The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-05-20
No. 1s2, Al
Published April l, 1899.
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AN ACT to provide Tor the registration Of
al persons now engaged in the practice
Of medicine and surgery in the state OF
Wisconsin. who were engaged in such
practice on or before the first day of July,
The people Of the state OF Wisconsin, rep
resented in senate and assembly, do enact
as follows:
Section I. The Wisconsin board Of med,
zeal examiners in addition to the powers
conferred bE chapter 264 OF the laws OF
lss,. and acts ameudatOry thereto shall
upon application and payment OF the regis
tralIou fee hereinafter required, duly regis
ter and grant authenticated certificates Of
registration TO every reputable resident
physician OF surgeon or good moral ChaTaC-
Ter who on the first day of July 1897
III the actual practice or medicine or sur
gerry in the state OF Wisconsin. The Secre-
tarr OF said board shall keep books Of regis
tr:.tiou in which shan be entered the names
and addresses Of all persons registered IN
der the provisions OF this act, together with
the reasons juStltyins such regis ration,
such books 70 be priua facie evidence Of all
matters required 10 De kept therein.
Section =. Every person practiciug med
iciuc or surgery within this state who is
not now licensed and registered with said
board, shall within one year from the pass
age ami publication Of this act apply for
registration herewith. either in person ut
ann quarterly meeting Of said board. or by.
sending hy mail cor ly cNurrsS at any other
time 10 the secretary OK said board his or
her diploma or other CErdcujiul or evil
drucc If qualification. Every person 50 APP
PLYING for registration shall pay To the
board 4 fee OF TWO dollars At the time OF
making the application, such fee To be APP
Piled toward dcfruying the expenses OF
the board and no certificate OF registration
shall issue until such fee has first been
paid. Each applicant upon having procured
such certificate shall forthwith and within
one wear from the enactment Of this law
record the said certificate in the office ot
the county clerk Of the county in which he
resides and any such registered physician
or surgeon who shall thereafter remove TO
any county in this state other than HAT
in which his certificate X recorded shall
Immediately record the same in the county
also to which he removes.
Section 8. Tie provisions OF this act shall
United States army, navy. or marine hos
pitaI service. to physicians or surgeons in
actual consultation from other states or
territories. or To medical students practIc-
in- under the direct supervision Of 4 pre-
ceutor nor in any way conflict with the
present statutory laws governing the praC-
lice Of medicine and surgery IN the state
OF Wisconsin.
section : Every person hereafter prac-
tt.iuy medicine or surgery within this
state. who was engaged IN such practice on
orirad 10 register with III" said board &c
c1rdiug 10 the terms II this act. and any
pprsou who shah. after TIA" expiration Of
arn wear Immediately following the paSSa e
ana 'u1Ibltratiru Of This tel. attempt 20 -
practice without having HrSt "h-aiucd and
recorded Il certificate Of registration is
herein required or " he not having Obtained
and recorded such certificate shall advertise
or hold himself oar to tine publ" a> ply
stefan or surgeon or Specialist in medicine
or surgery or who shall Use Inc the II
M D." or M b meaning thereby
Doctor Of Medicine or Bachelor OF NaIi-
cine shall be deemed 10 be guilty Of mis-
damcauor. aud upon conviction thereof
shall bc punished 10y a fine 81 not less than
fifty dollars nor more than one hundred
dollars for each such oEsnse. or by inpris-