Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-09-09
1888
PROCLAMATION OF THE Gov
ERNOR OF MARYLAND
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ERNOR OF Maryland
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WHEREAS, at the January 1887
session of the General Assembly
az Maryland, an Act was passed
known as Chapter 81, fixing the
time within which marriage license
may be issued; and
WHEREAS, at the January 1897
session of the General Assembly
Of Maryland, an Act was passed
known as Chapter BOG, for the pur-
pose of licensing dentists which
licenses shall be issued to individual
dentists; providing for a State
Board of Dental Examiners, its 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 40 follows:
CHAPTER %
An ACT to repeal and re-enact with
amendments Section OF Article 02
d the Annotated Code Of Maryland
{1sA Edition). title "Marriages", to
4x the time within which marriage
license may be issued.
Section 1. Be It enated By the Cen
era1 Assembly Of Maryland, That Sec
Aon s Of Article g. Of the Annotated
SGarriages". be and It is hereby re-
pealed and enacted with amendments
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.
the Clerk and make application for the
same. and the Clerk shall ascertain:
Argt, the full name Of the parties; sec
sSi sSsi. snse ase: ss fousth. o their eoioi ftS.
whether related or mot. Il 30, in which
degree Of relationship; seventh, II ever
divorced: which c5, fasts s oSl Spon the pay; pay
cation fee shall be set out in printed
form to be signed by the person max
Ing the application. and no such license
to marry shall be delivered by the
Scrty eight t4s5 hours from the time
Application is made therefor; provided.
however, that any Judge Of the Circuit
Court Of the county in which the appli-
cation is made or, IL made in Baltimore
mon Pleas, for good and sufficient cause
signed by him, authorise the Clerk to
deliver such license at any time after
unlawful for the clerks Of any Of the
courts aforesaid to make public the
tact Of an application for marriage
license until such license shall have
been issued.
That .Ess this Act shall take effect June l.
Approved: March e, 1887.
CHAPTER BOG
AN ACT to repeal Sections I to 18, in:
elusive, Of Article 81 OF the Code or
Public General Laws Of Maryland,
SDentistry', and to re-enact in place
and In lieu thereof twenty-three new
0ections to be known as Sections !, 2,
l. Is 1s g. Il Z, g. %, l9 %, lSi' e and nd a2, 70. M
which licenses shall be issued to indi-
vidual dentists; providing for State
Board Of Dental Hxaminers, its or
ganization and duties; providing for
the giving Of examinations and IL
censes by said Board; providing for
the issuance Of new licenses in place
Of those that are lost or destroyed;
providing for fees upon taking OF ex-
amihations; providing for the revoca-
ton and suspension Of licenses; pro-
hibiting advertising by dentists; pro-
viding appeals from the ruling OF the
Board; defining dentistry; creating
ing for penalties, and providing other
matters incidental to the general pur-
pose Of the Act. y
Section i. Be it enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly of Maryland, That Sec.
tons to 1s. inclusive Sh7,d & Of Article 81 ct ct
Maryland. 1885 Supplement, Flaek's
Edition, title Dentistry, be, and the
same are hereby, repealed; and that
twenty-three new sections. to be Known
4 4. e:s'iHs' e e. Il. Is. f.. e. is e g: 'cs &
acted In lieu and in place thereof. said
new sections to read az follows:
!. Il shall be unlawful for any per-
son TO engage in the practice OF den
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 at 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
be issued to individual persons. and 1t
0hall 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
sociation, 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 he to
carry out the purposes and enforce the
provisions of this Article. Said lOard
shall consist of six registered and prac
ticing dentists Of recognized ability and
honor, residents of the State of Mary
land, each of whom shall have been in
active practice in the State for at least
Eve years Immediately preceding his ap.