592                             LAWS OF MARYLAND                      [CH. 416

upon such practice, shall file with the said Board of [Chiropody]!
Podiatry Examiners, upon payment of a fee of twenty-five dollars,
a written application for examination, together with satisfactory
proof that the applicant is not less than twenty-one years of age,
is of good moral character and has obtained a preliminary education
of four years' instruction in a high school and two years' instruction
in a college of liberal arts or sciences. The fact that such instruction
has been received by the applicant must be evidenced by a certificate
satisfactory to the said Board of [Chiropody] Podiatry Examiners.
Such applicant must also, before presenting him or herself for ex-
amination, be a graduate of a reputable and legally incorporated
school or college of chiropody or podiatry, acceptable to the Board.
Thereupon the said applicant shall be subjected to an examination.

489.

Anyone who shall practice or attempt to practice [chiropody]
podiatry in this State without having complied with the provisions
of this subtitle shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction
thereof shall be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than two
hundred dollars and in default of payment of such fine shall be
imprisoned for not less than thirty nor more than ninety days. Such
fines, when collected, are to be paid into the treasury of the State
of Maryland. Nothing in this subtitle, however, shall be construed
to interfere with doctors of medicine in the discharge of their pro-
fessional duties or prevent or restrict the commercial sale or fitting
of shoes or foot appliances.

490.

The Board of [Chiropody] Podiatry Examiners may revoke or
suspend for such period as the Board may determine by majority
vote of its members any certificate which it has issued and cause the
name of the holder to be stricken from the book of registration by
certificate to the clerk of the court in which the name of the person
whose license is revoked or suspended is registered for any of the
following causes:

(a)     If any person, who, in any affidavit or examination required
of an applicant for examination, certificate or registration under the
laws regulating the practice of [chiropody] podiatry, shall make a
false statement in a material regard;

(b)     Any person who shall directly or indirectly allow or permit
others than him or herself to practice under a certificate or license
issued to him or her;

(c)    Any person convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude;

(d)    Any person habitually indulging in the use of ardent spirits,
narcotics, stimulants or any other substance which impairs intellect
and judgment to such an extent as, in the opinion of the Board of
[Chiropody] Podiatry Examiners, to incapacitate such person from
the performance of his professional duties; or who is by reason of
insanity or contagious disease an improper person to practice
[chiropody] podiatry;

(e)    Any person failing to pay his annual license fee;

(f)     For dishonorable or unprofessional conduct;