Maryland Drug Trade Foe Law Enforces Pharmacy Practice
The act repeals sections on pharmacy control in Baltimore and sets up a Maryland Board of Pharmacy requiring certified pharmacists for dispensing medicines. It creates a five-member board, outlines registration levels from pharmacist to assistant, and mandates posting certificates. Violations carry fines up to fifty dollars or imprisonment. Some provisions exclude Talbot county and allow physicians to dispense. Approved 1902.
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City of
Baltimore
Commissioners of Pharmacy
Maryland
General Assembly of
Commissioners of Pharmacy and Practical Chemistry
Board of Trustees
Maryland Board of Pharmacy
Superior Court
Baltimore City
Talbot County
Repeal and rewrite of child labor work hours act
The act repeals and reenacts Section 4 of Article 100 to regulate factory child employment. After Oct 1, 1894 no mill or factory will employ anyone under fourteen unless the child is the sole support of a widowed or dependent parent. Violators face at least a $100 fine plus prosecution costs, with half the fine to the informer and half to the county or city school fund. Exemptions apply to numerous Maryland counties listed.
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General Assembly of
Maryland
Frederick
Washington
Queen Anne’s
Carroll
Wicomico
Caroline
Kent
Somerset
Cecil
Calvert
St. Mary’s
Prince George’s
Howard
Baltimore
Worcester
Garrett
Talbot
Montgomery
Harford
Act of the General Assembly January Session 1902
The Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates certifies a true copy of an Act from the January 1902 General Assembly session. B L Smith signs as Chief Clerk, affirming authenticity of the copy.
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Secretary of the
Senate
General Assembly of
Maryland
Alfred Ritter
Geneval Assembly
B. L. Smith
House of Delegates
General Assembly
Lfred Ritter
The
General Assembly of Maryland
Pars . L. Smith
Suspension of Sentence Reform Bill Repealed and Reenacted
A legislative act repeals and reenacts Article 27 Section 304 A to authorize courts to suspend sentences generally or for a definite time and to impose terms on costs recognizance residence or conduct. The act allows detention orders for minors and takes effect upon passage. Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates notes enactment date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly of
Maryland
Maryland congressional districts act to repeal and recast
The act repeals sections 145 through 149 of Article 33 Elections and reenacts them with amendments. It defines district compositions across Worcester Somerset Wicomico Dorchester Talbot Queen Anne's Caroline Kent Cecil for the First District. Second includes Baltimore wards Fifteenth Sixteenth Harford Carroll Baltimore. Third through Fifth Districts list Baltimore wards and surrounding counties. Also covers factory inspection permits, records, and enforcement by the Bureau of Industrial Statistics with penalties and effective date March 27, 1902.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
General Assembly of
Worcester County
Somerset County
Wicomico County
Dorchester County
Talbot County
Queen Anne’s County
Caroline County
Kent County
Cecil County
House of Representatives
Baltimore City
Harford County
Carroll County
Baltimore County
St. Mary's County
Charles County
Calvert County
Prince George
Maryland Adds Four New Sections to Sweating System Law
The act proposes adding Sections 149 EE FF GG and HH to Article 27 Health Workshops and Factories. It requires immediate family use only for certain garment making and mandates permits from the Chief of the Bureau of Industrial Statistics after inspection, with possible revocation to protect community health.
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Bureau of Industrial Statistics
Bureau of the Industrial Statistics
General Assembly of
Maryland
General Assembly of Maryland
Code of Public General Laws
Hig
Office of the Chief Clerk of House of
The Office of the Chief Clerk of the House handles procedural duties, bill processing, and record keeping for legislative sessions. It maintains official papers, votes, and committee actions, ensuring orderly workflow and public accessibility to legislative documents.
Spitting in Passenger Cars Act Adopted in Maryland
A 1902 Maryland act adds Section 38 A to Article 43 prohibiting spitting on floors, seats, or platforms of railroad passenger cars with a three dollar fine and costs. Half the fine goes to the informer. conductors and brakemen can arrest offenders and bring them before a justice of the peace. Penalty includes up to five days in jail for nonpayment. smoking cars without cuspidors exempt. Approved April 11, 1902.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice of the Peace
Justices of the Peace
Baltimore
Criminal Court
Baltimore City
Justice of the
General Assembly of
Maryland
Code of Public General Laws
Delegates January Session Pars L Smith Chief Clerk
Delegates convened in January session with L Smith serving as Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates. The brief entry notes the administrative role of Smith in coordinating floor actions and records.
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John Walter Smith
John Hubner
Noble L. Mitchell
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