Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1881-06-29

thonoIary shall place the copy ofsuob
diploma, including the endorsements,
on file in his Office for inspection by
the public,
SIC. 3. Any person whose medical
diploma has been destroyed or lost
shall present to the prothonotary Of the
county in which he or she resides or
sojourns duly certified copy of his
or her diploma, but if the same is not
attainable, u statement of the fact to-
gother with the names Of the profess
sors whose lectures he or she attended
aud the branches OF study upon which
each professor loctured, to all of which
the practitioner shall make affidavit
before the prothonotary, after which
the practitioner shall be allowed to
register in manner and form as indi.
Gated in Section 2 of this act, and the
prothcnotary shall place such certified
statement on file in his Office for in.
spection by the public.
SEC. 4. Any person who may desire
to commence the practice OF medicine
or surgery in this State, after tho pas
sage of this act, having a medical di.
ploma issued, or purporting to have
been issued by any college, university,
society or association in another State
or foreign country, shall lay the same
before the faculty of one of the medi.
cal colleges or universities of this Com.
monwealth for inspection, and the fac.
ulty being satisfied as to the qualiGca.
tions OF the applicant and the genuine.
ness of the diploma shall direct the
dean OF the faculty to endorse the same,
after which such person shall be al.
lowed TO register as required by Sec.
tion of this act.
SEC. D. Any person who has been in
the continuous practice of medicine or
surgery in this Commonwealth since
1871 without the degree OF doctor of
medicine shall be allowed to continue
such practice, but such person shall
nevertheless appear before the pro
thonotary Of the county in which he or
she resides and shall present to him a
written statement of these facts, TO
which the practitioner shall make aft
davit. Thcreupon the prothonotary
shall enter the following in the regis.
ter, to wit: The namo in full of the
practitioner his or her place of resi-.
dence, the time of continuous practice
in this Commonwealth and the place
or places where such practice was
pursued, to all of which the praetition.
er shall likewise make affidavit, and
the prothonotary shall place the certi.
fed statement on file 10 his Office for
inspection by the public.
SEC 6. Every practitioner who shall
be admitted to registration shall pay
to the prothonotary one dollar, which
shall be compensation in full for regis
tration, and the prothonotary shall
give receipt for the same.
SEC 7. Any practitioner who shall
present TO the faculty OF an institution
for Endorsement, or to a prothonotary,
"A diploma which has been obtained
fraudulently, or is in whole or part a
forgery, or shall make affidavit to any
false statement TO be filed or registered,
or shall practice medicine or surgery
without conforming to the require.
ments Of this act, or shall otherwise
violate or neglect to comply with any
Of the provisions of this act, shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and
on conviction shall be punished for
each and every offence by fine of
one hundred dollars, one-half to be
paid TO the prosecutor, and the other
half to be paid to the county, or be
imprisoned in the county jail of the
proper county for term not exceed.
ing one year. or both, or either, at the
discretion Of the court.
SEC. s. Nothing in this act shall be
so construed as to prevent any physi.
clan or surgeon legally qualified to
practice medicine or surgery in the
State in which he or she resides from
practcing in this Commonwealth but
any person or persons opening an OF.
flee, or appointing any place where he
or she may meet patients or receive
calls, shall be deemed a sojourner and
shall conform to the reouirements Of
SEC. 9. This act shall take effect on
the first day Of June, 1881.
SEC 10. That all acts OF parts of
acts heretofore passed and inconsistent
with tnis act be and the same are
hereby repealed.
Approved the eighth day of June,
1891 Hpvpv NJ H..