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SOCIETY SfEETIJSTGS 
After the reading of minutes of the previous meeting, a motion to adopt the- 
same was made, immediately followed by an objection by Dr. L. McLean, who- 
asked to have that portion relating to Dr. Faust’s report of affected cattle in his 
district re-read, which request, on being complied with, he stated that a wrong 
term had been used and moved that the word Filari be struck off. Considerable 
discussion followed, during which Dr. Liautard stated that he had received a 
letter from Dr. Faust, relating to the disease, in which the proper term had been 
used ; the minutes were finally adopted as read. 
Dr. Cuff reported that the committee appointed by N.Y.S.V.S. to confer 
with a like Committee appointed by N.Y.C.V.M.S. had met on numerous occa¬ 
sions, that they had appointed a sub-committee with full power to act as they saw 
fit; that this sub-committee had met and discussed the question; that they saw 
fit to call a meeting of the two original committees and at that meeting the sub¬ 
committee resigned and on their resignation a Board of Trustees was appointed 
to take charge of a fund then established, said fund to be used in carrying out 
the provisions of the veterinary bill as recently passed in the Legislature. 
The Board of Trustees are Drs. Eisner, R. McLean and W. E. Cuff. Dr. R. 
A. McLean stated that there was a great many men practicing who had no legal 
right to do so and also that the bill had been neglected, inasmuch as the date re¬ 
lating to the granting of certificates had been left out, bnt whether it was changed 
after or before our committee had left Albany he was not able to say. Dr. W. 
H. Pendry, of the Committee on Legislative Matters, took the remarks of Dr. R. 
McLean as an insinuation to him, and, in refutation, stated that just about the 
time the act was going into force he wrote to the Secretary of State for a certified 
copy of the bill, and when he received it he noticed for the first time that the date 
relating to certificates had been left out. 
Dr. R. A. McLean stated that he had seen the act as in the original bill in 
law books published recently. After some further discussion Dr. Liautard said 
it was a very important matter and that the society should investigate it. The 
report of the committee was accepted, and a motion made and carried that the 
chair appoint a committee of three to investigate the matter. The following 
were appointed: Drs. Liautard, R. McLean and W. H. Pendry. 
The election of officers for the year 1877 was then taken up, with the follow¬ 
ing result: President, Dr. W. H. Pendry; 1st Vice-President, Dr. T. Birdsall; 
2d Vice-President, Dr. Geo. Bowers; Secretary and Treasurer, Dr. W. E. Cuff. 
Board of Censors—Drs. R. A. McLean, D. Dixon, W. J. Coates, R. A. Finlay 
and R. Ogle. 
The newly elected President was then conducted to the chair and welcomed 
by the retiring President, who addressed the meeting with a few well placed re¬ 
marks. Dr. Pendry accepted the honor conferred on him as a mark of apprecia¬ 
tion of his efforts to elevate the veterinary profession. Dr. L. McLean moved a 
vote of thanks be extended to the retiring President, which was carried. 
A communication was then read from Mr. P. O’Halloran, and a motion be¬ 
ing put and carried, it was referred to the Board of Censors. 
After some discussion as to who would be the next essayist, a motion to ad¬ 
journ was carried. Wm, E. Cuff, D. V.S., Secretary. 
