ROBERT M. McLANE, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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tice of dentistry in this state, to cause his or her name

and residence or place of business to be registered with

Names to be

said board of examiners, who shall keep a book for

registered.

that purpose; the statement of every such person shall

be verified under oath, before a notary public, or jus-

tice of the peace, in such manner as may be prescribed

by the said board of examiners; every person who shall

so register with said board as a practitioner of dentis-

try, may continue to practice the same as such, and

shall receive a certificate of such registration upon his

or her paying to said board one dollar for such certifi-

cate.

SEC. 5. Be it enacted, That any and all persons

who shall desire to commence such practice, may ap-

pear before said board at any of its regular meetings,

and be examined with reference to their knowledge

and skill in dental surgery, and if the examination of

any such person or persons shall prove satisfactory to

said board, the board of examiners shall issue to such

Board to issue

persons as they shall find to possess the requisite quali-

certificate.

fications a certificate to that effect, in accordance with

the provisions of this act, upon the payment of one

dollar for such certificate; all certificates issued by

said board shall be signed by its officers, and such

certificates and diplomas granted as aforesaid shall be

prima facie evidence of the right of the holder to prac-

tice dentistry in the State of Maryland.

SEC. 6. Be it enacted, That any person who shall

wilfully violate any of the provisions of this act, shall

be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon convic-

tion thereof, in any court having criminal jurisdiction,

may be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than

Penalty for vio-

three hundred dollars, or be confined not more than

lating this act.

six months in the county jail, in the discretion of the

court; all fines received under this act shall be paid

into the common school fund of the city or county in

which such conviction takes place.

SEC. 7. Be it enacted, That one member of said

board may grant any certificate provided for in this

act to any applicant, upon presentation by such appli-

cant of the evidence requisite for the obtaining said

Power to grant

certificate, which certificate shall remain in force until

certificate.

the next regular meeting of the said board after the

granting of said certificate, and no longer; but no

such certificate shall be issued by such member after

such applicant has been rejected by said board.