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Bill. The Pharmaceutical Society, he said, had lately ob- 
tained a bill which gave them the power to summon any 
individual who assumed their name, and who thus rendered 
himself liable to a penalty of £5. He thought it very 
desirable that in any future bill which the Council might 
bring forward, some such clause as that should be introduced, 
so as to make it a penal act to assume the name of Veterinary 
Surgeon without proper authority. He was glad to find 
that the Post Office authorities had sent out instructions 
with reference to their new directory for several counties, 
that no one was to be described as a Veterinary Surgeon who 
could not produce adequate proof that he was a member of 
the College. (Hear hear). 
Mr . Vines concurred in Mr. Mayer’s observations. It 
was, he thought, of the highest importance that the public 
should understand the difference between veterinary surgeons 
who possessed certificates and those who did not. 
Mr. Dickens thought a copy of the Register should be sent 
to every agricultural society, and every book-club in the 
country. 
Mr. Henderson said the present charter of the Veterinary 
College rendered it illegal for any person to assume the name 
of “ veterinary surgeon” without proper authority. 
The Secretary read the clause referred to by Mr. Henderson. 
Mr. Turner suggested that a list of bond fide veterinary 
surgeons should be occasionally inserted in the advertising 
columns of the Times , observing that the names of persons 
taking out shooting-licenses are similarly published. This 
method, he said, of keeping down the quacks would be rather 
expensive, but he thought a committee might be formed to col- 
lect subscriptions for that purpose from the profession at large. 
Mr. Vines thought the plan an admirable one, and should 
be happy to become one of the subscribers. 
Professor Spooner said they were informed by the report, 
that the present was the ninth anniversary of the Corporate 
Body, and he thought they should now consider what ad- 
vantage had accrued to the profession from the obtainment 
of the charter. The observations that had been made 
respecting non-certificated members tended to show that 
the charter had failed in effecting the objects which they had 
in view in their exertions to obtain it ; they tended to show 
that, although that first step might be a solid basis, a super- 
structure was needed before the profession could attain that 
position to which they were entitled. Many of the past 
annual meetings had been stormy ones in consequence of the 
differences of opinion existing between the members of the 
