Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-08-19
1898
1888
PROCLAMATION OF THE Gov
ERNOR OF MARYLAND
ATATE-WIDE REFERENDUMS

ERNOR OF MARYLAND
STATEWIDE REFERENDUMS
WHEREAS, at the January 1887
session of the General Assembly
of Maryland, an Act was passed
known as Chapter 91, fixing the
time within which marriage license
may be issued; and
WHEREAS, at the January 1887
session of the General Assembly
of Maryland, an Act was passed
known as Chapter 306, for the pur-
pose of licensing dentists which
licenses shall be issued to individual
dentists; providing for a State
Board of Dental Examiners, it's or
ganization and duties; providing
for the giving of examinations and
licenses by saide Board; providing
for the issuance of new licenses in
place Of those that are lost or de-
stroyed; providing for fees upon
taking of examinations; providing
for the revocation and suspension
Of licenses; prohibiting advertising
by dentists; providing appeals from
the ruling of the Board; defining
dentistry; creating certain excep-
tions to the Act; providing for
penalties, and providing other mat
ters incidental to the general pur-
pose Of the Act; In words and fig
ures as follows:
CHAPTER o.
AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with
Amendments Section Of Article 62
Of the Annotated Code Of Maryland
(1o24 Edition., title Marriages, to
6x the time within which marriage
license may be issued.
Section 1. Be it enated by the Cen
eral Assembly Of Maryland, That Sec
ton of Article 62 Of the Annotated
Code Of Maryland (1924 Edition), title
Marriages, be and it is hereby re-
to read as follows: q
8. Before the Clerk Of any of the
Courts aforesaid shall issue any license
he shall examine one Of the contracting
parties to the marriage, under oath,
who shall appear personally before
same. and the Clerk shall ascertain:
first, the full name Of the parties; sec
ond, their place Of residence; third.
their age; fourth, their color; fifth.
whether married Or single; sixth sixth,
degree Of relationship; seventh, If ever
divorced: which facts upon the pay
ment Of one dollar ($1.0O) as an appl:
cation fee shall be set out in printed
form to be ssned BY the psncS license
to marry shall be delivered by the
Clerk until after the expiration Of
Forty-eight (48) hours from the time
application is made therefor; provided.
however, that any Judge Of the he Circuit Circuit
cation is made or, If made in Baltimore
City, any Judge Of the Court of Com
mon Pleas, for good and sufficient cause
shown, may, by an order In writing
signed by him, authorize the Clerk to
deliver such license at any time after
the application therefor. It shall be
unlawful for the clerks Of any of the
courts aforesaid to make public the
fact Of an application for marriage
license until such license shall nave
been issued.
Sec. 2. And be 1t further enacted,
;sss TSst this Act shall take effect June l.
Approved: March %, 1887.
CHAPTER 300
AN ACT to repeal Sections I to 1S, in:
elusive, Of Article 30 Of the Code OF
Public General Laws Of Maryland,
"Dentistry", and to re-enact in place
and in lieu thereof twenty three new
sections to be known as Sections l, z.
s, 4, s, 8, z, 8. o, 10, 10a. II. u. 13,
Il, is, 16, II, IS. 10, 20. p and q, for
which licenses shall be issued to indi-
vidual dentists; providing for a. State
Board Of Dental Examiners, its or
ganization and duties; providing for
the giving Of examinations and IL
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the issuance of new licenses in place
Of those that are lost or destroyed;
providing for fees upon taking Of ex-
aminations; providing for the revoca-
tion and suspension of licenses; pro-
hibiting advertising by dentists; pro-
Board; defining dentistry; creating
certain exceptions to the Act; prOvid-
ing for penalties, and providing other
matters incidental to the general pur-
pose Of the Act.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Cen
erai Assembly of Maryland, That Sec
ttons to 13, inclusive, OF Article 81 OF
the Code Of Public General Laws of
Maryland, 1885 Supplement, Flack's
Edition, title Dentistry, be. and the
twenty three new sections. to be known
Il, IL. Is, Il. 10. is. II, is, 10. 20. 21
and 20, be, and they are hereby, en-
9cee0 In lieu anu In place CueEeOIS uoAu
new sections to read as follows:
I. It shall be unlawful for any per-
son TO engage in the practice Of dem
tiStry in the State Of Maryland, unless
such person shall have obtained IL
cense from the State Board OF Dental
Examiners Of the State Of Maryland as
hereinafter provided, except that the
license Of any dentist, existing ut the
time Of the passage Of this Act. shall
continue in force unless Suspended or
revoked by the Board In the manner
hereinafter provided.
All licenses issued by the Board shall
he issued to individual persons. and 1t
shall be unlawful for any dentist TO
practice In this State under any name
except his own true name. No license
shall be issued to any corporation, as
ISOLATION, partnership, parlor. or any
entity or association Of any kind or
character. 1t shall be unlawful for any
individual or group OF individuals TO-
practice dentistry In this State as
corporation or under corporate name;
or under a partnership name: as an
association or under an association
name; as a parlOr or under any parlor
name, or an entity or under the name
of any entity Of any kind or character
2. There shall be State Board OF
Dental Examiners, hereinafter called
the Board whose duty it shall be to
carry out the purposes and enforce the
provisions of this Article. Said Board
shall consist of six registered and prac,
ticing dentists of recognized ability ana
honor, residents Of the State or Mary
land, each Of whom shall have been In
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