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of the county in wliiili such person proposes to practise, for
which the clerk shall receive a fee of fifty cents; provided, this
Act shall not apply to any dentist holdinj:)^ a diploma from a char-
tered dental institution.
Sec. 2. Any failure, neg^lect or refusal on the part of any
person holding such certificate to register the same as above
directed for a period of six inonths shall work a forfeiture of the
certificate; and no certificate when once forfeited shall be re-
stored, except upon the payment to said I)oard of Examiners of
the sum of twenty-five dollars as a penalty for such neglect, fail-
ure or refusal.
Sec. 3. In order to provide means for carrying out and main-
taining the provisions of this Act the said Board of Examiners
may charge a fee of ten dollars for each person applying for a cer-
tificate, which in no case shall be returned, and funds so derived
shall be placed in the hands of the Secretary to be used in defray-
ing the necessary expenses in conducting the meetings of said
board, and under no circumstances shall any part of such expense
come out of the treasury of the State.
Sec. 4. Within six months from the time this Act takes effect
it shall be the duty of every person who is at the time lawfully
engaged in the practice of dentistry in this State to cause his or
her name, residence, date of diploma or license and date of com-
mencing the practice of dentistry to be registered with the Sec-
retary of the State Board of Dental Examiners authorized and
appointed as aforesaid in a book kept for that purpose. The state-
ment of every such person shall be verified on oath before a
notary public or justice of the peace in such manner as may be
prescribed by the said Board of Examiners, which shall provide,
upon application, blanks for this purpose. It shall be the duty of
the secretary of the board to furnish the Clerk of the Superior
Court of each county a certified list of the names of all persons in
said county who have registered according to the provisions of
this Act; and it shall be the duty of such clerk to register such
names in a book kept for that purpose upon the payment to him
of a fee of fifty cents. Any person thus registered can practise
in one or more counties upon filing in such county or counties a
duly certified transcript of such registration. All persons now
practising who shall fail to register according to the provisions
of this Act within the time prescribed, and who shall offer to
practise dentistry, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and
upon condition shall be fined not more than fifty dollars nor less
than twenty-five dollars for each oflfense. Any person who shall
knowingly and falsely claim or pretend to have or hold a certifi-
cate of proficiency granted by said Board of Examiners shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined not
more than fifty dollars nor less than twenty-five dollars for each