not being registered, who uses the title of Pharmaceutical Chemist, or assumes or exhibits any name implying that he is registered, or a member of the Society, is liable to a penalty of 57., recoverable by the Registrar in any small debts court, or in Scotland before the Sheriff (s. 12): Provided that no action be brought after the expiration of six months from the offence, and the party prevailing will recover full costs (s. 13). All penalties recovered to be paid as the Treasury shall direct (s. 14). Falsification of any such register or certificate, obtaining of certificate by fraud, or fraudulent exhibition of such certificate, respectively a misdemeanor (ss. 15, 16). APPENDIX. STATUTES (a). 55 Geo. 3, c. 194. An Act for better regulating the Practice of Apothecaries throughout England and Wales (b). [12th July, 1815.] 55 GEO. 3, c 194. caries Com pany recited. WHEREAS his Majesty King James the First, by letters patent, under Charter by the great seal of Great Britain, bearing date the sixth day of December, Jac. 1. to in the fifteenth year of his reign, did for himself, his heirs and successors, the Apothegrant unto William Besse, and divers other persons therein named, and to all and singular other persons whomsoever, brought up and skilful in the art, mystery, or faculty of apothecaries, and exercising the same art, mystery, or faculty, then being freemen of the mystery of grocers of the city of London, or being freemen of any other art, mystery, or faculty in the said city of London (so as they had been brought up and were expert in the art or mystery of apothecaries), that they and all such men of the said art or mystery of apothecaries of and in the said city of London and suburbs of the same, and within seven miles of the said city, might and should be one body corporate and politic, in substance, deed, and name, by the name of the master, wardens, and society of the art and mystery of apothecaries of the city of London; and did ordain and declare, that by the same name they might have perpetual succession, and have, purchase, possess, enjoy, and retain manors, messuages, lands, tenements, liberties, privileges, franchises, jurisdictions, and hereditaments to them and their successors, in fee simple and perpetuity, or for term of year or years, or otherwise howsoever; and also goods and chattels, and all other things soever, of what name, nature, kind, quality, or sort soever they should be; and also that they might grant, demise, alien, assign, and dispose of manors, lands, tenements, and hereditaments, and do and execute all and singular other acts and things by the said name; and that by the said name of master, wardens, and society of the art and mystery of apothecaries of the city of Loudon, they should and might be able to plead and be impleaded, and might have for ever a common seal, and the same seal at their pleasure from time to time might break, change, alter, and new make, as to them should seem best; and his said Majesty did, by his said letters patent, ordain and grant unto the said master, wardens, and society of the art and mystery of apothecaries aforesaid, certain ordinances, rules, and regulations, to be observed, kept, and maintained by them, as in the said charter are more fully expressed : and whereas some of the clauses and provisions contained in the said recited charter, so (a) In all the statutes contained in this Appendix such parts as have been repealed are printed in italics. (6) See "Apothecaries," p. 183. c. 194. 55 GEO. 3, far as the same regard the said society of apothecaries, have been found inadequate for the purposes thereby intended, and it is therefore expedient that the same should be altered, varied, and enlarged, and further and other provisions made: May it therefore please your Majesty that it may be enacted; and be it enacted by the king's most excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords spiritual and temporal, and Commons, in this present parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, That the said recited charter of the fifteenth year of the reign of his Majesty King James the First, and all and every the powers, provisions, penalties, forfeitures, regulations, clauses, matters, and things therein contained (save and except such part or parts thereof as are hereby altered, varied, or repealed), shall be and the same is and are hereby declared to be in full force and virtue, and shall be as good, valid, and effectual to all intents and purposes whatsoever as if this act had not been made. Charter confirmed, ex cept as altered by this Act. So much of recited Charter as directs the master and and to examine their medicines, &c., and to impose penalties, repealed. II. And be it further enacted, That so much of the said recited charter as directs that the said master and wardens, and their successors, or some or one of them, or some assistants by the master and wardens to be appointed and assigned, at fit and convenient times, and in manner wardens, &c. and form convenient and lawful, from time to time as often as to the said to enter the master and wardens shall seem expedient, shall and may go and enter shops of apothecaries into any shop or shops, house or houses, cellar or cellars, of any per sons whomsoever, using or exercising the art or mystery of apothecaries, or any part thereof, within the city of London, the liberties or suburbs thereof, or within seven miles of the same city as well within the liberty as without, where any medicines, simple or compound, wares, drugs, receipts, distilled waters, chemical oils, syrups, conserves, lohocks, electuaries, pills, powders, lozenges, oils, ointments, plaisters, or any other things whatsoever which belong or appertain to the art or mystery of apothecaries as is aforesaid, are likely to be found; and to search, survey, and prove if the same medicines, simple or compound, wares, drugs, receipts, distilled waters, chemical oils, syrups, conserves, lohocks, electuaries, pills, powders, lozenges, oils, ointments, plaisters, or any thing or things whatsoever belonging to the art or mystery of apothecaries aforesaid, be