Southwest-sentinel., 1893-05-02

Some sftAe Acts Of tho Legislature.
CHAPrPRIX

An act to regulate the practice
Of dentistry within the Territory
Of New Mexico.
Be Il enacted by the Legislative
assembly Of the Territory Of New
Mexico:
Sec. l. That it shall be unlaw-
full for any person who is not al
the time Of the passage Of this act
engaged in the practice Of DENTS.
try in the Territory Of New Mexi-
co to commence such practice un-
less such person shall have re-
ceived a certificate from the duly
authorised board Of dental exam
liners hereinafter provided for.
Sec. 2 A board Of dental exam.
iners to consist Of five practicing
dentists within the Territory Of
New Mexico is hereby created
whose duty it shall be to carry
ont the purposes and enforce the
provisions of this act. The men,
bers of said board shall be ap-
pointed by the Governor. The
term for which the members Of
said board shall hold their Offices
shall be four years and until their
successors shall be appointed. In
case of a vacancy occurring in the
membership Of said board such va
cancy shall be filed by appoint
meut by tue Governor.
Sec. 3. The board shall, within
sixty days after their appoint
ment, meet at the capital of the
Territory of New Mexico, and or
ganize by electing one of ITS mem
bers president and one secretary
thereof. Said board shall meet at
least once in each year thereafter,
and as often and at such times and
places as it may deem proper and
necessary. A majority of said board
shall at all times constitute a quo
rum for the transaction of business
Seed It shall be the duty of every
person who at the time of the pas
sage of this act is engaged in the
practice of dentistry in the Terri
tory of New Mexico within six
months from the date of the pas
sage of this act TO cause his or her
written application to be filed with
the secretary of said board for a |
certificate to continue in the prac-
tice of dentistry within said Terri
tory; and all persons whom the
board may find to have been en-
gagged in the practice OF dentistry |
within the Territory of New Mex
leo, for the period next preceding
the passage of this act, shall be en-
titled to receive a certificate from
said board of examiners without
further examination.
Sec. 5. No person whose name
is not registered on the books of
said board as a regular practitioner
of dentistry, within the time de-
scribed in the next preceding sec
tion, shall be permitted to prac-
tice dentistry within the Territory
of New Mexico until such person
shall have been duly examined 10y
said board, and regularly licensed
in accordance with the provisions
of this act
Provided, further, that all per-
sons presenting a diploma from
colleges recognized as reputable
by the National Association of
Dental Examiners and paying the
sum of FIVE dollars to the secreta-
ry Of the board shall be entitled to
receive a certificate without fur
ther examination.
Sec. 6. In order to provide the
means for carrying on and enforc-
ing the provisions of this act said
board of examiners shall charge
each person applying for a certif-
cate to continue in the practice Of
dentistry, the sum of five dollars
for said certificate, and all persons
applying for an examination to
procure a certificate 10 commence
the practice Of dentistry within
the Territory Of New Mexico shall
pay to the secretary of said board
before submitting to said exami-
nation, the sum of twenty-five
dollars.
Sec. 7. Any person holding a
license from said board who shall
charged with immoral or uupro-
fessional conduct, may, if found
guilty as charged, upon proper
investigation and by said board,
have his or her license revoked by
said board.
Sec. 8. All moneys received by
fha hoard aba al h. baId hy tha aac