Medical Jurisprudence, Forensic medicine and Toxicology. Vol. 1Witthaus, R. A. (Rudolph August)
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Medical Jurisprudence, Forensic medicine and Toxicology. Vol. 1
Witthaus, R. A. (Rudolph August)
Medical jurisprudence; Poisons; Toxicology
The governor appoints six graduate physicians as a State board of
medical examiners; the three schools allopathic, homœopathic, and
eclectic must be represented on the board; five constitute a quorum
and a majority of those present are necessary to reject an applicant,
but such rejection shall not bar a re-examination after the lapse of
three months; provided the members representing each school shall have
the right to examine all applicants of that school, and the board
shall issue the certificate to applicants who are recommended by the
member or members of the board who belong to said school after such
examination (_ib._, s. 4).
To prevent delay and inconvenience two members of the board may grant
a temporary license to any applicant if the applicant has not been
refused a license by the board within six months, which shall be in
force till the next regular meeting of the board (_ib._, s. 5).
The members of the board shall not be members of the State board of
health, nor any medical faculty (_ib._, s. 6).
The regular meeting of the board shall be once in each year at such
time and place as the board may decide, but the president of the board
may call a special meeting when demanded by public necessity (_ib._, s.
7).
Every person holding a certificate must have it recorded in the office
of the county court clerk where he resides, and the date of record must
be indorsed thereon. Until such record is made the holder shall not
exercise any of the rights and privileges conferred. A person removing
to another county to practise shall record his certificate in like
manner in the county to which he removes. Practitioners may go from
one county to another on professional business, without being required
to register, if they have done so in the county in which they reside
(_ib._, s. 9).
ITINERANT PHYSICIAN OR VENDER.—It is unlawful for an itinerant
physician or vender of any drug, nostrum, ointment, or appliance of any
kind intended for the treatment of disease or injury to sell or apply
the same, or by writing, printing, or other method to profess to cure
or treat disease or deformity by any drug, nostrum, manipulation, or
other expedient.
A violation of this section is punishable with a fine of $100 to $400,
but this section does not apply to merchants and druggists, and this
act does not apply to veterinary surgeons and stock doctors (_ib._, s.
13, as amended Act 1891, c. 109, s. 3).
PENALTY, EXCEPTION.—To practise medicine or surgery without a
certificate is a misdemeanor punishable with a fine of from $10 to $25.
To file or attempt to file as his own the diploma or certificate of
another or a forged affidavit of identification is a felony punishable
same as forgery. The act does not apply to women who pursue the
avocation of midwife (_ib._, s. 14, as amended Act 1891, c. 109, s. 4).
FEES.—To the county court clerk, for recording certificate, the usual
fee (_ib._, s. 9).
To the board of examiners, for issuing a certificate, $1.
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