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REVIEW OF DENTISTRY. 139

successors shall be duly appointed. In case of a vacancy occur-
ring in said Board, such vacancy shall be filled by the Governor
from names presented to him by the Northwestern Dental Asso-
ciation and the South Dakota Dental Society. It shall be the
duty of the said dental organizations to present twice the number
of names to the Governor of those to be appointed.
Sec. 3. Said Board shall choose one of its members Presi-
dent, and one the Secretary thereof, and 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 said Board shall at all
times constitute a quorum, and the proceedings thereof shall, at
all reasonable times, be open to public inspection.
Sec. 4. Within six months from the time this Act takes ef-
fect, it shall be the duty of every person who is at that time
engaged in the practice of dentistry in this Territory to cause his
or her name and residence, or place of business, to be registered
with said Board of Examiners, who shall keep a book for that
purpose. The statement of every such person shall be verified
under oath, before a notary public or justice of the peace, in such
a manner as may be prescribed by the Board of Examiners.
Every person who shall so register with said Board as a practi-
tioner of dentistry may continue to practice the same as such
without incurring any of the liabilities or penalties provided in
this Act, and shall pay to the Board of Examiners for such reg-
istration a fee of one dollar. It shall be the duty of the Board of
Examiners to forward to the register of deeds of each county
in the Territory a certified list of the names of all persons resid-
ing in his county who have registered in accordance with the pro-
visions of this Act, and it shall be the duty of all registers of
deeds to register such names in a book to be kept for that pur-
pose.
Sec. 5. Any and all persons who shall so desire may appear
before said Board at any of its regular meetings, and be exam-
ined with reference to their knowledge and skill in dental sur-
gery; and if the examination of any such person or persons shall
prove satisfactory to said Board, the Board of Examiners shall
issue to such persons as they shall find to possess the requisite
qualifications a certificate to that effect in accordance with the
provisions of this Act; said Board shall also endorse as satisfac-
tory diplomas from any reputable dental college, when satisfied
with the character of such institution, upon the holder of such