The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-08-19
1888
PROCLAMATION OF THE Gov
ERNOR OF MARYLAND
STATEWIDE REFERENDUMS
1888


WHEREAS, at the January 1887
session of the General Assembly Of
Maryland, an Act was passed known
as Chapter 81, 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, purpose Of
licensing dentists which licenses shall
be issued to individual dentists; pro-
viding for a State Board Of Dental
Examiners, it's organization and
duties; providing for the giving of
examinations and licenses by said
Board; providing for the issuance of
new licenses in place of those that arc
lost or destroyed; providing for fees
upon taking of examinations; provid-
ing for the revocation and suspension
of licenses; prohibiting advertising
by dentists; providing appeals from
the ruling of the Board; defining
dentistry; creating certain exceptions
to the Act; providing for penalties,
and providing other matters incidental
to the general purpose Of the Act; in
words and figures as follows:
CHAPTER g1
AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with
amendments Section Of Article ~ of
the Annotated Code Of Maryland 1924
Edition., title Marriages, to fix the
time within which marriage license may
be issued.
Section l. BE 1t enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland, That Section of
Article 90 of the Annotated Code of Mary
land 1924 Edltion), title Marriages, be
and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted
with amendments to read as follows:
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 the Clerk and make ap-
plication for the same, and the Clerk shall
ascertain: first, the full name of the par
ties second, their place Of residence;
third, their age; fourth, their color; fifth
whether married or single; sixth, whether
related or not, IL SO, In which degree OF
relationship; seventh, IL ever divorced;
which facts upon the payment of one dol
lar ($1.00) as an application. fee shall be
set out In printed form to be signed by
the person making the application, and no
such license to marry shall he delivered
by the Clerk until after the expiration of
Forty-eight (4Sl hours from the time ap-
plicati0n Is made therefor; provided, how
ever, that any judge Of the Circuit Court
of the county in which the application Is
made or, IL made in Baltimore City. any
judge of the Court Of Common Pleas, for
mud ohn r1ou Inv
an order in writing signed by him. au-
thorize the Clerk to deliver such license
at any time after the application therefor
1t shall be unlawful for the clerks Of any
of the courts aforesaid to make public the
fact of an application for a marriage Ii
cense until such license shall have been
issued
Sec q And be It further enacted, That
this Act shall take effect June l, 1887.
Approved: March %, 1887.
CHAPTER 300
AN ACT to repeal Sections to 10. inclu-
sive, of Article SO of the Code of
Public General Laws of Maryland. 1895
Supplement. Flacks Edition. title "Den
tistry", and to e-enact in place and In
lieu thereof twenty three new sections to
be known as Sections 1, 2, 3. 4, s, @, z, 8,
., 10, 1Oa, II, ~, 13, IA, 10, 10, II. 18, 49,
20, q and %, for the purpose Of licensing
dentists. which licenses shall be issued
to individual dentists; providing for
State Board of Dental Examiners, its
organization and duties; providing for
the giving Of examinations and licenses
by said Board; providing for the issu-
ance of new licenses in place of those
that are lost or destroyed; providing for
fees upon taking of examinations; pro-
viding for the revocation and suspension
of licenses; prohibiting advertising by
dentists; providing appeals from the
ruling Of the Board; defining dentistry;
creating certain exceptions to the Act
providing for penalties, and providing
other matters incidental to the general
purpose of the Act.
Section 1. BE it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That Sections l to
IL, inclusive, of Article 81 of the Code of
Public General Laws az Maryland. 1895
Supplement, Flack's Edition, title Den
tistry" be, and the same are hereby. re
pealed; and that twenty three new sections.
to be known as Sections i, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, Z,
g. 0, 10, 10a, IL, II, 49, IA, Is, 1G. II, IS, 10,
20, q and %, be, and they are hereby, en-
acted in lieu and I'm place thereof, said
new sections to read as follows
/. 1t shall be unlawful for any person
to engage In the practice of dentistry in
the State OF Maryland, unless such per-
son shall have obtained license from the
State Board of Dental Examiners of the
State of Maryland as hereinafter provided,
except that the license of any dentist, ex-
listing at the time of the passage of this
Act, shall continue in force unless sus-
peHueu OF TeNOkeu by tHe BOaru IN tne
manner hereinafter provided.
All licenses issued by the Board shall
be issued to individual persons, and it
shall be unlawful for any dentist to prac-
tice in this State under any name except
his own true name. No license shall be
issued to any corporation, association part
nership, parlOr, or any entity or assOcia-
ton 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 a corpO-
rate 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 a State Board of Den
tai 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 practicing dentists of
recognized ability and honor, residents of
the state of Maryland, each of whom shall
have been in active practice in the State for
at least five years Immediately preceding
his appointment. No member of the facility
or teaching staff of any university or col
lege in the State of Maryland which offers
undergraduate courses in dentistry shall
be eligible for appointment. The members
of the Board as at present constituted
shall hold cffce for the residue OF the re-
spcctiva terms for which they have been
Nil. Il Al.