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all regularly impannelled juries to diligently inquire into and investigate
all cases of the violation of the provisions of this sub-title, and to make a
true presentment of all persons guilty of such violations. It shall be the
duty of the State Board of Health, as well as all prosecuting officers, to
cause the prosecution of all persons violating the provisions of this sub-
title.

All criminal proceedings pending or which may be hereafter instituted
for offenses already committed shall be instituted, proceeded with and
prosecuted to final determination and judgment as if this Act had not
been passed.

Pharmaceutical Preparations.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 287. 1912, see. 254A. 1916, chs. 411 and 593.

358. It shall not be unlawful to manufacture, buy, sell or deal in,
any medicinal, pharmaceutical, scientific, sacramental, mechanical, culi-
nary or toilet preparations which may contain such percentage of alcohol
as may be necessary to hold the constituents in solution, preserve the prep-
aration or keep it from freezing; provided, however, that no such prep-
aration shall be manufactured, bought, sold or dealt in, for use as a beverage
or intoxicant.¹

See art. 43, secs. 184 and 261.

Bichloride of Mercury.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 288. 1912, sec. 255. 1914, ch. 794.

359. All tablets made of bichloride of mercury in sufficient quantity
to render said tablets strong enough for antiseptic purposes, each tablet
shall be triangular, diamond, square, oblong, or other irregular shape, and
the color of each and every one of said tablets shall be blue, green or pur-
ple, with the word "Poison" impressed or embossed upon it.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 289. 1912, sec. 256. 1914, ch. 794.

360. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to sell, dispense or
give away bichloride of mercury in tablet form if said tablets contain more
than one-tenth of a grain of the said bichloride of mercury, unless tablets
are of the color and shape and marked as described in Section 359.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 290. 1912, sec. 257. 1914, ch. 794.

361. The bottle in which said tablets for antiseptic purposes of bichlo-
ride of mercury are sold, dispensed or given away shall have the word
"Poison" blown in one side of said bottle, and a label on the opposite side
bearing the word "Poison" in conspicuous letters.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 291. 1912, sec. 258. 1914, ch. 794.

362. Any person or persons violating any of the provisions of sections
359-361 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than
twenty-five nor more than one hundred dollars for each and every offense,

¹ Sec. 2 of ch. 593 of the act of 1916 provides for the repeal of all laws in conflict with
said act, to extent of such conflict.
Chs. 411 and 593 of the acts of 1916 are identical.