The Goldsboro star. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1881-18??, 1881-06-25
REGULATING THE DRUGGISTS.
An Important Circular from the State
Board Of Pharmacy.

Board Of Pharmacy.
Raleigh News-Observer.
The State Board of Pharmacy, compos-
ed Of William III. Green, President, VIII
mington William Simpson, Secretary,
Raleigh; II. M. Nadal, Wilson; II. Ell.
Meadows, Newbern; and A. s. Lee, Raj
eigh, has sent on important official circu-
lar to druggists. 1t says:
s'You are hereby notified that the
Board Of Pharmacy, created and organs
lied under an act Of the General Assem-
bly, Of North Carolina, passed at the late
session, which goes into effect on the first
day Of June, 1881, will hold its first meet.
ing in Raleigh on the both day Of August
next, by which time all persons who de-
sire to practice the profession Of druggist
or pharmaceutist in this State. as required
by law, are expected to have their appi-
cations for registration, accompanied by
an affidavit made in accordance with blank
herewith enclosed, together with the fees,
on file in the Office Of the Secretary ofthe
Board Of Pharmacy, for the action Of the
Board when it meets. Those who can
register upon above affidavit without ex-
animation are (l) graduates Of colleges Of
pharmacy recognized by the North Car
Olina Pharmaceutical Association, or (2)
those who at the time of the passage of
said act have had three years practical
experience in the preparation Of physi-
clans prescriptions, and in compounding
and vending medicines and polsons, or (3)
those who are or have been regular prac-
ticing physicians, or (4) those who were
in business on their own account at the
passage Of this act.
All persons desiring to become lcen-
t,dtes Of this Board are required to pre-
sent themselves before the same and show
to its satisfaction, by examination, that
they are duly qualified, and have had
three years practical experience in the
preparation Of physicians prescriptions
and in compounding and vending medi-
cines.
For the information and guidance Of
the persons interested, an abstract Of the
pharmacy act Of 1881. is subjoined.
Section 8 Of this act makes it unlawful
and indictable to adulterate drugs, chem
icals and medicines, or expose them to
sale, knowing them to be adulterated; al
SO requires registered pharmaceutists to
obtain a renewal of their registration an
nually, within thirty days before the an
nual meeting Of the Board Of Pharmacy.
Section 3 makes 1t unlawful for any per-
son, unless regular pharmaceutist, to
open and conduct any pharmacy or store
for selling or preparing medicines and poi
sons, or for any one not registered phar-
maceutist to prepare 0 prescription, ex-
cept under the supervision Of q registered
pharmaceutist.
Section Q says: Ii shall be unlawful
for any person, under a penalty Of twenty
FIVE dollars for each and every offence,
from and after the passage Of this act, ex-
cept as provided herein, to retail any poi
son enumerated in Schedules A and B, as
follows, to-wit:
Schedule A.--Arsenic and it's prepare
tons, corrosive sublimate, white precipi-
tate, red precipitate, bin-iodide Of murcu-
ry, cyanide Of potassium, hydrocyanic
acld, strychnine, and essential oil Of bitter
almonds.
Schedule B. --Aconite, belladena, col
chicum, conium, nux vomica, henbane,
savin, ergot, cotton root, cantharides,
creosote, dieitalis and their pharmaceuti-
cal preparations, croton oil, chloroform,
chloral hydrate, sulphate Of zinc, carbolic
acid, oxalic acid, opium and its prepara-
tons Except paregoric and other pre-
parations Of opium containing less than
two grains to the ounce,) and other
deadly poisOns, without distinctly labell-
ing the bottle, box, vessel or paper in
which said poison is contained, with the
name Of the article, the word ''Poison, .
and the name and place Of business OF
the seller; nor shall it be lawful for any
person to sell or deliver any poison cnum-
Grated In said Schedules A and B, unless
upon due inquiry it be found that the
purchaser is aware of its poisonous ma
ture, and represents that 1t is to be used
for legitimate purpose, nor shall it be
lawful for any person to sell any poison
included 10 Schedule A, without, before
delivering the same to the purchaser,
causing an entry to be made in book
kept for that purpose, stating the date Of
the sale, the name and address Of the
purchaser, the name and quantity Of the
poison sold, the purpose for which it is
represented by the purchaser to be re.
quired, and the name Of the dispenser,
such book to be always open to proper
authorities for inspection. The provis'
lions Of this act shall not apply to the
dispensing Of polsons in usual doses and
Iby physicians prescriptions"
Druggists falling to receive copy o.
the circular alluded to above, whose ad
| deess the Secretary Of the Board may
have been unable to procure, can get al
the necessary information and blanks b,
applying to Mr.. William Simpson, Score
tary, Raleigh.
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