The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-04-28

Board OF Eclectic Medical Examiners OF the
State OF Texas; said boards TO consist oil
seven members each, whose terms OF offici
shall be two years or until their SUCCESSORS
. are appointed and qualified; provided tina,
$ no member shall be professor or teachsl
, OF any medical school. x. Z gs
i ARTICLE V.
The said boards shall consist OF men
,, learned In medicine and surgery, who shall
have resided in the State OF Texas and
prscticcd medicine for not less than five
years prior TO their appointment, and shall
be appointed by the governor on the fifth
day of May following his Inauguration, from
list OF names twice the number 10 be ap-
pointed. 10 be furnished him and recon-
mcnded by the Texas State Medical Assoc
i citation. the Homeopathic Medical Society
OF Texas and the Eclectic Medical Society
OF Texas; provided that no one shall be
\ eligible to appointment or service on such
4 medical boards who III addicted 10 intoxca-
/ tion or the habltnal usc of morphine, CO.
/ caine or other such drugs, Vacancies oc-
curing in such boards for unexplroi terms
from any cause shall be filled from, the
list already in the hands OF the governor.
ARTICLE VI
| The members Of said boards shall qualify
| by taking the usual oath OF Office before
! the county Judge OF the county in which
| they respectively reside The officers of
| Shlu DOiIHS hHdll DC u DTeSlutlll ana SeCrc-
| tary, said officers TO be members of and
selected by the boards. III case OF absence
| OF the president and secretary a president
| and aocretary pro TEN shall be selected
| from those present by n majority vote, pro
! vided In case of death or resignation Of
| either or both of the aforesaid officers their
Places shall be filled for the unexpired
term at the next regular meeting ensuing
ny majority q the votes east Regular
meetings OF the boards shall be held ut
least twice year at such times and places
as the boards may from time to time de-
terminc. Due notice of said meetings shall
be given by publication in such papers as
may be selected by the boards. Special
meetings may be held upon call OF thu
presidents and any three members. -Four
members OF the boards shall constitute a
quorum. The medical council shall be no.
tified at least two weeks prior to said
meetings and a number of questions pre-
pared from all tho branches for examina-
tons shall bo at the same time sent to
them from which they shall select a list
Tor the examinations and return to the re-
spectiye boards. The boards may prescribe
rules, regulations and bylaws for their
own proceedings and government and for
the examination by its members of aDpl-
rants Tor the practice of medicine surgery
and midwifery.
ARTICLE VII.
IL snall DC the duty of said boards At
any OF their meetings to examine all per-
sons making application TO them with a
permit from the medical council who shall
desire TO commence the practice of medi-
enc, surgery or midwifery in this State and
VINO shall not by the provisions OF this act
be exempt from such examination, and
when an applicant shall have passed a sat
1Stactory examination before either of the
three boards In session. the fact shall ha
"a he ha tat,f
secretary TO the council. and the questions |
and answers. with average of each candi- |
dale IN each branch. the general average |
and the result of the examination OF all |
candidates, whether succe ssful or unsuc. |
eesstui. All such examination papers shall |
Dc kept Tor examination and reference for |
period OF not less than five years.
ARTICLE VIII.
On receiving from any OF said boards Of |
medical examiners such official report of |
the examination OF any applicant for II.
canse the medical council shall Issue forth
with to each applicant who shall have been
returned as having successfully passed said |
examination and who shall have been adj
judged by tho medical council to be duly
qhaiified Tor the practice of medicine. n Ii
cense TO practice medicine, surgery and oh
stetrics IN the State Of Texas.
me medical council shall require the same
standard OF qualifications frcm all appll- |
cants except in the department of thern-
peutlcs, practice OF medicine and materia
medca. in which The standard shall he de-
,erinlned by each OF the boards respective
~ EVERY license 10 practice medicine. sur
gerry or midwifery issued pursuant To this
act snail he subscribed to by the officers
OF the medical council and by each med-
cal examiner who reported the licentiate as
having successfully passed said examlna-
lions, IL snail also have affixed to 1t by the
secretary OF the council tho seal of the
state of Texas, Before said license shan
pc issued II shall be recorded In a took IN
ne Kept In the office Of the council and Tho
number OF the book and page therein con-
'aihed SAID recorded copy shall be noted
upon said license. said book TO contain the,
tuii transactions of the council
ARTICLE 1X
In case any applicant shall fail TO BASS
satisfactory examination he or she shall
not be permitted to stand any further *
animation within the next six months
thereafter. but may appear again Tor ~ |,
animation al the next regular meeting If Il,
does not como within the six months. NOR
snali ne OF she have again to pay the fee
prescribed ny this act within two years
',Vui ,he iirst eNamination, provided. how
ever, no applicant shall be rejected becaus,
,r his or her adherence to any partipul,r Z
'ohool OF medicine or system o. practIc, Q
nor on account OF his or her views MS 10 | I
'ne method or treatment and cure OF !
disease; ana provided further. when In i
me opinion of the president of the medical
council any applicant has been prevented
rom appearing before either OF the boards | a
~ their regular meetings he shall issue a | n
permit " the applicant is eligible. notify | a
me president of the board OF examiners n
'efore whom the applicant desires 10 an Al
fear and upon receiving said notification d
wa permit said president shall appoint
committee OF three members OF said board
VINO snail examine such applicant. aud NAV | 4
7 the examination be satisfactory notify a
no secretary OF the council. who shall d
rant him or her temporary certificate' n
yhich shall have the same force and effset n
IS though granted by the full board until
he applicant shall have the opportunity 10 n
ppear before the said board at its next q
ocular meeting, when the said Temporary y
certificate shall become void No anplican, p
VIII be admitted TO examination who can |,
,ot submit satisfactory evidence that he or G,
ne is more than q years OF age ANA IA ~ S,
God moral character and who has not re- Il
e,ved degree from regularly chartered ot
medical school or university having power
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