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SOCIETY MEETINGS. 
of reward, and if any person not registered pursuant to 
this act, for hire, gain, or hope of reward, practices or 
professes to practice veterinary medicine or surgery, or ad¬ 
vertises to give advice in veterinary medicine or surgery, 
he shall upon a summary conviction thereof before any jus¬ 
tice of the peace, for each and every such offence, pay a pen¬ 
alty not exceeding twenty-five dollars, nor less than five dol¬ 
lars.” The Secretary was instructed to get a number of these 
printed, and distribute them to graduates in Ontario, with a re¬ 
quest to see the M. P. P. for his locality and induce him to 
favor the proposed legislation. 
The sum of $25 was appropriated for a medal to be competed 
for by the students of the Ontario Veterinary College at the ex¬ 
aminations in the spring. 
The following are the officers of the association for the ensu¬ 
ing year ; Prof. S. Sisson, President ; Mr. W. J. Wilson, P'irst 
Vice-President; Mr. J. Blackall, Second Vice-Precident; Mr. C. 
H. Sweetapple, Secretary and Treasurer. Directors—Messrs. W. 
Steele, J. Wagner, G. Hulton, O. Graham, W. Dawson, G. Coul¬ 
ter, F. Bryant and J. H. George. Auditors—Messrs. C. Elliot 
and J. D. O’Neil. Delegates to the Industrial Fair Association,— 
Prof. A. Smith and the President; Delegates to the Western 
Fair Association—Messrs. J. H. Wilson and J. D. O’Neil. 
C. H. Sweetapple, V. S., Secretary-Treasurer. 
AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. 
President Clement has announced the appointment of the 
local committee of arrangements for the New York meeting as 
follows: H. D. Gill, V. S. (Chairman); George H. Berns, D. 
V. S., Roscoe R. Bell, D. V. S., E. B. Ackerman, D. V. S., and 
W. H. Pendry, D. V. S. 
Dr. A. Eiaiitard has been duly appointed by President 
Clement as a delegate to represent the A. V. M. A. at the 
International Congress of Veterinary Surgeons to be held at 
Baden-Baden, in August next. It is to be hoped that other 
delegates may be secured, and our association be represented 
by several members. 
Why should such a comprehensive association as the New 
York County have such an uncomprehensive title? Its name 
implies an association confined to a county, while its by-laws 
invite them from many. 
