OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
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Xoonorable Xarlon Y. Srown, President
Texas Sate 3onrd of L:edical sxarainors ~;~---'-.
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3ear sir: OpiniowEo. 64579
ice: Qaan e lioenoe certifioato
I lcgally'be Laeued by the
'~ ?ems Statw3oard of ::edioal
"&xantineramithout the signa-
tares oS'ita entire mmber-
,., s.'lip? We member being *un-
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,/~ /- able't0 sign.
This wili a&owl&& reoeipt of your letter of
reoent date requeotlng the opinion of this depertment on
the above stated questiom 20 r;uote in snrt from your letter
RS followel,,.~ I.~~
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--TJ& er 'th~laa rs6g&&tiag the dfitlea of
oe;nbera, each 20ard nanbar llust sign “Yhe
5.h.s
license certificates issued to the e0OtOSS w%O
-pass the written exstinatlon and t.kose who are
accepted by rociprccity -iiithother states. Zr.
;~'?.illi~s
is not able to attend the iiiaetine,s
and
Zion. :..arlon Ii. Erown, ;-age 8
cannot sign the license oertifioates of the
applicants. 'This fact was disoussed at the
last Zoerd Seeting, and, as i'resldsnt, I ~vas
requested to secure a ruling from you . . .I'
The only statutory law we haYe iouud in the manner
of how the oertificatee are to be iseued to dootors who haoe
passed the -grescribed examinations is Article 4503, i&vised
Civil Statutes. The pertinent portion thereof protides:
n . All certitiostes shall be atteeted
bo the's~al of the %oard and sisnod bv 311 mem-
b&s of the 3oard, or a ouorum thereof . . .*
(Uudersooring ours)
Artfole 14, ZeYised Civil Statutes, grorides:
The majority of any lsgally constituted
board OT oommission, uuless otherwise speciric-
ally provided, shall constitute a quorum for the
transaction of business.* .
There fs no provision speoifioally ;roviding as to
the number oonstltuting a quorum of the Eoard of xedical Zx-
aminers.
Your question therefore is answered inthe nffirma-
tive.
Yours very truly