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III. —Any person, not being a Member of tbe said Royal 
College of Veterinary Surgeons, who shall, after the time ap¬ 
pointed for this Act coming into operation, take or use the 
name or title of Veterinary Surgeon, or who shall falsely 
represent himself to be a Member of the said College, or who 
shall use any other name or title with intent to lead, or whereby 
the public may be led to believe that he is a Member of the 
said Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, shall, upon a sum¬ 
mary conviction for any and every such offence, pay a sum not 
exceeding Ten Pounds, nor less than Five Pounds. 
IV. —Provided, nevertheless, that this Act shall not affect 
any person who shall, prior to the First day of October, One 
thousand eight hundred and sixty-four, have assumed the name 
or title of Veterinary Surgeon, and at the period last mentioned 
shall be actually in practice as such. 
V. —Any penalty to which, under this Act, any person is 
liable on summary conviction of any offence, may be recovered 
as follows (that is to say): in England, in the manner directed 
by the Act of the Session holden in the eleventh and twelfth 
years of Her Majesty, Chapter XLIII; and in Ireland, in 
manner directed by the Petty Sessions (Ireland) Act, 1851; 
or any other Act for the time being in force in England and 
Ireland respectively for the like purposes. And any such 
penalty may, in Scotland, be recovered by the Procurator- 
Fiscal of the county, or by any other person, before the Sheriff 
or two Justices, who may proceed in a summary way, and grant 
warrant for bringing the party complained against before him, 
or them, or issue an order requiring such party to appear on a 
day, and at a time, and place, to be named in such order ; and 
every such order shall be served on the party by delivering to 
him in person, or by leaving at his usual place of abode, a copy 
of such order and of the complaint whereupon the same has 
proceeded; and upon the appearance or default to appear of 
the party, it shall be lawful for the Sheriff or Justices to pro¬ 
ceed to the hearing of the complaint, and upon proof or con¬ 
fession of the offence, the Sheriff or Justices shall, without any 
written pleadings or records of evidence, commit the offender, 
and decree him to pay the penalty named, as well as such ex¬ 
penses as the Sheriff or Justices shall think fit; and failing 
payment, shall grant warrant for the recovery thereof by 
pounding and imprisonment, such imprisonment to be for such 
period as the discretion of the Sheriff or Justices may direct 
(not exceeding three calendar months), and to cease on pay¬ 
ment of the penalty and expenses. 
VI. —Any sum or sums of money arising from conviction, 
and recovery of penalties as aforesaid, shall be paid to the 
Secretary for the time being of the said Royal College of 
Veterinary Surgeons, for the use of the aforesaid College. 
VII. —Any person, being a Member of the Royal College of 
