The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-01-28

and AdOpted:
At the appointed IT,
was quite an assemblage
a ternity, young and old, of
State Dr.. Harris, OF the Sen&Sl
chairman, and Senator (Dr.) Lewis d.
tary.
II The meeting being called to order.
chairman again stated that, as many We
In attendance who had not been ut the prea
vious meetings, the meeting had been called
to- take some final action upon the bill . to
establish q Board OF Medical Examiners.n
The bill was read and discussed by Sec
i tions. F&ES
DIR. A. M. Fauntleroy, Of Staunton,
| spoke at some length upon the 9th section
/ Of the bill, which sets forth clearly the OBJ
ljects of the bill. "The board shall consist
Of seven members, who shall examine on
the usual or proper branches taught In the
schools all applicants for license to prac-
tice, and II on such IN examination theygbe,
found competent, shall grant to such appli.
fcants license or diploma, provided that
five members of such board shall constitute
10 quorum /; and provided that four out OF
Iapplicant; and provided such applicant
shall have received diploma from some
chartered or incorporated medical school
or college, and shall be twenty-one years Of
age, and can show evidence Of good moral
character" . #e ag-,.-
|. DR.. Fauntleroy said that there. was an.
amendment which he desired to see incor-
FEDrated in the section, viz. !: That the stu
dent should have certificate from sone
school or physician before he can be exam
ined by the board.
DR.. Fairfax, Of Richmond, said that he
thought a student ought not to be exam-
ined by the board when he could show
diploma.
DR.. Snead differed from the speaker who
had preceded him, and thought ii neees-
sary to stand an examination before the
board after he had gotten diploma, and
he hoped that feature of the bill would be
retained.
DR.. Barr, of Abingdon, followed, and !,
took the middle ground. He did not ex-
actly agree with either of the gentlemen
who had spoken before him.
DIR. Wellford, OF Richmond, said that If
the diploma is not required, he thought 1t
would lead to mischief, and cited an in
this necessity. He thought the student .
should have certificate which on Its face
would state that he had studied the profess
sion at least two years, and thus there
might be some protection of the lives of the.
people. The board having this certificate,
there would be somewhat Of guaranty Of
his merits.
On motion of DR.. Fauntleroy, the follow
ing resolution was adopted:
"Resobued, That we, the physicians Of
the Senate and House of Delegates Of Vir-
ginia, together with others from distant
parts Of the State, do earnestly pray the
Committee on General Laws to retain that
clause of section which reads, Provided
such applicant shall have receiveda diploma
from some incorporated medical school or
college, and shall he twenty-one years OF
age, and can show evidence OF good moral
Character" ,
DR.. Fauntleroy then moved that COM
mittee of four he appointed to wait on the
Committee on General Laws, andfto give
them the reasons why this clause Is desired
to be retained. ....
The Chair appointed the following ply
sicians: A. NJ. Fauntleroy, j. S. Wexford,
J. Snead, and j. B. McCaw.
At the suggestion Of Dr.. McCaw, Drs.
Lewis and Harris were added to the COM
mittee.
On motion, the 9th section Of the bill was
amended 80 as to read as follows: "The
board shall meet annually on the second
Monday in March, in the city OF Richmond,
and may meet at such other times and
places is they may deem eXpedient."
The bill was then adopted, and the meet
ing adjourned sine die. .-f