The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-03-13

ing OF this act. who shall profess publicly
tv be a physician, and engage IN the
practice OF medicine, or who shall habit
ually prescribe for the sick, or who shall
append to his name the letters IN. D."
But nothing herein contained shall be
construed to prohibit gratuitous services.
And this act shall not apply to lawfully
commissioned surgeons of the United
States army CT navy practicing their pro-
fession within the limits of this State.
SEC. IL. Any person habitually prac-
ticing medicine in this State. without COM
plying with the provisions of this act.
shall be punished by fine of not less than
fifty dollars nor more than five hundred
dollars, or by imprisonment in the county
Jail for a period of not less than thirty
days nor more than one year, or by both
such fine and imprisonment for such Of
tense. And any person filing or attempt
ing to file as his own the diploma or Ger
tifcate of another, or a forged affidavit Of
identification, shall be guilty of a felony,
and upon conviction shall be subject to
such fine and imprisonment as are made
and provided by the statutes of this State
for the crime Of forgery in the fourth de-
gree: Prorided, That no person who
holds a certificate heretofore granted, by
either of the societies mentioned in the
second section of this act, shall be COM
PEELED to procure a new certificate, or be
liable to any penalty for failing to do so;
And pvorided further, That the provisions
of this act shall not apply to those persons
have submitted proof Of such continuous
practice as herein provided, certificate
shall be issued to them, as is provided
for in section 3 of this act.
Sec. l3. Any person assuming to act
as member of Board of Examiners un-
der this act, or who shall sign, or sub
scribe, or issue, or cause to he issued, or
seal, or cause to be sealed, a certificate
authorizing any person to practice medl-
cine or surgery in this State, except the
person 30 acting and doing he appointed
by one of the societies mentioned in sec
ton 2 of this act, or be authorized to do so
BY Board of Examiners, appointed 10y
one of said societies, shall be deemed gull
ty of felony, and shall be punished by a
fine of not less than FIVE hundred dollars
or by imprisonment in the State Peniten-
tiary for a period of not less than one
year, or by both such fine and imprison-
ment.
SEC. IA. Should either of said boards
issue certificate to any person whose ap-
plication for certificate has been previous
" rejected by another of said boards with
in one year after the rejection of said ap-
plication then in such case the certificate
issued as aforesaid to such rejected appli-
cant shall be null and void and of no eff
feet.
SEC. Is. If any person not a graduate
or licentiate of medicine has been unable
to present himself for examination to any
of said boards as provided in section ! OF
this act, then in such case it shall be law
full for either of said boards, on good cause
shown why said persons was unable to
present himself for examination within
the time limited in the fifth section OF
this act, to examine such person touching
his qualifications to practice medicine OF
surgery; and if said examination shall be
satisfactory to the board, it shall there
upon issue its certificate in accordance
with the facts, and the lawful holder
thereof shall be entitled to ali the rights
and privileges of graduates or licentiates
to whom certificates have been issued I'M
der this act; but no such examination
shall be had after the first day of April,
eighteen hundred and eighty. This act
shall have no application to any county in
this State unless member or members Of
one of the boards provided for in section
two of this act duly qualified shall have
held a meeting for examination Of physi-
clans within said county. nor shall it ap-
ply to any lady practicing midwifery.
Sec. 16. Every person who shall will.
fully and corruptly swear, testify or affirm
falsely to any oath or affirmation or decla'
ration legally administered in any matter
or proceeding before said board Of exami
ners or either of them under the provisions
of this act shall be deemed guilty Of per
jury.
SEC. IL. This act shall take effect ant
be in force from and after the first day o
June Eightee en- Hundred and seventy
nine.
Approved February "a, 1872.