The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-04-11

AN ACT TO AMEND THE Law IN RELATION
TO THE LICENSE AND REGISTRATION OF
PHARMACEUTIsTs, APoTHECARIEs AND
DRUGGISTS, AND TO REGULATE THE
VENDING OF DRUGS AND MEDICINES.
SECTION 1. Be it endcted by the Senate
and House Of Representatives Of the State
of South Carolina, noao met and sitting in
General Assembly, and by the authority of
the same, That from and after the pass.
age of this Act, the Medical Faculty Of
the University of South Carolina shall
possess and exercise all the powers here
tofore given and now possessed by the
Faculty of the Medical College of
Charleston, in respect to the examina-
tion and license of pharmaceutists, apo
thecaries and druggists: Pro0ided, That
this section be construed as in no wise
diminishing the powers Of the Faculty
last named; but as giving to the Faculty
first named the same powers, and also
tion to exercise such powers upon due
application.
SEQ. 2. That any pharmaceutist, apo
thecary or druggist who carries on and
conducts the business of such occupa-
tion in this State, after the expiration of
six months from the passage Of this Act,
must have O license therefor from one of
the above named bodies. And any per-
son who shall thereafter carry on and
conduct the business of said occupations,
or any of them, without such license,
shall be liable to indictment as for
misdemeanor, and, on conviction, to
fine not exceeding five hundred dollars,
or imprisonment, not exceeding six
months.
SEC. 8. That before granting said
license, except in the cases hereinafter
excepted. each applicant therefor shall
undergo an examination by and before
that body to which the application is
made, and OF such nature as they shall
require; but such examination must in
clude the reading of manuscript pre-
scriptions and explanations thereof. the
discovery or detection of unusual doses
of drugs, and especially OF poisons, the
recognition and distinguishing of the
various roots, barks, leaves, fruits, rosins
and gums, in common use, and the pro-
per antidotes and mode .of administra.
tion thereof for the different poisons.
SEQ. 4. That no examination shall be
required in case tho applicant is o regu-
lar graduate in medicine or pharmacy of
q school that is on the al enenden of the
University Of South Carolina, but such
license, upon furnishing evidence of his
graduation satisfactory to the said Fa-
Guilty. NseS&aH
SEQ 5. That it shall be the duty Of
the Medical Faculty of the said Univer-
sity to establish, carry on and preserve,
in book to be kept for that purpose,
register of all phnrmaceutists, apotheca-
ries and druggists in the State, including
the names of persons registered, place of
business, the fact whether the person
registered be graduate of medicine and
pharmacy, or whether under license
granted on examination, and any other
m alter of information the said Faculty
may see fit to add.
Sec. 6. That it shall be the duty of all
licensed pharmaceutists, apothecaries
and druggists, by Whatsoever body H.
censed. to have their names registered in
manner aforesaid by the Medical Faculty
of the University of South Carolina.
and to report annually on or before the
first day Of November of each year, to
the said Medical Faculty OF the said
University, whether any, and if any,
what change has occurred within the
then preceding year, as to their respect.
i've places of business; and for omission
or neglect of the requirements of this
section, or any of them. they shall, re-
spectively. incur fine of twenty-five
dollars; and for each and every regstra-
tion or change thereof, the party so re-
gistered shall pay to the said Faculty of
the University the sum of one dollar,
which shall be their compensation for
the services performed in accordance
with the provisions of this Act
SXC. 7. That it shall be the duty of
the Medical Faculty of the University of
South Carolina to make correct report
to the General Assembly of work done
by them, in accordance with the provi-
sions of this Act, on or before the first
day of December in each year.
SEC. 8. That every pharmaceutist or
other person selling any poison shall be
satisfied that the purchase is mado for
legitimate purposes, and shall keep
book in which shall be recorded every
sale of the following articles, viz: Arse.
mic and its preparations, all metallic,
cyanides and cyanides of potassium, tar
tar emetic, corrosive sublinate, aconite
and its preparations, strychnine, and all
other poison or alkaloids and their salts;
cantharides, ergot, hyancyanic acid; the
said record also to exhibit the name of
the person to whom sold, place of his