1. Canada thistles to be destroyed. Fine.

Agriculture.

3. To destroy thistles in public roads. Unseated Lands.

2. Remedy for persons aggrieved. Duty of constable Penalty. and supervisor.

4. Publication of quarterly reports.

P. L. 9. Canada thistles to be destroyed.

1. It shall be the duty of every person or persons, and of every corporation 24 April 1885 1. holding land or lands in any county or counties of this commonwealth, either by lease or otherwise, on which any Canada thistles or weeds commonly known as Canada thistles may be growing, to cut the same so as to prevent such thistles or weeds from going to seed, and the seed of the same from ripening, and every person or persons, or corporation as aforesaid, who shall or may have land as aforesaid, and who shall neglect or refuse to comply with the provisions of this act, shall forfeit and pay a fine of fifteen dollars to the treasurer of the school Fine. district in which such land may be situated, to be recovered the same as debts of like amount are now by law recoverable.

Ibid. ? 2.

2. If any person or persons, or corporation, so holding lands as aforesaid, on which any Canada thistles, or the weeds commonly known as such shall be grow- Remedy for pering, and likely to ripen seed thereon, shall neglect or refuse to cut and destroy sons aggrieved. the same so as to prevent the seed thereof from ripening, it shall and may be lawful for any person or persons, who may consider themselves aggrieved or about to be injured by such neglect or refusal, to inform by written notice any constable or supervisor of the township or district in which the said Canada thistles or weeds may be growing, whose duty it shall then be to give five days' Duty of constable notice in writing to such person or persons, or corporation, to cut and destroy and supervisor. such thistles or weeds, and on their neglect or refusal to cut and destroy the same at the end of five days, it shall be the duty of the officer giving such notice to enter upon such premises, with such other person or persons as he may employ, and cut down and destroy such Canada thistles, and the said officer or other persons so employed shall be entitled to recover from such person or persons or corporation owning or holding land as aforesaid, compensation at the rate of two dollars and fifty cents per day, and the officer serving such notice shall likewise be entitled to a fee of fifty cents, together with six cents mileage for each mile, circular, necessarily travelled, to be recovered as debts of like amount before any justice or court in said counties. (a)

Ibid. § 3.

To destroy all such thistles growing in

the public roads.

Unseated lands.

3. It shall be the duty of the supervisor or supervisors of the public roads or highways in every township or district as aforesaid, to cut and destroy in the same manner all such Canada thistles or weeds on or along such roads, and in case of unseated or mountain lands, whenever it shall come to the knowledge of either the supervisor or constable of the existence of any such Canada thistles or weeds thereon, it shall be his duty to notify the owner, or owners, or agents of said lands in writing, giving ten days' notice to cut and destroy the same as aforesaid, and upon failure to comply at the end of ten days, such officer, or any person or persons employed by him, shall proceed in the manner hereinbefore provided, with like fees and compensation, and if any such constable or supervisor shall neglect or refuse to perform his duties as prescribed by this act, Penalty. he shall be liable to a fine of ten dollars, the same to be sued for and recovered as aforesaid, by the party or parties aggrieved or about to be injured by such neglect or refusal.

1 April 1887. P. L. 17.

4. The state board is hereby authorized to publish, in pamphlet form, quarterly reports of not more than one hundred and fifty pages, and not more than six thousand copies, of which two thousand shall be for the use of the members Publication of of the senate, three thousand copies for the use of the members of the house of quarterly reports. representatives, and one thousand copies for the use of the state board.(b)

(a) The first two sections of this act are amendments of the act 22 March 1862, 2? 1 & 2, P. L. 164. See ante, vol. I., page 83, pl. 38 & 39.

(b) This is an amendment of the act 24 May 1878, 24, P. L. 32. See ante, vol. I., page 80, pl. 13.

24 May 1887 1. P. L. 189.

12. Penalty.

13. Not to apply to proprietors or qualified assistants in business at passage of act. But they must be regis

tered.

