The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-05

this State, for internal consumption by
human beings. other than those specially
compounded upon n physicians written
prescription, as aforesaid. IL any such
analysis shall show that there has been,
with respect to any such patent or
proprietary" medicine, a failure to COM
ply with the requirements OF this act,
said board of health shall ut once notify
the Commonweauth's attorney of any
county or city in this State in which the
said patent or proprietary medicine
Is manufactured, or exposed or offered.
for sale, or sold or given away, or other
wise disposed of. whose duty IL shall be
to prosecute the firm, or corporation, SO
violating the provisions hereof.
Section L. Any changes. either in the
ingredients or in the proportions or por-
centages of the ingredients in any such
patent or proprietary medicine
manufactured or exposed or offered for
sale, or sold or given away within this
State, or manufactured without this
State and brought into this State.
and exposed or offered for SALE or
sold or given away or otherwise disposed
OF within this State. shall be at once re-
ported by the manufacturer of said
patent" or proprietary medicine with
In this State, and the dealer or dealers
or seller or sellers of such patent or
proprietary medicine manufactured with
out this State but brought into the state
to be exposed or offered for sale. or to
be sold or given away, or otherwise dis
posed of, to the board Of health OF this
State.
Section 3. Any person, firm or cor
poration who shall manufacture or OK.
pose or offer for sale, or sell, or give
away, or otherwise dispose of. any such
patent" or proprietary medicine with
In this state, In violation of the provis-
{,,S f,f ,ie ,rS ~, L.
guilty of a msdemeanor and on convi.i-
ton thereof shall be punishabl therefor
by fine of not less than fifty dollars
SSSO) nor moro than two hundred dollars
(S2DO, or Imprisonment for not less than
thirty 800 days. nor more than six t6)
months; provided, that nothing herein
contained shall affect persons having such
patent or proprietary medicines on
hand on the passage of this act
Section 6. The expense for carrying
out the provisions of this act shall no
paid out OF such moneys in tho state
treasury as have not otherwise been APP
proprlated.
Section I. All acts or parts of acts in
conflict with this act are hereby re-
pealed.'
A blow at "shyster" land agents, so.
called. is taken In bill offered in the
Senate Friday by Mr.. sadler of Powha-
tan, considerably increasing the license
tax on real estate dealers doing business
in Virginia. Under the existing law, the
tax is SIS and one-eighth of one per cent.
of the annual revenue from sales. The
Sadler bill abolshes the percentum 1cat-
ure and proposes a fiat license of So
unless tho agent has been engaged in the
business for period of more than five
years, or Is ono whose annual sales
amount TO 10000 in either of which cases
the license will be $50. Additional sums
arc required on tho following basis:
In cities Of moro than 1000 and not ox-
cecding 1900 inhabitants. $o5 additional.
In cities Of more than 1900 and not OK
cecdlng 1900 Inhabitants $50 additional
In cities of more than 1000 and not OK
ceedinE 5000 Inhabitants $50 additional.
In cities of more than 5000 and not ex-
ceeding 10000 inhabitants, 500 additional
In cities of 10000 inhabitants and more.
500 additional.
The provision in the old act imposing
fine of not less than 500 nor moro than
$500 upon agents operating without license
Is amended. so as to include in tho fine
an additional assessment of $40, to be
paid to the person who secures the con-
victlon.
THE real estate agents generally, 1
think, will want this bill,'' said Mr.. Sad
lSl y GSteiu'tp. lIltV are certainty w
ious to get rid of tho 'shyster' agents, and
the clause offering a reward for detection
will strengthen the law in this respect,
The new license really is no larger than
tho old, considering the abolition of tho
percentnm tax, but the collection of this.
latter has been attended With some diff
flcnlty, and was frequently not paid at
ALL a
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Senator II, II. Wiclham Yesterday OFFER
ed d. bill appropriating $4,000 for furniture
for tho office of the Secretary of the
Commonwealth. The bill provides for
eauipping the department with furniture
in keeping with the other departments
of the state aan a9
Tho Senate Committee for Courts or
Justice yesterday reported the following
measures:
House bill No. ~ TO prohibit the SELL
Ing or furnishing OF or having In ones