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 54 STAT.] 76mT CONG. , 3D SESS.-CH. 457-JUNE 29, 1940 which he practices, and in such manner as to be easily seen and read, the license and annual registration card granted him pursuant to the laws of the District of Columbia, shall be fined not more than $50. "SEc. 14. Whoever sells or offers to sell a diploma conferring a podiatry degree or a certificate granted for postgraduate work, or a license granted pursuant to this Act, or whoever procures such diploma, certificate, or license with intent to use the same as evi- dence of the right to practice podiatry as defined by law, by a person other than the one upon whom such diploma was conferred, or to whom such license was granted, or any person who with fraudulent intent alters such diploma, certificate, or license, or uses or attempts to use the same, shall be fined not more than $1,000. "SEC. 15. Whoever practices podiatry under a false name, or assumes a title, or appends or prefixes to his name letters which falsely represent him as having a degree from a chartered podiatry college, or makes use of the words 'podiatry college' or 'school' or equivalent words when not lawfully authorized so to do, or imper- sonates another at an examination held by the Board, or knowingly makes a false application or a false representation in connection with such examination, shall be fined not more than $1,000. "SEc. 16. No person or persons, corporation, or educational insti- tution shall conduct classes or a school for postgraduate podiatry in the District of Columbia unless with the approval of the Board, and whoever violates this provision shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than $500. "SEC. 17. Whoever engages in the practice of podiatry without a license so to do, or whoever violates any provision of law relating to the practice of podiatry, or the application for examination and licensing of podiatrists for which no specific penalty has been pre- scribed shall be fined not more than $1,000. "SEC. 18. When used in this Act- "(1) Personal pronouns include all genders. "(2) The term 'Board' means the Board of Podiatry Examiners. "(3) Advertising shall be deemed to include those in public print, by radio, or any other form of public announcement. "SEC. 19. Rules and regulations adopted by the Board shall become effective thirty days after promulgation: Provided, That notice of such rules and regulations is published once a week for three consecutive weeks during that period in a newspaper of gen- eral circulation in the District of Columbia, and that notice be mailed to each registered podiatrist in the District of Columbia. "SEC. 20. Should any section or provision of this Act be decided by the courts to be unconstitutional or invalid, the validity of the Act as a whole or of any part thereof other than the part decided to be unconstitutional shall not be affected. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. "SEC. 21. All Acts or parts thereof heretofore enacted into law and inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed." Approved, June 29, 1940. 701 Fraudulent use of licenses, etc. Practice under false name, etc. Board approval of podiatry classes, etc. Practicing without license, etc. Terms construed. Rules and regula- tions. Proviso. Publication. Separability clause. Right reserved. Repeal.

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