CHAPTER 31.

AN ACT to amend section 1 of an act, entitled "An Act to authorize trustees of county seminary and school property, owned or held in trust by trustees by a majority of their board, to dispose of same to trustees of common school districts embracing same," approved March 17, 1896.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky:

§ 1. That section 1 of the act mentioned in title of this act, be, and the same hereby, amended, and as amended it is enacted to read as follows:

How board may sell and dispose of

"§ 1. That trustees holding the legal title to the property of any county seminary, under laws enacted property. and in force prior to the 18th day of December, A. D. 1865, by a majority of their board, the county court consenting thereto by order of the county judge, entered of record in the county court, are hereby authorized and empowered to sell, transfer and convey by deed the title held by such trustees to such county seminary property, or otherwise dispose of it as to them may seem best, to the trustees of white common school districts, whether graded or not, in which such seminary property is situated, on such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon by both parties: Provided, That whenever any such county seminary property shall be taken over by and vested in the trustees of a common school district, as authorized in this section, it, or the proceeds thereof, shall be used or disposed of by such trustees for the purpose of the school for white pupils in such districts, but all white pupils of other districts in the county, who shall be allowed such a reasonable reduction as shall make good to them their interest in such seminary property."

Approved March 17, 1904.

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AN ACT to amend and re-enact "An Act continuing the State Dental Association, and defining the duties of said association, and regulating the practice of dentistry in this State."

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky:

$ 1. Chapter 85, article 3, of the Kentucky Statdental surgery with utes, same being chapter 189 of the acts of 1893, which

tice dentistry or

out diploma.

Duties and powers of Kentucky State Board of Dental Examiners.

was approved by the Governor May 1, 1893, be amended as follows:

That section 2636 of said act be amended as follows: That the words "or a certificate of qualification issued by the Kentucky State Dental Association," be stricken from said section, and in lieu thereof there be inserted the following words: "And a certificate of qualification issued by the Kentucky State Board of Dental Examiners," so that said section, when amended, shall read as follows:

"§ 2636. It shall be unlawful for any person to hereafter commence the practice of dentistry or dental surgery for compensation, unless such person has received a diploma from the faculty of a dental college, duly authorized by the laws of this State, or some other of the United States, or a foreign country, and a certificate of qualification issued by the Kentucky State Board of Dental Examiners."

§ 2. Strike out from said chapter 85, article 3, sections 2638, 2639 and 2641, which read as follows:

"S 2638. There shall be elected by the association, according to its by-laws, a board of five examiners, each of whom shall be a member of the association, and shal have practiced dentistry for five years, and such other officers as may be deemed necessary, who shall continue

in office the length of time provided by the by-laws. The Board of Examiners shall meet annually at the time of the meeting of the association, or oftener, at the call of any three of the members of the Board of Examiners, or upon the application of any one desiring to practice dentistry."

$ 2639. Three members of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and shall charge and collect from each person who receives a certificate to commence the practice of dentistry a sum not exceeding five dollars, which may be applied to the payment of necessary expenses of the Board, and if there remains any balance it shall be paid into the treasury of the association and kept as a fund to aid in carrying out the provisions of this law."

"§ 2641. Any person hereafter desiring to com mence the practice of dentistry or dental surgery shall, before he commences to practice, undergo a satisfactery examination before the Board of Examiners herein mentioned, or file for record with the Board of Examiners in a book kept for that purpose, his diploma, or a duly authenticated copy thereof. Upon the filing of such diploma, or standing a satisfactory examination, the Board shall issue to such person a certificate, duly signed by the members of the Board, or a majority thereof, which certificate, when registered as hereinafter provided, shall entitle the person to whom it is granted the right to practice dentistry or dental surgery in this State. All persons hereafter receiving such certificates, before being qualified to practice dentistry or dental surgery in this State, shall have the same registered in the office of the clerk of the county in which they reside; and all persons now holding certificates of qualification from said dental association, shall within one year after the passage of this law, have the same registered in the

office of the clerk of the county in which they reside. It shall be the duty of such clerks, upon the receipt of such certificate and a fee of fifty cents, to register the same in a book kept in the office for the registration of physicians. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to require any person who now holds a certificate from the Kentucky State Dental Association to pass an additional examination or obtain a new certificate.” And substitute in lieu thereof the following sections, viz:

§ 2638. A board of examiners, to be known as the Kentucky State Board of Dental Examiners, is hereby created, the members constituting said Board to be appointed by the Governor, the said Board to consist of five members, each of whose term of office shall be five years. The members composing the present Board shall continue in office the remainder of their respective terms, after which, any vacancy in the said Board shall be filled by appointment of the Governor from a list of two names to be recommended by the Kentucky State Dental Association at its annual meeting. No one shall be a member of said Board who shall not have practiced dentistry in this State for at least five years preceding his appointment, and no person shall be a member of said Board who is in any way connected with a dental college."

"S 2639. The said State Board of Examiners shall meet on the first Tuesday in June and the first Tuesday in December of each year, or oftener, at the call of the president, for the examination of applicants who desire to practice dentistry, and for the transaction of any other business that may come before the Board. They shall, at their first meeting, organize by electing one of their members president and one secretary and one treasurer. Three members of said Board shall con

stitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and shall charge and collect from each person applying for examination a fee of twenty dollars, which is in no case returnable; Provided, Any person failing to pass a satisfactory examination shall be entitled to one re-examination within one year without extra charge, but for each subsequent examination a fee of five dollars shall be charged. The said fees shall be applied to the necessary expenses of the Board, and if there is any balance it shall be held by the secretary of the Board, to be kept as a fund to aid in carrying out the provisions of this law. The secretary of said Board shall make an annual report of its proceedings, with account of all moneys received and disbursed by the said Board, to the Governor on the last Tuesday in December of each year.

"§ 2641. Any person hereafter desiring to commence the practice of dentistry or dental surgery in this Commonwealth shall, before he commences to practice, undergo a satisfactory examination before the Kentucky State Board of Dental Examiners. The said Board shall register the name and address of any and all persons passing a satisfactory examination, in a book kept for that purpose, and shall issue to such per son a certificate of registration signed by the members of the Board or a majority thereof, and bearing the seal thereof, which certificate, when registered as hereinafter provided, shall entitle the person to whom it is granted the right and privilege to practice dentistry or dental surgery in this State. All persons hereafter receiving such certificate of qualification to practice dentistry or dental surgery in this State shall have same recorded in the office of the clerk of the county or counties in which he shall practice, and it shall be the duty of such clerk, upon the presentation of said certificate and a