Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-04-23
NO. 172
An ACT TO RrGUL\TE THE
PRACTICE OF CHlROPRACTlC


aiming hoard consisting Of three MEM
bcrs who shall be chiropractors. whose
term Of office shall expire one. two and
three years consccutively from and
after February l. 1910, and shall annually
thereafter appoint one member for
three years. whose term of office shall
begin on February first. to fill the
vacancy caused by the expiration of the
term of office of the outgoing member
of the board
Sec. , Said board when 50 APP
pointed shall be designated and known
ination and registration. No person
shall he appointed upon said board who
is not graduate OF reputable school
of chiropractic and who has not been
resident of the state and been en-
gagged in active practice of such chiro-
practic for at least one year Immediately
preceding such appointment
Sec. B. Said board forthwith after
the annual appointment thereto has
been made shall elect president, sec
rotary and treasurer. who shall hold
their respective offices for one year from
the date of election and until their sic
cessors are chosen. Said board shall
meet at least semi annually and at
least thirty days notice of the time and
place shall be given i'll the chiropractic
journals circulating i'll this state. At
such meetings said board shall examine
applicants to practice chiropractic and
shall grant license to such
prescribed examination. S
cants shall furnish to said /
factory evidence of high
cation or its equivalent. shall
twenty ore years Of age, of
character and graduates of
school of chiropractic requir
years course as a reside
therein. Applicants shall p
five dollars to the treasur
board before examination; b
son failing TO pass such
may, at any time within
present himself or herself f.
nation without payment o
tional fee.
Sec T. The examination
by said board shall include
ing subjects: anatomy,
symptomatology, hygiene.
orthopety, histology, patho
rology and principles Of
and the applicant shall furt
qured to give a clinical der
of vertebral palpaton, ne,
and adjusting, and such 9th
as the board may prescribe ....
shall attain minimum grade
per cent in each subject, anc
average of not less than
per cent.
Sec. 5. A person who pro,
factory evidence of having
chiropractic in another st;
least five years, and who
appears and presents certif
a certificate of registration
issued to him i'll such other
diploma from reputable schc
practic shall, upon payment
tration fee of twenty-five
entitled to practice III this
vided that the requirements f
ton of such other state are
the board equivalent to the
state.
Sec. 6. Any chiropractor
in this state six months pi
passage of this act and who
graduate of chartered sch,
lege of chiropractic requir
attendance in the same
course shall be granted
said board upon presentati
diploma provided that app
made within sixty days after
effect of this act and accom-
fee of ten dollars.
Sec. 7. A person receivin.
cate of registration shall caus
to be recorded in the office OF
tary of the state in book Ike
purpose and shall pay fee
five cents for recording the
Sec. g. The treasurer of
shall make quarterly repo1
state treasurer of registrati
Gates granted, and pay to
treasurer all money received
such examinations and certi
Sec 9. Practitioners of
shall be subject to the provis
law relating to contagious
tious diseases and to the 8
certificates of deaths.
Sec 10. A person who p
attempts to practice chiropr
out complying with the pre-
this act shall be imprisoned
than one year or fined not
FIVE hundred dollars nor less
dollars, or both.
Sec. II. This act shall
from its passage.
Approved March 20, 1919