[ PCMS Minutes 1926-1940. Inside back cover of three-ring binder: view 1. ]
Constitution and By-Laws for County Societies
Prepared by the Committee on Organization of the American Medical Association
Chicago
Press of the American Medical Association
535 North Dearborn Street
1927
Once More: Membership-Fellowship
Every member in good standing in any constituent state medical association, whose name is reported to the secretary of the American Medical Association for enrolment, is a member [ "member" italicized ]of the American Medical Association. No member [ "member" italicized ] of the American Medical Association is called on, as such, to pay any dues or to contribute financially to the Association.
Every member of the American Medical Association in good standing is eligible for Fellowship [ "Fellowship" italicized ]. To qualify as a Fellow, a member in good standing has only to make formal application for that relation and to subscribe for the Journal [ "Journal" italicized ]. Fellowship dues and subscription to the Journal [ "Journal" italicized ] are both included in the one annual payment of $5, which is the cost of the Journal [ "Journal" italicized ] to subscribers who are not Fellows.
None but Fellows are eligible for election as officers; none but Fellows can serve as members of the House of Delegates; none but Fellows can register at the annual sessions of the Association or participate in the work of its scientific programs.
On June 1, 1926, there were 92,827 names on the membership roll, 60,021 of which were duly listed on the Fellowship roster.
Members [ "Members" italicized ] of state medical associations pay dues to those bodies, but they pay nothing to the American Medical Association. Fellows [ "Fellows" italicized ] pay dues and subscription to the Journal [ "Journal" italicized ] in the sum of $5 a year, which has nothing to do with county or state dues.
