The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-04-18
PROCEEDINGS OF CITY COUNCIL.
EXTRA MEETING.
COUNCIL CHAMBER. April 9, 1868

never, OIney, Oakes, Marshall, Enston, Will
den and Cosgrove.
The Mayor stated that having been absent
from the last regular meeting. he had convened
Council for the purpose OF taxing up such mat
ters as had been lalo over LII consequence VI
his absence. -
The first was a bill defining certain duties oi
apothecaries. The bill was taken up Tor ITS
second reading and read by sections. The bill
received its second reading. On motion, the
bill was passed to its third reading, which II
received and passt d, its title was changed to
ordinance, and ordeled to be engrossed fol
ratification:
BILL DEFINING CERTAIN DUTIES OF APoTHEcARIEs
SECTION /. Inssmuch as it is now the custom in
Charleston, as in most other Cities for the prescrp
ons of physicians to be put up at apothecary esta
blishnents, and not, as formerly, at their ofhces,
Belt ordained From and after the passage OF this Or
dinance that every apothecary or druggist Of the
civ part of whose recognized business is the filing
of prescriptions of licensed physicians, shall Keep
open his place of business until the nour OF III
O'Clock P. NJ. from the lst day Of April to lst octo
Der, and to tee hour Of o'clock Z. M rom me lst
day Of October to LIST April.
SIG Q During the night, or between The hour OF
closing in the evening and that OF opening II the
morning there shall be on the premises OF each and
every apofhecary alluded to one competent to I'LL
prescriptions, who shall respond whenever called
By the ringing of nightbell, placed in some con.
spicuous and suitable posidon-to furnish any
.
SEC. 8. No apothecary, not graduate in medi-
cine, licensed to practice, shall undertake upon his
own responsibility, to prescribe for any case OF dis
ease or symptoms of disease or SELL or administer
at his establishment any medicinal agent to any IN
divdual requiring asking medical advice, except
in the clear case Of acute poisoning where he may
have the knowledge Of q well established antidote.
This section not to be understood however as for
bidding the usual sale Of drugs patented medicines
the filling of such formuse as may be recorded In
any published druggists receipt,book, Wien these
are distinctly specified and desired by the applicant.
SEC. 4. Every bottle, phial box or package, in
closing the medicines prescribed By physician,
shall have affixed the required direcl. rs, the names
of the physician prescribing and tue uggist fur
nishing the article, and the date of the issue. The
prescription to be filed and recorded in all cases, and
never repeated without the distinct order Of the ply
sican.
or medicine other than that called for, shall put
Ut, prescription OF physician wrongfuly, either
by substituting different article from the one pre-
scribed, shall in any manner so change the char
acter of O prescription to furnish TO any person
other than the articles and Quantities ordered in such
SEC. g. All drugs or medicines Of poisonous
character, sold or furnished to any person by an
apothecry, except on the prescription OF regularly
authorized physician, shall be labelled with the name
in full Of such drug or medicine, and the word
poison written printed in large PLAIN letters on
the package or vessel containing it; and the name
nished shall be entered in register to be Kept and
used by the apothecary for that purpose.
SEC z. For each and every violation Of any section
of this ordinance there sh1 attach penalty of not
less than ten dollars or more than three hundred
dollars to be collected and paid into the city trea
sury.
A bill to regulate the driving of carts: drays
and wagons on the streets was taken up for It's
second reading by sections. The bill received
its second reading. On motion, the bill was
passed to its third reading, which it received
and passed, the title was changed to ordinance,
and ordered to be engrossed for ratification:
ABILL TO REGULATE THE DRIVING OF CARTS, DRATs
AND WAGONS on THE STREETS.
