The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-19
LAWS FOR DOCTORS
MEASURE AGAINST REFILLING OF
PRESCRIPTIONS BY DRUGGISTS.
AGAINST PATENT MEDICINES.
BILLS SUGGESTED BY THE GEOR-
GA MEDICAL ASSOCIATION.


school of Science Wanted With Re-
strictiOns Patent Medicines.
One Bill Would Not Permit Drug
gist TO Refill Prescriptions and
Would Prevent Them Compound
Ing Except on PrescrfptiOns-An-
other Act to Make Only Physicians
Eligible as COrOners-MedicaI A.
sOciatiOn Wants State Board of
Health, TOo-Last Days Session
Was a Busy and Interesting One.
Hicks of Dublin Elected President.
Three important bills will be offered at
the next session of the Legislature and
their passage will be urged by the
members of the Medical Association of
Georgia, if they pass the Medical Com
rnittee on Legislation. The enactment
OF the measures will probably be Wig
orously opposed.
The passage Of the bills would mean
much for the physicians, and when
they were read at the session of the
Medical Association yesterday morning
they attracted no little attention. Those
lGymen who read the bills declared
that their adoption would be class leg
islation, and it is probable that fight
will be directed on that line.
The measure to regulate the filling
OF, prescriptions would effect the mass
of people more than the other bills.
and its passage is doubted by those
who have read it,
Against RefiIIing Prescriptions.
The bill follows:
BE IT enacted by the General Assem-
bly, of the State of Georgia, and it is
hereby enacted by authority of the
same, That from and after the passage
of this act if any druggist, pharma-
cist, or drug clerk, shall fill any pre-
scripton that is not signed by a duly
| registered and practicing physician, or
shall refill the same without the au-
thority of the physician issuing it, or
shall compound or prescribe any medi-
| cine Tor any individual for any specific
| disease. he shall be guilty of and be
| punished as for disdemeanor."
| For n school of Science.
The following bill providing that a
| School of Science be established and
| that the sale of patent medicines be
| regulated by such School will be offer
| ed. This measure, too, is an important
| one.
BE it enacted by the General AS
| sembly of the State of Georgia, and it
is hereby enacted by authority of the
same. That it shall be unlawful for
any person to introduce or to sell any
| proprietary or patent medicine within
| this state unless all of the constituent
| elements and respective proportion of
each element are distinctly set forth on
| the label thereof, so as to be easily
read by the public at large"
The second section of the bill provides
| that within thirty days after the pass
age of the act, the Governor shall an
| point five persons to constitute a
| School of Science, consisting of three
| physicians and two graduated chem
| lists, each of whom shall be men learn
| ed In medicine or chemistry, of good
| moral and professional character and
each of said physicians shall be grad
yates of reputable medical colleges:
| whose duty it shall be to examine from
| time to time all the proprietary and
/ patent medicines introduced or sold
| within this state, and to report any
infringement of this act to the grand
| jury of the county wherein such in
| fringement occurs. 1.-The term of of
| nee of said members shall be for the
term of three years; provided, how
ever, that two members shall be first
appointed for one year, two for two
| years and one for three years, and
subsequently each appointed shall be for
the full term of three years. ANY
vacancy that may occur in consequence
/ OF death, resignation, removal from the
| state or other cause shall be filled for
| me expired term by the Governor. Be
1 fcre entering upon the duties of said
| once, each member shall subscribe an
oath that he will faithfully perform the
duties as a member of said school
OF science to the best of his ability, and
| snall nle the same in the office of the
governor who shall thereupon issue
| 10 MIN certificate of appointment
Immediately after their Qualification
/ SAID schoo! of science shall meet and
| organize and elect it's own officers
which shall be president, vice presi-
cent and secretary. There shall be at
least four meetings held during the
year, at such times and places as it
may determine for itself, and ma
Jority of each board shall constitute a
| quorum. Special meetings may be
held upon the call of the president and
two members. 1t may prescribe rules
regulations and bylaws for its pro-
| ceeding and government"
! ne tnlru section provides that the
| said school of science shall have the
authority to investigate and examine
any proprietary or patent medicines
| introduced or sold within the state.
| and to summon anyone as a witness
| to appear before it in any of its in
vestigations; and if a witness refuse
| to appear before it, or to answer any
| questions propounded by it or its au-
thority, upon the certificate OF the
| president or of the secretary of such
fact being presented before a Judge of
! the Superior Court or the ordinary il
shall be his duty to issue an order to
the sheriff, his deputy. or any consta-
Bile, to arrest said person and bring him
/ before such judge or ordinary, who,
after hearing said PERSONS excuse, and
! examining into the question to see
| whether the same be legal, order the
said person to be lodged in Jail until
he answers the same, provided he
/ finds that the person refuses to appear
or to answer the question without le-
/ gal reason or excuse
Section four provides that each
member of the school of science shall
receive for compensation for his serv-
ices 500 a year, to be paid out of
4 the treasury of the state. and one-half
: of all fines that are paid by any per-
son infringing the provisions of this
act shall be divided equally among the
1 members.
The next section provides that an
person who shall introduce or sell with