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 1338 SEVENTIETH C ONGRESS. SESS. II. CH. 352. 1929 . etc Altering, th SEC. 34 . No person shall alter or forge, or attempt to alter or intent to evade provi- forge, any diploma or other evidence of graduation in the healing sions of Act. art, or any certificate or evidence of any kind, with the intent that it shall be used to evade the provisio ns of th is Act. Forging, etc., license, SEC. 35 . No person shall alter or forge, or attempt to alter or forge, et c' any license or evidence of registration, or counterfeit the seal of the commission, or make any counterfeit impression of that seal. a Unfai r rating, etc ., of SEC. 3 6 . No person having any office or duty to perform with respect to the licensing or registration of applicants for licenses and for registration under the provisions of this Act shall knowingly rate unfairly or give any unauthorized advantage to, or impose any unfair disadvantages on, any such applicant. clared a forgery. de- S EC. 37 . Any person who swears or affirms to the truth of any matter or opinion that he knows to be false, for the purpose of evading, hindering, or impeding the purposes of this Act is guilty of perjury. Any person who swears or affirms falsely, outside of the Dis trict of Col umbia, if hi s oath or af firmati on be delive red to the commission in said District shall be guilty of perjury in said District and shall be tried and punished under the laws thereof. Action on refusing SEC. 38. The commission may refuse to license or to register any license, e tc. person for any cause that in the judgment of the commission would, under the provisions of section 27 of this Act, authorize the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia to suspend or revoke a license or Hearings. registration, if issued or granted. Before the commission refuses to lic ense o r regi ster a ny app licant for a ny caus e unde r the provis ions of this sect ion, it s hall give that app licant an opportun ity to be heard in person or by attorney, and to produce witnesses on his behalf. Witnesses may be produced on behalf of the commission and on Assistance of Dis- behalf of any interested person. The attendance and testimony of trice supreme come to issue subpcnnas, etc. witnessesmay be compelled by subpoena issued by the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, and said court is hereby authorized to issue and to enforce such subpoenas, on petition of the commission. Any person failing or refusing, without just cause, to appear and testify in response to any such subpoena, or in any way obstructing the course of an y hear ing to which he has been subpoe naed, is gui lty of contempt of court and may be punished as other persons guilty of contempt of court are punished. Any member of the commission may tr Rt Reviewal byCoDris administer oaths at any such hearing. On the petition of any appli- etc t cant to whom a license or registration has been denied by the com- mission by virtue of this section, the action of the commission may be reviewed by the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia on a writ of ce rtiora ri, su bject to app eal to the Co urt of Appea ls of the District of Columbia, in the same manner as appeals are taken in simil ar cases. Pen alty for viol a- SEC. 39. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall upon tion s of Act, conv iction there of be punish ed by a fine of not more than $ 100 or by imp rison ment for not m ore than ninet y da ys, o r by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court. Sus pensi on, etc ., of SEC. 40 . If a person licensed or registered under the provisions of lice nsed pers on c on- victed of felony by this Act be convicted in the Supreme Court of the District of Colum- District cou rt. bia of any felony, the court, without further hearing or procedure, may suspend for such time and under such conditions as it deems prop er, or may r evoke, the l icense or reg istrat ion of the d efenda nt, in addition to imposing any other penalty provided by law. An appeal by the defendant in any such case from the conviction of the offense shall act as a supersedeas to the judgment of the court sus- pending or revoking his license or registration. fuiprunctioofhanla - SEC. 41 . The unlawful practice of the healing art may be enjoined by the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, sitting as a court of eq uity, on pet ition by the commi ssion, or by the Co mmissi oners of

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