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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.57 
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 information 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. 
