The Somerset reporter., 1895-03-28
Ilt3ltbter 40.

Chapter 40.
An act to Regulate he Practice of Medicine
and surgery.
SECTION j. Tho governor with the advice and
consent of the council. shall appont SIX per
sons. residents IN This state. who shall be grad
yates Of a legally chartered medical college or
university having me powerto confer degrees
ia medic ne, aud who shall have been very
employed in tie practice Of the r profes FOR
a pcrtpd of five years. who shah constitute
board Of registration of medicine. sych prr-
sons shall be appointed aid hold "iii9e
wears respectively, beginning win
inc first day of july in the
present year, and Until their successors are a.
pointed, and thereafter the E"Yerno" with he
Advice and consent Of Tho Co1neH, shall appoint
o. or before the hrst daF of July every other
yer, two persons qualihcd ~ aforesaid, :" hpld
office for SIX Years from the ldsi n1lned day,
40 member of said board shlli be.ong to
the faculty Of any meileal c4'u"g9 9
shall be aitod in accordance viii the provisions
Of II IS act r. the estab shmcut OF the orr ,sinal
board AMI the person appointed 10 III a vacancy
shall hold ollec during ihe uneNIired term 81
the member whose Place he fits. Any member
of said board may be removed frola oihre Tor
cause by the governor, with the adYictaud con
sort 81 the council and moro Than two
members nG ~ d board ~hail at osc time be
members OF any one chartered state medical
SoCIelN.
on the second Tuesday o July neXt, al such
time AMI place as they may dctermluc, and
shall Immediately proceed TO organize by elect
ing "A chairman and secretary WHO shall hold
Their restrictive Offices for the term Of two
Years. The secretary shall give to the State
treasurer "A bond In the pcnal -um of one thou
sand dollars, with sufficient suretes 10 be APP
proved by the governor and council, for the
faithful discharge OF The duties Of his Office.
The said board shall hold regular meetings,
one in March, or in Jul, and one In
November Of each year, aud such addi-
tonal meetings nj such mes and places as 1t
may determine, said board shall cause seal
to be engraved and shall Keep correct records
of all its proceedings, and is hereby authorized
to make such minor rules and regulations as
shall be deemed necessary for the succeSsful
enforcement Of this act.
SEC. 3 II shall be the duty of said board imme-
diatey upon it's org nzation. 10 notify all per
sons practicins medicine or surgery Tor
gain or hire as livelihood In this state, OF
The pravis ons of this act, by publi-
cation in one or more newspapers in each
county and every such person whois gradu-
ate of legally chartered medical college or
university having power to confer degrees in
medicine, and every person who has been
practitioner oil medlclhe or surgery IN
this state for period of three years st prior
to the passage hereof, shall upon exhibition of
sat sfactory proof thereof to said board and
uunn the payment of fec of t@o dollars be en-
titled to regis ration, and said board sh1ll issue
To him certificate signed by the chairman and
secretary and sealed and said certificate shall
state the facts and the cause of said registration,
and must be publicly disp aged at the persons
principal place of business as long ~ said per-
son continues such practice for gain or hlre.
SIZE. Amy person not entitled To Iegistra-
ton aforesaid shall, upon the payment OF
fee of ten dollars, be entitled To examination
and II found quallhed 10y majority OF the
members of the board present shall be regis.
tered rs ph9si" an or surgeon, and
shall receive certificate thereof as pro-
vided in section thtCc. Any person re-
fused registration may be re-eXamncd at
any regular meeting OF said board, within two
years OF the time of such refusal. without adj
ditional Zee, ana thereafter may be examined as
often as he NAV desire upon The payment of the
fee of ten dollars for each examination
said board after Il conviction before a proper
court, for crime in the course OF professional
business. and after hearing may BY unanimous
vote revoke any certificate issued hy them and
cancel the registration of the person to whom
the same was issued said board, has also
certificate by unanimous vote. in any
case where same certificate has been
necied With The said registration. All
fees received by the board under this aat shall
ury of the state once in each month
SEC. .. The compensation, Incidental and
travelling expenses OF the board shall be paid
from the treasury of the state. the cOmpensa
ton OF members of the board shall be five dol
lars each for every day actually spent in the
discharge Of their duties and five cents per
mile each way for necessary travelling expenses
in attending the meetings of the board, but in no
case shall any more be paid than has actually
been expended. The secretary shall be allowed
extra compensation Tor books, stationery,
postage and other necessary expenses actually
incurred. Such compensation and the incident
ais and travelling expenses shall be approved by
the board and sent to the auditor of tho state.
who shall certify to the governor and council
the amount due, as in ease of other bills and
accounts approved by him under the pro-
visions of law provided, that the amounts
received by the treasurer OF the state from the
board in fees as herein specified, and so much
of said receipts rs may be necessary is hereby
appropriated for tn compensation and eX-
penses of the board as aforesaid.
SEC. &. The board shall keep n record,
the names AM residences of all per-
sons regis cred hereunder and n record of
all moneys received and dsbursed by said
board and said records or duplicates thereof
shall always be open TO ms peLtiOn i'll the
Office of the secretary of state during
regular Office hours said board
shall annually report 10 the governor, on
or before the first day of January in each year,
the report to contain Il ful and complete
count of all its official acts during the year also
a statement of receipts and disbursement of
the board and such comments or suggestions
as may be deemed essential
SEC. I, IT shall he the duty of the board, its
members or agents to investigate all complaints
regarding non compliance with or violation OF
the provisions of this act and to bring all such
cases to the notice of the proper prosecuting
officers.
SEC. g. On and after the first day of January
in the year eighteen hundred and ninety six,
the board shall examine all applicants for reg
istration rs licensed physicians surgeons.
Each applicant must < We satisfactory proof
of being twenty years of and OF