THEODORE R. McKELDIN, GOVERNOR                   121

tute a quorum, and special meetings of the Board shall be called by
the Secretary upon written request of any two members. The said
Board of Examiners of Nurses is authorized to frame such by-laws
as may be necessary to govern its proceedings. The Secretary shall
be required to keep a record of all meetings of the Board, including
a register of the names of all nurses duly registered under this
sub-title, which shall at all reasonable times be open to public
scrutiny, and the Board shall cause the prosecution of all persons
violating any of the provisions of this sub-title, and may incur
necessary expenses on this behalf. [The Secretary shall receive a
salary to be fixed by the Board, not less than One Hundred Dollars
($100) and not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500) per annum,
also traveling and other expenses incurred in the discharge of her
official duties.] The Treasurer, before entering upon the discharge
of [her] the duties [,] of Treasurer, shall give bond in the sum of
Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) with a corporate surety, to be
approved by the Board. The [other]) members of the Board shall
receive [Five Dollars ($5.00)] Ten Dollars ($10.00) for each day
actually engaged in this service, and all legitimate and necessary
expenses. Said expenses and salaries shall be paid from fees re-
ceived by the Board under the provision of this sub-title, and no
part of salaries or other expenses of the Board shall be paid out
of the State Treasury. All money received in excess of the said
allowance and other expenses provided for, shall be held by the
Treasurer for meeting the expenses of said Board and the cost of
annual reports to the Board.

279.    It shall be the duty of said Board of Examiners to deter-
mine and said Board is hereby empowered in its sound discretion
to determine, the qualifications of all applicants for registration;
and each applicant shall furnish evidence satisfactory to said Board
of Examiners that he or she is [twenty-one (21)] nineteen (19)
years of age, is of good moral character, has received the equiva-
lent of a high school education, and has graduated from a training
school connected with a general hospital where three years of train-
ing with a systematic course of instruction is given in the hospital,
or has graduated from a training school in connection with a hos-
pital of good standing supplying a systematic three years' training
corresponding to the above standards, which training may be
obtained in two or more hospitals; provided, however, that credit
may be given by the said Board of Examiners for not more than
eight months of said above mentioned three years hospital training
upon an applicant furnishing evidence to said Board of Examiners
that lie or she has received a scientific or practical education or
training in some school, college, public health or similar organiza-
tion, which course is approved by said Board of Examiners.;

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280.    [All nurses graduating before June 1, 1906, possessing the
above qualifications shall be permitted to register without examina-
tion upon payment of registration fee. Nurses who shall show to
the satisfaction of the Board of Examiners that they are graduates
of training schools connected with a general hospital or sanitarium
giving two years' training or prior to the year 1897 having given
one year's training and who maintain in other respects proper stand-