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urging them to be present at the next meeting, or to send their view to the Secre 
tary before that date, etc; which motion was carried. 
A copy of a petition from the army veterinary surgeons to the Adjutant-Gen¬ 
eral, asking that the status of the veterinary surgeons in the army be raised from 
their present low one, was read by the Secretary. And on motion, the President 
and Secretary were instructed to petition the Adjutant-General to favorably con¬ 
sider the request. 
Meeting then adjourned till the second Tuesday in January, to meet then at 
the Cooper Institute; or on a date as near that as possible on which a room could 
obtained. 
W. H. Pendry, D.Y.S., Secretary. 
VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION OF NEW JERSEY. 
The sixth regular meeting of the Veterinary Medical Association of New 
Jersey was held at the West Jersey Hotel, in Camden, Thursday, Dec. 10, 1885, 
the President, Dr. W. B. E. Miller, in the chair. 
The meeting was called to order at 11 a.m., and the Secretary instructed to 
call the roll. The following members were present: Drs. S. B. Rogers, West- 
ville; H. W. Rowland, Jersey City; J. W. Hawk, Newark; C. K. Dyer, Mount 
Holly; Wm. B. E. Miller, Camden; W. P. Smith, Trenton; L. R. Sattler, 
Newark; J. C. Dunstau, Morristown; W. P. Humphrey, Elizabeth; M. A. 
Pierce, Paterson; and Wm. Herbert Lowe, Paterson. 
Among those present as visitors were; Drs. T. C. Sanford, Asbury Park; 
F. W. Hilyard, Mount Holly; W. H. Williams, Fellowship; and Wm. H. 
Iszard, M.D., Camden. 
The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. 
Dr. Smith proposed Dr. L. P. Hurley, of Camden, for membership; and 
Dr. Lowe proposed Dr. E. R. Mercer, of Moutclair. The names of both gentlemen 
were referred to the Board of Censors, who reported favorably, and they were 
elected. Dr. Dyer proposed Drs. T. C. Sanford, of Asbury Park, and F. W. 
Hilyard, of Mount Holly. The Board of Censors did not report in regard to the 
two last named candidates. Action will be taken at the next regular meeting. 
Two of the honorary members, Dr. E. M. Hunt, of the State Board of 
Health, and Dr. Julius Gertli, State Veterinarian of Nebraska, sent letters regret¬ 
ting their inability to attend. A letter of regret was also received from Dr. 
W. H. Pendry, Secretary of the New York State Veterinary Society. 
The Treasurer’s report was presented and accepted. 
The new Constitution and By-Laws prepared by Dr. Lowe, since the incor¬ 
poration of the Association under the Act of the Legislature for the advancement 
of veterinary science and art, were presented by him. Their consideration occupied 
most of the first session, but they were finally adopted substantially as prepared. 
That portion entitled, “The Code of Ethics,” caused much discussion, but, was 
after all, adopted, with the exception of one sentence, and as adopted, is as 
follows: 
