PUBLIC LAW--CHS. 512, 513-JULY 2, 1940 Exceptions to re- all the requirements of the naturalization laws, subject to the follow- quirements. ing exceptions: Declaration of in- (a) No declaration of intention shall be required; and time for filing peti- (b) The petition for naturalization shall be filed within one year tion. after such alien attains the age of twenty-one years. Entry prior to en- SEC. 2. Nothing in this Act shall be construed as preventing its actmentofAct. application to aliens who entered the United States prior to its enactment. Approved, July 2, 1940. [CHAPTER 513] AN ACT July 2, 1940 [H. R. 78851 To amend the Act for the regulation of the practice of dentistry in the District of - public. No. 7081 Columbia, and for the protection of the people from empiricism in relation thereto, approved June 6, 1892, and Acts amendatory thereof. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the District of colum- United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act for bPractice of den- the regulation of the practice of dentistry in the District of Colum- tistry. bia, and for the protection of the people from empiricism in 27 Stat. 42. relation thereto, approved June 6, 1892, and Acts amendatory 20 D. .ppC.d v, thereof, are further amended to read as follows: 2oa of Dental "SEC. 1 . Members of the Board of Dental Examiners, five in Examiners. number, shall be appointed by the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia. Eligibility for ap "No person shall be eligible for appointment to the Board of pointlment. Dental Examiners who is not a citizen of the United States and who has not been for five years next preceding his appointment a resident of and in the active and reputable practice of dentistry Term. in the District of Columbia. Appointments shall be for a term of five years or until their successors are appointed and qualified, and Listofeligibles. shall be from a list of three to seven eligibles submitted by the Officers of dental dental societies of the District of Columbia; and no officer or mem- schools,etc. ber of the faculty of any dental school or college shall be eligible for appointment upon said Board. Election ofofficers. "SEC. 2 . The Board of Dental Examiners shall organize by elect- ing from its members a president, and a secretary-treasurer who Rules and regula- shall give bond to the United States in the sum of $5,000. The tion Board shall make and adopt such rules and regulations not incon- sistent herewith as it deems necessary to effect the purposes of this Act, including (but not limited thereto) rules and regulations respecting the eligibility of candidates, the scope of examinations, the conducting of examinations, and the said Board hereby is spe- cifically authorized to make and enforce such rules as it may deem proper for the purpose of regulating professional announcements Use of dental in- and the number of offices of a licensed dentist. The Board, in its ternes. discretion, and under such rules and regulations as it may prescribe, is hereby authorized to permit in hospitals the use of dental internes Examinations. who are graduates of approved dental schools. The Board shall hold in January and June of each year, in such place as it may designate, examinations to determine the fitness of applicants for licenses as dentists under this Act. eal records, and "SEc. 3. The Board of Dental Examiners shall have an official seal, and shall keep a record of its proceedings, a complete record of the credentials of each licensee and a register of persons licensed as den- tists and of licenses revoked. A transcript of an entry in such records, certified by the secretary-treasurer under seal of the Board, shall be evidence of the facts therein stated. Attnanet of wit "SE. 4. The said Board shall have power to require the attendance of persons and the production of books and papers and to require such [54 STAT. 716
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