SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
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amendments made, etc., so that the bill as finally passed was 
the very best law that could possibly have been enacted at the 
last session of the legislature. It was moved, duly supported 
and carried that we now discuss the new law. It was first read 
as a whole, then read section by section, discussed and criti¬ 
cised. each section in its order 
At 12:30 P. M. the president called attention to the time of 
day. It was moved that the chair appoint a committee of 
three to audit the books of the secretary and treasurer, after 
which we adjourn until 2:50 P. M. Carried. 
The chair appointed Drs. W. E. Wight. G. W. Butler and 
Neil B. Jones. Meeting now adjourned. 
AFTERNOON SESSION. 
President J. D. Fair was in the chair, and the meeting was 
called to order at 2:15 P. M. 
Professor Detmers not being present to continue the discus¬ 
sion on the veterinary law, the chair called for the report of the 
Auditing Committee. It was given as follows : 
We, your committee appointed to audit the books of the secretary and treasurer, 
beg leave to state that we find the same well kept, and a balance in the hands of the 
treasurer of $291.04. irrespective of the receipts and expenditures that will come be¬ 
fore this session in the report of the secretary. 
W. E. Wight, 
G. W. Butler, 
Neil B. Jones, 
Committee. 
Moved by Dr. Ball, seconded by Dr. Jones, that the report 
of the committee be accepted. Carried. 
It was moved, duly seconded and carried that a vote of 
thanks be given all who read papers, and that the secretary re¬ 
quest Professor Fischer to allow his essay to be published as part 
of the proceedings of this session. Dr. Gribble said the other 
essayists must not think themselves slighted because they had 
not been personally requested to allow their papers published, 
for if they would read the by-laws they would find that papers 
read by members, belonged to the association, for publication. 
