, to each quarterly meeting of the
Governors.

3. They shall have the general charge and care of the pro-
perty of the Corporation, and shall enforce all necessary
attention to economy, cleanliness and good conduct.

4. They shall at their meetings make minutes of their

■■•A

and upwards,
liars and up-

tering all the
ih reports as

le Committee
le journal or
the Medical
the visiting
to the affairs

their appoint-
ary.

meet at the
power, and i,t
the domestic
lessary for the
cers, Matrons,
er all repairs;
with the man-
d approve all
5 ; and to re-
1, a statement
eeting of the

ire of the pro-
all necessary
iduct.
utes of their

procccdingr4, which they shall forthwith cause thoir .Secre-
tary to transci'ilio into a hook.

5. They shall have the power ami ii shal' ho their dniy to
cngai;e and discharge and jjrcsci-iho and regulate the duties
of all Sc-'rvants of the Jlospilal, aiid tix their waives.

6. The Commilteeol'JMauai^oMiL'iit shall, at each (juartcrly
mcctinii; of the (Jove-nors, repoi I the state of the Hospital,
and the state and iniinljcr of ]>alients admitted and dis-
charged during the ])recodiiig quarter.

7. 'J'lu'V shall inxft or (■au>t' to ho inscrf<'d in a liook-, tc
be ])i'ovid('d U)V the pm'|>()s(>. ;i|| ordcis to the .Steward for
the piirciia>c' of the stoi'cs, ^vlli(•ll orders iiiu 't lu) signed b
a meiulK'i" of t lie ('(«tiiiiiit le(\

H. They shall lay on the taMe, at every meetiiii:- of the
(Joveriiors, the hook eontaininu- the tniiiiites of the j)ro('eed-
iugs.

1). When a vaojincy occurs in the Committee of Manage-
ment the remaining memhei's of the Committee may ehu't
iVom the Hoard of (ioveriu)rs a person to fill the vacancy for
the unexi.irod term.

'.y

CJiAPTKli Yir.

OF THE METIICAL BOARD.

1. The Medical I'oard of the Montreal (Jeiieral Hospital
.shall consist of the consulting and attending J'hy^ieians and
Surgeons, anil of the out-door Physician,-^ and Surgeons.

'2. T\\() number of the attending Medical Olticers shall bo
eii-'ht, who shall make siieli arraiiij-ements amouii- themselves
that the Hospital be visited once every day ;it least by two
of them, and there shall be Join- out-door Physicians and
Surgeons, one or more of whom shall attend daily and
prescribe for the out-door }>atients.

3. No ])erson shall be eligible to the office of attending

riiysioiun or Surgeon, or of out-door Physician or Snrgoon,
who is not ii _ii;riuluato of n Uiiivorsity or ('ollei;o iji the
British nonunions, or Ji liccnliuto or member of a Colle<ro
of Physicians or Siirijeons of Cii-eat Bi-iiain and Ireland, or
other in the British .IV>minions, of at least tliree years stand-
ing, and who is, moreover, not licensed to practice in this
ProN'ince,

4. Any attending Piiysician or Surgeon may, after having
acted ill that capacity for twelve years, become a consulting
Physician or Surgeon of the Institution.

5. The visiting hours for the Medical Officers attending
the wards shall he twelve o'clock (noon) of each and every
day, Sun(la}'s exce])led.

6. Should any one of the attending Physicians and Sur-
geons, oi' of the outdoor Physicians and Su)'ge»)ns, be unal)lo,
from illness or intended absence from town, to fulfil tho
duties of his olfico, such attending Physician and Surgeon
shall oldaiii the assistance of some other of the attending
Physicians and Surgeons foi" the time being, and such out-
doo)' IMiysician and Surgeon shall obtain the assistance of
some other of the out-door Physicians and Surgeons for the
time being.

7. In all surgi(!al cases requiring o])eiationH (exce|)t in
emergencies where delay might be dangerous), and in
medical cases when desired, a consultation of the whole
Medical Board of the Hospital shall be summoned.

8. 1 he Medical Board shall have full power, at all times,
to visit ami examine the Apothecary's shop.

