Chap. 78.—An ACT to amend and re-enact. section 1759 of the Code of Virginia,
in relation to the practice of pharmacy, as amended and re-enacted by an act

approved March 5, 1900, entitled an act to amend and re-ennet section 1759 of
the Code of Virginia. in relation to the practice of pharmacy, as amended and
re-enacted by act approved March 2, 1898, entitled an act to amend and re-enact
section 1759 of the Code of Virginia, in relation to the practice of pharmacy, as
amended and re-cnacted by act approved March 5, 1s04.

Became a law, without the signature of the governor, Mareh 5, 1903.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That section
seventeen hundred and fifty-nine of the Code of Virginia, in relation to
the practice of pharmaey, as amended and re-enacted by an act approved
March fifth, nineteen hundred, entitled an act to amend and re-enact
section seventeen hundred and fiftv-nine of the Code of Virginia, in
relation to the practice of pharmacy. as amended and re-enacted by an act
approved March second, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, entitled an
act to amend and re-enact section seventeen hundred and. fiftv-nine of
the Code of Virginia, in relation to the practice of pharmacy, as amended
and re-enacted by an act approved March fifth, eighteen hundred and
ninety-four, be amended and re-enacted so as to read as follows:
$1759. Qualifications of members, and so forth.—It shall not be lawful
for any person nota registered pharmacist to open or control as proprietor
any Fetail drug or chemical store, or pharmaceutical department thereof,
In this State, unless he shall have im lis employ and place in charge of
such store or pharmacy, or in the pharmaceutical department thereof,
registered pharmacist within the meaning of this chapter, who shall have
the supervision and management of that part of the business requiring
pharmaceutical skill and knowledge, And it shall not be lawful for any
person to cngage in the business or occupation of compounding or dis-
pensing medicines on prescriptions of physicians or otherwise, or to sell
at retail any drugs, chemicals, poisons or pharmaceutical preparations
within this State, without first obtaining a certificate of registry as
provided in this chapter: provided, nothing in this section shall apply to
or in any manner interfere with the regular practice of any physician
or veterinary surgeon, or prevent him from supplying to his patients such
articles as he may deem proper. unless. sue ‘h physician or veterinary
surgeon keep open shop for the dispensing of such articles, or with the
making or vending of patent or proprictary medicines by any retail dealer
in the original packages, or with the manufacture or the exelusive whele-
sale business of anv dealer: and provided, further, that nothing in this
act shall prevent or interfere with any retail drugeist or drug company
or their emplovees from sclling, compounding, dispensing or manufactur-
ing in the recular course of business any patent or proprietary medicines,
or such other pharmaceutical preparations. chemicals, drugs, or articles
ax are patent or proprictary : and provided, further, that in rural districts
and in towns having a popu tien of fifteen hundred or less, any physician
reeularly licensed under the laws of Virginia may act as a pharmacist
Without examination, but subject to such registration and renewal as js
provided fer in this aet.

This act shall be in foree from its passage.