Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-09-30
1888
PROCLAMATION OF THE Gov
ERNOR OF MARYLAND
aFATE-WIDE REFERENDUM
1888

STATEWIDE REFERENDUM
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 1897
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 q 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 hg-
ures a. follows:
CHAPTER "a
amendments Section 5 e Article q
az the Annotated Code Of Maryland
ttoe4 Edition), title "Marriages, 70
Ax the time within which marriage
license may be issued.
Section /. Be 1t enated by the Gem
eral Assembly Of Maryland. That See
pon 8 Of Article 90 Of the Annotated
Code Of Maryland (19M Editionl, title
Marriages, be and It is hereby re-
Pealed and re:enacted with amendments
TO read as follows: a
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,
whetherS married or single; sixth.
degree Of relationship; seventh, II ever
divorced: which facts upon the pay
ment Of one dollar ($100) as an appli::
cation fee shall be set out in printed
form to be signed by the mas
70 marry shall be delivered by the
Clerk until after the expiration Of
Forty-e eight (4s) hours from the time
application is made therefor provided.
Court Of the county in which the appli-
cation is made or, If made in Baltimore
City, any Judge Of the Court Of Com
mon Pleas. for good and sufficient cause
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
license until such license shall have
been issued.
Sec. 2. And be It further enacted,
;Ss4 Tast this Act shall take effect June l.
Approved: March %. 1887.
CHAPTER 800
AN ACT to repeal Sections 1 to Is. in:
elusive. of Article 80 Of the Code of
Public General Laws Of Maryland.
1895 Supplement, Flack's Edition, title
"Dentistry". and to re-enact In place
and In lieu thereof twenty three new
Il i5' 1s, II, Is, 10, 20, Il and 20, for
the purpose Of licensing dentists,
which licenses shall be issued to indi-
Board Of Dental Examiners, its or
Ranization and duties; providing for
the giving of examinations and IL
conses 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-
aminations providing for the revoca-
tion and suspension Of licenses; pro-
hibiting advertising by dentists; pro-
viding appeals from the ruling of the
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
eral Assembly of Maryland. That Sec.
lions to 13. inclusive. OF Article 81 OF
the Code Of Public General Laws Of
Maryland, 1895 Supplement, Flack's
Edition, title Dentistry, be, and the
s%s etS aersSy new sectcns to Be known
IS, =, Is, II, is. 1s, IL. Is, 10. 20. "a
and 22, be, and they are hereby, en-.
sstsd IN lieu and din i1 Diasss, ss,,as thereof said
L It shall be unlawful for any per-
son to engage in the practice OF dem
tiStry in the state Of Maryland. unless
guch person shall have obtained q 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. SHAH
continue in force unless suspended or
revoked by the Board In the manner
hereinafter provided.
All licenses issued by the Board SHAH
be 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
sociation, partnership, parlor. or any
entity or association of any kind or
character It shall be unlawful for any
individual or group of individuals to
practice dentistry in this State as a
corporation or under a corporate name:
or under a partnership name; as an
association or under an association
name; as q parlor or under any parior
name, or an entity or under the name
Of any entity of any kind or character:
2. There shall be State Board OF
Dentaf Examiners, hereinafter called
the Board whose duty 1t shall be 10
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 anu
honor, residents of the State of Mary
land, each Of whom shall have been in
active practice in the State for at least
ln-A. FNf IN h n.