The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-04-24

Be it enacted by the legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section l. That within thirty days
after the passage of this act the gov
ernor shall appoint a state board of oste-
Opathic examiners and registration, con-
sisting of five members. one to serve for
one year, one to serve for two years, one
to serve for three years, one to serve for
four years and one to serve for five years
and until their successors are appointed
and qualified, and one each year there
after, to the end that each member shall
serve five years after the first appoint
ment, who shall be resident osteopathic
physicians of good standing in their pro-
feSS1on and graduates of legally char-
tered schools of osteopathy IN good
standing as such.
Provided that no member of said board
shall be a member of the faculty of, or
be financially interested in. any oste-
opathic school.
Said board shall within fifteen days
after being so appointed assemble at the
capitol building in st. Paul, Minnesota,
or at such other place as they may dc
termine, and then and there organize by
elect1ng president and secretary from
among its members, each to serve for
term of one year and without salary.
Said board shall have a common seal
and shall formulate rules to govern its
actions. Its president and secretary
shall have power to administer oaths.
Said board shall meet at least twice in
each year on the second Tuesday of the
months of March and September, and at
such other times and such places within
this state, as majority of the board
shall deem necessary and convenient.
Three members of the board shall con-
stituta q quorum for the transaction of
business. The secretary of the board
shall keep record of its proceedings,
and Il register of applicants for licenses,
giving The name and location of the in
stltution granting the applicant the de-
gree of Doctor of, or diplomat in oseo-
Patny, or his certificate of attendance,
the date Of his diploma, and also Show
ing whether the applicant was rejected
or a license granted. The book and reg
lister of the board shall be prima facie
evidence of all matters recorded therein
Sec. ?. Any person engaged in the prac-
tlce of osteopathy in this state prior to
March l, 1903, shall within sixty days
from the passage of this act. make appli-
cation to the board of OSteopathic eX-
aminers and registration for license to
practice, and shall exhibit TO said board
diploma issued by a legally incorpor-
ated and regularly conducted school of
oSteopathy, and such applicant shall pass
an examination in the following branches,
to-Wlt: Anatomy, physiology urinalysis,
obstetrics, chemistry, toxicology, minor
surgery, hygiene, dietetics, diagnosis,
and theory and practice Of osteopathy.
Provided, that the said applicant shall
make affidavit that he is the person to
whom the said diploma was issued, and
that ne was engaged in the practice of
QqSteopathy in this state prior to March
If such diploma or examination be sat
lSfactory to q majority of the board,
the board shall issue its license granting
this state.
Sec. 3; Any person desiring to COM
lnence the practice of oSteOpathy in the
STATE Oh Minnesota after March l. 1908
sIldll make a written application to the
secretary of said board for license, and
appear at It's first regular meeting there
d d The applicant snail furnish ev-
dence of having attended nor less than
four full courses of five months each at
a legally Incorporated school or college
OF osteopathy, recognized by the board,
d1u wherein the curriculum of study
shalI include instruction in the follow
ing branches, to wit: Anatomy, histol-
cSy, physiology, pathology, gynecologv
obstetrics, chemistry, Including, URN,
coy %" Ina alia toAlcoIogy, symptomatol-
iGgY' minor surgery, hygiene, dietet-
les, diagnosis, and theory and prac-
ice OF osteopathy, and upon mass
t es an examination in thase studies salts
factory TO a majority of the board, shall
De granted a license to practice osteon-
athy in this state
PROVIDED that holders of diplomas or
certlhcates issued after September 1St
1900. shall furnish evidence Of haVfno, az
tendeo not less than three full courses Of
eight months each. no two of which sha II
$500 20 even IN any one year; and provided
Iutther, that such examination NAV he
waived as to any person or persons who
nave uuIy graduated from and hold the
uIplorna from any legally Incorporated
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nlzed by said board having the curricII
ium OF study herein specified. and who
NAVE duly practiced their profession in
a4llle other state or territory for a period
OF not less than two years preceding the
date of their application
"ttIu BOARD may refuse to grant license
20 any person guilty of unprofessional or
dlshonorable conduct or any nerson
| guilty of a felony, or any person ad6icfed
10 the liquor or drug habit to such a
ueSfee as to render him unfit to prac-
[[ace, ana may, after notice and hearing
! cat which the person shall he entitIad t9
appear personally or by attorney, and
| oHer eYidence). revoke for anv sTcn
causes license heretofore granted. The
VIRUS unprofessional or dishonorable
GoIquct as used in this section are here
! by declared to mean:
L. Inc procuring or aiding or ahetting
IN procuring a criminal abortion.
Inc obtaining of any fee bv reDre-
Sentlng that manifestly incurable dis
ease can be permanently cured bv them.
., TQnvlctlon of any Offense involving
4. WillfuI BETRAYAL of 1,rofeseioro1 nov,
Hoence or secrets to the detriment of a
patient. u
Sec. 4. All applications for licenses
snail be accompanied by a fee Of twenty
dollars and such fee Shall NOT he re-
turned IN the event of a failure to pass.
pat the applicant may within one year
a ao!air, sucn IaIgre present himself and be
again examined without the payment of
dudluonal fee. All fees shall be paid TO
the secretary of said board and held nv
MIN as special fund for meeting, the
expenses of said board, but said board
SlIdA create no expense exceeding the
sum received from time to time as fees
OF mes The compensation and expense
OF each member and officer Of said board
snail be paid out of said fund but in no
case snail 1t exceed five dollars per day
per member, and three cents per mile
actually travelled
Sec; D: The license provided for bv this
act snail not authorize the holder thereof
TO give or prescribe drugs for internal
use nor TO perform major surgery Osta-
opathic physicians shall be subject to the
same rules and regulations, both mu-
hiclpaI and state, that govern other Dhv-
siclans In the control Of contractors
diseases, ana shall be entitled
70 an privileges of other physicians in
matters pertaining to public health
Sec. q. Every person holding a Iicensa
from the state board of Osteopathic ey
amlnerS and registration shall have if re-
corded in the office of the clerk of the
district court in the county in which he
OF She expects to practice, and the date
OF recording shall be indicated thereon
Until such license is filed for record. the
holder shall exercise none of the rights
or privileges conferred therein Said
clerk snail keep in q book provided by
MIN for the purpose a complete list Of
OF record Of such licenses. He shall be
entitled to and receive a fee of one dol
lar for making such record
Any person who shall practice or at
| tempt osteopathy in trating diseases or
any ailment whatsoever of the human
| body, or who shall use any of the terms
| or letters "Osteopath, "Osteopathist."
"Osteopathy," Doctor of Osteopathy''"
Diplomat in Osteopathy," or ID o." or
any other titles or letters under such cir