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Articles enumerated in schedules A and P> shall not be sold without distinctly 

 labeling the box, vessel or paper in which the said poison is contained, and also 

 the outside wrapper or cover, with the name of the article, the word " Poison," 

 and the name and place of business of the seller. Nor shall it be lawful for 

 any person to sell or deliver any poison enumerated in schedules A and B, unless 

 upon due inquiry it be found that the purchaser is aware of its poisonous char- 

 acter, and represents that it is to be used for a legitimate purpose; nor shall it 

 be lawful for any proprietor or owner of any drug store or pharmacy, or any 

 registered pharmacist, to sell or deliver any articles included in the schedules 

 A and B, without, before delivering the same to the purchaser, causing an entry 

 to be made in a book kept for that purpose, stating the date of sale, the article 

 sold, the quantity thereof, the purpose for which it is represented by the pur- 

 chaser to be required, the name of the dispenser, and the name and address of 

 the purchaser, signed by himself; such book to be always open for inspection 

 by the proper authorities, and to be preserved for at least five years. No articles 

 enumerated in schedule C shall be sold except on the prescription of a legally 

 qualified physician. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the sales 

 of poisons to practicing physicians and photographers, and to the dispensing of 

 poisons in not unusual doses or quantities upon the prescriptions of licensed 

 practitioners of medicine. All prescriptions of practicing physicians shall be 

 retained by the dispenser. Any person procuring from any pharmacist articles 

 enumerated in schedules A, B and C, under fraudulent representations, shall 

 be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and be liable to a fine of not less than 

 twenty-five nor more than one hundred dollars. (Laws 1885, p. 250.) 



General Statutes, 1901, p. 1351. 



2261. Labels; sale to minors; penalty. Every person who shall sell or deliver 

 to any other any arsenic, corrosive sublimate, prussic acid, or any other sub- 

 stance or liquid usually denominated poisonous, without having the word 

 "poison" plainly written or printed on a label attached to the vial, box, vessel 

 or package containing the same; or who shall sell or deliver any tartar emetic, 

 without having the true name written or printed on a label and attached to the 

 vial, box, vessel or package containing the same; or who shall sell or deliver 

 any such substance or liquid to any minor without a written permission from 

 the guardian of such minor specifying the kind of drug that such minor is 

 authorized to purchase, shall on conviction be adjudged guilty of a misde- 

 meanor, and punished by a fine not exceeding fifty dollars. 



2262. Physician not required to label. So much of the preceding section as 

 requires the word "poison" or the name of the drug sold or delivered, to be 

 labeled on the box, vial, or other package containing the same, shall not extend 

 to any practicing physician who shall deliver any of the articles therein men- 

 tioned with a prescription for the use of the article. 



General Statutes, 1901, p. 478^79. 



ADULTERATION OF DRUGS. 



6686. Druggist responsible for quality of drugs; adulteration a misdemeanor; 

 penalty. Every proprietor or conductor of a drug store or a pharmacy shall be 

 held responsible for the quality of all drugs, chemicals and medicines he may 

 sell or dispense; and should he knowingly, intentionally and fraudulently adul- 

 terate or cause to be adulterated such drugs, chemicals or medical preparations, 

 he shall be deemed guilt a of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall 



a So in Statutes. 



