JOHN WALTER SMITH, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

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that the names of all those who are not entitled to be regis-
tered under this Act have been presented for prosecution to
the State's attorney of the city of Baltimore, and of each
county in the State in which the accused, respectively, reside.
Those physicians, who, being entitled to register under this
Act, yet have failed to comply at the expiration of this time —
four months from the election of the secretary-treasurer of the
board-shall also be prosecuted, and no one after the passage
of this Act shall be allowed to practice medicine or surgery

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without being duly registered according to the provisions of
this Act. The secretary-treasurer shall keep the official records
of the board for which he is secretary, as provided for in sec-
tion 41 of this Act, the examination papers of applicants for
at least three years, after they Dave been passed upon by the
board, after which they are to be destroyed, and a complete
list of all registered physicians in the entire State. He shall
call to the attention of the State's attorneys of Baltimore city
and of the different counties throughout the State al! viola-
tions of the law under this Act. He shall collect and hold
all moneys belonging to the board, for which he shall give
bond to the State of Maryland in the sum of $1,000, the same
to be held by the president of the board. He shall receive
from the income of the board such salary as his respective
board may determine.

Duty of
secretary-
treasurer

41. Each board of medical examiners shall meet on the first
Tuesday in June in each year for the purpose of reorganiza-
tion. At said first meeting of said respective boards, each of
said boards shall effect an organization by the election from its
own membership of a president, and shall also appoint a secre-
tary-treasurer, as otherwise provided in this Article. For the
purpose of examining applicants for license, each of said
boards of medical examiners shall hold one or more stated
or special meetings in each year, due notice of which shall
be made public, at such time and places as may be determined
by the members thereof, respectively. At said stated or special
meeting a majority of the members of the board shall consti-
tute a quorum thereof. Each of said boards of medical
examiners shall keep an official register of all applicants for
examination for a license to practice medicine and surgery
in this State ; said register for license shall show the name,
age and last place of residence of each candidate, the school
from which he or she may have graduated, and whether such
applicant was rejected or licensed under this sub-title ; but
such matters shall not be written in said register or made
public until after the examination.

President
and other
officers to be
elected.