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An Act to be entitled An Act to prohibit the employment of Slaves and Free Persons of Colour from compounding or dispensing of medicines in Druggists and Apothecaries' stores, and to compel Druggists and Apothecaries to keep arsenic and other dangerous poisons under lock and key, etc. 1835 268 (1835)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsga0276 and id is 1 raw text is: . SLAVES AND State-in violation of this law, and be liable and subject to the pains and penalties herein prescribed. JOSEPH DAY, Speaker of the House of Representatives. ROBERT M. ECHOLS, President of the Senate. Assented to, 26th Dec. 1835. WILLIAM SCHLEY, Governor. AN ACT to be entitled An Act to prohibit the employment of Slaves and Free Persons of Colour from compound- ing or dispensing of medicines in Druggists and Apothe- caries' stores, and to compel Druggists and Apothecaries to keep arsenic and other dangerous poisons under lock and key, &c. SEc. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House ofRe- presentatives of the State of Georgia in General .dssem bly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from and after the first day of January next, any person or persons having in his, her or their employ- ment any slave or free person of colour in any apothecary shop or druggist store in this State, in the apothecary branch of their business, in putting up, compounding or dispensing, purchasing or vending'any drug or drugs,. medicines of any description, kihd or sort whatsoever, shall be guilty of a high misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof in any court having cognizance of the same, shall be fined the sum of one hundred dollars for the first offence, and for every sub- sequent offence shall be fined in the sum of five hundred 268

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