N.Y. Not-for-Profit Corporation Law § 1406: Medical societies

§ 1406. Medical societies.

(a) Medical societies heretofore formed.

Any medical society now existing in any of the counties of the state

set apart prior to or since the passage of the act entitled "An act to

incorporate medical societies for the purpose of regulating the practice

of physic and surgery in this state," passed April tenth, eighteen

hundred and thirteen, and not heretofore duly incorporated under the

provisions of said act shall, upon complying with the provisions of this

section enjoy the same privileges and possess the same powers as the

societies incorporated by virtue of such act now enjoy and possess, but

subject, nevertheless, to the provisions of any acts or parts of acts

heretofore passed in relation to medical societies or to regulate the

practice of physic and surgery in this state.

(b) Type of corporation.

A medical society is a non-charitable corporation under this chapter.

(c) Certificate of incorporation, additional contents.

In addition to the requirements of section 402, the certificate of

incorporation of a medical society shall state: (1) the name of such

society; (2) the date of its organization; (3) the names and residences

of its members; and (4) that such society, by a majority vote of its

members, has elected to become and be a body corporate under and by

virtue of the Act described in paragraph (a), and be subject to the

provisions of any acts or parts of acts heretofore enacted and now in

force, in relation to such societies or the practice of medicine or

surgery in this state.

(d) Regulations for county medical societies.

It shall be lawful for any county medical society in this state,

entitled to representation in the medical society of the state of New

York, or in the homeopathic medical society of the state of New York, to

establish such rules and regulations, not inconsistent with the laws of

the state, for the government of its members as such county society may

deem fit, provided such action receives the sanction of the state

medical society in which such county medical society is represented.

Such county medical society may fix the amount of the annual dues and

assessments to be collected from its members.

(e) Enforcement of discipline; appeal.

Every county medical society shall have full power and authority to

enforce discipline among its members and obedience to its rules and

regulations and to expel or otherwise discipline its members as it may

deem for the best interests of the society. Any member of such a society

who has been disciplined or an applicant for membership therein, who has

been refused membership, feeling aggrieved at the action of the society,

shall have the right to appeal to the medical society of the state of

New York, in which such county medical society is represented.

(f) Power to acquire property.

It shall be lawful for any county medical society heretofore or

hereafter incorporated and for the medical society of the state of New

York and for the homeopathic medical society of the state of New York to

acquire and hold for its corporate purposes real and personal property

without limitation of amount or value, notwithstanding any limitation

heretofore existing.