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 rirtrrainrn conennss. sm. 1. cH. 2084. 1906. 177 a license which shall entitle him to practice pharmacy in the District of Columbia, subject to the provisions of this Act. Sec. 5. That the board of supervisors in medicine and pharmacy C,§§i§f,$f,°{},,§}'g$‘;‘ shall issue licenses to practice pharmacy in the District of Columbia ew, _ ' without examination, or after limited examination, as said board wiEil3§li]€gx,;l,l`${]¤liZY,? may determine, to· such persons as have been legally registered or *’°“·P·*°°5- licensed as pharmacists in States, Territories, or foreign countries: Provided, That the applicant for such license present satisfactory f,°f,‘,Q'f§‘§,°(m0,,s cm evidence of qualifications equal to those required of licentiates exam- i ined under this Act, and that he was registered or licensed after examination in such State, Territory, or foreign country not less than one year prior to the date of application; that the standard of competence required in such State, Territory, or foreign country is not ower than that required in the District of Columbia, and that such State, Territory, or foreign country accords similar recognition to licentiates of the District of Columbia, all of which shall be determinable bylthe board of supervisors aforesaid. A plicants for license Fwgnger t `s section shall forward with their application a fee of ten o ars. Sec. 6. That the license of any person to practice pharmacy in the cc§;'°°°“°¤ °* u" District of Columbia may be revoked if such person be found to have ` obtained such license by fraud; or to be addicted to the use of any narcotic or stimulant, or to be suffering from physical or mental disease, in such manner and to such an extent as to render it expedient! that in the interests of the public his license be canceled; or to be of an immoral character; or if such person be convicted in any court of competent jurisdiction of any offense involving moral turpitude. It shall be the duty of the major and superintendent of police of said District to investigate any case in which it_ is discovered by him, or made to appear to his satisfaction, that any license issuedunder the provisions of this Act is revocable and to report the result of such investigation to the board of supervisors in medicine and pharmacy, which board shall, after full hearing, if in their judgment the facts warrant it, revoke such license. Sec. 7. That in the month of November of each year every licensed wf,’§’,'§,“§ {Q {ff} dealer in poisons for use in the arts or as insecticides, whose permit Mg M 1 has been issued not less than three years prior to the first day of such ° w° s' month, shall apply to the board of supervisors in medicine and pharmacy for the renewal of such permit. And said board is hereby authorized, upon the payment of such fees as are hereinafter (provided, to renew such permit in the month of November for a perio of three years from the thirty—iirst day of October immediately precedinglthe date thereof. And every rmit not renewed within the mont of November as aforesaid shallebe void and of no effect unless and until _ renewed. Any license, permit, or renewal obtained through fraud, ,;‘g‘§“§§·hf,§g;·,0§g‘ or by any false or fraudulent representation, shall be void and of no effect. No person shall make any false or fraudulent representation for the purpose of procuring a license, permit, or renewal thereof, either for himself or for anot e1·. Every license to practice pharmacy, and every permit to sell poisons Wm? ·¤i¤P1¤¥ ¤f for use in the arts or as insecticides, and every current renewal of such permit shall be conspicuously displayed by the person to whom the same has been issued in the pharmacy, drug store, or place of business, if any, of which the said person is the owner or manager. Sec. 8. That there shall be in and for the District of Columbia a ce1;g%{3€;£g:y&P¤· board of pharmaceutical examiners, consisting of jive licensed pharmacists, appointed by the Commissioners of said District, each of whom shall have been for the five years immediately preceding, and shall be during the term of his appointment, actively engaged in the practice _ ' of pharmacy in said District. All appointments shall be made in such APP°‘“““°““ von xxxiv, rr 1--12