9. It shall be iho duty of the Medical Board to examine
all Candidates for the situation of House Surgeon, assistant
House Sui-geon and A]iothecary.

10. The Medical Board shall communicate to the Com-
mittee of Management, in writing, through their Secretary
their o[>inion of the candidates.

11. The attending Physicians and Surgeons shall alone have
the power to admit and discharge any patient, except in

1.
on

Mec

2.1
mall
suffl

:o in tlio
College
cliuul, or
rs f^tiind-
in llii.s

!r liaviiijL;"
Misultiiig

((oiidiiiii^
lid every

i and Siir-
be unal)lo,

fiilHl tlio
i Siii-<i;oon
atteudiniij

such oiit-
listiiiu'O of
ms for the

(exc'C])t ill
), and ill
the whole
1.

, all times,

examine

1, assistant

the Corn-
Secretary

alone have
except in

cap>es of severe injuries, where the House Surgeon shall admit
at any liour of the day or night, without recommendatory
letters.

12. The Medical Board shall i-egulate the diet of the
patients.

13. The attending Physicians and Surgeons and the out-
door Physicians and Surgeons shall have the power to name
and appoint their own Dressers and Clerks from among the
students.

14. For the purpose of Pathological investigation, the
attending Medical Officers of the Hospital shall h..\'e the
power of examining, post mortem, the hodles of patients
deceased within it, at their discretion ; and such examina-
tion shall only be made in the presence or by the order of
the Haine.

15. The Medical Board shall make suitable arrangements
amongst themselves concerning the service of the out-door
department.

16. All minor surgical operations not requiring admission
to the wards may be performed by the out-door Physicians
and Surgeons; when admission to a ward is requii-ed by the
patient or case, it will be the duty of the attending Physician
and Surgeon to take charge of the patient and perform the
necessary operations.

CHAPTER VIII.

OF THE OCULIST AND ALRIST.

1. The Oculist and Aurist shall attend the out-door room
on such days and at such times as shall be determined by the
Medical Board.

2. He shall have the right to admit to two beds in tlie
male public and two in the female public wards, patients
suffering from ophthalmic or aural complaints.

3. He shall have the privilege of admitting to one private

"X"^

ward when the same happens to bo vacant, but he Hhnll at
no time chura the use of more than one private ward.

4. Ho shttil keep a rcgiator and case-book, including all
cases coming under his department.

6. Ho shall not be ex-officio a member of the Medical
Board.

CHAPTER IX.

OF THE RESIDENT MEDICAL OFFICERS.

1. No person shall be eligible as House Surgeon or Assist-
ant House Surgeon unless he bo a Graduate or Licentiate of
some University or College in the British Dominions and a
Licentiate of this Province; and, further, unless he submit to
the Committee of Management satisfactory testimonials of
his moral character, and of his having been approved of by
the Medical Board, and having attained the age of 21 years.

2. The House Surgeon iihall visit all the occupied wards
in the Hospital at least once every morning and evening,
and oftener when required so to do by the attending Medical
Officer, and shall examine all cases of serious disease or
accident admitted after the visit of the attending Medical
Officers, and take charge thereof until the next visit
of those officer'^' ; he shall also be prepared to report to
the attending Medical Officers the state of the patients since
the last visit.

3. In any case of an urgent nature, the House Surgeon
shall immediately summon the attending Medical Officer ;
and if he cannot be found, he shall call upon the nearest
memberof the Medical Board.

4. The House Surgeon and Assistant House Surgeon shall
not absent themselves from the Hospital during the visits
of the attending Medical Officers ; and when at any time
either goes out, he must notify his colleague, so that either
the House Surgeon or Assistant House Surgeon may be
always present in the Hospital.

6. Thoy must always bo in tlio H()S)»itnl nt a sen^onaF le
hour in tho cvoiiini^'; and never sloep out of the ImiMin/,' un-
less witli tlio permission of one of the attending Physiciann.

