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1903.]

PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.

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contemplated action, and appointing a day for a full hearing thereof by the University, and, Provided further, that no certificate shall be revoked until a hearing shall have been had. a person shall represent himself to the public as having received a certificate as provided in this act, or shall assume to practice as a Certified Public Accountant, or use the abbreviation C. P. A., or any similar words or letters to indicate that the person using the same is a Certified Public Accountant, without having received such certificate ; or if any person having received a certificate as provided in this act, and having thereafter lost such certificate by revocation as herein provided shall continue to practice as a certified public accountant he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction threof shall be fined a sum not exceeding two hundred dollars ($200) for each offense. Provided, that nothing herein contained shall operate to prevent a certified public accountant who is the lawful holder of a certificate issued in compliance with the laws of another state, from practicing as such within this State, and styling himself a certified public accountant.

RULES FOR THE CONDUCT OF EXAMINATIONS FOR CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS. 6. FALSELY ASSUMING TO BE CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT—PENALTY.] Sec, 6. If

The University Committee on Examination

of Accountants.

1. The supervision of all matters under the law shall be in the hands of a committee under the immediate supervision of the President of the University, consisting of the head of the department of economics, the professor of industry and transportation, and the Registrar. 2. This committee shall receive all applications for examinations and shall issue to approved applicants certificates of admission to the examinations, and no candidate shall be examined who does not present to the Board of Examiners at the time and place of examination as advertised, such certificate of admission, signed by the Registrar. 3 This committee shall appoint the times and places of examination and shall advertise the same according to the provisions of the law. 4. This committee shall receive from the Board of Examiners the questions to be used at the examinations, and shall print and distribute these examination questions to the examining board in time for conducting the examinations as advertised. 5. The committee shall receive the reports of the examinations from the Board of Examiners, and shall certify to the President the successful candidates. 6. This committee shall receive and certify to the President all statements of expenses and fees of the Board of Examiners. 7. This committee shall also examine the papers of applicants under Section 3 of the law, and shall certify to the President the names of those who are eligible under this section to receive the degree of certified public accountant. Board of Examiners. 1. The Board of Examiners for the examination of candidates for the degree of certified public accountant shall consist, according to the law, of three members, at least two of whom shall be skilled in the practice of accounting and actively engaged therein in the State of Illinois. 2. The members of this Board of Examiners shall be nominated by the President of the University and approved by the Board of Trustees. 3. Vacancies on the board, due to any cause, shall be filled for the remainder of the term of office, at the first meeting of the Board of Trustees which occurs after the occurrence of such vacancy. Appointments to expiring terms shall also be on nomination of the President for approval by the Board of Trustees. 4. The term of office of these examiners shall be three years, except for the members first appointed. Of these, one shall be appointed for three years, one for two years, and the third for one year. At the annual meeting of the Board of Trustees of the University in June, the place of the retiring member shall be filled by action of the Board of Trustees. 5. After June 1, 1904, no one shall be appointed a member of this board, who is not authorized under the law to practice in the State of Illinois as a certified public accountant. 6. Each member of the Board of Examiners who shall be engaged in the duty of conducting examinations at the time and place appointed by the University authorities as provided herein, shall send to the University committee in charge a statement of the time actually spent in the discharge of his duties as a member of this board in conducting said examinations, together with a statement of actual traveling expenses incurred in performing said duty. This statement shall be certified to the President by the University committee in charge and no fees or bills for expenses of the members of this Board of Examiners shall be paid excepting on approval of the President after this certification.