Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-11-22
PROSECUTING THE DOCTORS
Suits Entered Against those who Have Ne
elected to Negis:cr.

Suits Entered Against those who Have Ne.
elected to Kegis:cr.
On Thursday last, 18th inst. complain,
was made by j. kahler Snyder. before
Alderman Rowe, of the Fifth ward, against
about forty alleged practicing physicians
for violation of the act Assembly ap
proved June s, 1881, requiring them to reg
iser in the prothOnOtary's Office their
names, place of nativity, place of
residence. name of college or UNI
versity that has conferred the
degree Of doctor of medicine, the
date when such degree was conferred, and
cuch other degrees as have subsequently
been conferred, and place on file in the
prothonota:y's Office copy of the diploma
conferred, including endorsement The
law further provides that persons who
have continuously practised medicine since
1871, although they may not have sradu-
ated at any college should be allowed to
continue the practice of medicine. upon
registering their name, time Of continuous
practice. and place where practice is to be
resumed.
Following are the names of those against
whom warrants were issued by Alderman
Rowe
J. Adams, cambridge; Hannah Carter.
Christiana; Martin Diller, White Horse
Z. NJ. Frick, Willow Street G. $. Frick,
Willow Street Jacob Fritz. Quafryville .;
S. c. Finley, Fulton; A.P. CARRIER, Mount
vile X. +. Giffen, East Earl; ]. c. Cat
chell, Marticville s. G. Gray, Cordelil
f. i. Herr, Indiantown; Andrew How
ard, Millersville ; Joseph Heir, Lampeter
Harry Hess, Marticville N. Il. Kline,
Reamstown; Abram Keemer, Manor twp.
Mrs. Keenly, city John S. Kreider, War
wick; Sebastian Keller, Elizabetlltown :;
George Kline, Chestnut Hill III.
Brubaker, Lancaster S. II. Metzger,
Lancaster; Samuel Martin, Red Run
J. W. Crumbaugh, Lancaster A. &. Mil
Ter, Lancaster Jasmes a. Peoples, Little
Britain; B. S. Kendig, ConestOsa Edw.
Patterson, Colerain; Martin Rinswalt,
Rohrcrstown; L. z. Ringwalt, Church
town; J. F. Sheatfer. Farmersville Mary
Sehman, Millcrsville Edw. C. Taylor,
Little Britain Samuel West, SchOeneck;
Edwin w. Wright, Little Britain Isaac
Winters, Gooodville W. c, Wiscner,
Marietta Amos 3. ZelI, Little Britain
Carpenter Weidlcr, Mechanicsburg JOS.
Cotterell, Marietta Furnace
Since the complaints have been mada
the following named have appeared ut the
prothonOtary's office and registered L.
Z. Ringwalt, ChurchtOwn; Jacob Chand-
ler Gatchell, Marticville Carpenter Wei
der, Mechancsjurg; Andrew II. Howard,
Millcrsville. Several others have entered
bail for a hearing before Alderman Rowe
on Tuesday next.
The number Of registered physicians ON
the parliamentary book is 100, majority
Of whom registered very soon after the
PRONUNCIATION of the law, which provides
for immediate registration. Mr.. Snyder
informs us that in these prosecutions he
is acting in his individual capacity and not
as deputy prothonotary. He claims that
those against whom prosecutions have
been made cannot reasonably complain, as
more than five months time has been given
them in which to comply with the provi-
sions of the law. The penalty for 4 vio'
tion of the law is fine of one hundred
dollars, one half of which shall be paid to
the prosecutor and the other half to the
county, or Imprisonment not exceeding
one year, Or both, at the discretion Of the
court