Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-02-19
IN WHICH PHYSICIANS ARE
INTERESTED.

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Of the Missouri legislature. The bill
provides. l. That no person shall prac-
lice medicine after it goes into effect
who has not complied with its require
ments. 2. That all the lawful practi-
in the state shall form q corpor-
ate body to be known as 1.-The college
Of physicians and surgeons of Missouri"
That all graduates of colleges legal
ly entitled to issue diplomas, practicing
the state. July 1885,, shall be admit
to this college by simply register
ing their names as provided in the law.
1. That all physicians who are practic-
ing at that date who are not graduates
may attain membership in the college
by passing a satisfactory examination
before q board OF examiners. 8. Alter
Dec. l. 1881. all persons not registered.
graduates Or not. shall be re-
CURED to pass an examination before
board OF EXAMINERS. 8. The govern
Or is empowered to appoint the board
Of examiners (without the consent OF the
senate), July ]. 18s1-one physician to
be from each congressional district. and
one from each medical college legally
to grant diplomas; term Of
office SIX years. z. No teacher. pro-
lecturer or officer of a college to
be appointed except to represent his
college. 8. Member when appointed
to qualify before circuit Judge or clerk
he is . graduate OF q legally srgan-
lied college, and that his diploma was
honestly got. 9. Board to meet at JET
ferssn City on the first Tuesday in o.
tober, 1881. and elect president. treas
urer and registrar. President may sd-
minister oaths and take testimony. A
seal shall be adopted. Also bylaws.
10. Board shall. examine applicants
for admission to practice as t their
proficiency IN anatomy. physiology,
pathology, chemistry, obstetrics, opera
tive surgery and hygiene. IL. Regis
trar shall keep list Of all who are emit
tied to practice, for publication,
and if graduates their alma mater. II.
Copy of register prima facie evidence
Of authority TO practice; in lieu thereof
ofregstration to be 10 taken.
IS. Physicians must accompany appli-
cations for liberty to practice with a.
adavit as to genuineness Of their diplo-
mas may send diplomas by letter or
proxy. II. Physicians must pay a reg
istration tee OF i've dollars, and thereaf-
ter annual dues Of one dollar, or failing
therein must cease practice. Candi.
dates who have no diplomas, but desire
to be examined, must pay to the regis
trar ten dollars, instead OF five as pro-
vided for graduates. 10. Defines what
Is a practicing physician and surgeon.
16. Board Of examiners allowed ten
dollars per day while in session; regis
trar, $1,000 per annum, provided that
all expenses come from proceeds Of fees
to the board by virtue of the law. II.
The registrar and treasurer each to
give $5, 900 bond. Is. Provides that
any person practicing medicine or sur
gerry without compliance with the law
shall be deemed guilty Of a misdemean-
or, and be subject to dne OF twenty-five
to one hundred dollars for each offsnse,
or be imprisoned in the county jail
twenty days to three months, OF both
fined and imprisoned. and forfelts rights
of recovery by physician for his unlaw-
ful services. This is an epitoms of tie
law.
The physicians OF this city are oppos-
cd to its adoption. They all held a
meeting. Tuesday, at which several OF
their brethren from the county were
present (more would have attended but
for the horrible weather) at which it
was. with the exception of ono vote,
unanimously resolved to prepare and
send to Jefferson city a protest against
the passage of the law. The paper
has not yet been matured but will con-
tain these points, and, probably, others.
l. The constitutional question as to
whether or not vested rights can be
disturbed by = practically retroactive
law. 2. Alleging the suficienoy Of the
present law to protect the profession
and the people from quacks and tramps,
If enforced. 8. Directing to so large q
corporation, with no privileges to the
members excepting those Of paying five
dollars down and one dollar every
twelve months, tor the right to do some
thing. which right they already possess:
especially as they have no voice in nam
Ing the officers. who get all the pecuni'
airy results. 4. Directing to the sxami'
nation Of old practitioners who have
not graduated, many OF whom have
been in practice thirty or forty years,
are thoroughly. competent from exps.
rience and study, and who yet might
fail In q technical examination, es.
peeially II the governor should appoint
on the board = class OF men who
might be hypercritical. 8. obJectine
to the appointment of the board by the
governor, without the consent of the
senate. as likely to lead to the appoint
ment OF political favorites, rather thar
competent persons, and that these ap
polntees would likely be less competen'
as physicians than many whom they
might reject. 8. Directing to TWEEN
ty-five or twenty-seven members Of tn,
board when i've or seven would b.
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no means are provided to punish IT.
members for misfeasance or m~alfeasance
6. Directing that no penalty is provid
ed tor a failure on the part of the regis
trar and president to issue q certi6cat,
where applicant is entitled to 1t, whel
such arbitrary failure or neglect woul,
result in debarring the physician iron
practice. 9. Directing to registration
tee as exorbltant. Four thousand physi
clans in the state would pay $40. 900 in
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