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VETERINARY LEGISLATION. 
need of introducing two hills. Do the Rochester division think for 
one moment that New York Cit} r and its vicinity are trying to 
legislate for its own local good ? if so, they were never so mis¬ 
taken or did a greater unjustice. 
The New York State Veterinary Society simply wishes for 
legislation for the elevation and good of the profession, and for 
that alone. It is a body perfectly independent of any particular 
college or school, its members being composed of graduates of 
no less than six different schools. It has acted with the greatest 
liberality, making concessions right and left; and every veter¬ 
inarian, be he member of that body or not, who will act in union 
with the society, on this one all-important question, will be 
working for the elevation of his profession, and consequently of 
himself, and not for any particular few or school. Every member 
of the profession, be he graduate or not, has more or less 
influence and can easily help in the good work, by seeing or 
writing their respective members of Assembly and Senate, if they 
approve the bill. If they do not, I trust they will be men enough 
to state their objections. I feel sure that by a united action, we 
shall be able to get the profession legalized, and if we should fail 
in reaching that grand point, by reason of fighting among our¬ 
selves, it will be an everlasting shame and disgrace. I will see that 
every member of the Senate and Assembly gets a copy of Dr. 
R. W. Finlay’s able paper on veterinary medical legislation, and 
shall be pleased to put myself in communication with any 
member of the profession regarding this question, 
Yours very truly, W. H. Pendry, D.Y.S. 
VETERINARY LEGISLATION. 
AN ACT To Regulate the Practice of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery 
in the State of New York. 
The People of the State of New York , represented in Senate and 
Assembly , do enact as follows : 
Section I.—No person shall practice veterinary medicine and 
surgery, or any branch thereof, in this State for compensation, or 
shaii either directly or indirectly receive or accept for his services 
