Sec. 5. Practice of Medicine Defined.-Any person shall be regarded as practicing medicine who shall profess publicly to be a physician or who shall prescribe for the sick; but nothing herein contained shall be construed to prohibit gratuitous services in cases of emergency, or for a physician or surgeon of the United States army in the discharge of their duties as such, but none of the provisions of this act shall apply to those who are now and who have heretofore legally practiced medicine in Arizona.

Sec. 6. Penalty for Violation.-Any person violating any of the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not less than $100 nor more than $300, or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not less than three months nor more than six months or by both such fine and imprisonment at the discretion of the courts.

Administrative.-An examining board of two regular, two homeopathic, one eclectic, graduate physicians appointed by the governor. Executive officer, secretary.

Professional. The candidate must present a diploma from a lawfully organized school.

Licensing. The board issues certificates on examination.

Fee, $5.

ARKANSAS.

Examination.-County boards examine the candidates that possess no diploma, but there are no printed rules and the subjects of examination are those usually taught in medical schools. The schools of the American association of medical colleges are recognized. A good literary education is considered a sufficient qualification for the study of medicine and there is no State authority whose credentials are recognized or required.

Registration. The possessor of a recognized diploma registers it with the county clerk and receives a certificate of record, the evidence of his legal qualification to practice.

Sec. 4962. Practitioners Must Comply With the Provisions of This Act. It shall be unlawful for any one to engage in the practice of medicine and surgery, or either, in this State, as a calling, except as hereinafter provided.

Sec. 4963. Qualifications.—The party or parties so desiring to engage in the practice of medicine or surgery as above indicated shall be of good moral character, twenty-one years of age, and graduate of some reputable college of medicine and surgery that requires not less than two courses of lectures, each course in a different year as the requirements for graduation.

Sec. 4964. Diploma Recorded; Certificate of Record.-Before any one shall engage in the practice of medicine and surgery in this State, possessing the qualifications as above required, he shall exhibit his diploma to some county clerk of this State and have the same recorded in a book kept for that purpose, for which services the clerk shall receive a fee of $1.50. The clerk shall also give the physician a certificate of record with

the seal of the county attached thereunto which certificate may be attached to said diploma for which service the clerk shall receive no fee.

Sec. 4965. Standing of College Issuing Diploma.-In all cases of doubt as to the reputableness of the college issuing the diploma it shall be the duty of the clerk of the county court where said diploma is offered to be recorded to make inquiry of the secretary of State where said college exists as to its reputableness and requirements for graduation, and if the said clerk of the court shall find that the said college does not conform to the requirements of this act for graduates of medicine and surgery, then in that case he shall not record said diploma, and the person holding it shall not be allowed to practice in this State; provided, any applicant who shall feel aggrieved at the action of the county clerk shall have the right to appeal to the State board of medical examiners, whose decision shall govern the clerk in his action.

Sec. 4966. Record Obtained Through Fraud; Misdemeanor.-If, after the recording any diploma, it shall come to the knowledge of the clerk making the record, or any other executive or judicial officer of this State, that the said record was obtained by fraud or misrepresentation, it shall be their duty to institute before said court of record, proceedings to have such record reversed and adjudged (invalid); and the party holding such diploma shall be judged guilty of a misdemeanor.

Sec. 4967. Construction of Act.-Nothing in this act shall be so construed as to affect the status of any one now practicing in this State by virtue of a license obtained from any medical examining board in this State under pre-existing law regulating the practice of medicine and surgery; provided, this act shall not apply to any one now legally engaged in the practice of medicine and surgery; provided, further, nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to prevent midwives from pursuing their calling, or any one else from giving such simple domestic remedies as they are in the habit of using.

Sec. 4971. No Discrimination of Sex or School; Physician Defined.— For the purpose of this act no discrimination of sex or schools of medicine shall be allowed, and any person who prescribes or administers medicines except as provided in section 4967 shall be deemed a physician.

