|
|
To prevent promiscuous handling or preparing noxious drugs,
no arsenical preparation shall be kept, handled, &c. in the same, shop, &c. or morter, measure, or scales, where drugs kept, prepared, &c.
penalty 5l. every offence, or repetition thereof.
|
>XXI. And in order to prevent the dangerous and destructive practice of the promiscuous keeping, handling, preparing, and vending sundry deletery or noxious drugs, not safely used or to be used as medicines, be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That from and after the commencement of this act no apothecary, chemist, druggist, or other person or persons whatsoever, who now do or hereafter shall prepare, administer, or sell, expose to sale, or keep for that purpose, any drugs, simple or compound medicines, or chemical or other preparations, used or to be used for medicine, shall keep, handle, powder, or otherwise prepare, weigh, measure, or sell, expose to sale, or keep for that purpose, any arsenick, whether white or yellow arsenick, or orpiment, or red arsenick, or realgar, or any other arsenical preparation or composition, in the same shop, elaboratory, ware, or store-house, cellar, vault, room or rooms, or other place or places, or repositories, of what denomination or kind whatsoever, or in any morter, measure, or scales, where any drug, simple or compound medicine, chemical, or other preparation, used or to be used as medicines for the health of man's body, are kept, handled, dispensed, powdered, prepared, measured, weighed, sold, exposed to sale, or kept for these purposes, under the penalty of five pounds for every such offence, or repetition or continuance of such offence.
|
