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State, or some one of the United States, in the manner herein-
after mentioned.
Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of the Board of Public Works to
appoint nine dentists, learned in the profession, three of whom
shall be appointed in each congressional district, who shall con-
stitute a Board for the examination of applicants in their own
district, and before which all applicants for license to practice
dentistry shall appear and be examined touching his proficiency
in said art, or profession, and if two, or more, of said Board deem
the said applicant qualified to practice said profession, they shall
sign said license. For making which examination the said exam-
iners shall have a fee of two dollars each to be paid by the appli-
cant: Provided, That nothing in this Act shall prevent any per-
son from extracting teeth, or in any manner interfere with any
person now engaged in the practice of dentistry in this State,
The term of office of such Board shall be five years.
Sec. 3. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof,
shall be fined not less than ten, nor more than one hundred, dol-
lars.
Approved February 21, 1881.

An Act to Amend and Re-enact Section Two of Chapter
Forty-five of the Acts of One Thousand Eight Hundred
and Eighty-one, Concerning Dentistry.

(Passed February 12, 1883.)

Be it Enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia :
Section i. That section two of chapter forty-five of the Acts
of one thousand eight hundred and eighty-one be amended and
re-enacted so as to read as follows:
Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of the Board of Public Works to
appoint twelve dentists, learned in the profession, three of whom
shall be appointed in each congressional district, who shall con-
stitute a Board for the examination of applicants in their own
district, and before which any applicant for license to practice
dentistry shall appear and be examined touching his proficiency
in such art, or profession, and if two, or more, of said Board shall
deem the said applicant qualified to practice said profession, they
shall sign said license. For making which examination the said
examiners shall have a fee of two dollars each, to be paid by the