and shall be wholesome, medicinable, meet and fit for the cure, health, and ease of his Majesty's subjects; and also so much of the said recited charter as directs, that the aforesaid master and wardens of the mystery aforesaid, and the said assistants for the time being, thereunto nominated and appointed by the master and wardens, and their successors, from time to time, may have, and by virtue of these presents shall have full power and authority to examine and try all and singular persons professing, using, or exercising, or which hereafter shall profess, use, or exercise the art or mystery of apothecaries, or any part thereof, within the aforesaid city of London, the liberties or suburbs thereof, or within seven miles of the same city, as well within liberties as without, touching or concerning their and every of their knowledge, skill, and science in the aforesaid art or mystery of apothecaries, and to remove and prohibit all those from the exercise, use, or practice of the said art or mystery, whom hereafter they shall find either unskilful, ignorant, or insufficient, or obstinate, or refusing to be examined by virtue of these presents, in the art or mystery aforesaid; and also all and singular medicines, wares, drugs, receipts, distilled waters, oils, chemical preparations, syrups, conserves, lohocks, electuaries, pills, powders, lozenges, oils, ointments, and plaisters, and all other things belonging to the aforesaid art, which they shall find unlawful, deceitful, stale, out of use, unwholesome, corrupt, unmedicinable, pernicious, or hurtful, to burn before the offender's doors; and also to lay, impose, and exact mulets, and other pains and penalties, by fines and amerciaments, upon such offenders, according to their sound discretions, &c. 55 GEO. 3, c. 194. and the ordinances by them and their successors so as aforesaid to be made and appointed, shall be and the same is hereby repealed. III. And be it further enacted, That in lieu and stead thereof, the Master, warsaid master, wardens, and society of apothecaries for the time being, dens, &c. and their successors, or any of the assistants, or any other person or empowered persons properly qualified, as hereinafter is mentioned, to be by the to enter shops of master and wardens nominated and assigned, not being fewer in number apothecaries than two persons at the least, shall and may from time to time, and &c., and exat all seasonable and convenient times, in the daytime, as often as to amine drugs, the said master and wardens it shall seem expedient, go and enter into any shop or shops of any person or persons whatever using or exercising the art or mystery of an apothecary in any part of England or Wales, and shall and may search, survey, prove, and determine, if the medicines, simple or compound, wares, drugs, or anything or things whatsoever therein contained, and belonging to the art or mystery of apothecaries aforesaid, be wholesome, meet, and fit for the cure, health, and ease of his Majesty's subjects; and all and every such medicines, wares, drugs, and all other things belonging to the aforesaid art, which they shall find false, unlawful, deceitful, stale, unwholesome, corrupt, pernicious, or hurtful, shall and may burn, or otherwise destroy; and also shall and may report to the master, wardens, and assistants of the Baid society the name or names of such person or persons as shall be found to have the same in their possession; and the said master, wardens, and assistants shall and may impose and levy the following fines and penalties upon each and every person whose name shall be so reported to them, as hereinafter mentioned; for the first offence the sum of five pounds, for the second offence the sum of ten pounds, and for the third and every other offence the sum of twenty pounds. examine IV. Provided always, and be it enacted, that no person to be by the Qualification master, wardens, and assistants for the time being chosen and appointed of persons a member of the Court of Examiners, or to be by the master and wardens appointed to nominated and assigned to go and enter into any shop or shops for the drugs, &c. purposes aforesaid, within the city of London, the liberties or suburbs thereof, or within thirty miles of the same, shall be deemed to be properly qualified, unless he shall be a member of the society of apothecaries aforesaid, of not less than ten years standing; nor shall any person be deemed to be properly qualified to be nominated and assigned to go and enter into any shop or shops in any other part of England and Wales for the purposes aforesaid, or to be appointed one of the five apothecaries hereinafter mentioned, and directed to be appointed for the purpose of examining assistants to apothecaries in compounding and dispensing medicines, as hereinafter is mentioned, except he shall have Leen an apothecary in actual practice for not less than ten years at least previously to his being so nominated, or assigned, or appointed. medicines V. And whereas it is the duty of every person using or exercising the Penalty on art and mystery of an apothecary to prepare with exactness and to dis- apothecaries refusing to pense such medicines as may be directed for the sick by any physician compound, lawfully licensed to practise physic by the president and commonalty of or unfaiththe faculty of physic in London, or by either of the two Universities of fully comOxford or Cambridge: Therefore, for the further protection, security, pounding, and benefit of his Majesty's subjects, and for the better regulation of prescribed. the practice of physic throughout England and Wales, be it enacted, That if any person using or exercising the art and mystery of an apothe cary shall at any time knowingly, wilfully, and contumaciously refuse to make, mix, compound, prepare, give, apply, or administer, or any way to sell, set on sale, put forth, or put to sale to any person or persons whatever, any medicines, compound medicines, or medicinable compositions, or shall deliberately, or negligently, falsely, unfaithfully, fraudulently, or unduly make, mix, compound, prepare, give, apply, or admi |