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VETERINARY LEGISLATION. 
practicing veterinary medicine or surgery for the period herein¬ 
before prescribed, and by passing a satisfactory practical examina¬ 
tion by the Board of Examiners hereinafter designated. 
§ 4. Such Board of Examiners shall be composed of five 
members, two of whom shall be designated from the New York 
State Veterinary Society, two from the New York State 
Veterinary Medical Association and the fifth shall be chosen by 
the four members already designated. The Board of Examiners 
sha 11 meet twice a year, or oftener if necessary, at stated times 
and places, for the examination of applicants. With each applica¬ 
tion filed with the Board of Examiners shall be deposited the 
sum of twenty-five dollars, which shall be forfeited should such 
applicant not be granted a certificate. Should such certificate be 
granted, the applicant shall pay to said Board of Examiners the 
further sum of fifty dollars. 
§ 5. The County Clerk of each county shall provide a 
book, to be known as the veterinary medical register, in which 
shall be recorded the name of the applicant; the name of the 
college or university grauting his diploma, or the society granting 
his certificate, or should the applicant not present such diploma 
or certificate, then the Clerk shall file the affidavit prescribed in 
section 3 of this Act, and the certificate of qualification granted 
by the Board of Examiners, after which such applicant shall be 
permitted to register in like manner as if he had presented a 
diploma or certificate from a veterinary college, university or 
society, and shall be entitled to continue the practice of veter¬ 
inary medicine or surgery. Every applicant who shall have com¬ 
plied with the foregoing provisions and shall be admitted to 
registration, shall pay to the Clerk of said county the sum of 
two dollars, which shall be received as full compensation for such 
registration. 
§ 6. Any person who shall knowingly present to the 
Clerk for the purpose of registration, any diploma or certificate 
which has been fraudulently obtained, or is in whole or part a 
forgery, or shall wilfully make affidavit to any false statement to 
be filed or recorded, or shall practice veterinary medicine or 
surgery, without conforming to the requirements of this Act, or 
