EMERSON C. HARRINGTON, GOVERNOR. 1095

And it shall be unlawful after June 1, 1906, for any per-
son to practice professional nursing as a "Registered Nurse, "
without a certificate from said State Board of Examiners
and that it shall be unlawful after June 1, 1917, for any per-
son to practice professional nursing as a graduate, certified or
registered nurse without a certificate from said State Board of
Examiners. A nurse who has received his or her certificate
according to the provisions of this Act shall be styled and
known as a "Registered Nurse. " No other persons shall as-
sume such title or use the abbreviation R. N., or any other
letters or figures to indicate that he or she is a graduate, cer-
tified or registered nurse.

SEC. 5A. And be it further enacted, That said Board of
Examiners shall have the power, in the exercise of its sound
discretion, to issue a certificate of registration, without ex-
amination, to any applicant who has been duly registered as
a registered nurse under the laws of another State; provided
said Board of Examiners shall determine that such applicant
possesses qualifications which are the equivalent to those re-
quired under Section 4 of this Act; and provided further that
such applicant shall file a written application for registration
and pay the registration fee provided for by the third Section
of this Act; and that until June 1, 1917, said Board of Ex-
aminers may issue certificates of registration, without exami-
nation, to those nurses, who, at the time of the passage of this
Act, are registered in other States and engaged in nursing in
Maryland, upon written application and the payment of the
registration fee hereinbefore provided; provided such appli-
cants shall, in their application, present credentials satisfac-
tory to said Board of Examiners.

SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall not
be construed to affect or apply to the gratuitous nursing of the
sick by friends or members of the family, and also it shall
not apply to any person nursing the sick for hire, who does
not advertise, solicit employment or hold himself or herself out
as a graduate, certified or registered nurse.

SEC. 7. And be it further enacted, That any person vio-
lating any of the provisions of this Act, or who shall wilfully
make any false representation to the Board of Examiners in
applying for a certificate, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor,
and upon conviction be punished by a fine of not more than
five hundred dollars ($500. 00).