The weekly clarion., 1882-03-08

I JOINT RESOLUTION requesting the Senator
/ and Representatives of Mississippi in Con
gress to procure aid from the government ft
! the poor of the oveFhowed counties.
I Whereas, By reason of the giving way of th
levees on the river front Of the counties DeSot,
/ Tunica and Coahoma counties the ent re Yazo
/ De Ia is inundated q
I Whereas, Thereare thousands of persons i
/ the said Yazoo Delta, who will starye unIes
immediate aid IS given them; therefore be it
/ Resolved, By the Senate of the state of Mi.
sissippi, the House concurring, that the S nator
| and Representatives in Congress- from thi
! State, take steps to procure Immediate aid frol
/ the government of ths people of said Yazo
| Delta who may mead the same. r
| Be it further resolved. That the Seer tarv 0
Stat transmit this resolution 10 our Senator
and Representatives at Washington, D. G., a
once. s..tssf5 ...sf
APPROVED, February %, 1852 '''
! AN ACT to regulate the Practice of Medicin
in the state of Mis- issippi
| SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Legislature
of the State of Mississippi, That no person hal
1 practice meiicine in the sta of Mississippi
unlt IS he shall have received license to pfac
| tice, and have registered the same as is herein
after provided in this act. '
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That ther,
shall be established Boards of Censofs ia tht
State Of Mississippi, one beard in each con
gressonal district, whose duty it shall be t
examine into the qualification of ofdppheants fol
such license ="
5 c. g. Be it further enacted, That the
Board of Censors in each district shall be com
posed of the two sanitary comthiSs oners Of sale
district and in case the members of said boarC
shall differ il their opinions as to the quail fca
ti7ns of the applicant, the r eorl Of examina
tion hereinafter provided for, shafl be for
Hy In 10 Of = TIt d
Health, who shalt decide between them, and
issue or wi hhold the license as tn case may be
SEC T. Be it further enacted. That ex nina
tions for license shall be in writing, and each
Board of Censors in their examinations for
license td practice m dicine, shall be governed
by such rules and regulations, as shall be pr
scribed by the State B ard of Health; Pro
vided, Said board shall not discriminate against
any applicant on account OF the system 6i
practice he may advocat,, and the State Board
OF HEALTH shall have Jurisdiction In eases Il
appeal from any d eisiOn OF the i}oard OF Cen
sors ANY applicant for license whose applfca
t on has beel endorsed "unfavorab 3 may
appeal from such decision to TIE. State Boartl
Provided, Sn, appeal is claim by the appii
cant by a notice in writing lodged with the
Secretary of the State Board of Health within
thirty days rom the decision Of the Boards OF
Censors The state. Board shall decide such
app ais ON the written examination, filed with
the Secretary. at the meeting succeeding the
filing of the notice of appeal 5-....s ~. !.
SEC Be it further enacted, That .appli-
eants for license under this act shall make ,thelI
applications in writing, stating lst. His name
in full I'd Nativity and age Sd. Residence
and postoffce; 4th Time spent in professional
studies; 9th. Physician or preceptOr under
whom studies were pursued: with ostotfice
address; 9Th. Courses of medical lectures at
tended 9TH. Name of medical schools at
tend d Sth. If graduate, name of colIeg:
granting diploma; 9th. Time spent in hospital
if any 10Th, Time Of practice, if any; filth.
School of practice chosen t2sh. Referencesas as
to character. '=-=..-- rt'tz @
SEC. s. Be it further enacted, That applicants
for license shall be examined only on the fol-
lowing branches of medicine, viz: Anatomy,
chemistry, obstetrics, materia medica, physiolo-
gy, pathology, surgery. hygiene. -.
