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preparations which contain cocaine or any of its salts or alpha or beta eucaine or any of their salts or any synthetic substitute for them: Provided, That such remedies and preparations are manufactured, sold, distributed, given away, dispensed, or possessed as medicines and not for the purpose of evading the intentions and provisions of this subpart and sections 4721 to 4726, inclusive, Provided further, That any manufacturer, producer, compounder, or vendor (including dispensing physicians) of the preparations and remedies mentioned in this section, lawfully entitled to manufacture, produce, compound, or vend such preparations and remedies, shall keep a record of all sales, exchanges, or gifts of such preparations and remedies in such manner as the Secretary or his delegate shall direct. Such record shall be preserved for a period of 2 years in such a way as to be readily accessible to inspection by any officer or employee of the Treasury Department duly authorized for that purpose, and the State, Territorial, District, municipal, and insular officers named in section 4773, and every such person so possessing or disposing of such preparations and remedies shall register as required in section 4722 and, if he is not paying a tax under section 4721, he shall pay a special tax of $1 for each year, or fractional part thereof, in which he is engaged in such occupation, to the official in charge of the collection district in which he carries on such occupation as provided in sections 4721 to 4726, inclusive. (b) DECOCAINIZED COCA L E A V E S. — The provisions of this subpart and sections 4721 to 4726, inclusive, shall not apply to decocainized coca leaves or preparations made therefrom, or to other preparations of coca leaves which do not contain cocaine, (c) GOVERNMENT AND STATE OFFICIALS.— (1) STAMPING DRUGS.—Officials of the United States, Territorial,

District of Columbia, or insular possessions, State or municipal governments, who in the exercise of their official duties engage in any of the business described in sections 4721 to 4726, inclusive, shall not be required to stamp narcotic drugs, as prescribed in this subpart, but their right to this exemption shall be evidenced in such manner as the Secretary or his delegate may by regulations prescribe. (2) REGISTRATION AND PAYMENT OF TAX.— For exemption of officials of the United States, Territorial, District of Columbia, or insular possessions, State or municipal governments from the requirements as to registration and the payment of special taxes, see section 4772(b). SEC. 4703. AFFIXING OF STAMPS.

The stamps provided in section 4771(a)(1) for narcotic drugs shall be so affixed to the bottle or other container as to securely seal the stopper, covering, or wrapper thereof. SEC. 4704. PACKAGES. (a) GENERAL REQUIREMENT, — I t shall be unlawful for any person to purchase, sell, dispense, or distribute narcotic drugs except in the original stamped package or from the original stamped package; and the absence of appropriate taxpaid stamps from narcotic drugs shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of this subsection by the person in whose possession the same may be found.

§ 4702 (a)

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