The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-02-11

Regulates the sale of Poisons and
Does Lots ofOthcr Things.
ePEcIAL 80 THE lRzss.i
Augusta, February 10.-The bill intro
duced by Representative Wilson Of Bruns-
wick In the House, yesterday, was her
aided as one designed for the suppression
of fake drug stores and to confer upon
country store keepers the right tn cell
potato bug poison. That is an accurate
description of parts Of the bill, but the
parts which 1t does not describe are equal.
Iy important The measure puts lot of
teeth in the present law. 1t gives the
pharmacy commissioners the right TO
suspend certificates after a hearing; 1t
establishes rules for the sale Of poison and
In fact It goes far towards providing
regulations for the conduct Of the drug
business In Maine. The bill is printed
below:
Section From and after the passage
Of this act 1t shall not be lawful for any
person within the limits Of this state TO
conduct the business of an apothecnry or
any part thereof. or display any drugs,
medicine, drugstore fittings or furnish
ngs or any sign recognized - peculiar to
a drug store 10 give the appearance OF an
apothecary store or claim IN be or repre-
sent himself to be All apothecary, except
AS here natter provided.
Section The Governor, with the ad-
vice and consent of the council shall ap-
point three suitable persons 70 clmpo 20
the board Of commissioners Of pharmacy
The menb ers thereof shall CONT nue to
hold thei: offices during the ter1ns for
whichu they were appointed. At the ex :.
piration Of their respective terms OF office,
appointments shall be so made that the
term of each commissioner shall expire on
the first Jay of October In each succeed
ing year, and thereafter the appointment
to I'LL vacancies occurring from expira-
ton of terms of Office shall be- three years
from the nrst of October In each year.
he Governor by and with the consent Of
he Council may remove said commits
sioners for cause II vacancy occurs
10 said commission, another shall be ap-
pointed as aforesaid to I'LL the unexpired
Term thereof. Before entering upon the
duties of their Office the commissioners
shall be sworn to the faithful and impair
dial discharge OF the some, and record
shall be made thereof on their commits.
sion.
section -9he members OF said board
shall meet on the second Wedn ssday VI
Decem Der in each year at such time and
place as they may deGermine, and shali
Immediately proceed TO organize by elect.
ing a president and secretary VINO shall
be mem hers OF the board, and who shall
hold their respective offices for the term
OF one year; shall give TO the treasurer OF
the state bond with sufficient securities,
to be approved by the Governor and Coun-
oil, tor tins faithful DISCHARGE of the du-
ties of his Office. The said boart shall
hold three regular meetings in each year.
one on the second Wednesday OF Decem
Der, one on the second Wednesday OF
pril, and one on the second Wednesday
of August, and such ADDITIONAL meetings
at such times and places rs they shall de-
termine.
section THE board shall keep REQ
ord of the names of all persons examined
and reg stored hereunder, and a record of
all moneys received and disbursed by said
boart u dup icate of which records, shall
always be open to inspection in the office
of the secretary OF state. Said board shall
make to the Governor on or before the
first day of January In each year report
stating the condition of pharmacy In the
state, with full and complete record of
ali its official acts during the year. and
the receipts and disbursement OF the
board.
section 5.-Said board shall hear all
COMPLAINTS against any person registered
as an apothecnry for tine violation Of any
OF the requirements OF this act to be per
formed by n registered apothecary. such
complaints shall be made in writing
under oath, shall sot out the offence
alleged, and shall be made within sixty
day of the act complained Of said board
shall then thereupon, notify the person
complained against of the charge made
against him and of the time and place
when and where the matter will lie heard
by them; but notice of hearing shall be
given at least fourteen days prior TO the
same. de may then and there appear
before the board with his witnesses and
be heard by counsel. Either mem bers OF
the board may administer oaths to the
witnesses NJ such hearing and any person
SO sworn who wilfully swears or affirms
falsely respecting any matter upon which
his testimony is required shall lie deemed
guilty of perjury. Said board shall have
the power to send for persons and compef
the attendance of witnesses at said hear :
ings by proc 81 duly served.
section g If the full board sitting Mt
such hearings shall find that the person
complained against is guilty of the acts
char sed against him said board may sus-
pend his regis ration rs pharmacist and
his certificate thereof, for such term as thu
board in tn, ir judgment, after due con
sideration OF the facts, may deem Tor the
best interest OF the public, or may revoke
it altogst her, but the Certificate Of regis
tratinn OF a registered pharmacist shall
not be suspended or rev ked for IA cause
punishable by law until after conviction
by a court of competent juridiction.
Section T. livery person not now reg
istered, hereafter entering on the business
of an apothecary, by the payment of the
fee of ten dollars. TO the secretary of said
board, except as hereinafter provided,
shall be examined by said commissioners,
and shall present TO them satisfactory
evidence that he has been ali apprentice,
OF employed in an apotheoary store where
ply sicians' prescriptions are compounded.
at least three years; or has graduated
from some regularly incorporated medical
college or college of pharmacy, and is
competent for the business; the commits