The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-05-23

have passed satisfactory examination
before the board of pharmacy of Texas, or
shall be graduate in pharmacy or an as
sistant in pharmacy.
Section 3-Grsduates in pharmacy shall
be such as have obtained diploma from
a regular incorporated college of phar-
macy, al d that requires not less than two
years. experience in stores where pre-
scriptions of medical practitioners have
been compounded before said diploma is
issued.
Section Assistants in pharmacy must
be 81 years old and have had two years.
experience in stores where prescriptions
of medical practitioners have been pre-
pared, and shall have passed satisfac-
tory examination before the board OF
pharmacy of Texas.
Section 5-As soon as convenient after
the passage of this act the presiding judge
of the district court of the several Judicial
districts shall, as soon as practicable, sew
orally appoint board of pharmaceutical
! examiners for their respective districts,
who shall hold their Office two years, which
appointment shall be in writing and
signed by the judge making the same and
delivered to the person appointed. Said
board of pharmaceutical examiners shall
be composed of not less than three quail
fed pharmacists, who are residents of the
districts of which they are appointed. If
vacancy occErs in said board another
shall be appointed as aforesaid to fill the
unexpired term. Said board shall have
power to make bylaws and all the neces-
sary regulations for the proper fulfillment
of their duties under this act.
Caotiop e-Tba hoard shall m cot within
ninety days after the passage of this act,
and once year thereafter, in as central
portions of the district as practicable, and
shall give one months notice through the
public press of the time and place of such
meeting. The board shall organize for
business by electing registrar of phar-
macy. The duties of said board shall be
to examine all applicants for registration;
to direct the registration by the registrar
of all persons properly qualified or entitled
thereto.
Section THE duties of the registrar
of pharmacy shall be to keep a book in
which shall be entered, under the super
vision of the board Of pharmacy, the name
and place of business of every person who
shall apply for registration, and a state
ment, signed by the person making the
application, of such facts in the case as
may claim to Justify his Or her applica-
ton. 1t shall also be the duty of the
registrar to duly note the fact against the
name of any qualified pharmacist who
may have died or removed from the state
or disposed of or relinquished his bust
ness.
Section S-Any person in order to be-
come qualified pharmacist within the
meaning of this act, shall apply and ap-
pear for examination and registration,
and shall pay to the board of pharmacy
So; and on passing the examination re-
quired, shall be furnished free of cost
certificate of registration signed by the
said board. Should said person fail to
pass satisfactory examination, he may
at any other one meeting of the board of
pharmacy within twelve months be per-
mitted to be examined without cost.
Section 9-Graduates, as specified in
section 3, shall apply for registration and
if they produce satisfactory evidence to
the board of pharmacy that they have a
right to be registered, shall, upon paying
the said board So, be furnished a certif-
cate of registration without examination.
Section 10-Proprietors who are act
lively engaged in the preparation of ply
sicians' prescriptions and compromising
and vending medicine in the state of Texas
at the passage of this act, shall be ex-
empt from examination; also assistants
who are likewise engaged and have been
so engaged for three years, and are 81
years old: Provided, He, size, or they will
register as specified in this act at first
meeting of the board of pharmacy, and
upon paying the board SO, shall be fur
pished with certificate of registration:
Provided, That the provisions of this bill
shall not prevent any person from en-
gaging in the business herein described
as proprietors or owners thereof: Pro-
vided, Such proprietor or owners hall
have employed in his business some quail
fed pharmacist to fill prescriptions and
compound drugs.
Section 11-All persons receiving a GER
tificate of registration shall place it in
conspicuous place in their place of bust
ness. In failing to DO this, the board of
pharmacy shall cancel their registration
and deprive them of their certificate.
Section 12-Any person not a qualified
pharmacist, but continues to compound
prescriptions or retail medicines without
complying with this act, shall upon the
first conviction be sentenced to pay fine
of not less than $50 nor more than 800;
and upon the second and every subsequent
conviction, shall be sentenced to fiue of
not less than 500 nor more than 5000.
Section 13-Any person who shall pro-
cure or attempt to procure registration
for himself or for another, under this act,
by making or causing to be made any
false representation shall be deemed
guilty of misdemeanor, and shall be
fined not less than $25 nor more than
800, and the name of the person 80
fraudulently registered shall be stricken
from the register.
Section 14-Any member of the board
of pharmacy may issue temporary certif-
Gates upon satisfactory proof that the ap-
plicant is competent; but said temporary
certificate shall be null and void after the
frat regular or extra meeting of the board
next after granting said temporary GER
tifcate: Provided further, That not
more than one temporary certificate shall
ever be granted to any one person.
Section 15-All courts having iuri :dic.
ton in criminal causes are required %
give this oct in charge to each grand jury
lmpanelled in such courts.
Section 16-This act shall not annlv IN