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County Recorders to record in their offices in the proper book of record snid 

 revocations. In all cases of refusal or revocation, except in cases of conviction 

 of the offense provided for in section nine of this Act, the party aggrieved may 

 appeal to the Courts for adjudication of the controversy. 



Statutes, 1901, p. 12G-7. 



SALE OF POISONS. 



18. Labels; record; penalty. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons 

 to retail any poisons enumerated in Schedules "A" and " B," appended to this 

 Act, without labeling the box, bottle or paper in which said poison is con- 

 tained with the name of the article, the word poison, and the name and place of 

 business of the seller, nor shall it be lawful to sell or deliver any poison men- 

 tioned in Schedules "A" and " B," unless on inquiry it is found that the buyer 

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

 purpose, nor shall it be lawful to sell or deliver any poison included in Schedule 

 "A" without making, or causing to be made, an entry, in a book kept for that 

 purpose only, stating the date of sale, the name and address of purchaser, the 

 name and quantity of the poison sold, the purpose for which it is stated by the 

 purchaser to be required and the name of the dispenser; said book to be always 

 (/pen for inspection by the proper authorities, and to be preserved for at least 

 five years. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the dispensing of 

 poisons when prescribed by practitioners of medicine, nor to the sale of poisons 

 if in o a single bottle, box or package does not contain more than one ordinary 

 dose. Dealers shall affix to every bottle, box, parcel or other enclosure of any 

 original package containing any of the articles mentioned in Schedules "A" and 

 " B " of this Act, a suitable label or brand with the word " POISON," but they 

 are hereby exempted from the registration of the sale of such articles when 

 gold at wholesale or to a registered pharmacist or physician. Any person 

 failing to comply with the requirements of this section shall be deemed guilty 

 of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by fine not 

 exceeding fifty dollars. 



19. Filling of prescriptions , penalties; exceptions; poison schedules. Any 

 registered or licensed pharmacist who shall in his place of business permit the 

 compounding or dispensing of drugs or the filling of prescriptions of medical 

 practitioners of this State by persons not licensed by the Board of Pharmacy, 

 and any person not duly licensed by said Board, who shall compound or dis- 

 pense drugs or fill the prescriptions of medical practitioners within this State, 

 shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be 

 punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than one 

 hundred dollars for the first offense, and not less than one hundred dollars nor 

 more than five hundred dollars for every subsequent offense. Nothing in this Act 

 shall apply to or interfere with the business of any practitioner of medicine 

 who does not keep a pharmacy or open shop for the retailing of medicine or 

 poison, nor with the exclusive wholesaling business of any dealer, except that 

 portion of section eighteen which relates to marking oi labeling certain poisons 

 mentioned in this Act; nor shall general dealers come under the provisions of 

 this Act in so far as it relates to the keeping for sale of proprietary medicines 

 in original packages of drugs and medicines, but in no case shall they com 

 pound or prepare any pharmaceutical preparations or prescriptions. 



a So in Statutes. 



