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SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
the members present that the requirements for matriculation 
were not severe enough, and that they were not adhered to by 
the different colleges. 
A vote of thanks was then extended to the essayist. 
Report of Judiciary Committee. —Dr. Giffen, Chairman, re¬ 
ported by reading a letter from the attorneys of the Association, 
which outlined a new bill to be presented at Albany, and at the 
same time pointed out several deficiencies in the present law. 
A general discussion followed, after which it was moved that 
the report be accepted, and the committee continued. 
Committee on Certificates. —Dr. Becket, Chairman, exhibited 
a copy of the certificate that had been accepted at a previous 
meeting, and stated the cost of the same. 
Moved and seconded that the motion adopting the certificate 
be reconsidered, and a new committee appointed to draft a new 
form. Carried. 
Committee on Location. —Dr. Robertson, Chairman, reported 
that a room could be had at the Academy of Medicine for $10 
per night. 
Moved and seconded that the committee be empowered to 
take the room at the Academy at a cost not to exceed $10 per 
night. Carried. 
Committee on Charges. —Moved and seconded that the dis¬ 
cussion on this report be laid over until the next regular meet¬ 
ing. Carried. 
Committee on Revision of Constitution and By-Laws. —Dr. 
Robertson, Chairman, reported several changes in the Consti¬ 
tution and By-Laws of the association. 
Moved and seconded that the secretary notify the members 
that there has been proposed amendments to the Constitution 
and By-laws at this meeting, and that they would be acted upon 
at the next regular meeting. Carried. 
The president then appointed the following as a committee 
on certificates : Drs. Becket (Chairman), Turner and Giffen. 
Meeting adjourned. 
J. E. Ryder, D.V.S., Sec. 
