Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-08-13
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a LII person practicing medicine or sur.
GA-gery for gain or hire, as livelihood, in
The State of Maine, are hereby notified OF the
provisions of the following law:
CHAP. 10 of the Acts of 1895.
AN ACl to regulate the Practice of .dodicine
and Surgery.
Section The Governor, with the advice
and consent of the Council, shall appoint SIX
persons, residents in TINS State, who shall be
rad ates OF legally chartered medical col
,ege or university having the power to con-
fer degrees IN medicine, and who shall have
oeen actively employed in the practice OF
their profession Tor period Of hye years
who shall constitute board of REGISTRATION
1f medicine. Such persons shall be appoint
ed ann hold office Tor terms of two, four and
six years, respectively, beginning with
.he fret day of july in the presen,
ear, aud until their successors are APP
pointed. and thereafter the governor, with
ahe advice and consent of the Council. snail
tppoint on or before the first day If July
very other year. two persons qualified "a
aforesaid to hold Office six years from the las:
named day. No member Oh sad ard sha
eiong to the faculty OF any medical college
IT university. Vacancies Iii So q board shall
oe filed in accordance with the provisions of
his net for The establishment of the original
BOARD and the person appointed TO nil a
vacancy shall Ola office during the unes pirS d
ssrm OF the member whose : lace re DIS. Any
member OF said board may be removed from
office for cause by the Governor, with the adj
.ic4 and conse ut of the Council, ard not more
shan two mr. mbeIs of laid board shall at one
society. :,
sec ion 2-The members of said boa shall
ueet on the second To esday of July next, AT
such time and pla,e as they may determine,
ina shall IfnL. oGIate!y proceed 10 organic 10y
dieting a chairman and secretary. VINO sinai,
lold their respective Offices for the term o.
20 years. The secretary shall give 10 the
State treasurer a bond in the penal sum OF on"
thousand dollars, with Sufficient saretles, 10
Je approved by The Governor and Council, for
he faithful discharge OF the duties OF bis
,fiice. The said board STALL hold regula
ueetings-one il March, one in July and On
u November of each year. and such add
ionsl M etings et such times snd places as II
NAV determine. Said board shall cause g seal 10
fan its pIoceedings,a and is hereby authorized
} make such minor rules and regulations as
hall be deemed necessary for the successful
.ufoI cement OF this act.
SECT on ;. 1t shall be the duty of said board
Immediately up its organization to notify
III persons practicing medicine or surgery for
ain or lire as a livelihood in this State of the
PROVISIONS of This act, by publication in one OF
more news papers in each county, and every
UGH person who is graduate of legally
,hartered medical college or university having
oower O confer degrees in medicine. and ever
.erson who has been practitioner OF medl-
inc or surgery in this state for period Ct
.hree years next prior to the passage hereo.,
nall upon exhibition of satisfactory proCT
hereof TO said board and upon the payment
II fee of two dollars be entitled to registrs
ion and said board shall issue to him GER
iGCatP signed By the chairman ana SECRETARY
nd sealed, and said certificate shall state the
,cts and the cause of said registration, and
must be publicly displayed at the person :
principal place of business as long as said per
on continues such prac ice for gain or hir-.
Section A. Any person not entitled to regis
ration as aforesaid shall upon the payment Of
3 Tee OF ten dollars, be entitled to eHafli nalloh,
sld if found quallhed by majority OF tho
members of the board present, shall be res
stored as a physician or surgeon and
hall receive certificate thereof as providca
,a,, t1xv 20 IGt fro
ion may be re- examined at any Tegul8 I
meeting of said board within two years OF the
lime OF such refusal, without additional lee.
md Ihereaft ar may be examined as often as
he may desire, upon the payment of the fee
tea dollars tor each examination. Said
,oard, after conviction Gefore proper
curt for crime in the course of professional
,usiness, and after hearing. may by unani-
tous vote revoke any certificate issued by
hem and cancel the registration OF the per
On to whom the same was issued. Said
,oard has also power to suspend or revoke
INV certificate by unanimous vote in auH
ise where same certificate has been wrong
ally obtained or any fraud connected WITH
ne said registration. All fees receive by
ne b. ard under this act shalt be paid by the
ecretary thereof into he treasury OF the
tate once in Zach month.
Section 5-The compensation, incidental and
raveliing expenses of the board shall he
aid from the treasury of the State. The
compensation of members OF the board shall
t'e dollars each for every day actually
pert in the discharge of their duties and
We cents per mile each way for necessary
rayening expenses in attending the meetings
tue board; but in no case shall any
nore be paid than has actually been ex-
,ended. The secretary shall be
llowed extra compensation for books,
tstionery, postage os and other nee
,uch compensation and the incidentals ana
rayellinG expenses shall be approved by the
BOARD and sent to the auditor of the State, who
hall certify to the Governor ana "ouncil the
mount due, as in case of other bills aIa
'ccounts approved by him under the
'rovisions Of law; provided that IL
eceived by the treasurer of the sat
no the board in fees as herein specified, a I'd
so much CT said receipts as may be necessary
hereby appropriate for the compensation
md expenses OF the board as aforesaid.
Sect. 6-rhe board shall keep Il record. the
iamas and residences of all persons regis
cred hereunder and a record of all moneys
received and disbur.e by said board, and
id records or duplica es thereof shall al
Ways be open to inspection in the Office OF
he Secretary of State during regular offic .
lOurs. Sail board shall annually report ,
he Governor. on or before the first dav Of
January IN each year, the report to contain :,
ull and complete account OF all its official
cts during the var; also a statement Of n =
rei' Is and disbursements Of the bea d ami
such comments or suggestions as may be
deemed essential.
Sec0ion III nall be the duty of the board.
its members or agents to investigate all COM
plants regarding on-compliance with or
violation OF the provisions of this act auG to
bring all such cases TO the notice OF the pro3
err prosecuting officers.
Section s--0n and after the first day OF Ian
uary, in the year eighteen hundred and nine
ty-six the board shall examine ali applicant
for registration as licensed physicians d.
surgeons. Each applicant must give sat -
facto'y proof Of beng twenty one wears o.
age and of having gooi moral Character an +.
possessing d reasonable amount Of average
knowledge in the branches of science he do
sifes to practice in. a ID must tay the fe, &
herein provided. Examinations shall be ia
whole or part, j a writing. a. shall be az A
elementary and practical character They
shall embrace the general subiec Of ailatn
my, physiology, pathology, materia medica
therapeutics, surgery, the principles an ,
practice OF medicine, obstetrics; or suct
branches thereof rs he board may deem nee
essary for the applicant to possess.
Section .. On std after the first day OF jan
uary, eighteen hundred and ninety-six. n
shall be Illegal for any person rot duly regis
tered by this board 10 practice medicine Or
surgery. or any branch thereof, for gain or
hIre within this state. Whoever not b.i, !,
reg siered as aforesaid shall SO practice ,,9
81 IL advertise or hold himself out 10 the pub
lie as d physician or surgeon in this state. who
appends to his name the letters an. d !, or
who uses the title OF doctor or physjtia,,
meaning hereby IA doctor of medicine shall
pc tuBshed BY 4 ine OF not less than ,,,s..
hundred nor more than five huna red dcIla,.