SECTION l. Be IL ordained by the Mayor and itdfr-
men OF Charleston in Council assembcd That II any
person shall lun or any horse, mare geldin. or
other animal start the same for racing within the
City Of Charleston; if any owner or keeper such
horse, mare geldIng or other a: imal shall permit
any act aforesaid to be done within said city, every
person so offending, conviction thereof before
the Mayor, shall. for every such offence. pay tne
not exceeding one hundred dollars, with costs OF
prosecution; Prorided that nothing prohibited in
this section shall in any manner Apply TO the WASH
ington Race Course OF Rutledge avenue
SEC. q II any person s-. i ride, drive or lead any
horse, mare, geding or ,: II animal, or more than
one of such animals, 10 than at the rate OF SIX
miles per hour in any street, lane, alley, market
place, public landing or common in said city; or If
any person shall drive, or cause to be driven, any
carriage wagon, dray or other vehicle drawn oy any
animal animals, in any street, lane, aiey market
place public landing or common Ill sed city, faster
than al the rate OF six miles per hour every person
so offending, conviction thereof before the Mayor,
shall for every such offence, pay line not exceed
ing one hundred dollars, with costs OF prosecution
SEC g. If any person shall ride, drive or lead any
horse mare geldng other animal IL an lmmoder-
ate rate in any street. lane, alley market place,
public landing common in s1ld city, SO az 10 en-
danger the body or property OF any other person. or
il any person shall drive, cause to be driven, any
carriage wagon, dray or other vehicle drawn by any
animal or animals in any street, lane, alley, market
place. public landing or common IN said city. at an
immoderate rate 30 as to endFnger the oody or pro-
perey OF any other person, every person SO onend-
inc, on conviction thereof before the Mayor, shall,
tor every such offence, pay fine not exceeding one
hundred dollars, with costs Of prosecution.
SEC l. If any person sh III ride, drive or lead any
horse mare, gelding or ether animal, iaster than
walk turning round u at the intersection OF
any street. lane alley, with another street. lane or
alley OF within any market place, public Landing or
common in said city; ii any person shall drive or
cause to be driven. any carriage wagon, dray or
other vehicle, drawn by any animal or animals
faster than n walk while turning round any corner
as aforesaid in said city, every person so offending
on conviction thereof before the Mayor, shall, Tor
every such offence pay fine not exceeding one
hundred dollars, with costs Of prosecution.
SEC. s. If any driver OF dray, wagon, carriage or
other vehicle drawn by any horse. mare. gelding
mule. or by more than one .. Sacn ar
carriage or other vehicle to proceed oelng ola"n as
aforesaid. on any street, lane, alley, market pace
public landing or common, without the sao dt1Ver
having fast hold to the reins OF such animal or
animals or without being so near that the saio
diver can in case of necessity instantly take hold
of such relns, every driver so offending, SHALL on
Conviction thereof before the Mayor for every such
offence pay fine not exceeding one nIndreo DOL
lars with costs Of prosecution
SKc G. If any driver of dray, wagon, carnage or
other vehicle Except funeral processlons drawn o!
onv animal or ANIMALS, shall, while proceeding IN
any street lane or alley, in said city, aud While cross
mo the footway which runs from corner TO corner
of the streets and while following after any
other draw. wagon carriage or other vehicle drawn
as aforesaid drive faster tnan walk so near tna the
animal or animals, any part OF sucn oraE, %ason
carr,oee or other vehicle n charge OF sucn or1ee'
shall be within the distance OF forty feet OF the
wagon carriage or other vehicle whlcn IL aaeao'
every driver 50 offending shall for every sucn o.
fence on conviction thereof before the Mayor. pay
fne not exceeding one hundred dollars, with COSTS
of prosecution. s.,,-,,,r
SEC. 7. Any hackman, oInitus driver, orayman
or cartman who shall while waiting for einpio!
on auv stand, or while waiting Tor employment OF
otherwise at any railroad termination, STEAMBOAT or
other boat landing or elsewhere, leave SUCH vepice'
except for the purpose of getting the baggage or
other personal property OF the person employing
him. or who shall snap his whip. or use indecent or
profane language or be guilty Of boisterous or LOAD
:aking. or halooing, OF any diso-derly CONDUCT or
vex and annoy travellers citizens, or oosruct any
sidewalk shall be subject to penalty OF ten do!ia;s
in