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Public Notice
TO
Physicians Gad Surgeons!

4 IL practicing Physicians and Surgeons in
"A the Counties of JEFFERSON, BERkE-
LEY and MORGAN, will please take notice
that the undersigned, members of the state
Board OF Health for the Second Congressional
District. will hold a meeting ~ Martinsburg'
TUESDAY, the 9TH DAY OF AUGUST, 1851,
from the hour of 5 Y. ". to 6 I. NJ, to arsoin-
MEDIATE applicants for Certificates, in accordance
with the following section of an act entitled
" An ACT to Establish a State Board of Health,
and Regulating the Practice OF Medicine END
Surgery. 90 passed March Sth. ISL
g "Any vcr--n practicing medicine. in any
of its departments, shall possess the qualiil-
cations required by this act, viz: ii q graduate
i'm medicine. he shall present a diploma 10
those members of the state board OF health ap-
pointed for his congressional district for verlii-
cation rs to its g-enuinencss. y TIE t~jf'iGrT'a -
found t. he genuise and issued by a reputable
medical college, and recognized as such an m
stitutiOn. and if the person named therein ne
the person claiming and presenting the same,
the said two members OF the state BOARD Oh
health shall issue a certificate to that effect =
and such diploma and certificate shall be con-
elusive rs to- the right Cf tbe lavflA holders oi
the same To practice medicine in the State OF
West Virginia. Ifnota graduate of such med
zeal college Us above designated, every person
praeticing medicine in this state shall present
himself before the said two members OF the
state Board If health in his congressional us
trict, together With the presiding medical Cihctr
of the local board of health of the county in
which the respective district state boards Oh
health may hold their examinations, and sub
nit himself to such examination rs the board
shall require: and if the examination be satls-
factory, they shall issue q certificate IN accord
ance with the facts. and the lawful holder OF
such certificate shall be entitled toall the rights
and privileges herein mentioned except the
- - I-.. ANaHN.ruA ~ IN
continuous practice Of medicine IL this state
for more than ten years at the date al the pas
sage Of this Get, shall, in lieu OF a diploma OF
examination by the member of the state board
of health. present To the said board my aifctYlt
as TO the number of years they have been en-,
eaged in the practice of medicine erd the said
board shall issue It's certificate To- such phys
clan without requiring an examination. Inc
members of the state bOaet CT health IN cach
congressional district shall give not less thail
twenty DAYS public notice of the time and
place Of their meetings, in order u Gecon'nno'
-dStcGpplicants for certificates.
Tie nth srrtlon Of said act fetitcs, That
"E.Sch candidate, on presenting hlmself loi
examination shcil kU possessed OF good mora
character. temperate habits, and shall pay a lee
of ten dollars, which shall be returned to him
if a Certificate be refused.
Persons holding Diplomas from reputabl'
] MtfilCal colleges, mus l4tHNAA ~ -
cation. If however. they cannot conveniently
attend in person, the Diploma can be sent BY
Express or otherwise, accompanies wltir Pr
davit properly attestcd thai tfe a1filcaL1 fl
certificate is the rightfGl owner OF tire same
Tlscs- vino have been in continuous prac
ticc in this state for more than ia years, at th'
passage of the Act, March 5, 1851 are entitled
To- certificates upon making proper atnua'lt -
the fact and presenting proof. Al Others mus
present themselves for examination, which
according to the provisions of the law, viii b
elementary and practical in character. "pu
sufficiently strict TO test the qualifications o
the candidate as . practitioner Ct medfoii-
surgery and obstetrics.
ESiShould We be unable to complete tn
business before Us on the day above nsehtl0hsu
the session will be continued from day TO ga!
until all applicants for certificates are heard.
fSigned,
CT RICHARDSON, NJ. D., Charlestown.
GEO. IA. CARPENTER, NJ. D., Mooreheld-
Members State Board of Health, ID Con. DIST
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