Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-08-04
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, its 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 are
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 Of
AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with
amendments Section of Article 62 of
the Annotated Code Of Maryland 1924
EDITION., title "Marriages", to fix the
time within which marriage license may
be issued.
Section /. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland. That Section of
Article GO Of the Annotated Code Of Mary
land 1924 Edition., title Marriages, he
! and it Is hereby repealed and re-enacted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, II SO, in which degree Of
relationship; seventh, IL ever divorced;
which facts upon the payment of one dol
lar ($100 as an application fee shall he
set out in printed form to be signed by
the person making the application, and no
| such license to marry shall be delivered
| by the Clerk until after the expiration of
Forty,ei (4sl hours from the time ap
| plication is made therefor; provided, how
| ever, that any judge of the Circuit Court
| OF the county in which the application is
made or, If made in Baltimore City, any
| judge OF the Court of Common Pleas, for
good and sufficient cause shown, may, by
| an order in writing signed by him, au-
| thorize the Clerk to deliver such license
at any time after the application therefor.
hnI In nIax vfr.1
| Of the courts aforesaid to make public the
fact Of an application for a marriage H.
| cense until such license shall have been
| issued.
Sec. 2. And be It further enacted, That
| Approved: March %, 1887.
CHAPTER 300
AN ACT to repeal Sections to 10, inclu-
sive, of Article 80 of the Code of
| Public General Laws of Maryland, 1895
| Supplement-, Flack's Edition. title "Den-
tistry, and to re-enact in place and in
lieu thereof twenty-five new sections to
| be known as Sections /, 2, 8. 4, 8, 6, Z, 8,
y, 10, 1Oa, IL, II, 10, IA, 10, 16, II, IS, 10,
20, p and %, for the purpose of licensing
dentists. which licenses shall be issued
| to individual dentists; providing for q
| State Board of Dental Examiners, its
| 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
ices upon taking of examinations; pro-
| vidng 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 1t enacted BY the General
| Assembly OF Maryland, That Sections 1 to
10, inclusive, of Article 80 of the Code of
Public General Laws of Maryland, 1885
supplement, Flack's Edition, title "Den-
tistry", be. and the same are hereby, re-
peaied; and that twenty-three new sections,
to be known as Sections /, 2, 8, 4, 5, g. q
9, o, 10, 10a, IL, IL, 13, H. 49, 16, II, is, 10.
~ n and p be, and they are hereby, en-
acted IN lieu and in place thereof, said
new sections to read as follows:
1. 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 or 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-
| pended or revoked by the Board in the
manner hereinafter provided.
All licenses issued by the Board shall
De issued to individual persons and it
| snail be unlawful for any dentist to prac-
llce IN thls State under any name except
| his own true name. No license shall be
issued to any corporation, association, part
nershlp, parl0r, or any entity or associa-
tion 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:
AZ an association or under an association
name; as 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 Dem
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 faculty
| or teaching stan Of any university or col
lege In the State Of Maryland which offers
Undergraduate courses in dentistry shall
De eligible for appointment. The members
OF the Board as at present constituted
shall hold Office for the residue OF the re-
| spective terms for which they have been
appointed. On the expiration OF the term
or terms for which any one or more Of the
members OF the present Board may have
been appointed, In pursuance OF this Arti-
Gle, the Governor shall appoint a successor
or successors from a list of dentists duly
| quained as hereinbefore prescribed Of
double the number OF vacancies to be filled.
proposed and submitted to him by the
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