578 THE VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. 
14. That to practitioners certificates of membership shall be 
awarded immediately on their becoming members ; and students 
shall be presented with theirs after they have obtained their 
diplomas. 
Proposed by Mr. Braby, seconded by Mr. Poett. 
15. That rewards of merit and grades be instituted. 
Proposed by Mr. Cheeseinan, seconded by Mr. Quick. 
16. That the following be an outline of the manner in which 
the business of the meetings shall be conducted : — 
The first Tuesday evening in which the paper is read shall, 
unless otherwise arranged, be considered the students’ evening. 
During it, the anatomical and physiological sections of the essay 
shall be passed in review, and the proposer of the essay, if a 
student, shall be expected to maintain it against all opponents. 
The following Tuesday evening shall be the practitioners’ night; 
in it reports of any interesting cases which may have occurred 
in their practice shall be received and commented on ; but the 
time thus occupied shall in nowise exceed one hour. The paper 
shall then again be read, and a discussion on its pathological 
division entered on, reverting, if necessary for illustration and 
elucidation, both to the anatomical and physiological parts of 
the essay. 
Proposed by Mr. Field, seconded by Mr. Simonds. 
17. That a sub-committee, consisting of Messrs. Sewell, 
Youatt, J. Field, Spooner, Braby, Sibbald, Morton, Wallis, 
Barrow, Rogers, Daws, and Battie, be delegated to draw up a 
code of laws for the Society, of which the foregoing Resolutions 
shall form the basis ; and to obtain a design for a certificate 
plate. 
Proposed by Mr. Spooner, seconded by Mr. Barrow. 
18. That a circular embracing an account of this meeting and 
these resolutions be lithographed and sent to the members of 
the profession. 
Proposed by Mr. Simonds, seconded by Mr. Quick. 
19c That the Secretary be empowered to receive donations 
and deposits of books or engravings for the use of the Association, 
duly acknowledging the same. 
Proposed by Mr. Sibbald, seconded by Mr. Daws. 
