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licensed practical nurses; and each applicant shall furnish evi-
dence satisfactory to said Board of Examiners that he or she
is eighteen (18) years of age, is of good moral character, can
read and write the English language and has received a certifi-
cate from an institution in which not less than a nine months'
course of training with a systematic course of instruction is
given to the satisfaction of said Board of Examiners.

Section 208C. And be it further enacted, That the said
Board of Examiners is hereby empowered and authorized in
its sound discretion to register as a licensed practical nurse
without examination any person who have had at least two (2)
years' experience in caring for the sick prior to the first day
of February 1922; provided such person shall furnish evidence
satisfactory to said Board of Examiners that he or she is
eighteen (18) years of age, is of good moral character and can
read and write the English language; and further provided
such persons apply in writing to the said Board on or before
the thirty-first day of December, 1922, upon payment of the
registration fee.

And it shall be unlawful after January 1st, 1923, for any
person to practice nursing as a licensed practical nurse with-
out a certificate from said State Board of Examiners. A per-
son who has received his or her certificate according to the
provisions of this sub-title shall be styled and known as a
"Licensed Practical Nurse." No other person shall assume
such title, or assume the abbreviation of "L. P. N".," or any
other letters or figures to indicate that he or she is a licensed
practical nurse.

Section 208D. And be it further enacted, That in every
year during the month of February, every licensed practical
nurse registered under the provisions of this Act shall cause
his or her certificate to be recorded in the office of the State
Board of Examiners of Curses, together with an affidavit of his
or her identity, as the person to whom the same was issued, and
of his or her place of residence at the time of such registra-
tion. The registrant shall pay to the said Board of Examiners
a fee of fifty cents for each such registration.

Section 208E. And be it further enacted, That this sub-
title shall not be construed to affect or apply to the gratuitous
nursing of the sick or members of the family, or shall not
prohibit any one not a "Licensed Practical Nurse" from nurs-
ing for hire, provided such person shall not hold his or herself
out as a "Licensed Practical ISTurse."