Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-13


some papers, ] said: Doctor. what are
thest +? Pa 9crs of applicants. / read
them over. win he frank to say that
/ could not nave answered them. and
| do not think any one else could. l
asked him if he thought he could an
swcr taem himself. He said no. ] will
tell you how this thing works, he said
You see we went to work and We put
out a set of questions that we knew no
living doctor could answer, and then
we got them. II any fellow comes up
we know Is all right, a good fellow. we
say That is all right But If there Il
ANYBODY we do rot want, we know be-
fore lie starts that his name is out
That is inst where il is. Now is that
just2 Is is common sense? Is it bus
mess"
Now, gentlemen, that is the propo-
sition you are adopting every time
YOU put up a board here in my judg-
ment; and the pecularity of it in Il
way is illustrated by a law that was
passed by this Legislature Of two years
ago The proposition is that finally
YOU have got to watch somebody, and
YOU might as well watch the first man
as to watch lot of men that are in
between you and him. But to get back.
two years ago, there was bin pass
/ ed i'm this Legislature which provided
that in any town where sewerage
system existed there should be appoint
+ ed or might be appointed, an inspector
of plumbing. Now this inspector of
plumbing-an official appointed by the
city. or by the officers of the town.
should inspect all plumbing that was
! done in the town, except what he did
. himself and in order that his plumb
| ing might be found to be all right, an
assistant inspector of plumbing, or a
deputy inspector of plumbing. was APP
pointed. who should examine the
! plumbing that was put in by the in
speetor himself Now consider, gen.
| tlemen: there were two men made Of
| ficiaIs to watch other people who, by
| the terms of the act, are determined to
! he either incompetent or dishonest.
I or both, because if they are competent
| they can do a good job. and if they
| are honest they will do a good job;
and men who are either incompetent
or dishonest are appointed to see that
other people are honest Now this is
what all these propositions finally
come TO. That chapter Of the laws Of
/ 1911 | cannot name; but you viii find
it there substantially as | have told il
| to you. Inasmuch. Mr.. Speaker. as il
| seems To be the determination of the
| House To furnish All kinds Of boards
| for the examination of people who
| wish to come before them. so that the
| poor people WHO have to stay at home
l L.,
| to look after their own business, can
| be property protected, ! shall make No
| objection 10 the passage Gf this bill
| in spite of the fact that il states in
| Section - that said board may re-
| yoke Il certificate obtained by fraud
| or misrepresentation, or ii the person
| named therein uses intoxicants an
drugs tn such an extent as to render
him unfit To practice dentistry or is
guilty of immoral or unprofessional
conduct Those things, gentlemen. arc
! not defined in the statute-immaral al
unprofessional conduct; they are ut tn.
| discretion y6f this board; and You arr
putting into the hands of this beard
legislative power to determine prac.
| tieallY What are crimes, and also yot
| give To that board practically judicial
power to determine the penalty. There
| is also one other thing that / think
| although | do not dare To assert an,
| opinion about it. because | have beer
| told, or the intimation has been made
| that do not know anything about
| law; and | have agreed before as
| have said that | do not-is something
new in Jurisprudence. outside, perhaps
of the prohibtory law, which every.
| body knows is a freak, and that the
| penalties prescribed in it are altogeth.
| err outside of any rule or reason-"A
| subsequent conviction shall be pun.
ished by the maximum penalties pre-
| scribed in this section and the offender
| be required to furnish a bond in suf.
f1cient amount to deter him from fur.
| ther unlawful practice" Now as
have understood the case, generally
speaking, in this State and in othe,
states. man who is sentenced to iail
! State prison, or to pay fine. wher
| he comes out of there he is square
with the State, and he has got just as
good right to commit the crime AGAR
as any man has and no more That i.
| all | have TO say, Mr.. Speaker. / vii
Withdraw the motion TO reconsider.
ON motion by Mr.. Pendleton ot
! Searsport. the bill was then passed
| to be enacted
on motion by Mr.. Benn of Hodedon
| Adjourned