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she may practise, and it shall be the duty of said clerk to regis-
ter the name of such person, and the president of the board
signing the same in a book kept for the purpose, as a part of the
records of his office; and the number of the book and the page
therein containing said recorded copy shall be noted in the body
of the license. Said records shall be open to public inspection,
under proper restrictions as to their safe-keeping, and in all legal
proceedings shall have the same weight as evidence that is given
to the record of the conveyances of land; the fee for each regis-
tration shall be one dollar, to be paid by the person whose license
is registered.

1892, ch. 296.

49. This sub-title shall not apply to commissioned surgeons of
the United States Army, Navy or Marine Hospital service, to
physicians or surgeons in actual consultation from other States,
or to persons temporarily practising under the supervision of an
actual medical preceptor.

Ibid

50. Any person to whom the provisions of this sub-title applies,
practising or attempting to practise medicine or surgery in this
State, without first having obtained the license of one of said
boards of medical examiners, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor,
and shall pay a fine of not less than fifty dollars, nor more than
two hundred dollars for each offense, or in default of payment
shall be confined in the city or county jail until the fines and
costs are paid, and shall be debarred from recovering compensa-
tion for services rendered as such physician or surgeon.

Ibid.

51. The provisions of this sub-title shall not apply to any mid-
wife or person who may render gratuitous services in case of emer-
gency.

Ibid

52. Said board shall make a written report to the Medical and
Chirurgical Faculty of Maryland and to the Maryland State
Homeopathic Medical Society every two years.