664 HEALTH. [ART. 43

1914, ch. 652, sec. 8.

259. Every person, not exempt by Section 258, desiring to begin
the practice of Optometry in this State shall pass an examination
before said Board of Examiners. Such examination shall be confined
to such knowledge as is essential to the practice of Optometry and shall
include Anatomy and Physiology of the eye; all branches of Optics as
it applies to Optometry; the use of the Opthalmoscope and all instru-
ments used in a practical examination of the eye; also any subject the
Board may deem essential in the examination of an applicant. Any
applicant for examination must not be under twenty-one years of age,
and must be of good moral character, and must give evidence which
shall be satisfactory to the Board of Examiners of having had pre-
liminary education equal to the second year grade of a regular high
school, and shall appear before the Board at such time and place as
the Board may designate. Each person shall pay at the time of filing
his application the sum of twenty, dollars to the Secretary of the Board
for the use of said Board, and if he shall pass said examination he
shall .pay to the said Secretary, for the use of said Board, a further
.sum of five dollars on the issuance to him of a numbered certificate of
examination which shall constitute a license to practice Optometry. All
persons passing such examinations shall be registered in the Board
register, which shall be kept by the Secretary, and shall also receive a
numbered certificate of such registration, signed by at least three
members of the Board making such examination of said applicant,
which .shall be recorded in the clerk's office of the Superior Court of
Baltimore City, or the clerk's office of the Circuit Court of any County
in the State. If an applicant be rejected he shall be entitled to another
examination not earlier than six months thereafter for the fee first
paid, but for subsequent examinations he shall pay a fee of fifteen
dollars. Said examinations are not to occur within six months of the
preceding one.

1914, ch. 652, sec. 9.

260. Any person entitled to a certificate as provided for in Section
258, who shall not within six months after April 13, 1914, make
written application to the Board of Examiners for a certificate of regis-
tration, accompanied by a written statement, signed by him and duly
verified before an officer authorized to administer oaths within this
State, fully setting forth the grounds upon which he claims such cer-
tificate shall be deemed to have waived his right to a certificate under
these provisions, or refusal on the part of any person holding such
certificate under the provisions of such sections to file same for record
as hereinbefore provided for three months after the issuance thereof,
shall forfeit same.

1914, ch. 652, sec. 10.

261. Every person to whom a certificate of registration or examina-
tion is granted shall display the same in a conspicuous part of his office