Weekly national intelligencer., 1848-07-15
fPUBLIc-No. 45.l
AN ACT to prevent the importation Of aduerated and spu-
rons drugs and medicines

A
rious drugs and medicines.
Be enacted By the Senate ind House Of Representatives
Of the United States Of Amerca in Congress assembled That
from and after the passage of this act all drugs, medicines
medicinal preparations including medicinal essential oils, and
chemical preparations used wholly in part medicine
ported the United STATES from abroad shall before pass
ing the house, be examined and appraised, well
references their quality purity and fitness for medical pur
poses their value and identity specified in the invoice
Sec. 2 And be IL further enacted, That all medicinal
preparations whether chemical otherwise, usually import
ed with the of the manufacturer shall have the
Of the manufacturer and the place where they prepared
permanently and eeiby affixed to each parcel by stamp, la
bel, otherwise and all medicinal preparations imported
without such affixed aforesaid, shall be adudged
be forfeited.
Sec s. And be further enacted, That if on examine
ton, any drugs medicines medicinal preparations whether
chemical otherwise, including medicinal essential oils are
found, in the opinion Of the examiner to be far aueated
in any deerioraed, render them inferior in
strength and purity the standard established by the United
States, Edinburgh London, French and German pharmaco
poias and dpenssories, ard thereby improper unsae
dangerous be used for medicinal purposes etun to that
effect shall be made upon the invoice and the articles noed
shall not pass the custom house, unless
of strictly analytical character called for BY the
consgnees the return OF the examiner shall be found
ous and shall be declared the result Of such anay is
that the said articles properly safely, and without danger
be used for medicinal purposes
Sec. A. ad be further enacted That the owner OF con-
sgnee shall at I'll times when dissatisfied with the xamines
reexamnaon and, deposiing with the collector such
the latter may deem sufficient deay such expense
shall be the duty Of that officer to procure competent
analytical chemist possessing the confidence Of the medical
profession well Of the colleges Of medicine and phama-
cy, if such institutions the State in which the coll
lection district is situated careful analysis Of the articles n-
cluded in said return, and report upon the under oath
and in the report which shall be na shall declare the
return Of the examiner 10 lie and the said articles
be Of the requisite strength and purity according the stand
ards referred 10 in the next preceding sections Of this the
entire invoice shall be passed without reservation payment
OF the customary duties; but in the examiners
shall be sustained by the analysis and report the said articles
shall remain in charge of the collector and the con-
sgnec payment the storage and other
necessarily incurred by the United States, and on giving
bond with surees satisfactory the collector land said
articles Of the limits Of the United States shall have the
privilege Of exporting them any time within the period
Of sx months after the report Of the analysis but the said
articles shall be Of the United Saes within the
time pece il shall be the duty Of the collector at the ex
praton Of said time, the be DESTROYED hold
ing the consgnee responsible the United States for
the payment Of all charges in the manner said
ticles had been exported
Sec 5. And be IL further enacted That in order TO carry
into effect the provisions Of Tins act Secretary Of the Tea-
sury hereby authorized and required to appoint suitably
qualified persons specis examiners Of drugs, medicines
chemicals, &c, namely examiner in each Of the pors
Of New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore Charleston,
and New Orleans, with the following salaries viz At New
York sixteen hundred dollars per anuum and at each OF the
other ports above named thousand dollars per annum
which said salaries shall be paid each year. quarterly out
any moneys n the Treasury otherwise Appropriated and
shall he the duty of the said Secretary give such nstruc
lions to the collectors Of the n the other collection dis
ucs be may deem necessary prevent importation Of
adulleroted and spurious drogs and medicines.
Sec. O. And be further enacted That the special exaoi
TO be appointed under this SHALL before entering on
the discharge Of their duties take and subscribe the oath ~
affirmation required by the ninth section Of the act Of The h
10th of July, eighteen hundred and foy-six entitled An
reducing the doty imports and for other purposes
Sec. T. And belt Jarfhr enacted That the special exam
ners authorized % be appointed BY the fifth section Of this ACT
SHALL il suitably qualified persons can be found be taken from
the officers employed in The respect collection districts
and appointments shall be necessary for want Of suc
persons then, IL be done consistently with ,b
efficiency Of the service the officers n said districts shah b
reduced that the present number Of said officers sall nal
be permanently increased hy Of such appointments
Approved, June 80 1913.