The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-02-12
The New Drug Act, Effec-
tlv March 1, Will put
Wholesale Regulations
Around Sale of Narcotic
Drugs-ViOlatOrs of Act
Will be Fined not More
Than $4,000 nor More
Than 5 Years, or Both.
(Spartanburg Hcrald)

Spartanburg druggists are deenlv
interested in the federal law. effective
March l, regulating the sale of -,
| large number of drugs derived from
opium and coca leaves. The law is
considered one of the most far
reaching that has ever been passed
by the national government relative
TO the control of these drugs. and if
is beileved it will bring about very do
Sirabie results in stamping out the
use OF these drugs for any eycent
medicinal purposes.
Principal Features of the Law
The law covers opium, coca leave,
ana any compound manufacture.
salt' derlvative or preparation there
| Of
Every person, firm or corporation.
VINO produces, imports, manufactures
compounds, deals in, sells, distributes
or gives away any of the articles GOV.
cred by the law must register with
the collector of internal revenue in
ms district and pay special tax of
@l per year. The special tax will be
imposed from the period from March
TO June 30, 1915, (Which is the
close of the special tax year,. and
the amount to be paid is "a cent.
Alter that date, tax will be imposed
for the official year and payment will
be 81 tax. Every person, partnership.
ASSOCIATION, company or corporation
(other than a physician, dentist or
Veterlnarlan), who has more than
one place of business where anv of
the drugs described are made. stored
or dispensed, must take separate
anphcatlon for registry and paw spe
clal tax for each such place of bus
mess.
Sales of the drugs covered bv the
law may be made only to parties.
whether manufacturer, wholesaler
retailer or doctor, on order-bIanks
provided bv the collector of internal
revenue. The buyer and the sene,
! shall each preserve his COPY of tn.
order, and the law requires all such
orders (both original and duplicate)
20 be retained on file for q noriod Of
two years, and they must be filed IN
'he,r numerical order; that is. ac
"ordlng to the registry numbers
''ealerS are not compelled to fill or
doris for narcotic drugs. as the law
nrovides what he shall do in case the
order is accented.
1t is unlawful for anv person to oh
tam bV means of said order-blanks
any of the aforesaid drugs for any
purpose other than the use, sale or
distribution thereof bv him in the
conduct of lawful business in said
drugs or in the practice of his pro-
fession. Orders by telegraph or tel
ephone cannot be filed.
Order Blanks
Order blanks will be issued bv COL
ectors of internal revenue in tablets
or books of ten each. The charge
for such blanks (including orig
lnal and duplicate) will be at the rate
of 81 per hundred. They will be is
sued only to persons who have regis
tered and paid the tax, and any one
other than the dealer to whom they
are issued using them will violate
the law.
Dealers may not sell to physicians
on prescriptions when the drugs are
intended for dispensing or prescribing
as all physicians, dentists and veter-
lnarians, will be required to register
under the law and order such drugs
on the official order blanks. Pre-
scriptlons written by physicians and
filled either by the druggist or physi-
clan, must bear the name Of the
physician signing the same, and his
registry number and the name of the
person for whom such prescription is
fllled. Such prescriptions must be
preserved for period of two years.
and be readily accessible to the in
spectlng officers of the government.
state, district or city in which he is
located.
Must Make Inventory
Every person, firm or company dis
penslng directly to consumers must
on March /, 1915, prepare to keen
on file an inventory of all drugs Gov
cred by law on hand at the date: no
special form of inventory is required
and 1T must be verified by oath not
later than March 5, 1915.
Every person registered under the
act is required on demand of the col
lector of his district to render sworn
statement of the quantity of sucn
drugs received by him during a ne
Rod of not exceeding three months
preceding such demand The said
statement to show the names of the
persons from whom the said drugs
were received, the quantity received,
and the date thereof. This record
can be readily compiled from the
duplicate orders on file.
1t is crime rpJor Tho oot fo.