2178 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 906

sical Therapy Examiners a fee of Ten Dollars ($10.00) which
shall accompany the application for the license.

539. All persons licensed as Physical Therapists under the
provisions of this sub-title, and no others, shall be known as
Physical Therapists .and shall be entitled to use the abbrevia-
tion "P. T." or any otherwords, letters or symbols which indi-
cate that the person using the same is a licensed Physical
Therapist and authorized to practice as such in this State. The
State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners shall send to the
State Board of Health the name and address of each person
licensed as a Physical Therapist.

540. Penalty: Subject to the provisions of this sub-title, no
person shall practice as a Physical Therapist as defined herein,
nor use the abbreviation "P. T." or any other words, letters or
symbols approved by the State Board of Physical Therapy
Examiners indicating that he or she is a licensed Physical
Therapist in this State unless licensed as herein provided.
Any person violating any provision of this sub-title shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined
nor more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00). The State
Board of Physical Therapy Examiners shall cause to be pre-
sented to the State's Attorney of Baltimore City or of the
County wherein any violation occurs, evidence of such viola-
tion and may incur any necessary expense in the performance
of such duty; such expense to be paid out of the receipts of
said Board.

541. All laws or parts of laws inconsistent herewith are re-
pealed to the extent of such inconsistency, but nothing herein
contained shall be construed to amend the laws relating to the
practice of chiropratic, osteopathy, dentistry, chiropody, nurs-
ing, optometry, medicine and surgery or to prohibit chiro-
practors from practicing physical therapy in their practice
as chiropractors; nor to the practice of beauty culture, hair
dressing or in the operation of health clubs, in non-medical
treatments, except as specifically provided in this sub-title,
provided, that nothing in this sub-title shall be construed as
to prohibit or prevent the advertising of health clubs as
health clubs, nor shall any action be taken under the authority
of this sub-title to accomplish such a result.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1947.

Approved May 7, 1947.