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appropriation act makes provision for the pay of 
such a special attorney, it would seem that such 
employment would be unconstitutional in the ab- 
sence of special legislation in addition to the ap- 
propriation. Moreover, such special employment 
seems unadvisable, because it tends to conflict with 
the regular authority of the office of the Attorney 
General. 
40. What Constitutes Practice of Veterinary 
Medicine or Surgery? The act regulating the 
practice of the veterinary profession should define, 
with considerable preciseness, what shall be 
deemed practicing that profession. First it should 
make the use of the designation ‘‘ Veterinarian,”’ 
or ‘‘Veterinary Surgeon,’’ or ‘‘Doctor of Veter- 
inary Medicine,”’ or ‘‘Doctor of Veterinary Sur- 
gery,’’ or of such initial letters as ‘‘V. 8.”’ or ‘‘D. 
V. M.”’ or ‘“‘D. V. 8.’’ on signs, door plates, or in 
advertisements, as presumptive evidence of such 
practice. The actual treatment of injuries or 
diseases in animals not belonging to the human 
family, whether by drugs, manipulations, applica- 
tions, or by the use of surgical instruments should 
be deemed practice of veterinary medicine or sur- 
gery, whenever done for pay, or upon the animals 
belonging to another, unless in an emergency and 
gratuitously. Holding one’s self out to practice, 
either by advertisements, signs, cards, by personal 
solicitation, or otherwise, should be sufficient evi- 
dence to convict of violation of the statute; but in 
every case the terms of the statute must govern its 
application. 
The responsibilities of the practice are very 
great. A single incompetent, or careless, or un- 
