New-York tribune., 1909-02-17
DRUG MEN WITH HUGHES
Back Bill for Him to Name State
Board of Pharmacy.

Yielding to the ideas of Governor Hughes the
State Board of Pharmacy and the stare fndIl lii"
ceutical Association are back of a Dill "hch pr
vides for the appointment of the members Oh 'he
state board by the Governor instead OF their elec-
ton by pharmaceutic associations ana feglSleieU
pharmacists, at present
The bill which has been drafted under the dlrec-
ton Of Joint committee of the two bodies by eX-
Assemblyman William L. Perkins, was presented 10
the Governor on Monday 1t is said to nave met
with his approval except in some minor parucu-
lars After il has been redrafted IL VIII De pre-
sented in both houses OF the Legislature
Under the present law, which was passed IN ISp
as Chapter So of the public health laws the state
is divided into three districts-the eastern "CI'
takes in all territory east Of Peekskii: the mlddle
district and the western. There are five members
Of tbe hoard from each district those from the
eastern district being elected by the members OF
the Incorporated pharmaceutical societies IN the
district those in the western district by all the reg
istered pharmacists in the district and those IN the
middle district by the members of the state Phar-
maceutical Association living in the district
Under the law the state board not only hoIds
examinations for and licenses pharmacists, nut
enforces the law against aduterations The hnes
and registration and examination fees go into a
fund out of which the expenses Of the board are
paid According to the law the surplus IN tl's
district goes at the end of each year to the Ne"
York College of Pharmacy and the BROOKLYN Col-
lege of Pharmacy, in the proportions OF threeItiis
and two-ffths, The proposed bill provides that the
surplus shall 90 to the state
Last wear when the state Board of Pharmacy had
the Whitney bill incorporating some Of the provisions
Of the national pure food drugs act into the state
law passed the Governor vetoed IT, In his Teno-
randum the Governor said Re believed the state
Board of Pharmacy had done good work. but ne
was opposed to the principle of the selection OF us
members He did not believe in a commission ne
said which was responsible neither to the people
nor to the Governor. The pharmaceutical sociedes
thought that they had done all that had heen
done toward improving and enforcing the pharma-
ceutical laws Il was no more than right that they
should have power of selection. Since then now
ever. they have yielded TO the views OF the Gov
ernor.
Another bill amending the pnarmeceuuca4 laws
has been introduced by Assemhlyman Cohhlh- II
provides for the appointment of the members ot
the Board of Pharmacy by the Governor ana re-
duces the number from fifteen to nine. 1t also pro
y1des that the trial of a druggist for an alleged
violation Of the shall be held within hlteeh
miles of his place of business AS the Dill pro
ydes FOR only one headquarters. at Albany ana
about 30 per cent of all the druggists In the STATE
are in this city the present members OF the ooaro
are opposed TO It. They believe II would De uh"iSe
10 make the come to the accused man
rather than have the defendant go TO the court.