14. Qualified assistant defined. When other assistants entitled to registration.

15. Penalty for allowing others than qualified assistants to compound prescriptions.

16. Adulteration of drugs forbidden.
17. Penalty.

18. Poison defined.

19. Retailers of poison to affix label.
20. To register sales of poisons.

21. Not to apply to prescriptions nor to the sale of insecticides. Penalty.

22. Graduates of medical colleges may register without examination.

23. Board to investigate all complaints and prosecute offenders.

1. No person whomsoever shall open or carry on as manager, in the state of Pennsylvania, any retail drug or chemical store, nor engage in the business of To have certificate compounding or dispensing medicines, or prescriptions of physicians, or of selling at retail any drugs, chemicals, poisons or medicines, without having obtained a certificate of competency and qualification so to do from the state pharmaceutical examining board, and having been duly registered, as herein provided.

of competency

from state pharmaceutical examining board.

Ibid. 2.

State pharmaceu

tical examining board established.

2. There shall be established in the state of Pennsylvania a board, to be styled the "state pharmaceutical examining board," to consist of five persons, three of whom shall constitute a quorum, who shall be appointed by the governor from Number and term. among the most skilful retail apothecaries actually engaged in said business in the state of Pennsylvania, and who must have had ten years' practical experience in the same, one to serve five years, one four years, one three years, one two years, and one one year, in the first instance, and thereafter annually the governor shall appoint one person to serve as a member of said board for the term of five years. The said persons so appointed shall be and constitute the said the state pharmaceutical examining board, and shall hold the office for the term for which they were appointed, or until their successors are duly appointed and qualified, and shall receive as a compensation for their services five dollars for each day actually engaged in this service, and all legitimate and necessary expenses incurred in attending the meetings of said board under the provisions of this act, and no part of the salary of said board or expenses thereof shall be paid out of the state treasury.

Compensation.

3. The said board shall organize by electing one of its members secretary, who, in addition to his compensation as a member of said board, shall receive a further sum not to exceed one hundred dollars annually for his services as secretary.

4. They the said board and each of them shall, within ten days after their appointment or being apprised of the same, take and subscribe an oath or affirmation, before a properly qualified officer of the county in which they reside, that they will faithfully and impartially perform the duties of their office.

5. 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.

6. The said 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 of 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 to be registered as such within ninety days after such notice, and there

P. L. 189.

after every three years; application for registration only may be sent by mail to 24 May 1887 1. 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.

7. The form of application shall, be subject to such regulations as the board Ibid. may see proper to adopt, but in no case shall the applicant be put to any unneces- Form of applica sary expenses in order to secure registration.

tion.

8. The said board shall be entitled to demand and receive from each applicant Ibid. 24. for examination and registration and for the certificate hereinafter provided, a Fees. 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 Application. 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 Annual report to received and disbursed under the provisions of this act, together with the number of pharmacists registered under this act.

governor.

Ibid. 25.

9. 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 Meetings of the examine all persons who shall desire to carry on the business of a retail apothe- board. cary, or that of retailing drugs, chemicals or poisons, or of compounding physi. Examination. cians' prescriptions, touching their competency and qualifications; and they, the Certificates of comsaid board, or a majority of them, shall grant to such persons as may be qualified potency to be certificates of competency 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.

10. All persons applying for examination for certificate to entitle them to conduct and carry on the retail drug or apothecary business, must produce satisfactory evidence of having had not less than four years' practical experience in the business; and those applying for examination for certificates as qualified assistants therein must produce evidence of having not less than two years' experience in said business.

given.

Ibid.

Druggists must

have had four

years' experience. Assistants two

years.

Ibid. 26.

Engaging as man

tificate.

medicine.

