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the members of said Board shall hold their office shall be three
years, except that two of the members of the Board, first to be
appointed under this Act, shall hold their office for the term of
one year, two for the term of two years and one for the term of
three years, respectively, and until their successors shall be duly
appointed and qualified. In case of a vacancy occurring in said
Board such vacancy shall be filled by the Governor, in conformity
with this section. Any member of said Board may be removed
from office for cause, by the Governor, with the advice and con-
sent of the council.

Sec. 2. Said Board shall choose one of its members Presi-
dent, and one Secretary thereof, and it shall meet at least twice
in each year. Four of said Board shall constitute a quorum, and
the proceedings thereof shall, at all reasonable times, be open to
public inspection.
Within six months from the time this Act takes
Sec. 3.
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, residence and place of business, to be registered with
said Board, who shall keep a book for that purpose. The state-
ments of every such person shall be verified under oath before a
notary public or justice of the peace in such manner as may be
prescribed by the Board. Every person engaged in the practice
of dentistry within this Commonwealth at the time of the passage
of this Act and who shall so register with said Board as a practi-
tioner of dentistry shall receive a certificate to that effect, and
may continue to practice without incurring any of the liabilities
or penalties provided in this Act.
All persons not provided for in section three may
Sec. 4.
appear before said Board at any of its regular meetings and
be examined, either orally or by written examination, at the
option of the several applicants, with reference to their knowl-
edge and skill in dentistry and dental surgery; and if the exami-
nation of any such person or persons shall prove satisfactory to
said Board, the Board shall issue to such persons as it finds to
possess the requisite qualifications, a certificate to that effect, in
accordance with the provisions of this Act. All certificates
issued by said Board shall be signed by its officers; and such cer-
tificates shall he prima facie evidence of the right of the holder to
practice dentistry in Massachusetts.
Sec. 5. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions