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for at least two years prior to the passage of this Act. In case
of a vacancy occurring in said Board such vacancy shall be filled
by the Governor.
Sec. 3. Said Board shall keep a record, in which shall be
registered the names and residence and place of business of all
persons authorized under this Act to practice dentistry or dental
surgery in this Territory. It shall elect one of its members as
President, one as Secretary, and one as Treasurer thereof, which
election shall hold during the term for which the incumbent was
appointed, or during his or her residence in the Territory. It
shall meet at least once in each year, and as much oftener and
at such times and places as it may deem necessary. A majority
of such Board shall at all times constitute a quorum, and the pro-
ceedings thereof shall, at all reasonable times, be open for public
inspection.

Sec. 4. Every person who holds a diploma from a recognized
college of dentistry, or who was engaged in the practice of den-
tal surgery in the Territory three months previous to the passage
of this Act and who has been regularly engaged in the practice
of dentistry for three years next preceding the passage of this
Act, shall, within six months thereafter, cause his or her name,
residence and place of business to be registered with the Board
of Dental Examiners and pay the fee hereinafter provided, where-
upon the Board shall issue a license duly signed by a majority
of said Board, and such license shall be prima facie evidence of
the right of the holder thereof to practice dentistry or dental
surgery in the Territory of Oklahoma.
Sec. 5. Any person desiring to commence the practice of
dentistry or dental surgery in the Territory of Oklahoma, after
the passage of this Act, shall, before commencing such practice,
file for record in a book kept for that purpose with said Board
of Dental Examiners, his or her diploma, or a duly authenticated
copy thereof, and pay the fee as hereinafter provided, whereupon
the said Board shall issue to such person a license, the same as
provided in section four of this Act: Provided, however, That
any person who shall pass a satisfactory examination before the
said Board regarding his or her qualifications to practice den-
tistry or dental surgery, and pay the fee as hereinafter provided,
shall also be granted a license as provided in section four of this
Act.
Sec. 6. To provide for the proper and effective enforcement