St. Mary's gazette., 1867-06-13
IAWS-GENERAL-
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OT MARY
LAND
At the January Session, 1867.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.


An Act for the protection Of the Public
against Medical Imposters for the Sup
pression of the Crime of Unlawful 4 bor-
ton.
BE it enacted, that Whereas. it appears
that many persons are now practicing med
iciuc, surgery and obstetrics in the city of
Baltimore and other parts Of this State,
who have received no proper medical edu-
cation, and who are 10 fact. mere impos
ters, and whereas, there are certain per-
sons notoriously engaged in the unla Stul
production of abortion. Therefore,
Sec. |. BE it enacted, That on or before
the first day of May, the Governor shall
appoint twelve respectable physicians
graduates OF some recognized school of
medicine, for the City Of Baltimore, and
six for each County, who shall constitute
a temporary MEDICAL Board Of Examiners
for their respective districts, whose duty
it Shall be to grant licenses to such non
practising Physicians as are able to prove
to the satisfaction of the Board that they
are bona fl lc graduates of some rcspccta-
Die medical college these licenses bearing
the seal of The Faculty Of State: each per
son obtaining such license shall pay five
dollars iuto the Treasury Of TIE Board;
the money acc7ulng from this source shall
constitute a tund for defraying the cxpen-
scs incurred by the Board in the discharge
of their duty, aud all money received iu
excess Of the necessary expenditures of
this BOARD shall be transferred to the per-
maacnt Board hereinafter provided for !;
such money as we'll as all money received
by said pcrmancnt Board for licenses issu-
ed by it shall constitute fund to be dis
burscd by order Of the faculty Of such dis
trict. The City of Baltimore shall cons'i-
tute a district, and each County of tie
State suul, constitute 4 district for the pur
poses Of this Act.
SEC. z And be It enacted That al!
thus licensed physicians shall constitute
the Medical Faculty Of the State of Mary
land, and that the members Of the said
faculty residing 10 each district slall meet
Annually on the first Monday in June, or
as soon thereafter as a number not less
than one fifth of the whole number licen-
sed can be convened in each respective dis
trct, at such places as SHALL be determined
and published by thc Boards OF Examiners,
at which meetings they shall elect arnu
ally snch officers aud appoint snch com
miuees as they may consider requisite to
form complete Organization for each dis
trc', and at their first meeting to elect by
! ballot twelve rcs2pcfab!e regular physl-
o;,,c;, W. Va. of R,lt;n,oro o,I ~ -,
each County. aud auuuallY thereafter one
/ half that number, who shall constitute a
permanent Board of Examiners for each
! district.
Sec 3. Aud be it enacted, That immc-
diately after they shall be assembled in
consequence Of their first election, they
Shah be divided by lot into two equal elias
scs, the seats of the examiners of the first
class shall be vacated at the expiration of
the first year, and those of the second
class at the expiration of the second
yea SO that onc-talf my be chosen every
year, and it any vacancies happen by res
gnation or otherwise, the President OF he
Faculty of the district shall make temper
ary appointments until the next meeting
ofthc Faculty, which shall then Eli such
vacancies
See I And be it enacted. That any
SIX of the examiners elected for the City of
Baltimore. and any three of those elected
:o- ach County, Shol, constitute quorum
of the Board in the said districts. for cx-
/ anlning such candidates as may apply,
and shall subscribe their names to each IL
cense granted by them, which liceas, shall
also be countcrsignrd by the President of
the Faculty of the district. and have the
seal Of the Faculty OF the State affixed
Screto t.y the Secretary upon the pay
meut into the hands Of the Treasurer of
the sum Of ten dollars. and any two of the
said examiners may grant license to prac-
fice until Board can be held in conformity
with this act.
Sec. ). And be it enacted. That on the
second Monday next succnedi1g the eel-
ton Of the FIRST Permanent ARA of Ex
omineIs. each Board shall sea,I one dele
gate to the City Of Baltimore, whore ,tcv
shall meet urdcr the name Of the Central
Medical Board Of Examiners FIR The State
IT Maryland, Tor the prrp ,se Of adop.inr
common seal and making such rules and
regulations as they may consider expoli-
ent to establish Uniformity in The proceed
'ngs OF the different Boards
Sec s Ard be it enacted. Thstit sbel
bc the dufv ot the permanent Koarl Of Ex-
ami ,rS 10 meet on the fns' Mon1a7 IN
September, lS61. and annually thereafter
on The first Monday in April. Tor the par-
rose of granting ard renewing licenses -
The Board shall grant licenses only t.
those candidates who by careful exa NJ
ration. arc ascerrainod n have 4 prapcr