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correcting any error, derelictions of duty or any power conferred upon the
various officials.
I discussed the matter with Mr. Mayo, Commissioner of Agriculture,
and he advised me that he would welcome any assistance which your de­
partment might give him at any time, and that he in the exercise of powers
conferred upon him by law will gladly co-operate with you and your de­
partment in an effort to bring about the best possible condition in all of the
jails, camps, etc.
Very respectfully yours,
CARY D. LANDIS,
Attorney· General.
DRUG STORE, PHARMACY-REGISTRATION FEE
July
20, I932.
Dear Doctor:
Replying to your favor of the 15th instant, permit me to say it is my
opinion that Chapter u859, Acts of 1927, does not contemplate the payment
of more than one annual registration fee by a drug store or pharmacy.
The registration year for drug stores and pharmacies runs from the
first Monday in July of any year until the first Monday in July of the
next year. Therefore, all pharmacies or drug stores which were doing
business on the first Monday in July of this year should have registered
and paid the registration fee of $10, and no other registration fee should
be required until the first Monday in July of next year.
Where a drug store opens for business at any time after the first Mon­
day in July of any year, whether .it be in. August of that year or January
of the following year, the registration fee paid at. the time of opening would
expire on the first Monday in July thereafter.. The statute apparently does
not make any provision for a registration fee for less· than one year, re­
. gardless of when the drug store may have opened for business.
Yours very truly,
CARY D. LANDIS,
Attorney General.
STATE BOARD OF MEDICAL EXAMINERS
HON. W. M. ROWLETT, SEc'y-TREAS.
OSTEOPATHIC DOCTORS-RIGHT TO USE TITLE M. D.
January 19, 193 1 .
Dear Sir:
I am forced to advise in response to your letter of January 7th on the
above subject, that under the present statutes of Florida there is nothing
to prohibit a physician licensed as an osteopathic from using the title HM. D."
after his signature on prescriptions.
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For example, Section 3429, Compiled General Laws, expressly provides:
"Osteopathic physicians and surgeons licensed hereunder shall
have the same rights as physicians and surgeons of other schools of
medicine with respect to the treatment of cases or holding of offices
in public institutions.".
Section 3426 reads as follows:
"Each applicant who successfully passed the examination shall
be entitled to a license, which carries with it the title Dr. and phy­ sician, with rights as defined in Section 3423." Section 3423 provides: . "Physicians and surgeons of the osteopathic school of rnedlCltle
.are to be of equal rank and grade as the physicians and surgeons of
the other three schools of medicine, designated as allopathic, homeo­
pathic and eclectic, to have all rights except to USe drugs not taught
in the standard colleges or schools of osteopathy; provided, however,
that no osteopathic physicians licensed under this Chapter shall prac­
tice major surgery who has not had a four year course in an accred­
ited osteopathic school or college or the equivalent thereof."
As you will see by reading the Sections of the law to which I have re­
ferred, it has been made pretty plain by the present statute that osteopaths
have been given just about all the rights that are given to ordinary M. D.'s.
Trusting that this opinion will be of service to you, and returning here­
with the communication enclosed with your letter, I am,
Yours very truly,
FRED H. DAVIS,
Attorney General.
STATE BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE
MISS HELEN
C.
MAWER, COM}R
RECONSTRUCTION FINANCE CORPORATION-PERSONS ACTING
FOR FREE FROM LIABILITY
September 21, 1932.
Dear Miss M awer:
This refers to your favor of September 19 requesting an opinion from
this office as to liability of persons acting under the direction of the State
and Federal Government through the Reconstruction Finance Corporation
set-up in the event some person should be injured.
In my opinion there is no liability on anyone acting under the direction
of the Governor or Federal officials in the carrying out of the work of the
Reconstruction Finance Corporation. This is administrative work by the
National and State governments, and, it is my opinion, that all persons, in
carrying out this work, are free from liability for any accident or injury to
anyone, if it is not done wilfully or maliciously.
Very truly yours,
CARY D. LANDIS,
Attorney General.