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clerk that his diploma has been regularly issued by a legally char¬ 
tered veterinary college or university, after which such person 
will be allowed to register as provided for in this act, 
7. And be it enacted , That any person who shall present to a 
county clerk a veterinary diploma which has been obtained fraud¬ 
ulently, or which is, in whole or in part, a forgery, or shall make 
affidavit to any false statement, intended to be tiled or registered, 
or shall use the title of veterinary surgeon or analogous title, 
without conforming to the requirements of this act, or shall other¬ 
wise violate or neglect to comply with any of the provisions of 
this act, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on con¬ 
viction, shall be punished for each and every offence by a fine of 
one hundred dollars, one-half to be paid to the prosecutor, and 
the other half to be paid to the county, or shall be imprisoned in 
the county jail in the proper county for a term not exceeding one 
year, or both or either, at the discretion of the court. 
8. And be it enacted , That no person shall recover in any 
court in this State any sum of money whatever for any veterinary, 
medical or surgical services, unless he shall have complied with 
the provisions of this act, and is one of the persons authorized by 
this act to practice as a veterinary surgeon or veterinarian. 
9. And be it enacted , That in order to secure to the veteri¬ 
nary associations and societies of the State and the State Board of 
Health a full record of all veterinary physicians and surgeons in 
this State, it shall be the duty of the countyTlerk of each county 
of the State to furnish to all incorporated veterinary associations 
and societies of the State and to the State Board of Health a list of 
names of all the veterinary physicians and surgeons who have de¬ 
posited with him copies of their diplomas, and the name and place 
of the institution purporting to confer such diploma, and each 
county clerk shall yearly furnish to the veterinary associations 
and societies of the State, and to the State Board of Health, a sim¬ 
ilar list of those veterinary physicians and surgeons hereafter 
depositing diplomas with him, and shall include in such list also 
the names of those veterinary practitioners filing affidavits with 
him as mentioned in the foregoing section of this act; and each 
county clerk shall keep in a suitable book an index of the names 
