Mexico weekly ledger., 1883-07-05
The New Drag Law.


II enseted b. tho General Assembly, Of Ne
state q Nlsspari. = follsws:
SEcTtDS l. That section eight Of an oct
entitledssAn act u requisite the sale Of
medfeinls and poisons BY dsuggists and
phdrmaeists,'' appeoved Msrch Is, 1881.
be and y hereby amended BY striking ont
the following words ct the end Of said
section, to-wit: provided, that nothing
herein contained shall be constructed 20
As to shield an apothecary or pharmacist
who shall violate or in anywise abuse this
trust from utmost rigor Of the law reg
ulating the sale Of intoxicating Mquors.n
and adding In lieu thereof the following:
"except Intoxicating liquors, which shall
only be sold by druggists and pharma-
cists, as prescribed by section two Of this
act,n so that said section. Is amended,
shall read as follows: Section 8. Apoth-
e-caries, registered IS herein provided,
shall hare the right to keep and cell, un-
der sRch restrictions ~ herein provided,
all medicines and polsons authorized by
the National American or United States
Pharmacopaia Is OF recognized medical
utility, except intoxicating liquors., which
shall only be sold by druggists and phar-
naeists, as prescibed by section two Of
this Get.
SIC. 2. No druggist or pharmacist
shall, directly ori indirectly, sell, give
away or otherwise dispose Of intoxica-
ting liquors OF any kind in any quantity
less than one gallon, for any purpose, ex-
cept On q written prescription dated and
signed, frst had snd obtained from some
regularly registered and practicing phys
icfan, and then only when such physi-
clan shall state In such prescription the
name Of the person for whom the Sam
b prescribed, ard that such intoxicating
liquor ID prescribed as . necessary RENE.
dy: provided, that n druggist OF phar.
macist may sell or give away, in goot
faith, any wine for sacramental purposes
Any druggist who shalt Violate any Of ths
provisions Of this section shall be deemed
guilty Of a misdemeanor, and on convic'
ton shall, for the first ~offense, be Anet
not less than n hundred nor more thu,
five hundred dollars, and fora second Of
Tense shall, on conviction, in addition t,
such fine, have his license as q pharma'
cist revoked.
Sxc. 8. Every druggist or pharmacies
shall carefully preserve all prescription
compounded BY him or those In his EN-
ploy, numbering, dating and flling Their
in Che order In which they are compound
ed, and shall produce the same in cour
or before any grand jury whenever there
TO, lawfully required, and on failing
neglecting OF refusing &c to do, shall b
deemed guilty of q misdemeanor, and o
conviction shall be punished by fine nc
less than fifty nor more than o hun
bred dollars.
SEC. 4. Hereafter ne physician sha
be permitted to register as q pharmacis
or druggist, except in the manner proyid
ed by law for other persons; and an
physician licensed as q pharmacist G
: druggist, and owning OF operating
drug store or pharmacy, who shall wri,
and permit the filing out at his own dru
store or pharmacy of Q prescription cal
ing for intoxicating liquor, except Il
t same is for the purpose and under tt
conditions mentioned In section three =,
this act, shall be guilty of q misdemeano
and ON conviction shall have his liceni
. as q druggist or pharmacist revoked, a
D in addition thereto be fined in Q sum n
less than one hundred dollars or mo-
- than i've hundred dollars.
? Approved March 20, 1888.