Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-31
PUBLIC NOTICES.
PUBLIC NOTICES.
AN ORDINANCE
To Prevent the Sale of IN
wholesome Articles
of Food.
Be 1t Enacted By the Mayor and City
Council Of Nashville:

Il CtECTION THAT No PERSON SHALL
y bring into the city, OF sell or offer for sale in
any market, public or private any cattle, sheep,
hog OF lamb, for slaughterIg purposes, that are
pregnant, or in an unhealthy or unsOund eOndi-
tlOu5 nor any meat, nsns game or poultry that
Is diseased, unsOund, unWhOlesOme, or that
for any other reason i Judged to be
unit for human f0od-(the fact that any
cattle, sheep, hogs. or lamb being in any stock
yard or slaughteT-house pen shall be considered
that the same Is being exposed there for sale};
and the fact that any carcass, or part thereof Of
any cattle, sheep, hog OF lamb is found in any
slsughter-hOuse, OF any public or private mar
ket-place, dressed and prepared a. such meats
usually ara Tor market, shall DO deemed sufi-
Client evidence that the same is on sale; and no
animal, nor any part thereof, nor any tish, game
demned BY the Board Of Health, OF the Insr~ =,
tor or assistants, shall be held, sold OF Ofip-5 -
sale for human food in this city.
Sec. ?. No person or persons sbs m Inv c n t7,v
70 buy, for siaughtering purpr - ia 49, 80
yard street or alley, or ID any market public or
private, IN TINS city, sry cattle, hogs, sheen or
anus. ilos, Jlte 80, az egnant, or in unhealthy or
uLsouhI eoD' .ItiOn.
Sc. Sc .. No animal Of any kind shall be siaugh-
YER, dressed OF hung nor part Of the meat
LnereOf, wholly OF in part, within any street,
avenue or sidewalk, or public alley or place in
the city.
Sec. 4. Nor shall any animal be slaughtered
while in a feverish or Overheated condition; and
the meat Of any such animal shall not be held,
sold nor offered for sale for human food in this
city.
Sec. 5. No person shall bring into this city, or
sell, offer for sale, any cattle unit Tor use,
cattle which have been exposed to, or liable 70
communicate the cattle disease; nor the meat
nor the milk Of any such cattle. All such cattle,
meat and milk shall be cOnhscated and de-
strOyed.
Sec. 6. NoKcased, blown, raised, plated,
putrld, impure or unhealthy OF unwhOlesOme
meat, nor the meat Of Sny animal that may have
died OF any disease OF accident, or fish, birds or
fowls shall be held. bought, sold, or offered for
sale, for human food, in this city.
Sec .. No calf, pig OF lamb, nor the meat
thereof, shall be bought, sold, or offered for
sale, for human food, in this city, which when
killed was less than one month old.
Sec ;. No cattle shall be kept in any place Of
which the water, ventilation and food Is not sur
fcient and wholesome for the preservation Of
their health and good condition for human food
Sec. 9. Fish shall not be cleansed Of their
scales or entrails in any public market, where
they may be offered for sale.
Sec. 10. No person shall bring or send into
this city for sale, any milk without a permit to
do so from the Board Of Health, such permit 10
be furnished gratutOusly by said board to all ap-
plicants, on condition that none but pure and
undiuted milk be sold within the city limits and
subject 70 the approval Of the Health OficeT.
Sec. H. All milk wagons shall have the name
Of the owner and the number Of the wagon
painted thereon, plainly and legibly.
Sec. y. All grOCsrs, bakers and other persons
having or Offering for sale milk shall at all times
whom the milk for sale was obtained posted up
in a conspicuous place wherever such milk NAV
be sold OF kept for sale.
Sec. Is. No person shall have OF offer or have
for sale in this city any unwhOlesome, watered
or adulterated milk, or milk known IS sWill
milk or milk from COWS that for the most part
are Kept tied up in stables, OF that are fed on
garbage swill or other like deleteriOus substance
or fluids, nor any butter or cheese made from
such milk.
Sec. Il. No person shall sell, h5id, or offer for
sale, or bring into the city any decayed or
dan7ged vegetables or fruits
Sec. To- Any person or persons violating the
provisions Of any section. Of this ordinance, on
conviction thereof, shall be deemed guilty Of a
and shall be fined for each Ofiense
not less than ten OF more than fifty dollars, be-
fore OF by the Recorder.
Sec 10. All ordinances, OF parts or OrLiinan-
cesi IN conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
Sec II. This ordinance to take effect from and
AFTER its approval and publication in the daily
paders ten consecutive days.
Sec Is II ts made the especial duty Of the |
Mayor, Police, Marshal and Assistant Marshal i
10 have the provisions Of this ordinance strictly
enforced.
Approved July ., 1915.
NORTON b. HOWELL Mayor.
). a. DULISG, Recorder. Two lot