The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-16
on MEDICAL PEAczIcK-
Bgu for = UnIfsrn Lava State Beard
Of Health.

OLYxrra, Dec. f5.-Two fmporFAat
hgIIs-one regulating the practice Of
medicine and surgery and the either
creating q state board OF health and
vital sfatistics-were introduced By Wolfe
In tbs senate Saturday. The provisions Of
the Grst are:
sxcTsoa No pereoa shsi practice. unless be
has license from the STATE board Of ae&lgh, and
has Il registered IL TIE county efeEk's osiee-
See. re sfase h0ara shall issms licenses Only
70 persons wh0 are lsNfal practitioners sndes
ne Eaw Of ISsz, and % xrAfzstes having dipio-
mas from Legally chartered medical institutions
in good staadfng.
see PegsGas desiring 70 practice shall make
written Applications 20 the state board AppA-
cants must present their aasdasit as prseftsion
ers under the terrisoris n law, Or his 90 Der d.
plom2. license or other credentials, accompanied
BY fee OF SO
sec The state hoard Of health shall at eGch
session A. upon al applicasi0ns There shall
be one form for graduates and one for lawful
psaetlrlonsrs- The beard shall examine sppsf-
c4tioaz. and tssae lseepse on satisfactory proofs
Sec. Temporary licenses may re granted By
g member Of the board for ais strict
80. 8. Licenses msst BE- recorded with county
eegk2
Sec. 7. This sct does not apply 70 array OF navy
surgeons. OF 70 lawful practitioners Of any other
sec. .. Licenses shah be refa@ % persons
CULTS Of snpsoiessional conduct or gross tneom-
potency, within one year before application,
after full investigation
SO. .. cOanty clerks 70 Be notified Of revoes-
tion OF licenses.
Sec 10. A1y person shall be regarded - prae-
tieiBg medic ne who - all profess publicly 20 be
phyaeikB or hahifualiy prescribe tor the sick
or append M. D." % his name
zee IL County clerks shah keep record OF
licenses
The ether sections relate 70 details.
IL is made q misdemeaner 20 practice
medicine without complying with the pro-
visions Of this act The penalty b 6 fine Of
not less than so nor more than $40 or i'm
prisoHment in the county jail not
less than ten nor more than twenty
days, or by both. Any persen filing
as his Own the diploma, license
or certificate of another, or q forged affi-
davit of Identification, shall be guilty OF
felony. and subject 10 the penalty provided
by law for forgery. But no penalties shall
be enforced TIL after August 1. 1880. The
attorney general anu S1iSs..sset attorneys are
required 20 prosecute. Hall Of all zines
goes into the county school fnnd; the
other half to the complainant who has
secured the conviction.
The second bin provides for one member
OF board of health from each district. who
shall be a graduate of a reputable medical
college, and practiced medicine for ten
ten years continuously. To be appointed
by the governor for term Of six years.
but the governor may remove them
for any good cause. Their first
meeting is to be held at the
capitol on the second Tuesday of June,
1850. Their duties are set forth in detail
They relate to sanitary regulations. water
supply, drainage. ventilation of
public halls, coal mines. work
shops, churches. schools and
prisons, guarantees and inspections;
county and is boards OF health; duties OF
practicing physicians and secretary Of the
board. Salary of the board is S. per day for
actual services. and necessary travelling ex-
penses: salary Of its secretary, $1,000 per
annum. Sale of diseased provisions; vital
statistics. Fines are 10 go TO the school
fund. Prosecuting attorneys are required
to prosecute.