Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-30
AN ORDINANCE
To Prevent the Sale of Un-
wholesome Articles
of Food.
Be it Enacted By the Mayor and City
Council Of Nashville:

election THAT NO PERSON SHALL
- bring into the city, or sell or offer for sale IN
any market, public or private, any cattle, sheep,
hog OF lamb, for slaughteriI puT poses that are
pregnant, or in an unhealthy or unsOund cOndl-
ton; nor any meat, hsh, game or poultry that
j. diseased, unsOund, unWhOlesOme, or that
for any other reason is judged 70 be
unit for human fOOd-(the fact that any
cattle, sheep, hogs or lamb being in any stock
ward or slaughter-hOuse pen shall be considered
that the same is being exposed there for sale)j
and the fast that any carcass, OF part thereOi OF
any cattle, sheep, hOgOr lamb Is found IN any
slaugLter-hOuse, or any public or private mar
ket-place, dressed and prepared as such meats
usually are for market, shall be deemed sum
cient evidence that the same Is on SALE ana no
animal, nor any part thereof, nor any fish, game
or poultry that has been inspected and con-
demned by the Board of Health, or the Inspec-
tor or assistants shall be held sold or offered for
sale for human food in this city.
Sec. .. No person or persons shall buy OF offer
10 buy, for slaughtering purposes, IN any stock
ward, street or alley, or IN any market pubhc OF
private, in this city, any cattle, hogs, sheep or
lambs, that are pregnant, or IN an unhealthy OF
unsOund condition.
Sec, 3. Nominal Of any kind shall be slaugh-
tered, dressed or hung nor part Of the meat
thereof, wholly or in part, within any street,
avenue or sidewalk, or public alley or place IN
Sec. 4. Nor shall any animal be slaughtered
while in a feverish or Overhested condition; and
tn meat of any such animal shall not be held,
sold nor offered for sale fer human food IN this
city. ,...
sell OF offer for sale, any cattle unfit for use, or
cattle which have been exposed to, or liable 70
communicate the cattle disease; nor the meat
nor the milk Of any such cattle. Alsuch cattle,
meat and milk shall Do cOnfscated and de-
Sec. G. NoEcased, blown, raised, plated,
putrid. impure OF unhealthy or 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, bonght, sold, or offered Tor
sale, for human food, in this city
Sec. Z. No calf, pig or 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 g. No cattle shall be kept in any place OF
which the water, ventilation and food Is not sur
6cieut and Wholesome Tor the preservation OF
their health and good condition for human food.
Sec. 9. Fish shall not be cleansed Of their
| scales or entTails in any public market, where
thsy may be offered Tor sale
See no No person shall bring or send into
this CITY for sale, any milk without permit to
do So from the Board OF Health, such permit 10
be furnished gratmtOusiy Dy sald 0oaru 70 III az
plicauts on condition that none but pure and
Indiluted milk be sold within the city limits, and
subject to the approval Of the Health Ofhcer.
Sec. Il. All milk wagons shall have the name
of the owner and the number OF the wagon
painted thereon, plainly and legi6ly.
See. u. All groCsrs, bakers and other persons
having offering for sale milk slaL AT al Times
keep the name OF names OF the dalrylhaL from
I
in a conspicuous place wherever such milk may
be sold or kept for sale.
Sec Is No person shall have or Oter or have
for sale in this city any unEholesOme, Watered
or adulterated milk, or milk known a. sWill
milk. or milk from cows that for me most part
are kent tied up in stables, OF that are fed on
garbage swill or other like deleterious sub stance
or fluids, nor any butter or cheese made from
such milk.
sale, OF bring into the city any uecayed OF
dam ged vegetables OF fruits.
Sec Is. ANY person or persons violating the
provisions OF any section Of this ordinance, on
conviction thereof, shall be deemed guilty Of a
misdemeanOr, and shall be fined Tor each OHense
not less than ten or more than NIFTY dollars, be-
fore or by the Recorder.
See l6. All ordinances, or parts OF Orulnai-
ces. in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
Sec It. This ordinance TO take effect from and
after its approval aud publication in the daiT
paders ten consecutive Gays.
Sec. Is. Il is made the especial duty OF the
Mayor, Police, Marshal and Assistant Marshal
to have the provisions Of this ordinance strictly
enforced.
Approved July 25, 1879.
MORTON b. HOWELL Mayor.
5, A. DULING, Recorder tyzg lt