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mentioned, the essential proof had been recorded, 

 but that there appeared certain defects in which 

 the evidence was not sufficiently clear upon the 

 face of the documents. In the Dusaw case there 

 were vital defects in many particulars. 



Records must not be falsified. A county court 

 in New York has no jurisdiction and no authority 

 to make an order directing the county clerk to 

 enter the name of a physician in the ' ' Register of 

 Physicians and Surgeons," say on July 24, 1908, 

 as of Dec. 1, 1899, after he had, on the latter date, 

 omitted to register his diploma in the office of 

 such clerk, as the law required. Any such regis- 

 tration is a nullity, and on proper application it 

 will be vacated and cancelled. ^^ The fact that 

 one practiced medicine for more than ten years 

 without authority required by statutes, gives no 

 right to practice.^*' 



In the absence of special enactments, it is pre- 

 sumed that any person holding himself out as a 

 practitioner of veterinary medicine and surgery 

 is legally qualified. When there is a statute, the 

 terms of the statute must be met, unless the legis- 

 lature shall have exceeded its authority. Gener- 

 ally the matter of applying the law and issuiug 

 the license is left to a board. In its rules govern- 

 ing the issuance of the license the board must not 

 go beyond the terms of the statute. ( § 5.) Where 

 a medical board attempted to add requirements 

 beyond those in the statute, it was held that they 



15 7n re, Somme, 136 N. Y. Commonwealth v. Rice id.; Har- 



Sup. 57. gan v. Purdy, 93 Ky. 424, 20 S. 



loDriscoU v. Commonwealth, W, 432. 

 93 Ky. 393, 20 S. W. 431; 



