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prescriptions of legally licensed practt- tioners of medicine, provided, that such prescriptions shall not be reflled except upon the order of the physician who or iginally wrote the prescription It shall be unlawful to sell, give away. or ex- change, or otherwise dispose of within this State at retail cocaine and it's salts, eucaine and it's salts opium and it's preparations, or the alkaloids of opium and their salts, except upon the prescrip- tion of a legally licensed physician, sur geon or dentist, and then only in quan- tity not exceeding five grains. such pre- scription not to be reflled except upon the order of the physician, surgeon or dentist who gave the original prescrip- ton, provided, that the provisions of this section shall not apply to paregoric and other preparations of opium containing less than two grains of the drugs to the ounce in any quantity, and to laudanum in quantity not to exceed one ounce. Nothing in this act shall be so construed as to restrict or prohibit the sale of any of the above named articles in original packages to licensed retailers import CTS, jobbers or manufacturers, or by re-
  licensed retailer.
 Sec. '. That any person who shall pro- cure or attempt to procure registration under this act by making false represen- tations shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall upon conviction be liable to penalty of not less than twenty-five nor more than one hundred dollars and the name of any person so falsely registered shall be stricken from the register.
 Sec. s. That this act shall not apply to physicians who put up their own pre- scriptons.
 Sec g. That it shall be the duty of ev- cry registered pharmacist to conspicuous ly post in his place of business his cer- tifcate of registration.
 Sec. TO- That the fee to be paid by each applicant for examination under this act shall be five dollars, provided, that an unsuccessful applicant shall be entitled to second examination at any time within one year from the date of his first examination without additional fee The fees accruing from all exam nations under this act shall be appro- priated for defraying the expenses of the Board of Pharmacy in carrying into ex- ecution the provisions of this act.
 Sec. Il. That any person violating any of the provisions of this act shall be guilty of msdemeanor and on eonvic- ton shall be fined not less than twenty five nor more than two hundred dollars and may be imprisoned in the county jail for a period not to exceed three months. All suits brought under this act shall be in the name of the State of Alabama and it shall be the duty of the States At torney for the county wherein the suit Is brought to prosecute such suits.
 Section 12. That Chapter S9 of the Civil Code of Alabama 1896. be and same is hereby repealed.
 Sec 13. That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this act be and the same are hereby repealed.
 Sec. n. That this act shall take ef- feet on and after January the first 1908.
 Approved Nov. 26, 1907
 Offcial
 Frank N. Julian,
 Secretary of State.
 No 79.) AN ACT. (S. 2S. To establish a colony for epileptics in Alabama and to provide means for car
 rying the same into effect.
 Section 1. Be it enacted by the Leg islature of Alabama, That there shall be established in the State of Alabama at f such point as may be selected and desig- mated by the commissioners to be ap- pointed in accordance with the provisions of section two of this act, an epilepic colony, to be known as the Alabama Epileptic Colony; the object of such col- ony shall be to secure the humane, cur ative, scientific and economical care of epileptcs, exclusive of violently insane persons who may require treatment at an insane hospital.
 Sec 9 The government and control of such epileptic colony shall be vested in board of three commissioners to be ap- pointed and commissioned by the Govern or. and the term of office of said commits sloners shall be four years; but of those first appointed one shall hold office for four years, one for three years, and the other for two years from date of approval of this act, and their successors shall | hold office four years from date of ap- pointment; and appointments to fill va l cancies occurring, from any cause, shall be for the unexpired term only. The board of commissioners shall have power to elect a president and vice president from their members, to appoint treas- urer, secretary and superintendent. | who shall be a well educated physician; | and, on the nomination of the superin- l tendent, steward a matron, and as 1 many assistant physicians, teachers and nurses as may be necessary, who shall hold their respective offices, and discharge | their respective duties during the pleasure | of said board; determine the annual sala- | ries of the officers and agents, subject to l the approval of the Governor adopt such rules as may be necessary for conducting l in a proper manner the business of the colony and fixing the conditions of ad- l mission, support and discharge of patients and ordain and enforce system of rules for discipline and government of the said colony.
 1 Sec. 3. The commissioners shall perform the following duties: Select a site foi such epileptic colony, purchase land or | choose any suitable lands now belong | ing to the State for site for said colony, and erect suitable buildings thereon for the use of said colony: keep a full record of all their proceedings; open at all times | to the inspection of the Governor of the 1 State or any member of the Legislature; 1 afa fr,cn nf