FRANK BROWN, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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act, provided, that nothing in this act shall be so construed

as to prevent any practicing physician from supplying:

Exception.

medicines in connection with professional .practice, nor to

restrict the sale at retail of patent and proprietary medi-

cines and compounds prepared and compounded for medic-

inal use by wholesale dealers in drugs and medicines, when

sold in the original package, box or bottle ; and no penalty

shall hereafter be enforced against any person for the sale

of patent or proprietary medicines or compounds prepared

by wholesale dealers in drugs and medicines when sold as

aforesaid; and no penalty shall hereafter be enforced

against any person for the sale of proprietary or patent

medicines or drugs other than poisonous.

SEC. 390. That the Maryland College of Pharmacy shall

nominate bi-ennially of the most skilled and competent

Commis-

pharmacists of the city of Baltimore, ten persons, from

sioners
to be

amongst whom the Governor shall appoint three commis-

appointed

sioners, whose duty it shall be to faithfully and impartially

by the
Governor.

execute or cause to be executed all the provisions and re-

quirements of this act. They shall, upon application, and

in such manner and at such place as they may determine,

Their

examine each and every person who shall desire to engage

duties

in vending, at retail, drugs, medicines or chemicals for

medicinal use or in compounding and dispensing physicians'

prescriptions in the city of Baltimore, touching his compe-

tency and qualifications, and upon being satisfied that the

person so examined is competent and qualified to vend, at

retail, drugs, medicines and chemicals for medicinal use,

and compound and dispense physicians' prescriptions safely,

and without jeopardy to the health and lives of the people

of the city of Baltimore, they or any two of them shall grant

such person a certificate of competency and register him as

a pharmacist.

SEC. 391. That the commissioners appointed "under this

act shall be styled and known as the commissioners of phar-

Commis-

macy and practical chemistry, and shall hold office for two

sioner of

years, and thereafter until their successors have been ap-

Pharmacy.

pointed and have qualified. Said commissioners shall, within

thirty days after notification of their appointment, each

subscribe to an oath before the clerk of the Superior Court

of Baltimore City, to impartially and faithfully discharge

the duties prescribed by this act.

The position of any commissioner appointed under this

act, who shall fail to so qualify within the time and in the

Failure to

manner named, shall be vacant. The Governor shall fill all

qualify

vacancies occurring from amongst the person nominated by

the Maryland College of Pharmacy under section 390 of

this act.