Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-10
THE LAW VIOLATED.

Secretary Eliot Claims That Many Unregis-
tered Pharmacists Are Doing Business.
Today al the National College of Pharmacy,
sos street northwest. the regular quarterly ex-
animation of applicants for registration as
pharmacists was held nine applicants being ex-
amined. The result of the examination will be
announced in about weeks time.
SECRETARY ELIOT TALKS.
Secretary r. L. Eliot of the board Of COM
missioners of pharmacy appointed under the
act of June Is, 1878, in charge Of the ex-
animation, stated to reporter of THE STAR
that there have been in the past gross
violations of this act, and that there are now
many persons who are daily violating its pro-
visions. He said that the matter had been
called to the attention Of the United States
dAtri.t attorneys Office and that in a few DAYS
prosecutions will be instituted against the
offending parties.
VIOLATIONS OF THE LAW.
Secretary Eliot stated that the people Of the
District little realized how extensive were the
operations Of persons in the pharmacy business
who under the law were foi hidden to
engage III it. He believed that not only were
many persons employing non-registered clerks.
but also that many persons were personally
conducting the business who were not them
selves registered pharmacists He had known
of men who had twice failed to pass the exam
nation prescribed bv the board Of commission
ers of pharmacy, and had nevertheless engaged
in the business. The board had lately obtained
from the proprietors of pharmacies here the
names Of the clerks employed by them. These
lists will be closely examined. and where parties
are found to be employing non-registered clerks
they will be prosecuted to the utmost extent OF
the law.
PROVISIONS OF THE LAW.
DIR. Eliot said that section 2 of the act of
1873 made it unlawful for the proprietor of any
store or pharmacy to allow any person. except
q registered pharmacist. to compound or dis
pense the prescriptions of physicians.' or
to retail or dispense poisons for medical
use. except as an aid to and under the imme-
diate supervision Of registered phar-
macist. Any person violating the provisions of
this section shall be deemed guilty of mis-
demeanor, and, on conviction thereof shall be
liable to fine OF not less than s25 nor more
than 500 for each and every such offense
Under the provision Of sec ton G Of the net
said DR.. Eliot. it is provided that no person,
shall be entitled to an examination by said
commissioners Of pharmacy for registration as
| pharmacist unless he present Salts
factory evidence of being twenty-one years
OF age and having served not less than four
/ years In "a stone or pharmacy where physicians
prescriptions We're compounded and dispensed.
o- is n graduate of some resi- ectab,e medical
college or university.
Another section Of the act provides:
That all graduates in pharm; cy having q di.
ploma from an Incorporated college or school
OF pharmacy that requires a practical expert.
ence in pharmacy of not less than four years
before granting diploma shall be entitled tc
have their names registered as pharmacists by
said commissioners Of pharmacy.
SAFETY DEMANDS OBSERVANCE.
DR.. Eliot said that the safety Of the public
demands that the requirements of the law b.
fully observed and the commissioners Of uhar
macy proposed to do all in their power to ne.
that the law is obeyed hereafter.
The present commissioners are Frank Pitzer
Phar. D., 9Th and East Capitol streets; r. L
Eliot, secretary. 18th and NJ streets northwest
T. Nee. Criswell, Phar. D., treasurer, 18th ant
president, 1101 14th street northwest: ]. r
Winter, Md, 1928 9Th street northwest.