Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-12-31


power to confer the degree OF doclo,
medicine and surgery.
Three members OF said board shall
appointed for a term of two (c yea
two for four % years. and two Tor
oD years, and shall he appointed by ID
governor In the month of December, IA
preference in said appointments 10
given to tho present members OF
board of censors OF the Vermont med,
society, Vermont homeopathic mct..
society, and the Vermont eclectic pc,
ETY..
The term OF office OF the membon
said board shall begin on the fftc,
day OF December next following
appointment.
Sec. . 1t shall be the duty OF thu "a
ernor biennially in the month OF Move
Der. beginning in 1906, to appoint ply
clans as members OF the board OF md
cal registration, to Ill the place Of tn,
whose term of ONCE is about to eyp,
said physicians to be of tho same scho
of practice as the physicians whom hI
are to succeed on the board, with
same proportion of regular, homeopah
and eclectic physicians rs constiuti
h.,o Il. 10. ho qua,
OF legally chartered medical coli,
and In active practice Of their profess
but no member OF said board shall
long to the faculty of any medical d
lese or university.
The appointments as provided in
section shall be made from a list TO
nominated by the Vermont medical Al
ETY., Vermont homeopathic medical vi
ETY., or Vermont eclectic medical SOC.
according as the term OF office Of
members representing each OF these
ferent schools Of practice is about to-
pire, said list to contain at least tw
the number to be appointed.
Such, nominations shall be made at
annual meeting Of the said medical so
cites during the year of the biennial s.
sion of the legislature. Such nomn
tions shall be certified to by the pre-
dent and secretary of the said socie
n nd fra n tod 20 ha
err than the LIST of November during
biennial session of the general assemb
In case however, that the nominate
are made by the said medical societ
then the governor shall appoint such pf
sicians as he may choose, having reea
to maintaining the same proportion
regular, homeopathic. and eclectic ply
clans as constituted the original boapj
Vacancies in said board shall be fiji
by the governor and the person appoini|
to fill vacancy shall hold office DUR
the unexpired term of the member wh
place he is to fill, and shall be of
same school Of practice.
Any member of the board may he
moved from office by the governor
cause.
Sec. g. The members OF said boayd
medical examiners shall meet at
state house in Montpelier on the seco
Tuesday in January, and at Berlingt
on the second Tuesday in July, and
such other times and places as they
determine for the purpose of examni|
applicants for license to practice me
cine and surgery in the state, and sh
be empowered to issue such license
persons found qualified.
The board may make such rules
regulations not repugnant to the laws
the state as may be necessary for
government of the board.
A majority shall constitute a quorum
Sec. 4. At the first meeting of 50
board on the second Tuesday of Janm,
1866, and biennially thereafter, they A
organize by choosing from their numb
a president, secretary, and treas0r
who shall hold their respective Off
for two years or until their success
are chosen.
Sec. 5. The secretary shall keep
ord of the transactions of the board,
a separate record OF the name, reslden
college and, date of graduation, of
persons licensed hereunder.
The treasurer shall receive all fees
licenses issued and keep just and d
account of the same, and shall quartz.
make a report to the state treasurer
all examinations given and licenI
granted and pay into the state treasl
all monies received by him for such
aminatons and licenses.
Sec. 6. Members of the board shall
ceive $500 per day and necessary
penses for time spent in examining
plicants and granting licenses and all
cidental expenses incurred in the Na
lining of applicants and making
granting licenses; provided the anOu
received from examinations and licers
under the provisions of this act shall X
sufficient to pay the same, but If
auditor of accounts shall, at any til
find upon investigation that said SUI
are not sufficient to meet the per da
and the expenses as herein providd
then he shall allow the expenses in
and such percentage upon the per
that the expense to the state shall
exceed the receipts under the provlsd