The Delta independent. [volume] (Delta, Colo.) 1886-19??, 1916-10-13

HOUSE BILL NO. 17s, LAWS OF
1915.
Referred to the People Of the State
of Colorado by Petition Of Refer.
endum.
Notice is hereby given. That at the Gen
eral Election be held the Seventh day
of November A. d. 1916. there will be sub
mitted to the qualified electors of the State
of Colorado. for their approval or rejection,
House Bill No IFS. which House Bill was
filed in the office of the Secretary of State
the Twelfth day of April. A D. 1918.
at 2 :O1 O'Clock P. NJ. and referred to the
FeoBie OF me state OF ColoFaao uy fetl'!on
Of Referendum. containing more than the
requisite number OF signatures Ito wit; .
per cent Of the legal voters OF the state OF
Colorado. duly verified. in accordance wiki
law and filed in the office of the Secretary
of State on the Twenty sixth day OF June, A
d. 1915. at IL so O'Clock A. NJ.
The authority for submitting such Act is
found in Section l Of Article Of the Con
stitution of the State OF Colorado. providing
for the Initiative and Referendum
HOUSE BILL No. rs
BY Messrs. Thompson and Crist-
AN ACT RELATING TO THE PRACTICE
OF MEDICINE IN THE STATE OF
COLORADO.
Be IL Enacted BY the General Assembly Of
the State Of Colorado:
Section 1. That Section 6o5s of the -sos
Revised Statutes of Colorado be amended to
read follows:
Section l. board Is hereby established
to be known by the name and style of the
State Board of Medical Examiners Said
board shall be composed of nine practicing
physicians of integrity 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 requirements and
standing. and have been engaged in the &C
tive practice of their profession within this
state Said board shall perform such duties
and possess and exercise such powers. reia-
tive to the protection of the public health
and the control and regulation of the prac-
tice of medicine in this state shall be in
this act prescribed and conferred upon it
Section 2 That Section 6o59 OF the 1908
Revised Statutes of Colorado be re-enacteI
without change to read as follows:
Section 2. The governor shall appoint
nine physicians. who shall possess the qualfi-
cations specified in Section OF this act. to
constitute the members OF said board. Said
members shall be classified by the
three shall expire in two. three
and four and three and six years from
the date OF appointment. Biennialiy there
after the governor shall appoint three MEM
bers. who shall possess the qualifications as
specified in Section l of this act. each to
serve for the term of six years. and he shall
fill vacancies in the membership OF said
board as soon as practicable.
Section .. That Section 5000 OF the 1906
Revised Statutes of Colorado be amended &c
read follows:
elect president. yiee-presideDt. and
secretary-treasurer from their membership
and shall adopt seal which shall b,
affixed to all licenses issued by them The,
shall. from time to time. adopt such rule,
and regulations they deem necessary fol
the performance of their duties. and
schedule Of minimum educational require
uients which shall be without prejudice. par
TALLY discrimination TO schools OF
systems OF practice Of medicine. When al
applicant for license offers to the boart
satisfactory proof that he has complied with
such educational requirements as spec
fled in said schedule. the board shall accep
such proof as sufficient evidence of the edu
cational qualifications of the applicant u
entitle him to license without examina
ton (: Provided. however. that any person
who shall have been lawfully engaged in tn
practice of the healing art in the State o
Colorado. for not less than three month
Immediately prior to the date upon whcl
TINS act takes effect. and Is graduate from
an Institution chartered. to teach the heal
ing art by the state wherein II was locate
which school. in the practitioner grad
uated therefrom prior to January list. 1905
required such practitioner to be in actual at
tendance for two years of nine months eac
of not less than one thousand hours of In
struction work in each of those years 4
order to graduate, and which school, in cas-
the practitioner graduated therefrom suvse
quent to January LIST. 1908. required tn
practitioner TO be in actual attendance 10
than one thousand hours OF instruction wor
in each OF those years In order to gradr
ate, shall be granted license to prActc
medicine in the State of Colorado by tn
State Board OF Medical Examiners wlthou
examination To his skill knowledge
provided further that such practitioner sha
make application to the said Board OF Med
cal Examiners for such license within ninet
days after the date upon which this la
takes effect upon such blank forms sal
board shall provide and shall pay the fee
herein prescribed and shall furnish eyicenc
satisfactory to the board that he Is a perso
of good moral character and possesses tn
educational qualifications hereinabove spec
fled
Section 4. That Section 9OG1 OF the 100
Revised Statutes of Colorado be re-enactc
without change to read as follows:
Section 4. The State Board OF NEEDLES
Examiners shall meet a board of medic'
examiners in the City OF Denver. the fir,
Tuesday OF January, April. July and Octobe
of each year, and at such other times an
places may be found necessary for III
performance OF their duties.
Section 3. That Section 6oG2 of the 100
Revised Statutes OF Colorado be re-enacte
without change to read as follows
Section 3. Any person wishing to OF
tain the right to practice medicine in th
state. who has not heretofore been license
him to practice medicine in this state max
application to said State Board of Medici
Examiners. through the secretary treasure
thereof. upon such form and in such manns
ns shall be adopted and prescribed by tn
board. and obtain from the board lcent
no TO do. Unless such person shall have oil