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It was the sense of the meeting that Dr. Diamond and his deputies were do¬ 
ing good work in Hudson County, and deserved the hearty support of not only 
every veterinarian in the county and State, but of stockowners and the public 
generally. Dr. Nayler thought there was too much politics in the matter, and 
others expressed the fact that if politics were allowed to get a hold, that the use¬ 
fulness of the Bureau would be greatly impaired. 
Much time was taken up with the revision of the Constitution and By-Laws 
of the Association. The fact that the Association is now so incorporated, under 
the act of tlie Legislature for the promotion of veterinary science and art, that 
only graduates from chartered veterinary colleges are eligible to membership, 
simplifies the By-Laws greatly. 
Article II. of the Constitution was amended to read that the “New Jersey 
State Veterinary Society has for its object the promotion of fraternal feeling 
among its members, the welfare of the veterinary profession in general, and of 
New Jersey in particular, aiming to protect the rights and privileges of practi¬ 
tioners, and to elevate the standard of the profession by scientific intercourse.” 
Dr. Loblein of New Brunswick, Dr. Mercer of Montclair, Dr. De Clyle of 
New Durham, and others favored more frequent meetings, and hereafter, instead 
of tri-annual meetings, the Association will hold quarterly meetings in various * 
parts of the State, and a banquet will be held each year at the annual meeting, 
which occurs in the month of August. 
The order of business at the regular meetings was changed so as to have all 
the business of the meeting transacted before the reading of papers and the dis¬ 
cussion of them should take place. The initiation fee was fixed at $3.00. 
Members were allowed the privilege of inviting any person or persons out¬ 
side of the profession who may have promoted the interests of the Association, to 
be present at any regular meeting. 
The Code of Ethics makes it a grave offense for any member to speak dis¬ 
respectfully of another, or by insinuation or otherwise to injure his reputation or 
professional standing. It behooves each member to do as he would wish to be 
done by, and to cultivate that sense of honor and propriety which should invari¬ 
ably distinguish the professional man. As the Association aims to protect the 
privileges and immunities of its members, it is expected that they will exercise 
their abilities in extending and enriching the domain of comparative medicine 
and surgery, and in advancing the interests of the profession. The Code pro¬ 
hibits a practitioner from prescribing for a patient having been treated by another 
member of the profession, unless the former has relinquished the case, or that 
the owner announces that he has dispensed with his services. 
In case of consultation, the consulting veterinarian should so far as he can 
conscientiously, sustain the surgeon in charge of the case, and in no way, either 
by word or act, promote his own interests at the expense of his brother practi¬ 
tioner. He whose practice is based on an exclusive dogma or who rejects the 
accumulated experience of the profession, or ignores the aids of anatomy, physi- 
ology, pathology and organic chemistry, shall not be considered a fit associate in 
consultation. 
While it is essential for the veterinarian consulted' to ascertain the true na¬ 
ture of the case, he should carefully withhold all discussion of the subject till 
his brother practitioner and himself meet in private for deliberatipn. When a 
conclusion is reached it will be the duty of the attending veterinarian to state 
the results to his client in presence of the consulting veterinary surgeon. No 
opinions should be delivered which are not the result of previous deliberations 
and concurrence. 
When diversity of opinion exists, it may be proper to refer the case to sev¬ 
eral veterinarians of good standing, or a court-medical. Still in most cases mu¬ 
tual concessions should render this unnecessary. All discussions in consultation 
should be confidential. Qualifications, not intrigue or artifice, should constitute 
the foundation for successful practice. 
Any advertisement or announcement beyond the name and address shall be 
deemed unprofessional. Any advertisement or announcement of nostrums, secret 
remedies, panaceas, and all things of like nature, shall also be deemed unprofes¬ 
sional. The promising of radical cures and the procuring of certificates regarding 
