The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-08-31
Michigan Medical Legislation.

Michigan MEDICAL Legislation.
The subjoined act passed at the rescn
session of the State Legislature takes efe
Sept 8, 1883. or ninety days altar the close
Of the session
AN ACT TO PROMOTE PUBLIC HEALTH.
SECTION l. The People Of he State ~ Mich
i0an enact, That from and after this at sha
take effect, IL shall not be lawful for any person
to practice medicine or surgery, or any ranch
thereof Except dentistry, In this State without
having the qualifications required in the pro-
visions Of this act, and without having first
registered In the office Of the County Clerk as
provided In this act.
SEC. 2. The necessary qualifications 10 prac-
tioe medicine In this State shall be:
First, That every person who shall have act
ually practiced medicine continuously Tor at
least five years in this s late land who Is pIacti-
ciug when this act shall take effect, shall be
deemed qualified to practice me icine in this
State, after having registered in the office Of the
County Clerk as provided by this act.
Second, Every graduate OF any legally -au-
thorized medical college in this State os in any
one Of the United States, or in any Other couli-
try, shall he deemed qualified to practice mcdi-
cine and surgery in all its departments, aft-r
having registered provided in this act: Pro-
vided, That the prov sic n of this act shall not
be construed so as to prohibit any student or
under graduate from practlcing with and under
the instruction of any person legally qualified TO
practice medicine and surgery under and by
the provisions OF this act: Prortded, That
every person qualified TO practice medicine and
surgery underline provisions OF this act, shall,
within three months after this act shall take
effect, file with the County Clerk OF the
County wherein he has been engaged III
practice in which he intends to practice a
statement sworn to before any officer authorized
TO administer oaths In said county, setting
forth, trstdf he Is actually engaged in said
county, the length of time he has been engaged
in such continuous practice and II graduate
OF any medical college, the name Of the same
and where located when he graduated, and the
length of time he attended the same, also the
school to which he belongs. And, II he Is stu
dent or undergraduate, the length OF time he has
been engaged In tlfe study of medicine, and
where, and If he has attended a medical college,
the name OF the same, and where located, ana
the length of time attended, and when, also,
the name and residence of the physician under
whose instruction he Is practicing or intends TO
practice. 1t shall be the duty of the County
Clerk of each county i'll this State to record in a
| book to be provided by the county, the affidavit
| Tor sworn statement Of every ply siOian practi-
| cling in said county. For recording each state
ment the County Clerk shall receive 80 cents to
| be paid by the D srson filing the same.
Sec B. 1t shall be the duty II the Supervisor
| a. the time OF making the annual assessment in
each year, to make out list OF all the physicians
| and each student practicing under the instruc-
| ton OF a preceptor residing within his town
| ship, village, ward or city, with the name, age,
sex and color of each, and length of time each
| has been engaged in practice, and if graduate
| of a regularly established and reputable college,
| the name OF the college and the date OF gradu-
alton. Such list shall be returned by the Super
visor TO the township, village or City Clerk, and
| by the Clerk recorded in the book in which ere
kept the records of the local Board OF Health.
SEC. 4. No person who practices mediei-e,
| surgery, or midwifery, in any of he branches
| Except dentistry shall be able, in any OF the
courts of this State. to collect pay for profess
sional services rendered subsequent to the time
that this act shall AXE effect unless he was, at
| the time such professional services were rem
dered, duly qualified and registered az meCd-
cal practitioner according to the several pro-
visions of this act.
SEC. \ The Supervisor, Township, Village or
| City Clerk is hereby authorized to administer
the oaths required by this act.
! SEC. o. Whoever advertises holds himself
ont to the public as authorized TO practice medi-
cine surgery in this State, when in fact he Is
not so authorized under tho provisions of this
act shall be deemed guilty 4 misdemeanor.
| and on conviction thereof shall be liable to a
fine of not less than s. nor more than $50 for
each offense.
SEC. :. 1t shall be the duty OF tn, Supervisor
and health officer OF the Local Board OF Health
| in each township, village, ward or city, TO en-
| force this act
! Approved June G. 1888