The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-04-22
THE NEW S.
A General Summary of Events in All
Parts Of the Globe.
Pertaining to Pharmacists.

TOPEKA, Kansas, April 13.-The Kan
sas State Pharmaceutical Association
met at the court house, to-day, at 3 30
O'Clock, p. m the convention being call
ed TO order by President Brown.
A call Of the roll showed about seven
ty-five old members present and forty.
one new members were added.
Mr.. Woodward, chairman Of the legis-
lative committee, reported their failure
70 accomplish anything in the way oil
favorable change in the liquor law. The
report was received and the committee
was discharged with q vote Of thanks.
Il YVES moved and carried that mem.
bers so desiring shall, on payment of an.
nual dues for 1881, be entitled to o Ger.
tlfcaie OF membership without addition
al CHARGE ts--.H -h 4saA So -ast
On motion a committee consisting OF
John G. Flanagan, B. w. Woodward,
Geo. A. Eddy, J. p Allen, W. C. John
ston, w. II Br0adWelI and Z. l.. Meyer
was appointed on resolutions. who were
instructed 70 report To the convention At
the evening session resolutions setting
forth the Views OF the Association!
The convention then adjourned until
7;30p. IN. r1a,t 2 ~ s.s s.a...
EVENING SESSION
At halEpast seven O'Clock, the COM
mittee on resolutions reported as fol-
WHEREAs. We the PharmaesutIcAl assOcia-
the state Of Kansss, having met for The pur-
the the recently enacted liquor i law. ana dis $
claiming any intention Of placing ourselves
In antagonlSm or as an obstruction to the
execution OF the same. and -'
WHKREAs, The delegation under the said
law. 70 the druggists Of The state, Of Anthori-
cepted purposes, IL 50 hnmpered with
strictions and ourdehsome provisions As to
render the Trust attempted 10 be conferred n
most delicate aid dangerous one 20 the drug
gists OF this state however caPfll y and con-
seientiously they may might attempt %
law being so uncertain, the bond required be-
Ing so excessive. and the innocent bondsmen
being probably liable 70 KorfeitnEo OF the
amount executed IN addition tosfhe penalties
OF 0ne or fne and imprisonneptS Imposed
against the druggist himself In e91e az eyen
the first technical violation OF the iGWs and.
WnERRAs. We understand that u as the
wish o. the state officials. rs well Is tlD $3.50
citation, that test cases be made at ranste9Sly
date 20 secure & proper authoritative inter-
Pretaiien of the disputed provision otIhe
law: therefore, .---e l--lre.I go
Be n rssoIOed by Ms Kasas Pharmaceutical.
Ass0cfdtion: ~ ~ &
That we recommend TO the druggists OF the
state that no application Tor permits covering
the sale of Intoxicating liquors be made eX-
ceprfor test cases, until the law shah have
been SO interpreted by the 5u preme court of
this state 70 make plain our stAtnes under
IL. particularly with reference TO the proyis-
ions 81 section 10, and that In tho meantime
no sale OF liquors be made
ResoLpsd, That the executive committee OF
this Association are hereby instructed to take
such measures as sh all most spec lily result
In & legal test OF the provisions OF section 10,
and OF such other portions OF the present lem
perance law ~ may he necessary for q clear
and hnal Interpretation OF the law.
JOHN O'FLANAGAE, Chairman.
After thorough discussion of the
resolutions, in which the debate took a
wide range and every part of the matter
under discussion was considered, vote
was finally taken, and il was unanimous
~ adopted.
A resolution was adopted appointing
President Brown and George Leis to
take steps to receive and entertain the
American Pharmaceutical Association at
Kansas City next September. They will
arrange for their presence at the West
ern National and Kansas State Fairs.
After the transaction of certain bus
mess matters, the Convention adjourned
to the annual meeting next June.