Sec. 224 (3501). Dogs subject of larceny.

If any person shall feloniously take, steal and carry away any dog listed for taxation on which there is paid an annual tax of one dollar, he shall be guilty of larceny.

Code, s 2502; 1881, c. 302.

Sec. 225 (2971). Dog tax.

If any person residing in a town shall have therein any dog, and shall not return it for taxation, and shall fail to pay the tax according to law, the commissioners, at their option, may collect from the person so failing double the tax, or may treat such dog as a nuisance, and order his destruction.

Code, s. 3815; R. C., c. 111, s. 24.

DOG-TONGUE AND BERRIES.

Sec. 226 (3683). Removing dog-tongue, etc., in certain counties.

If any person shall enter upon and remove from the lands of any other person, without first obtaining permission from the landowner, any dog-tongue (or vanilla), whortleberries or other fruits, or any other marketable product of the soil, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be fined not less than five dollars nor more than fifty dollars for each offense, or impris oned not more than thirty days: Provided, that this section shall apply to the counties of Sampson and Duplin only.

1889, c. 77.

DRAINAGE.

Sec. 227 (3375). Canal dug under parol agreement, unlawful to obstruct

same.

Where two or more persons have dug a canal or ditch along any natural drain or waterway under parol agreement, or otherwise, wherein all the parties shall have contributed to the digging thereof, if any servant or lower owner shall fill up or obstruct said canal or ditch without the consent of the higher owners and without providing other drainage for the higher lands, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and be fined not exceeding fifty dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days.

1899, c. 255.

Sec. 228 (3376). Drain cut by consent, obstructing.

If any person shall stop or in any way obstruct the passage of the water in any ditch or canal having been cut through lands of any person by consent of owner of said land, until after giving the interested parties reasonable time to comply with the mode of proceedings provided for the drainage of lowlands, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined not exceeding fifty dollars or imprisoned not exceeding thirty days.

1891, c. 434.

Sec. 229 (3377). Draining creeks, refusal to comply with order of board. If any person shall refuse to comply with any requirements of a board duly appointed by the board of county commissioners to provide for the drainage of any creek, swamp, or branch, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and fined not exceeding two hundred dollars, or imprisoned not exceeding two years.

1887, c. 267, s. 7.

Sec. 230 (3378). Drainage districts, failure to comply with law; obstructing streams in.

If any person shall violate any of the provisions of law in reference to drainage districts as provided in chapter eighty-eight, subchapter Drainage Districts, or shall leave any log, brush, trash or other thing where it is liable to wash into an adjacent stream and obstruct the flow of water or cut any tree so as to fall in a stream or place any other obstruction in a stream in a drainage district, he shall be fined not more than fifty dollars or imprisoned not more than thirty days.

1905, c. 541, ss. 7, 9.

Sec. 231 (3379). Draining lowlands, refusal to act as commissioner.

If any person having been duly summoned by the county surveyor to act as a commissioner for the drainage of any creek, swamp, branch, or lowlands, shall refuse to serve, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and fined not exceeding fifty dollars or imprisoned not exceeding thirty days.

1887, c. 267, s. 6.

Sec. 232 (3380). Drains, obstructing, when necessary for mining.

If any person shall obstruct any drain or ditch constructed under the provisions of the law in regard to mines, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

Code, s. 3301; 1871-2, c. 158, s. 12.

Sec. 233 (3381). Drains, ditches, dams; obstructing or injuring.

If any person shall obstruct any drain or ditch, or injure any dam constructed by virtue of any special proceedings, as provided in the chapter on Mills, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

1905, c. 534, s. 1, 1.

Sec. 234 (3382). Drainways, protection of, in certain counties.

If any person shall fell any tree in any ditch, canal or natural drainway of any farm, unless he shall remove the same and put such ditch, canal or natural drainway in as good condition as it was before such tree was so felled; or if any person shall stop up or fill in such ditch, canal or drainway and thereby obstruct the free passage of water along the said ditch, canal or drainway, unless the said person shall first secure the written consent of the land owner, and those damaged by such obstruction in said ditch, canal and drainway, or unless such person, so filling in and stopping up such ditch, canal or drainway shall, upon the demand of the person so damaged, clean out and put the said ditch, canal or drainway in as good condition as the same was before such filling in and stopping up of the said ditch, canal or drainway happened, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined not less than ten nor more than fifty dollars, or imprisoned not less than ten nor more than thirty days.

