Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-21

issue a license. signed by the presiden. and
the secretary thereof. and attested by its
seal, which shall entitle said applicant.
after 1t has been registered as hereinafter
provided, to practice medicine and surgery
in the District of Columbia; eny applicsn
refused license by said board for failure
on examination may, by depositiag SIS with
the treasurer of said board. to cover the
cost thereof. appeal from the decision of
said board to the appointing power thereof,
mttee OF review, consisting Of three men,
bers, one from each school Of medicine,
none of whom shall have been engaged in
the practice Of medicine in the District of
Columbia for less than ten years, nor be
connected with any college or university
having a medical department, who shall
examine the examlna don papers OF said
applicant and from them determine whether
license should ISSUE and their decision
shall be final; each member of said COM
mittee shall receive for the examina ton
of the papers of each candidate the sum of
IS: IL said committee by unanimous vote
reverse the finding CT said board, the board
shall thereupon issue license to the an
plicant. and the treasurer OF said hoard
shall return to said applicant all money
deposited by him 10 cover the cost of said
appeal and shall pay the cost OF said ap-
peal out of the funds belonging to the said
board; If, however. the finding of said board
is not reversed by said committee of re-
view. the cost Of said appeal shall be paid
by the treasurer of said board out of such
funds as may De IN his possession as a
deposit made by appellee TO cover the cost
of said appeal; all ncense3 issued by said
board shall be numbered consecutively and
register shall be kept by the secretary
showing the number Of each license. the
date OF issue and TO whom issued.
Revolving n License.
That the board Of medical examiners of
the District Of Columbia may. by.a vote of
seven members. refuse to grant or may re-
any person to be removed from the record
Of the Supreme Court Of the District of Co
lumbia or from the register Of the health
office. or from both. for the following causes,
to wit: Chronic and persistent inebriety, the
practice of criminal abortion, conviction OF
crime involving moral turpitude. or for pub
licly advertising ability to treat or cure dis
eases. In complaints under this section the
accused shall be furnished with a copy of
the complaint and be given a hearing be-
fore said board In person or by attorney.
Said board may at any time within two
years from the refusal or revocation of a
license or the cancellation OF registration
under this section, by a unanimous vote,
issue, without examination, q new license TO
the physician so affected, restoring to him
all the rights and privileges OF other ply
sicians licensed under this act.
That any person receiving a license as
hereinbefore provided shall have II recorded
In the office of the clerk of the Supreme
Court of the District OF Columbia within
three months from the date of said license.
and the date OF record shall be Endorsed
thereon by said clerk; and the holder of the
license shall pay to the recording clerk a
fee OF 80 cents for making the record; the
holder Of raid license shall. after the same
has been recorded, exhibit the same at the
health Office and register, In book pro-
vided for that purpose. his name and ad-
dress. Whenever a license is revoked by
said board the secretary thereof shall re-
port that fact in writing to the clerk of
record and to the health officer Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia, who shall thereupon can
Gel such registration.
That this act shall not apply to commits
stoned surgeons OF the United States army,
navy or marine hospital service nor to regu-
larry licensed physicians and surgeons in
actual consultation from other states or
territories. nor TO regularly licensed physi-
clans and surgeons actually called from
other states or territories to attend specific
cases In the District Of Columbia, nor 10
any physician now registered at the health
office OF the District Of Columbia, nor TO
dentists in the legitimate exercise of their
profession, nor to midwfves registered at the
health office OF the said District in the man
agement Of uncomplicated cases Of obstet-
r1cs, nor to the treatment of any case OF
actual emergency. nor TO the use of ordinary
domestic remedies without any fee, gift or
consideration of any kind being given In re-
turn therefor
Who IL n Physician
That any person shall be regarded as
practicing medicine and surgery within the
meaning Of this act who shall append the
letters NJ. ID. NJ. b. to his or her name
or who shall prescribe, advise apply for
the use or any person or persons, any drug
or medicine or other agency, or who shall
perform any operation, for the treatment
cure. or relief.of any bodily injury. infirm-
ity or disease. or who shall publicly profess
to do any Of these things
That from and after the passage of this
act any person practicing medicine and
surgery in the District of Columbia with
out having first obtained a license to SO Co
ana registered the same herein provided
or IN violation of any of the provisions of
this act. or OF any Of the rules or regula-
tons made by authority conferred by sec
ton thereof. or after his license. or regis
tratton, or both, has been Cancelled by orier
OF the board of medical examiners of the
District of Columbia. shall be deemed guilty
or misdemeanor, and, upon conyiction
thereof. shall be punished for each orfense
by line OF not less than fifty nor more
than five hundred dollars or by tmprison-
ment In the District jail for a period of not
less than ten nor more than ninety DAYS
or by both such fine and Imprisonment;
II snail be the duty of the United States
district attorney for the District of CO.
iumbia to prosecute all violations of the
provisions of this act
That the, secretary Of the board Of ax-
aminers shall be paid for taking testimony
the same fee that is allowed to an examined
In chancery for the same service: the ex-
pense of the said board and of the ex
afninations shall be paid from the license
ices herein provided for, and IL any sur
plus remain on the Both day of June of
each year. the same may be divided am ong
the members OF said board pro rata TO The
NUMBER OF examinations at which they have
been present during the preceding wear
That all acts or parts of acts general or
special now existing not I'm accordance
with the provisions OF this act or incon- |
sistent Herewith. be and are hereby re-
pealed."