Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1877-01-29
No. I02-An act to regulate the practice OF medciI
and surgery in the state Of Vermont.

No. Io2-An act TO regulate the practice OF medicine
and surgery in the state Of Vermont.
1t is hereby enacted. etc.
Sec Each and every medical society, organized
under charter from the general assembly Of the state
of Vermont shall each a. annual session thereof elect
a board Of censors consisting Of three members who
shall hold their Office till others elected which
board shall have authority to examine and license
practitioners Of medicine, surgery, midwifery pro-
vided in subsequent sections Of this act
Sec. 2. Every practitioner OF medicine. surgery.
midwifery, who by sign advertisement offer their
services TO the public practitioners of either med
cine surgery midwifery, OF who by sign or adver-
tsement the title Of DOCTOR shall be required
to obtain certificate OF some one Of the medical soc
cites Of the state either from county, district mean-
ing or embracing than county, state society
which certificate shall set forth that said have
found the person to whom it is given qualified to prac-
ce all the branches of medical art mentioned in it
the certificate shall be substantially in the following
form: -
No. State of Vermont. county of
This may certify that the undersigned board of censors
| have found Of in the
| county Of and State Of qualified In the
following branches of the medical profession
| and therefore license him
| to practice said branches within this State
Board of Censors
Medical Society.
Sec. 8. Such certificate shall be recorded in book
provided and kept for the purpose by the county clerk
of each county in the state, which book shall bear the
title and inscription and shall be styled the medical
| register of county, and the fee for recording
| the same shall be twenty-five cents.
| Sec. L. Any person to whom a certificate is issued
by board of censors as herein provided, shall cause
the TO be recorded in the medical register the
county in which he actually resides if a resident OF
the state If not resident Of the state, in the county
where he obtains such certificate; and for failure
neglect to record the within thirty days after its
ISSUE the person neglecting shall be liable to a fine
OF twenty-five dollars, and any person who shall prac
tce medicine, surgery or midwifery in this state,
who shall sign certificate of death for purposes o
burial removal whose aforesaid certificate is not re-
corded in the aforesaid shall liable the
penalties provided in section eight of this act
the punishment of persons who shall practice without
a certificate.
Sec. 5. The censors OF each medical society afore
said shall in their discretion notify all practitioners
medicine surgery or midwifery in this state of the
terms and requirements OF this act and shall requir,
such persons notified to comply Herewith within
thirty days after such notification within such fur
Their time as may be allowed by SPECIAL permission
such censors, not exceeding ninety days.
Sec. g. Any person not resident of this state shall
be required to obtain certificate from some board
in this state and the to be record
ed herein provided before he shall be permitted Il
| practice the medical art within this state
Sect. Each board Of censors shall issue certificate
without fee to all physicians and surgeons who furnish
evidence by diploma from some medical college or uni
versty, or by certificate of examination by some au
thoTZed board. which shall, after due investigation
satisfy said censors that the person so presenting suc
credentials has been after due examination by Legal
ly authorized board, deemed properly and adequatel
qualified to practice the branches mentioned in sue
diploma or certificate. Any certificate issued by an
board Of censors herein provided, shall be vail
throughout the state after being duly registered Sal
censors shall also have power to revoke annul an
certificate, il in their judgment the person holding
has obtained it fraudulenty, has by crime or mn
t demenor, whereof such person shall have been dul
convicted, forfeited all right to public confidence.
Sec. g. Ii is hereby declared misdemeanoT for an
person TO practice medicine. surgery or midwifery
this state unless authorized TO do by certificate
herein provided And any person found guilty of sue
misdeDeneanor shall for the first offence be fined NJ
less than fifty more than two hundred dollars f
any subsequent offence less than two hundred nc
& more than FIVE hundred dollars which fine may
recovered by action of debt for the of any
: who shall sue therefor. or by an Indictment
It Sec 9. No person practicng either of the brancht
d Of medicine, surgery midwifery within this stat
/, without certificate provided in this act shall
permitted to enforce in any Of the courts of this
the collection Of any fee or compensation for any Sc
vices rendered or medicine or material Of any kir
= furnished in the practice Of any Of the braches
e mentioned in such certificate.
Sec. 10. This act shall pot be construed to apply
g the practice Of dentistry to the practice Of mi
wfeIy by females in the town ocalityin which th
reside nor TO those practitioners of medicine wi
have resided i've years IN the town or city of the
IN present residence.
Approved November 2S, 1876.