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or letters under such circumstances as to induce the
belief that the person who uses such terms is engaged
in the practice of osteopathy, without having first obtained the
license herein provided for, or contrary to the provisions of this
Act; or who shall, under any other term or name, practice or
attempt to practice osteopathy as defined in Section eleven
of this Act; or who, for the purpose of obtaining such license,
shall falsely represent himself or herself to be the holder of a
diploma, as herein provided—shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanor, and upon conviction thereof in the Criminal Courts
of Baltimore City, or the Circuit Courts of the County, in which
the offense may have been committed, shall pay a fine of not less
than one hundred dollars, nor more than five hundred dollars,
or by imprisonment in the City or County jail for not less than
thirty days nor more than ninety days for each offense, either
or both, at the discretion of the court; provided, however, that
nothing contained in this Act shall be construed as affecting the
so-called practice of medicine.

SEC. 14. On and after the approval of this Act, the State
Board of Osteopathic Examiners shall refuse to grant a license
to an applicant to practice osteopathy in this State, and is em-
powered to revoke a license conferring on a person the right to
practice osteopathy upon the presentation to said State Board
of Osteopathic Examiners of & court record showing the con-
viction, in due course of law, of said person for procuring, aid-
ing or abetting in producing a criminal abortion or miscarriage,
by any means whatsoever. The State Board of Osteopathic Ex-
aminers, upon such evidence and proof, shall cause the name
of said convicted licentiate to be removed from the record in
the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Baltimore City
or the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the County. The State
Board of Osteopathic Examiners may refuse, revoke, or sus-
pend the right to practice osteopathy in this State upon any
or all of the following reasons; to wit, the conviction of a crime
involving moral turpitude; habitual intemperance in the use
of ardent spirits or stimulants, narcotics or any other substance
which impairs intellect, and judgment, to such an extent as to
incapacitate the performance of professional duties. Any per-
son who is a licentiate under this Act, or who is an applicant
for examination for licensure to practice osteopathy in this
State, against whom any of the foregoing charges are preferred,
for causing the revocation or suspension of license or for caus-
ing the refusal of the right to be examined for licensure, shall