The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-29
TIE NEW BOARD OF PHARMACY.

what the Board Means To DO-ImpOrt0nt
Provisions In the New Law-How ssthe
Thing Was Done'' by the Old Board
Protection for the Public.
The new Board OF Pharmacy held its second ses.
sion yesterday afternoon in their rooms University
Building, University and Waverley places The
Board is constituted as follows President, Will
liam Neergaard, NJ D.; Manus w. Smith, M. D.
Paul Baaff, Theobad Frohwen, and Francis II.
Weissmann, NJ d., the Secretary. These gentlemen
were all appointed, under the new law, by the Col
lege of Pharmacy.
Formerly the interest Of pharmacists were in the
hands OF board which refused to acknowledge
the diplomas Of the College of Pharmacy in this
city, as well diplomas from oil other colleges,
contending that all pharmacists and their assistants
were obliged to receive licenses from the Board
1t then stood. 1t is alleged by graduates OF the Col
lege OF Pharmacy that this was swinde, the object
being to mulct pharmacists out OF $50 each, that
being the amount required by the old Board for
the granting Of license Hence the strenuous ex-
ertions made by the College of Pharmacy with the
Legislature for the abolition OF the law under which
the old Board was organized. The present Board
charges only So each for license to pharmacists
who are proprietOrs, and 81 each to their assist
ants In cases where examination is held to test
che qualifications OF those who have received
license and who do not hold diplomas from col.
leges the fee Of SIS Is required from the candidate.
The members Of the present Board receive no COM
pensation for their services, being appointed to the
positions they hold a mark Of honorable distinc-
lion. During the two sessions which the new
Board has held some twenty-three pharmacists
have received licenses but case so far has an
examination been found necessary When the
Board has a sufficient number Of applicants for IL
scenses for whom examination is found necessary,
then day will be fixed for testing the qualitca-
lions of the candidates.
The following important sections in the law un-
der which the Board is organized are OF general in
b 5ss sd . the
pense with the exception of those sold in the original
rated s%ch drnas, Chemicals medicinal preparaons
500 and addition thereto his name shall be stricken
shall Is unlawful for any person. from after the
ss saS T. any in
SCHEDULE A.Arsenc and It's preparations corrosive
s. sssss
salts essential bitter ALMONDS opium and It's p prep
arsaons except parsgorc and other greparaons Of
sn
%
oft asf the So Tl pa
Of t ,Ss aSSss ys POISON !,
lawful for any to sell deliver poison
rated In said schedules and B. unless upon inquiry
1T be found that the purchaser is of its poisonous
character and represents that II is to be used for legi
purpose. Nor shall il be lawful tor any registered
pharmacist to sell poisons included in schedule A.
causing entry to he made in book kept for that
stating the date OF SALE the and address of the
purchaser the and quality OF the poison sold the
purpose for which Is to be required and the
OF the dispensers such book TO be always for
inspection by the proper authorities and TO be preserved
for reference for AT least five The provisions of this
section shall apply to the dispensing posons in
unusual doses upon the prescriptions OF prac
titloners OF medicine.
Any person who shall attempt to procure registration
making causing to be made any false representation
shall be deem d guilty of misdemcanor and shall. upon
conviction thereof, be liable to penalty exceeding
five hundred dollars Any registered pharmacist who
shall permit the compromising and dispensing of prescrip
tons OF medical practitioners in his store place of bust
registered who shall keep open shop for the
failing dispensing of medicines and poisons who
shall raudulcny represent himself to be registered,
any registered pharmacist dealer in medicines who
shall fail to comply with the regulations and provisions
OF this act in relation to the retailing and dispensing of
misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof be liable
to penalty of nifty dollars
There are about four hundred and sixty pharma-
cists In the city who proprietors and about
hundred assistants. or these about three hundred
and six have licenses from the Old Board 1t is
necessary that all pharmacists in the city should
certained to certainty who have licenses and who
have not, with view to the protection Of the pub
lie. The Board will continue in session daily for
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