The enterprise-recorder. (Madison, Fla.) 1908-1933, 1909-07-29
cHAPTER 5e4e-lNO. "a.

AN ACT to Regulate Osteopaths and os-
BE il Enaacted by the Legislature Of the
Section 1, That the Governor shall APP
uolnt "a State Board Of Osteopathic EN-
aminers, which shall be composed OF three
practicing osteopathic physicians who are
graduates in good standing OF some os-
teopathic college, recognized by the Amer
lean Osteopathic Association, and that no
two members shall be residents OF the
same judicial circuit. -,
Sec. 2. one OF the said members shall
be appointed for two years, one for three
years, and one for four years, and the
members appointed to succeed each OF
these shall continue in OFFICE FOR 1our
years. Whenever vacancy shall occur on
said Board the same shall be filled by the
Governor for the uneNpired term, Salu
Board shall elect one of their nuInDe,II
President and one Seerett d ana Gid spai
adopt all necessary rules for the suluaios
and control of their meetings, ,--
Sec g. Such Board shall meet at times
and places to be fixed by II, and CONQUER du
examination and grant licenses as mere.
matter provided, But they shall meet n0i
less often than once each year, and sh ail
give at least one month notlCe 81 oil t a.,
newspaper Of general circulation through
oV Sec. 4 Said Board shall examine thor
oughly every applicant for certificate or
qualification to practice osteopathy IN
any Of its branches or departments, upon
production of diploma as heISiI ~ i t,,
he american osteopathic Association,
upon the following subjects: Anatomy,
physiology gyneSG9logS 1hISGTy o SbH
hygiene, pathology, physical dlaghlos lI5
minor surgery bacterioogy, toXicology,
school OF osteopathy. The diploma mem
toned must be, for those graduatng pilot
to July, 1907, from a college requiring a
course of twenty months, and for those
graduating since July, 1907, from col
iege requiring a course OF tWenty-seVeh
months. When the Board, upon such eS-
animation, shall be satisfied as TO thHe
grant him a certificate 70 that eIIect,
which certificate shall entiue the person
to whom granted the rlgnt 10 . PIi Sa ~
shall have been recorded as hereafter re-
uuired, and shall confer upon him all the
rights and duties conferred by law upon pom
administer internal medicine ana perIqQiIiii
major surgery. Such examination snall
NOT be required OF licentiates from otheI
States who have been in continuous prac-
tice for seven OF more years, VINO are
graduates from a recognized, college Oh
or ~ Graduates Of a recognized college
OF osteopathy who were actlVely engageu
in the practice Of oste0pathy In the Stats
of Florida at the time OF the passage ana
approval of this Act but such persons
shall be required to pay the regular zee
and receive a license as aforesaid, and
shall be required to record the same as
Sec eco 5. The certificate provided for Tor
hereinbefore shall, before the person 70
whom IL is granted be entitled to .prac-
tice by virtue thereof, be recorded In the
office OF the Clerk Of the Circuit Court
in the county in which such praetitloneI
may reside or sojourn, in book 10 "
kept by the Clerk for that purpose, end
when SO recorded, the Clerk shan certlIy
thereon, under his official seal the iact
and date OF such record, and shall return
such certificate to the person 70 whom
the same was granted and shall be en-
titled, for such Service, to collect from the
holder OF such certificate the legal rec TOT
sec &. The Board shall require Of every
person applying for a certificate, fee OF
fwenty-five dollars, whether such person
be granted a certificate after examlna-
tion or upon conformity with the otheT
requirements Of this Act, and IN case OF
examination, whether certificate De
granted or not. -. 49,. .,,,,,t-
Sec, T. In case OF failure OF any appll-
cant, the Board may examine him at any
time thereafter, at a meeting neld py IT,
upon payment by him Of the fee herein
before provided for. .,-, - 80
Sec. s. Any person practicing as an o.
teopathic physician without having first
obtained and recorded certileate OF
qualification from the Board or Examih-
| ers, hereinbefore provided Tor shsn, Ds
| punished by Imprisonment not eAcee9iins
| six months, or by fine not exceeding
| two hundred dollars.
Approved May 10, lsOs