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Sec. 13. This Act shall take effect immediately after its
passage.
Approved April 3, 1893.

ARKANSAS.

Act to Regulate the Practice of Dentistry and to
Provide for the Punishment of Violators Thereof in
Arkansas.

Be it Enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Arkansas :
Section i. That it shall be unlawful for any person to prac-
tice or attempt to practice dentistry, or dental surgery, in the
State of Arkansas without first having received a certificate from
the Board of Dental Examiners; Provided, That this shall not be
construed as preventing any regular licensed physician from
extracting teeth, nor to prevent any other person from extract-
ing teeth when no charge is made therefor by such person.
Sec. 2. A Board of Examiners, consisting of (5) five prac-
ticing dentists, residents of this State, is hereby created, who
shall have authority to issue certificates to persons in the practice
of dentistry, or dental surgery, in this State, at the time of the
passage of this Act, and also to decide upon the validity of such
diplomas as may be subsequently presented for registration, as
hereinafter provided.
Sec. 3. The members of said Board shall be appointed by
the Governor and shall serve for a term of four years, excepting
that the members of the Board just appointed shall hold their
offices as follows: Three for two, and two for four years respect-
ively and until their successors are duly appointed. In case of
a vacancy occurring in said Board, such vacancy shall be filled by
appointment by the Governor.
Sec. 4. Said Board shall keep a record, in which shall be
registered the names and residences, or places of business, of all
persons authorized under this Act to practice dentistry or dental
surgery in this State. It shall elect one of its members Presi-
dent, and one 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 the members of said
Board shall constitute a quorum, and the proceedings thereof
shall be at all times open for public inspection.