DEFINITION, EXCEPTIONS.—Practising medicine is defined as professing publicly to be a physician and prescribing for the sick or appending to a name the letters “M.D.” The act does not prohibit students from prescribing under the supervision of a preceptor, nor prevent women from practising midwifery, nor prohibit gratuitous services in cases of emergency, nor apply to commissioned surgeons or acting surgeons of the United States army or navy (_ib._, s. 2,563). PENALTY.—Practising medicine or surgery without complying with the act is punishable with a fine of from $50 to $500 for each offence; and filing a diploma or a certificate of another, or a forged affidavit of identification, is a felony punishable the same as forgery. EXCEPTION.—The provisions of the act do not apply to those who have been practising medicine ten years in the Territory (_ib._, s. 2,564, Act passed 1882). PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT.—The code of ethics of the United States Medical Association is the standard, and the rule of decision, concerning professional conduct (_ib._, s. 2,565). PENALTY.—Persons unlawfully collecting or receiving fees or compensation for services as physicians or surgeons in violation of this act, are liable to the party paying it for double the amount thereof (_ib._, s. 2,568). FEES.—To the secretary of the board, from each graduate or licentiate if the diploma is genuine, $5. To the secretary of the board, from each graduate or licentiate if the diploma is fraudulent or not owned by the possessor, $20 (_ib._, s. 2,556). To clerk of the county, for filing and recording certificate, the usual fees (_ib._, s. 2,559). To the secretary of the board, for examination, in advance, $10 (_ib._, s. 2,561). NEW YORK. PROHIBITION.—No person can lawfully practise medicine unless registered and legally authorized prior to September 1st, 1891, or unless licensed by the regents of the University of the State of New York and registered as required by the present law; nor can any person lawfully practise medicine who has ever been convicted of a felony by any court, or whose authority to practise is suspended or revoked by the regents on the recommendation of a State board (Laws of 1893, c. 661, s. 140). BOARDS OF EXAMINERS.—There are three separate State boards of medical examiners of seven members each, representing respectively the Medical Society of the State, the Homœopathic Medical Society of the State, and the Eclectic Medical Society of the State. The regents appoint examiners from lists of nominees furnished by the said societies. Each nominee before his appointment is required to furnish to the regents proof that he has received the degree of doctor of medicine from some registered medical school, and has legally practised medicine in this State for at least five years. If no nominees are legally before them, the regents may appoint from the members in good standing of such societies without restriction (_ib._, s. 141).