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If owner of drugs so condemned appeals to the college, examiners shall weigh the drugs, and with the vessels; and their reasons in writing subscribed by them, put into a box and sealed by them and the owner if he pleases,
and committed to the beadle not exceeding 14 days;
within which the president shall summon an assembly,
whereof 4 days notice in writing to the owner, at the place where the drugs found,
said assembly (not less than five exclusive of examiners) in appellant's presence, if appearing, or without him, shall open the box, and determine of the drugs;
if the judgment confirmed by majority, examiners shall destroy the drugs and vessels before the doors where found:
said assembly first taking oath aforesaid.
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>VIII. Provided nevertheless, and be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in case the said examiners, or the major part of them, shall condemn any drugs or medicines as unfit to be administred or used in medicine for the health of man's body, and that the owner or owners, possessor or possessors, of such drugs or medicines, or, in his absence, the person having the custody or chief care thereof, shall, before the burning or destroying thereof, insist that the same ought not to be burned or destroyed, and shall forthwith by writing under his or their hands appeal to and desire the judgment of the president, censors, and fellows of the said college of physicians in Dublin for the time being thereupon, then and in such case the said examiners shall cause the said drugs or medicines, so seized, to be weighed, and with the boxes, pots, glasses, or other vessels containing the same, and the reasons in writing for condemning thereof, subscribed by each of the said examiners condemning the same, to be then and there put into a box, and sealed with their respective seals of each of the said examiners, and the seal of the person or persons so insisting, if such person or persons shall think fit to put his or their seal thereto; which box, so sealed, the examiners for the time being shall commit to the care and custody of the beadle of the said college of physicians, where it shall remain for any time not exceeding fourteen days; within which time the president of the college of physicians shall summon an assembly or meeting of the censors, and other fellows and members of their college or body, in the usual manner of summoning such meetings or assemblies, whereof the owner or possessor of the said condemned drugs and medicines shall have four days notice in writing, to be given or left to or for the person or persons, by or for whom such appeal was made, at the place where the condemned drugs or medicines were found, that he or they may attend the said meeting, if he or they shall think fit; and that the president, censors, and fellows, so assembled, shall have power and authority, being no less in number than five, exclusive of the said examiners, to open such box from time to time in the presence of the person or persons, by or for whom such appeal was made, if he or they shall there appear, and in default of their appearance (due notice being given as aforesaid) then without him or them, and to proceed to examine, and finally determine concerning such drugs and medicines as aforesaid contained therein; and if the said president and assembly, being not less in number than as aforesaid, or the major part thereof, confirm and ratify the judgment of the said examiners, then the said examiners for the time being shall cause all such drugs and medicines as aforesaid, so condemned, and vessels containing the same, to be publickly burned, or otherwise destroyed, before the doors of the person or persons, in whose shop, elaboratory, ware-house, or room, the same were found, in such manner, and at such time, as the said examiners for the time being shall think fit and direct: provided the said president, censors, and fellows, shall first take the oath herein before prescribed, which the president is hereby required to take, and impowered and required to administer.
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