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VETERINARY LEGISLATION. 
What has become of the “Philadelphia Veterinary Society”? 
Dr. Rogers, the president, should rise up and explain. 
The recent meeting of the Michigan Veterinary Medical 
Association was a very successful one, and two sessions proved 
too short for the proper consideration of their programme. 
VETERINARY LEGISLATION. 
REGULATING VETERINARY PRACTICE IN OHIO. 
A BILL to regulate the practice of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery. 
Section i.— Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio , That all 
persons who now, or shall hereafter, practice veterinary medicine and surgery in the 
state of Ohio, and have not been exclusively engaged in such practice for at least five 
years prior to the passage of this act, shall be examined as to their qualifications by a 
state board of veterinary examiners, to be appointed as hereinafter provided. 
Section 2.—Any one who successfully passes the examination before the state 
board of veterinary examiners shall receive from said board a certificate signed by the 
members thereof, which certificate shall state that the person to whom it is given has 
passed the prescribed examination and is competent to practice veterinary medicine 
and surgery. A copy of such certificate shall be recorded by the clerk of said board 
in a book kept for that purpose which shall be open to the public inspection. 
Section 3.—Persons who have passed the requisite examinations and received a 
certificate from the state board of veterinary examiners, and those who have contin¬ 
uously practiced veterinary medicine and surgery for at least ten years prior to the 
passage of this act, and no others, shall be qualified and be entitled to be employed as 
veterinaries by the State Board of Agriculture, State Live Stock Commission and State 
Board of Health. 
Section 4.—The State Board of Veterinary Examiners shall consist of five mem¬ 
bers. The Secretary of the State Board of Agriculture and the Secretary of the State 
Board of Health shall be ex-officio of said board. Three members thereof shall be 
appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate for the terms respectively of 
two, four and six years, and every two years thereafter the Governor shall appoint a 
member for the term of six years. Vacancies in said board shall be filled by appoint¬ 
ment for the unexpired term. The members so appointed by the Govornor shall be 
graduates of reputable but different veterinary schools or colleges, and men of 
superior learning, personal skill and good moral character. 
Section 5.—The board shall meet twice a year—in April and July—in the city of 
Columbus. At the first meeting the board shall organize by electing from its mem¬ 
bers a president, secretary and treasurer, who shall hold their offices for two years or 
