Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-26
THE SALE OF POISONS,
\ Favorable Report on the House Bill
to Regulate 1t.


A favorable report has been made to the
House from the District committee on
House bill $780, to regulate the sale of poi
sons in the District.
The bill provides as follows:
That it shall be unlawful for any person,
except a registered pharmacist, or under
the personal supervision of such, from and
after the passage of this act, to retail any
poisons enumerated in schedules and B,
as follows, to wit:
Schedule A-Alsenic and it's preparations
corrosive sublimate, white precipitate. red
precfpitate biniodide of mercury, cyanide
of potassium, hydrocyanic acid, chloroform,
choral hydrate. strychnine and all other
poisonous vegetable aIkaloids and their
salts, essential Oil of bitter almonds opium
and its preparations. except paregoric when
sold In quantities of not more than one
ounce.
Schedule B-Aconite, belladonna, colchi-
cum, confum, nux vor1fca, henbane, savin
ergot, cotton root, cantharides, creosote.
digitalis and their pharmaceutical prepare
tions. croton OIL suphate of zinc. mineral
acids, carbolic acid and oxalic acid.
Nor without first labelling the vial. box
or paper containing the poison with it's
name. the word poison and the name Of
the owner of the pharmacy and the address
OF the place where sold Nor shall it be
lawful for any registered pharmacist or his
enumerated in schedules A and unless,
Upon due inquiry, 1t be found that the pur-
chaser Is aware Of its poisonous character
arc represents that 1t is to be used for d
legitimate purpose. Nor shall 1t be lawful
Tor any registered pharmacist or his as
sistants to sell any poison included in
schedule A without first placing the poison
In three-cornered container, and before
delivering the same to the purchaser caus-
ing an entry to be made in q book kept for
that purpose, stating the date of the sale
the name and address of the purchaser
the name and quantity of the poison sold
the purpose for which 1t is represented by
OF the dispenser; such book to be always
open Tor inspection by the proper au-
thcrities, and to be preserved for reference
1or at least five years. The provisions of
THIS section shall not apply to the dispens-
lEg OF poisens upon the prescriptions Of
physicians ard surge9ns licensed under the
act of June B. 1895, e6titlsd IAN act to reg
ulate the practice of.medfcine and surgery,
TO license physicians and surgeons and to
punish persons violating the provisions
thereof IN the DISTRICT OF Columbia" nor
to the prescriptions M physicians and sur
geons legally qualifiedh to practice medicine
ana surgery in the communities where they
reside. except as provided for in the fol-
lowing clause: ThatIHs shall not be lawful
lor a registered pharmacist or his assist
arts to compound or dispense more than
once prescription cbhtafffng opium, NOR
phne cocaine or chfUra bnwhen such pre-
scriptiop has written or printed upon it's
ia e.. the words Not to be- repeated"
Sec z. That any person violating any of
the provisions of this act shall be deemed
guilty OF misdemeaiforF and shall upon
convection thereof be fined not less than
20 nor more than 800. in the discretion of
the court. Tor each and every offense.