The Ordway new era., 1916-10-27

0OUSE BILL NO. 170, LAWS OF
1915.
REFERRED TO THE PEOPLE OF THE
STATE OF. COLORADO Bf PETi-
TlON OF REEERENDUN.

the General Election to be held on the
Seventh Seventh day of Soxsmse,, f. a ,,a - onsii, nall
fled electors of the State OF Coioraoo,
for their approval or rejection, House
In the office of the Secretary of state
on the Twelfth day OF April a ~ .sio, 70
at 2:0l ocleck L. NJ. and referred 70
the People of the. state of Colorado by
more than the requisite numoer
OF signatures (to-wit: 5Se) OF the
duly verified. in accordance with law
and filed in the office OF the secretary
OF State on the Twenty-siHth day OF
June. A: D; 1915, at li;5S oeiGeS iSSS "A sueh a
Act Is found In Section l OF Article
of the Constitution of the state OF
Colorado. providing for the lhitiasi'e
and Referendum.
HOUSE BILL NO. IFS.
BY Messrs Thompson and Crist-
AN ACT RELATING TO THE PRAC-
TICE OF MEDICINE IN THE STATE
OF COLORADO.
Be 1t Enacted BY the General Assembly Of
the state Of Colorado:
Section l. That Section 6o5s of the
1905 Revised Statutes Of Colorado De
amended to read as follows:
Section !. A board is hereby estao :.
lisned TO be known by the name and
sIyle OF the state Board OF Medical Eh
Ainiuers. said board shall be composed
of nine practiCing physicians OF lnteS-
rity and ability. who shall be residents
OF. and have been licensed to practice
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
snd exercise such powers, relative 70
the control and regulation OF the prac,
tice of medicine in this state as shall
be in this act prescribed and conferred
upon 1t.
Section 2. That Section 6059 OF the
1908 Revised Statutes of Colorado be
re-enacted without change to read as
follows:
Section q The governor shall ap-
point nine physicians, who shall possess
the qualifications specified In Section
l OF this act. to constitute the mem
bers of said board said members shall
be classified by tBH governor that
the term OF office OF three shall eS-
and six years from the date OF appoint
ment. BienniallS thereafter the COVER
nor shall appoint three members. who
shall possess the qualifications as
specified In Section / of this act, each
to serve for the term of six years, and
he shall fill vacancies in the member
ship OF said board as soon as practic-
able.
Section 3. That Section $3.50 of the
1905 Revised statutes of Colorado be
amended to read as follows:
section !. SAID snail
ly elect a president. vice-president,
and a secretary-treasurer from their
membership, and shall adopt seal
which shaL! be affixed to all licenses ,i
to time, adopt such rules and resula-
tions as they deem necessary for the
performance of their duties. and
schedule of minimum educational re-
Quirements which shall be without pre-
tudice, partiaiity or discrimination as
to schools or systems of practice OF
r,,z T~tN if9
license offers to the board satisfactory
proof that he tas complied with such
educational requirements as are speci-
fled in said schedule. the board shall
accept such 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
rado for not less than three months
Immediately prior to the date upon
which this act takes effect, and Is
graduate from an institution chartered.
wherein 1t was located which school:
In case the practitioner graduated
therefrom prior to January LIST, lsos.
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
uate. and which school, In case the
practitioner graduated therefrom sub
sequent to January l. 1908, required the
practitioner to be In actual attendance
for three years of nine months each OF
not less than one thousand hours of in
struction work in each of those years
a license TO practice medicine in the
State Of Colorado by the State Board
OF Medical Examiners without exam
ination as to his skill or knowledge: !:
provided further that such practitioner
shat! make application to the said
Board Of Medical Examiners for such
date upon which this law takes effect
upon such blank forms as said board
shall provide and shall pay the fees
herein prescribed and snail furnish
evidence sztisfzctory TO the board that
he Is q person Of good moral character
and possezsss the educational qGsliN-
s~c;ioa :. That Section 1851 Of the
1898 Revised statutes Of Colorado be
r@--azetsc NttADEt change to read as
sssrgsa {. TIE state Board OF Med
iczl Erz-la+rs shall meet board
Of DstiIzl sIzE1ia=rs in the ctty OF
uzrg. A2Tfi. yaiF znt Crrpber u each
year zcS AZ szca 0-EsT tines ald
places =. =zg se t0zno necessary Aor
tns sss;fas !: IA, s.e.faa - ssss q tn.
1903 EsEls-E Etzts--z q Colorado be
rs-snzEtsc stzEDsl cEs1z= To read as
S4cts5n : Eay 1s-.oa wishing 70
obtain rhs rTx-1 u ,rzS-i1. medicine
In this sga.e, ss1 Ess 1S- s>rsIofor=
been llcEzs-< a - e., EEz1l ssfSrs IL
shall be lzTf-1 to- 12- % prScties
medicine fn fsts szsts. -1z1< z2pi5eS-
tfou to Ezts E-zt- E2arS II ZscAea
Examiners -1-gsxz IL. E.rse.S-y-
treasurer th.-est s1oz s3cz f0--- and
in such r1ea1e-- a. szzzsl - SeoStesl
and prescribed ~ - L>sSr>- zsc 90
tain from tie sSz-c 4 zc--lss e. - "a
Unless suct o@-oDz se4A. szsTs Ss<x4sa.zs
license az zfo-sssS2 g t14G - 2.-
lawful for hiEa 10 >7-Szt1lzuE --sstzf3-s -
this state: and ~ -. s1ses1l >1-s.-zt. -=-.s>-
icine in this stzts. HsE-SS-- tz-tc 1sssn<
obtained such a gt-se-sts - ttxF -
deemed to have vsHEzs.49 azs. ssrgrlsssi-t
of this act. All zgsEsS=szts sg- = 1Arels-
to practice meSictns CT sar .t1sEst
voked, shall fE-nBzE IT, -sszrf W.
satisfactory evidence e xDs< Eus-rEl
character.
Section 6. That s@ctBs4- J4pf - ss.s
1908 Revised Statutes ut CSls-ssss %-s
re-enacted without change - -sssS ar