The Lamar register., 1916-10-11

HOUSE BILL No. I7s, LAWS OF
1918.
REFERRED TO THE PEOPLE OF THE
STATE OF COLORADO BN PETI-
TION OF HEFERENDUM

fled electors Of the state OF Colorado,
ior their approval or rejection, House
BIN No. lta, which House Bin was illtu
In the office Of the Secretary Of Stale
on the Twelfth day Of April, \, ID. 1910,
at 2.ol O'cl. Ck i. NJ. and referred 20
the People of the state Of Colorado ny
Petition Of Referendum. containing
more than the requisite number
of signatures ttO-wit: 5gg) Of tn
legal voters Of the state OF Colorado.
duly verified. In accordance with law
and filed in the office Of the Secretary
June. a. d. 1915. at 1850 o'clock a. NJ
The authority for submitting sucn
Act is found In Section Of Article
Of the Constitution Of the state OF
Colorado. providing for the Initiative
and Referendum.
HOUSE BILL NO. l1S.
BY Messrs Thompson and Crist.
AN ACT RELATING TO THE PRAC-
TICE OF MEDICINE IN THE STATE
OF COLORADO.
BE II Enacted JV the General assembly Of
hc state Of Colorado:
Section 1. That section 6O5S Of the
1908 Revised Statutes OF Colorado De
amended to read as follows;
Section !. A board is hereby estab- :
lished to be known by the name ana
style Of the state Board OF Medical EA
amiucrs. said board shall be composed
Of nine practicing physicians OF lntes
rity and ability, who shall be residents
of, and have been licensed To pfdcllce
medicine In this state. and who shall
have been graduated from medical
schools Of high educational require
meuts and standing, aud EuNe been en- p
gagged In the active practice Of their
profession within this state. SAID boaru
shall perform such duties, and possess
and exercise such powers, relative 70
The protection Of the public health anu
the control aud regulation Of the ptaC-
ttCe OF medicine in this state as sinai ]
be in this act prescribed and conferred
section 2 That Section GO59 Of the
1905 Revised Statutes Of Colorado be
re-ennctcd without change 70 read as
Section q The governor shall ap-
point nine phystctuus, who shall possess
the qualifications specified IN Section
] OF this act, To constitute the mem %
beTs OF said board said members shall
be so classified by the governor that
the term Of office Of three shall cN-
pire In two. three and four and three
aud six years from the date OF appoint
meHt Bi.nnially thereafter the COVER
nor shall appoint three members, VINO
shall possess the qualifications as
specified In Section / Of this act, each
70 serve Tor the term Of six years, ana
ship Of said board as soon as practlc-
section .. That Section $3.50 Of the
1905 Revised statutes of Colorado be
amended To read as follows
Section Q. said board shall biennial
ly elect a president Nlce-pr"slhehl,
and "a srCretaI y-treasurer from their
membership, and shall adopt seal
which shall be affixed TO all licenses
issued hy them. They shall, from time
to time, adopt such rules and reEulu-
tions as they deem necessary for the
performance of thcir duties, aud "a
schedule OF minimum educational re-
quiremeuts which shall be without pre-
Judice, partiahty or discrimination as
to schools or systems OF practice OF
medicine when an applicant for "a
license offers to he board satisfactory
proof that he ! as compiled with such
educational requirements as are spc't-
fled In said schedule. the board shall
accept such proof as sufficient evidence
applicant to cutitle him to license
without examinations Provided, how
ever, that any person who shall have
been lawfully engaged In the practice
Uf 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 a
graduate from an Institution chartered.
to teach the healing art by the state
wherein il 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 graduated therefrom sub
sequent TO January 1. 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
struction work In each Of those years
Ga order to graduate, shall be granted
"A license to practice medicine in the
state Of Colorado by the state Boa rd
OF Medical Examiners without eNnm-
inatiun as to his skill or knowledge;
provided further that such practitioner
Shall make application to the said
Hoard 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
he Is a person Of good moral character
and possesses the cducati iuual uualifi-
cations hCreinaboye specified.
Section &. That Section 6UHl of the
1908 Revised Statutes OF Colorado Do.
re-cnacted without change 10 read as
section 4. The state Board OF Med
fcal Examiners shall meet as il board
Of medical examiners in the city Of
Denver. on the first Tuesday of Jan
nary. April, July and October Of each
wear, and at such other times and
places as may be found necessary FOR
fbe performance Of their duties
Section 3. That Section 6O62 Of the
1qOS Revised Statutes Of Colorado be
re-euacted without change to read as
section .. ANY person wishing to
obtain the right to practice medicine
in this state, who has not heretofore
heen licensed so to do shall before II
medicine in this state. make applics-
ZION to said state Board Of Medical
Examiners through the secretary
treasurer thereof, upon such form and
in such manner, shall he adopted
and prescribed by the board. and OBJ
vain from the board a license SO to do.