County Infirmaries (Ireland) Act, 1814

Governors may give a salary to an apothecary, for making up medicines.

6. And . . . in case the governors of any infirmary or hospital shall deem it most economical or otherwise advisable to procure the medicines for the use of such infirmary from Apothecaries Hall in Dublin or from any wholesale dealer in medicines, it shall be lawful for such governors (out of the funds presented by the grand jury of the county, county of a city, or county of a town, in which such infirmary or hospital shall be situated, for the support of any such infirmary or hospital, by virtue of the powers vested in them by any Act or Acts in force for that purpose) to appropriate and pay to any apothecary who shall have duly served an apprenticeship to the art and mystery of an apothecary a sum by the year not exceeding thirty pounds as a salary for the compounding, making up, preparing, and administering medicines to and for the use of patients of such infirmary or hospital; provided that it shall appear to the satisfaction of such governors that such apothecary hath diligently and faithfully executed the duties of his office as aforesaid.