THE MEDICAL BILL an act to regulate the practice of medicine be it enacted by the governor and legislative assembly of the territory af utah section 1 that upon the passage of this act the governor of this territory shall by and with the advice alq ami consent of the council appoint biennially a board of seven medical examiners from the various recognized schools of medicine who shall hold bold office for two years or until their successors are appointed the examiners so appointed shall go before a or county judge and make oath that they are graduate U of 0 legally a Y chartered medical coll gee in good a standing anding and that t they a will faithfully perform the duties of their office all al vacancies caud by removal death resignation or otherwise shall ball be ailed filled by appointment by the governor within one month from the time that the vacancy shall occur sec 2 bald board shall organize immediately after the passage of this act by selecting from its members a president and secretary and treasurer and shall have a seat seal and attest its official acts under seal the president of said board shall have authority to administer oaths and the board shall take testimony in all matters relating related to its duties said board shall jh A the power to issue certificates to f furnish satisfactory proof of having received degrees or licenses from chartered medical colleges in good and legal standing and pass a satisfactory examination before said board said board shall prepare two forms of certificates one for persons examined and favorably passed upon by the board the other for persons as provided for in section 11 of this not act and shall furnish 41 to the county recorder of the several counties a liht of all persons residing in said county receiving certificates from the board certificates shall be signed by all the members of the board granting them and shall indicate the medical society from which the board has been appointed see sec 8 3 the fee for the examination and certificate as provided for in section 2 of this act shall be twenty five dollars which shall be paid to the treasurer of the board of examiners sec 4 graduates of respectable medical colleges who are at this time engaged in actual practice in this territory shall be licensed to practice medicine under this act upon presentation of their degree to said board aud upon producing satisfactory evidence of the identity of applicant the fee for such license biall be five dollars to be paid aid to the treasurer of the board of examiners examiners the secretary of the board shall enter without fee upon the register to be kept by him the names of all persons to whom licenses are issued as physicians and surgeons see sec 5 every person arson holding a certificate from sail said board shall have it recorded in the office of the recorder of the county in which he resides within three months from its date and the date of record shall be endorsed thereon until such certificate is recorded as herein provided the holder thereal the shall not exercise any of the privileges conferred therein to practice medicine any person removing to another county to practice medicine shall record the certificate in like manner in the county to which he removes and the holder of the certificate shall pay the recorder the usual fees for recording other papers I 1 sec 6 the county recorder shall keep in a book provided for the purpose a complete list of the certificates recorded ed by him with the date of the issue of the certificate and if the certificate be based upon a degree and examination hejhall he shall record the nameon name of the medical college conferring the degree and the date thereof the register ol of the county recorder shall be open to public during business busin esc hours sec 7 examinations shall be made wholly lyer or partially in writing see sec 8 we the board of medical examiners may refuse to issue the certificates provided for in this act to individuals divi duals guilty of unprofessional or 01 dishonorable conduct the nature ol of which shall be stated in writing and it may revoke such certificates for like causes to be stated in writing sec 9 any person shall be regarded as practicing medicine within the meaning of this act who shall treat operate upon or prescribe for any physical ailment of another for a fee or who shall hold him or herself out by means of signs cards advertisements or otherwise as a physician and surg surgeon eoD but nothing in this act shall be to prohibit service in case of emergency or the administration of family remedies fand this act shall not apply to commissioned surgeons of the united states army in the discharge of their official duties or to visiting physicians in actual consultation see sec 10 any person practicing medic medicine inear or surgery within the territory without first having obtained a certificate as herein provided for or contrary to the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor see sec 11 all persons not graduates of medical colleges who have practiced medicine ton ten years continually in this territory prior to the taking effect of this thie act shall upon proper application and payment of the fee for examination as provided for in section 3 of this act accompanied by a petition signed by twenty five legal voters living in the city or precinct where such applicant practices be admitted to exa examination mins before the board of medical examiners and if satisfactory shall receive such certificate unless it shall be ascertained and determined by the board of medical examiners that the person so applying for a certificate is of immoral character or guilty of unprofessional or dishonorable conduct in which case said board may reject such application and provided that such application for a certificate shall be made six dix months after the taking effect of this act and all persons holding a certificate on account of ton ten years practice shall be subject to all the requirements and discipline of this not act in regard to their future conduct in the practice of medicine the same as all other persons holding and all persons not having applied tor or received such certificates within six after the taking effect of this act and all persons whose applications application a have for cause herein named been rejected or certificates revoked shall if they practice medicine be deemed guilty of practicing in violation of law and shall suffer the penalties herein provided sec 12 all persons practicing ina obstetrics in this territory blY stich within three months after the iwao passage of tats act apply ogal t og sl artl ot dt examiners for a certificate er PA mug a proper examination sh shaft bote untitled to them the same paying to the treasurer of said eald board beard the sum of ten dollars to be applied towards defraying the expenses of said board any person practicing obstetrics in this territory without first brat obtaining the license licence herein pro vided aided for or contrary to the provisions of this athla act shall be deemed guilty of H misdemeanor provided that all persons who shall furnish to said board satisfactory evidence by affidi affidavits vita or otherwise of having practiced obstetrics pre previous vinus to the passage of this act shall receive a license without examination upon the payment of a fee of one dollar JN nothing athing iii in this section shall be construed to apply to physicians physician se holding certificates in accordance with this act or to prohibit service in case of an emergency or to persons practicing obstetrics in communities where here there are no licensed practitioners bee 13 the board of medical examiners shall meet on the first monday in january march june and september of each year at lo 10 am and such other times as the president of the board shall deem necessary the place pace of meeting shall be at the territorial capitol cao itol sec 14 any member of said board may be removed from office for misconduct in office by a two thirds vote of all the members of the board buano but no member shall be removed until after he has been given a trial before said board see sec 15 the term respectable medical colleges in this act shall include colleges in legal standing of any recognized school of medicine approved march 10 1892