National Republican., 1876-03-25
DISTRICT PHARMACY.

Rtc5mmsndetions Of the National College
There was a meeting yesterday Of the mem
bers Of the National College OF Pharmacy at the
lecture-roCm in the Coloniz alton building for the
purpose Of considering H. Il. bill 1898, regulating
the practice of pharmacy in the District.
Mr.. +. Il. Ferguson, the president, occupied the
chair, and Mr.. J. q. Fill acted as secretary.
The committee on pharmaceutical legislation,
consisting Of Messrs. Milburn, Hlckllng, Becker,
SOuthsl and Reid brough ht the bill before the COL
lege as 1t passed, with few slight amendments
from the House to the Senate.
The committee recommended that the College
consider the bill as soon as possible, in order to
make such changes as they thought necessary
and proper, and TO recommend to the Senate as a
body OF pharmacists the alterations made.
The college proceeced to consider the bill. The
frs; section was approved and aopted after some
discussion. The second section of tho bill pro-
vides for the compounding Of prescriptions ana
sale Of drugs by registered pharmacists or regis
tered assistant pharm scists.
1t was held that this provision creates two
classes ofpharmacists, proprstors and a. sistants
and, upon motion of Mr.. HickIng wherever in
the bill the words Registered assistant phaf-
macist'' occurred they were stricken out,
An amendment was also made in the section
striking out the provision that no proprietor of any
store or pharmacy shall not leave his said store
or pharmacy IN charge Of any but registered
pharmacist.
Mr.. Hlckling wished to offer in the place of this
clause provision qualifying apprentices OF two
years standing, who have attended one foil course
Of lectures, to take charge of a pharmacy in the
absence OF the proprietor, but the amendment
During the discussion upon the subject MIR.
Thompson said that in his opinion there was
had been In store for two years. Such boy
thought that there was nothing in the business
that he did not know, and he (Mr. Tnompson)
considered such one as the most dangerous in.
gredient In the shop.
The third section provides for the selection of
five pharmacists BY the Board of Health from
nominated by the tiOn a IN ha
commissioners oil pharmacy.
Mr.. Hickling moved that the Board of Health
and the President of the United states Inserted
but after some discussion the section was adopted
without amendment.
The fourth section provides for the registration
wltheut examination Of all proprietors OF phar-
paces at the time Of the passage OF the bill, and
J The section was approved with the omis,ion as
provided for before Of the words sregtstered as
Sistant pharmacists" ana the Insertion Of fivs
twenty. one years Of age" after ali assists.ts
section hye, providing for the exaninauon by
re nDoa tS OF taose aoout 70 en-.
proven competent by the examination, was adopt
ed without amendment.
section six, providing that. no person under
twenty-five years of age, and 70 one who has not
been four years in apprenticeship, shall be quilt
ned for examination, was adopted without
Section seventh providing for the registration
without examination Of graduates OF Incorporated
years standing, was adopted entire, and also sec
tlon eighth providing for the carrying on of the
business Of a deceased pharmacist by his heirs.
Section ninth, providing for fees Of fve dollars
for registration of pharmacists, two dollars for
assistant pharmacists, and i've dollars for each
examination, was amended SO as to make the fee
for registration three dollars, and the clause re-
feTriDg TO ASSISTANT pharmacists was stricken
out.
Sections ten, eleven and twelve, providing pen.
alties for registration by false representation
neglect to register, the manner Of collecting ines
and the rspssl of acts inconsistent with this act
were adopted entire.
The bill, with the amendments was then
adopted entire, and the committee having the
matter in charge was instructed to present the
revised bill to the Senate with the favorable rec
concentrations of the college