Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-03-29

OF on their commission. Said commits
sioners shall make report Of their pro,
ceedings annually to the governor and
council, who shall cause such number
OF said reports to be printed as they
deem necessary.
anime any. person who desires to carry
on the business of an apOthecary, ind Il
he be found skilled In pharmacy. shall
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business Of an apothecary pnd such Ger
commissioners. They. shall register. In
the secretary Of state, the name and
place Of residence OF all to- whom they
issue certificates. and the date thereof.
ions Of this act shall be kept constantly
displayed. In conspicuous place, In the
store or shop OF the persons to whom the
same were issued.
Section 4. Every person not now regis
tered. hereafter entering on the business
OF nm ap0thecary, shall be examined by
said commissioners. and shall present to
them satisfactory evidence that he has
been an apprentice. or employed In an
apothecary store where physicians pre-
scriptions are compounded, at least three
larly Incorporated medical college or col
lege of pharmacy. and II competent for
the business; and the commissioners may
as but only ons
OF the partners In Arm need be reg
istered druggist. provided. the partner
who compounds medicines be registered.
Section S. For each examination I'M
der the provisions of this act, the COM
missioners shall be entitled to receive
from the person examined ten dollars.
shall be In fun for all services and ex-
penses. In case the result OF the exami-
nation IL unsatisfactory. and no certifi-
cate IL granted. 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.
Section 6. Certificates OF two grades
or kinds may be issued. whereof one shall
declare that the holder is skilled in phar-
macy as i'm section four OF this act and
the other kind which after the examine
ton of the applicants therefor may be
issued TO such az shall not bc less than
eighteen years OF age and who have
pharmacy or a college having a depart
ment of pharmacy or served two full
years IN an apotlecary store where
physicians prescription are compounded,
shall declare that the holder is a quail
fled assistant and Is qualified to take
charge of the business OF an apothecary.
during the temporary absence OF the
registered apothecary. and the fee for
such assistants examination shall b.. five
dollars. a permit may also be granted
sioners. TO storekeepers In towns or vii
lagos where there il no apothecary
store, TO sell the usual medicines and poi
sons used as home remedies and for the
necessary agricultural purposes and for
such permit a Zee OF one dollar shall be
charged payable 10 said commissioners:
but such storekeepers shall satisfy the
comin ssioners of their fitness to keep
and sell such medicines and poisons
Section I, II shah not be lawful for
any store TO be kept open for the sale
of medicines or poisons. or for COM
pounding physicians prescriptions nor
shall drugs or such medicines be exposed
N "a a6 for .t1 In
unless the same Is placed and kept under
the personal control and supervision OF
a. registered apoihecary or qualified as
sistant. but such store may be under the
charge of qualified assistant during the
temporary absence OF such registered
apothecary.
Section 5. II any person shall here
after engage n or be found in charge of or
carrying on the business OF apothecary
he shall upon indictment and conviction
be subject TO penalty OF Atty dollars per
month for the frs, offense. and one hun
every snbsedneni osense ior ws eaGn a fnr
continuance in said business or for en-
gaging anew therein In violation OF the
the duty of the county attorney In each
county: upon complaint made by any one
OF said commissioners, TO prosecute all
violations OF the provisions of this act
The treasurer of each county shall pay to
the treasurer of the law library associa-
ton OF his county for the use and beue-
v.
cent OF all fines actually paid into the
county treasury for the violation of the
provisions of this act.
section !! The provisions of this act
SHAH apply in the cases of women who
shall hereafter enter upon and carry on
the business OF apothecaries.
Section TO- This act shall not apply in
the case of physicians who prepare and
dispense their own medicines. nor to the
any person Legally ant ap1 to engage nu
in the apothecary business previous to
the passage of this act.
Section II. All acts and parts of acts.
inconsistent with this act, are hereby re-
pealed.
Section II. Amy person may enter upon
the certificate required by the foregoing
act; provided he does not personally do
the duties of an apothecary. but employs
duly registered apothecary who has
sole charge of compromising. putting up
end dispensing medicines and drugs un-
der at the provisions of this act; -
used in this act shall not include per-
sons who do not compound medicines,
put up prescriptions or sell poisons.
Section IA. This act shall take effect
when approved. Approved March %
Chapter :s25.
AN ACT to amend Chapter seventy of the
Revised Statutes. relating to Insolvency
Section i. Section fourteen Of chapter
seventy Of the revised statutes. is hereby
amended by striking out the word land
after assistants in the last hne. and
adding to said section the following
words: Required majority shall mean a
majority in number of creditors. each of
whose debts exceed fifty dollars, and of
creditors holding three-fourths of all the
indebtedness. and commencement of pro-
J ceedings shall mean the date of the fl
ing of the petition by or against debtor
SO that said section, Us amended, shall
read as follows:
Section IA. In this chapter the words
assignee" creditor and debtor in
clude the plural; also the word ''messen-
ger includes his assistants: the word
sheriff includes deputy sheriffs; re
quired majority shall mean q majority
in number of creditors. each of whose
debts exceed fifty dollars and of creditors
honing three-fourths of all the indebted
ness; and commencement of proceed
iilSs shall mean the date of the filing of
the petition by or against the debtor
Section g. Section fifteen of said chap
ter. is hereby amended by adding to said
section, the following words: He shall
file with his petition a full schedule of all
creditors, with their places OF residence
and the sum due to EACH so far as the
same IS known to the debtor, together
With the consideration of the indebted
pess and statement of any existing
mortgage. pledge or other collateral Sc
curity given to secure the same, and a
fuli list of all his assets with a brief de-
,scription of all real estate or interest in
real estate owned by him, and the place
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