The Bane and the antidote; or, poisoning and its suppression.

  • Wilson, Walter.
Date:
1856
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The Bane and the antidote; or, poisoning and its suppression. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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    ]2 18, That no vender shall sell any restricted Poison to any person whatever, unless the sale be made upon the recommenda- tion, and in the presence of a witness, who shall be a householder, and known to the seller and purchaser. Such witness to sign his name, together with his place of abode, and condition or occupation, to such entries, before the delivery of the articles purchased; and no vender shall sell to any person other than a male person of full age, 19, That any vender who shall wilfully alter any entry, suppress, conceal, or destroy, or refuse to produce any book, writing, or other document, which may be required by the Commissioner or any person authorized to demand the same, shall forfeit his License and pay a penalty, 20, That any person not being a wholesale dealer, or Licensed vender, who shall purchase, or have in his possession, any restricted Poison, (the nature and quantities thereof to be specified,) shall cause the same to be deposited in some safe and secure place in his dwelling-house, shop, or premises, free from access by other persons, (except when the same shall be in actual use for legitimate purposes;) and if any person shall die from the effects of Poison, and such death shall arise through the neglect of the person being the owner, or the person who shall have the possession or custody thereof, by reason of not having the same safely deposited, such person shaU forfeit and pay a penalty for such neglect, 21, That no vender shall sell Arsenic, unless before the sale, the same be mixed with soot or indigo, in the proportions to be determined upon; and when the person purchasing shall state, that the purpose for which it is obtained is other than for agriculture purposes, such Arsenic may be sold without admixture, of not less then a certain quantity to be specified, 22, That the Act shall not extend to the sale of any Poison, when the same forms part of the ingredients of any medicine, required to be made up or compounded according to the prescrip- tions of a legally qualified Practitioner, or a member of the Medical profession; but no member of the Medical profession shall sell any restricted Poison, except as before mentioned, without being Licensed.