MISSOURI VETERINARY BILL. 
779 
Sec. 6. Any person not a graduate, and not having prac¬ 
ticed in this State continuousiy for five years before this act 
goes into effect, may obtain a certificate to practice veterinary 
medicine, veterinary surgery, or any branch thereof, including 
veterinary dentistry, as the case may be, in this State, on giv¬ 
ing satisfactory evidence to the board that he has pursued the 
studies of his profession for three years, and on submitting him¬ 
self to such examination as the board may require, providing 
the result of such examination is satisfactory to the board. 
Snell examination shall be conducted before at least three mem¬ 
bers of the board, at the time of the board’s annual meeting 
and upon due application. 
Sec. 7. All persons to whom certificates are issued by this 
board, to practice veterinary medicine, veterinary surgery, or 
any branch thereof, or veterinary dentistry, in the State of 
Missouri, excepting only those who qualify under section 5 and 
section 6 of this act, shall be graduates of a legally authorized 
and recognized veterinary school, college or university, and 
shall comply with the provisions of this act. It is further pro¬ 
vided that this board shall not recognize any diploma or other 
evidence of graduation presented for examination under section 
4 of this act, unless the school, college or university issuing 
such diploma maintains a three years’ course of instruction, and' 
delivers annually a full course of lectures and instruction in 
veterinary medicine and veterinary surgery, the time of said 
course of lectures and instruction being not less than a period 
of six months for each collegiate year. 
Sec. 8. Upon the approval of the diploma, or upon satis¬ 
factory evidence that the applicant is entitled to a certificate 
under the provisions of section 4, section 5 or section 6 of this 
act, said Board of Veterinary Examiners shall issue to such ap¬ 
plicant a certificate to practice veterinary medicine, veterinary 
surgery, or veterinary dentistry, as the case may be, in this 
State ; said certificate to indicate the provision of this act under 
which it was issued, and said certificate, except when obtained 
by fraud, shall be conclusive evidence in any prosecution, of 
the right of the lawful holder thereof, to practice veterinary 
medicine, veterinary surgery or veterinary dentistry, as the case 
may be, in the State of Missoiiri. 
The board shall have power to reject the application of an 
applicant for a certificate who is not fully qualified under the 
provisions of this act. 
Sec. 9. A filing fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00) shall be paid 