Sec. 4972. Penalty for Violation.-Any one violating the provisions of this act shall be adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined in a sum not less than $25 nor more than $100, and each day of such practice shall constitute a separate offense.

-Acts 1895, Chapter 75.

Section 1. County Board of Examiners; Organization; Meetings; Term. The county courts of the several counties of this State shall appoint a county board of medical examiners in and for their respective counties; the said board shall consist of three members, learned in the sciences of medicine and surgery, of good moral character, and duly registered, and two members of said board shall be graduates of some reputable medical college. The members of said board shall organize by taking the oath of office prescribed by the constitution and electing one of their members secretary and they shall hold at least two meetings a year at their county sites. The members of said county boards shall hold their

offices for a period of four years, and said board shall again be filled by appointment by the county court; and all vacancies shall be filled by like appointment; provided, the county judge may at any time remove any county examiner for drunkenness or other immoral conduct.

Sec. 2. Board for Each Judicial District.-In counties having two judicial districts there may be appointed two separate boards, one for each district, in the same manner and with like effect as provided by this act for separate counties.

Sec. 3. Examinations by Board; Certificate to Practice. The county board of medical examiners is authorized to examine all persons who may desire to practice medicine who are residents of the county with the board that may apply, and if found qualified to practice medicine and surgery, issue a certificate which shall entitle the holder to practice in the County in which it is issued or in any county into which his practice may extend, so long as his residence remains in the county wherein the certificate is issued.

Sec. 4. Fee for Examination.-Such applicant shall pay the county board a fee of $6 for the examination.

Administrative.-A county board of examiners appointed by the county court consisting of three registered physicians, two being graduates of a reputable medical school. Executive officer, secretary. Registration of the diploma in a county clerk's office. Fee, $1.50.

Professional.-The diploma must show not less than two courses of lectures, each course in a different year. The reputableness of a school is determined by the secretary of State on application of the clerk of a county court.

Licensing. The board examines without discrimination of sex or school any resident candidate and issues a certificate to practice. The graduate of a reputable school submits his diploma, with evidence that he is twenty-one years of age and of good moral character. Fee for examination, $6.

CALIFORNIA.

Medical Board.-Licensing.--Applicants must present a diploma, affidavit, fee, letter of recommendation. Send diploma and affidavit by express. The affidavit must show that the applicant is the person named in the diploma, that he is its lawful possessor, that it was procured in the regular course of medical instruction and without fraud or misrepresentation, that the medical institution had, at the time of granting it, a full corps of medical instructors, was legally incorporated, actually engaged in medical education, and in good standing, that the applicant complied with all the requirements of the institution. The affidavit must state chat the diploma was issued by in the State of and is dated the day of, 19—.

Send fee by post office or express order. The letter of recommendation from some regular physician in the applicant's vicinity, known to and in good standing with this board, must certify to the identity and correct professional conduct of the applicant. Certificates will be refused to per

sons convicted of any offense involving moral turpitude, or for habitual intemperance.

Medical institutions in good standing in the State of California, include only those institutions which require at least three regular courses or sessions of six months each, extending over a period of three years for graduation. The school shall require of all its applicants for graduation credible certificates of good moral character, evidence, by diploma, certificate, or thorough examination, of a good English education, three full years of medical study, including three full courses of lectures; the regular lecture terms shall not be less than six months each, and not less than two lectures a week shall be delivered by each of the instructors in the seven branches enumerated below, not less than one practical course of anatomy in the dissecting room and two terms of clinical and hospital instruction; the school shall show that it has a sufficient and competent corps of instructors and the necessary facilities for teaching; the lecture course shall include lectures on anatomy, physiology, chemistry, materia medica and therapeutics, theory and practice of medicine, surgery and obstetrics.

