Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1909-12-02

February 10, 1907, be and the same is
hereby amended as follows: The prac-
tce of Optometry is hereby defined to
be 1.-THE employment of any means
other than the use of drugs for the
measurement of the powers of vision
and the adaptation of lenses for the
the aid thereof, embracing graduated
test typo on charts or cards, use of
trial lenses, or other scientifically
constructed instruments that reveal
the static and retroactive consitions of
the eye and make known the proper
correction.
Sec g. Be it further enacted, That
Section of said Act entitled IAN Act
to regulate the practice of Optometry
in the State of Tennessee and to punish
violators thereof, passed February 9,
1907, and approved February 10, 1907,
be and the same is hereby amended so
as to make the fees said Board of Ex-
aminers are entitled to collect as fol-
lows For examining each applicant
for license, $l5; for each certificate is
sued, $40.
Sec. 3 Be it further enacted That
every person holding certificate from
temuting tolractice Optometry in any
county i'll this STATE, snail present him
self n person to the County Court
Clerk Of said county, ana be properly
idunt fed AZ tne identical Fvrson nam
ed in said certificate and have said
certificate recorl el in the Office of said
County Court Clerk in book kept by
him fJr such purpose, for which the
applicant shall ray fee of So Until
such record is made it shall be unlaw-
full for the holder of such certificate to
exercise any of tha rights or Qrivil-
eges therein conferred to practice Op-
tometry in said county.
Sec A. Be it further enacted, That
the several County Court Clerks of
this State shall keep in a book provid-
ed for the purpose, complete list of
the certificates recorded by him, with
| the date of issue, date of record and
residence of the holder If the certifi-
cate be based on diploma, he shall
record the name of the institution con-
ferring it, and the date when confer
red. On the. first day of January each
year hereafter, said clerk shall make
out and forward by mail to the Secre-
tary of said Board of Examiners, full
and complete copy of his said book for
| the proceeding year, reporting all
| deaths and removals which may have
| occurred.
Sec. 5 Be it further enacted, That
the chairman of said Board of Exam
liners upon application to him, and fol-
good cause shown, and upon payment
Of fee of 50, shall have the power
aud authority to issue temporary
license to any person desiring to prac.
tice Optometry in any of the countie:
of this State, but such temporary Ii.
cense shall be valid only until the
next regular or special meeting of sale
Board of Examiners.
Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, Thai
any nerson who shall violate any of the
provisions of this Act shall be deemed
guilty of misdemeanor, and, upor
conviction thereof, shall be fined MOI
less than $25 nor more than $500 fol
each offense.
Sec. Z. Be 1T further enacted, That
this Act take effect from and after it,
passage, the public welfare requiring
it.
| Passed February 10. 1909.
w. J. KINNEY,
4 Speaker of the Senate
J. II. TAYLOR,
Speaker of the House
Approved February 10, 1909.
M. R. PATTERSON,
Governor.