ART. 25. ] STATE BOARD OF HEALTH AND VACCINE AGENCY.

ble vaccine virus; said salary to be paid in quarterly instalments, as
other State officers are now paid; provided that it shall be compe-

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tent for the governor, at any time, to remove said agent for neglect,
incompetency, or unfaithfulness of any kind, and in case of death,
resignation or removal for any of such causes, to appoint another
in bis stead, who shall hold office for the unexpired term of such
agent.

Power of
governor.

8. For every child vaccinated whose guardian or patents are too
poor to pay for the service, the county commissioners of the several
counties or the city council of Baltimore, as the case may be, shall
pay or cause to be paid to the physician pel forming the service the
sum of fifty cents for every such case, on presentation of such ac-
count duly authenticated by an affidavit setting forth that the ser-
vice was performed, and that the parents or guardians are unable to
pay for said service

1864, c 269, s. 3.
When physi-
cians paid by
county commis-
sioners, etc.

9. It shall be the duty of every practicing physician in this State,
to vaccinate all children in the circle of his practice which may be
presented to him for vaccination within one year alter birth, if such
child shall be in proper condition for such service, and he shall vac-
cinate all other persons not previously effectually vaccinated who
shall request such service from him Any physician neglecting or
refusing so to do, shall on conviction thereof forfeit and pay for

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Who to be
vaccinated

every offence a penalty of five dollars

Penalty

10. Any physician who shall knowingly and wilfully use any
virus defective in its nature, by having passed through a scrofulous
system, from having been taken from one laboring under any dis-
ease of the skin, chronic sore, or febrile or other disease, during the
progress of the vaccine disease, or any crust which, dining the
progress of said vaccine disease, was punctured, or had sustained
other injury, shall, upon conviction thereof, forfeit and pay a sum
not less than one bundled nor more than live hundred dollars for
each offence.

1872, c 257, a 5
Penalty for
wilful use of
defective virus

11. It shall be the duty of every parent and guardian to have
his or her child vaccinated within twelve months after its birth, if it
shall be in proper condition, or as soon thereafter as practicable;
and if such parent or guardian shall have any other person under
his or her control or care, not duly vaccinated, he or she shall cause
such person or persons to be vaccinated prior to the first day of
November of each year. Any person failing to comply with the
provisions of this section shall, on conviction thereof, forfeit and pay

Duty of parents
and guardians.

a sum not less than five nor more than ten dollars for each offence.

Penalty.

12. No teacher in any school shall receive into such school any
person as a scholar until such person shall produce the certificate of
some regular practicing physician, that such applicant for admission
into the school has been duly vaccinated Any teacher so offending
shall, on conviction thereof, forfeit and pay a fine of ten dollars for
each offence, and no public school trustee or commissioner shall

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1864 c 269, s 7
Penalty for
admitting to
schools unvac-
cinated pupils