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titled, “ An Act to enable persons to register as practitioners of veterinary medicine and 
surgery in the State of New York,” May nth, 1896 ; and who were qualified to register 
under said Act and failed so to do. 
Seventh, Assembly Bill No. 2700, introduced April 21st, by Hon. M. V. Ives, entitled, 
“ An Act to amend Chapter No. 813 of the Laws of 1896, entitled, “ An Act to regulate 
the practice of veterinary medicine and surgery in the State of New York.’ ” 
The first, Assembly Bill No. 249, as originally introduced, would let any person regis¬ 
ter that was a graduate of a reputable college or institution that claimed to be, as there 
were no restrictions. The committee seriously objected to this, on that ground, and wrote 
several letters of protest, and appeared in person before the Public Health Committee, 
stating their objections. After considerable debate the Committee finally decided to report 
it favorably, as amended in Assembly Bill No. 1183. This met with the unanimous en¬ 
dorsement of the Committee, and finally, after the Governor’s signature had been affixed, 
became a law, May 22, 1896. 
Senate Bill No. 227 was killed in the Committee as we were unable to get it reported. 
If it had become a law it would exempt the veterinarians of Kings and Queen Counties 
from jury duty, which was an oversight in the passage of a similar bill last winter. 
Assembly Bill No. 346 was the same bill as Senate Bill No. 227. While it passed the 
Assembly it did not pass the Senate. 
Senate Bill No. 351 was the same as No. 227 and met the same fate. 
Assembly Bill No. 995 was introduced entirely in behalf of a quack, named James 
M ixon, of Steuben County. While it was being acted upon in the Assembly the Com¬ 
mittee was not aware of it. Attention was called to it by Dr. A. O’Shea. Upon inves¬ 
tigation it was found that the bill had passed the Assembly and reached the Senate and 
was in the hands of the Committee. Immediately, several members throughout the State 
were notified, and Doctors Morris and O’ Shea, on the receipt of theirs, each had some two 
hundred circular letters printed, stating the nefarious condition of the bill, and also wrote 
the Chairman of the Committee. 
Assembly Bill No. 2123, was entirely in behalf of the non-graduate, and was another 
one of their attempts to set aside the law. 
Assembly Bill No. 2709 was also another struggle of the dying quacks, which was also 
Icilled. 
A Yote of thanks was given to the committee for their effec¬ 
tive and excellent work. 
The reports of the Comity Secretaries were called up in their 
regular order by county. Reports of several committees were 
made, all of which tended to show the status of the profession in 
that county, and also the nature of the work as it came in con¬ 
tact with several boards of health. The discussions were exceed¬ 
ingly interesting, the character of the work being such that 
justifies the employment of veterinary surgeons on all boards of 
health throughout the State ; as the reports all showed that a 
great work was being done in protecting innocent consumers of 
flesh and dairy products against unwholesome and infectious 
food products. When Kings County was called up the report 
submitted by Dr. Geo. H. Berns brought out a very interesting 
and instructive discussion on glanders. 
The report is as follows : 
In presenting my report as County Secretary for the County of Kings, I am especially 
indebted to Dr. E. B. Ackerman, Veterinary Inspector of Brooklyn Department of 
Health ; Dr. Wm. H. Pendry, Dairy Inspector Brooklyn Dept, of Health ; Dr. E. L. 
A olgenau, U. S. Inspector under Bureau of Animal Industry, stationed at Brooklyn ; and 
