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examinations for one holding the card of the com- 

 pany, and that he refused to accept payment there- 

 for. The court sustained his conviction of illegally 

 practicing medicine, in that he was practicing 

 under the trade name of The Standard Pharmacy 

 Co.^^ 



42. Prosecutions, by Whom? In this country, 

 as in England, it is customary that prosecutions 

 for violation of practice laws be made by, or in the 

 name of, the state licensing board; but from the 

 nature of the case the complaints must come from 

 those who are cognizant of the facts, and prose- 

 cutions may be started by any citizen. The proper 

 method generally is for the person having the 

 needed infonnation to send the facts to the state 

 board having supervision of the matter. 



57 People ex rel. Lederman v. 

 Warden of City Prison, 152 N. 

 Y. Sup. 977. 



