The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-02-22
PoIsoHINa PREHENrgp.
Abstract Of an ApOlhseaEy's BILL Pass
by the legislature Yesterday.

Abstract Of an Ap0theeHFy'a Bill Passed
by the LeEiulaiuFs Yesterday.
Mr.. Edmund Booking, a prominent
pharmacist Of this city, has been indus.
trIously and quietly ct work for . long
time preparing bill for the action Of this
Legislature, that has for its object the pro-
lection Of the people against the criminal
mistakes and blundsls Of incompetent
druggists and their clerks. This bill has
been carefully and ably drawn, and covers
the ground very completely. Mr.. Book
ing has been very materially assisted In
his enterprise by Mr.. E, L, Boggs, 9 drug
gist Of Charleston, Kanawha county,
For the benefit Of those interested We
give the following points Of the bill Whlcn
was passed yesterday, and will become
law at the expiration OF ninety Gays:
SECTION |. 1t shall be unlawful lor any
person, not q registered Pharmaclst, or
who does NOT employ IS his salesman Q
regular pharmacist, within the meaning Of
this act, TO conduct any pharmacy, drug
store, spothecary shop or store for the
purpose OF retailing, compromising or dis;
pensing medicines or poisons for medical
use, except as hereinafter provided.
SIC. 2. That it shall be unlawful for the
proprietor oil any store or pharmacy to
allow any person except registered phar'
macist to compound or dispense the pre-
scriptions OF physicians, or to retail ordis.
pense the poisons for medical use, except
as an aid to, and under the supervision oil
a registered pharmacist, Any person VIC.
lating the provisions Of this section shall
be deemed guilty Of q misdemeanor, and,
on conviction thereof, shall be liable to
fine OF not less than twenty-five nor more
than one hundred dollars for each and
every such offense,
SEC. 3. The Board OF Public Works shall
appoint one person from each Congress-
ionsl district, from among the most com.
petent pharmacists OF the State, all OF
whom shall have been residents Of the
State for five years, aud OF at least five
years practical experience in their pro.
lesion, who shall be known as Commits
Rioners Of Pharmacy for the State Of West
Virginia, one OF whom shall hold his
office for one year, one for two years, and
the other for three years, and each until
his successor shall be appointed and quail.
flied; and each year thereafter another
Commissioner shall be 80 appointed
for three years, and until q successor be
appointed.
SIC. 4. The Commissioners OF Pharma
Cy shall register In suitable book, du.
plicate Of which Is to be kept In the office
OF the Secretary Of State, the names and
places oil residence OF all persons 10 whom
they issue certificates, and the dates there.
Of, 1t shall be the duty Of said Commits.
sloners Of Pharmacy. To register, without
examination as registered pharmacists, all
pharmacists and druggists who are en-
gagged in business In the State Of West
Virginia, at the passage Of this act, as own.
era or principal oil stores or pharmacies
for selling at retail, compromising or dis.
pensing drugs, medicines or chemicals for
medicinal use, or for compromising aud
dispensing physicians prescriptions; aud
all assistant pharmacists, not under eight
cen years OF age, engaged In said stores
or pharmacies Ia the State Of West Virgin.
Ia at the passage OF this act, and who have
been engaged as such In some store or
pharmacy where physicians prescriptions
were compounded and dispensed, Tor not
less than live years prior to the passage Of
this actj provided, however, that In case
OF failure or neglect on the part Of such
person or persons 10 apply for registration
within sixty days after they shall have
been notified, they shall undergo an ex.
animation such as Is provided for in sec.
ton Ave OF this act.
SEc. 5 Provides for the examination Of
all who shall desire to conduct the bust.
ness OF selling at retail, compromising, or
dispensing drugs, mediCinee or chemicals
for medicinal use or compromising or dis
pensing physicians prescriptions as phar.
maCistB; and II q majority Of said commits.
sioners shall be satisfied that said person
is competent and fully qualified to con.
duct said business or Dispensing drugs,
medicines or chemicals for medicinal use,
or TO compound and dispense physicians
prescriptions, they shall enter the name Of
such person as registered pharmacist In
the book provided for In section four Of
this act; and that all graduates In pharma-
cy, having diploma from an inCorporat.
ed college or school Of pharmacy that re.
quires q practical experience in pharmacy
Of not less than four years before granting
O diploma, ahall be entitled to have their
names registered as pharmacists by said
Commissioners Of Pharmacy without ex.
animation.
SIC. 0. Provides that the Commissioners
shall demand and receive q fee Of two
dollars from each one whom they register,
and to whom they furnish q certificate.
II the examination Of said person shall
provo defective and unsatisfactory, he
may be re- examined within twelve months
without further charge.
SEC. I. Provides that every registered
pharmacist shall be held responsible for
the quality Of all drugs, chemicals and
medicines he may sell or dispense, with
the exception Of those sold In the original
packages Of the manufacturer, a1d also
those known as "patent medlclnesi" and
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