ART. 32] DENTISTRY. 831

1904, art. 32, sec. 3. 188S, art. 32, sec. 3. 1884, ch. 150, sec. 3.
1896, ch. 378, sec. 3.

3. Said board shall choose one of its members president and one
secretary thereof and shall hold regular meetings in May and November
of every year and special meetings as occasion may require. A majority
of said board shall at all times constitute a quorum, but a less number
may adjourn from time to time; the proceedings thereof shall at all
reasonable times be open to public inspection. The board shall make
a report of its proceedings to the governor by the first day of December
in each year.

Ibid. sec. 4. 1888, art. 32, sec. 4. 1896, ch. 378, sec. 4.

4. Any person twenty-one years of age who has graduated at and
holds a diploma from a university or college authorized to grant
diplomas in dental surgery by the laws of any one of the United States
and who is desirous of practising dentistry in this State, may be
examined by said board with reference to qualifications, and, upon
passing an examination satisfactory to said board, his or her name,
residence or place of business shall be registered in a book kept for
the purpose and a certificate shall be issued to such person. Any
graduate of a regular college of dentistry may at the discretion of the
examining board be registered without being subjected to an examina-
tion.

This section is constitutional. The word "may" in the fifth line, construed
must. Applicants are only to be examined on their qualifications for prac-
ticing dentistry. This section does not create an arbitrary classification.
Indictment held valid. State v. Knowles, 90 Md. 653.

Ibid. sec. 5. 1888, art. 32, sec. 5. 1896, ch. 378, sec. 5.

5. All certificates issued by said board shall be signed by its officers
and bear its seal.

Ibid. sec. 6. 1888, art. 32, sec. 7. 1896, ch. 378, sec. 6.

6. A temporary certificate for a specified time may be issued by
the officers of said board to any applicant holding a regular dental
diploma duly registered by a board of dental examiners created by the
laws of any one of the United States, but no such certificate shall be
issued for any longer time than until the next regular meeting of the
board. The fee for this temporary certificate shall be five dollars.

Ibid. sec. 7. 1888, art. 32, sec. 5. 1896, ch. 378, sec. 8.

7. Transcript from the aforesaid book of registration certified by
the officer who has the same in keeping, with the seal of said board of
examiners, shall be evidence in any court in this State.

Ibid. sec. 8. 1896, ch. 378, sec. 9.

8. A fee of ten dollars shall be paid to the secretary of the board
by any applicant for examination and registration which money shall
be used towards paying the expenses of the board.