The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-16


 giving away, or other disposition. Be it
 enacted by the Legislature of Ala
 bama:
 Section 1. That from and after the passage of this Act. il shall be unlawful for any person not licensed as a pharma- cist within the meaning of this Act to conduct or manage any pharmacy, drug store, apothecary shop. or other place of business for the retailing, compromising or dispensing of any drugs. medicines, or poisons, or for the compounding of phy- sicians' prescriptions. or to keep exposed for sale or retail any drugs, medicines or poisons except as hereinafter provided or for any person not licensed as phar- macist or assistant pharmacist, within the meaning of this Act. to compound, dispense, or sell at retail any drug, poison or medicinal preparation upon the pre- scription of physician or otherwise, or to compound physicians prescriptions, ex- cept as an aid to or under the supervision of a person licensed as a pharmacist un- der this Act And 1t shall be unlawful for any owner or manager of a phar- macy or drug store, or other place of bus iness. to cause or permit any other than a person licensed as a pharmacist or as- sistant pharmacist, to compound, dis pense, or sell at retail any drug, medi- cine, or poison, except as an aid to or under the supervision of person licensed as a pharmacist or assistant pharmacist. Provided, however, that nothing in this section will be construed to interfere with any legally licensed practitioner of med ,tr fgf fry In compromising or dispensing of his own prescriptions, nor with the exclusively wholesale business of any dealer Who shall be licensed as a pharmacist, or who shall keep in his employ at least one per son who is licensed as a pharmacist; nor with the sale of poisonous substances which are sold exclusively for use in the arts. or for use as insecticides, when such substances are sold in unbroken packages, bearing a label having plainly printed upon it the name of the contents, the word poison" and the name of at least two readily obtainable antidotes Provided, further, that in a village of not more than eight hundred inhabitants. ac- cording to last census taken and author ized by an Act of the Congress of the United States, or in towns where there is no person licensed as a pharmacist the Board of Pharmacy hereinafter provided for may grant to any person who is H.
 
 init annually to conduct a pharmacy or drug store in such town or village which permit shall not be valid in any other than the place designated in said permit. Pro- vided, however. that nothing In this Sec tion shall be so construed as to apply to the sale of patent and proprietary medi- cines, and any locality where there is no licensed pharmacist or assistant phar- macist the ordinary household remedies and such drugs or medicines as may be specified by said Board of Pharmacy shall be permitted to be sold by those engaged fin the sale of general merchandise. Pro- vided further, that nothing in this sec tion shall be so construed as to prevent any person, firm or corporation from own ing a pharmacy, drug store, or apothecary shop, provided such store shall be in charge of a licensed pharmacist. And provided further, that said Board of Phar- macy may grant to any legally licensed practicing physician in such towns or vil- lages, an annual permit to conduct a pharmacy, drug store, or apothecary shop in such town or village, subject to the provision of this Act.
 Sec. 2. Every person now registered or licensed as a pharmacist under the laws of the State of Alabama, shall be en- titled to continue in the practice of his profession until the 31st day of Decem- ber. 1910. and after that date shall be en- titled to renewal annually of such license under the provisions of this Act, upon the presentation of an application for such renewal. But any pharmacist, or H. censed physician instead of applying for A renewal of his license or permit for one wear. may, as his option. apply for, and if proper receive a license or permit to cover the term of his natural life, upon payment of ten dollars. Every person who shall hereafter desire to be licensed as a nharmacist or assistant pharmacist ..i tIa O said Board of Pharmacy an application duly verified under oath, setting forth the name and age of the applicant, the place or places at which and the time spent in the study of the science and art of pharmacy, and the experience in the compromising of physicians' prescriptions which the ap- plicant has had under the direction Of legally licensed pharmacist, and shall ap- near at a time and place designated by laid Board of Pharmacy and submit to m examination as to his qualihcations TOT fegistration as licensed pharmacist or assistant pharmacist
 Sec. 3. In order to be licensed as phar- nacist within the meaning of this Act an applicant shall not be less than twenty one years of age, and shall have been li- censed as an assistant pharmacist for not less than two years prior to his appllca- tion for license as pharmacist or snail oresent to said Board of Pharmacy satls- factory evidence that he has had not less than four years practical experience in a pharmacy under the instruction Of a H. censed pharmacist, or two years practical experience as above provided and snail have graduated in pharmacy at some school or college of pharmacy recognized bv said Board of Pharmacy, and also passed a satisfactory examination by or under the direction of said Board of Pharmacy In order to be licensed as an assistant pharmacist within the mean ing of this Act, an applicant shall be not less than eighteen years of age, and shall have not less than two years experience in pharmacy under the instruction of a licensed pharmacist and shall pass sat isfactory examination by or under said Board of Pharmacy, who shall be the sole judges of his qualifications and com potency.
 Sec. | Should said Board of Pharmacy determine that the applicant possesses the necessary qualifications as to character and education, they shall enroll his name upon the register of pharmacists, or as- sistant pharmacists, as the case may be and issue to him a license which shall .entiIe him to practice as a pharmacist ol assistant pharmacist for a period of one wear from the date of said license. When ever a license or permit has been grant ed under the provisions of this Act, saio Board of Pharmacy may, after due no tice and hearing, revoke such license oi hermit for the following causes: lmmor- al or reprehensible conduct, drunkenness or becoming addicted to the use Of mar cotic drugs
 Sec. 5. Said Board of Pharmacy may is sine license to practice as pharmacists ol assistant pharmacists in the state or Ala