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section I of this Act: Provided, That any person, whether holding
a diploma aforesaid or not, shall have the privilege of making
application to said Board, and, upon undergoing a satisfactory
examination, shall be entitled to a certificate in like manner as a
person holding a diploma, and upon the same terms.
Sec. 7. To provide for the proper and effective enforcement
of this Act, said Board of Examiners shall be entitled to the fol-
lowing fees, to-wit: For each certificate to persons engaged in
the practice in the State at the time of the passage of this Act,
the sum of one dollar; for each certificate issued to persons not
engaged in the practice of dentistry in the State at the time of
the passage of this Act, the sum of five dollars.
Sec. 8. The members of said Examining Board shall receive
the compensation of five dollars per day for each day actually
engaged in the duties of his office, which, together with all other
legitimate expenses incurred in the performance of such duties,
shall be paid from the fees and penalties received by the Board
under the provisions of this Act, and no part of the expenses of
said Board shall at any time be paid out of the State treasury.
All moneys in excess of the said per diem allowance and other
expenses shall be held by the Secretary of said Board as a special
fund for meeting the expenses of said Board, he giving such
bond as the Board may from time to time direct, and said Board
shall make an annual report of its proceedings to the Governor
by the 15th day of December of each year, together with an
account of all moneys received and disbursed by them in the
pursuance of this Act.
Sec. 9. Any person who shall violate this Act by practicing
or attempting to practice dentistry or dental surgery within the
State without first complying with the provisions of this Act,
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof shall be fined in a sum not less than twenty-five nor more
than three hundred dollars.
Sec. 10. This Act shall take effect from and after its pass-
age, the public welfare demanding it.

TEXAS.
An Act to Regulate the Practice of Dentistry in the State
of Texas.
Be it Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas:
Section i. That from and after the passage of this Act it