FRANK BROWN, ESQURE, GOVERNOR.

any person from practicing veterinary medicine and surgery
on any animal belonging to himself or herself. And this act
shall not apply to commissioned veterinary surgeons in the
United States army.

SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of

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such board to keep a register of all practitioners Qualified
under this act practicing veterinary medicine and surgery or
any branches thereof in this State, and to cause the same to be
published at least once a year in two newspapers published in
the city of Baltimore.

SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That the said board shall

Register of
practitioners.

within six months from the date hereof, prepare said register,
in which the names of all graduate practitioners in the State
at the time and in actual practice shall, on application to the
said board, be inserted without examination, and shall also on
application insert the names of such persons who are practi-
tioners in actual practice without a diploma or certificate or qual-
ification from a recognized school, who have been in practice for
five years and upwards, prior to the passing of this act, upon proof
to the said board that they have been so practicing; that all per-
sons practicing at this time and not having been so practicing
for five years antecedent to this act, shall undergo an examina-
tion before the said board, and if found by said board compe-
.tent to practice, the persons so examined and approved shall be
entitled to registration.

Register to be
completed
within six
months.

SEC. 9. And be it enacted, That the said board shall have
power to reject any applicant for registration whose examina-
tion papers or diploma are not satisfactory.

Rejection or
applicants.

SEC. 10. And be it enacted, That on and after six months
from the date of the approval of this act, no person shall be
permitted to practice veterinary medicine or surgery or any
branch thereof in the State of Maryland, who does not possess
a diploma issued from a college or school of veterinary medi-
cine, duly incorporated and legally licensed to issue diplomas;
and if said diplomas shall be issued after the first day of
January, 1895, it shall be received only from a college or
school of veterinary medicine, which shall require a three
years' course of study before issuing said diploma, and shall
have passed such examination or test as may be from time to
time instituted as a test of qualification by such board, and
persons producing such certificates or diplomas who pass such

Practicing
without
diploma,
unlawful.