1901, c. 478.

DRINKING ON TRAINS.

Sec. 235. Drinking on trains forbidden.

Any person or persons who shall publicly engage in the drinking of intoxicating liquors in the presence of passengers on any passenger car in the state, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined not less than ten dollars and not to exceed fifty dollars, or imprisoned not to exceed thirty days, but this act shall not apply to any smoking compartment, closet, dining or buffet car.

It shall be the duty of all railway companies to have posted a copy of this act in all passenger coaches used for transporting passengers within the state.

1907, c. 455.

DRUGGISTS AND PHARMACISTS.

Sec. 236 (3648). Pharmacy; adulterating drugs.

If any person engaged in the sale of drugs, chemicals and medicines shall intentionally adulterate, or cause to be adulterated, or exposed to sale, knowing the same to be adulterated, any drugs, chemicals or medical preparations, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, and in addition thereto his name shall be stricken from the register of licensed pharmacists, provided he be a licensed pharmacist. Code, s. 3145; 1897, c. 182, s. 7; 1881, c. 355, s. 11; 1905, c. 108, s. 3.

Sec. 237 (3649). Pharmacist compounding prescriptions without license. If any person, not being licensed as a pharmacist, shall compound, dispense or sell at retail any drug, medicine, poison or pharmaceutical preparation, either upon a physician's prescription or otherwise, and any person being the owner or manager of a drug store, pharmacy or other place of business, who shall cause or permit any one not licensed as a pharmacist to dispense, sell at retail or compound any drug, medicine, poison or physician's prescription contrary to the provisions of chapter ninety-five, subchapter Pharmacists, he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and fined not less than twenty-five nor more than one hundred dollars. 1905, c. 108, s. 24.

Sec. 238 (3650). Pharmacist doing business without license.

If any person, not being licensed as a pharmacist, shall conduct or manage any drug store, pharmacy or other place of business for the compounding, dispensing or sale at retail of any drugs, medicines or poisons, or for the compounding of physicians' prescriptions contrary to the provisions of chapter ninety-five, subchapter Pharmacists, he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and be fined not less than twenty-five nor more than one hundred dollars, and each week such drug store or pharmacy or other place of business is so unlawfully conducted shall be held to constitute a separate and distinct offense.

1905, c. 108, s. 23.

Sec. 239 (3651).

Pharmacist not displaying license.

If any person, being the holder of a license or permit granted under the provisions of chapter ninety-five, subchapter Pharmacists, shall fail to expose such license or permit, or renewal thereof, in a conspicuous position in the place of business to which such

permit or license relates, or in which the holder thereof is employed, contrary to the provisions of such subchapter, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and fined not less than five nor more than twenty-five dollars, and each day that such license, permit, or renewal thereof, shall not be exposed shall be held to constitute a separate and distinct offense.

1905, c. 108, s. 26; 1897, c. 187, s. 6.

Sec. 240 (3652). Pharmacist, not licensed, using title.

If any person, not being legally licensed as a pharmacist, shall take, use or exhibit the title of pharmacist, licensed or registered pharmacist, druggist, apothecary or any other title, name or de scription of like import, contrary to the provisions of section four thousand four hundred and eighty-six, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and be fined not less than twenty-five nor more than one hundred dollars.

1905, c. 108, s. 29.

Sec. 241 (3653). Pharmacist not renewing license.

If any person, being a holder of a license or permit granted under chapter ninety-five, subchapter Pharmacists, shall, after the expiration of such license or permit, and, without renewing the same, continue to carry on the business for which such license or permit was granted, contrary to the provisions of section four thousand four hundred and eighty-four, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and fined not less than five nor more than twenty-five dollars.

1905, c. 108, s. 27.

Sec. 242 (3654). Pharmacist obtaining license fraudulently.

If any person shall make any fraudulent or false representations for the purpose of procuring a license or permit, or renewal thereof, either for himself or for another, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and fined not less than twenty-five nor more than one hundred dollars, and if any person shall willfully make a false affidavit or any other false or fraudulent representation for the purpose of procuring a license or permit, or renewal thereof, either for himself or for another, he shall be deemed guilty of perjury, and upon conviction thereof shall be subject to like punishment as is now prescribed for the crime of perjury.

1905, c. 108, s. 25.