6. Tho House Siiri^oon and Assistant House Surgeon shall
record in tho case-hooUs, to bo kept for that ])urp08u, tlio
history, symptoms, treahnont, ami roNults of treatment, of
all patients admitted to their respective wards, as well i\»
the details of the morbid appearances revealed by the post
mortem examinations conducted by the attending })hysiciana.

7. Tho House Surgeonand Assistant House Surgeon may,
and in the absence of the ajtothecary shall personally super-
vise the compounding of all prescriptions ordered for
patients.

8. The House Surgeon shall have charge of all the surgi-
cal instruments belonging to the Hospital, and shall bo res.
ponsiblo for the same ; and he shall enter in the register of
patients the name of tho person by whom the patient has
been i-ccommended, and whether an ordinary or a pay-
patient, and tho rate per weelc ; and tho time and tho manner
in which every patient loaves the Hospital.

0. It shall bo tho JEouse SiirgtMMi's duty to notify the
members of the Medical JJourd whenever a consultation is
required ,

10. Tho IIouso Surgeon shall draw u]) a quarterly and an
annual report of tho state and niiinbcr of patients admitted
and discharged previously to tho quarterly meetings of tho
Governors, and tho Committee of Management, and tho
annual meeting of the Corporation.

11. The IIouso Surgeon shall notify the Steward of tho
dismissal of all pntients.

12. In all cases when it becomes necessary to notify tho
Coroner of tho sudden death of any individual within tho
precincts of the Hospital, it shall bo the duty of the IIouso
Surgeon to give such notice; and on the betiding of the in-
quest, he shall l^e the Medical Officer rcfei-red to for informa-

tion by that fututioniiry and the Jury siuninonod hy him
and shall he ontitlod to Iho feos paid hy the Coroner in such
cases.

13. The AssiNtani TFotiso Riiri,'oon nliall take charge of
Hindi wards as are assi^^nod fo him hy the attending Medical
OtTlcor, and shall visit (hose at least oiico every morning \\\d
evening, and oftencr when I'eqtiircd so to do by the attend-
ing Medical Oflicor ; and in the event of \\\h observing any
great or sudden change in any of the patients in his wards,
ho shall immediately notify the House Surgeon to that
effect.

14. Ncithc ' Ihe JFouso Surgeon nor his assistaiits shall he
at liberly to take outside practice; but must devote their
time wholly to the interests of the Institution.

ciJArTia? X.

OF TIIK APOTUECAHV.

1. No person shall he eligible as A])othecar\' until he
shall have laid before the Committee of Munngemcnt sj)tis-
I'acLory ])roofs of moral character, and of his having been
examined and approvotl of hy the Medical Board. He shall
reside in the JIosj)ital.

2. lie shall compound, juake u[), and tlispcnse all the
medicines required for the j)urposes of the Institution.

3. He shall regularly attend the apothecary shop, of
which he shall liave charge; keep eveiything belonging
thereto clean and in proper order ; and never absent himself
from the Hospital without the knowledge of the House Sur-
geon.

4. He shall deliver to the nurses of the wards the different
medicines, &e., ordered for the ])atients of each ; the directions
for which shall be legibly wrilliMi or printed, Jind afHxed to
each phial, box, or ])arcel.

5. Jle shall be permittt'd to insli'm-l in pharmacy thf
pupils attending the Hosjiilal.

nrAi'TKi: \i.

OP TtTK .111 DKNTS arrKNIUNi: TIIK li'im'lTA!,.

T. No HtiulonL wlio has not |)rcvi()ii-.ly lnI<on a tickot fur

.'itloiidaiico ill the llonpital fsliull, on any prolonco wlialovor.

I »o allowed to witness any opt'r.itiuii ordis.-si'clion. or lo attond

the Clinical Lectures.

2. I'ho fee Ibr a SludeiiL's aiiniiul tick.-t sliall l»e.. ..$12.0i»

Six niontlH , .. 8.(10

Porjjetual ifpaid in oiu; ;iini on onlianco 20.00

If othcrwi.se 24.00

.'5. .Students followiiiL!: tlio attondini; Modioal onicer.s dur-
ii»^ the visits are to behave with ileeeney and propriety,
Icoepini^ their hats off at all times; and tlu-y must avoid
iloin^ anything' tliat may tend to distui'h any otiieial or
patient.

