1938 ARTICLE 43

An. Code, 1924, sec. 382. 1920, ch. 666, sec. 4.

444. It shall be unlawful for any person to practice Chiropractic in this
State unless they shall have first obtained a license as provided in this sub-
title ; provided, however, that nothing in this sub-title shall apply to or affect
any persons who are now actually engaged in the practice of such profession,
except as hereinafter provided.

An. Code, .1924, sec. 383. 1920, ch. 666, sec, 5. 1929, ch. 534, sec. 383.

445. (a) Any person wishing to practice Chiropractic in this State,
before it shall be lawful for him to do so, shall make application to said
Board of Chiropractic Examiners, through the Secretary-Treasurer thereof,
upon form thereof and in such manner as to be adopted and directed by
the Board, at least ten (10) days prior to any meeting of said Board. Each
applicant shall be a graduate of a Chiropractic school or college which
teaches a resident course of three (3) years, of six (6) months each, with
a minimum of two thousand (2,000) sixty minute hours, or more, or the
equivalent thereof and requiring active attendance in the same. The appli-
cant shall have a first grade four (4) years high school education or the
equivalent thereof. Application shall be made in writing and shall be
signed by the applicant in his own hand writing and shall be sworn to
before some officer authorized to administer oath, and shall recite the history
of the applicant as to his educational advantages, his experience in matters
pertaining to a knowledge of the care of the sick, how long he has studied
Chiropractic, under what teachers, what collateral branches, if any, he has
studied, the length of time' he has been engaged in clinical practice, accom-
panying same by reference therein, with any proof thereof in shape of
diplomas, certificates, etc., and shall accompany said application with satis-
factory evidence of good character and reputation.

(b) There shall be paid to the secretary-treasurer of the State Board
of Chiropractic Examiners by each applicant for a license, a fee of $25,
$10 of which shall accompany the application and the remaining $15 shall
be paid upon issuance of license. Like fees shall be paid for any subsequent
examination and application.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 384. 1920, ch. 666, sec. 6. 1929, ch. 534, sec. 384.

446. (a) Examinations for license to practice Chiropractic shall be
made by said board according to the method deemed by it to be most prac-
ticable and expeditious to test the applicant's qualifications. Such applica-
tion shall be designated by a number instead of his or her name so that the
identity will not be discovered or disclosed to the members of the board
until after the examination papers are graded.

(b) All examinations shall be made in writing, the subjects of which
shall be as follows: Anatomy, physiology, symptomatology, chiropractic
orthopedy, principles of chiropractic and adjusting, nerve tracing, chemis-
try, hygiene, bacteriology, and chiropractic analysis as taught by Chiro-
practic schools and colleges. A license shall be granted to all applicants
who shall correctly answer seventy-five percentum (75%) of all questions
asked, and if any applicant shall fail to answer correctly sixty percentum
(60 %) of the questions on any branch of said examination he or she shall
not be entitled to a license.

(c) Chiropractic is hereby defined to be a drugless health system, the
basic principle of which teaches that disease is caused by interference with