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VETERINARY LEGISLATION. 
this bill, as a Veterinary Examining Board, with power to exam¬ 
ine such candidates as present themselves for examination, as here¬ 
inafter provided, and to report and certify to him the names of 
ten (10) candidates who shall have passed the highest examination, 
as hereinafter provided. 
§ 5. The Veterinary Medical Examining Board, as herein¬ 
after provided, shall examine candidates by written, oral and 
practical examinations. The written and oral examinations to 
embrace the following subjects: Anatomy, Physiology, Histology, 
Pathology, (Equine), Pathology (Bovine), Surgery, Chemistry, 
Materia Medica, Toxicology, Botany, Sanitation, Dietetics, Prin¬ 
ciples of Shoeing, etc. The practical examination will embrace: 
Examination of animals as to soundness, age, exterior of horse 
w T ith regards to points, marks, seat of diseases, conformation for 
different kinds of military service, etc., operations, prescribing, 
compounding and administering medicines, &c. 
The examination for promotion shall be written and include 
all the above subjects and such others as shall be considered nec¬ 
essary. 
§ 6. The examination, as hereinfore provided, shall be held 
at the Headquarters of the United States Army, and those Veter¬ 
inarians in the employ of the United States Army on the passage 
this bill shall, if they desire to be examined, be allowed three 
months’ leave of absence with full pay from their post in order to 
prepare themselves for such examination. 
§ 7. Within one month after receipt of the certificate of the 
ten (10) names of persons who have passed the highest examina- 
ation, the Hon. Secretary of War shall appoint one of the highest 
three of such ten (10) names so certified as Chief Veterinarian, 
with the rank and pay as provided for in Section 2 of this Bill, 
and the remaining nine (9) persons so certified he shall appoint as 
Inspecting Veterinarians for departmental and instruction duty, as 
hereinbefore provided, with rank and pay as provided in Section 
2 of this Bill. 
§ 8. Tne Hon. Secretary of War shall, when considered nec¬ 
essary, have power at any time, on the requisition of the Adjutant 
General and Chief Veterinarian, to appoint three (3) veterinarians 