4. Every Student must ke'e[) otl' hi.s hat while he is in the
operating theatre, both tliat lie may notoh.struet the view of
otliersantl as a mark ofre.spect ; ami all noises and changes of
iseats must bo avoided, a'^ unpleasuiit to the operator and
hurtful to tlie patient.

5. Students when visiting the ward,, arc on no account t(;
oiler any advice, or express any ojdnions, unless wdien i-e-
quested bo to do by the attending Medical Oflicer.

G. No Stude-.t shall enter the wards at any time e.xcc])t
the visiting hour, unless by ])cnnission of the attending
Medical Officer.

7. Any Student infringing any of the above regulatit)ns
shall forfeit the bonctit of his ticket and the pi'ivilcge ot
attending the Hospital.

CHAPTEK XII.

OF THE AbMIS.SloN Of PATIENTS.

1. Every Governor and Member of the .Medical Eoard of
the Hospital, may recommend ]>atients to be admitted into

3f{

tlio IIoHpilnl ill the inamicr and form lioroiiiaftcr proscribed ;
but it shall be the exclusive prerogative of the attending
Physician or Surgeon, as the case may be, to judge if the
person so recommended be laboring under such disease as
is admissible '.nto the JfospiLal, according to the By-Laws
of the Corporation. Provided that should any patient re-
commended by a Governor be refused admission, the
Medical Officer so refusing shall record his reasons for so
doing with the Steward, who shall communicate the same to
the Governor by whom the applicant was recommended.

2. In any urgent case, when delay may be dangerous,
the House Physician or Surgeon shall have power to admit
patients; and he sliall immediately give information of the
same to the Attending Physiciau or Surgeon, as tlio case
may be, or, if he cannct be found, to any other of the
Medical Board ofthe llospital,

3. No patient sliall bo admitted into the Hospital whose
case shall be considered incurable, or who is insane, or
whoso case does not require the particular benefit of an in-
door practice.

4. No woman in advanced pregnancy shall be admitted as
n.n in-door jiatient unless she is the subject of serious accident
or some disease dangerous to her life, and requiring im-
mediate care and treatment.

5. No children under two years cf age, except in cases
requiring special treatment, shall be admitted into the
Hospital.

6. Such patients as are unable to pay for their mainte-
nance shall be received as " ordinary " patients. Such as are
able to pay, shall be admitted into the Hospital as " pay"
patients, and none of these at less than one dollar and a half
per week; for the payment of which the person recommend-
ing such patient shall be responsible.

7. The person recommending any patient shall mention,

<< 1

•)l

5d;

re-
he
so
to

in the certificate for admission, if tlio jiaticnt lie iiii
" ordinary " or " pay " patient.

8. No patient shall be admitted into iho Hospital as an
"ordinary" patient, exceptin<i^ immigrants, avIio does not
reside in the city or parish of ^[ontreal ; and the person oi-
persons who shall recommend any patient who docs not
reside in the city or parish librcsaid, shall become respon-
sible for the payment of the Hospital dues of such patient,
which shall not be less than one dollar and ahalf })er week ;
and in case of his or her death, he shall also be bound to
defray the expenses of the funeral, which shall not exceed
tive dollars. But, as special cases may occur when a devia-
tion from this By-Law may be necessary, the Committee of
Management are authorized to dispense with it in such
cases, and shall report the same to the Governors at their
next meeting.

9. All persons thesubjectof venereal disease, apjdyingfor
admission shall be called "Lock-ward" patients, and shall
pay at least two dollars per week, and if it bo not speciHod
on the ticket of admission that he or she is a Lock- ward
patient, then tlie attending Medical Ofliccr shall send back
such patients to the person recommending, with the words
"Lock-ward" written on the ticket; and if the person
recommending shall renew his recommendation, he shall then
be responsible for the payment of the Hospital dues for such
patients. All femivle Lock-ward patients shall be admitted
only into a ward devoted to such cases, to bo called the
" Lock-ward."

The above rule is not ai)plicable to persons entering the
" private " wards.