Section 1. Persons Practicing Medicine and Surgery to Present Diploma to Board.-Every person in this State practicing medicine or surgery, in any of its departments, shall possess the qualifications required by this act. Every such person shall present his diploma to one of the boards of examiners herein named, together with the affidavit mentioned in section 3 of this act. If the board shall find all the facts required to be stated in said affidavit to be true, the board of examiners shall issue its certificate to that effect, signed by all the members thereof, and sealed with the seal of the board, and such certificate shall be conclusive as to the right of the person named therein to practice medicine and surgery in any part of this State.

Sec. 2. Board of Examiners Appointed by What.-The medical society of the State of California, the eclectic medical society of the State of California, and the California State homeopathic medical society, corporations organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of this State, and no other corporation, society, persons, or person, shall appoint annually a board of examiners, consisting of seven members, who shall hold their office for one year, and until their successors shall be chosen. The examiners so appointed shall go before a district or county judge and make oath that they are regular graduates, and that they will faithfully perform the duties of their office. Vacancies occurring in a board of examiners shall be filled by the society appointing it, by the selection of alternates, or otherwise. The board of examiners now organized, or existing under and by virtue of their appointments by the aforesaid societies, shall continue to act as such boards until their successors are appointed at the next annual election.

Sec. 3. Powers and Duties of Examiners.-The board of examiners shall organize within three months after the passage of this act. They shall procure a seal, and shall receive, through their secretary, applications for certificates and examinations. The president of each board shall have authority to administer oaths, and the board take testimony in all meetings relating to their duties. They shall issue certificates to all who fur

nish satisfactory proof of having received diplomas or licenses from legally chartered medical institutions in good standing. They shall prepare two forms of certificates, one for persons in possession of diplomas or licenses, the other for candidates examined by the board. They shall furnish to the county clerks of the several counties a list of all persons receiving certificates. In selecting places to hold their meetings, they shall, as far as is reasonable, accommodate applicants residing in different sections of the State, and due notice shall be published of all their meetings. Certificates shall be signed by all the members of the board granting them, and shall indicate the medical society to which the examining board is attached.

Sec. 4. Board to Examine Diplomas.-Said board of examiners shall examine diplomas as to their genuineness, and if the diploma shall be found genuine, as represented, the secretary of the board of examiners shall receive a fee of $5 from each graduate or licentiate, and no further charge shall be made to the applicant; but if it be found to be fraudulent, or not lawfully owned by the possessor, the board shall be entitled to charge and collect $20 of the applicant presenting such diploma. The applicant shall accompany his diploma with an affidavit stating that he is the lawful possessor of the same, that he is the person therein named, that the diploma was procured in the regular course of medical instruction, and without fraud or misrepresentation of any kind, and that the medical institution granting the diploma had, at the time of the granting the same, a full corps of medical instructors, and was at the said time a legally incorporated institution, actually and in good faith engaged in the business of medical education, and in good standing as a medical institution, and that the applicant had complied with all the requirements of said institution. Such affidavit may be taken before any person authorized to administer oaths, and the same shall be attested under the hand and official seal of such officer, if he have a seal. In addition to such affidavit, the board of examiners may hear such further testimony as in their discretion they may deem proper to hear, as to the verification of any such diploma, or as to the identity of the person named therein, or as to the manner in which any such diploma was procured, and if it should appear from such testimony that any fact stated in said affidavit is untrue, the application of such person for a certificate shall be rejected. None of said boards shall entertain an application which has been rejected by another of saiu boards, nor shall any rejected application be renewed until at least one year after the action of the board rejecting the same.

Sec. 5. Examination of Applicants.-All examinations of persons not graduates or licentiates shall be made directly by the board and the certificates given by the boards shall authorize the possessor to practice medicine and surgery in the State of California; but no examinations into the qualifications of persons not holding diplomas or licenses shall be made after December 31, 1876. After that date no certificates shall be granted by them, except to persons presenting diplomas or licenses from legally chartered medical institutions in good standing.

Sec. 6. Certificates to Be Recorded.-Every person holding a certificate from a board of examiners shall have it recorded in the office of the clerk of the county in which he resides, and the record shall be indorsed thereon. Any person removing to another county to practice shall procure