AN ACT. 
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by law to grant diplomas or veterinary medical certificates, unless 
said person or persons shall be regular graduates from such insti¬ 
tution, and shall hold and possess a diploma or medical certificate 
therefrom. 
2. And be it enacted , That any person or persons falsely or 
fraudulently assuming or advertising themselves as veterinary 
surgeons, or doctors of veterinary surgery or medicine, or claim¬ 
ing the possession of any of the degrees or titles conferred upon 
veterinary surgeons from legally chartered veterinary colleges, 
universities or schools, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, 
and upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of twenty-five 
dollars, said fine to be sued for and recovered in an action of debt 
by any person who will sue for the same; and in default of pay¬ 
ment of said fine, the offender shall be imprisoned in the county 
jail for a period of not less than two nor more than six months ; 
provided always , that such persons be liberated at any time by 
paying the amount of said fine and costs; and should such person 
or persons be convicted of a second offence, they shall be im¬ 
prisoned for a period of not less than one year. 
3 And be it enacted , That every legally qualified veterinary 
surgeon shall, before entering upon the practice of their profession, 
deposit a copy of their diploma or medical certificate with the 
county clerk in the county in which they reside or sojourn, and 
shall pay said clerk ten cents for filing the same in his office, said 
copy to be a matter of record and open to public inspection. 
4. And be it enacted , That nothing in this act shall be so 
construed as to prevent any person or persons not in possession of 
a regular diploma or medical certificate from practicing any of 
the branches of veterinary medicine or surgery in any county of 
this state in conformity with the first section of this act. 
5 And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect immedi¬ 
ately. 
