Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-08-04
PUBLIC NOTICES.
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AN ORDINANCE
To Prevent the Sale of Un
wholesome Articles
of Food.
Be It Enacted by the Mayor and City
Council Of Nashville:

CECTION THAT NO PERSON SHALL
- bring into the city, or sell or offer for sale in
any market, public or private, any cattle, sheep,
hog or lamb, for slaughteriL purposes, that are
pre- gnant, or in an unhealthy or unsOund cOndi-
ton; nor any meat, hsh, game or poultry that
IS diseased, unsOund, unWhOlesOme, or that
for any other reason Is judged 70 be
unfit for human fOOd-(the fact that any
cattle, sheep, hogs or lamb being in any stock
yard or slaughter-hOuse pen shall be considered
that the same is being exposed there for sale);
and the fact that any carcass, OF part thereof OF
any cattle, sheep, hog or lamb Is found in any
slaughter-hOuse, or any public or private mar
ket-place, dressed and prepared as such meats
usually are for market, shall be deemed sufi-
tient evidence thar the same Is On sale; and no
animal, nor any part thereof, nor any fish, game
OF poultry that has been inspected and con-
demned BY the Board Of Health, or the Inspee-
tor or assistants, shall be held, sold or offered for
sale for human food in this city.
Sec. 2. No person or persons shall buy or offer
20 buy, for slaughteTing purposes, in any~stOck
yard street or alley, or in any market public OF
private, in this city, any cattle, hogs, sheep or
lambs, that are pregnant, or in an unhealthy or
unsOund condition.
Sec. 8. No animal of any kind shall be slaugh-
tered, dressed or hung nor part Of the meat
thereof, 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 OF Overhested condition; and
the meat Of any such animal shall not be held,
sold nor offered for sale for human food in this
city.
Ses. 8. No person shall bring into this city, or
sell, or offer for sale, any cattle unfit for u.s. or
cattle which have been exposed to, OF liable 10
communicate the cattle disease; nor the meat
nor the milk Of any such cattle. 81 sucb cattle
meat and milk shall be eOnfscated and de-
strOyed.
sec. 6 No cased, blown. raised, plated
putrids impure or unhealthy OF unwhOlesOms
meat, nor the meat OF sny animal that NAV have
qled OF any disease or accident, OF fsh, birds or
f0TUla shall 10 ha1H y
sale, Tor human food, in this city.
Sec Z. No calf, pig OF lamb, nor the meat
thereoIi shaH be bought, sold, OF offered for
sale, for human food, in this city, which when
killed was less than one month old.
See s. No cattle shall be kept in any place OF
which the water, ventilation and food is not SUI
hcient and wholesome for the preservation Of
Their health and good condition for human food
Sec. g. 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 q permit to
do so from the Board Of Health, such permit TO
be furnished gratuitOusly by said board to all ap
pncants, on condition that none but pure and
undiluted milk be sold within the city limits, and
subject % the approval Of the Health Oficer.
Sec. II. All milk wagons shall have the name
Of the owner and the number of the wagon
painted thereon, plainly and legibly.
Sec. l2. All grOCers, bakers and other persons
having OF Offering for sale milk, shall at alltlmes
Keep the name or names Of the dairyman from
MLLI--l nc safe OBTAINED posted
IN a conspicuous place wherever such milk maF
be sold OF kept for sale
Sec, ID No person shall have or 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 OF other like deleteriOus substance
or fluids, nor any butter or cheese made from
such milk.
Sec. "A. No person shall sell, hold, OF offer for
sale or BRING INTO the city any decayed or
dam9g ed vegetables OF fruits
Sec 10. Any person or persons violating the
provisions OF any section OF this ordinance, on
conviction thereof, shall be deemed guilty Of a
IaisdemeanOr, and shall be fined for each ofIense
not less than ten or more than fifty dollars be-
fore or by the Recorder.
Sec IT, All ordinances, or parts or Ordnan-
ces, 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. IL lie made the especial duty of the
Mayor Police, Marshal and Assistant Marshal
TO have the provisions Of this ordinance strictly
enforced.
Approved July ., 1875.
MORTON b. HOWELL Mayor.
D A DULlNG, Recorder. jy2OlOt