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under oath before a notary public or justice of the peace, in such
a manner as may be prescribed by the said Board of Examiners;
every person who shall so register with said Board as a practi-
tioner of dentistry may continue to practice the same as such,
and shall receive a certificate of such registration upon his or her
paying the said Board one dollar for such certificate.
Sec. 5. Be it enacted, That any and all persons who shall de-
sire to commence such practice may appear before said Board at
any of its regular meetings, and be examined with reference to their
knowledge and skill in dental surgery, and if the examination of
any person or persons shall prove satisfactory to said Board, the
Board of Examiners shall issue to such persons as they shall
find to possess the requisite qualifications a certificate to that
effect, in accordance with the provisions of this Act, upon the
payment of one dollar for such certificate. All certificates issued
by said Board shall be signed by its officers, and such certificates
and diplomas, granted as aforesaid, shall be prima facie evidence
of the right of the holder to practice dentistry in the State of
Maryland.
Sec. 6. Be it enacted\ That any person who shall willfully vio-
late any of the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, in any court having
criminal jurisdiction, may be fined not less than fifty dollars nor
more than three hundred dollars, or be confined not more than six
months in the county jail, in the discretion of the court. All
fines received under this Act shall be paid into the common school
fund of the city or county in which such conviction takes place.
Be it enacted, That one member of said Board may
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grant any certificate provided for in this Act to any applicant,
upon presentation by such applicant of the evidence requisite for
obtaining said certificate, which certificate shall remain in force
until the next regular meeting of the said Board after the grant-
ing of said certificate and no longer; but no such certificate shall
be issued by such member after such applicant has been rejected
by said Board.
Sec. 8. Be it enacted, That nothing in this Act shall be so
construed as to interfere with the rights and privileges of physi-
cians and surgeons in the discharge of their professional duties.
Be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect from the
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date of its passage.
Approved March 31, 1884.