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

 thereof, shall be fined in any sum not exceeding fifty dollars for each and every 

 offense; and for the violation of any of the provisions of section 3050, such 

 assistant pharmacist shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon con- 

 viction thereof, shall be fined in any sum not exceeding fifty dollars for each 

 and every offense. All fines assessed for the violation of any of the provisions 

 of this chapter, shall be placed in the hands of the secretary of the board of 

 pharmacy, to meet the necessary and legitimate expenses of the Tennessee 

 Board of Pharmacy. Nothing in this chapter shall be so construed as to in any 

 way affect the rights of any person to bring a civil action against any person 

 referred to in this chapter, or for any act or acts for which a civil action may 

 be brought. It shall be the duty of the Tennessee Board of Pharmacy, upon 

 application being made to said board, to cause the prosecution of any person 

 or persons violating any of the provisions of this chapter. 



Code 1896, . 850. 



SALE OF POISONS. 



10. Conditions of retail trade. It shall not be lawful for any person to retail 

 any poisons enumerated in schedules "A" and "B" (sections lOc and lOd) 

 appended to this act, unless on inquiry it is found that the purchaser is aware 

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

 nor to sell such poisons to any person under the age of sixteen years, except 

 upon the written order of some responsible adult person. 



lOa. Label*; record; exceptions. Nor shall it be lawful for any person to sell 

 or deliver any of the poisons enumerated in said schedules "A" and " B " (sec- 

 tions lOc and lOd) without first labeling the box, bottle, vessel, or package 

 containing such article with the common name of said poison, with the word 

 " poison," and the name and place cf business of the seller. Nor shall it be 

 lawful for any person to sell any poison mentioned in said schedule "A" (sec- 

 tion lOc), without, before delivering the same to the purchaser, causing an 

 entry to be made in a book to be kept for the purpose, which book shall be 

 kept open to the inspection of the proper authorities, stating date of sale, name 

 and address of purchaser, name and quantity of poison sold, and the name of the 

 dispenser. But they are hereby exempted from the registration of the sale of 

 such articles when sold at wholesale, or to a registered pharmacist or regis- 

 tered assistant pharmacist. But the provisions of this section (sections 10- 

 lOd) shall not apply to the dispensing of poisons on prescriptions of physicians 

 or veterinary surgeons, put up by registered pharmacists or registered assistant 

 pharmacists, or dispensed by a physician or veterinary surgeon in his regular 

 practice. 



lOb. Penalty. Any person violating the provisions of this section (sections 

 10-10d) shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, 

 shall be fined not less than twenty nor more than one hundred dollars, and in 

 the discretion of the court, may be imprisoned not less than one month and 

 not more than six months in addition to said fine. 



lOc. Schedule "A." Schedule "A." Arsenic, aconite, belladonna, corrosive 

 sublimate, hydrocyanic acid, cyanide potassium, strychnia and its salts, cocaine 

 and its salts, phosphorous,* oil bitter almond, cotton root and its preparations, 

 ergot and its preparations, oil tansy, oil savin, cantharides, and its tincture. 



lOd. Schedule " #." Schedule "B." Carbolic acid, tincture iodine, oxalic acid, 

 the mineral acids, digitalis and its preparations, colchicum, coiiiiini, nux vomica, 



a So in' Code. 



