The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1867-06-06
LAWS OF MARYLAND.
Public General.
Rassed al az .lannnrn .Sc..ion lsG

for the Suppression of the Crime Of
Unlawful Abortion.
BE il Enacted, that Whereas, IL ap.
pears thHt many persons are now prac.
tising medicine, surgery and obstetrics
in the City of Baltimore and other parts
of this State, who have received no prop.
er medical education, aud who are in
fact, mere imposters, and whereas,
there are certain presons notoriously
engaged in the unlawful production OF
abortion. Therefore.
Section l. Be il enacted, That on or
before the FIRST day of May, 1864, the
Governor shail appoint twelve respee.
table physicians, graduates of some re-.
coguized school Of medicine for the
City Of Baltimore, and six for each Coun-
ty who shall constitute temporary Medi.
cal Board Of Examiners for their res.
pective districts, whose duty it shall be
to grant Licenses to such now practising
physicians as are able to prove to the
satisfaction Of the Board that they are
bona iide graduates of some respectable
medical college; these licenses shall
be valid until the permanent Board
hereinafter provided for shall be
prepared to issue licenses bearing the
seal of the Faculty Of the State; each
person obtaining such n license shall
pay five dollars into the Treasury of the
Board; the money accruing from this
source shall constitute fund for de-
trayiug the expenses incurred by the
Board in the discharge of their duty,
and all money received in excess Of the
necessary expenditures Of this Board
shall be transferred to the permarfent
Board, hereinafter provided for; such
money as well as all money received by
said permanent Board for licenses is.
sued by it shall constitute fund to be
disbursed by order of the faculty of
such district. The City of Baltimore
shall constitute district, aud each
County Of the State shall constitute a
district for the purposes of this Act.
See 2. And be it enacted, That all
thus licensed physicians shall constitute
the Medical Faculty Of the State of
Maryland, aud that the members of the
said faculty residing in each district
shall meet annually on the first Monday
in june, or as soon thereafter as a mum.
Der not less than one fifth of the whole
number licensed can be convened in
each respective district, at such places
as shall be determined aud published
By the respective Boards Of Examiners,
at which meetings they shall elect ap-
nually such officers and appoint such
committees as they may consider requi-
site to form complete organization for
each district, and at their first meeting
to elect by ballot twelve respectable reg
ular physicians in the City of Balti.
more, and six in each county, and auuu.
ally thereafter one-half that number,
who shall constitute permanent Board
of Examiners for each district
Sec 3. And be it enacted, That i'm.
mcdiately after they shall be assembled
in consequence of their first election,
they shall be divided by lot into two
equal classes, the seats of the examiners
of the FIRST class shall be vacated at the
expiration Of the first, and those of the
second class at the expiration of the
second year, so that one.half nav be
chosen e-ery year, and il any vacancies
happen By resignation or otherwise, the
President Of the Faculty Of the district
shall mako temporary appointments un.
I'll the next meeting Of the Faculty
which shall then GIL such vacancies.
Sec. A. And be il enacted, That sny
six Of the examiners elected for the
City of Baltimore, and any three oil
those elected for each County, shall con.
stitute a quorum OF the Board in the
said districts, for examining such candi
dates as may apply, aud shall subscribe
their names to each license granted by
them, which license shall also be coun
tersigned by the President of the Fac
ulty Of the district, and have the sea
of the Faculty of the State affixed there
to by the Secretary upon the psymeu,
into the hands of the Treasurer OF the
sum Of ten dollars, aud any two of the
said examiners may grant a license 4
practice until board can be held il
conformity with this act.
Sec. 5. And be it enacted, That OF
the second Monday next succeeding Ii,
election Of the First Permanent Boart
Of Examiners, each Board shall senc