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with careful scrutiny of the evidence submitted, 

 failed to substantiate the claims. Though he had 

 been definite as to dates and names, known facts 

 contradicted his statement. Shortly after that 

 the applicant removed to another section, and 

 there was convicted of serious crimes, and pre- 

 sumably died before the expiration of his term in 

 prison. 



38. Revocation of License. The courts recog- 

 nize the fact that the right to practice medicine is 

 a valuable property right.^^ However, the grant- 

 ing of a license does not operate as a surrender of 

 police power on the part of the state. (§§14, 20.) 

 Therefore, a license once granted may be can- 

 celed.^^ Because the license, and the right to prac- 

 tice dependent thereon, become a property right, 

 and the license is in effect a contract with the 

 holder, the terms under which it may be revoked 

 should be clearly defined in the statutes. Profes- 

 sor Freund doubts the justice of such revoca- 

 tions; ^^ but experience has shown that such a 

 course may be necessaiy, and this power of the 

 state has been repeatedly upheld. The Minnesota 

 court held that under the laws of 1883 providing 

 that refusal of certificates to practice medicine 

 might be made by the board ' ' to individuals guilty 

 of unprofessional or dishonorable conduct, and 

 it may revoke certificates for like cause," the 

 power to revoke certificates is not a judicial power 

 which cannot under the constitution be vested in 



36 Hewitt V. Board of Medi- 37 pxjBuc Health, 428, 212. 



cal Examiners, 148 Cal. 590, 84 38 Police Power, 546. 



Pac. 39. 



