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is hereby created to be called the "State Loan of 1902" to the amount of six hundred thousand dollars; the sum of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars for the erection of an addition to the State house in the city of Annapolis and for the furnishing thereof and for the removal and demolition of the State library building and the annexes thereto, and the sum of one hundred and forty thousand dollars for the purchase of a lot and the erection thereon of a central heating plant to heat all of the State buildings in Annapolis and for the furnishing of the State building now being erected under the act of 1900, chapter 326, and the sum of one hundred and twenty thousand dollars for the completion of the fifth regiment armory, aud the sum of ninety thousand dollars for the construction of an annex to the Maryland house of correction. The said loan hereby created shall in all its parts bear date the first day of July, 1902, and shall bear interest at a rate to be fixed by the governor, the comptroller of treasury and the treasurer of this State, or a majority of them, not to exceed three and one-half per cent. per annum, payable on the first day of January and July in each year, and the said loan and every part thereof and the interest payable thereon shall be and remain exempt from State, county and municipal taxation, and the principal amount of said loan shall be redeemable at the pleasure of the State of Maryland after the first day of July in the year nineteen hundred and twelve.

1902, ch. 200.

10. The actual cash proceeds of the sales of the certificates. of indebtedness to be issued under the preceding section shall be paid to the treasurer upon the warrant of the comptroller; and such proceeds shall be used exclusively, as far as the same are required, for the purposes hereinbefore mentioned, to wit: The sum of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars for the purpose of erecting an addition to the State house in the city of Annapolis and to furnish the same, and for the removal and demolition of the State library building and the annexes thereto; and the sum of one hundred and forty thousand dollars for the purchase of a lot and the erection thereon of a central heating plant to heat all of the State buildings in Annapolis, and for the furnishing of the State building now being erected under the act of 1900, chapter 326; the sum of one hundred and twenty thousand dollars for the completion of the fifth regiment armory; and the sum of ninety thousand dollars for the construction of an annex to the Maryland house of correction;

and the said respective sums shall be paid by the treasurer, upon the warrant of the comptroller to the persons or commissions entitled to receive the same upon written orders, from time to time, as such sums may be required. The building commission created by the act of 1902, chapter 332, to erect said addition to the State house being hereby declared entitled to receive the first-named sum; and the building commission created by the act of 1900, chapter 326, being hereby declared entitled to receive said sum of one hundred and forty thousand dollars secondly above-named, and the board of trustees of the fifth regiment armory, created by the act of 1898, chapter 459, being hereby declared entitled to receive the sum of one hundred and twenty thousand dollars, as hereinbefore provided, and the board of managers of the Maryland house of correction being hereby declared entitled to receive the sum of ninety thousand dollars hereinbefore provided.

1902, ch. 200.

11. If the purposes contemplated by sections 9 and 10 should not demand an immediate sale of all the certificates provided for thereby, the governor, comptroller of the treasury and treasurer, or a majority of them, may issue advertisements from time to time in accordance with the provisions of section three of the act of 1902, chapter 200, for such part or parts of said loan as may from time to time be required.

Ibid. 1904, ch. 343.

12. The county commissioners of this State and the mayor and city council of Baltimore are directed to levy the State taxes for the year 1902 and annually thereafter at threequarters of one cent on each one hundred dollars of assessable property, to be collected according to law, to meet the interest and create a sinking fund for the redemption of the "State Loan of 1902," created under the provisions of section 9.

1904, ch. 228.

13. The county commissioners of this State and the mayor and city council of Baltimore, are directed to levy the State taxes for the year 1904 at one cent on each one hundred dollars, and annually thereafter at two cents on each one hundred dollars of assessable property, to be collected according to law, to meet the interest and create a sinking fund for the redemp

tion of the "public building loan" of one million six hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars created under the provisions of the act of 1904, chapter 228.

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1. It shall be unlawful for any person to practise dentistry in this State unless such person shall have obtained a certificate, as hereinafter provided.

Knowles v. State, 87 Md. 206.

