The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-04
Ordinance No. 278.

To regulate the sale of giving away, or other disposition of drugs, medicines or poisOns In the City of Bfrminxh am, and within the police Jurisdiction thereof.
 Be it-ordaned by the City Council of Bir-
 mingham, as follows:
 Sec 1. That 1t shall be unlawful in the City of Birmingham or in the police jur-
 sdiction thereof for any person not reg istered or licensed as a pharmacist as provided by the general laws of the State of Alabama 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 compound ing of physicians prescriptions. or to keep exposed for sale any drugs, medi- cinSs, or poisons except as hereinafter provided, and each week or part thereof that such drug store or pharmacy or other place of business is so unlawfully conducted, or that such drugs, medicines or poisons are kept exposed for sale, shall constitute a separate offense. It shall also be unlawful in the City of Rirming- ham or within the police Jurisdiction thereof for any person not licensed as a pharmacist under the laws of the State of Alabama to compound, dispense, or sell at retail any drugs, poisons, or medi- cinal preparations upon the prescription of a physician or otherwise or to com pound physicians prescriptions except as an aid to or under the supervision of 8 person legally licensed or registered as a pharmacist, and 1t shall be unlawful in the City of Birmingham or within the police Jurisdiction thereof for any owner or manager of a pharmacy or drug store or other place of business to cause or to nar afh o cnI as pharmacist to compound, dispense, or sell at retail any drug, medicine or poison except as an aid to or under the supervision of person legally licensed as pharmacist. Provided, however, that nothing in this ordinance shall be con- strued to interfere with any legally li- censed practitioner of medicines, veteri- nary surgery or dentistry in the com- pounding or dispensing of his own pre- scriptions, 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 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 pack age, bearing label having plainly print ed on 1t the name of the contents, the word Poison" and the name of at least two readily obtainable antidotes. Pro- vided, however that nothing in this ordi- nance shall be so construed as to apply to the sale of patent and proprietary medicines. Provided further. that noth- ing in this ordinsnce shall be so construed as to prevent any person, firm or corpor- ation from owning a pharmacy, drug store, or apothecary shop, provided such store shall be in charge of a legally H. censed pharmacist.
 Sec. 9 That every certificate of license. or renewal thereof, to practice as a pharmacist shall be conspicuously exposed in the pharmacy or store or place of busi- ness of which. the pharmacist Is the own CT or manager or in which he is em- ployed And the name of the owner, or responsible manager of every pharmacy. drug store. or apothecary shop shall be conspicuously displayed on the outside of such place of business. Each weak that such license or renewal thereof shall not be conspicuously exposed in the pharma- cy or store or place of business of which the pharmacist is the owner or manager or in which he Is employed shall consti- tute a separate offense.
 Sec. 8. That it shall be unlawful In the City of Birmingham and within the po- lice Jurisdiction thereof for any person. firm or corporation to sell, furnish or give away any cocaine, alpha. or beta eucaiR opium. morphine, heroin, or any salt oF compound containing any of the foregoing substances or any preparation or compound containing any of the fore going substances or their salts or com pounds. except upon the original written order or prescription of lawfully au-