Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-08-01
AN ORDINANCE
To Prevent the Sale of Un
wholesome Articles
of Food.
Be 1t 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 or lamb, for slaUghteriI g purposes, thatar
pre- gnant, or in an unhealthy OF uns0und cOndi-
ton; nor any meat, fish, game or poultry that
is diseased, unsound, unWEOies0me, or that
for any other reason is judged 70 be
unfit for human fo0d-(the fact that any
cattle, sheep, hogs or lamb being i'm auy stock
yard or slaughter-hOUse pen shall be considered
that the same Is being exposed there Tor sAlels
and the fast that auv carcass, OF part thereof o.
any cattle, sheep. hOgOr lamb is found IN any
slaughter-hOUse, OF any public OF private mar
kst-place, dressed and prepared as such meats
usually are cor market, shall be deemed suth-
cieut evidence thas the same Is on sale; and no
animal, nor any part thereof, nor any hsh, game
OF poultry that has been inspected and con-
Fauued bv the Board of Health, or the TusDec-
tor or assistants shall be held, sold OF offered for
sale for human food in this city.
Sec. ?. No person or persons shall buy or 0tler
% buy, for Strengthening purposes, IN any stock
yard, street or alley, OF in any market public OF
private, in this city, any cattle hogs, sheep or
lambs, that are pregnant, OF IN an unhealthy or
Sec. 8. Nominal Of any kind shall be slaugh-
tered, dressed OF hung nor part OF the meat
thereof, wholly OF in part, within any street,
avenue or sidewalk or public alley OF place III
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 Tor human food IN this
city.
Sec. s. No person shall bring into this city, or
sell OF Ofcr for sale, any cattle unit for use OK
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 cOnGscated and de-
strOyed.
Sec. g. NoSeased, blown, raised, plated,
putrid, impure or unhealthy or uuWhOlesOmo
meat, nor the meat Of shy animal that may have
died OF any disease or accident, OF hsh, birds or
fowls, shall be held, bought, sold, OF offered for
sale, for human food, In this city.
Sec. :. No calf, pig or lamb, nor the meat
thereof, shah be bought, sold, or offered foF
sale, for human food, in this city, which when
killed was less than one month old
Sec. 8. No cattle shall be kept in any place OF
which the water, ventilation and food IS not suit
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 permit 70
do &c from the Board OF Health, such permit to
be furnished gratultOusly by SAID board % All ap
plicants, on condition that none but pure and
undiluted milk be sold within the city limits, and
subject 10 the approval Of the Hea tn Omcer.
Sec. II. All milk wagons shall have the name
Of the owner and the number Of the wagon
painted thereon, plainly and legi5ly.
Sec. u. All grOc Is, bakers and other persons
having or Offering for sale milk, shall az an times
keen the name or names OF the dairyman from
whom the milk for sale was obtained posted up
in a conspicuous place wherever such milk may
Sec. I3. No person shall have or offer or have
for sale in this citv any unygh9les0me, Watercd
or adulterated milk, or m TX known g. swiH
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 deleteTious substance
or fluids, nor any butter OF cheese male from
such milk.
Sec. "a. No person shall sell, hold, OF OFFER FOX
sale or bring into the city any dec2yed or
damqged vegetables or fruits.
Sec. 10. Any person OF persons violating the
provisions OF any sectiO Of this ordinance, On
conviction thereof, shall be deemed guilty Of a
misdeIneauOr, and shall be fined for each Oueuse
not less than ten or more than dfty dollars be-
fore or by the Recorder.
Sec. 10. All ordinances, or parts or Ordlnan-
ces, in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
Sec. ~. This ordinance TO take effect from and
after its approval and publication in the daily
paders ten Consecutive DAYS.
Sec. Is. It Is made the especial duty OF the
Mayor, Police, Nlarshal and Assistant Marshal
TO have the provisions Of this ordinance strictly
enforced.
Approved, July =, 1875.
MORTON 3. HOWELL Mayor.
s. A. DCLING, Recorder. jy2J lot