The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1852-05-05
mo. 4O.1 AN ACT
Regulating the Sale of Poisons

| mo. 4o] AN ACT
Regulating the Sale of Poisons.
Sec. 1. Be IL enacted by Tie General
Assembly of the State of Ohio. That it
shall not hereafter be lawful for any apothe-
cary, druggist, or other person in this State,
to sell or give away any article belonging
TO the class OF medicines, usually denomi.
mated poisons, except in compliance with
the restrictions contained in this act.
Sec. 2. That every apothecary, druggist
or other person, who shall sell or give
away, except upon the prescription of
physician, any article or articles of medi-
cine belonging to the class usually known
as poisons, shall be required: lst TO reg
lister in book kept for that purpose. the
name, age, sex and color of the person
obtaining such poison. Cd. The quantity
sold. Sd. The purpose for which it is re-
quired 4th The day and date on which
It was obtained. 9th. The name and
place of abode of the person for whom the
article is intended. 9th. TO carefully
mark the word 'poison" Upon the label or
wrapper Of each package. 7th. TO nei-
ther sell or give away any article Of poi
son TO minors of either sex.
Sec. 3. That no apothecary, druggist,
or other person, shall be permitted to sell
or give away any quantity OF arsenic less
than one pound, without first mixing either
SCOT or indigo Herewith, in the proportion
of one ounce of SCOT or half an ounce OF
indigo, to the pound of arsenic.
SEC. A. That any person offending a.
gainst the provisions Of this act, shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and up.
on conviction thereof, shall be fined in any
sum not less than twenty, nor more than
two hundred dollars, at the discretion of
any court of competent jurisdiction.
JAMES C. JOHNSON.
Speaker OF the House Of Representatives.
WILLIAM MEDlLL,
President of the Senate.
April l3, 1852.
mo. All AN ACT
To regulate the sale of School Lands,
and the surrender Of permanent leases
SEC. 1. Be 1t enacted bu the General
Assembly Of the State Of Ohio, That all
those lands granted by the Congress Of the
United States for School purposes, known
as Section Sixteen, together with all such
as have been granted in lieu Of said Sec
ton Sixteen, may be sold, and such sale
shall be regulated by, and conducted ac-
cording 10 the provisions of this act.
SEC. 2. In case there has been no vote
taken for the sale of any such lands, the
trustees of any original surveyed township,
to which such lands may belong, shall, at
least thirty days prior TO taking Of any such
vote, cause not less than eight notices to
be posted up in as many of the most pub
lie places of such township, notifying the
legal voters resident therein, TO meet at
some convenient place and time therein
specified, and then and there cast their
ballots, for or against the sale Of any such
lands, belonging to such township.
SEC. 8. The trustees of the township
shall preside at the taking of such ballots,
and shall appoint two clerks, who shall
keep two poll books containing the names
of the voters. and the result Of the ballot,
which poll books shall be signed by the
trustees and clerks; and, in case such bal
lot shall result in favor of sale, the trus-
tees shall, within ten days after such cleo
ton, deposit one ofsaid poll books with the
auditor of the county, within which such
lands (or the greater portion thereof may
be situated, with copy Of the notice Civ
en-, and the affidavit Of one or more Of the
trustees, stating the manner Of giving said
notices, the time and place Of putting up
the same; which notices, affidavit, and poll
book, shall be by said auditor copied into
a book for that purpose 10 be provided;
and when so recorded, such record shall
be proof Of the facts therein stated.
| SEC. a. When such record has been
made, the trustees of such township. to
which said lands belong, shall Gle petition
lin the court Of common pleas ofthe county
within which said lands Tor the greater por-
ton Of them) may be situate. setting forth
the giving OF said notice, the taking Of said
ballot, the result Of the same, the filing and
recording OF the aforesaid papers in the