The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1882-05-18
Synopsis Of Medical Law.

This act imposes duties upon
three classes OF persons, namely
prothonotaria. medical practitioners,
and the faculties OF out medical
schools.
l. Tue prothonotary shall pur-
chase register. shall keep it iu bis
office for inspection by the public,
and shall set apart one full page for
each practitioner. He shall require
the practitioner OF the first class TO
present bis or her medical diploma,
as we'll as a copy OF it. II the prac.
titloner has commenced practice in
this commonwealth since th, ap-
proval OF this act. or is about to
commence, aud his or her diploma
has been issued 10y medical college
or university in another State or
foreign country, the prothonotary
shall require, before registration,
the endorsement Of tue diploma BY
one OF tue medical faculties OF this
com nonwealtb, and the same TO be
written on the copy. II the praoti.
TONER has lost his diploma, or if i,
has been destroyed, and copy can
not ba obtained, the protbouotary
, shall require the practitioner to pre-
sent a statement Of this fact in which
there shall be given the names OF
the professors whose lectures he or
she attended. aud tho branches OF
study on which each professor Ice.
tnred, In any Of these cases the
prothonotsry shall enter in the re
gister the nare in full of the practi.
lloner' tho place OF nativity, the
place Of residence, tho name OF the
college or university that has con.
ferred the degree Of Doctor OF Medi-
cine. aud the year iu which the de,
gree was conferred, and any other
degree the practitioner may desire
to record. lie shall require the
practitioner to make affidavit before
hun that the medical diploma aud
the enlorsen3n.s tueroon are
Benoine, that tho entries ia the re
lister the copy Of .hs diploma and
endoresGonts or the written state,
ment, az TIE case may te, sIo
true.
When the practitioner belongs to
the seconi.class, not having receiv.
sd the degree of Doctor of Medicine
the Prothonotary shall require him
or her before registration to pre-
sent written statement in which
1t shall be set out that he or she has
been 10 the continuous practice Of
medicine or surgery in this Com
monwealth since 1871. The Pro.
thonotary shall enter 10 the register
the name in full Of the practitioner,
the place of nativity, the place of re-
sidence, the time of continuous prac.
tice in this Common wealth, and the
place or places where such practice
was pursued He shall require the
practitioner to make aifi ilavit before
him that the written statement and
entries in the register are true in
every particular, and he shall give
the practitioner o recei pit for one
dollar. He shall place on file in his
Office for inspection by the public
the copy of the diploma or certified
statement, and when any practition-
er departs this lie or removes from
the county, he shall make note OF
the same at the bottom OF the
page.
The Prothonotary ia an officer OF
the Court OF Common Pleas, aud is
amenable to tho Court. He is
bound to adhere strictly to the let
ter OF the law. 1t is clearly his
duty to make only such entries in
the register as are re quired by the
act. An action may be brought
against the Protbonotary for illegal
registration.
2. Under this act those only are
recognized as practitioners OF medi-
cine aud surgery who practice for |
gain" or reward Gratuitious at |
tendance upon the sick is permitted.
The medical student may assist bis
preceptor, but be must not accept
OF compensation for his services.
Every practitioner must be register
ed in accordance with the provis-
ions OF this act, otherswise he is en-
gagged 10 gratutious work. II be
accepts compensation for services or
medicine without registration. he
takes the risk Of hne Of one hun
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