SEC be it further enacted, That applf-
cant for license shall deposit with their aIpli-
cations each fee of fifteen dollars and tlven
ty-five cents Fifteen dollars of which shall be
appropriated to the use of the Board of Cen
sors as their remuneration, and out of which the
expense of advertising the time and place oil
m ceilings of said Board of Censors, as is herein
after provided shall be paid and twenty-fve e
cents of said fee shall be farWarded to the See
retary of the Board of Health, asa fec fnr ser-
vices hereinafter provided for
SEC s. Be it further enacted. That an appli-
cant for license, whose examination proves sat
isfactosy "a the Board of Censors, shall have a
Board of Gensors, which certificate shall en-
title him TO practice medicine in the ate OF
Mississippi from the period OF thirty t30t days
from the date thereof, and it shall be the duty
of the Boards of Gensors TO endorse the appiI-
cation afayorabIe,' or "unfavoFable," )" as may be
determined by the Board of Gensors, and for
ward it together with the record OF examination,
with TWENTY-FIVE cents % cents) to the Secre-
tlry of the State Board of Health, who shall
register said application, in book kept for
that purpose, and file it for future reference.
SEC. g. Be Ii further enacted, That IN case a
"favorable" indorsementis is given Ihe appliea-
ton the State BOARD of Health, through their
Secretary, shall forward at once 10 the applicant
a license to practice medicine in the State OF
Mississippi and such license shall bear upon
its face all the statements that appear upon the
application and shall be signed by the Secreta-
rv Bnd sealed with the seal of the State Board
of Health.
SEC. TO- Be it further enacted, That every
peEsoa holding license ta practice medicine
shall have Transcript of the same recorded, Ill
the Office of the circuit clerk Of the county 1T
which he resides, in book kept for that pur-
pose and the circuit clerk shah attach to said
license his certificate of record, and the clerk
shall be entitled to a fee of one dollar and fifty
cents to DE paid BY the said lieentate.
SEC I1.Be Ii further enacted. That if a
license be not present ed efor te61ra within
thirty days from IT'S date the license shall be
SEC. H. Be it fur her enacted, That when a
Heeased practitioner of medicine changes his res
-ideHce into a county other than that IN which
his license is recorded. said liceHse must be re-
corded as at first in the Office OF the eirouIi clerk
of the county in which he intends to reside be-
fore. he can engage in the practice of medicine
in his new location. and certificate OF which
recorsl shall be furnished BY the circuit clerk
10 the Secretary Of the State Board of Health
for which services the clerk shell be entitled to
a fee of enc dollar and sixty cents.
SEC Is. Be Il further enacted, That If
physicians living in other Safes mar the bor-
ders of the S ate Of Mississippi engaged in. the
aIactiee of medicine, whose practice extends
into the State OF Mississippi, may obtain license
to practice in this State IN the same Hlagher as
Is uuir of resident physicians, said licenses
to be recorded in the Office OF she clerks Of the
Circuit courts in the county or counties in
which they practice in this State: and
this act shall net be construed so as to prevent
tabyRieians or surgeons from other States. from
healing Hases inthis State in charge Of regular
lieentiates in thiz STATE.
SEC IA Be il fusther enacted That 81 case
q license Is lost. upon application, accompanied
by fse 81 ten cents, It shall be the duty of the
Secretary Of the State Beard Of Health 70 issue
I duplicate license IN lieu Of the one lost and
fosssard the same to said applicant
SEC. I5. Be Il fnTther enacted, That tenn
porary license may be granted N applicant by
the State Board Of Heal b through their seefes
tary BY virtue which person may practice med
ieine, but such temporary licehse shall specify
uponits face the time for which il Is grant a
and shall be 70 d ter the next regular meeting
Of tie board Of CensoIs af the distticg IN which
the iieenfiafe nag reside bnt no succeeding ap-
plieafion for temporary lisenSe for the same
person shall Be ente tanned bg the Slale Bead
81 Health, and the Seeretary of the State Board
e Health shall be entitled 70 = Zee 1f twenty
eve cents faS each temporary license granteds
SEc is. Be il fafthef epaeted, 1hat Tor the
pnrn1se of examining applicants Tor license
under this act the Board of Ee9sors shsn bold
apafferlY sessions. namely on the q Monday
in Mach, jane September and December IN
centre ii TIE iict MheFs Il Isl
reside Thirty DAYS notiee of said sessions shall
be given by publieafi0n ID one 81 more news.
papers pnblishea il sid district
SIC. II Be il further enacted, That every
nhrsfcian. now pkactIcinR 1hedfcime "a the
Sfaie 81 Mississippi shall receive his license
without an examination as % qualifafions.