THE NORMAN OR COTENTIN BOVINE RACE. 
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until their successors have been elected and qualified. The Secretary shall keep an 
accurate record of the business transacted and of the certificates as heretofore pro¬ 
vided. He shall collect the fees to be paid by the applicants for examination and pay 
the same over to the Treasurer, and shall perform such other duties as the board may 
prescribe. He shall keep a correct account of all moneys received and disbursed. 
Section 6 .—The board shall receive three dollars per day while in session, and 
their actual traveling expenses, to be paid by the Treasurer out of the fees paid by the 
candidates for examination. 
Section 7.—A certificate shall be issued only when the board is satisfied that the 
candidate examined is well qualified and entitled to a certificate. The candidate, if 
unsuccessful, shall not be eligible to another. examination until the expiration of one 
year thereafter. 
Section 8 .—Candidates shall present themselves for examination at the regular 
meetings of the board, and shall pay for each examination the sum of ten dollars, 
which shall accompany their application in writing, and be paid to the Secretary of 
board previous to the regular meeting of the board. One-half of the ten dollars shall 
be returned if the candidate fails in the examination or if a diploma is accepted in 
lieu of an examination. 
Section 9. —The board may accept a properly issued diploma in lieu of an exam¬ 
ination; but such a diploma shall be accepted only if it has been issued by a reputable 
veterinary school or college that requires a three-years’ course of study and gives 
instruction in all the various branches of veterinary science. 
Section 10. —Whoever shall engage in the practice of veterinary medicine or 
surgery in violation of this act shall, for the first attempt, be fined not less than ten 
dollars, and for the second offence not less than fifty dollars nor more than one hun¬ 
dred dollars, or be imprisoned in the county jail not more than sixty days, or both. 
Provided that nothing in this act shall be construed to prohibit any veterinary advice 
or assistance in cases of emergency if rendered by a person not entitled to practice 
under this act. Nor shall it apply to animal castration or dehorning of cattle. 
Section ii.— This act shall take effect and be in force on and after its passage. 
THE NORMAN OR COTENTIN BOVINE RACE. 
By Mr. Guillot, Secretary, Herd Book (Calvados). 
If meat is the principal production of the breeding of the 
bovine race, it must not be forgotten that in certain cases the 
milk production also gives important profits. 
The Norman race unites perfectly these two essential qual¬ 
ities: the abundant production of a very rich milk and that of 
an excellent meat. A good Norman milch cow gives daily, on 
an average, from 25 to 30 quarts of milk, which furnish at least 
