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 SIXTY-EIGHT}-I CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 202. 1924. 179 president of the said board, or upon a call of a majority of the members of the board as the same become necessary for the examination of applicants for licenses or for carrying into effect the provisions of this Act. If the date of any of said meetings shall fall upon a Sunday or a legal holiday, said meeting shall be held on the first business day thereafter. Three members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the Q“°’°m· transaction of business, and should a quorum not be present on the day appointed for any meeting those present may adjourn from da to day until a quorum be present. Sec. 5. That the board shall have authority and it shall be its ti£f1“wS am '°"““' duty to make all by-laws and necessary regulations for the proper discharge of its duties, and submit same to the Commissioners of the District of Columbia for approval. Src. 6. That before entering upon the discharge of the duties §iE,§§‘§;{,]§{§§§"°’· of his office the secretary-treasurer of the board shall give such bond ` for the performance of his duties as the Commissioners of the District of Columbia shall require, the premium of such bond to be paid from the funds in the possession of the board. Sec. 7. That the secretary-treasurer shall receive as compensa- ,,§,§"}",,‘,§€,‘;S§§¥,’§,;,§Y°·· tion for his services an annual salary to be determined by the board, which salary and all other expenses of the board necessary in carrying out the provisions of this Act shall be paid from the funds in the custody of the secretary-treasurer for the use of the board upon requisition signed by the secretary—treasurer and countershgned by the {president of the board; and on the 30th day of June b,},;“,’§,}},°;‘,f,,§{§,S‘f‘°’“' 0 each year i any surplus remains the members of the board shall be paid such reasonable compensation out of the funds in the custody of the board as the Commissioners of the District of Columbia _ may determine: Provided, however, That said compensation and f',,‘§,Y{§f" expenses shall` not exceed the amount received by the board under the provisions of this Act. Sec. 8. That the District Board of Optometry shall have an S°“1"°°°’d*°”°· official seal and shall keep a record of its proceedings, a record of registered optometrists and of licenses by it revoke. Its records shall be open to public inspection between the hours of nine and three o’clock of any business day, and it shall keep on file all ex— amination papers for a period of one year after each examination. A transcript of an entr * in such records, certified by the secretary- treasurer, under the seal of the board, shall be prima facie evidence Anim, mw, to of the facts therein stated. The board shall on or before the 10th commissioners. day of July in each year make a report to the Commissioners of the District of Columbia of its official acts during the [geceding twelve months ending June 30, and of its receipts and dis ursements, and a full and complete report of the conditions pertaining to optometry in the District of Columbia. _ _ Src. 9. That on and after six months from the passage of this ,mi§§,’{.{{‘}'{§;{,‘Q2§c,_f°' Act, as set forth in section 2 hereof, every person desiring to practice optometry, or, if now in practice, to continue the practice thereof,. except as herein otherwise provided, shall take an examination as provided in this Act and shall fulfill the other requirements as in this Act provided. _ L, ml X _ Src. 10. That any person who has been engaged in the practice of u.,,,‘§"°£0, pmsZ¤?"Q}'§z2Z optometry for at least two full years (one of which must have been ““°°°”· in the District of Columbia), immediately prior to the passage of this Act, who is more than twenty-one years of age and of good moral character, shall be entitled to take the limited examination covering the following only: S"*’l°°“"‘ ( a) The limitations of the sphere of optometry. (b) The essential scientific instruments used in optometry.