Section 12
SEC. 12. Every person of good moral character not less than twenty-one years of age who is a resident of the Philippine Islands, and who by verified statements satisfies the Board to that effect shall upon application be admitted to take examination with a view of becoming a certified veterinarian, but not until he has paid to the secretary-treasurer of the board the sum of twenty-five pesos as a fee for such examination. No such fee shall be returned to any person unless he decides before he has begun the examination to retire or withdraw therefrom.