DENTISTRY. 1205

number of vacancies to be filled, proposed and submitted to him by the
Maryland State Dental Association, and chosen by a majority vote of the
members of said association present at a meeting of said association called
for that purpose, of which meeting at least two weeks' notice, stating the
time, place and purpose thereof, shall be mailed by the Secretary to the
members of said association at their respective addresses appearing in the
records thereof. The term for which the members of said Board shall
be appointed as aforesaid shall be six years, and until their successors shall
have been appointed and qualified. In case of a vacancy occurring in said
board by reason of the death of any member, or of his incapacity, neglect or
refusal to act, or in any other way, the Governor shall, from a list of duly
qualified dentists of double the number of vacancies to be filled chosen, sub-
mitted and proposed to him as hereinbefore provided, appoint a successor
or successors of said member or members, who shall hold office for the
remainder of the unexpired term or terms of said member or members. Any
member of said board, who, without adequate reason shall be absent from
two successive meetings thereof shall cease to be a member thereof.

An. Code, sec. 3. 1904, sec. 3. 1888, sec. 3. 1884, ch. 150, sec. 3. 1896, ch. 378, sec. 3.

1920, ch. 481, sec. 3.

3. Said Board shall choose one of its members president, and one secre-
tary thereof, whose duties shall be those usually appertaining to their
respective offices. The secretary shall also be the legal custodian of all the
property, money, minutes, records, proceedings and the seal of said Board.
Said Board shall hold regular meetings in the months of June and Novem-
ber of every year, and special meetings as it may deem necessary, upon call
of the president or secretary thereof and upon due notice. A majority of
said Board shall at all times constitute a quorum, but a less majority may
adjourn from time to time; the proceedings thereof shall at all reasonable
times be open to public inspection. The Board shall adopt and have a seal
inscribed substantially as follows: "Maryland State Board of Dental
Examiners, 1884." Said Board shall annually on or before the first day of
December in each year, submit to the Governor a report in writing of its
proceedings.

An. Code, sec. 4. 1904, sec. 4. 1888, sec. 4. 1896, ch. 378, sec. 4. 1920, ch. 481, sec. 4.

4. Any person of good moral character, twenty-one or more years of
age, who has been graduated and admitted to the degree of Doctor of Dental
Surgery, Doctor of Dental Medicine, or other equivalent degree by any
university or college duly incorporated and authorized to grant said degree
by the laws of the United States or any of its territories, districts or pos-
sessions, or by the laws of any State of the United States, and recognized
by the Dental Educational Council of America as maintaining an accep-
table course in Dental Education, may make application in writing to said
Board to be examined by it with reference to his or her qualifications to
practice dentistry as aforesaid, and upon his or her passing an examination
satisfactory to said board, which examination shall be in writing so far
as said board shall deem practicable the Board shall cause the name and