The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1884-12-12
Registration of Physicians.
The ACT OF 8 JUNE, 1881, NOT UNooNsTIr
TIoNAL.

COMMONWEALTH VS.. JOSEPH l.. BAUER.
Joseph L. Bauer, born in Brooklyn, n.
Y, about thirty years ago, studied two
full years in the "Collegium Medicinae
Missouriensis," commonly known as the
Missouri Medical College, situated in "urbe
Sancti Ludovici," l. G., at st. Louis, by
which lawfully. chartered institution, hav-
ing power to confer the degree Medicinae
Doctor, he was duly graduated with that
degree on the eleventh day of March, 1874.
After an interval OF a little less than ten
years, some time in July or August, 1888,
he was practicing medicine in Carbon
county, Pennsylvania, whence he arrived,
April 23rd, 1884, at Catawissa, in Column
| ba county, where with his family lie has
| since resided at Frank A. Yetters hotel,
| having there a room in which he some
times received patients, but practicing also
| in the country.
| BY the fourth section of an act approved
the eighth day of June, 1881, it is provid-
ed ANY person who may desire to COM
mence the practice of medicine or surgery
in this State after the passage of this act,
having medical diploma issued or pur-
porting to have been issued by any college,
university, society or association in an
other State or Foreign country, shall lay
the same before the faculty of one of the
medical colleges or universities of this
commonwealth for inspection; and the
faculty, being satisfied as to the qualifca-
| fiona nf nd tl,n
Of the diploma, shall direct the dean of the
faculty to endorse the same, after which
such person shall be allowed to register as
required by section two of this act"
DR.. Bauer applied to the University of
Pennsylvania at Philadelphia. DIR. Tyson,
acting Secretary of the faculty, talked with
DR.. Bauer, looked at his diploma, and
gave him certificate, printed in blank
and filled in by the secretary, with the
name, nativity, residence, medical degree
with date and name of institution confer.
ring it, places of continuous practice since
1871 (St. Louis, Mo-, and Mauch Chunk,
Pa.,) leaving blank spaces headed "othei
degrees, institutions, dates" The printed
form is addressed to the Prothonotary OF
blank county. The Secretary wrote in
the word "Columbia," and said II have
examined the diploma, believe it genuine
and that the beorer is the person to whom
1t was issued" Armed with this certfi
cate and his diploma DIR. Bauer presented
himself for registration, April 25th, 1884
and was thereupon duly registered, as h,
supposed. On the 14th of May last th
court was petitoned to strike off the regis
tration, on the ground that the prerequisite
required by the statute had not been oh
served. After rule to show cause, answer
demurrer, amended answer, and othe
;, legal proceedings, an opinion of the coui
= was filed, July l, striking off the registra
> tion, because of noncompliance with tn
. act of Assembly in the particulars mel
y toned in the fourth section, especially fC
want of Endorsement on the diploma
=. The registration being void Dr. BauC
became liable to punishment for practicin
medicine for gain without having registe
: ed, and wss prosecuted, tried and co.
victed the court holding as before, an
- also that the second section, authorzr
, any one to register who has proper
/, ploma refers only to graduates within IL
= commonwealth, and that the fourth Sc
tion referring to graduates of anoth
State or Of "a foreign country is not unco
y stitutional, as claimed by the defense.
- Sentence is deferred till adjourned cou
January 10th. The penalty prescribed
the seventh section is fine OF one hundr
dollars (neither more nor less) and il
prisonment in .he county Jail for a tel
~ not exceeding one year-either or both,
the discretion of the court