The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-05-31
PRACTICE OF PHARMACY.
CHAPTER 179.


AN ACT to repeal Section 494 to 504
inclusive of Article of the Code of
Public Local Laws, title City of
Baltimore" Subtitle, Commission
ers OF Pharmacy and Practical
Chemistry" as enacted by the Act
Of 1898, Chapter 123. and to Regulate
the Practice of Pharmacy in the
State Of Maryland.
Section BE it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland, that Sec
tons 494, 495, 1876, 497, 498, 499, 500,
SOL, 500, SOB and 504 of Article of the
Code of Public Local Laws, title, City
of Baltimore" subtitle, Commission
ers of Pharmacy and Practical Chemis-
try be and the same are hereby sew
orally repealed.
Section 2-And be 1t further enacted,
That no person on or after the
first day Of July following the
passage of this Act shall open, con-
duct or keep pharmacy in this State,
either as principal or agent, unless
such person shall have obtained a
pharmacists certificate as hereinafter
provided, and no pharmacy shall at
any time be left in charge of any per-
son who is not certified pharmacist, a
certified acting pharmacist or certi-
fed assistant pharmacist, to COM
pound prescriptions or sell or dispense
poisonous drugs. 1t shall, however,
be lawful for physicians and dentists
to compound and dispense their own
prescriptions; but unlawful for any
person, dealer or firm, not certified
pharmacist, a certified acting pharma-
cist or certified assistant pharmacist
to compound physicians prescrip-
ton. Any person violating this section
shall, upon conviction, be deemed gull
ty of misdemeanor, and fined not
more than one hundred dollars for
each offence.
Section 3-And be 1t further enacted,
That every store or shop where drugs,
medicines or chemicals are sold at re-
tail, displayed for sale at retail, where
physicians prescriptions are com
pounded, which has upon 1t, as sign,
the words "Pharmacist," Pharmacy"
"Apothecary," Drug Store" "Drug-
gist," or any of these words or eXhi-
bits, the characteristic show bottles or
globes filled with colored liquids, shall
be considered a pharmacy within the
meaning of this Act.
Section And be it further enacted,
That on or before the first day of May
following the passage of this Act, the
Governor shall appoint five persons
who are skilled and competent phar-
macists. who have had ten years ac-
tive pharmaceutical experience, are ac-
lively engaged in the retail drug bust
ness and not connected with any school
of pharmacy or medicine either as
teachers. instructors or members OF
the board of trustees, to be Commits
sioners of Pharmacy, two OF whom
shall be residents of the city of Baitf-
more and three residents Of the coun-
ties of the State. Said commissioners
shall constitute the Maryland Board OF
Pharmacy. and shall hold office as fol-
lows: One to serve five years. one four
years. one three years. one two years.
and one one year from the first OF May
next; In the first instance the Governor
to designate in the appointment who
to serve one two, three, four and five
wears. and therefore annually the Gov
ernor shall appoint one person to serve
AZ a member of said board for the
term of five years. The said commits
sioners shall within ten days after no
tffcation Of their appointment each
subscribe to an oath before the Clerk
of the Superior Court Of Baltimore CT
ty or the Clerk Of the Circuit Court OF
any county to impartially and faithful
ly discharge the duties prescribed by
this Act The position Of any Com
missioner appointed under this Act
who shall fail to qualify within the
time and in the manner hereinbefore
named shall be deemed vacant. The
Governor shall fill all occurring va
csnc,es from snch sections OF the State