Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-07-26

all drugs, medicines, medicinal preparations, incu
ding medicinal essential oils and chemical prepare
tions used wholly or in part as medicine, imported
into the United States from abroad, SHALL before pas
sing the house, be examined and appraised,
well in reference to their quality, purity, and fit
ness for medical purposes, as to their value and
identity specified in the invoice.
SEC. 2. And beH further enacted, That all medici-
nal preparations, whether chemical or otherwise,
usually imported with the name OF the manufactures,
shall have the true name of the manufacturer, and
the place where they are prepared, permanently and
legibly affixed to each parcel, by stamp LABEL 9TH
erwise; and all medicinal preparations imported
without such names affixed as aforesaid, shall be ad
judged to be forfeited.
SEC. g. And be it further enacted, That if, on
minaton, any drugs, medicines, medicinal prepare
tians, whether chemical or otherwise, including
dicnal essential oils, are found, in the opinion of
the examiner, to be SO far adulterated, or in any
manner deterioated, to render them infer ior in
strength and purity to the standard established by
the United States, Edinburg London, French and
German pharmacopGias and dlSpenSatOrles, and
thereby improper, unsafe, or dangerous to be used
for medicinal purposes, return to that effect shall
be made upon the invoice and the articles so noted
shall not pass the custom-house, unless, re-ex
animation of strictly analytical character, called
for by the owner Consignees, the return OF the
examiner shall be found erroneous; and 1t shall be
declared the result of such analysis, that the said
articles may be property safely and without danger,
be used for medicinal purposes.
SEC. A. And be it further enacted, That the owner
consignee shall at all times, when dissatisfied
with the examiners return, have the privilege OF
calling, at his own expense, for re-examinaton;
and depositing with the collector such sum as the
latter may deem sufficient to deray such expense,t
shall be the duty of that officer to procure some com
petent analytical chemist possessing the confidence
of the medical profession, well the colleges OF
medicine and pharmacy, if any such institutions ex-
list in the State in which the collection district is
situated, careful analysis of the articles included
In said return, and report upon the same under
oath; and in the report, which Shall be final,
shall declare the return of the examiner to be erro
neous, and the said articles to be Of the requisite
strength and purity according to the standards re-
ferred to in the next preceding sections Of this act,
the entire invoice shall be passed without reserva-
ton, payment Of the customary duties; but, in
case the examiners return shall be sustained by the
analysis and report the said articles shall remain in
charge of the collector and the consignee,
on payment of the charges of storage and other
penses necessarily incurred by the United States and
on giving bond with sureties satisfactory to the
collector to land said articles out of the limits of the
United States, shall have the privilege of reeXport
ing them at any time within the period of six months
after the report of the analysis; but if the said arti
Giles Shall not be sent out OF the United States within
the time specified, it shall be the duty of the collec
tor, at the expiration of said time to the
to be destroyed, holding the owner consignee re
sponSible to the United States for the payment of all
charges, in the manner if said articles had
been re-eXported.
SEC. 8. And be further enacted, That, in order TO
carry INTO effect the provisions Of this act, the Sc
cEetary of the Treasury is hereby authorized and
CURED to appoint suitably qualified persons spe-
cial examiners of drugs, medicines che !ia ais, &c
namely: one examiner in each of the ports of New
York, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Charleston,
and New Orleans, with the following salaries, viz :
at New York sixteen hundred dollars per annum;
and at each of the other ports ab0ye-named, one
thousand dollars per annuin; which sad salaries
shall be paid each year, quarterly out Of any moneys
In che treasury not otherwise appropriately; and it
shall be the duty of the said Secretary give such
instructions to the collectors of the customs in the
other collection districts he may deem necessary
TO prevent the importation Of aduterated and spuri
Gus drugs and medicines.
SEC. 6. And be ii further enacted That the special
examiners to be appointed under this act shall, be-
fore entering the discharge Of their duties, take
and subscribe the oath affirmation, required by the
ninth section Of the act of the hrtcth OF July, eigh
teen hundred and fOrtysix, entitled Gan act reducing
the duty on imports. End for other purposes"
Sec. I. And be it further enacted, That the special
examiners authorized TO be appointed by the fifth
section OF this act SHALL if suitably qualified persons
can be found, he taken from the officers now en-
new appointments shall be necessary for want of
such persons, then, soon as il can be done con-
sisenly with the efficiency of the service. the officers
in SAID districts shall be reduced that the present
number of said officers shall not be permanently in
creased by reason of such new appointments.
Approved June 26, 1913.