364  Pharmaey  Law  of  Pennsylvania,  {Ami^y;mi&Tmr 
affirmation  before  a  properly  qualified  officer  of  in  the  county  which  they 
reside,  that  they  will  faithfully  and  impartially  perform  the  duties  of  their 
office. 
Any  vacancies  occurring  in  said  board  shall  be  filled  by  the  Governor  of 
the  State  of  Pennsylvania  from  among  such  only  as  are  eligible  for  original 
appointment. 
Section  3.  The  said  The  Pharmaceutical  Examining  Board  shall  keep  a 
book  of  registration  open  at  some  convenient  place  of  which  due  notice 
shall  be  given  by  advertisement  in  at  least  four  newspapers  in  the  state, 
and  so  divided  as  to  reach  as  nearly  as  practicable  all  parts  thereof,  in 
which  book  shall  be  registered  the  name  and  address  of  each  and  every 
person  duly  qualified  under  this  act  to  conduct  and  carry  on  the  retail  drug 
and  apothecary  business,  or  to  hold  the  position  of  qualified  assistant 
therein.  And  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  all  persons  now  conducting  or  who 
shall  hereafter  conduct  the  business  of  retail  apothecaries,  or  those  acting 
in  the  capacity  of  qualified  assistants  therein,  in  said  state,  to  apply  to  said 
board  and  be  registered  as  such  within  ninety  days  after  such  notice,  and 
thereafter  every  three  years.  Application  for  registration  only  may  be 
sent  by  mail  to  the  secretary  of  the  examining  board  after  being  properly 
attested  before  a  notary  public  or  any  other  person  authorized  to  administer 
an  oath  or  affirmation  in  the  county  in  which  the  applicant  resides. 
The  form  of  application  shall  be  subject  to  such  regulations  as  the  board 
may  see  proper  to  adopt,  but  in  no  case  shall  the  applicant  be  put  to  any 
unnecessary  expense  in  order  to  secure  registration. 
Section  4.  The  said  board  shall  be  entitled  to  demand  and  receive  from 
each  applicant  for  examination  and  registration  and  for  the  certificate 
hereinafter  provided,  a  fee  not  to  exceed  two  dollars,  and  for  registration 
only,  a  fee  not  to  exceed  one  dollar  in  the  first  instance,  and  for  renewing 
the  same  every  three  years  a  fee  not  to  exceed  one  dollar;  and  the  amount 
derived  from  this  source  shall  be  held  by  said  board  and  be  applied  to  the 
expenses  and  salaries  herein  provided  and  such  as  may  arise  under  the 
provisions  of  this  act,  and  they,  the  said  board,  shall  report  annually  to  the 
Governor  of  the  State  of  Pennsylvania  all  moneys  received  and  disbursed 
under  the  provisions  of  this  act,  together  with  the  number  of  pharmacists 
registered  under  this  act. 
Section  5.  That  it  shall  be  the  duty  of  said  board  to  meet  once  every 
three  months  in  the  city  of  Harrisburg,  or  at  such  other  place  as  they  may 
deem  expedient,  and  examine  all  persons  who  shall  desire  to  carry  on  the 
business  of  a  retail  apothecary  or  that  of  retailing  drugs,  chemicals,  or 
poisons,  or  of  compounding  physicians'  prescriptions,  touching  their  com- 
petency and  qualifications ;  and  they,  the  said  board,  or  a  majority  of 
them,  shall  grant  to  such  persons  as  may  be  qualified,  certificates  of  com- 
petency or  qualification  which  shall  entitle  the  holders  thereof  either  to 
conduct  or  carry  on  the  business,  or  to  act  as  a  qualified  assistant  therein, 
as  may  be  expressed  upon  the  said  certificate,  and  such  certificate  together 
with  its  renewals  shall  be  good  and  sufficient  evidence  of  registration  under 
this  act. 
