ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR. 537

Maryland (Volume 3), Article 43, Section 258, desiring to be-
gin the practice of Optometry in this State shall pass au ex-
amination before said Board of Examiners, in such subjects
and under such rules and regulations as shall from time to
time be adopted by said board. Such examination may in the
discretion of said board, embrace all subjects relative to optics
and Optometry contained in text-books or that are now or may
hereafter be taught in high-grade educational institutions teach-
ing optics and Optometry and kindred subjects, and shall in-
clude the anatomy, physiology and pathology of the eye, the
use of all instruments used in making examination of the eye,
and such other subjects as said board may deem advisable.
Any applicant for examination must not be under twenty-one
years of age, and must be of good moral character, and must
give evidence which shall be satisfactory to the Board of Ex-
aminers of having had preliminary scholastic and profes-
sional education equal to such standard as may be adopted
by said board. Such scholastic and professional standards
may, in the discretion of said board, be changed from time to
time to meet the demands of the profession. Information as
to the scholastic and professional standard adopted by said
board shall be furnished to any person upon his written re-
quest and shall include any change made in such standard prior
to the receipt of such request. Any person applying for ex-
amination shall be required to furnish satisfactory proof to
said board of scholastic and professional education equal to
the standard in force at the time of such application for ex-
amination, and, upon furnishing such proof, shall be examined
before said board at such time and place as said board may
designate. Each person shall pay at the time of filing his ap-
plication the sum of twenty dollars to the secretary of the

board for the use of said board, and if he shall pass said exam-
ination he shall pay to the secretary, for the use of said board,
a further sum of five dollars on the issuance to him of a num-
bered certificate of examination which shall constitute a license
to practice Optometry; provided, however, that any applicant
for a certificate of licensure who has been examined by the
State board of another State which, through reciprocity, simi-
larly accredits the holder of a certificate issued by the board

of this State to the full privileges of practice within such State
may, with the approval and consent of said board, on the pay-
ment of a fee of twenty-five dollars to the said board and on
filing in the office of the board a true and attested copy of
the said license, certified by the president or secretary of the