Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-01-24

Ut the passage Of the act, the board, In
giving certificates, being confined TO
the Two classcB only, namulyi To
practitioners engaged IN their pro.
ioasiOn iu the Territory at the time OF
ths passage Of the act having diplomas,
and to those In ike manner practising
their profession Ia thu Territory iur ten
yoats prior 10 the pasBage OF the act
having uiplomhs, and 10 those 10 like
manner practising tneir profession Ia
the Territory for ten years prior o the
passage Of tuu act having no liplOm1s.
That tbs board arbitrarily Issue Coftin.
cAtea TO new c0mcrs, does not better
The law.
Fiith-Furiher, the act should be 10.
pealod for the reason that In " the
board Ia Invested with extraordinary
Judicial power inasmuch "a u cin To-
fuse to grant ccrlincatu Or revoke
one already granted iof what 10 them
mpy seem ~ be uuptOiessiUuul VI lis.
honest conduct, anu IA which pro-
cecdiuge tue party Affected has no
opportunity 10 be heard and no right
OF appeal.
Contrary 10 the provisions Of the act,
a former governor, W,ltOm tie ddt.cc
and o0assHt Of ne COuHoli, appointed
certain ptrouuB 10 act rs suCu board.
That thuyhto not qualified 10 &C. 10
proposition that VIZ desire TO establish
Ny thia our petition, and upon that, iu-
dependent VI what qualification they
may pOtsula nH medical practitioner,
we Wish 10 call attention TO ftHolu'
lion OF tne hgnri, passed nnOfly alter
thulr organiz itlpu, anu appearing upon
their records. IL Is as follows:
"On motion, duly seconded, II WIS
received That tno utmost secrecy Du
observed rs 10 the meetings OF the
board, nud that u0 mrmbsr make
known It's action"
We dare say that no more need be
taiu, 10 stamp II rs utterly inuJmpUt.
tent and disqualified 10 VT In luJg-
ment upon IA free American oitizuu,
There aro other charges We nlva T.
make against tue board aud We sub
init theni btitily for investigation;
FlrsL-Wo charge that the board
unlawiully anu Illegally issued licenses
~ parties not entitled tnuro.o.
5econd-Inat none OF the members
OF said bOsrI arc ooinpggunt or quAii.
fed 10 act for the reason that none Of
thum possesses the justification re-.
qulsite In that none have attended any
medical college Tor n length VI tins
sufficient 10 give them tne luarnin Or
knowledge to conduct an examination
or pass upon tie abilities VI IA appn.
chlt None OF the mem JBrs VI said
boafd havo attended any college Tor
a period VI timn exceeding one year,
aud most OF them not havIag attended
for period exceeding eight m jnths.
rhird-Mu charge the meuiCal board
with ifauiulent anu disIOnest cOnIurt
IN this: That shorty after IL organiEa.
ton, to-wit, during the months Ot
January anu February, 1898, medical
practitioners within the reffitOfy duly
complied with all tue Provisions OF the
act, and paid the money required, aud
that tho board, Notwithstanding that II
refuses 10 issue the certificates thus
paid for, has Withheld the money thut
paid by such applicants, anu has OK.
pended tho same tor unlawful put-
poses, anu TO crafty the spite add
malice Of Individual members thereof
In induldging In petty prosecutions
| against practitioners who are legally
entitled to certificates.
FouTth-ln un.awiully, mallclously
anu spitriully Withholding licenses
from applicants who were anu are
entitled thereto, aud who had fully
complied with all the requirements Of
the act.
Fifih-ln unlaviuily defetring nc.
| tl0n from month ~ month upon Hppll.
cations uuly made Tor liceusrS, with u
view thereby mAlleiOusly u iujuru and
damage the apple mt, by circulating
false, malicious anu slandcruus reports
as TO such applicant that Inc was not
authorized ~ practice, anu could not
procure n license.
5ixth-ln deliberately preparing
false and malicious charges AgainsI
applicants for license who had fully
complied with the act, with the view
OF using such false aud malicious
charges rs nm excuse for resolution
depriving ihem OF such llconse.
Sevontn-I In fraudulently appropTl.
atlng money that was PAID in by al.
plloants for license under the Aforesaid
act.
Eighth-And Rs further, moro
specific and particular charge against
each and all Of the mtmprrs Of sal
board, we show, that DR.. U. III. Dogge,
graduate Of a respectable medical
college OF u recognized school OF medi.
cine, OF irreproachable character and
standing, on or about the 18Th day Oi
January, 1893, made application u
said board for n license ~ Practice an y
physician aud surgeon In due form,
aud paid the money required by tbs
act; that the sRiu board iOuud his diplo'
ma to DO genuine ana properly issued
by a TcBpectAbl medical college, and
that he thereupon became aud was anu
In now entitled 10 q license; that the
said board, uotw ithstRnding they had
had numerous meetings since said
application was made, snd no charge
In writing had ever been made OF
stated against SAID applicant, deliber.
ately and malioiously failed and refused
10 issue such license, In order 10 crafty
tho malice and illfesling OF certain
members thereof against the said DIR.
o. II. Dogge; that said board no con.
liuuod aud neglected TO pass upon said
application for more than six months
with a view OF thereby depnviug him
OF his practice within the city Of Salt
Lake and Territory Of Ulah, ami
driving him from the Territory, that
on August 22nd, 1893, the said DR.. o.
IL. DJggo brought an action Ia thu
Third district court 10 compel the said
board 10 i.sup 10 him q lioonse; that IA
} said action an alternative writ OF man.
date was issued requiring the board on
or before the .6,h OF August, 1898, to
answer and show cause why such Ger
! I n -. . hat