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REVIEW OF DENTISTRY. : 55

DELAWARE.

(Passed at Dover, March 31, 1885.)
Be it Exacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the State of Delaware, in General Assembly Met.
Be it Enacted by the Ge?ieral Assembly of Dclazvare
Section i. That it shall be unlawful for any person who is
not, at the time of the passage of this Act, a recognized practi-
tioner of dentistry in this State, and so recognized by the pro-
fession, to practice dentistry, unless he or she shall have obtained
a certificate, as hereinafter provided, or shall hold a diploma
from a reputable dental college, and so recognized by the Board
herein created.
Sec. 2. Be it enacted, That a Board of Examiners, to consist
of five reputable practicing dentists, is hereby created, whose
duty it shall be to carry out the purposes and enforce the provis-
ions of this Act; the members of said Board shall be appointed
by the Governor, who shall select them from the dentists residing
in the State. The term for which the members of said Board
shall hold their offices shall be four years, except that two mem-
bers of the Board— first to be appointed under this Act—shall be
designated by the Governor to hold their offices for the term of
two, and three, and four years, respectively, unless sooner re-
moved by the Governor, and until their successors shall be duly
appointed; in a case of vacancy occurring in such Board, such
vacancy shall be filled in like manner by the Governor.
Sec. 3. Be it oiactcd, That said Board shall choose one of its
members President, and one Secretary thereof; it shall fix the
time and place of its meeting or meetings; a majority of said
Board shall at all times constitute a quorum, and the proceedings
.hereof shall at all reasonable times be open to public inspection;
the Board shall also make an annual report of its proceedings to
the Governor.
Sec. 4. Be it enacted, That within six months from the time
this act takes effect, it shall be the duty of every person who is
at that time engaged in the practice of dentistry in this State, to
cause his or her name and residence, or place of business, to be
registered with said Board of Examiners, who shall keep a book
for that purpose; the statement of every such person shall be
verified under oath before a Notary Public or Justice of the
Peace, in such a manner as may be prescribed by the said Board