616 DENISTRY. [ART. 32.

ARTICLE XXXII.

DENTISTRY.

1. Requirements for practice of. 2. Board of five examiners appointed by governor 3 Officers and meetings of board. 4. Registration of practitioners in

5. Examination of applicants to prac- tise. 6. Violations of article, penalties for. 7. Certificates by one member of board. 8. To whom not applicable.

1884, ch. 150. 1886, ch. 372.

1. It shall be unlawful for any person to practise dentistry in
this State unless he shall have obtained a certificate as herein
provided, or shall hold a diploma from a university or college
authorized to grant diplomas in dental surgery; any person
holding such a diploma, and desiring to commence such practice,
shall present the same to the board of examiners created by this
article, tor approval; such examining board, being satisfied as to
the qualifications of the applicant and the genuineness of the
diploma, shall endorse the same as approved, and issue the certifi-
cate of registration provided for in this article.

1884, ch. 150, sec. 2.

2. There shall be a board of examiners, to consist of five
reputable practising dentists, whose duty it shall be to carry out
the purposes and enforce the provisions of this article. The
members of said board shall be appointed by the governor, who
shall select them from the dentists residing in this State; pro-
vided, that none of said board shall be pecuniarily connected with
any dental college, or dental department of any college or univer-
sity ; the term for which the members of said board shall hold
their office shall be for four years, unless sooner removed by the
governor, and until their successors shall be duly appointed; in
case of a vacancy occurring in said board, such vacancy shall be
filled in like manner by the governor.

Ibid. sec. 3.

3. Said board shall choose one of its members president and
one secretary thereof; it shall fix the time and place of its meet-