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this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon con-
viction, may be fined not less than fifty ($50) dollars nor more
than two hundred ($200) dollars, or confined six months in the
county jail for each and every offense.
One-half of any fine recovered under this Act shall be paid
into the common school fund of the county in which such con-
viction takes place, and the other half thereof shall be paid to the
person whose information leads to the prosecution and convic-
tion of the offender.

COLORADO.

An Act to Insure the Efficacy of Practitioners of Dental
Surgery, and to Regulate the Practice of Dentistry in
the State of Colorado.

Be it Enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
Section i. No person shall practice dentistry in this State
until he or she shall have obtained a license for such purpose, as
hereinafter provided, but nothing in this act shall be construed
to prohibit any physician or surgeon from extracting teeth.

Sec. 2. A State Board of Dental Examiners shall be and is
hereby created, whose duty it shall be to enforce and execute the
provisions of this Act. The said Board shall consist of five mem-
bers, who shall be appointed by the Governor, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate. Each member of said Board
shall be appointed for the term of two years, and hold his office
until his successor be duly appointed. Vacancies occurring in
said Board shall be filled by the Governor.

Sec. 3. Said Board shall choose from its members a Presi-
dent, Secretary and Treasurer thereof, and shall meet at least
once in each year, and as much oftener and at such times and
places as it may deem necessary. The first meeting of said Board
shall be held within sixty days after the time this Act will go into
force and effect, at the capitol of the State. 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. Any person desirous of continuing the practice of den-
tistry within this State, shall appear in person before said Board,
at the first or any subsequent meeting of said Board, at such time
and place as the said Board may designate, and submit to an
examination by said Board, to determine his or her ability to