10. Two beds (one in the men's and one in the women's
Avards) shall be kept in reserve to receive such patients as
may, from sudden accident, be in need of immediate relief.

11. The applicants for admission shall attend at the placo
appointed for that purpose, in the Hospital, at any time

from eleven o'clock A.M. till one o'clock P.M., and shall
])rescnt the followini,' certificate to the attendini^ Medical
Officer :—

Fann of Ci'rf'Jicitfc of the Hihui^sion of " Ordinari/"' Patients.

MoN'TKEAi., (lay of ,187

Sir, — I rocoinmend arcsident of this

City, to be admitted into the

Montreal General Hospital as an "Ordinary" Patient if
be thoiii^'ht a fit object for admission.
To the attending Medical OlHeer of the

Montreal General ITosnilMl.

Form itf Ce/iifiratc for theadinisaion of Fmj J\ili<'nts.

Montreal, day of ,187

Sir, — 1 recommend , who lias resided in

the parish of for to be admitted into the

Montreal General Hospital as a pay-patient, if be thought

a fit object for admission, and I undertake personally to pay

to the Hospital the sum or sums which shall become due on

such admission.

To the attendintc Medical Officer of the

Montreal GcTieral Hospital.

CHAPTER XIII.

OF PATIENTS AND VISITORS.

1st. The object of admitting patients into the Hospital
being their relief from bodily ailment, the first consideration
must bo to treat them medically, and to avoid therefore all
needless excitement as detrimental to their cure.

2nd. That every patient admitted shall be requested to
state his or her name, sex, age, religion, birthplace, resi-
dence and disease.

3rd. It shall be the duty of the House Surgeon to obtain

these particulars, and to have them properly entered upon
the usual card and have it affixed to the head of the hed in
which the patient is placed.

This record to be treated as conclusive unless and until the
patient voluntarily requests the House Surgeon to make any
changes in the card, such request to be made in the presence
of at least one other resident ofTicial of the Hospital, as a
Avitness thereto.

The record of the religion on the card to be an invitation
to clergymen of the same denomination as the patient to
attend on him ; and the officials of the Hospital are for-
bidden to permit any interference with the conditions
recorded on the card for the time being.

4th. A daily list of the patients in the Hospital, contain-
ing the records in clause two, to be exhibited in the hall for
the information of clergymen of different denominations,
visiting the Hospital.

5th. Visitors to be admitted to see patients under such regu-
lations as may be made from time to time by the Committee
of Management, and whilst there to attend to the directions
of the House Surgeon, who will bo held responsible that no
conduct is permitted on the part of visitors detrimental to
the patients, or to interfere with their proper medical treat-
ment and care.

6th. The names of all visitors to be entered in a book to
be kept for that purpose in the entrance hall.

CHAPTER XI 7.

OF VACCINATION.

1. On any of the days appointed by the Medical Board for
vaccinating the jioor, gratis, any person or persons, without
the recommendation required for the admission of patients
to the Hospital, may present their children for vaccination.

2. The person or persons who shall vaccinate any children
or other persons, on any of the above stated days, shall

roi,n8ter in a book belonging to" the Hospital, kept for that
piu-po.se, thejnamo, age, sex, and religion of each and every
individual so vaccinated ; the part of the body on which the
vaccination has j been performed; the date, progress, and
Icrmination of each and every case.

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CHAPTER XV.

OF THE PENALTY OP RECEIVINQ ANY FEE OR REWARD.

1. No Governor, officer, or other person connected with
the Montreal General Hospital, shall at any time presume,
under any pretence whatever, on pain of expulsion, to give
to, or take from any tradesman, patient, servant, or any
other person or persons, any fee, reward or gratuity of what-
ever kind, directly or indirectly, for any services done or to
he done, or proposed to be done, on account of or relative to
tiio said .Hospital, except in the case of Physicians to the
Institution, who, for the accommodation of their private
patients, may bring them into the private wards when it
docs not interfere Vk'iih the objects of the Institution.

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CHAPTER XVI.

