The Arkansas banner., 1848-07-25
TPusLlc-NO. 4s1
AN ACT to prevent the importation sf edulseI
 ted and spurious drugs and medicines.


 ted and spurious drugs and medicines.
 Bsaeaacied ty the Senaie aad House of Represenlo4 ftpfs o tae Cnited States of meIfca Congress sented, hat from and sfer the passage ol this act all drugs, medicines, medical preparations including medicinal essential oils, and chemical preparations used wholly or in part as medicine, imported in:o the Unified States from abroad shslI before passing the cusom-house.. be examined and appraised, as well in reference 10 their quality purity and fitness for medical purposes, to theii value and identity specified ia tbe invoice.
 Sec. 2 Aid te Il further enaeied, That all medi. einal preparations. wheihcs chemical or otherwise usually imported with the name of the manufac- turer, shall have the true name ci the manufacturer snd the place where they prepared. perEs nent- Y and legiby affixed 10 each parcel, by stamp, la bel, or otherwise; anl all medicinal parations porief fwithout such names affixed as aforesaid, sha be adjudged to be forfeited.
 Sec. }. find be further eaGcfed, That if, on ex- animation, any,drugs medicines, medicinal prepara tons, whether chemical or otherwise, including medicinal essential oils found in the opinion of the examiner, 10 be So far aduterHted, or in any manner deterioraed, as 10 render them inferior in strength and purity 10 the standard established by | c United States, Edinburgh, London, French and German piiarmseopoeias and dspensaiories, and thereby improper, unsafe, or dangerous to be used for medicinal purpos areturn 10 that effect shall be made upon the invoice, and the articles so noted shall not pass the cusom-bouse, unless, re-ex- dtulhdtiou ~A CnaIeCtcF, CaiieA for by the owner or eonsignees, the return ot the examiner shall be foond erroneous; and It shall be declared the result of such anxy that the said articles may properly, safely, and without danger, be used for medicinal purposes.
 Sec. 4 .4ad oe 1t further enacted, That the owner CT consighce shall s all times, when dissatisfied with ihe examiners return, have the privilege Of calling, at his expense, for re-examinaiion; and, on deposiiing with the collector such sum as The latter may deem sufficient to defray such ex- pense, ii shall be the duty of that ofieerto procure some competent analytical chemist possessing the confidence of tie medical profession, well as of the colleges of medicine and pharmacy if any such institutions exist in the s,ate in which the coGiee- lioa district is situated, a cafefgl anlaysis of the articles included in said return, and report upon the same under oath; and in the report, which shall be Iaai shall declare the return of the exarni- ner to be erroneous, and the said articles be of the requisite strength and parity, according to the standards referred to ia the next preceding sections of this aci, the entire invoice shall be passed with out reservation, on payment Of the customary duties but ln Case the examiners return shall be sustained oy the analysis and report the sad articles shat! main In charge of the collector, and the owner or consignee, on payment of line charges of storage and other expenses necessarily incarred by the L States, and on giving bond wihs,sgreies satslac- tory 10 the collector 10 land said articles out of the limits of the United Stses. sha have the privilege o Tc-expoItng them al any time Hithin the period of six months after the report of he analysis but it tie said articles shall not be sent out of the United States within The time specified, il shall bs the duty of the collector at the expiration of said time 10 cause the same to be destroyed. hoIdirg the owner or consgnee responsible to the United States for the payment of al charges, in the same manner as ii said articles had bsen re-expotted
 Sec. ,. And bs H further enacted That, in order to csry info effect the provisions of this act the Sec. reaiy of the Treasury is hereby authorized and fe- quired to appoint suitably qualified persons as spe- -3. T .f trs.srz namely: one examiner in each of the ports of New York, Boston. Philadelphia, Baltimore, Charleston, and New Orleans, with tie following salaries viz {: at New York sixteen hundred dollars Der annum: and at each of he ether ports above named, one thousand dollars per annum which sad salaries shall be paid each year quartefy oct of any moSeys in The treasury not otherwise appropriaesi. ani Il shall be the duty of the said Secretary to give such instructions to inc collectors of the customs in the other collection districts. he may deem necessary 10 prevent the importation of sdulleraed and spuri- ous drugs and medicines.
 Sec. C. .3ad be furttsr enacted That the special examiners to be appointed under this act, sha be. fore entering the discharge of thsir duties take and subscribe the oath affirmation, required by the ninth section of the act of the thirtieth of July eighteen hundred and forty -six, entitled ''An act reducing the duty on imports. and for other pur. poses.
 Sec. '. find bs Tartasr epaefe4, That the special examiners authorized to be appointed by the fifth section of this act. shall, if suitably qnafiei persons can be found, be taken from the officers now employed Tn the respective collection districts; and If new appointments shall be necessary for want of such persons, then, as soon ss 1t can be done consistently with the efficiency of the service, the officers ih said districts shall be reduced, so that the present number of said officers shall not be per manentiy increased oy reason of such new appoint menis.
 Approved June 26, I5as.