Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-04-18
,ndeyoo. IAN. sxsrninatioa. by and before

undergo an, examination by and before
that body to which the application is
made, and of such nature as they shalt
rsqpire ;f but such examination must
include the reading of manuscript pre-.
sbriptions and explanations, therec'r, the
discovery or detection sfunpsual doses
of drugs, and especially of poisons,
the recognition and distinguishing Of
the various roots, barks, leaves, fruits,
rasins aud gums in common use, and
the proper antidotes and mode Of ad-
ministration thereof for the different
poisons
SEC. 4. That no examiiiat on Shall
he rc,ji',irsd.in casc.the applicant is a
regular graduate in medicilp or phar-
macy of school that is on the ad
es1eade,s of the. University of South
Carolina, bat such an, applicant shall be
entitled to license, upon furnishing
evidence of his graduation satisfactory
to the said Faculty. 19a
SEC. S. Thsti, shall be the duty of
the Medical Faculty of the said Uni.
versity to establish, carry on and pre-
serve, i'll hook, to be kept for that
purpose, register Of all .pharmaceu-
lists, apothecaries and druggists in the
State, including the names: Of persons
registered, place of business, the fact
, whether the person, registered be a
graduats Of medicine aud pharmacy,
or whether under license granted on
examination, and any other matter Of
information the said Faculty may see
fit tc add. =
/ SEQ. 6, That it shell be the duty of
all licensed pharmaceutists. apo,hecasi
ries and druggists by whatsoever body
licensed 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 yea, what change has occurred
within The then preceding year, as to
their respective places Of business, and
for omission or neglect of the require
ments of this section, OF any Of them,
they shall, respectively. incur fine of
twenty-five dollars: and for each and
every registration or change thereof,
the party so registered shall pay to the
said Faculty Of the University the
sum of one dollar, which shall be their
compensation for the services perform
ed IN accordance with the provisions of
This Act.
Sec. T. That it shall be the duty Of
the Medical Faculty Of the University
of South Carolina to make o. correct
report to the General Assembly Of
work done by them, in accordance
with the provisions of this Act, on or
before the first day Of December in
each year.
SEC. g., That every. pharmaceutist,
Or other person selling any poison,
shall be satisfied that the purchase is
made for legitimate purpose, and shall
keep q book in which shall be recorded
every sale of the following articles, viz:
Arsenic, and it's preparations, all me-
talic, cyanides, and cyanides of potas
sum, tartar emetic, corrosive sublimate,
aconite and its preparations, strychnine,
and all other poison or alkaloids and
their salts; cantharides, ergut hyan-
cyanic acid; the said record also to
exhibit the name of the person to whom
sold, place of his residence and pnr-
pose of purchase, as stated, which book
Shall be kept at all times subject to in
spection by the Coroner of the county
and .S,lictor of the circuit, or such
other persons as either Of theM may
designate.
SEC. 9. That all personsin in this Safe
engaged in business as pharmaceutists,
Oh druggists, in either the
wholesale or retail of drugs, shall, to
every bottle, vial, box, or other pack
age containing any poison na'ped in
the proceeding section, or amy, one or
more of the following articles, viz:
Oxalic acid, chloroform, bcladonna,
and its preparations. opium, aud all its
preparations, except pareguric, digita.
lis, and its preparations, henbane, and
its preparations, hemloek or cenium.
or any other article that may be added
to this list by said Faculty of the Uni
yersity, securely attach label, where
on shall be- either printed or legibly
written with red ink, the name Of the
poison and the. name Of at least one
antiduta, with brief directions rs to the
mode Of using the same: Provided,
That nothing herein contained shall be
construed to apply to the filling of pre-
scriplions made by regular physicians:
And provided, further, That it shall
be the duty of the examination body
on application at the time of registra
ture to furnish to the party registering
a form of labels for poisons.
Sec. 10. That this Act shall not be
construed To prevent merchants and
shopk cepers from vending or exposing
to sale medicines already prepared:
Provided, Such merchants and shop
keepers shall attach to the articles sold
a copy "f the label attached thereto
by wholesale druggists, and in the sale.
of poisons shall comply with the pro-
visions of sections 8 and 9 of this Act
Sec. IL. That it shall not be lawful
for the proprietor Of any pharmaceuti.
cal shop to allow any person not quail
fed, in accordance with the provisions
of this Act, to dispose Of poisons or
compound the prescriptions of physi-
clans, and 4ny person no, upon 'indict
ment for violation of this section.
shall he convicted of the same, shall
pay fine not exceeding five hundred
dollars, or suffer imprisonment for the
period of not more than six months.
Approved March Is, 1872.