The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-07-11
ORDINANCE NO. -.

An ordinance to repeal ordinance No. Is.
and ordinance No. 60. and providing Tor
the appointment of police constable 10
act u, health officer anu Inspector OF meats
aud vegetables, and defining his duties
and the duties Of shupkccpcfs, etc.
Be il ordained by The city council Of the eli y
OF Cairo
SECTION I. That ordnance No. % and
ordinance No. GO be ana the same are hereby
repealed.
SIC. >. That police constable Doe ap-
pointed 10y the mayor and city council 10 act
~ health officer and Inspector OF meats and
vegetables, at salary of ScNcntN.hYc dollars
per month. who shall hold his Office during
the pleasure of the mayor, provided, how
ever, that he may be removed by a majority
OF the alderman elect. The duties OF sai1
officer snail be 10 examine from time To
time, all places and premises IN the city with
"a view 10 ascertain the existence of any
thing when may lead to sickness or disease;
and. II found, shall Iotiiy tile owner or
owners. oycuIu or occupants 20 remove
the same, and take such measures for the
abatement aud removal of every nuisance.
place Or thing, likely to be injurious 10 the
public health, ~ are consistent with the or.
dioauces of the city. He shall make immc,
dtutc complaint OF any and all persons VIC
lating am OF the ordinance or regulations ui
the city re- -arding the public health, aud
generally do and perform all duties that may
he required OF him by the board of health,
or city authorities in relation thereto.
>EC. 3. A. Inspector OF meats and yeget.
able, IL shall be his duty 10 visit daily, all
stalls, shops, stands, or places within the
city at which are offered Tor sale. meats
vegetable, poultry, fish, fruits, or Other
articles OF diet, and II any of said stalls
shops, stands, or places are not clean and in
hehlthlui condition, he shall NOTIFY thu
owner, owners or occupants of said stalls
shops, stands or places, to cleanse said prem
oil H..
ana ohrnsivr matter AMI il the owner, on
either ~ them shall not comply with said
notice Of the officer, hc or they shall be liable
% nue. OF not less iisn ten nor more than
nifty dollars for each and every Onense.
sKC. 4. n shall be the duty of all owners,
or occupants Of stalls, shops, stands, OF
places specified in section 3 ~ me or
dinance, 10 keep such stalls, shop
stands and places open at all times 20 III,
inspection OF the Inspector Of meat, mt
vegetables; and upon conviction of neglec
or refusal 80 10 do, shall be fined not lc,
than ten, nor more than liity dollars, Tor eacl
and every Ohensc.
SEC. 3. The health officer and inspccto
Of meats and vegetable, herein provide
for, T. hereby authorized and emo Xrrrd Il
exercise all the p0wors and authority con
frred by the ordinances Of the city ubo
The police COnstables, and 20 take pOssrssio
Oi, and remove from the city limits, all IN
sound meats, vegetables, poultry, unrip
quits, unsOund ilsh, or other unhcaltLtul al
3 eies OF diet, offered for sale, kept, OF Ill,
played ~ any stall, shop. stand or othC
place within the city ct Cairo, aud any pei
ron resisting said officer IN the discharg
ot TINS duty, shall, upon conviction, be fin,
not lees than twenty-five dollars nor NOR
thsn one hundred dollars, for each an
every oiicnse,
Approved, July 9th, lSIl
lOIN WOOD. Mayor.
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