The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-19

hereby appropriated out of any money in
the state treasury not otherwise apprO-
priated for the relief of George P. Dodd
for heroic services rendered and perma-
nent disabilities sustained by him in res
culng prisoners from death by fire or sTf-
location during the burning of the state
prison on the night of the 2jth day of
January. A. D. 1884. Said sum to be paid
to said George P. Dodd upon the warrant
OF the state auditor upon the state treas
urer, draWn In favor of George P. Dodd.
Sec. 2 This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after it's passage.
Approved April 13, 1901.
CHAPTER 1905. f. NO. 1ss
AN ACT to regulate the practice of OPP
tometry
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
section l. The practice of optometry Is
deflned as follows. namely: The employ
| ment of subjective and objective mechaIl-
lcaI means to determine the accommoda-
tive and retroactive states of the eve and
the scope of it's functions in general.
Sec. 2. From and after the first day Of
November, 1901, it shall be unlawful for
any, person to practice optornetry in the
state OF Minnesota, unless he shall first
nave obtained a certificate of registration
ana HE'D the same, or a certified copy
thereof, with the clerk Of the district
court of the county of his residence, all
| as hereinafter provided
Sec. d There is hereby created a board
| whose duty it shall be to carry out the
purposes and enforce the provisions of
this act, and shall be styled the Mime
! sofa State Board of Examiners in On
tometfy. Said board shall be appointed
| by the governor as soon as practicable
| after the passage Of this act, and shall
consist of five resident opticians engaged
in the actual practice Of optometry. Each
| member of said board shall hold office for
! d Term OF three years. and until his sue
| cessor is appointed. Appointments to fill
vacancies caused by death, resignation or
removal snail be made for the residue OF
such term by the governor.
The members Of said board, before en-
| te11ng upon their duties shall respectivel1y
I take and subscribe to the oath REQUIRED
| to pc taken by other state officers. which
s snaa be adrnq1nistered by the secretary of
| state. and. filed in his office; and said
| ooard snail have a, common seal
| sec. 4. Said board shall choose at It's
tlrst regular meeting, and annually there
| aIler, one or Its members president and
| one secretary thereof, Who seyerallv shall
| nave the power during their term of Office
| 10 taad1nn1ster oaths and take aff1davits,
eefsruIylng thereto under their hand and
the seal OF the board. Said board shall
meet at least once in each year at The
state capitol, and in addition thereto,
whenever and wherever the president and
| secretary thereof shall call a meeting a
| majority of said board shall at all times
| constitute a. quorum The secretary of
| said board shall keep a full record of the
| proceedings of said board, which records;
| sha!! at all reasonable times be open to
! public inspection
| Sec. 8. Every person before beginning
70 practice optometry in this state, after
the passage of this act, shall pass an ex-
animation before said board of examiners.
| SuCh examination shall be confined to
sltch knowledge as is essential to the
| practice of optometry. ANY person I1sv
| ing signiied to said board his desire tn
pc examined by them shall appear before
them at such time and place as thew NAV
aesisnate, and before beginning such ex-
animation Shall pay to the secretary of
| sa1d board, for the use of said board the
| sum OF ten dollars, and If he shall sue
cessfully pass such examination shall
pay 70 SAID secretary, for the use Of said
board, a further sum of five dollars On
| the issuance to him of a certificate All
| persons successfully passing such exam
LllatslQns snaA be registered in the board
register, which shall be kept by said sec
I fetary as licensed to practice optometrv.
| and snail also receive g. certificate of s11ch
registration, to be signed by the president
| and secretary of said board, which shall
| be filed as hereinbefore provided.
| sec. b. Every person who is engaged
| IN the practice of optonetry in the State
of minnesota 4Ii at the time of the passage
OF this act, shall, within six months
thereafter, file an affidavit in proof there
| OF with said board. who shall make and
| keep record of such person, and shall in
cOISideratfon OF the sum of three dollars
I issue to him a certificate of registration
Sec. Z All persons entitled to a certif-
| cate or registration under the full r)rovi
! sfons Of section six, shall be EXEMPT fTo,,,
L
I sec: g. Recipients of said certificate Of
registration shall present the same for
record to the clerk of the district court
! Of the county in which they reside. and
| Shall pay a fee of fifty cents to said clerl<
| Tor recording the same. Said clerk shall
record said certificate in book to be pro
v1oea by MIN Tor that purpose. Any per
son SO licensed removing his residence
from one county to another In this state
| SMALL before engaging in the practice IF
| optometry IN such other county. obtain
| M +10 Il -
| county in which said certificate of regis
! tratlon is recorded, a certified cpDY of
| s1ch record, or else obtain new certifi-
eIeT ~ reglstraJon from the board of
practice in such county, file the same far
| record with the clerk of the court of +be
T county l11 TO which he removes, and pay the
| clerk thereof for recording the same a
I lee OF fifty cents. Any failure, neglect or
I refuSal on the part of any person hoIdin o.
sueh certificate or copy of record to Ale
! ylded, for six months after the issuance
| thereof, shall forfeit the same. Such
BOARD shall be entitled to a fee of one
| uoiiar Tor tne reissue of any certificate,
| county shall be entitled to a. fee Of orc
| dollar for making and certifying a coclI,
OF the record of any such certificate
sec y. ANY person entitled to a. certifi
| cate, as provided for in section six of +his
| act, who shall not within six months after,
the passage thereof make written appli-
| OS~>N..StsA ~ CLEO OOSblQ examiners for a
| certificate of registration accornna nif5 NV
a written statement, signed by him. ana
| duly verified before an officer authorized
| to administer oaths within this state
| fully setting forth the grounds 1lnon
| Which he claims such certificate shall he
| deemed to have waived his right to 4, cer1
| uhcate under the provisions or refusal On
! the part of any person holding such cor
tincate under the provisions Of said sec
! ton. Any failure, neglect or refusal IN
| the part of any person holding such GER
| tIf1cate to file the same for record az
| herenbefore provided, for six months
| sitter the issuance thereof, shall forfeit
! the same.
| Sec. 10. Every person to whom q. car-
! tiflcate of examination or registration is
| granted shall display the same in a, con.
! sDicuous part of his office wherein tho
| practice of optometry is conducted.
( Sec. IL. Out of the funds coming into
/ the possession of said board, each mem.
| Der thereof may receive, as COMPENSATION
| the sum of five dollars for each dav ac
| tualSy engaged in the duties of his 0fTfce
| and mileage at three cents per mile fo,.
! all distance necessarily Travelled in eoine,
| to and coming from the meetings of tb9
| board. Said expenses shall be paid FROM
| the fees and assessments received nv fba
| board under the provisions of t1nic ao+
and no part of the salary or other aI
| penses of the be ard shall ever be paid ont
! of the state treasury All moneys ra
| Ceived in excess of said per diem allow
ances and mileage, as above provided for
| shall be held by the secretary as a speciai
| fund for meeting expenses of said board
| and carrying out the provisions of this
act, and he shall give such bonds as the