DENTISTRY. 395

ernor shall appoint a successor or successors from a list of dentists duly
qualified as hereinbefore prescribed of double the 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 associa-
tion present at a meeting of said association called for that purpose, of
which meeting at least two weeks' notice, stating the time, place and pur-
pose thereof, shall be mailed by the Secretary to the members of said asso-
ciation at their respective addresses appearing in the records thereof. The
term for which the members of said Board shall be appointed as afore-
said 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, submitted
and proposed to him as hereinbefore provided, appoint a successor or suc-
cessors of said member or members, who shall hold office for the remainder
of the unexpired term or terms of said member or members. Any mem-
ber of said Board, who, without adequate reason shall be absent from
two successive meetings thereof shall cease to be a member thereof.

1933, ch. 564, sec. 3.

3. Said Board shall choose one of its members president, and one
secretary 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 November 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 number 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 Gov-
ernor a report in writing of its proceedings.

1933, ch. 564, 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, dis-
tricts or possessions, or by the laws of any State of the United States,
and recognized by the Board as maintaining an acceptable 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 satis-