Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-14

practice in the use of the tuberculin test
The governor and commissioners of ngff-
culture shall give the party a hearing.
and If they find he Is incompetent or has
been engaged in fraudulent practice in the
Use of the tubercun test they shall
strike his name from the list; but If
found competent, or not guilty of fraud
u'ent practice in the use of the tuber-
culin test. they shall notify the live
finding. and. he shall notify the party
that he can resume practice for the de-
partment. '-tApproved April ., 1879
Chapter 211.
An Act to regulate the sale of morphine
and other hypnotic or narcotic drugs.
Section /. No person, firm or corpora
ton shall manufacture any so-called ca
tarrh powder or catarrh cure, or any
patent or proprietary preparation con-
tanning cocaine, or any of its salts, or
alpha or beta eucaine, or any of their
salts, or any synthetic substitute for
them.
Section 9. No person, firm or corpor-
alton shall sell, or expose or offer for
sale, or give, deliver or exchange CO.
came, or alpha or beta eucaine, or any
SYNTHETIC substitute for them or any
preparation containing the same, or any
salts or compounds thereof, except upon
the written prescription OF physician
dentist veterinary surgeon. regis
tered under the laws of the state in
which he resides, which prescription
shall be dated and bear the name OF the
person giving it and of the person pre-
scribed for. and the original prescrip-
ton Shall be retained by the druggist
filing the same for at least TWO years
and shall not again be filled, except up
on the written order of the original pre-
scriber, and shall at all times be open
to inspection by members OF the state
board of health, members OF the State
board of pharmacy, and their authorize
agents, by State officials and their au-
thorized agents. and by the police au-
thorities and officers OF ei,ies and towa owns
cine shall prescribe any of the above
mentioned substances for the use of
human being.
Section 3. No person shall sell, fur
nish, give away or deliver opium, NOR
phine, heroin. codeine. cannabis indica
or cannabs saliva. or any salt, com
pound or prep ration. of said substances
except upon the written prescription or
order of Il lawfully authorized pract-
TONER OF medicine, dentistry or Neteri-
nary medicine. which prescription shall
be dated and shah bear the name OF tn
person giving it. and the name OF the
person prescribed for; which origina
prescription shall be retained by the
druggist filling the same for at least two
wears and shall not again be filed eN-
cept upon the written order of the orir,
inal prescriber. such prescriptions shall
at ali times be open to Inspection by
members of the state board of health,
the State board of pharmacy State OF
ficjals ana their duly authorized agents.
and by the police authorities and officers
of the cities and towns. Hut no prac-
,itioner Of veterinary medicine shall pre-
scribe any of the above substances TOY
the use of human being. The provi-
sions of this section shall not apply I
sales made by manufacturer or whole
sale OF retail druggist 10 another man
ufaeturer wholesale or retail druggist.
nor To sales made to hospitals. colleges.
scientific or public institutions. or to
y,l,x iat dor r
gcons: nor to the sale OF cough RENE
dies and other domestic and proprietar,
preparations, provided that such RENE
dies and preparations are sold In good
faith as medicines and not Tor the plr-
pose of evading the provisions of this
act. and provided further that such rem
more than two grains of opium, or one
half of a grain of morphine, or one
fourth of a grain of heroin,. or one grain
of eodeine or their salts. in. one huid
avoirdupois ounce but such proyisos
shall not apply to liniments and oint-
ments which are, prepared for externa
use only. Nor shall the provisions OF
this section apply 10 preparations con
tanning opium or any of its salts. which
are sold in good faith as remedies for
powder OF ipecac and opium. common
~ known as Dover's powders. provided
that any such preparation Is sold IN
good faith as medicine and not for the
purpose of evading the provisions o.
this act.
Section l. Ne practitioner of medicine.
dentistry or veterinary medicine shall
prescribe. for the use of an habitual
user of the same. opium. morphine. he.
roin codeine. or any salt or compound
of the said substances. or any prepare
ton containing any of the said sub
stances Or their salts or compounds. or
cocaine Or its salts, or alpha or beta
eucaine or their salts or any synthetic
substitute for them, or any preparation
containing the same or any salt or COM
pound thereof nor shall any praeution-
err Of dentistry prescribe any of the salt
substances for any person not under nj
treatment in the regular practice of hi.
profession; nor shall any practitioner or
veterinary medicine prescribe any OF tn
substances for the use of human be
ing; provided, however. that the pro-
visions of this section shall not be con-
strued to prevent lawfully authorized
practitioner of medicine from prescrib
ing for the use of any habitual user OF
hypnotic or narcotic drugs, who is I'M
der the professional care of such prac
titioner such substances as he may deem
necessary for treatment, II such pre-
scriptions are given in good faith and
not for the purpose of eva6ing the pro-
visions of tins act
Section ). A manufacturer or jobbeI
of any or all of the drugs enumerate
in sections TWO and three of this act, :,
wholesale druggist, or registered
pharmacist may sell any drug mentioned
IN SdlQ StctiOlS TWO ana tilFtt W
manufacturer jobber, wholesale drug
gist, or to a pharmacist physician, vet
erinarian or dentist, qualified to prac-
ticc under the laws of this State. or TO
an Incorporated hospital. but only upon
written order duly signed by such
manufacturer, jobber. wholesale drug.
gist registered pharmacist, registered
physician, registered veterinarian. reg
istered dentist, or the superintendent of
such Incorporated hospital. which order
shall show the article or articles ordered
and the date of delivery. The said or
der shall be kept on file in the labora-
tory, warehouse, pharmacy or store
from which ii was filled by the proprie-
tor thereof. or his successor for peril
cd of not less than two years from the
date of delivery, and shall at all times
be open to inspection by officers of the
State board of health, members OF the
State board of pharmacy. or their au-
thorized agents, State officials and their
authorized agents, and the police au-
thorities and officers of cities and towns
and such orders shall not contain items
of any drug not mentioned in section
two and three of this act
Section 6. A person not being phy-
sician, dentist or veterinary surgeon,
qualified to practice in this state, or MOI
being manufacturer or wholesale OF
retail, dealer in drugs. who has IN ms
possession opium, morphine. heron
sra