, 1881-12-31
TO ALL WHOM IT NAY CON.
Germ,
And Especially the Medical Pro
feanion.

We have chosen this method Of direct
ing your early attention to . law passed
1t the last ssasion of the Legislature of
this Territory, entitled "An Act to Pro-
vide for the Regulation of the Practice of
Medicine in Washington Territory" "a
certified copy Of. which is herewith an
nexed), in order that every one concerned
may have an early opportunity to know
the Law, and therefore have no excuse for
Noncompliance with its provisions
We solicit the earnest cooperation of
every medical man qualified within the
meaning of this Act to practice in this
Territory, to assist in the enforcement Of
this law. The Medical Society Of Wash
ington Territory will take necessary steps
to have .he law enforced in every in
stance, and will present to the Grand
Jury the names Of those who fail to COM
ply with its requirements.
nc WILLISON, NJ. D.,
Port Townsend,
President Medical Society OF W. T.
RUFUS WILLARD, NJ. D., Seattle,
Secretary.
AN ACT
To Provide for the Regulation Of the Prae-
tice Of Medicine and for the Regis
tration Of all Practitioners
Of Medicine and
Surgery.
SECTION l. Be IT ENACTED By THE
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF THE TEKRIroRY
OF WASHINGTON, That the board Of county
commissioners Of each county shall pur-
chase suitable book to be kept in the
auditors Office of each county, by the
auditor thereof, TO be known as the med
ical register of the county, in which shall
be get apart one full page for the registra-
ton of each practitioner Of medicine and
surgery practicing in such county, and
when any practitioner shall die. or re-
move from the county,'a = note Of such
fact shall be made at the bottom Of snch
page.
SEC. 2 No person shall practice med
icine or surgery or any Of the branches
of medicine or surgery for gain, or shall
receive or accept for his rervices as a
practitioner of medicine or surgery any
fee or reward, directly OF indirectly, un-
less he ahan be q graduate Of legally
chartered medical college or university
having authority to confer the degree o
doctor of medicine Except - provided in
section four of this sct). and such person
shall present to the auditor of the county
in which he resides or sojourns, his med
ical diploma, as well - true copy Of the
same, including any endorsements there
on, and shall make affidavit before such
auditor that the diploma and endorse
ments are genuine, thereupon the auditor
shall enter the following in the register,
to wit: Tho name in full of the prsc-
titioner, his place of nativity, his place of
residence, the name Of the college or uni
yersity that conferred che degree Of doc
tor of medicine, the year when srch de-
gree was conferred, and in like manner
any other degree or degrees that the
practitioner may desirstO place on record,
to al of which the prsS Shtioner shall like
wise make affidavit before the audisor.
The auditor shAll place the copy Of such
diploma, including the Endorsements, on
file in his Office for inspection BY the pub
lie This section shall not be construed
30 - 70 prevent women not having the
ans.i6cations required BY it from acting
n mid~iyes.
Sxc 8. Any perron whose medical di-
% s.. ,.s, b-en destroyed or lost shall
preseut to lie an Iitor It the county in
which he resides or sojourns . duly Ger
tilted copy of his diploma, but if the same
is not obtainable, . statement Of thisfact,
together With the names Of the professoes
vhose lectures he attended and the
branches of study upon which esch pro-
fessor lectured, to N Of which the psseei-
tionsr shau make ai6dsvit before the sa1-
itor, after which the practitioner shan b.
aIl,ved to register IN manner end form -
indicssed IN section tso of this ct, md
the auditor ahall place sueA essti6ed stsse-
mens on Gle in his of6es for inspection By
the public. In csss the eollegs q snives-
atty from which the praetitiooer el.ims to
haze gradnated b dsfunst. - aatAsnfie
record u hs ss.dustion shall b Alsd IN
hen Of ths dip,oasa
Ssc. 4 Any psrsoa Who d snpEsd N
tie pr.et;1s of sedicins OF sssyy N
TN tarifosy u the tim Of ths panesaf
Tn ~ sithost ~ dserss sf 1oet~ Of
ncaiGinss shall b allowed 70 esalinss
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