The Ordway new era., 1916-10-13
HOUSE Bill NO. 17s, LAWS OF
REFERRED TO THE PEOPLE OF THE
STATE OF COLORADO BY PETi-
TION OF REEERENDUM.

Seventh day of November, A. u. lslo,
! there will be submitted to the quail
fled elect ors of the State OF Colorado,
for their approval or rejection, House
Bill No. us, which House Bill was ulea
on the Twelfth day OF April, A. ID. 1915.
at 2:o1 o'cl>ck l.. NJ. and referred TO
the People OF the state of Colorado py
Petition OF Referendum, containing
more than the requisite number
OF signatures to-wit: $50 OF the
legal voters of the state of Colorado,
and filed In the office OF The Secretary
of State on the Twenty-siNth day OF
June. A. ID. 1915. at 1850 o'clock a. Al;
The authority for submitting sucn
Act is found in Section l of Article
of the Constitution of the state oil
Colorado. providing FOR the Initiative
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 605S OF the
1908 Revised statutes Of Colorado be
amended 10 reAu as follows.
Section l. a board is hereby estab,
lisned to be known by the name and
style OF the state Board OF Medical TX,
amtners. said board shall be composed
OF nine practIvlns PHYSICIANS of lnteS-
rity and abiIity, who shall be residents
of, ana have been licensed to practice
medicine III this state, and VINO sha!l
have been graduated from medical
schools of high educational require
ments and standing, and have been en-
gagged In the active practice OF thelr
profession within this state. said board
shall perform such duties, and possess
and exercise such powers, relative 10
the protection OF the pubic health anu
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 . That Section s059 of the
1903 Revised Statutes Of Colorado be
re-enacted without change to read as
follows:
Section g The governor shall ap-
point nine physicians, who shall possess
the qualifications specified in Section
bers OF said board Said members shall
be so classified by the governor that
the term of office of three shall eN-
pire in .wo, three and four and three
and six years from the date OF appoint
ment. Bienniaily thereafter the COVER
nor shall appoint three members. who
specified in Section OF this act. each
to serve for the term OF six years, and
he shall fiIl vacancies In the member
ship OF said board as soon as practic-
able
Section ,. That Section $3.50 Of the
1908 Revised Statutes OF Colorado be
amended TO read as follows:
Section ,. said board shall biennial
ly elect president. "A rlce-prestdent,
and secretaiy-treasurer from their
membership. and shall adopt a seal
issued by them They shall, from time
to time, adopt such rules and reSu!a-
tions as they deem necessary for the
performance OF their duties. and Il
schedule OF minimum educational re-
Quirements which shall be without pre-
judice, partiality or discrimination as
to schools or systems of practice OF
medicine. When an applicant for a
license offers to the board satisfactory
proof that he as compiled with such
educational requirements as are speci-
fled in said schedule, the board shall
accept such proof sufficient evidence
of the educational qualifications Of the
without examination: Provided. how
ever. that any person who snail 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 a
to teach the healing art " the state
wherein it was located which school.
In case the practitioner graduated
therefrom prior to January lst 1908,
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 graduated thersfrOiD sub
sequent to January 1905, required the |
practitioner to be in actual attendance
for three years of nine months each OF |
not less than one thousand hours OF in !
structlOn work in each Of those years !
In order to graduate, suall he granted
license to pI aCtice medicine in the |
Stale II Colorado by The state Board |
a.; Medical Examiners without exam |
inztiOD az TO his skill or knowledge
provided further that such practitioner
shall make application to the said
Bard % Medical Examiners for such !
license WilaiH H!neiY days after the !
dzt= upon wLIch this law takes effect !
1Fon such bla7. forms as said board
ztz4 p-oT.ce and shall pay the fees
h=r-la pres rir-l 1ud snail furnish
esis-ucs sstistaetyrY TO the board that
a- l. = person of ze"4 moral character
z1o ss5ss-sszs ta- 80 NJ itonaI quaI!fi-
cations serzIsas-yy- sp~. I!!ed
S-i.e1 : I1zt S=rtl1u sg5i Of the
isbs E--Tis@d STARTER o: Colorado be
rs--f-arEee without change TO read a.
s-e;l5n : TIE state Doard Of Med
iczI ELsEnsEers shz.! meet as d board
Deny-r. On III. iJ-st Tuesday of jan
uary. April Jolly zad October OF each
year. aad a. sUca other times and
pEzesE a. nay b. fOand necessary for
tss p-rfor.nzars 0: their ottIes
section : That Section ebs2 Of the
| 1895 RsVls@d statutes q Colorado be
re-rnscttd NlLhDat change 70 read
/ :oIi0wE
| section : Aay person wishlng to
/ IL this state. who has not heretofore
! been Eeensed % to 90, ssa!I before II
( shall Dc lawful for him 70 practice
! medicine In this state. make appIica-
1 tion to sald state Board NJ Medical
! Examiners, through the secretary
| treasurer thereof. uDon such form and
I ia such manner. az shall be adopted
| and prescribed by the board. and OBJ
| tain from the board license go 10 90.
Unless such person shall have obtained
, license aforesaid 81 shall be IN
| lawful for him 10 practice medicine iu
| this state; and u he shall przctlce med
icine in this state. without ,fifst having
| obtained such a license ne shall be
deemed to have violated the progIsio.s
| of this act. All applicants for d license
| to practice medicine. or for z renewal
| of any such license wiiich has been re-
| voked. shall furnish the board with
| satisfactory evidence Of good moral
| character.
| Section s. That Section s9sz of the
1908 Revised Statutes Of Colorado be
! re-enacted without change to read az
| follows: