The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-05-12

medicine and surgery, and from what medi-
cal college, university or other institution OF
learning, he or she has graduated; and there
upon The saii board of medical examiners
sh'til have the authority and discretion 10 re
qnire said applicant to undergo an examina-
tion,si accordance with the provisions of
Sections Al TO AZ inclusive of this Article, or
may require said applicant TO submit TO u
special examination, the terms and methods
Ol which shall he prescribed by said board of
medical examiners; anu upon paying the fee
for examination, as set out in Section 40 OF
tins Article. after the examination, and de
termination of said board thereupoa, that said
applicant is qualified 10 practice medicine
and surgery. and that he rs entitled to a
license, license shall be issued to him TO
the same effect as the form of license set out
in Section AZ of this Article; which license
shall then be filed and recorded as provided
by Section A of this Article and il shall then
be the duty of the clerk of the court to regis
Ter the name of the person so licensed as ply
sician or surgeon, or both, in accordance with
the provisions Of this Act
81. All persons whose licenses have been
heretofore filed and recorded, in accordance
with Section As of this Article shall be held
to be duly registered physicians and surgeons
within the provisions of Section 53 of this Ar
ticle and all persons who shall hereafter re-
ceive and file licenses to be recorded in accord.
ance with said Section As, shall be registered
as physicians aud surgeons under said Sec
ton, and the fee to be paid for such registra-
ton and for the registration of the application
to the clerk, or the license Herewith AS the
case may require, shall be one dollar.
S. If any person shall unlawfully obtain
and procure himself to he registered as physi-
clan or surgeon, either by false and untrue
statement contained in his application to the
clerk Of this court, as required by this article,
or by presenting to said clerk false or untrue
license, or one fraudulently obtained by false
and fraudulent statements made to one of
said boards of medical examiners, he or she
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and
shall be fined not less than fifty dollars or
more than FIVE hundred dollars, and shall for
felt all rights and immunities obtained or con
ferred upon him by virtue of such registration,
as physician or surgeon.
So. Any person who after the first day Of
July, 1894, shall practice or attempt to prae
lice medicine or surgery in this State without
being registered in accordance with the pro-
visions Of this Act, shall be guilty OF misde
meanor and shall be fined not less than ten
dollars nor more than two hundred dollars for
each offense.
60. The provisions of this Act shall not
apply TO any midwife or person who may rem
der gratuitious service in case of emergency.
SEC. 2. Ald be IL enacted, That this Act
shall take effect from the date of its passage.
Approved April 6, 1894.
FRANK BROWN, Governor
JOHN WALTER SMITH,
President Of the Senate.
JAMES H. PRESTON,
Speaker Of the House Of Delegates.
We hereby certify that the aforegoing is a
correct copy of an Act of the General As
s-mby Of Maryland, passed January Session,
1894.
j. ROGER McSHERRY,
Secretary of the Senate.
b. l.. SMITH,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.