Section 11
SEC. 11. Any person desiring to practice obstetrics in the Philippine Islands shall be entitled to a certificate of registration as midwife from the Board of Medical Examiners upon passing a satisfactory examination and paying tot he secretary-treasurer of the Board a fee of five dollars. The examination shall be of such a practice of midwifery. Any person practicing midwifery in the registration herein provided for, or otherwise contrary to the provisions of this Act, shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars for each offense: Provided, That this section shall not be construed to prevent a doctor of medicine or licentiate of medicine who holds a certificate of registration as such from practicing obstetrica, or to prohibit the gratuitous rendering of obstetrical services by a friend or member of the family of the patient, or to prohibit the rendering of obstetrical services by any person in a case of emergency, nor shall it apply to persons practicing midwifery in municipalities where there are no licensed practitioners.