The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-07-30

more than one thousand dollars for each OF.
Tense.
sso 10. This act shall take effect from aud
after Its passage.
CHAPTER Isss
AN ACT Entitled IAN act Regulating The Prac.
tice OF Medicine"
1t is enacted by tho General Assembly az fol.
lows:
SECTION l. II shall be tho duty Of each tovyn
and city clerk 70 purchase book Of suitable
size, TO be known as the Medical Register
OF each city or town and to set apart one fun
page for tho registration OF each physician
and when any physician shall die or remove
from the city or town, said clerk shall make
note or the same at the bottoo of tho page,
and shall ON the frst day Of Jonuary in each
year, transmit TO the Office of the state bonrd
OF health duly certified list of the physicians
on said city or town registered under this
law, together with such other information A
Ii hereinafter required, and perform such
other duties as are required by this law; and
such clerk shall receive the sum OF fifty cents
from each physician so registered, which shall
be mis- full compensation for all the duties re-
Quired under this law.
SIC 2. II shall, DO unlawful for any person
70 practice medicine or surgery in any Of its
branches, within the limits Of this state. who
has not exhibited and registered in the city
or town clerks Office Of the city or town In
which he or she resides his or her authority
FOR so practicng medicine as herein prescrib.
cd, together with his or her age address,
place Of birth and the school or system OF
medicine 10 which he shs proposes TO be-
long; and the person so registering shall sub
scribe and verify by oath, before such clerk.
an afidavit containing such facts. which II
wilfully false, shall bject the affiant to con.
viction and punishment for perjury
SEC- g. Authority to practice medicine un.
der this law shall be certificate from the
state board Of health, and said board shall
upon application issue q certificate to any
reputable physician who IL practicing. or who
desires 10 begin the practice Of medicine or
surgery In this state, who possesses any OF the
following qualifications:
FIRST. diploma from . reputable and le-
gally chartered medical college, endorsed "a
such by the stat board Of health.
SECOND. Satisfactory evidence from the per.
son ciaitling the same that such person was
roputatly aud honorably engaged in the prac.
tice OF medicine or surgery in this state prior
10 January first. one thousand eight hundred
and ninety-two. Any person not qualified az
hereinbefore provided, before practicing med.
icine or surgery In this state shall present
himself before said state board OF health and
submit himself to such examination as said
board may require. Said board shall examine
any person presenting himself and IL the ex-
animation Is satisfactory shall issue its GER
tncato as hereinbefore provided: Provided,
any person so presenting himself shall pay to
animation and said fec shall In no case be re.
turned and shall be applied to pay the ex-
Psfses OF the beard es health. Applicants may
present their credentials by mail or by proxy,
and the bosrd shall issue its certificates 10
such applicants as are entitled thereto m
though the applicant were present All the
certificates shall be signed by the president and
secretary, and attested by seal OF the board.
and not more than two dollars shall be charg.
ed for any certificate.
SEC. 4. Nothing In this law shall be so con.
strued as to authorize any itinerant doctor TO
register or to practice medicine In any part
of this state.
SEC. 5. The state board Of health may re-
fuse TO issue the certificate provided for in
section three Of this article, to any individual
guilty OF grossly unprofessional conduct Of q
character likely TO deceive or defraud the
public, and ID may after due notice and hear.
Ing revoke such certificates for like cause. In
Oil cases or refusal revocation, the appli.
cant may appeal to the appellate division Of
the supreme court who may affirm or over.
rule the decision Of the board and its decision
shall be final.
sse. g. Nothing in this law shall be 30 con.
strued as to discriminate against any partio-
ular school or system of mo a or to pro-
hibit women from practioiiil <.idwifery, or
to prohibit gratuitous services in case of
emergency; nor shall this law apply 10 com.
missioned surgeons OF the United States army,
navy or marine hospital service, or to legally
qualified physicians of another state, called to
see particular case, but who do not open an
office or appoint any place in this State where
they may meet patients or receive calls.
SEC. Z. II shah DO the duty Of the state board
of health TO bring 10 the attention OF the
courts any violation Of the provisions Of the
law within their respective Jurisdictions.
SEC. s. ANY person living in this state or
any person coming into this state who shall
practice medicine or surgery or attempt to
practice medicine or surgery in any Of its
branches or who shall perform or attempt to
perform any surgical operation for or upon
any person within the limits of this state for
reward or compensation, IL violation Of the
provisions of this law. shall, upon conviction
thereof, be fined fifty dollars and upon each
and every subsequent conviction shall be fined
one hundred dollars and ipprisoned thirty
days.or either OF both, in the discretion of the
court; and In no case, where any provision o7
this law has been violated, shall the person so
violating la entitled to receive compensation
for services rendered To open an Office for
such purpose, or to annotnce 10 the public in
any other way readiness TO practice medi-
cine or surgery IN this State, shall be TO en-.
gage in the practice medicine with the
meaning of this law. ihr
SEC. o. This act shall take eff ect sixty days
after its passage.
CHAPTER 1854.
AN ACT In Relation 10 tho Duties and Rights
Of Purchasers OF Railroad and street Railway
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