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 54 STAT.] 76T CONG. , 3D SESS.-CH. 457-JUNE 29, 1940 697 the active and reputable practice of podiatry in the District of Columbia. Appointments shall be made from a list of three to List of eligibes. five eligibles submitted by the Podiatry Society of the District of Columbia. In case of failure of said Podiatry Society to submit said list, the Board of Commissioners shall appoint members in good standing of said Podiatry Society without restriction, who are qualified as aforesaid. "SEC. 2. The Board of Podiatry Examiners shall organize by Election of officers. electing from its members a president, and a secretary-treasurer who shall give bond to the United States in the sum of $1,000. The Board shall adopt such rules and regulations not inconsistent here- with as it deems necessary respecting the eligibility of candidates, and the scope of examinations. The Board shall adopt an official eist.records, and 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 podiatrists 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. A quorum of Quounm. the Board shall consist of not less than two members. The Board Annual reports. shall make annual reports to the District Commissioners, containing a statement of moneys received and disbursed and a summary of its official acts during the preceding year. "SEC. 3. The said Board shall have power to require the attendance Attendance of wit. of persons and the production of books and papers and to require n es se s ete. such persons to testify in any and all matters within its jurisdiction. The president and secretary-treasurer shall have power to issue subpenasandoaths. subpenas and each shall have authority to administer oaths. Upon Failureofwitnessto the failure of any person to attend as a witness, when duly subpenaed, ment. or to produce books and papers when duly directed by the said Board, the Board shall have power to refer the said matter to any justice of the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia, who may order the attendance of such witness, or the production of such books and papers, or require the said witness to testify, as the case may be, and upon the failure of the witness to attend, to testify, or to produce such books or papers, as the case may be, such witness may be punished for contempt of court as for failure to obey a subpena issued or to testify in a case pending before said court. "SEC. 4 . It shall be the duty of the secretary-treasurer of the Board Prosecution of law to enforce the provisions of all laws relating to the practice of podi- atry in the District of Columbia, and all violations of said laws shall be prosecuted in the police court of the District of Columbia by the corporation counsel or one of his assistants; and the corporation coun- sel and his assistants shall render such other legal services as may from time to time be required by the Board. "The major and superintendent of the Metropolitan Police Depart- Police detail. ment shall detail such members of his force as may be necessary to assist the Board in the investigation and prosecutions incident to the enforcement of this Act. The Board is authorized to employ such other persons as it deems necessary to assist in the investigation and prosecutions incident to the enforcement of this Act. "SEC. 5. Any person who desires to begin the practice of podiatry licAns. eatin for within the District of Columbia shall file with the secretary-treasurer of the Board a written application for a license, and furnish satis- Qualifcations. factory proof that he is a citizen of the United States or has duly declared his intention to become a citizen of the United States, not less than twenty-one years of age, of good moral character, and is a graduate of a podiatry college recognized by the National Association

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