amount of fifty thousand dollars.

SECT. 3.--The members of said Society shall not be liable to be
mustered or enrolled in the militia of this Commonwealth.

SECT. 4.--The members of said Society, or such of their officers or
members as they shall appoint, shall have full power and authority to
examine all candidates for membership, concerning the practice of
specific medicine and surgery, provided said candidates shall sustain
a good moral character, and shall present letters testimonial of
their qualifications from some legally authorized medical
institution; and if, upon such examination, the said candidates shall
be found qualified for membership, they shall receive the approbation
of the Society.

SECT. 5.--This act shall take effect from and after its passage.


House of Representatives, May 30, 1856.
Passed to be enacted, CHARLES A. PHELPS, Speaker.

In Senate, May 31, 1856.
Passed to be enacted, ELIHU C. BAKER, President.

June 3, 1856. Approved, HENRY J. GARDNER.

Secretary's Office, Boston, June 24, 1856.
A true copy.
Attest: FRANCIS DE WITT,
Secretary of the Commonwealth.