The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-29
GENERAL LAWS
Enacted by the Legislature of Alabama.

| tO1lcAtlng iiQu0fS, or dflnk6 10 Sucu | extent as to be thereby rendered unsafe or unreliable as practitioner; or that | of any physician who is guilty of gross | ly immoral or unprofessional conduct; | or that of any physician who induces, or aids in inducing criminal abortion, | or criminal premature delivery, in woman, provided induction of abortion or the premature delivery, when done for the relief of a woman, whose life | appears to be in peril shall not be deemed criminal; and provided further, l that whenever possible the attending | physician shall before performing such \ an operation call into consultation with him one or more other physicians Sec. 13 That whenever complaint in writing is made to the State Board of. Medical Examiners that a physician in | this State has committed any of the offences named in the preceding sec ton 12), 1t shall be the duty of said | board Sto summon such physician to | appear before 1t for investigation of the complaint, provided that thirty (30) | days notice of the nature and speciff- cations of the complaint. and of the time and place at which the investiga- | ton will be made, shall be given the 1 physician against whom such complaint I has been filed. When the investiga- ton is held. which shall be conducted | with as little publicity as possible. the person who files the complaint, and the physician against whom the com plaint has been filed, shall have the | right to introduce witnesses, or written | testimony, or both, and shall, also have the right to be heard in person. or by l counsel, or both. For good reasons such investigation may be adjourned from time to time.
 Sec. IA. That when the State Board l of Medical Examiners decides to re- yoke the certificate of qualification l of physician. it shall notify such | physician of the order of revocation | and shall instruct the Judge of Probate | of the county in which such physician resides to make an entry on the margin I opposite to the recorded certificate of such physician to the effect that upon | the order of the State Board of Medical Examiners the certificate has been re- Yoked, entering also date of revoca- tion. Any physician whose certifi- 1 cate has been ordered revoked by the State Board of Medical Examiners shall have the right of appeal to the State | Medical Association, or to a court of -cempetent Jurisdiction, one or both, Of which appeal such physician must give | the State Board of Medical Examiners notice within thee days after having been informed of the decision of the Board. When the State Board of Medical Examiners has received notice of such appeal it shall .ait the result ! of the appeal before instructing the Judge of Probate to make the entry of revocation.
 Sec IS. That the State Board of Medical Examiners shall have the right to issue. with or without re-examina- ! to a physician whose certificate has been revoked whenever 1t deems such course proper and just.
 Sec. 16. That all examinations under this act shall be conducted at Mont | gomery, and that the State Board of Medical Examiners shall fix the times 1 at which examinations shall be held, provided that not less than two ex- 1 aminations shall be held annually. Sec. IT That the. fee of an exami- nation shall be ten dollars ($10.00) which amount must be paid in advance of the examination and to such person | as the Board may authorize the receipt therefor. A fee shall not be returned to an unsuccessful applicant, but such applicant shall be entitled to a second examination without paying additional fee, provided that such second exani- tnation Is obtained within one year after the date of the first examination. | Sec. IS. That after defraying all expenses of holding an examination such as furnishing blanks, paper, postage; certificates. the services of | supervisors, clerical help, etc, the re- maining funds shall be epua<Iy divided among the ten members 4 the State Board of Medical ExamR Jrs.
 Sec. 19. That any p son who treats | or offers to treat leases of human beings in this Stat <by any system of | treatment whatso, Yer without having obtained a cert feate of qualification | from the Stat Board Of Medical Ex- aminers shr 4 be guilty of mis- demeanor ,nd on conviction shall be | fined for each offense not less than fifty nF /more than five hundred dol- lars, dd may be imprisoned for not IesS ehan one nor more than three | ng tfhs. A physician whose certiti- lF <e of qualification Is not on record ' Gn the county in which he resides shall not be entitled to recover at law any compensation for services rendered in treating diseases of human beings.
 Sec 20. That the State, Board of Medical Examiners shall keep com plete records of all examinations held l by 1t, giving the name, age. residence, | college and date of graduation eff a | graduate) of such applicant examined. together with the results of such ex- animation. which record shall be open | to inspection. The said Board of | Medical Examiners shall also keep complete minutes of all of it's proceed l ings, which minutes shall be so pre- served as to be easily accessible should | occasion arise for referring to them. 1 Sec. 21. That nothing in this act shall prohibit the administration of I number thereof or prohibit any person from rendering service to a sick or l injured person in fan emergency, pro vided that the person rendering such service does not pursue the occupation of physician.
 Sec. 22 That all laws or parts of laws in conflict with this act shall be | and are hereby repealed
 Sec. 23. That this act shall go into effect on and after the first day of | September 1907.
 Approved, August g, 1907.
 | Official.
 Frank N. Julian.
 Secretary of State.
 I No 7S6) AN ACT (s B. s47.
 To establish and maintain a Stale
 Sanatorium for Consumption and
 Tuberculosis, and to. provide for
 disseminating information upon,
 the nature, treatment and cure of
 tubercular diseases, and to make
 appropriations therefor.
 | Section 1. Be 1t enacted by the Leg
 islature Of Alabama. That there is
 hereby created and established a State
 Sanatorium for the study of hubercu-
 losis, disseminating the results of the
 study. showing the best methods of
 treating it and preventing it's spread; 1 and for the care and treatment of such
 persons as may be admitted to the San | atorium.
 Sec 2. That there is4hereby created