The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1885-09-03
Who May Practice Medicine in
Dakota Territory.

II has been Enacted by the Legislature:
No person shall he permitted to
practice medicine in any of it's de-
partments in this territory unless
he be graduate of a medical COL
lege or unless upon examination be-
fore board composed of the super
intendent of public health and two
other physicians to be selected by
the territorial board of health, such
person shall be found proficient in
the practice of medicine and surgery
and shall also be found upon the
proof to have been actually engaged
in the practice Of medicine for a
term Of not less than ten years; and
no person shall practice medicine
unless he be of good moral charac-
ter. and is not an habitual drunk
ard. Any person possessing the
qualifications necessary in this sec
tion, shall, upon presentation of his
diploma, Oh Of proof thereof by af1i-
davit il the same he lost or DESTROYED,
and upon the affidavit of two reput-
able citizens from the county where
he resides that such applicant pos
sesses the qualifications of physi-
clan us prescribed herein, to the
superintendent Of public health, to-
gether with fee of two dollars,
receive from such superintendent of
public health, a license, certifying
the applicant to be q practicing
physician, and having the qualifica-
tions for such prescribed by this
section, which license shall be re-
corded in the Office of the register
OF deeds in the county where such
practicing physician resides. Any
person who practices medicine or
attempts to practice medicine with
out complying with the provisions
of this section shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and any
person shall he regarded as practic-
ing medicine within the meaning of
this section who shall profess pub
licly to be a physician and to pre-
scribe for the sick, or who appends
to his name the letters "M. d." but
nothing in this section shall be con-
sidered to prohibit students from
prescribing under the supervision of
preceptors, or to prohibit gratuitous
services in case of emergency, nor
shall this section apply to COM
missioned surgeons in the United
States army or navy. Any person
violating any of the provisions of
this act, or who shall permit or at
tempt to prevent the several officers
of the public health, OF persons em-
ployed by them, from performing
any of the duties prescribed in this
act to be performed by any such Of
ficers, or any practicing physician
who shall fail to report to the county
superintendent of health the exis-
tence Of any contagious or infectious
disease. and any person who shall
willfully conceal any contagious or
infectious disease, either among
persons Oh animals, shall be deemed
guilty of misdemeanor The dis
trict court shall. upon complaint of
any member of the territorial board
of health, OF of the county board of
health where he resides, have power
to cancel any license that may be is
sued to any person to practice medi-
cine where such license was fraudu-
lently obtained or where the person
to whom such license was issued has
been guilty of violating any of the
provisions of this act.
Approved March IL, 1885.
All persons practicing medicine in
Richland county after September Is,
1885, without first complying with
the above law, will he prosecuted.
BY order of the
COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH.
HENRY G. RENO, M. d.,
Superintendent.
W.. S. LAUDER, President, Ex-Oficio.