Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1881-05-28
THE DRUG ACT.
That was Passed last Winter
and Goes into Effect Mon
day-Its General PrOvis.
ions M
(F-om Wheeling Register

(F-om Wheeling Reeister.)
Next Monday the act TO regulate
the practice of pharmacy and the
sale of medicines and poi<ons
which was passed February Dist,
1881, will 20 into effect, and it
would do the public no harm to
inform itself OF the general provi-
sions of the statute.
The most important section is,
that it shall be unlawful for any
person not registered phHma-
cist or who does not employ ex-
clusively as his salesman, q regu.
lar pharmacist within the mean
ing of the aci to conduct any phar.
macy, drug store, apothecary
shop or store for the purpose of
retailing, compromising or dispen-
pensing medicines or poisons for
medical use.
It shall be unlawful Tor the pro-
prietor OF any store or pharmacy
to allow any person except q reg
istered pharmacist to compound
or dispense a physicians prescrip-
ton, or to retail or dispense the
poisons named in the act, except
as an aid, or under the direction
of a regular pharmacist. Any per-
son violating this shall be deemed
guilty of misdemeanor and liable
to conviction and a fine of not less
than $25 or more than 500 for
each offence.
The Board OF Public Works
shall appoint one person from
each Congressiora district, from
among the most compstsnt phsr-
macists and all of whom shall
have resided in the State five
years, and of least five years prac-
tical experience, who shall be
known as Commissioner of Phar-
macy, one of whom shall hold Of
flee for one, one for two and one
for three years. They can make
bylaws for the proper fulfillment
of their duties, without expense to
the State and to examine candi-
dates and grant certificates.
These Commissioners have vari-
Gus duties laid down for them,
such as the examination of appli-
cants.
All pharmacists and druggists
who are engaged in business at the
time of the passage of the acts, and
all assistants over eighteen years
of age, shall be known as register
ed pharmacists, provided they APP
ply for registration within sixty
days, otherwise they must 60
through an examination before
the Commissioners.
All poisons shall be put up in q
bottle, box or paper colored black,
and bearing the name in distinct
letters on the label, together with
a deaths head and cross bones,and
the sale shall be registered in a
book, date, name and purpose be-
ing given. No druggist shall re-
tail liquor as 3 beverage.
Whenever any person is prose-
cuted and fines are collected. one
half of the fines shall! be paid to
the Board of Pharmacy for the
State Pharmaceutical Association,
and the remainder shall be paid
to the State School Fdnd.
These are the main points in
the Act. The Board of Public
Works has appoint the Commits
sioners. the druggists of the State
have been called to meet in this
city on June 1st for the purpose of
forming an Association, and the
outlook is very favorable.
The Committee of Pharmacy,
under the above law were ap-
pointed last week, one from each
Congressional District.
First District, Edward Boching,
Ohio county; Second District, J.
l.. w. Baker, Berkeley county;
Third District, Edward l.. Boggs,
Kanawha county.