Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-04-17
Local Matters.
MUST SIGN FOR POiSONS.
New Law Regulating Sales Of Poisonous Mat
tiers Goes Into Effect.

The new law regulating the sales of
poisonous matters by druggists which
was passed by The last Legislature
went into effect, Sunday. The aci
which IS section H. of chapter 96, en-
titled AN act 10 prevent incompetent
persons from conducting the business
Of an apothecary." reads rs follows:
Whoever sells arsenic. arsenious
acid. atropia, or any of is salts, chic
raj hydrate. chloroform, cotton root
and its fluid eXtrac5, FoNler's solution.
corrosive sublimate, cyanide of potas-
SUM, Donovans solution, ergot and its
fluid extract, laIdanum, McMunn's
elixir morphia or any of it's salts. SUI
gar of lead, oil of savin, oil of tansy.
opium, Parsons vermin eAterminator.
PHOSPHORUS, prussic acid. rough on
rats, strychnia or any of it's salts, tar
tar emetic, tincture of aconite. tincture
Of belladonna, tincture of digitalis,
tincture of nux voEnica, tincture 81
veratrum viride. crystals of carbolic
acid or a strong solution Of carbolic
acid, without the written prescription
of a physician, shall keep a record OF
such sale. the name and quantity OF
the article sold, and the name and resi-
denCe of the person or persons to
whom it was delivered. which record
shall be made before the article is de-
livered, and shall at all times be open
to inspection by the police authorizes
and officers Of cities and towns; but no
sale of cocaine or its salts shall be
made except to dentists or on the pre-
scription of a physician. Whoever
neglects to keep or refuses to SHOW TO
said officers such record Shall be pun
ished by fine not exceeding $50 Who
ever sells any of the poisonous articles
named in this section without the writ
, ten sprescription Of a physician, snail
affiX to the bottle, box or Wrappe" con
tanning the article sold abel OF red
paper, upon which shall be printed in
large letters the word poison and al
SO the word 'antidote,' and the name
and place of business of the Vendec.
The name of an antidote. if there be
any, for the poison sold, shall also hC
upon the label. Every neglect to attiA
such label to such poisonous artiria
sold before the delivery thereof to the
purchases shall be punished by fine
not exceeding $50. Whoever purchases
poisons as aforesaid and gives false
or fictitious name TO the Vender shall
be punished by fine not exceeding S"t.
But nothing in this section shall b
construed to apply to wholesale dealers
or to manufacturing chemists in lhcIT
sales to retail trade, nor to the %en-
eral merchant. nor to a firm or Corpo-
ration in trade, who may sell in I'M
broken packages prepared by tn
manufacturers. Paris green, London
purple or other poisonous preparations
or compounds used for the destruction
of bugs, beetles, insects. slugS, SrubS.
caterpillars or worms. Upon each and
every package 50 sold shall be printed
in large letters the word poison
Every neglect 70 afTiX such label with
the word poison thereon to such po+S-
onous article before the delivery there
of to the purchaser shall be punished
by fine not exceeding $50.
Thus il will be seen that every person
purchasing poisons must sign the book
kept by the druggists for that purpose
and that the penalty is severe for Civ
ing delicious name