The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-03-10
CITY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

AN ORDINANCE relating to and regulating
the SAFE or ~earbolic acid phenoD in the city
OF Newark, New Jersey.
Be II ordained by the Mayor and Common
Council Of the city of Newark:
section 1. II shall be unlawful for any
employee thereof, or any other person Arm.
corporation or association whatever, in the civ
away, dispose OF or deliver to any person anyv
carbolic acid CphenoD or any extract or
product thereof, or any preparation or com.
po'nd OF which It is an element or ingredient.
containing moro than five per cent. OF carbolio
acld, tphenoll except upon written prescription
Or order OF a duly licensed physician. surgeon,
dentist or veterinarian, as provided 10 this
ordnance, and except upon tho day or date Of
for much sale, barter. exchange, gift. disposi-
lion or delivery. a special and distinct order
or prescription in each and every instance,
whlch shall be preserved by said apothecary,
druggist or pharmacist.
Section 2 The prescription or order must be
dated and signed by a physician, surgeon or
dentist, who has been duly authorized to prae-
Use as a physician. surgeon or dentist In this
state, or by a duly licensed veterinarian. and
II must contain the name and residence Of
the paticut for whom 1t is intended. or Of the
owner Of the animal. and the number and
street or place of the physician's, surgeons,
dentists or veterinarians office or residence.
Section Z. It shall be unlawful for any per-
any false or forged Or untrue or fictitious pre-
seription or order for any earbolic acid
phenoD or any extract or product thereof, or
any preparation or compound Of which it is an
element 9r ingredient or to obtain the same
~ hnedlF Thereon. or to give any false or fc-
tltioua name or to give or make any false
statement or any false representation to obtain
or IN obtaining same.
Section 4. II shall be unlawful for any
physician, surgeon. dentist or veterinarian to
put, a wrong or false date on orders or pre-
scriptions for any carbolic acid (phenolj or any
extract or product thereof, or any preparation
or compound Of which it is an clement or in
gredient or to give any such order-or prescrip-
ton containing any false statement or repre-
sentaton Of any fact or matter therein, or to
give any such order or prescription for n dose
or quantity greater than usual or necessary
to cure or prevent sickness or disease.
Section .. The foregoing section shall not ap-
ply TO the sale Of pure or crude carbnlic acid
phenoD in quantities Of five pounds or more
or on gallon or more, or TO the sale Of a
solution or mixture containing equal portions
Of earbolic acid phenoD. glycerine and alco-
hol, for factory purposes on an order in writing
which shall be preserved by said druggists or
to the commerce or trade TO and between
or Pharmacists. or sales or gifts to public or
charitable institutions or hospitals for medical
use therein.
Section 6. Any person violating any of the
provisions of this ordinance shall on convtc-
ton thereof be subject either to q fine OF
nfty dollars, or to Imprisonment for q term
not exceeding thirty days.
Section This ordinance shall take effect
Immediately.
The foregoing ordinance was presented in
Common Council on Friday evening. March G..
1908, Was read twice Under suspension Of the
rules and duly ordered TO a third reading.
MARTIN G, BRoSS. JR..
mar9-5t Acting City Clerk.