Drug legislation in the United States : Rev. to July 15, 1908 / by Lyman F. Kebler.

  • Kebler, Lyman F. (Lyman Frederic), 1863-
Date:
1909
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Credit: Drug legislation in the United States : Rev. to July 15, 1908 / by Lyman F. Kebler. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Marine-HQspital Service, be, and they are hereby, constituted a board with authority, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, to pro- mulgate from time to time such rules as may be necessary in the judgment of said board to govern the issue, suspension, and revocation of licenses for the maintenance of establishments for the propagation and preparation of viruses, serums, toxins, antitoxins, and analogous products, applicable to the prevention and cure of diseases of man, intended for sale in the District of Columbia, or to be sent, carried or brought for sale from any State, Territory, or the District of Columbia, into any other State, Territory, or the District of Columbia, or from the United States into any foreign country, or from any foreign country into the United States: Provided, That all licenses issued for the maintenance of establishments for the propagation and preparation in any foreign country of any virus, serum, toxin, antitoxin, or product aforesaid, for sale, barter, or exchange in the United States, shall be issued upon the condition that the licentiates will permit the inspection of the establishment where said articles are propagated and prepared, in accordance with section three of this Act. Sec. 5. Secretary of Treasury to enforce act. That the Secretary of the Treas- ury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to enforce the provisions of this Act and of such rules as may be made by authority thereof; to issue, sus- pend, and revoke licenses for the maintenance of establishments aforesaid, and to detail for the discharge of such duties such officers, agents, and employees of the Treasury Department as may in his judgment be necessary. Sec. 6. Interference with enforcement. That no person shall interfere with any officer, agent, or em*ployee of the Treasury Department in the performance of and duty imposed upon him by this Act or by regulations made by authority thereof. Sec. 7. Violation. That any person who shall violate, or aid or abet in violat- ing, any of the provisions of this Act shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars or by imprisonment not exceeding one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court. Sec. 8. Repeal. That all Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent with the provi- sions of this Act be, and the same are hereby, repealed. Approved July 1, 1902, U. S. Statutes at Large, vol. 32, pt. 1, p. 728. IMPORTATION OF OPIUM BY CHINESE PROHIBITED. Section 1. Prohibition, Be it enacted, etc., That the importation of opium into any of the ports of the United States by any subject of the Emperor of China is hereby prohibited. Every person guilty of a violation of the preceding provision shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars nor less than fifty d.ollars, or by impris- onment for a period of not more than six months nor less than thirty days, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court. Sec. 2. Forfeiture of opium hy Chinese, Every package containing opium, either in whole or in part, imported into the United States by any subject of the Emperor of China, shall be deemed forfeited to the United States; and proceedings for the declaration and consequences of such forfeiture may be instituted in the courts of the United States as in other cases of the violation of the laws relating to other illegal importations. Sec. 3. Importation, transportation and trafficking in opium in China hy citi- zens of the United States prohibited; penalty; jurisdiction of offenses; for^ feiture. No citizen of the United States shall import into any of the open ports of China, nor transport the same from one open port to any other open