The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-12-29
INTERESTITG RILE.
Protection ;o Sick PcopI,-Tnc Town
ship Question.

Among ihc lils before the General Assembly
are two wol. are OF interest to the Heoplc Of the
state. They are the hills Ito amend the LAM In re
latioa - The license and registration Of pharina.
ccutlsis, apothccarics and druggists and 10 rc:u.
late the vending of drugs and poisUns - and so
anlcud the nc; 10 authorize townships ana define
their duties and privileges
THE roisoS EiLr.,''
~ the first naucd is cplled, has already passed
the House. and will doubtless pass the Senate
wirho l: opposition. Some of its provisions Will
# enforced, tend to give much better protection
TO sick people Than they have heretofore had.
The provisions OF the blll are that The medical
faculty Of the University OF south Carona shall
have equal power With the faculty OF the Medical
College Oi Charleston III respect TO the eNamna.
tion and license nf pharnaccuilsts, npohccarics
and druggists all of whom must have within siN
months after the passage or this act u license Ia
carry OIL business fro one ur The other Of The fac
undergo IN examination including The reading Of
manuscript, prescription and explanation there
Of the discovery or detection or unusual ,losce of
and distinguishing or the various roots, bark;,
leaves, fruits, resins and gums In common use;
nnd the rsoner antldotes and modes OF amlnis-
traiion thctco!, for the different pOsons-no cX-
annailo 20 be required, however, if the app
can, for a. license be regular grad;
that is OH the at tneHdrHt OF the Un
ycrsity OF South Carollna; that |, shall lie the
duty of Ill licensed plarllaceutlsts, aputhccares
and druggists, TO have their names registered In
book Kept by the said faculty OF the said rn.
vcrsity, which book shall include the name Of
persons registered, place OF business, the fact
whether the person registered be Il graduate OF
granted on examination. and any other matter
VI information the said faculty may sec 1T To aid;
that those doing business must report annually,
OIL or before the first day OF November, tn the
SAID faculty what change has occurred With them
during the preceding year; tina, every pharnia.
ceutisl, or other person selling any poison shall
he satisfied that the purchase is made FOR legil-
mate purposes, and shall keep q book III
The following @ articles. VIZ: Arsenic ] Is ani its G
preparations I'LL metallic cyandes and cyanide OF
potassium, tartar emciic, corrosive subiimate,
| other poisonous alkalolds and their salts; can
thardes, crgot and hydrocynnic acid. The said
whom sold, place OF his residence, and purpose OF
purchase stated; which hook shall be Kept at all
COUNTY and solicitor of inc Circuit or 81 sneS ie
other person as either OF them may designate;
that all persons in this State engaged In business
either the wholesale or retail Of drugs, Shall TO
every bottle, vial. scN, or other package contain
Ing any poison named in the preceding section,
OF any one or more of the following articles viz
oxalic acid, corolorm, bella donna and its prepa.
rations, opium and all OF lis preparations, except
bane and lis preparations henlIocE or conianc, or
any article that may be added to this list by said
whereon shall bc either printed or iegibIy written
with red INK The name Of the poison, aud the
lions as to the mode OF using the same: Provided,
ihat nothing herein contained shall be construed
regular And broyte GiHs farher %aqS TnS! az
sn;!i 1e me duty OF the examining body, on ap
plicainn at the lime OF registration to furnish TO
Tue party registering form OF label for posons:
that this act shall not be construed to prevent mer
| chants aiid shopkcepcrs from vending or exposing
to, 10 sale medicines already prepared; Provided,
Such merchants and shopkeepers shall attuclI to
the articles sold copy OF the label attached
l,p from nnts ~
this net In relation thereto; that II shall not be
lawful for the proprietor OF any pharmaceutical
SHOP 10 allow any person not qualified, in accord
anee with the provisions OF this act, TO dispense
polsons OF compound the prescriptions OF plysi-
violation OF this section, shall be convicted OF
le e se sa pr nay ae mot eSGeedg nys an
perlol OF NOT more than SIX months.
THE TOWNSHIPS.
The bill 10 amend the act Ito organize town
| ships" Is the work Of Corbin, anu Is intended to
remedy the defects In the workings or the town.
ship system, which are many and gricvous TO bc
borne. This bill, the provisions OF which are ap-
pended, VIII hardly pass either ihe Senate or the
lIonse. The members OF the latter body, general.
IL, gaye supported the biz repeating the township
act:
:.:at towns may, a. legal meetings, grant and
vote such Sums or money as they Judge Necessary
lor the support ul town or district schools, for
laying out, disseminating, making, altering or re-
pairing highways, for labor ami materials TO he
used thereon; for burial grounds for legal liabIlI-
ties arising therein; provided, that tile money
raised for school purposes shall not exceed i'll any
one year more than ten cents on every one hun
dreu dollars OF the lists OF the town; that when
any person claiming tho right to vote shall feel
himself aggrevcd by the decision or the select.
men. he may forthwith appeal TO the trial justices
resident within tile township, who OF O majority
OF whom, shall immediately form board anu
proceed 10 hear and determine the appeal.
| lfihcy determine In favor Of the right OF the
appellant, they shall give him certificate show.
Ing that lac Is entitled 10 vote at the pending cleo
tOn Oil presenting said certificate 1T the poll lie
Shall be entitled 10 vote that for the purpose
of Keeping III repair the highways and bridges,
tile sclectmen OF each town shall annually, pTcyl.
ous TO the fifteenth Of January, assess o tax OF ten
cents OIL every hundred dollars Of the lists OF each
town, 10 bc paid i'll money or labor, at the option
OF the taxpayer, days labor OF ten hours each,
from every voter between the ages OF twcnty-one
AMI sixty years, (Which labor MAY he comlIuted
M the option Of the voter, Ivy The payment Of ten
cents per hours: that town clerks snail receive for
making up records and recording aii such matters
and things, as by law they are required to record,
The same fees as are now allowed TO registrar OF
mensc conveyance highway surveyors shall re-
ceye fifteen cents per hour, FOR time necessarily
employed In dscharging the duties required by
| the act the selccinien an;l moderators shall
| serve without pay; the cOnstables sl,ni receive
suc.i fees rs arc allowed hy law for similar or
equivalent services TO siIcrts.
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