Watson v. Maryland
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND. The facts, which involve the constitutionality of the statute of Maryland relative to registration of medical practitioners in that State, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Day
The plaintiff in error was convicted in the Circuit Court of Allegany County, Maryland, for a violation of § 99 of article 43 of the Maryland Code of 1904, for the offense of practicing medicine in the State of Maryland without being registered in accordance with the provisions of §§ 83 and 89 of the same article. The Maryland act in question, requiring registration of physicians, provides a comprehensive system for the regulation of the practice of medicine and surgery, and, concerning the necessity of registration, enacts (Art. 43, § 83):
“All persons, except physicians who were practicing…
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