Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-19

AN ACT to regulate the practice of medicine in the
State of Minnesota.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State Of
Minnesota:
Section /. That every person practicing medi-
cine in any of its departments shall possess the
qualifications required by this act If graduate
in medicine, he shall present his diploma to the
aiming board hereinafter constituted for vertical
tiOn as to its genuneness. If the diploma is found
genuine, and If tRe person named therein be the
person claiming aud presenting the anne, the board
shall issue its certificate to that effect signed by all
of the members thereof, and such Diploma and GER
tihcate snail be conclusive to the right of the law
full holder of the same to practice medicine in this
State. If not graduate, the person practising
medicine in this State shall present himself before
said board and submit himself to such examinations
as the said board shall require; and if the exami
nation be satisfactory to the examiners, the said
board shall issue its certificate in accordance with
the facts and the lawful holder of such certificate
shall be entitled to all the rights and privileges
hereinafter mentioned.
Sec. 2. The faculty of the medical department
of the University OF Minnesota shall organize as
board of examiners as herein provided, within
three months after the passage of this act &:
Give, through their secretary, applications
for certificates and examinations; the president or
secretary shall have authority to administer oaths
and the board TO take testimony in al! matters re-
who furnish satisfactory proof of having received
diplomas licenses from legally chartered medical
institutions in good standing; it shall prepare two
forms OF certificates one for persons in possession
of diplomas or licenses, the other for candidates
examined by the board; it shall furnish to the
county clerks of the several counties list of all
persons receiving certificates In selecting Dlaces
to hold its meetings the board shall, far as is
reasonable, accommodate applicants residing in
different sections of the State, and due notice shall
be published of all its meetings. Certificates shall
be signed by all the members of the board granting
them.
Sec. 8. Said board shall examine diplomas as to
their genuineness, and if the diplomas shall be
found genuine as represented the secretary of the
board shall receive fee of oae dollar from such
graduate or iCentiate, and further charge shall
be made TO the applicants; but IL it be found to be
fraudulent, not lawfully owned by the possessor,
the board shall be entitled TO charge and collect
twenty dollars of the applicant presenting such
diplomas The veriication of the dipIorna shall
consist in the affidavit of the holder and
applicant presenting such diploma, that he
is the lawful posSeSsor of the same and
that he is the person therein named. Such aft
davt may be taken before any person authorized TO
administer oaths, and the same shall be attested I'M
der the hand and official seal of such officer. if he
have seal Graduates may present their diplomas
and afidavts provided in this act BY letter or
by proxy and the board shall issue its certificate the
same as though the owner of the diploma was pres
ent.
Sec 4. All examinations of persons not graduates
or centiates shall be made directly bY the board,
and the certificates given by the board shall author
ize the possessor to practice medicine and surgery
in the State of Minnesota.
Sec ). Every person holding certificate from the
hoard of examiners shall have it recorded in the
office of the clerk of the county in which he resides
aud the record shall be endorsed thereon. ANY
person removing TO another county to practice shall
procure an endorsement to that effect on the Ger
thcate from the county clerk, and shall record the
certificate in ike manner in the county to which he
removes, and the holder Of the certificate shall pay
to the county clerk the usual fees for making the
record.
Sec. 6. The county clerk shall keep, in book
provided for the purpose. complete list of the
certificates recorded by him, with the date of
the issue. If the certificate be based on diploma
or license, he shall record the name of the medical
institution comforting it, and the date when con-
ferred.
Sec z. Candidates for examination shall pay fee
of five dollars so in advance, which shall be re-
turned to them If a certificate be refused. The
fees received by the board shall be paid into the
| State treasury.
Sec. 8. Examinations may be made in whole
in part in writing and shall be of an elementary
and practical character, put sufficiently strict TO
test the qualifications of the candidate as a prac-
tironer.
Sec 9. The board OF examiners may refuse GER
tifcates to individuals guilty of uuprofessiona or
dishOnorable conduct, and they may revoke certif-
Gates forike causes. In ali cases Of refusal or re-
vokation the applicant may appeal to the body an
! pointing the board.
| Sec. 10. Any person shall be regarded as prac-
cing within the meaning of this act, who shall pro-
fess publicly to be physician and to prescribe for
| the sick, or who shall append TO mis- name the let
| tiers M. D.. But nothing in this act shall be con-
strued to prohibit students from prescribing under
the supervision of preceptors or to prohibit prat-
itous services in cases of emergency And this act
| apply to commissioned surgeons in the United
States army and navy.
| OOS- -" Au4 lllHeEanb N6nUOr OF any drug. nos
| trum, ointment or appliance of any kind inteuded
for the treatment of disease or injury or who shall
/ by writing printing, or any other method, pub
icly profess to treat disease, injury or de-
| formlty by any drug, nOstrum. other exDedient,
shall pay license of one hundred dollars (SIOO)
| month, to be collected in the usual way.
| Sec. II. Any person practicing medicine or sur
gerry in this state without complying with the pro-
visions OF this act, shall be punished by a fine of
notices. than fifty dollars $500 nor more than five
| hundred dollars tf500) or by Imprisonment il the
county jail for period OF not less than thirty (30)
| days nor more than three hundred and sixty-fve
1861 days. or by both such fine and imprisonment
for each and every ofense; and any person filing or