The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1916-10-27

RRYERRED TO THE PEOPLE OF THE
STATE OF COLORADO ny FETl-
TION OF RKFEREN DUN.
0OUBR BILL NO. 10. LAWS OF
1918.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN. That at
Seventh day Of November. A. D. lsls.
there will be submitted to the quail
fled elect ors Of the State of Colorado.
Bill No. IT'S. which House Bill WAS nled
In the office OF the Secretary Of stnts
.: the Tweisth day Of April; A. p; t'ts.
the People of the State Of Colorado By
Petition of Referendum. containing
%ors s,xn ss.n ne sssu''is Of II.
legal votsrs Of the STATE Of Colorado.
duly verified. In accordance with law
and filed In the office Of the secretary
June, A. ID. 1913. at 1850 o'clock A n
The authority for submitting sucn
Of the Constitution of the State of
Colorado providing for the Initiative
and Referendum.
HOUSE BILL NO. ITS.
BY Messrs Thompson and Crist.
AN ACT RELATING TO THE PRAc-
TICE OF MEDICINE IN THE STATE
OF COLORADO.
1s IL EHucted by the Gonerel Assernb1y Of
the STATE u Colorado:
Section l. That section s05s Of the
1905 Revised Statutes OF Colorado De
Anenaed to reAu as ioho"s
Section l. "A board Is hereby estao-
ushed to be known by the name ana
style OF the state Board OF AedicA! Elk
AullhtTs, SAID board sEail De con. poseN
OF nine pract!cins pms s4Glans OF intes
Tity and aBIslty, who snail be residents
Of, ana have been licensed to prac ice
medicine In this state, and who shall
have been graduated from medical
schools OF high educational require
ments and standing. and have been en-
gagged in the active practice OF their
profession within This state. said board
shall perform such duties and possess
and exercise such powers, reiatl'e 70
the protection Of the pubic health ana
the control and regulation of the prac-
tice OF medicine IN this state as shall
be In this act prescribed and conferred
upon it
Section q That Section 605s OF the
1908 Revised Statutes Of Colorado be
ls-snaeted without change to read as
Section O. The governor shall APP
point nine physicians, who shali possess
the qualifications specified In Section
J of this act, to constitute the mem
bsrs OF said board said members shall
Be SO classified by the governor that
the term OF office OF three shall eA-
pire In two, three and four and three
and six years from the date OF appoint
ment. Bicnnially thereafter the COVER
nor shall appoint three members who
shall possess the qualifications as
specified In Section OF This act. each
TO serve Tor the term OF six years. ana
he shall IN vacancies In tho member
sble. '
Section ,. That Section $3.50 Of the
1908 Revised statutes of Colorado be
amended to read as follows:
Section 3. Said board shah biennial
ly elect president. vice president,
and secretar y-treasurer from their
membersiip. and shall adopt a seal
whlGh shan be affixed to ali licenses
issued by them They snail. from time
to time, adopt such rules and regula-
lions as they deem necessary for the
performance of ther duties. and
schedule of minimum educational re-
Quirements which shalt be without pre-
3udiee. Partially or discrimination as
to schools or systems of practice OF
medicine. When an applicant Tor
license offers TO the board satisfactory
proof that he has complied with such
educational requirements as are speci-
fled In said schedule, the board shall
accept ouch proof as sufficient evidence
Of the educational qualifications of the
applicant to entitle him to license
without examination; Provided, how
ever. that any person who shall have
BEEN lawfully engaged in the practice
Of the healing art in the state of Colo
RADIO, for not less than three months
Immediately prior to the date upon
which this act takes effect, and Is
graduate from an institution chartered,
TO teach the healing art by the state
wherein IT was located which school,
IN case the practitioner graduated
therefrom prior to January LIST. 1905,
required such practitioner to be in
actual attendance for two years Of nine
months each OF not less than one
thousand hours of Instruction work In
each of those years in order to grad
uAte, and which school, in case the
practitioner gradual ed therefrom sub
0eQueDt to January l. 1Yus, required tns
practitioner to be In actual attendance
FOR three years of nine months each of
not less than one thousand hours of in
ptruction work in each OF those years
In order to graduate, shall be granted
. license to practice medicine in the
State OF Colorado by the state Board
Of Medical Examiners without exam
nation as to his skill or knowledge;
provided further that such practitioner
shal! make application to the said
Board of Medical Examiners for such
license within ninety days after the
date upon which this law takes effect
upon such blank forms as said board
shall provide and shall pay the fees
herein prescribed and shall furnish
evidence satisfactory to the board that
no is person Of good moral character
and possesses the educational qualifl-
cations hereinabove specified
Section !. That Section 6osl Of the
1908 Revised Statutes of Colorado be
re-enacted without change to read as
follows:
Section 4 The State Board of Med
II medical examiners In the City of
Denver. on the first Tuesday of jan
uary. April. July and October OF each
places as may be found necessary for
the performance Of their duties,
sseton That Section soss Of the
re-enacted without change to read as
follows:
obtain the right to practice medicine
IN this state. who has not heretofore
been licensed SO to do. shall before 1T
shall be lawful for him to practice
medicine In this state. make applica-
tion to said State Board OF Medical
Examiners. through the secretary
treasurer thereof, upon such form and
In such manner, as shall be adopted
and prescribed by the board, and OBJ
tain from the board license TO do
Unless such person shall have obtained
. license as aforesaid 1t shall be I'M
lawful for him to practice medicine In
THE state; and II he shall practice med
teAna this state without first having
obtained such a license he shall be
deemed to have violated the provisions
of this act. All applicants for license
to practice medicine. or for renewal
of any such license which has been re-
voked shall furnish the board with
satisfactory evidence OF good moral
character.
Section g. That Section sos3 of the
lees Revised Statutes Of Colorado be