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less than fifty nor more than three hundred dollars: Provided,
That nothing in this Act shall be so construed as to prevent any
person from extracting teeth.
Sec. 9. That on trial of such indictment it shall be incumbent
on the defendant to show that he has authority under the law to
practice dentistry, to exempt himself from such penalty.
Sec. 10. That all fines collected shall inure to the educational
fund of the county where the offender resides.
Sec. 11. Those who have been in the regular practice of den-
tistry in the State prior to the passage of this Act are exempt
from the provisions of the same, except section 7 of this Act.
Sec. 12. That the South Carolina Dental Association is
hereby made a body politic and corporate, shall have and use a
common seal, sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, and be
empowered to make all necessary by-laws not inconsistent with
the State laws and constitution.

Sec. 13. That this Act shall continue in force until repealed.
Approved February 23, 1875.

SOUTH DAKOTA.

An Act to Insure the Better Education of Practitioners of
Dental Surgery, and to Regulate the Practice of Den-
tistry in the Territory of Dakota.

Be it E?iacted by the Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Dakota:
Section i. That it shall be unlawful for any person to engage
in the practice of dentistry in this Territory unless he or she shall
have obtained a certificate, as herein provided.
Sec. 2. A Board of Examiners, to consist of five practicing
dentists, is hereby created, whose duty it shall be to carry out the
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purposes and enforce the provisions of this Act. The members
of said Board shall be appointed by the Governor, who shall
select them from ten candidates, whose names shall be furnished
him by the South Dakota Dental Society and the Northwestern
Dental Association; each shall furnish the names of five candi-
dates, and the Governor shall select at least two from each five
names so furnished, to be members of said Board. The term
for which the members of said Board shall hold their offices shall
be five years, except that the members of the Board first to be
appointed under this Act shall hold their offices for the term of
one, two, three, four and five years respectively, and until their