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he shall issue his warrant for the amount in the said special fund, and deficiencies in 
the payment of said expenses may be made up from subsequent receipts. 
Sec. 1620. Afisdemeanor to Practice , Etc ., When .—Any person who either : 
1. Practices veterinary medicine, surgery, or dentistry in this State without 
compliance with the provisions of this article ; or 
2. Willfully and falsely claims or pretends to have or hold a certificate of 
registration issued by such board : or 
3. Wilfully and falsely, with intent to deceive the public, claims or pretends 
to be a graduate of, or to hold a diploma granted by a legally authorized veterinary 
school, college or university, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction is 
punishable by a fine of not less than fifty nor more than one hundred dollars, and in 
case of non-payment of such fine, the person so offending shall be liable to im¬ 
prisonment for a period not exceeding six months. All fines received under this 
article shall be paid into the common school fund of the county in which such con¬ 
viction takes place. 
Sec. 1621. Examination. —All persons commencing the practice of veterinary 
medicine, surgery or dentistry in this State after the passage and approval of this 
act, shall be graduates of a legally authorized veterinary school, college or univer¬ 
sity, and shall subject themselves to such examination as the board may require. 
Sec. 1622. Certificates Recorded. —Every person holding a certificate from the 
Board of Examiners shall have it recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds in 
the county in which he resides within thirty days after the date of said certificate, 
and the record shall be indorsed thereon. Any person removing to another county 
to practice shall record within thirty days the certificate in a like manner in the 
county to which he removes, and the holder of the certificate shall pay to the 
Register of Deeds a fee of one dollar for making the record. 
Sec. 1623, Gratuitous Services. —Gratuitous service in cases of emergency 
in the dehorning of cattle, or castration of animals, shall not be construed as coming 
within the meaning of this article. 
Sec. 1624. Witnesses. Expert Fees. —Any person complying with the pro¬ 
visions of this article shall be entitled to expert fees as a witness in all civil actions 
relating to the veterinary profession. 
T. V. Hinebauch, Secretary. 
CONNECTICUT VETERINARY MEDICAL SOCIETY. 
A meeting of this society was held at the office of Dr. James 
Kelly, in New Haven, Conn., on the evening of March 10, 1896. 
In the absence of President Bland, Dr. Ross, of New Haven, 
called the meeting to order. The following members answered 
to roll call: Drs. Ross, Whitney, Kelly, Potter and Isaacs, of 
New Haven; Gardner, of Hartford; Beckley, of Meriden, and 
Eliot, of Ansonia. Drs. Lyman, of Hartford, and Martin, ol 
Bridgeport, were present as guests. 
After reading the minutes of the last meeting, Dr. Gardner 
entertained the members with an interesting paper, telling what 
was being done by the Connecticut Cattle Commission with 
bovine tuberculosis. A discussion was entered into by Drs. Ly¬ 
man, Beckley and Ross. 
Applications for membership were received from Dr. Ingra¬ 
ham, of Hartford, a graduate of the Ontario Veterinary College, 
and Dr. Lyman and Dr. Martin, both graduates of the Veterinary 
Department of Harvard University. The next meeting will be 
