St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-05-07
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h. F. No. 935.-AN ACT to regulate the
practice of dentistry in the State Of Miune-
sofa.
Be it enacted by the Legislature Ut the State
Of Minnesota
SECTION l. From and after September 1st.
1889, it shall be unlawful for any person to
practice dentristry in this state, unless he
shall first have obtained certificate Of regis
tration thereto, and filed the same, or Ger
tilted copy thereof with the clerk Of the dis
trct court Of the county of his residence,
all as hereinafter provided.
SEC. 2. A board of examiners to consist Of
five resident practicing dentists is hereby
created whose duty it shall be to carry out
the purposes and enforce the provisions of
this act. The members Of the first board
under the provisions Of this act shall consist
of the members of the present board Of dem
tai examiners, existing under chapter 1919 Of
their Offices as members of such new board
fer the term for which they were appointed
under said former act and until thetI sue
cessors are duly appointed. All vacancies in
said board shall be filed by appointment by
the governor as hereinafter provided. The
term TOR which members Of said board shall
be appointed shall be three years, and until
their successors shall be duly appointed. It
is also hereby provided that no person shall
serve to exceed two terms in succession. In
case of any vacancy occurring in said board
in the term of any member OK said baOrd,
such vacancy shall be filed for such unex-
PRED term by the governor from names to be
presented to him within two months of the
occurrence of such vacancy by the Minnesota
State Dental association in the same manner
as hereinafter provided. 1t shall fe duty OF
said Minnesota Dental association after Sep.
TENDER 1st 1899, annually prior to August
10th, to present to the governor the names of
twice as many practicing dentists resident in
this state as there are regular members to be
appointed Of said board prior to September
LIST, in the following. year. All appointments
by the governor shall be made within twenty
days of the submission of such names to him,
and if such names shall not be submitted to
him within the allotted time. he shall make
his appointments PIN within twenty n.y. days
allotted for such presentations OF
dentists. Provided that [nothing] in this act
shall prevent the appointment Of two mem.
practicing dentists not members OF said
Minnesota State Dental association, II the
governor shall so elect.
SEC. 3. Said board shall choose at It's frst
president and one secretary thereof, who sew.
orally shall have the power during their term
Of Office to administer oathe and take am.
dayits, certifying thereto under the hand and
the seal Of the said board. And after Septem-
Der LIST, 1889, said board shall meet regularly
at least twice in each year, to-wit: On the
first Tuesday in April and October. and at
such other times as may be deemed necessary
by the BOARD; such meetings shall Dc nelu et
the medical department Of the Univer-
sity Of the stats Of Minnesota A ma
jority Of said board shall at all times
constitute a quorum and ths proceed
ings thereof shall at all reasonable times
be open to public inspection. And it is fur
thermore provided that in the event Of any
member Of said board absenting himself
from two Of its regular meetings consecutive
ly, the board shall declare vacancy to exist
which vacancy shall be filed by the means
hereinbetore provided.
SEQ. 4. 1t shall be the duty Of the first
the city Of Duluth, In said state, on the SEQ
ond Tuesday in July, 1889, and elect officers,
and within ten days thereafter to transfer to
register to be provided BY them Tor that
business OF each and every person who on