The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1881-03-23
Some Of the New LAWS.

An Act to regulate the practice of
Medicine in this State and for other
purposes.
l. There shall be appointed by the
Governor of this State, six Boards OF
Medical Examiners, consisting of not
less than three or more than five
practitioners OF medicine of acknowl-
edged skill and experience, and of
five years practice in this State, said
Boards to be located respectively at
Tallahassee, Jacksonville, Pensacola,
Key West, Ocala and Tampa, whose
duty it shall be to examine any or all
persons, not graduates of medicine,
who have not heretofore practiced
medicine in this State, and, il found
competent to practice the same, the
said Board shall issue a certificate to
that purport to such person, which
certificate shall be recorded in the
office of the Clerk OF the Circuit
Court OF each county where the per-
son receiving it may practice.
2. The examination 10y the Board
thus appointed shall include the
branches of Anatomy, Operative and
Minor Surgery, Obstetrics Diseases
OF Women and Children, aud all the
general laws OF health.
3. The said Board of Medical Ex.
aminers shall be allowed to charge
and receive the sum OF $5 tor each
person so examined, to be paid upon
receipt of certificate OF competency to
the party examined.
4. That from and after the approval
OF this act, any person who shall con.
tinue the practice of Medicine, Sur
gerry or Obstetrics in this State, with
out having first obtained such certih.
cate, and recorded the same as pro.
vided for IN Section l of this act,
shall be deemed guilty OF mlsde.
meanor, and upon conviction thereof,
shall be punished by fine not exceed
a Gnu M me r5Enty i ~ Y
ceeding six Months, or by both fine
and Imprisonment at the discretion o.
the court;
Provided, that the provisions OF
this act shall not be construed as ap.
plying to Surgeons or Physicians
temporarily IN this State when sent
for to perform surgical operations, or
for consultation, or to women
commonly known and designated as
midwives;
Provided further, that this act shall
not apply to Physicians now practc-
ing in this State.
5. Said Board may adopt such
rules and regulations as to examina-
tions and certificates as they may
deem proper, not Inconsistent with
the Constitution ana laws of this
State.
An Act to keep in Good Repair the
Public Roads aid Highways in
this State.
/. That the Supervisors OF each
and every road in any county of this
State, shall return, under oath, after
each woodworking, a list OF all hands
notified to work sad road and who
have failed OF ,et"scd 10 work suC
road VINO i'll Ills Judgement shall not
have a legal or sufficient excuse fol
falling to work said road, to the
Justice OF the Peace in or nearest tc
his road division, and said Justice O.
the Peace shall forth with issue his
capidS to any lawful officer TO arrest
said person or persons so returned,
and to bring him or them before him
on day certain, to show cause, ii
any he or they may have, why they
failed or refused to work said road;
and if said cause so shown be not
sufficient in the judgement of said
Justice, they will be deemed guilty OF
misdemeanor and fined not less than
one, nor more than $40, or be i'm.
prisoned in the county Jail not less
than twenty,or more than thirty days,
at hard labor, under the supervision
of the County Commissioners OF the
respective counties
Provided, That nothing in this act
be so construed as to prevent any
person who is subject to perform road
duty from employing another person
of suitable ability 10 perform each
road duty in his stead.
2. 1t shall be the duty of the Road