The Portland daily press., 1889-03-07
The Apotnecary Sill.


The apothecary bill came up in the House
this afternoon and passed, certain amend
ments being added to the original form Of
the bill. The amendments leave the bill as
follows:
Section I.-Section of chapter 379 of the Pub
lie Laws of 1885 is hereby amended so as to read
as follows:
'Section 6. -Certifcateslof two elias ses, to be
sued, whereof the first class shall declare that the
holder is skilled in pharmacy, as in section four
of this act and the other kind to be known as the
second class, which after the examination of the
applicants thereof may be issued to such as shall
be not less than Is years of age, and who have
served two full years In an apothecary store,
where physicians prescriptions are compounded,
shall declare that the holder is a qualified assist
ant and is competent to take charge of the busi-
ssnce of his employer, and the fee for such assist
ants examination shall beIS5."
Section 2.-The municipal officers Of any town
or city may grant written permission TO registered
apothecaries Of the irst-class therein as herein
after provided.
are registered as herein provided, and having OBJ
tanned such written permission of the municipal
officers OF the town or city in which they may re-
medicinal purposes solely, upon the written pre-
scription OF physician who has diploma as the
graduate of duly established medical college, by
complying with the following regulations.
Section 4.-Such apothecary, before selling or
dispensing any spirituous or malt liquors under
municipal officers of the town or city where he
carries on the business of an apothecary TO be ap
suTeties, in the penal sum Of $1,000: the Condition
of such bond shall be that the obligor shall not
violate any of the provisions Of this chapter. ~
Section b.-All such prescriptions shall be writ
ten plainly In the English language and shall be,
by such apothecary receiving them, Immediately
recorded in full in book kept for that purpose,
and the original kept on file. Such record and
prescription shall be open to the inspection of the
county attorney, the sheriff ana his deputies of the
city where such apothecary is doing business.
section 6-All such prescriptions shall state the
quantity Of such liquors prescribed which shall
hot exceed one quart in any one prescription, the
kind of liquor prescribed, the name and residence
of the physician writing such prescription the
name and residence of the person for whom such
Section mo such apothecary shall sell. give
or dispense any sprituOus or malt liquors, on any
such prescription to minor under l6 years OF
Section S.-No such apothecary shall sell any
spirituous or malt liquors npon any prescription
Section 9.-Any apothecary. unless physi-
clan, who shall violate any of the provisions Of
fenced to pay ine Of sio0 and costs and in addi-
tion thereto, his name shall, by the commission
ers of pharmacy, be stricken from the rolls of
registered apothecaries and his registration GER
tifcate shall be null and void for five years there
after.
Section 1o-Any such physician who shall give
Gus Of malt liquors except for medicinal purposes
solely, and iu the regular course of his practice
shall be sentenced to pay fine Of sIOo and cost
for each violation of any Of the provisions of this
chapter, and in default of payment thereof shall
Section I1.-Any person who shall obtain from
any such apothecary any sprltuous or malt lq-
no rs, or from any persons 10 any such apoheca-
ry's employ, or on his premises except as herein
provided sIall for each violation of this act be
sentenced to pay fine OF 500 and costs, and in
default of payment thereof shall be imprisoned
Section 12.-Nothing herein contained shall be
construed to exempt any apothecary violating
this act from the provisions OF chapters IL and
27 of the Revised Statutes.
The bill passed ON yea and nav vote as
follows:
YEAs-Adams of Belgrade. Achorn,, Allen
Of Mereers Andrews BaTser pnenSne1t
Cain, Carson, Chapman, Clark Of 1saco, CIas m
Closson, Cole, Curtis of Paris. Curtis of Perkins,
Dane, Danforth. Dckey. Dingley, Doe, tells.
Clifford, Goodwin, Grnde Of Mt. Desert, Hamil-
ton, Hanley, Hawkins, Hichborn, Hill Of Au-
Jordan Of Webster, JORDAN Of Waitham,,0 joy
kneeland, Lilnell, McIntyre, Madigan Mallet
MiteRei, hii NORTH, % Moaton % Of wales . March, New
comb, Newton, OBrien, Osgood, Perkins, Plum
mer. Pott ., Robie,, Robinson. Shaw, Smith,
| Titon, Tyler, Wakefield, Weed, Wentworth
Wheeler, wiswell,. woodsum.-s4.
NAYs-Alden, Allen Of Wellington, Chadbourne
Chaplain, Cook. Crosby, Dame Edgecomb: Field
Green, Grindeii Of Halloween, Harper Heald
Lamb. LittIefeld, Lombard, Looney, McCabe
| Michand, Moore, Morse, NOVEL;, Parker, Pat
tangall, Pendleton, Poor, Ross, Sheahan, Tai
bot, Thurlow, Vickery, Warren Of Castine, War
rem Of Deer Isle, Written of Portland, Winter
| Wing-47.
Absent-Adams of Limerick Bird, Clark Of Ban
geri Cloutler; Cote Fogg, Harrington. Mouitoi
Purngton, Race, Record Thomas, Turner, Whit