The Portland daily press., 1895-03-15

treasury of the State once in each month.
| Sac. 5. The compensation. incidental
and travelling expenses of the Board
shall be paid from the treasury of the
State. The compensation of mem bers of
the Board shall be five dollars each for
every day actually spenG In the discharge
of their duties and five cents per mile
each way for necessary travelling expen-
ses in attending the meetings of the
Board, but in no case shall auy more
be paid than has actually been expended.
The secretary shall be allowed extra
compensation for books, stationery, pos
tage and other necessary expenses ac-
tually used. Such compensation and
the incidentals and travelling expenses
shall be apporevd by the Board and sent
to the auditor of the State, who shall
tify to the governor and council the
amount due, as in case of other bills and
accounts approved by him under the pro-
visions of law; provided, that the
amonts SO paid shall not exceed the
amount received by the treasurer of the
State from the Board in fees as herein
specified, and so much of said receipts as
may be necessary is hereby appropriated
for the compensation and expenses
of the Board as aforesaid.
Sec.6. The Board shall keep record
of All persons registered hereunder and
record of all moneys received and dis
hursed by said Board and said records
or duplicates thereof shall ALWAYS be
open to inspection in the office of the
Secretary of State during regular office
hours. Said Board shall annually report
to the governor, on or before the first
day of January in each year, the report
to contain full and complete account of
all it's official acts during the year, also
a statement of receipts and disburse-
ments of the Board and such comments
or srIOooetjDpS as NAV ha 6cop,od oa.ar
tial.
Sec.7. It shall be the duty Of the
Board, its members or agents to iuvesti-
gate all complaints regarding non-com-
pliance or violation of the provisions of
this act and to bring all such cases to
the notice of the prosecuting officers.
Secs. On and after the first day of
January in the year eighteen hundred
and ninety-s1x the Board shall examine
all applicants for registration as licensed
pm SlclaDs, surgeons or midwiyes An
pl1cants must give satisfactory proof of
being tWenty-one years of age and of good
moral character and possessing a reason
able amount of average knowledge in the
branches of science he desires to practice
IN. and must pay the fees herein pro
vided. Examinations shall. in whole or
In part be in writing and shall be of an
elementary and practical character. They
Shall en brace the general objects of sur
gerry. physiology, pathology, obstetrics,
pharmacy. therapeutics and the practice
of medicine or such branches thereof, as
the Board may deem necessary for the
applicant to possess for the particular
part he may wish to practice.
Secs. On and after the first day of
January, eighteen hunderd and ninety-
six it shall be illegal for any person not
duly registered by this Board to practice
medicine, surgery or midwifery or any
branch thereof for gain or hire within
this State. Whoever not being registered
as aforesaid shall SO Practice or sh II
advertise or hold himself out to the pu b.
lie as physician, surgeon or midwife
in this State by appending to his name
the letters m. D." or using the title of
doctor, meaning Thereby a doctor of
medicine, shall be punished by a fine OF
not less than one hundred nor more than
five hundred dollars for each offense. or
by imprisonment in Jail for tnree mouths
or both.
Sec. 10. This act shall not apply to the
commissioned officers of the United
States army, navy or marine hospital
service or to physician or surgeon who
is called from another State to treat
particular case and who does not other
wise practice in this State nor to pro-
hibit gratuitous servicesor tine rendering
of assistance in emergency cases.
Sec. IL. Neither shall it apply to
clairvoyants or to persons practicing hyp-
notism, magnetic healing, mind cure,
massage, Christian Science, so called, or
any method of healing if no poisonous or
dangerous drugs are employed nor sur
gical operations performed; provided
such persons do not violate any of the
provisions of section of this act.
Seci2. For the purposes of the ap-
pointment of said Board and of registra-
tion of persons by it hereunder this act
shall take effect upon its passage aud
shall take full effect on the first day
of January in the year eighteen hundred
and ninety-six. 4
Seo.13. No person who has not been
duly registered by this Board shall re-
cover compensation for medical or sur
gical service, after the passage of this
act. Section 8, chapter 13 of Public
Statutes is hereby repealed. s
Sec. ID. Any physician duly registered
by this Board may act as apothecary
without other registration and section d.
chapter 379 of Public Statutes are hereby
amended to conform with this section. i