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for any person to practice dentistry in this State unless such per-
son shall have first obtained a certificate of qualification issued
by the State Board of Dental Examiners of this State, as herein-
after provided:
i. A Board of Dental Examiners, to consist of five practic-
ing dentists, resident in this State, is hereby created, whose duty
it shall be to carry out the purposes and to enforce the provisions
of this Act. The members of the first Board of Dental Exam-
iners under the provisions of this Act shall be appointed by the
Governor of the State on or before the first day of May, 1892.
The term for which members of said Board shall be appointed
shall be three years, and until their successors shall be duly ap-
pointedand qualified; and no person shall be appointed for or serve
to exceed two terms in succession. All vacancies in said Board
caused by expiration of term, or otherwise, shall be filled by the
appointment of the Governor of the State.
2. Said Board shall have power to make reasonable rules and
regulations for the purpose of carrying out and enforcing the
provisions of this Act. It shall choose one of its members Pres-
ident, and one Secretary; and shall hold two regular meetings in
the city of Columbus, on the last Tuesday of May and Novem-
ber, in each year, and at such other times as .may be deemed
necessary by said Board. A majority of said Board shall at all
times constitute a quorum thereof for the transaction of business,
but a less number may adjourn from time to time. The Board
shall keep full minutes of all of its proceedings, and a full register
of all persons licensed and certified as dentists by said Board,
which shall be public records, and at all reasonable times open to
inspection as such. A transcript of any of the entries in such
minutes and register, certified by the Secretary under the seal of
said Board, shall at all times and places be competent evidence
of the facts therein stated. The members of the Board shall
have power to administer oaths, and the Board shall have power

to hear testimony in all matters relating to the duties imposed
upon it by law.

3. Any and all persons who shall desire to practice dentistry
in this State after July 4, 1892, except such persons as have been
regularly, since July 4, 1889, engaged in the practice of dentistry
in this State, or who may hold, or may hereafter obtain, diplomas
from any reputable dental college, shall file application in writing
with the Secretary of said Board of Dental Examiners for exam-