An applicant for a license to practice chiropractic who fails to appear for examination within one year after being first qualifying therefor shall be considered to have abandoned his application and shall forfeit the license fee paid in connection therewith. If such person thereafter applies for a license, he shall be required to establish his eligibility for such license in the same manner as an original applicant in accordance with the provisions of the act and the regulations of the board in effect at the time the new application is filed.