Health - Historical Notes

The following summaries are included herein for reference purposes.

1. Private Acts of 1925, Chapter 354, provided that in McNairy, Chester, and Hardeman Counties any person of good moral character over twenty-one (21) years of age, who has been continuously engaged in the practice of medicine in Tennessee and who was a bona fide resident of the above named counties was authorized and permitted to practice medicine in the said counties.   To continue to so practice, the Act required the individual(s) to file with the State Board of Medical Examiners proof of compliance with this Act in accordance with which the Board would shall issue a license to practice in the counties specified in this Act to said individual(s) for which the regular license fee would be paid to the Board.  This Act was expressly repealed by Private Acts of 1927, Chapter 415.
2. Private Acts of 1927, Chapter 415, repealed Private Acts of 1925, Chapter 354, which had authorized the continuation of the practice of medicine in the counties specified in the 1925 Act upon compliance with the provisions of said Act.
3. Private Acts of 1935, Chapter 701, provided that anyone who had engaged in the practice of veterinary medicine, with or without a license in Chester County for fifteen (15) years or more preceding the passage of this Act, and possessed good moral character would continue the practice of veterinary medicine in said County.  The individual was required to secure from the County Court Clerk a certificate of good moral character and file same with the State Board of Veterinary Examiners.  The license would be good only in Chester County and the practice limited to said County.