When ail ordinary pjitient dies in the Hospital (if the body
is to be interred), the Steward shall give notice thereof to
the clergyman to wliose congregation or church he or she
may belong; and the Porter shall, if necessary, assist the
Sexton at the interment. Imtnigrant paupers of less than
twelve months" residence in the country, who die in the
Hospital, shall have their funerals defrayed from the money
received from the Immigrant funds. With regard to other
ordinary patients, the Committee of Management are author-

ised to request the ditt'oient religious communities to which
they may have belonged, to provide for the funerals of such
unless the hodiew are otherwise disposed of by law.

CllAPTKll XVIL

(•F ALTERING AND RKI'IALINQ BY-LAWS.

No additional By-Law shall hereafter be made, nor ahall
any of those already existing bo in any way altered or re-
pealed except a special motion for such alteration, r*»peal,
ttc, be made and received at one of the quarterly meetings
of the Governors, and passed at the nextquar'.erly meeting,
before being submitted to the Corporation.

ESGULATIONS CONCERNING VISITORS.

1. PjitiontH in the Public AViii-eLs will Ic allowed to hoc
their friends on Tiicsdiiy, Tlnir.sday and Saturday, lictweon
H and 4 o'clock, p.m. — huhjoot to i-estrictions liy llie House
Surgeon as to number an<l di^n-ation of visits.

The Hou.se Surgeon ha.s di.scretioiK'.r}- jxnver {o admit
visitors to any patient at any time ( p. sj)ecial ])a.sso.s to be
issued by him or, in hi« absence, by the Assistant Hou.se
Surgeon.

2. Ministers of lleligion and other jiersons, visiting the
.HMS])it!il with the sanction of the Committee of Management,
ibr the purpose of religious min'strations, will ' o admitted
every dny between 2 and 5.30 p.m. In cases of urgency the
House Surgeon may send for a Clergyman at any liour,
when requested by a patient.

3. Tlio House Surgeon or, in his absence, the Assistant
House Surgeon, sliall have the power to ])revent visitors
from liaving access to any patient, even during the hours
hereby fixed for that purpose, when special circumstances
render it expedient so to do. But in such cases ho shall
rejiort his action to the next meeting of the Committee.

4. Patients in Private "Wards may bo visited by their
friends at any suitable hour in the day time, with the per-
mission of the House Surgeon or Lady Superintendent, and
not otherwise. No visitor to remain after 8 p.m.

5. All visitors will bo required to enter their Names on
the occasion of every visit.

By order of the Committee of Management.
MoNTUKAL, April 10, 1ST6.

CON T K N T S .

The Original (.'harlfr 3

The Amendcil Charter — l-'ieumble,

Who shall be members of Corpoiation,

Whfit Real Kstute the Corporation may acquire,

^\ ho shall bo Life Governors,

Who .-^liall be elected {}()vorii!)rs, ami of vacancies among tliem,

Election of President ami Vice-l're.-ident, term i«f oflice, <itc,

Vacancies in Ofiice,

(iovernori may apjioint OfTicer^, administer ad'airs of Corporation,

Proviso, as to investment of i)ni|)erty sold,

J'residont, &c., not to lake an Oath of Oflice,

(Quorum of (tovernors,

Present lly-Laws continued,

(Governors may make By-Laws, repeal, or amend them,

Proviso,

Corporation to make Returns to the Legislature,

The Hv-Laws,

Ot the Election of Governor?,

Of the Governors,

Of the President and Vice-President,

Of the Treasurer,

Of the Secretary,

Of the Committee of Management,

Of the MedicalBoard, 29-

Of the Oculist and Aurists, 31'

Of the Resident Medical Olficers, 32.

Of the Apothecary,

Of the Students attending the Hospital,

Of the Admission of Patients, 35-

Form of Certificate for the Admission of Ordinary Patients,

Form of Certificate for the Admission of Pay-Patients,

Of Patients and Visitors, 38

Of Vaccination, 39-

Of the Penalty of receiving any Fee or Reward,

Of the Interment of Ordinary Patients and Immigrants, 40-

Of Altering and Repealing By-Laws,

Regulations concerning Visitors

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