QUALIFICATION.—All physicians engaging in the practice of medicine or surgery, before doing so, must submit their diplomas to a board consisting of three reputable physicians in each county. The board is appointed by the governor on the recommendation of the medical societies of the counties, and where no medical society exists, upon the recommendation of the senator and members of the House of Representatives for such counties (Act of 1890, c. 454, s. 1). The said board must examine said diploma, when submitted, and if the holder is a _bona fide_ holder, and if the college issuing said diploma is a reputable medical college, and if he also submits a certificate of good moral character, the board must certify to the fact, and upon such certificate the diploma shall be registered by the clerk of the court of the county in which the applicant resides (_ib._, s. 2). EXCEPTION.—The act does not apply to physicians and surgeons already registered under former laws (_ib._, s. 4). SOUTH DAKOTA. PROHIBITION.—It is unlawful for any person to practise medicine, surgery, or obstetrics in any of their departments without having received a license to practise medicine from the board of health, and having it recorded in the office of the register of deeds in the county where such person resides (Act February 16th, 1893, s. 1). EXCEPTIONS.—The act does not affect those in the lawful practice of medicine, surgery, or obstetrics in this State at the time of its passage (_ib._, s. 2). Nor does it prohibit students from prescribing under the supervision of a preceptor, nor prohibit gratuitous services in case of emergency, nor apply to commissioned surgeons in the United States army and navy (_ib._, s. 3). PENALTY.—Violation of the act or practising without the license is a misdemeanor punishable with a fine of from $25 to $100 or imprisonment in the county jail not more than thirty days or both (_ib._, s. 4). QUALIFICATION.—The State board of health is constituted a board of public examiners _ex-officio_ to examine and license physicians to practise medicine. Any person who is a graduate of a lawful medical college, who has attended three full courses of medical lectures of six months each, no two full courses within the same year, and who is of good moral character, and is not an habitual drunkard, shall, upon proof of such facts to the superintendent of the State board of health, as the board shall require, receive from said superintendent a license; which shall be recorded as above. The requirement of three courses of lectures does not apply to those who had graduated prior to the passage of the act (_ib._, s. 5).