28 



istered pharmacist. Any % person violating the provisions of this section shall be 

 deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction shall he liable to a fine of not 

 less than $25 nor more than $100 for each and every offense. 



SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That the governor shall appoint five persons from 

 among the most prominent pharmacists of the State, all of whom shall have been 

 residents of the State for two years, and of at least five years' practical experience 

 in their profession, who shall be known and styled " Board of pharmacy State of 

 Florida," one of whom shall hold his office for one year, one for two years, one 

 for three years, two for four years, each, until his successor shall be appointed and 

 qualified; and each year thereafter another commissioner shall be so appointed for 

 four years and until a successor is appointed and qualified. If a vacancy occurs in 

 said board, another commissioner shall be appointed, as aforesaid, to fill the unex- 

 pired term thereof. Said board shall have power to make by-laws and all necessary 

 regulations, and to create auxiliary boards if necessary, for the proper fulfillment of 

 their duties under this act without expense to the State. 



SEC. 4. Beit further enacted, That the board of pharmacy shall register in a suit- 

 able book the names and places of residences of all persons to whom they issue cer- 

 tificates, and dates thereof. It shall be the duty of said board of pharmacy to register 

 without examination, as registered pharmacists, all pharmacists and druggists who 

 are engaged in business in the State of Florida, at the passage of this act, as owners 

 or principals of stores or pharmacies in any village, town, or city of more than two 

 hundred inhabitants, for selling at retail, compounding or dispensing drugs, medi- 

 cines, or chemicals for medical use,or compounding or dispensing physicians' prescrip- 

 tions, and all assistant pharmacists over eighteen years of age, engaged in said stores 

 or pharmacies in any village, town, or city of more than two hundred inhabitants in 

 the State of Florida, at the passage of this act, and have been engagad two years as 

 such in some store or pharmacy where physicians' prescriptions were compounded or 

 dispensed: Provided, however. That in case of failure or neglect on the part of any 

 person or persons to apply for registration within sixty days after they shall have 

 been notified by said board of pharmacy for the State of Florida, they shall undergo 

 an examination as is provided for in section 5 of this act. 



SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, That the said board of pharmacy shall, upon appli- 

 cation of ten applicants for examination, and at such time and place and in such 

 manner as they may determine, either by a schedule of questions to be answered and 

 subscribed to under oath, or orally, examine each and every person who shall desire 

 to conduct the business of selling at retail, compounding or dispensing drugs, medi- 

 cines, or chemicals for medical use, or for compounding or dispensing physicians' 

 prescriptions as pharmacists, and if a majority of said board shall be satisfied that 

 such person is competent and fully qualified to conduct said business of compound- 

 ing or dispensing drugs, medicines, or chemicals for medical use, or to compound or 

 dispense physicians' prescriptions, they shall enter the name of such person as a 

 registered pharmacist in a book provided for in section 4 of this act; and that all 

 graduates of colleges of pharmacy that require a practical experience in pharmacy of 

 not less than four years before granting a diploma, shall be entitled to have their 

 names registered by said board without examination: Provided, however, That this 

 act shall not be so construed as to prevent any physician who is authorized to prac- 

 tice medicine or surgery under the laws of this State from registering as a pharma- 

 cist or druggist without examination : Provided, That any person or persons not a 

 pharmacist or druggist may open and conduct such store if he or they keep constantly 

 in their employ a registered pharmacist or druggist; but shall not himself or them- 

 selves sell or dispense drugs or medicine, except proprietary patent medicines in 

 original packages. 



SEC. 6. Be it further enacted. That the board of pharmacy shall be entitled to 

 demand and receive of each person whom they register and furnish a certificate as 

 a registered pharmacist, without examination, the sum of two dollars, and for each 



