The Republican journal., 1913-04-10

practice in the use of the tubercuin test
The governor and commissioner of agri-
culture shall give the party hearing.
been engaged in fraudulent practice in the
use of the tuberculin test they shall
strike his name from the list; but if
found competent, or not guilty of fraud
ulent practice in the use of the tuber
culin test. they shall notify the live
stock sanitary commissioner of their
finding, and he shall notify the party
that he can resume practice for the de-
partment. -(Approved April g. 1879
Chapter 211.
An Act to regulate the sale of morphine
and other hypnotic or narcotic drugs.
Section l. No person, firm or corpora
ton Shall manufacture amy so-called ca
tarrh powder or catarrh cure, or any
patent or proprietary preparation con-
tanning cocaine. or any of its salts. or
salts, or any synthetic substitute for
them.
Section 2. No person. firm or corpor-
alton shall sell, or expose or offer for
sale, or give, deliver or exchange CO.
caine. 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 a physician,
dentist, or veterinary surgeon; regis
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
filling the same for at least two wears
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 Stat
board of health, members of the State
board of pharmacy. and their authorize
agents, by State officials and their au-
thorzed agents, and by the police au-
thorties and officers of cities and towns
But no practitioner of veterinary medi-
cine shall prescribe any of the above
mentioned substances for the use OF a
human being.
Section 8. No person shall sell, fur
nish, give away or deliver opium NOR
phine heroin, codeine. cannabis indca
or cannabis sativa or any salt com
pound or prep 1ration of said substances
except upon the written prescription or
orcer of a lawfully authorized practi-
TONER Of medicine, dentistry or vetcri-
nary medicine. which prescription shall
be dated and shall bear the name ~ tht
person giving it, and the name of the
person prescribed for; which origina4
prescription shall be retained by the
druggist filing the same for at least two
years. and shall not again be filled ex-
cept upon the written order of the orig
inal prescriber. Such prescriptions shall
at all times be open to inspection by
members of the State board OF health.
the State board of pharmacy State OF
ficlals and their duly authorized agents.
and by the police authorities and officers
Of the cities and towns. But no prac-
titioner of veterinary medicine shall pre-
scribe any of the above substances fol
the use of a human being The proVi-
sions of this section shall not apply +
sales made by a manufacturer or whole
sale or retail druggist to another man
ufacturer, wholesale or retail druggist
nor to sales made to hospitals roNeges.
scientific or public institutions, or to
physicians, dentists or veterinary sur
gcons: nor to the sale of cough RENE
dies and other domestic and proprietary
preparations, provided that such RENE
dies and preparations are sold in good
faith IS medicines. and not for the ptlr-
pose of evading the provisions of this
act, and provided further that such rem-
edies and preparations do not contain
more than two grains of opium, or one
half of a grain of morphine, or one
fourth of a grain of heroin or ere grain
Of codeine or their salts. in one fluid
ounce. or. if solid preparation, in one
shall not apply to liniments and ONT
ments which are prepared Cor external
use only. Nor shall the provisions of
TINS section apply to preparations CON
tanning opium or any of its salts. which
art sold in good faith as remedies for
diarrhoea. cholera or neuralgia, nor II
powder of ipecac and opium, common
ly known as Dover's powders, provided
good faith as medicine and not for the
purpose of evading the provisions oi
this act.
Section 4. No practitioner of medicine
dentistry, or veterinary medicine shall
prescribe, for the use of an habitual
roln, codeine, or any salt Or compound
If the said substances. or any prepare
ton containing any of the said sub
stances Or their salts or compounds. OF
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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 practtlOn-
er Of dentistry prescribe any of the salc
substances for any person not under hi.
treatment in the regular practice of hi
profession nor shall any practitioner OF
veterinary medicine prescribe any of tn
substances for the use of L human be
ing; provided, however. that the pro-
visions of this section shall not be con
Strued to prevent a lawfully authorized
practitioner of medicine from prescrp
ing for the use of any habitual user OF
hypnotic or narcotic drugs, who is UNI
der the professional care of such prac-
utIOner such substances as he may deem
necessary tor treatment, if such pre-
scriptions are given in good faith and
not for the purpose of eVading the pro
visions OF thus act
Section ). \ manufacturer or jobb..
OF any or all Of the drugs cnumerttl.
in sections Two and three of this act, q
wholesale Druggist, or Il registered
pharmacist may SILL any drug mentioueu
in said sections TWO and three to u
manufacturer. jobber wholesale drug
glst. or to Il pharmacist, physician, vet
erinariln or dentist, qualified TO pr;tc-
tice under the laws of this State, or u
an Incorporated hospital but only upon
written order duly signed by su n
manufacturer, jobber, wholesale drug
gist, registered pharmacist, registered
physician, registered veterinarian. reg
istered dentist, or the superintendent III
such Incorporated hospital, which ordet
shah show the article or articles ordered
and the date of delivery. The said o.
der shall be kept on file in the labora-
tory, warehouse, pharmacy or store
from which it was filled by the proprle-
tor thereof, or his successor, for PEN
Cd of not less than two years from the
date of delivery, and shall at all times
be open to inspection by officers uf thJ
State board of health, members of the
State board of pharmacy, or their au-
thorized agents, State officials and theil
authorized agents, and the police 1u-
thorities and officers of cities and towns
and such orders shall not contain items
of any drug not mentioned i'll section
two and three of this act.
Section g. A person not being a ply
sician, dentist or veterinary surgeon
qualified to practice in this State, or no,
being IA manufacturer or wholesale OF
retail dealer in drugs, who has in his
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