, 1899-02-25

removes: and the holder of the certificate shall pay to the
County Clerk the usual fees for making the record.
See. 10. The County Clerk shall keep in Il book pro
vided for that purpose, IL complete list of all the ccrtifi
Gates recorded by him, with the date of the issue. If the
certificate be based on a Diploma, he shall record the name
of the Medical institution conterrlng II, ana the date when
conferred.
Sec. II. The fees received by the State Board of Med
zeal Examiners shall be kept i'll a fund to be known as
the Medical Fund, and subject at all times to tn" warrant
of the State Auditor, drawn upon written request of the
President, and attest by the Secretary of the Board, with
the Seal attached, for the payment of any and all expense
made by said Board.
refuse certificates to individuals guilty of improfcsSionaI
or dishOnorable conduct, and they may revoke certificates
for like causes. In all eases of revocation, the applicant
or practitioner may appeal to the District Court of the
County in witch such revocation is made which shall hay"
power, after examination into the matter, TO revoke the
action of the Board.
See. 10. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to
prohibit students from prescribing under the immediate
supervision of preceptors, or TO prohibit gratuitous ServIr"
in case of emergency, and this Act shall not apply to Com.
missOned Surgeons of the United States Army and Navy,
or Medical Examiners of relief departments of railroad COM
pancs. while so employed, or any lawfully qualified phySi-
clans residing in other States or Counties meeting regis
tered Physicians of this State in consultation, or any Physi-
clan or Surgeon residing upon the border of a neighboring
State. and duly authorized under the laws thereof to prac-
tice medicine and surgery therein, whose practice extends
into the limits of this State.
See. II. Any person practicng medicine or surgery
in this State without complying with the provisions of
this Act. shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty
dollars. nor more than three hundred dollars, by imprison
mcnt in the County Jail for Il period of not more than one
year. or by both such fine and Imprisonment for each and
every OfcnSc. and each person hing or attempting 10 ME
as his own the Diploma of another, or a forged affidavit
of Identification. shall be guilty of felony, and upon con
viction. shall be punished by Imprisonment in the peni.
Tertiary for Il term not to exceed C) three years.
Sec. Is. The State Board of Medical Examiners shall
examine all persons upon the theory and practice of Ohst"l-
rcs who openly profess to practice obstetrics and midwifery.
who do not have authority TO practice medicine or surgery;
and they may issue to such candidates and person or persons
who shall pass a satisfactory examination, certificates
which shall authorize and empower them to practice
obstetrics or midwifery. No person shall practice obstetrics
or midwifery unless either Il Practicing Physician author
iZp1 in uIDctiCp unI1r thp provisions of thiS Act. n hold
ing such certificates as are prescribed by this Section; Pro.
vided. that nothing in this Section shall be construed 10
prohibit persons from rendering services in cases of
obstetrics or midwifery in cases of emergency.
Sec. 1G. Any itincrant who has not qualified as here
inbefore provided. who shall sell or offer for sale any drug.
nostrum. ointment or appliance of any kind intended for
the treatment of any disease or injury, or shall by writing,
printing or other method, except by ordinary professional
card or sign, publicly profess to cure or treat disease. in
jury or deformity by any drug. nostrum or in any manner
whatever, shall be deemed guilty of 4 misdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in any sum not less
than fifty dollars nor more than one hundred dollars, and
costs of prosecution, for each olTensc, and shall be CON.
mitted until such fine and costs are paid.
Sec. II. The Secretary of said Board shall be paid Il
salary which shall be compensation for the actual work
done in the performance of the duties of his Office, the
amount thereof to be fixed by the Board, not to exceed
the sum of fifty dollars per annum, the same to be paid out
of the Medical Fund by warrants drawn by the State
Auditor, upon there being filed with the Auditor a Ger.
tifcate to be signed by the President and Secretary of
the Board, with the seal of the Board attached, showing
that the Secretary has acted in that capacity for the time
for which his bill is presented. The salary shall be paid
annually. The members of the Board shall receive the
sum of five dollars per day while actually employed in at
tending meetings of the Board, or in carrying our the
provisions of this Act, and shall also receive their actual
travelling and necessary expenses while engaged in the
performance of their said duties to be paid out of the
Medical fund upon warrants to be issued by the State
Auditor, and all bills therefor shall be accompanied by Il
certificate signed by the President and Secretary of the
Board, with the seal of the Board attached. attesting the
correctness of the bill.
Sec. Is. All Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent
with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed.
Sec. 10. This Act shall take effect and be in force