The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-30
approved Mar. I'll
Chapter S24.

AN ACT to prevent incompetent persons fr ON
conducting the business of Apothecaries.
SECT. 1. From and after the passage of this
act it shall not be lawful for any person, within
the limits of this state to, conduct the business
of an apothecary, or any part thereof, except
as hereinafter provided.
scot. 2. Thesgoyernor, with the advise and
consent of the council shall appoint three
suitable persons to be commissioners of phar-
macy, one commissioner to be appointed as the
term of each of those now holding office shall
expire, to hold office for the term of three
years, unless removed for cause, and until a
successor is appointed and qualified. If va,
cancy occurs in said commission another shall
be appointed as aforesaid, to fill the unexpired
term thereof. Before entering on the duties
sworn to faithfully and impartially discharge
the same, and record shall be made thereof
on their commission. Said commissioners
shall make report or their proceedings annu-
ally to the governor and council, who shall
cause such a number of said reports to be
printed as they deem necessary.
SECT. 8. Said commissioners shall examine
any person who desires to carry on the business
of an apothecary, and If he be found skilled in
pharmacy, shall give him certificate of that
fact and that he is authorized to engage in the
business of an apothecary, and such certificate
must be signed by at least two commissioners.
They shall register in a suitable book, to be
kept in the office Of the secretary of state, the
name and place of residence of all to whom
they issue certificates, and the date thereof
All certificates issued under the provisions of
this act shall be kept constantly displayed, in a
persons to whom the same were issued.
SECT. 4. Every person not now registered,
hereafter entering on the business of an apoth-
ecary, shall be examined by said commission
ers and shall present to them satisfactory evil
dence that he has been an apprentice, or en-
ployed in an apothecary store where physicians
prescriptions are compounded, at least three
wears; or has graduated from some regularly
Incorporated medical college or college of
pharmacy, and Is competent for the business
and the Commissioners may then grant him a
certificate and registry as hereinbefore pro-
yided; but only one of the partners in firm
need be a registered druggist, provided, the
partner who compounds medicines be regis
tered.
SECT. s. For each examination under the pro-
visions OF this act, the com missioners shall be
entitled to receive from the person examined
| ten dollars, except as hereinafter provided,
which shall be in full for all services and ex-
| penses. In case the result of the examination
| the applicant shall have the right to another
examination without charge after an interval
| of two months, and within twelve months after
| the date of his first examination.
| SECT. 6. Certificates of two grades kinds
| may be issued, whereof one shall declare that
| the holder is skilled in pharmacy as in section
| four of this act and the other kind which after
| the examination of the applicants therefor, may
be issued to such as shall not be less than eigh-
| teen years of age and who have passed the ju-
Nor year in a college OF pharmacy or college
| two full years in an apotheeary store where
| physicians prescriptions are compounded, shall
declare that the nOluer Is u Qulllueu assistant
and is qualified to take charge of the business
| of an apothecary, during the temporary alb
| sence Of the registered apothecary, and the fee
| for such assistants examination shall be five
| dollars. permit may also be granted upon
| written application to said commissioners, to
storekeepers in towns villages where there
| is no apothecary store, to sell the usual medi-
| cines and poisons used as home remedies and
for the necessary agricultural purposes, and for
| such permit fee of one dollar shall be charged
payable to said commissioners; but such store
keepers shall satisfy the commissioners of their
| fitness to keep and sell such medicines and
| poisons.
| Sect. 1t shall not be lawful for any store
| to be kept omen for the sale of medicines or
! poisons or for compromising physicians pre-
| scriptions nor shall drugs or such medicines be
exposed or displayed for sale in any such store,
| unless the same is placed and kept under the
personal control and supervision of a regis
ftered apothecary or qualified assistant, but
| such store NAV be under the charge of a quail
| flied assistant during the temporary absence
| of such registered apotheeary.
! SECT. 8. If any person shall hereafter engage
| in or be found in charge OF or carrying on the
business of apothecary contrary TO the pfoVls-
| ions of this act, he shall upon indictment and
| conviction be subject to a penalty of fifty
| dollars per month for the first otfense, and one
hundred dollars per month for each and every
| subsequent offense whether for continuance
| in said business or for engaging anew therein
III violation of the provisions OF this act. 1t is
| hereby made the duty of the county attorney
| IN each county, upon complaint made by any
| one OF said commissioners, 10 prosecute an
| treasurer of each county shall pay to the treas
| urer of the law library association OF his coun-
/ ty. for the use and benefit of the county law
| library twenty per cent of all fines actually