ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR. 857

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That twelve new sections, to
be known as Sections 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75. 76. 77, 78, 79
and 80 of Article 43 of the Annotated Code of Maryland, title,
"Health, " sub-title "Midwives, " be and the same are hereby
enacted to read as follows:

SEC. 69. From and after the 1st day of July, 1924, it shall
be unlawful for any person, not being licensed under the pro-
visions of this Act, to use the name or title of midwife, either
alone or in combination with any word or words, or any name,
title or description implying that she is licensed under this
Act, or is a person especially qualified to practice midwifery,
or is recognized by law as a midwife.

SEC. 70. From and after the 1st day of July, 1924, it shall
be unlawful for any person, not being licensed to practice mid-
wifery under the provisions of this Act, and not being a licensed
practitioner of medicine, to attend women in childbirth, habitu-
ally or for hire, except under the personal direction and super-
vision of a licensed practitioner of medicine.

SEC. 71. It shall be unlawful for any person licensed under
this Act to employ or permit an unlicensed person to act as his
or her substitute,, and the license issued under this Act shall
not confer upon any person any right to practice medicine, to
prescribe or administer drugs, to undertake charge of abnormal
cases of confinement, or of any disease in connection with par-
turition, or to assume any name, title or designation implying
that such person is authorized by law to undertake charge of
any of such cases or to practice medicine or to prescribe or ad-
minister drugs.

SEC. 72. Any person who is licensed to practice midwifery
at the time of the passage of this Act shall be entitled to a
license under the provisions of this Act, upon the surrender of
the certificate of licensure he or she now holds to the Chief of
the Bureau of Vital Statistics of the State Board of Health.

SEC. 73. Any person not licensed to practice midwifery on
or before July 1, 1924, who shall desire to obtain a license, shall
make written application to the Chief of the Bureau of Vital
Statistics of the State Board of Health, and shall furnish a cer-
tificate of moral character and a certificate of the applicant's
qualifications for licensure, provided that nothing in this Act
shall be construed to prevent any person who is entitled to li-
censure under Chapter 94 of the Acts of 1912 from obtaining
a license under the provisions of this Act, without examination,