Ibid. sec. 2. 1884, ch. 150, sec. 2. 1896, ch. 378, sec. 2.

2. There shall be a State board of dental examiners which shall consist of six practising dentists of recognized ability and honor who have held regular dental diplomas for five years, whose duty it shall be to carry out the purposes and enforce the provisions of this article. The members of said board shall be appointed by the governor out of a list of nine dentists proposed by the Maryland State dental association and chosen by a majority vote of the members of said association present at a meeting called for that purpose, of which meeting two weeks' notice shall be given. The term for which the members of said board shall hold their office shall be for six years, except that the members of said board first to be appointed under this section shall be designated by the gov ernor to serve one-third for a term of two years, one-third for a term of four years and one-third for a term of six years,

unless sooner removed by the governor, and until their successors shall be duly appointed. In case of a vacancy occurring in said board, such vacancy shall be filled by the governor from the list above mentioned. Any member of said board who shall be absent from two successive regular board meetings shall cease to be a member of it.

1888, art. 32, sec. 3. 1884, ch. 150, sec. 3. 1896, ch. 378, sec. 3.

3. Said board shall choose one of its members president and one secretary thereof and shall hold regular meetings in May and November of every year and special meetings as occasion may require. A majority of said board shall at all times constitute a quorum, but a less number may adjourn from time to time; the proceedings thereof shall at all reasonbles times be open to public inspection. The board shall make a report of its proceedings to the governor by the first day of December in each year.

Ibid. sec. 4. 1896, ch. 378, sec. 4.

4. Any person twenty-one years of age who has graduated at and holds a diploma from a university or college authorized to grant diplomas in dental surgery by the laws of any one of the United States and who is desirous of practising dentistry in this State may be examined by said board with reference to qualifications, and, upon passing an examination satisfactory to said board, his or her name, residence or place of business shall be registered in a book kept for the purpose and a certificate shall be issued to such person. Any graduate of a regular college of dentistry may at the discretion of the examining board be registered without being subjected to an examination.

Ibid. sec. 5. 1896, ch. 378, sec. 5.

5. All certificates issued by said board shall be signed by its officers and bear its seal.

Ibid. sec. 7. 1896, ch. 378, sec. 6.

6. A temporary certificate for a specified time may be issued by the officers of said board to any applicant holding a regular dental diploma duly registered by a board of dental examiners created by the laws of any one of the United States, but no such certificate shall be issued for any longer time than until the next regular meeting of the board. The fee for this temporary certificate shall be five dollars.

1888, art. 32, sec. 5. 1896, ch. 378, sec. 8.

7. Transcript from the aforesaid book of registration certified by the officer who has the same in keeping, with the seal of said board of examiners, shall be evidence in any court in this State.

1896, ch. 378, sec. 9.

8. A fee of ten dollars shall be paid to the secretary of the board by any applicant for examination and registration which money shall be used towards paying the expenses of the board.

Ibid. sec. 10.

9. Every person shall be said to be practising dentistry within the meaning of this article who shall for a fee, salary or other compensation paid either to himself or to some one else for services rendered perform operations or parts of operations of any kind pertaining to the mouth, treat diseases or lesions of the human teeth or jaws, or correct mal-positions thereof.

1888, art. 32, sec. 6. 1896, ch. 378, sec. 11. 1884, ch. 150, sec. 6.

10. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this article shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof in any court having criminal jurisdiction shall 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, or, if the conviction takes place in Baltimore city, in the Baltimore city jail, in the discretion of the court. All fines received under this article shall be paid into the common school fund of the city or county in which such conviction takes place.

Ibid. sec. 8. 1896, ch. 378, sec. 12.

11. Nothing in this article shall be so construed as to interfere with the rights and privileges of resident physicians and surgeons or with persons holding certificates duly issued to them prior to the passage of the act of 1896, ch. 378, and dental students operating under the immediate supervisions of their instructors in dental infirmaries or dental schools chartered by the general assembly of Maryland.

1896, ch. 378, sec. 13.

12. Nothing in this article shall prevent or be so construed as in any way to hinder the prosecution, conviction or punish

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