The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1872-04-18

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ACTS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS
PASSED .sY THE
ERGISLATURE- SESSION 1871 AND 1872,
[OFFI<IAIl
RN AcTTu AMEND THE LAW IN RELATION Fo
THE LICENSE AND REGISTRATION OF PHAR'
MAcEUTIsTs, ,APOTHEcARIEs AND DRUGGISTS
AND TO REGULATE TIE VENDING OF DRUGS
AND POISON.
Section. /. Be 1t enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the State OF South
Carolina, now met and sitting In General AS
sembly, and by the authority Of the same:
That from and after the passage OF th4 Act
the Medical Faculty, of the University of South
Garolina, shall possess and exercise all the
nowers heretofore given and now possessed by
the Faculty of the Medical College of Charles
ton. in respect to the examination and license
of pharmaceutists, apotaecaries and druggists
Provided, That this Section be construed as in
no wise diminishing the powers OF the Faculty
last named; but IS giving to the Faculty hrst
named the same powers, and also imposing
thereon the duty and obligation to exercise
such powers upon due application.
Sec. 2. That any pharmaceutist, apothecary
erAdruggist who carries on and conducts the
business of such occupation In this State, after
the expiration of six months from the passage
of this Act must have license therefor from
one of the above named bodies. And any
person yho shall thereafter carry on and con-
duct the business of said occupations, or any
of them, without such license shall be liable
10 indictment as for misdemeanor, and, on
conviction, to fine not exceeding tve hun
dred dollars, or imprisonment not exceeding
six months.
Sec. g. That before granting said license, e1-
cept in the cases hereinafter excepted, each ap-
plicant therefor shall undergo on examination 1:
by and before that body to which the applica.
tion is made, and of such nature as they shall
require; but such examination must include
the reading of manuscript prescriptions and ex,
plantations thereof, the discovery or detection
Of unusual doses of drugs, aud especially Of
poisons, the recognition and distinguishing OF
the various roots. barks, leaves, fruits, rosins
and gums, in common use, and the proper anti.
dotes and mode of administration thereof fol
the different poisons.
See. 4. That no examination shall be re-
quired in case the applicant is regular gradu-
ate inmedicine or pharmacy of school that is
on. the ad euessden of the University of South
Carolina, but such an applicant shall be enti-
tied to license, upon furnishing evidence OF
His graduation satisfactory to the said Faculty
Sec. 5. That it shall be the duty of the Medi-
cal Faculty of the said University to establish,
carry on and preserve, in book to be kept tor
that purpose, register of all pharmaceutists
apothecaries and druggists in the State, includ,
ing the names of persons registered, place Of
business, the fact whether the person registered
be graduate of medicine and pharmacy, ol
whether under license granted on examination
snd any other matter of information the said
Faculty may see fit. :,
Sec. 6. That it shall be the duty of all
licensed pharmaceutists, apothecaries and drug.
gists by whatsoever body licensed 70 have
their names registered in manner aforesaid by
the Medical Faculty of the University ofSouth
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 yea, what change has oc
CURED within the then preceding year, as te
their respective places of business, and fol
omission or neglect of the requirements OF this
Section, or any of them, they shall, respective
ly, incur fine of twenty-five dollars; and fol
each and every registration or change thereof
the party SO registered shall pay to the said
FaGilsy Of The University the sum OF one dol,
Mr, which shall be their compensation for the
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vision of this Act: =
Sec. 7. That it shall be the duty of the
Medical Faculty Of the University Of South
Carolina to make correct report to the Gen
aral Assembly of work done by them, in ac-
oordance with the provisions of this Act, on Oh
before the LIST day of December in each year.
Sec. 8. That every pharmaceutist, or other
person selling any poison, shall be satisfied
that the purchase is made for legitimate pur.
poses, anIG shall keep book in which shall be
accorded every sale of the following articles
viz Arsenic, and its preparations, all metallic
cyani6es, and cyanides of potassium, tartar
elnetic corrosive subiirnate, acopite and Its pre-
parations, strychnine, and all other poisonous
afkaioids and their salts; cantharides, ergot,
hyarcyanic acid; the said record also to exhlb-
it the name of the person to whom sold, place
of residence, and purpose of purchase, as stated
which book shall be keptat all times subject to
inspection by the Coroner of the County and
Solicitor of the Circuit, or such other persons
as either of them may designate.
Sec. 8. That all persons in this State engaged
in this business as phasmaceutists, apothecaries
or druggists in either the wholesale or retail o1
drugs. shall, to every bottle, vial, box, or other
package containing any poison named IN the
preceding Section, or any one or more OF the
blIowine articles, viz: Oxalic acid, chloroform,
bslladenna, and its preparations, opium, and
all its preparations, except paregoric, digitalis
and its preparations, henbane, and its pre-
parations, hemlock or conium, or any other
article that may be added to this list by said
Faculty of the University, securely attach la
bel, w6ereupon shall be either printed or leg!!'
bly, written with red ink, the name Of the poi.
son and the name of as least one antidote, with
brief directions as to the mode of using the
same: Provided, That nothing herein contained
shall be construed to apply to the filling o.
prescriptions made by regular physicians: And
provided forthsr That it shall be the tdu duty I
Of of registration to furnish to the party register
ing form of labels for poison.
Bee. 10. That this Act shall not be construed
IN prevent merchants and shop-keepers from
vending or exposing to sale medicines already
.Sa-ea p.ar;deG Such merchant and shon: