§ 1399 (1520). License issued by such board to be recorded. The license issued by such medical board, either for the practice of medicine, or for a druggist, or to deal in drugs or medicines, must be signed by the president of the board, countersigned by the secretary, if the board have a secretary, and must be recorded in the office of the judge of probate of the county; and for the record thereof, the judge of probate is entitled to a fee of one dollar.

§ 1300 (1520). License evidence. The license or diploma, after the record thereof, is evidence of the authority of the person therein named to practice medicine, or as a druggist, or to deal in drugs or medicines, in the county, and if the original be lost, a certified copy of the record is sufficient evidence. § 1301 (1530). Authorized board of medical examiners. The board of censors of the Medical Association of the State of Alabama, organized in pursuance of the constitution thereof, adopted at Tuscaloosa, in March, 1873, and the board of censors of the several county medical societies in affiliation with the Association, and organized in pursuance of its constitution, are constituted boards of medical examiners, having the authority and subject to the duties hereinafter prescribed.

§ 1302 (1528). Certificate of qualification obtained.—Without a certificate of qualification from an authorized board of medical examiners, except in the cases herein before provided for, no person must engage in or pursue the occupation of a druggist, or deal in drugs or medicines, or practice medicine in any of its branches or departments as a profession or means of livelihood.

§ 1303 (1531). Standard qualification. The standard of qualification, the method or system and subjects of examination of druggists, or dealers in drugs or medicines, and of practitioners of medicine, shall be prescribed by the Medical Association of the State of Alabama, and must be observed by the board of medical examiners.

§ 1304 (1532). Certificate of qualification.—It is the duty of the board of medical examiners, on application, to examine an applicant for a certificate of qualification, as a practitioner of medicine, according to the rules and regulations made by the medical association of the state, and if found qualified

and of good moral character, to issue to him a certificate of qualification. For such certificate no fee or charge must be made by the board of examiners; but any actual expenses necessarily incurred by the board in making or supervising such examination, not to include the personal expenses of any member of the board attending such examination, must be paid by the applicant.

§ 1305 (1533). Certificate may, in certain cases, be issued without examination.-All physicians, druggists, or dealers in drugs or medicines, having license as hereinbefore provided, before the organization in the county of a board of medical examiners, are, on application to an authorized board of medical examiners, entitled to a certificate of qualification without an examination; and the physician is also entitled to have his name inscribed on the register of licensed practitioners of medicine.

§ 1306 (1532). Certificate of qualification and license to be recorded. The certificate of qualification, issued by an authorized board of medical examiners, is a license to the person to whom it is issued, for the purpose therein expressed, and confers authority to practice medicine, or as a druggist, or to deal in drugs or medicines, throughout the state. Such certificate must be recorded in the office of the judge of probate of the county in which the person to whom it is issued may reside at the time of the issue; and upon the record thereof, the judge of the court of probate must endorse thereon a certificate of the fact of record, which must be signed by him, and to which he must affix the seal of the court; and for the record and certificate he is entitled to a fee of one dollar.

$1307. Proof of certificate.-Such certificate, the record thereof being certified by the judge of probate, is evidence of the authority of the person therein named to practice medicine, or as a druggist, or as a dealer in drugs or medicines, and if the original be lost, a certified copy of the record is sufficient evidence.

§ 1308 (1535). Midwifery.-The provisions of this chapter do not apply to women engaged in the practice of midwifery $1309. Druggist, or dealer in drugs or medicines.-A

druggist, or dealer in drugs and medicines, within the meaning of this chapter, is one whose occupation is the buying and selling of drugs or medicines, and the preparation or compounding thereof.

§ 1310. Board of dental examiners.-A board of dental examiners is constituted. Such board is elected by the Alabama Dental Association, and holds office for the term of two years, and thereafter until their successors are elected and qualified. Vacancies occurring in the board are filled by appointment for the unexpired term, made by the president of the Association.

