The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-01-21
L., roeited act be amended so as

thn nurDOse of retaining, colhpounuihS UT
Iisnensing drugs, medicines or poisons, Or
for ony person not registered pnarma.
cist or n registered assistant pnarmaclst
r. nrepare physicians prescriptions or to
or yend medicines or meuicinal
except under the direct SUI
nrp;uion Of n registered pharmacist or
p p ror;Stered assistant pharmacist. Any
u violoting the provisions of this sec.
~ sboll no liable to q fine of not less
than S25 nor more than 500 for every
snch violation: provided, however, that X
nothing in this act shall prevent any per-
son or persons owning a drug store or
pharmacy who shall employ and place +
in active personal charge of the same q \
registered pharmacist, and that nothing
herein contained shall apply to or in any
manner interfere with the practice of
onv musician who does not keep
omen shop for compounding, dis
nensing or selling medicines; nor
with the exclusively wholesale bus
mess of any wholesale druggist
who is not engaged in the manufacture
of medicinal preparations; nor with the
sale of patent and proprietary medicines
and domestic remedies by retail dealers
in localities as hereinafter provided.
Sec. 3. That it shall be unlawful for
the proprietor of any drug store or phar-
macy to allow any person in his employ
except registered pharmacist or regis
tered assistant pharmacist, to compound,.
dispense. or sell at retail, drugs, medi-
cnes or poisons except under the direct
supervision of registered pharmacist or
registered assistant pharmacist. Any
person violating the. provisions of this
section shall be liable to a fine of not
| less than $40 nor more than $50 for every
such offensc.
Sec 4. The term drug store or phar-,
macy shall. for all purposes of this acr&
| be construed to mean n store, shop, IL
other place of business where drugs nj II
icncs or poisOns are compounded. Nt
pensed or sold ut retail. "
Sec. j. Registered pharmacists musfj
be persons of not less than II years ofN
age, who have had four years practical
experience in compounding drugs in drug
stores where the prescriptions of medical
practitioners are compounded, and have
passed a satisfactory examination before
the state board of pharmacy hereinafter
mentioned. The said board may, in their
discretion, grant certificates of registra-
ton to graduates in pharmacy presenting
diplomas from regular incorporated col
leges of pharmacy and TO such persons
as shall furnish with their application
satisfactory proof that they have been
registered by examination in some other
state; provided, that such other state
shall require Il degree of competency
equal to that required of applicants in
this state.
Sec. 6. Registered assistant pharma-
cists must be persons not less than Is
years of age who have had three years
,gt ,Ntn ...e.
and have passed a satisfactory examina-
ton before the state board of pharmacy.
Sec. {. Every applicant for regstra-
ton as registered pharmacist or as a
registered assistant pharmacist shall pay
to the secretary of the board of pharmacy
the sum of 50; provided, that in case of
failure of any applicant to pass Il
satisfactory examination, said applicant
may at any other one meeting of the
board, within twelve months, be exam
ined without cost.
Sec. 8. The board of pharmacy may a,
in their discretion, issue permits to peg
sons, firms or corporations, engaged
business in localities where there is nd
drug store or pharmacy, empowering
them to sell the usual domestic remedies
and proprietary medicines under such re-
strictions as the board may deem prom
er. Each applicant for said permit shall
pay to the secretary of the board of
pharmacy the sum of two dollars before
said permit shall be issued. Said per
init shall specifically state just what the
holder thereof is allowed to sell.
sec. y: Every registered pharmacist
VINO desires to continue the practice of
ms profession, shall annually on such
yates as the board of pharmacy may de-
leriIilne, OF which date thirty days notice
s snuid Dc gwen by said board, pay to the
~ re- OF the board registration fee
10 be liked by the board. but which shall
IN no case exceed one dollar. for which
ne shall receive a renewal of registra.
lloh' Registered assistant pharmacists
upon receiving notice as aforesaid shall
IL lhey deslre to renew their registration,
pay TO the secretary of the board an an,
n nI zee not to exceed fifty cents. Reg
i nie pharmacists and registered as
ss.ant pharmacists, retiring from the
practlce of their profession shall NOT
merely be deprived of their right r. ree
neWai upon the payment of said fees
provided application for registration Is
frou' TO the board within FIVE wears.
b nU,a uate or such retirement: provided
m mo'. that the board of pharmacvs
may maS refuse registration or renewal and
Cd S nh suspend the certificates of register
nh ,"iliiiuclsts or registered assistant
adJ;atn aGists, who are so proven to he 50
iantS e 10 the excessive use of stimu,
safe ~ ,narSotlcs as to render them nm
and poisons. 'i"ss' medicines
oo sec. III. All persons holding oo..;e
post II in ,.slstratlon under this act shall
or phormo"oruo Lspicuous place in the store
or in wb; iJy . winch they are CONDUCTING
10 bo 40 this after due notice e4 f.o heiuSal
err of such na cortiey shall subject the hold
ceSa ad hye dollars for each off fle not to ex
a, sec IL. For the pnrn m on ee -
, ihe state shall he G dEsv VI TINS a&,
districts m by division Iiin nnI INTO four
lag to the ninotnts correspond
Oh longitude wnst -elghth degree
north ,d ana the thirty-frsto door mpeen
Sont ~ utltude. The northwon. u ,l.i VI
State Wy and southeast sect;on oitiieaS,,
tiveIr 81 so divided, shall be knoU U,s lille vi .iie
pbarm as .ne frst. second, third ond i tal.t
p"Ss ad districts '"'iu ana fourth
tbo Il. AS soon as nroot;,,
tberdpaa passage .ge of this act and h; alier
cal after asa' the Texas State Oh piennlally
rovo association shall recomn naflnaceutl-
pba r rnOa; not less than twantn enu TO the
cd no ' "ts and from those lesistere1
tnta ,b Saali appoint five who s sbbc1hinena-
person rne state board of nbo sill nnail conSti-
two voo 50 appointed shall bnld a ~ Inc
in ,b .eI h and should \ r no,u once 1or
erpor e sb board from any can "Sant ~ occur
those r rnal appoint another fr, tne gov
term. commented, to fill the nne "T