Sharp County record., 1881-05-12

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Medicine and Surgery in this
State.
Section l. That hereafter no
person shall practice medicine and
surgery, or medicine or surgery. as
profession in this state, without
first being registered as a physician
and surgeon, or physIcian or sur-
gcon, in the office OF the clerk of the
county court in some county in this
state.
Sec. ?. Each county dork in this
state shall keep in his office 4 well
bound book in which he shall regis
ter the names Of all such persons rs
shall be lawfully qualified as here
matter provided, and who shall ap-
ply for registration as physicians
and surgeons, with tho date Of such
registration.
Sec. 8. That hereafter, any per-
son who may wish to practice as
physician and surgeon, or either, in
this state, shall be allowed to regis
ter as such, who shall file with the
clerk of the county court Of any
county in this state, a certificate OF
qualification signed by a majority Of
the county board Of medical eXamin-
ers in the county in. which he or she
offers to register. Provided that no
person shall be allowed to register
as physician or surgeon until ne or
sho shall have obtained the age of
twenty-one (2D years. Provided
further that any person living in a
county whero no board is organized
may apply to the board Of some 9th
er county, or to the state board.
Sec. 4. That Immediately after
the passage of this act the county
iudge of each county in this state
shall appoint for his county a board
of medical examiners, consisting Of
three persons, who shall be citizens
of such county and learned in the
sciences Of medicine and surgery, Of
good moral character, and duly reg
istered under this act, who shall hold
their offices until the first term.of
such county court in the year 1882,
at which time, and every four years
thereafter, said board shall be again
filled by appointment as above pro-
vided. and should q vacancy occur
in said board, at any time, the same
shall be filled by appointment made
by the county Judge.
Sec. 5. That the members Of
said board shall, before entering up
on the discharge OF their duties, take
tho official oath prescribed by the
constitution of this state; that at
the first meeting of the members OF
such board, after they shall have
been appointed, preparatory to the
transaction of the business assigned
them under this act, they shall orga-
nize by elccting one Of their mem-
bers president and another as secre-
tary. The regular meetings Of such
board shall be held quarterly, at the
court house Of the proper county, on
thc first Mondays in January, April,
July and October in each year, and
when so assembled said board shall
faithfully and impartially examine
all such persons as shall appear be-
fore them for that purpose, touching
their qualifications to practice med
icine and surgery, or either, and all
such persons as shall satisfy such
board of examiners, or a majority Of
them, that he or she is twenty one
(2D years Of age, of good moral
character, and qualified IN knowl- |
edge and capacity to practice medi-
cine and surgery, or either, shall Ic-
ceive from such board certificate |
of qualification as physician or sur
geon, or either physician or surgeon
as the case may be, which certificate
shall cntltle such person to registra
tion under the provisions of section
two (2l and three (3) of this act; pro-
vided, always, that such physician
or surgeon shall be registered in the
same county in which he or she
was examined, except as provided in
section ten (l0) Of this act, provided,
that any person desiring to be cx-
amined at any other than the time !
of the regular quarterly meeting
shall notify the president Of the
board of such desire, whose duty it
shall be to assemble the board as
aOon as practicable and examine
such applicant.
See. 6. That the county clerk
shall give to every person registered
under this act, a certificate OF regis
tration over his signature and official
seal, and such certificate shall au-
thorizc any such person to practice
as a physician or surgeon, or both,
as the case may be, in any county IN
this state. That the clerk shall re-
ceive as his fee, for all services re-
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