11. No person shall hereafter engage as manager in the business of an apothecary, or pharmacist, or of retailing drugs, chemicals and poisons, or of compounding and dispensing the prescriptions of physicians, either directly or indi- ager without cerrectly, without having obtained such certificate as aforesaid. But nothing contained in this act shall in any manner whatever interfere with the business Not to apply to of any practitioner of medicine, nor prevent him from administering or supply- practitioners of ing to his patients such articles as to him may seem fit and proper, nor shall it interfere with the making and dealing in proprietary remedies, popularly called patent medicines, nor prevent storekeepers from dealing in and selling the com- Nor to makers monly used medicines and poisons, if such medicines and poisons conform in all and venders of respects to the requirements of section nine: (a) Provided, The provisions of cines. section ten of this act be fully complied with. (b)

"patent medi

12. Any person who shall violate or fail to comply with the provisions of this section, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction before any court Penalty. shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, or be imprisoned in the county jail of the proper county for a term not exceeding one year, or either, or both, at the discretion of the court.

Ibid.

Ibid. § 7.

13. The foregoing provisions of this act shall not apply to or affect any person who shall be engaged in the retail drug and apothecary business as proprietor Except as to regisof the same, or as qualified assistant therein, at the passage of this act, except tration, act not to only in so far as relates to registration and fees provided in sections three and apply to persons four of this act.

14. A qualified assistant engaged in the business at the passage of this act, is one who has had not less than two years' practical experience in the retail drug and apothecary business. All other assistants actually engaged in the business at the passage of this act shall, upon the completion of a like term of two years' experience, be entitled to registration as qualified assistants without

examination.

15. No person shall be allowed, by the proprietor or manager of any store or (b) See infra, pl. 18-21.

(a) See infra, pl. 16.

now engaged in business.

fined.

Ibid.

The term "qualified assistant" deWhen other assistants entitled to

registration without examination.

Ibid. 8.

24 May 1887 8.

P. L. 189.

place where prescriptions are compounded, to compound or dispense the prescriptions of physicians, except under the immediate supervision of said proprietor or Penalty for allow his qualified assistant, unless holding a properly certified certificate of registraing others than the tion or competency from the state pharmaceutical examining board, as herein qualified assistant, provided; and any person violating the provisions of this section shall be deemed to compound pre- guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars.

proprietor or his

scriptions.

Ibid. 9. Adulteration of

16. No person shall knowingly, wilfully or fraudulently falsify or adulterate, or cause to be falsified or adulterated, any drug or medical substance, or any drugs prohibited. preparation authorized or recognised by the pharmacopoeia of the United States, or used or intended to be used in medicinal practice, nor mix or cause to be mixed with any such drug or medicinal substance any foreign or inert substance whatsoever, for the purpose of destroying or weakening its medicinal power and effect, and wilfully, knowingly or fraudulently sell or cause the same to be sold for medicinal purposes.

Sale prohibited.

Penalty.

Ibid.

Ibid. 10.

17. Any person who shall violate this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, and shall forfeit to the commonwealth all

articles so adulterated.

18. Poisons. A poison in the meaning of this act shall be any drug, chemical The word "poison" or preparation, which, according to standard works on medicine or materia medica, is liable to be destructive to adult human life, in quantities of six grains or less.

defined.

Ibid. Bottle, box, &c., to be labelled.

19. No person shall sell at retail any poisons, except as herein provided, without affixing to the bottle, box, vessel or package containing the same, a label, containing poison, printed or plainly written, containing the name of the article, the word "poison,' and the name and place of business of the seller, nor shall he deliver poison to any person without satisfying himself that such poison is to be used for legitimate purposes.

Ibid.

Sales of certain

20. It shall be the further duty of any one selling or dispensing poisons, which are known to be destructive to adult human life in quantities of five grains poisons to be regis- or less, before delivering them, to enter in a book kept for this purpose the tered in a book. name of the seller, the name and residence of the buyer, the name of the article, Book to be kept for quantity sold or disposed of, and the purpose for which it is said to be intended, open to inspection. Which book of registry shall be preserved for at least two years, and shall at all times be open to the inspection of the coroner or courts of the county in which the same may be kept.

two years and be

Ibid.

21. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the dispensing of physicians' prescriptions, specifying poisonous articles, nor to the sale to agriculturalists may be sold with- of such articles as are commonly used by them as insecticides. Any person

Certain poisons

out a record

Insecticides.

Penalty.

Ibid. 11.

Graduates of medi

examination.

failing to comply with the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than five nor more than fifty dollars for each and every offence.

22. Any graduate of an accredited medical college, who has had not less than three years' continuous practice since the date of his diploma, and who is cal colleges may be registered as a practitioner of medicine and surgery, under the act, entitled "An registered without act to provide for the registration of all practitioners of medicine and surgery," approved the eighth day of June, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and eighty-one, may be registered under this act without examination and be granted a certificate, which shall entitle him to conduct and carry on the retail drug or apothecary business as proprietor or manager thereof, subject to fees provided in sections three and four of this act.

Ibid. 12. Complaints and

charges to be investigated, and prosecuted.

23. It shall be the duty of the state pharmaceutical examining board to investigate all complaints and charges of non-compliance or violation of the provisions of this act, and prosecute all persons so offending, whenever there shall appear to the board reasonable ground for such action.

P. L. 136. Congressional dis

1. For the purpose of electing representatives of the people of Pennsylvania 19 May 1887 1. to serve in the house of representatives in the congress of the United States, this state shall be divided into twenty-eight districts, as follows: The first district shall consist of the first, second, seventh, twenty-sixth and tricts defined. thirtieth wards of the city of Philadelphia.

The second district shall consist of the eighth, ninth, tenth, thirteenth, fourteenth and twentieth wards of the city of Philadelphia.

The third district shall consist of the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, eleventh, twelfth, sixteenth and seventeenth wards of the city of Philadelphia.

The fourth district shall consist of the fifteenth, twenty-first, twenty-fourth, twenty-seventh, twenty-eighth and twenty-ninth wards of the city of Philadelphia.

The fifth district shall consist of the eighteenth, nineteenth, twenty-second,
twenty-third, twenty-fifth and thirty-first wards of the city of Philadelphia.
The sixth district shall consist of the counties of Chester and Delaware.
The seventh district shall consist of the counties of Bucks and Montgomery.
The eighth district shall consist of the counties of Northampton, Monroe,
Pike and Carbon.

The ninth district shall consist of the counties of Berks and Lehigh.
The tenth district shall consist of the county of Lancaster.

The eleventh district shall consist of the county of Lackawanna.

The twelfth district shall consist of the county of Luzerne.

The thirteenth district shall consist of the county of Schuylkill.

The fourteenth district shall consist of the counties of Lebanon, Dauphin and Perry.

The fifteenth district shall consist of the counties of Bradford, Susquehanna, Wayne and Wyoming.

The sixteenth district shall consist of the counties of Tioga, Potter, Lycoming and Clinton.

The seventeenth district shall consist of the counties of Northumberland, Columbia, Montour and Sullivan.

The eighteenth district shall consist of the counties of Franklin, Fulton Huntingdon, Mifflin, Juniata, Snyder and Union.

The nineteenth district shall consist of the counties of Cumberland, Adams and York.

The twentieth district shall consist of the counties of Cambria, Blair, Somerset and Bedford.

The twenty-first district shall consist of the counties of Westmoreland, Armstrong, Indiana and Jefferson.

The twenty-second district shall consist of the city of Pittsburgh, and all townships and boroughs lying between the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers, except the borough of McKeesport and the boroughs and townships lying between the Youghiogheny and Monongahela rivers, in the county of Allegheny.

The twenty-third district shall consist of the city of Allegheny, and all the townships and boroughs lying north of the Allegheny and Ohio rivers, in the county of Allegheny.

The twenty-fourth district shall consist of the counties of Fayette, Greene and Washington, and all boroughs and townships lying south of the Monongahela and Ohio rivers, and the boroughs and townships lying between the Youghiogheny and Monongahela rivers, and the borough of McKeesport in the county of Allegheny.

The twenty-fifth district shall consist of Beaver, Lawrence, Mercer and Butler.