HEALTH 1877

1935, ch. 172, sec. 241L. 1937, ch. 237, sec. 241M.

275. For the purposes of this sub-title, the term "barbital" shall be
held to mean and include, the salts of barbituric acid, also known as
malonylurea, or any derivative or compounds or any preparations or
mixtures thereof. And the term "other hypnotic or somnifacient drug"
shall be held to mean and include, sulphonethylmethane (Trional) or
sulphonmethane (Suiphonal) or diethyl-sulphone, diethyl-methane
(Tetranol), or paraldehyde or any derivatives or compounds or any
preparations or mixtures thereof and chloral or chloral hydrate, or chlor-
butanol or any compounds or mixtures thereof when such chloral or
chloral hydrate or chlorbutanol or compounds or mixtures thereof are to
be used internally.

The provisions of this Section shall apply to any of the above mentioned
drugs, or any derivatives or compounds or any preparations or mixtures
thereof, as above set forth, whatever may be the name under or by which
the same may be called or known.

1935, ch. 172, sec. 2.

276. If any provision of this sub-title, or the application thereof to
any person or circumstances, is held invalid, the remainder of the sub-
title, and the application of such provision to other persons or circum-
stances, shall not be affected thereby.

1937, ch. 237, sec. 241-O.

277. Nothing in this sub-title shall be deemed to prohibit the adminis-
tering or dispensing of "barbital" or "other hypnotic or somnifacient
drugs," as defined in this sub-title, in good faith, by duly licensed
physicians, dentists or veterinarians to bona, fide patients.

1937, ch. 237, sec. 241P.

278. Any person, partnership, association or corporation violating
any of the provisions of this sub-title shall, upon conviction, be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor and fined not more than One Hundred Dollars
($100) for each offense.

The provisions of this sub-title shall be enforced by the State Board of
Health.

Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis in Horses—Commission.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 242. 1912, sec. 192. 1904, sec. 155. 1902, ch. 181, sec. 1.

279. The governor is authorized to appoint a commission to be known
as the commission to investigate the disease in horses called Cerebro-Spinal
meningitis, to consist of not less than five persons, of whom the pathologist
of Johns Hopkins University and the veterinarian of the Maryland Agri-
cultural College shall be two, whose duty it shall be to investigate the
cause, origin, treatment, prevention and cure in the State of Maryland of
the disease in horses called Cerebro-Spinal meningitis.

Re. live stock sanitary board and other laws relative to live stock, see art. 58.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 243. 1912, sec. 193. 1904, sec. 156. 1902, ch. 181, sec. 2.

280. The members of the said commission shall serve without pay,
except expenses actually incurred, and shall continue in office for a term of