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witness fees when summoned or required to testify in any civil 
action when such testimony relates to matters connected with 
the veterinary profession. 
SEC. 4. It shall be unlawful for any person to use any de¬ 
gree or title pertaining to the practice of veterinary medicine or 
surgery, other than as provided in section two of this act, and 
any person so doing be subject to a fine of not less than twenty 
dollars nor more than fifty dollars. 
SEC. 5. It shall be unlawful for any person to practice vet¬ 
erinary medicine or surgery, or any branch thereof, who is not 
a graduate of a reputable veterinary college : Provided , That 
nothing in this act shall apply to persons who have practiced 
veterinary medicine or surgery in this State for five consecutive 
years as a livelihood, immediately preceding the passage of this 
act, as certified to by five freeholders before the county clerk 
where he resides, nor for the operations of castration, spaying, 
dehorning, or assistance rendered in emergencies, nor shall it 
apply to persons practicing upon their own animals. Any per¬ 
son so doing shall be subject to the same penalties as provided 
in section four. 
SEC. 6 . All persons qualified under this act to practice veter¬ 
inary medicine and surgery, shall have the same recognition in 
prescription work as now accorded to regular practitioners of 
medicine, by druggists and pharmacists. 
SEC. 7. All persons desiring to practice veterinary medi¬ 
cine and surgery in the State of Indiana, shall, within ninety 
days after the taking effect of this act, file with the clerk of the 
court of the county in which the applicant resides the necessarv 
evidence as to the qualifications to entitle them to practice ac¬ 
cording to the provisions of this act. Upon filing such evidence 
the clerk shall issue to such applicant a certificate to practice in 
accordance with the provisions of this act, in any county in the 
State of Indiana, such blank certificates to be furnished by the 
State Board of Health. The county clerk shall keep a record 
of all persons in each county qualified to practice according to 
the provisions of this act. For such services the clerk shall 
receive from each applicant the sum of one dollar for such reg¬ 
istration. 
Sec. 8. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this act 
are hereby repealed. 
Mr. Speaker : Your Committee on Medicine, Health and 
Vital Statistics, to which was referred Engrossed Senate Bill 
No. 291,. entitled a bill for an act entitled an act to define vet- 
