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1132 SIXTY-FIFTH coxemcss. Sess. III. oa. 18. 1919. ¤·¤*°””°*‘· Sec. 1007. Tléat sectipn Gfopl such Act of December 17, 1914, is hereb amende to rea as 0 ows: DMS ¤°* ¤“°°°°d "Srio. 6. That the rovisions of this Act shall not be construed to bi·Giii.9,p.vs9,ame¤a- apply to the manufacture, sale, distribution, giving away, dis-

      • 1* pensing, or possession of preparations and remedies which do not

contain more than two grains og opium, orhmlprefthan one-fio1];rth_of a rain of mor hine or more t an one-eig t 0 a grain 0 erom, orgmore than oiie grain of codeine, or any salt or derivative of any of them in one fluid ounce, or, if a solid or semisolid preparation, in one avoirdupois ounce; or to liniments, ointments, or other preparations which are prepared for external use only, except ljniments, ointnients, and other preparations which contain cocaine 01* any of its salts or alpha or beta eucaine or any of their salts or any synthetic {’,Qgs**&**,;Sm°d,,,,n,s substitute for them: Provided, That such remedies and preparations i are manufactured, sold, distributed, given away, dispense , or pos- . sessed as medicines and not for the 1u·p0se of evading the intentions Record <>fse1¤¤» em and provisions of this Act: Prtwideffurther, That any manufacturer, ”°b°k°pt‘ producer, compounder, or vendor (including dispensing physicians) of the preparations and remedies mentioned in this section shall kee a record of all sales, exchanges, or gifts of such preparations andp remedies in such manner as the Commissioner of Internal Itevenue, with the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury, shall direct. Preservation for in- Such record shag be preserved for a period of two years in such a “’°°“°" way as to be readily accessible to inspection by any officer, agent or emplolyeeil of ghe Trerix`sury Depaxgment pluly authopized (por thpt puiipose, v01,ss,p.vss. an the tate erritoria 1str1c , mun1c1 a , an 1I1S`l1 ar 0 GBTS m$f§,i*§g,Zq“$n,{’§y` named in sectibn 5 of this ,Act, and every siich person so possessing or disposing of such reparations and remedies shall reg1ster as required in section 1 ofp this Act and, if he is not paying a tax under this Act, he shall ay a special tax of $1 for each year, or fractional art thereof, in which he is engaged in such occu ation, to the coliector of internal revenue of the district in which lie carries on such mQ m§’{°!};; occupation as provided in this Act. The provisions of this Act as remd.’ " amended shall not apply to decocainized coca leaves or preparations made therefrom, or ,t0 other preparations of coca leaves which do not contain cocaine. ’ m$§;§j§?"°°°’s°i*°“ Sec. 1008. That all opium, its salts, derivatives, and comfpoungls, and coca leaves, salts, derivatives, and compounds thereo , which may now be ugder seizure pr which may hereafter he sciized liy tw v¤1.9c,p.t;g1. United States ovcrnment rom an erson or crsons c argec wi 1

»,5Y§}`6?I; Ifi,,i'?°;,§,`;$,}j any violation of the Act of October}1P1890, as gmended by the Acts

"5»’85· of March 3, 1897, February 9, 1909, and January 17, 1914, or the Act of Qecembelp 17, 191¢§, ihall uippn ccénwlgictiondoif ltthe p(prsont1<;l‘ ersons rom w om seize e con cate an 0 eite to e Delivery for oem-¤· iilnited States; and the Secretary is hereby aiithorized to deliver for m°°t°°°°' medical or scientific urposes to any department, bureau, or other agen? of the United) States Government, upon proper apphcation there or undeiil sniph regulagonfashmay be prescribe fbyl the Commissioner, wit the approv o the Secreta , any 0 the drugsS0 seized, conhscated, and forfeited to the Uniteld7States. u,{}Spl¥i§?,i’l°.,§§¤§‘Ql§ The PI'0Vi$l0Yi$ of this section shall also apply to any pf, the afore- Owers. _ said drugs seized or coming into the possession of the United States D t H in the enforcemenlp of eiiny of tlhe above&_menti1}ne}d Apts whprg the .°S '¤° °° '°‘ owner or owners thereo are un rnown. 1 one 0 the a oresai YU smmd coming into possession of the United States under the operation gi said Acts, or the provisions of this section, shall be destroyed without certification by a committee appointed by the Commissioner, with the approfyal of the Secretary, tliiat they are of no value for medical or scienti c p oses. ` _,,§’;°p’§~§,“,§j’ ’°‘·`°““€ Sec. 1009._u-'llgiat the Act approved October 22, 1914, entitled 391*91. 75; 145: Y0!. "An Act to increase the interna revenue, and for other urposes, ’P°' ’ ‘ and the joint resolution approved December 17, 1915, entiged "Jo1l1%