The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-15
section This act shall be In force
from and after It's passage and Pupllcat-eh.
Approved June II, 1910.
No. 525. Al Published June Il, 19o9-
cxzr 1oniup 5Sa LAWS QF 1902.

80.
1435f-24 inclusive of the statutes, res
ulating the practice OF midwifery III me
state Of Wisconsin.
resented in Senate and Assembly, DO en-
act as follows:
Section l. There are added TO the stat
utes thirteen new sections TO reau oeS
ton I4S5f-12. All persons hereafter COM
mencing the practice OF midwifery, IN any
OF its branches in this state, shall Apply
to the state board OF medical e1ahthe..ss
ar the time and place designated Dy say
board. or at any regular meeting tnereol.
for a certificate of registration SO TO pEac-
tice and shall present to said board CUP
Iona from reputable college or scaooI %
midwifery and submit sat stactofy eflaeacS
OF good moral and professional character.
A college or. school Of midwifery 70 oe
deemed reputable by said board shall De
training school for midwifery connecteu
with a reputable hospital or sanltariuh,
giving q course Of at least twelve mcnIns
in the science and practice of midwifery
and giving its students practical experiences
in at least twenty cases Of conhnemenI.
Section 1435f-13. All applicants for
certificate OF registration under tie Prov,
sionS OF section 1435f-12 Of this act, shall
submit. TO a written examination In the
following branches Anatomy Of the femaie
peiYis; anatomy and physiology or the or
gans contained IN the female pelviS; sylnp-
toms, diagnosis, physiology and compllca,
tions of pregnancy diagnosis, course anu
management OF labor and care OF mother
and child for the first ten days succeeding
child birth Such examination shall be pre-.
pared and conducted by committee OF
three members of said board appointed oy
the president.
Section 14S5f-14 After examination.
as here nbefore provided. the board shall,
If it find the applicant qualified, grant
certificate OF registration to said applicant,
which certificate shall be granted only by
the consent of at least six members Of said
crI Nd Will oh afr no n
fees hereinafter provided shall be signed
by the president, and secretary Thereon,
and attested by the seal thereof.
Section 1435f-I5 This act shall not
be construed to affect duly licensed or reg
istered physicians, surgeons. or osteopaths,
nor shall it prohibit the rendering OF sery-
ice in cases where licensed physician,
surgeon or registered midwife cannot be Sc
cured in time for delivery, gratuitous serY-
ice In cases of emergency, nor to AFFECT any
person who has been engaged in the re
putable practice OF midwifery in this state
for at least. one year prior to the passage
and publication of this act and who shall
obtain from the state board of medical ex,
aminers g certificate of registration as
hereinafter provided.
Section 1435f-16. Every person prac-
ticing or claiming to practice midwifery
after the passage and publication OF this
act make written application to the state
board of medical exam inefs for registra-
ton, such application 70 be made upon
blanks prepared and furnished by. said
board. Every person so applying shall fur
nish- evidence of good moral and profes
sional character, such good moral and pro
fessional characters to be attested by the
oath of two reputable licensed physicians
or surgeons and one responsible layman,
preferably q clergyman. No certificate of
registration shall be Issued unless the evil
dence OF good moral and profess onal char
acter of the applicant Is satisfactory. to the
board, and unless at least six members OF
said board consent to the Issuance OF such
certificate. *. e.s.s.-s.5s - sE z
Section 14s5f-17, The fee, for the ex-
animation provided herein shall be ten dol
lars in each case. with FIVE dollars addi-
tioual for the certificate issued; and the
fee for registration because of the one
and publication of this act, shall be FIVE
dollars The fee in each case shall accom-
pany the application and shall be paid TO
the treasurer of the board, and may. be
applied toward defraying the necessary ex-
Section l485f-1s. The state board of
medical examiners shall have the power to
make such rules and regulations govern
In required, as it may be necessary in or
der to- ascertain the trne character and
Qualifca tion of an applicant for certif
cate Of registration.
Section 1435f-19. Every, person re-
ceiying the certificate herein provided shall
forthwith. register the same with the regis
ter of deeds OF the county In which said
person, resides, OF practices, except mid
the first class In such cities the midWiyes
shall register the certificate with the regis
trar OF vital statistics in cities of the first
class, and pay to, such register of deeds
or registrar of vital statistics In cities OF
the first class a fee Of fifty cents for re
cording the same and said register of deeds
or registrar OF vital statistics In cities OF
the first class, shall enter a memorandum
thereof giving the date Of said certificate
the name and residence Of the person to
whom II was issued and the date OF such
recording, In book to be provided and
kept for that purpose. Any person who
herein provided shall not exercise any of
the rights and privileges granted by such
certificate. E3% ~ u:
Section -l435t-20. Persons securing the
certificates Of registration herein provided
shall be permitted to practice midwifery
within this state, but snch practice does
not include at any childbirth the use or
any instrument, except instruments neceS-
sary to sever the uRbilical cord. nor the
assisting OF childbirth by any artificial,
forcible OF mechanical means, nor the per-
Romance of any version nor the removal
or adherent placenta, nor the administer
ing, prescribing, advising, or employ ng In
childbirth of any drug, herb, or medicine
other than disiufectant and ergot after re
delivery Of the placenta
Section 1435f-21. Nothing IN this act
shan be construed as comforting on any
midwife the authority to practice medicine
or surgery or osteopathy, or to assume any
title or designation tending to show that
ne or she Is practitioner Of medicine or is
by law recognized as q medical practitioner,
or that he or she Is authorized TO grant
any medical certificate or any certificate OF
death - tSr.' =
Section 1852 1. 1t is hereby made
the duty of the state board of medical ex-
aminers to refuse to grant certificate OF
registration to practice midwifery to any
person guilty of immoral or dishonOrabla
or unprofessional conduct. The circuit
courts OF this state are hereby vested with
jurisdiction and power to annul the cerfih-
cate of any person to practice midwifery in
fRis state who Is guilty Of immoral. dishpn-
orabie, or nnprofessienal conduct or who
has procured such certificate of registration
by fraud or misrepresentation or perjury,
or where the same was obtained through
error Upon verified complaint in writ
ing made by any person to the district at
Iorney OF any county, charging any person
holding s11ch certificate with having 10 said
c9nnty, been guilty of any immoral, diahon.
orable. or unprofessional conduct az de-
med N. tbs act, or with having procured
sven. certificate or license by fraud or mis-
representation or perjury, or through er
ror, said district attoraey shall commence
and prosecute an action In the circuit court
OF said county against the person SO com
ptalned against, to revoke ane anuul such
c9ffIneate of such persGn.
s2.. Such: action shall be commenced ana
prosecuted as civil action in the name Of
ne state OF Wisconsin as plaintiff, and
against such person complained against AZ
DEFENDANT, and the rules, pleading evf
dence and practice In civil actions in the
clfeslat, Court shall be applicable thereto.
and eithes party may appeal from the cir.
gut court to the supreme court
az ia. other civil actions Eifhsr
party in said action may demand a 1llry
Ir ra and the defendant shall have the
r re,rt 20 ne REPRESENTED by counsel, and the
t tr,n+ nay appoint counsei TO assist tie dis