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any of the examining bodies, it shall be lawful for the said Secre- 
tary of State to admonish the said offending body; and if such ad- 
monition be neglected, then to direct the Registrars as aforesaid 
to refuse to register upon the testimonial of the body so in default, 
until the conduct of such body shall be altered to the satisfaction 
of the said Secretary of State.” 
23. “ And be it further enacted, that the duly appointed exa- 
miners of the candidates for degrees, diplomas, and licenses in medi- 
cine, shall be empowered, under such regulations and restrictions, 
and at such times as shall be approved by the Secretary of State, 
to attend with the candidates for examination at the public hos- 
pitals or other public medical institutions, and also at any work- 
house, for the purpose of ascertaining the practical knowledge of 
such candidates from an inspection of sick and diseased persons.” 
24. Provides that the act shall “ not affect the examinations of 
students of two years’ standing at the time of the passing of the 
said act.” 
26. Provides that the act shall “ not affect the trade or business 
of a chemist or druggist, in the buying, preparing, compounding, 
dispensing, and vending drugs, medicines, and medicinal com- 
pounds, wholesale or retail.” 
27. “ And be it enacted, that every person who shall be regis- 
tered and possess a certificate in force under the provision of this 
act shall be exempt, if he shall so desire, from serving on all juries 
and inquests whatever, and from serving all corporate, parochial, 
ward, hundred, and township offices, and in the militia, and that 
the name of such person shall not be returned in any list of persons 
liable to serve in the militia, or in any such office as aforesaid ; 
and no person shall be entitled to such exemption aforesaid on the 
ground of being a physician, surgeon, or apothecary, who does not 
possess such certificate then in force as aforesaid, any act to the 
contrary notwithstanding.” 
Such are the parts of the said bill applicable in an especial man- 
ner to ourselves, and which must constitute leading features in any 
bill of the kind the veterinary public may prepare to lay before 
parliament. Indeed, it were almost to be desired that such a bill 
were already prepared, to follow^ in the track of such a whole- 
some and powerful predecessor. At all events, should the medi- 
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