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gible to serve on said Board unless they have been regularly
graduated from some reputable dental college, duly authorized
to grant degrees in dentistry, or who shall have been actively
engaged in the practice of dentistry for a period of ten (10) years
previous to appointment.
Sec. 3. The length of term for which the members of said Board
shall hold office shall be three (3) years, except that two of the
members of the Board first to be appointed under this Act shall
hold office for the term of one (1) year, two for the term of two
(2) years, and one for the term of three (3) years respectively,
and until their successors shall be duly appointed and qualified.
In case of a vacancy occurring in said Board, such vacancy shall
be filled by the Governor in conformity with Section 2.
Sec. 4. Said Board shall choose one of its members Presi-
dent and one Secretary and Treasurer, and it shall meet at least
once a year, and oftener if it shall be deemed necessary. Four
of said Board shall constitute a quorum. The proceedings of
said Board shall at all reasonable times be open to public inspec-
tion.
Sec. 5. It shall be the duty of each person now engaged in
the practice of dentistry in this Territory, within ninety (90) days
after the passage of this Act, to send an affidavit to the Secretary
of said Board, setting forth his or her name, place of business,
postoffice address, the length of time they have been engaged in
the practice of dentistry in this Territory; if a graduate of a den-
tal college, state the name of college, and shall pay to the Treas-
urer of said Board the sum of five (5) dollars, for which they
shall receive from said Board a practitioner's certificate. On
failure to comply with the provisions of this section they shall
be required to appear before the Board, and be examined by said
Board.
Sec. 6. It shall be the duty of all persons not holding diplo-
mas, who wish to engage in the practice of dentistry in this Ter-
ritory, after the passage of this Act, to appear before said Board
at a regular meeting and pay into the treasury of said Board the
fee of twenty-five dollars (#25), not returnable, and stand an ex-
amination by said Board in operative and prosthetic dentistry,
and all the branches taught in a reputable dental college, and if
such applicants pass an examination satisfactory to said Board,
said Board shall issue to said applicant a license which will en-
title him or her to practice dentistry in this Territory.