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SALE OF POISONS. 



654. tfuhxlditcc* irliicli nuixl he labeled " poixon " -irlten rchiilcd; e.rcnipliotix. 

 It shall be unlawful for any person from and after the passage of this act to 

 retail any of the following named poisons, to-wit : Arsenic, and its preparations, 

 corrosive sublimate, white and red precipitate, biniodide of mercury, cyanide of 

 potassium, hydro-cyanic acid, strychnine, and all poisonous vegetable alkaloids 

 and their salts, the essential oil of almonds; opium, and its preparations, except 

 paregoric and other preparations of opium containing less than two grains to 

 the ounce; aconite, helladoua," colchicum, comum, mix vomica, digitalis, and 

 their pharmaceutical preparations; croton oil, chloroform, chloral hydrate, sul- 

 phate of zinc, mineral acids, carbolic acid, oxalic acid, without labeling the box, 

 bottle, vessel, paper or package in which said poison is contained, 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 deliver or sell any poisons 

 enumerated above, unless upon due inquiry it be found that the purchaser is 

 aware of its poisonous character, and represents that it is to be used for a 

 legitimate purpose. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the dis- 

 pensing of poisons in not unusual quantities or dose upon the prescription of 

 practitioners of medicine. Any person or persons violating the provisions of 

 this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor; Provided, however, That 

 this section shall not apply to manufacturers, making and selling at wholesale 

 any of the above poisons, and provided that each bottle, box, vessel, paper or 

 package in which said poison is contained shall be labeled with the name of the 

 article, the word " poison," and the name and place of business of the seller. 



('odes, 1895, vol. 1, p. 92. 



19. Penalty. Except in cases where a different punishment is prescribed by 

 this Code, every offense declared to be a misdemeanor is punishable by impris- 

 onment in a county jail not exceeding six months, or by a tine not exceeding five 

 hundred dollars, or both. 



Codes, 1895, vol. 2, p. 755. 



ADULTERATION OF DRUGS. 



652. Druggist rexiionxible for (/italiiy of drugs. The proprietors of all pharma- 

 cies shall be held responsible for the quality of all drugs and medicines and 

 chemicals sold or dispensed at their respective' places of business except patent 

 and proprietary preparations and articles sold in the original packages of the 

 manufacturer. Any person who shall willfully adulterate or alter, or cause or 

 permit to be adulterated or altered, any drug, medicine, or pharmaceutical 

 preparation, or shall sell or offer for sale any such adulterated or altered article, 

 and any person who shall substitute, or cause to be substituted, one material for 

 another, with the intention to defraud or deceive the purchaser, shall be guilty 

 of a misdemeanor and liable to a prosecution therefor. All penalties collected for 

 such violations shall be paid into the ccunty treasurer c-f the countv wherein 

 such conviction may be had, for the benefit of the school fund of such county. 



Codes, 1895, vol. 1, p. 92. 



^79. False labeling. Every apothecary, druggist or person carrying on busi- 

 ness as a dealer in drugs or medicines, or person employed as clerk or salesman 

 by such person, who, in putting up any drugs or medicines, wilfully, negligently, 



So iii Statutes. 



