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EShWS5c5GAsS NnG Surgeons!

4 IL. practicing Physicians and Surgeons in
n The Counties of JEFFERSON. BEhkE-
LEY and MORGAN, viii plclsc take notice
that the undersigned, members oi the state
Board of Health for the Second congressional
District. will hold n meeting AZ Mlrunsburg'
TUESDAY. The 5III DAY or AUGUST, 1881,
from tie hour Of a.. NJ. % !. NJ To accom-
molateapp;clnt for Certificates, IN accordance
with thc following section OF an act entitled
" An ACT % Establish State Boord Of Health,
ami Rruiltius the Practice of Medicine -
Surgery, passed March eth, ISL
@. " Auv person prac,icins medicine, in amy
of lis dc,ltmc1t-. shall possess the quahh-
cations required by this act. viz; II q g%ra'tna,e
in medicine, he shall present a diploma TO
those members of tine state board OF health APP
pointed for his congressional district for Ncriii-
cation as % les ecnuincncss. Il tac diploma is
flund to DIE genuine and issued oT a rephtanie
medical college. and recognized as such ana in
situtioa. and IF the person nduci therein pe
the person claiming and presenting the same,
the said two mcmbcrs OF the state board ol
health shall issue q certificate to that eject s.
and such diploma and certificate snail be con-
elusive as to the right of the lawful holders OF
The sam, O., nrartice medicine in the STATE of
We, Virginia. Ifuota graduate ol such med
ical college as above designated, every person
ur9cticing medicine i'm this state shall present
himself before the said two members of the
state board of health in his congressional dis
trict, together with the presiding medical ohlcer
of the local board of health OF the county IN
which the respective district state boards oI
health may hold their examinations, ana SUD
NIT himself 10 such examination as the Doaid
shall require; and if the examination nc salts
factory. they shall issue a certificate M Accord
aucc with The facts. and the laWIul hoiIcr OF
such certificate shall be entitled t0aHthefisiis
and privileges herein mentioned; except lile
/ physicians, who have been engaged IN VIC
/ continuous practice of medicine IN TINS state
for more than ten vears at the date oil the pas
sage of this act, shall, in lieu of q diploma or
examination 10y the members of the state boaFtl
/ OF health. present to the sad board an aiidaNit
as To the number of years they have been en-
gaecd I'm the practice of medicine, and thc SAID
board shall issue lis certificate u such phys
elan without requiring an cNaIhlhalloh. iHt
members of the state board Of health I'M each
congressional district shall give not less thail
twenty days public notice OF the time ana
place of their meetings, in order to accomino-
date applicants for certificates.
The ll,h section of said Act r%ccitc>, thai
Zach candidate, on presenting himSeil lol
examination Shall he possessed ol good mora
character. temperate habits, and snail pay q Tee
of ten dollars, which shall be returned TO mn
If q Certificate be refused
Persons holding Diplomas from reputable
] Wv AANA N"NA'rf"f AAAhH
cation. II. however. they cannot c1uvenienll
attend I'm person. the Diploma can 0e sent TN
Express or otherwise. accompanied with am
dayit properly aitcsted that the aup!lcant I1l
certificate Is the rightful owner Of the samc.
Those who have been lin c~ontinuous prac
tice inthis state for more thau 10 years, at gag
passage ofthe Act. lAiarvh s, l'oll are entilie'
to certificates upon making proper aihda'lt @
I the fact and presenting proof. All Others mus
present themselves for examination, Whlcl
accorlinr 20 tho provisions of the law, Will h'
ell mentary and p actical in character. "ou
sum-ie,tt srurr 40 test the qualifications o
the candidate as a practitioner OF medicine
surgery and obstetrics.
~ Should we be unable to complete To
business before us on the day above mentioned
The session will be continued from day to Gal
until AN applicants for certificate ere heard.
Signed
csc. IN. CARPENTER. ND. Mooreield.
Members State Board of Health. ID Con pist
July % ISL Sit