§ 1311. Members and qualification of members of board. The board consists of five members, graduates, or practitioners of dentistry, members in good standing of the Alabama Dental Association, who have for three years or more practiced in the state.

§ 1312. Duty and authority of board of dental examiners. It is the duty of the board of dental examiners

1. To meet annually at the time and place of meeting of the Alabama Dental Association.

2. On the call of three members of the board, to hold special meeting, at such time and place as may be appointed, giving to all known practicing dentists in the state, through the mail, thirty days notice of such special meeting.

3. To grant licenses to practice, on application, to all dentists, who may, before February 11th, 1881, have received licenses to practice from a medical board in this state, or to such as may present a diploma from an incorporated dental college. Such licenses to be granted without examination or fee.

4. To grant licenses to all other applicants who undergo a satisfactory examination, upon the payment of a fee of five dollars.

5. To keep a registry of the licensed practitioners of dentistry, a transcript from which, certified under the seal of the board by the officers having the custody thereof, shall be evidence of the license of any practitioner therein named.

6. To prescribe a course of reading for students of dentistry under private instruction.

§ 1313. Temporary license.-One member of the board of

dental examiners may grant license to practice, which is operative until the regular meeting of the board, but such temporary license must not be granted to an applicant who has been previously rejected by the board.

1314. License Record.-The license, other than a temporary license, must be signed by the president of the board of examiners, and countersigned by the secretary, if the board have a secretary, and must within (30) thirty days after the grant thereof, be filed in the office of the judge of probate of the county of the residence of the person to whom it is issued, and must be therein recorded; and after record thereof, the judge must thereon indorse and certify under the seal of the court the fact of record; and for the record and certificate, the judge of probate is entitled to a fee of one dollar.

§ 1315. Proof of license.—The license, certified by the judge of probate, is evidence of the authority of the party therein named to practice dentistry; and if the same is lost, a copy of the record duly certified is sufficient evidence.

§ 1316. Dentistry must not be practiced without license. It is not lawful to engage in the practice of dentistry without a license from the board of dental examiners.

§ 1317. Quorum of board of dental examiners. Three members of the board of dental examiners constitute a quorum for the transaction of business; and if a quorum is not present on the day appointed for a regular or special meeting, so many as are present may adjourn from day to day for five successive days until a quorum is present.

§ 1318 (1524-6). Contracts for medical or dental services, or purchase of drugs or medicines void; when.-Every contract or agreement, express or implied, the consideration of which is the service of a physician, surgeon, or dentist, or the sale of drugs or medicines, is void, unless the physician, surgeon or dentist, or the seller of such drugs or medicines has authority to practice medicine or dentistry, or as a druggist, or to deal in drugs or medicines, obtained according to the provisions of this chapter. But proof of such authority must not be required, unless two days notice to make the same is given before the trial.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 1305 OF THE CODE.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Alabama, That section 1305 of the Code be and is hereby amended so as to read as follows:

Certificates may in certain cases be issued without examination. All physicians, druggists, or dealers in drugs and medicines, having license as herein before provided, and all physicians actually engaged in the practice before the organization in the county of a board of medical examiners, are, on application to an authorized board of medical examiners, entitled to certificates of qualification, without examination, and the physician is also entitled to have his name inscribed on the register of licensed practitioners of medicine.

Approved February 27th, 1889.

THE ARTICLE IN THE CRIMINAL CODE PRESCRIBING THE PENALTIES.

§ 4078 (4243). Dealing in drugs, or practicing medicine without license from medical board.-Any person practicing medicine or surgery, or engaging in the business of a druggist, or dealer in drugs or medicines, without having first obtained a license, or diploma, or certificate of qualification, or not being a regular graduate of a medical college of this state, having had his diploma legally recorded, must, on conviction, be fined not more than one hundred dollars.

§ 4079 (4244). Practicing dentistry without license from dental examiners.-Any person practicing dentistry, not having obtained license from the board of dental examiners, must, on conviction, be fined not less than fifty, nor more than three hundred dollars; but the extraction of teeth only must not be considered a violation of this section.