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REVIEW OF DENTISTRY. : 59

FLORIDA.

chapter 3/ i i.

An Act to Provide for the Appointment of a Board of
Examiners, and to Regulate the Practice of Dentistry
in the State of Florida.

Be it Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida
Section i. That from and after the passage of this Act it
shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the practice of
dentistry in the State of Florida unless said person shall have
obtained a certificate from a Board of Dentists duly authorized
and appointed under the provisions of this chapter to issue cer-
tificates.
Sec. 2. That the Board of Examiners shall consist of five
dental graduates or practitioners of dentistry appointed by the
Governor. Provided, that said graduates or practitioners have
been practicing in the State of Florida for a term of not less than
three years. Said Board shall be appointed to serve two years.
The Governor shall have power to fill vacancies in said Board for
unexpired terms.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it
shall be the duty of this Board: First, To meet annually, or
oftener, at the call of any three of the members of said Board;
thirty days' notice must be given of the annual meetings. Sec-
ondly, To prescribe a course of reading for those who study
dentistry under private instructions. Thirdly, To grant certifi-
cates to all applicants who undergo a satisfactory examination.
Fourthly, To keep a book in which shall be registered the names

of all persons licensed by said Board to practice dentistry in the
State of Florida.
Sec. 4. That three members of said Board shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of business, and should a quorum not
be present on the day appointed for their meeting, those present
may adjourn from day to day until a quorum is present.
Sec. 5. That one member of said Board may grant a certifi-
cate to an applicant to practice until the next regular meeting of
said Board, when he shall report the fact at which time the tem-
porary certificate shall expire, but such temporary certificate
shall not be granted by a member of the Board after the Board
has rejected the applicant.