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REVIEW OF DENTISTRY. — — —

some one of the United States or of a foreign government:
Provided, That nothing in Section I of this Act shall apply to
any bo?ia fide practitioner of dentistry or dental surgery in this
State at the time of the passage of this Act: And provided, That
nothing in this Act shall be so construed as to prevent phy-
sicians, surgeons or others from extracting teeth. Laws of i88j,
p. 114.
Sec. 6890. Every person who shall hereafter engage in the.
practice of dentistry or dental surgery in this State shall file a
copy of his diploma with the clerk of the county court in the
county in which he resides, and in the city of St. Louis, with the
city register, which copy shall be sworn to by the party filing the
same, and the clerk shall give a certificate of such fact, with
the seal of the county court attached thereto, to such party filing
the copy of his diploma, and shall file and register the name of
the person, the date of filing and the nature of the instrument,
in a book to be kept by him for that purpose, and as a compensa-
tion for his services the said clerk for filing and registering the
same shall receive a fee of one dollar, to be paid by the person
filing the diploma. Lazvs of 1883, p. 114.
Sec. 6891. Every bona fide practitioner of dentistry or dental
surgery residing in this State at the time of the passage of this
Act and desiring to continue the same shall, within ninety days
after the passage of this Act, file an affidavit of the said facts with
the clerk of the county court of the county in which he resides,
or with the city register of the city of St. Louis, if he resides in
the city of St. Louis; and the said clerk or register, as the case
may be, shall register the name of, and give a certificate to, the
party filing the affidavit, in like manner and of like effect as
hereinbefore provided, and for such services shall receive a fee
of one dollar, to be paid by the party filing the affidavit. Laws
of 1883, p. 114.
Sec. 6892. All certificates issued under the provisions of this
Act shall be prima facie evidence of the right of the holder to
practice under this Act, which right it shall be incumbent upon
the holder to prove under all prosecutions under this Act.
Laws of 1S83, p. 114.
Sec. 6893. Every person violating any of the provisions of
this Act shall, upon conviction thereof, be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor, and be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-
five nor more than two hundred dollars for each offense; and all
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