Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-01-21
CITY ADVERTISING.
Ordinance No. see.

An ordinance creating the Office of meat inspec-
tor, fixing his fees, prescribing his duties, a1d
providing for the Inspection OF meat in The city
OF Fort worth. Texas.
Be it ordained b. the city council Of the city OF
Fort Worth:
Section l. There is hereby created the office OF
inspector Of meat in and for the city of Fort
Sec ?. The inspector of meat shall be duly
elected by the council at the incoming OF each
CITY council for the term Of on year and until
his successor IS duly elested and qualified; sub
ject to removal IN the same manner as csher OH
GERS elected by the city council may be removed,
and shall receive aS compensation IOr his services
as meat inspector the following ices, to-Hit;
For inspecting each head OF cattle offered for
sale for beef. either by the carcass or by
tail, by any dealer N fresh meats, - cents.
For inspecting the meat or carcass OF each calf
or veal so offered for sale By such dealer, 10
cents.
For inspecting the meat or carcass Of each
sheep and each goat so offered for sale BY such
dealer, cents.
For inspecting the meat or carcass Of each hog
offered for sale IS pork By such dealer, 10 cents.
For inspecting each barrel Of hsh offered for
sale IN the city either BY the barrel or BY retail
10 cents.
For the inspecting of each IGo mounds of spare
ribS or pork sausage offered for sale, whether BY
wholesale or reSSl TO cents said ices to ee paid
b. such dealer IN fresh meat. 70 said inspector
or his deputies immediately Hpon delivery OF the
certificate of inspection bv said inspector or dep
uties TO such dealer provided that not more than
one fee shall IN any case be collected for the IN
Spectien of one carcass; and provided further,
that 1t shall be unlawful for aIv such dealer IN
In this section without having first obtained
from said Inspector or his deputy certificate OF
inspection therefor
Sec ;, Any dealer in fresh meats such
are named in section OF
this ordinance who shall refuse to permit said
Inspector or his deputies 10 perform any of the
duties enioined upon said inspector by this or6i-
nance. or who shall violate any of the provisions
OF this ordinance, or who snail sell
meats as are mentioned in section
of this ordinance, without having first paid for
ordinance, said certificate 10 be obtained from
the Inspector CT meat or his deputy, shall be
deemed guilty Of miSdemeanor and upon con-
viction therefor shall be fined IN any sum not less
than $50 nor more than SOL
Sec. 4. 1t shall be the DUTY of the
inspector or his deputy to daily visit all the
butchers shops and meat or fish wagons or mar
ketS of whatever kind, and all other places, cars
or vehicles where or in which fresh meats may
be kept for sale n the city, and to carefully in
spect all fresh meat and fish and fowl exhibited
for sale, and to condemn and so destroy all such
rs they may find to be tainted, fevered or other
wise impure, as well as all down meat and flesh
OF calves under twenty-Cne days old. It shall be
the duty OF the inspector and his deputies to
this city where cattle ana hogs are
kept and to condemn any unhealthy
animal intended for slaughter and cause them TO
be killed and their bodies to be delivered to tine
Sec. 5. For the convenient dispatch of the
duties herein imposed, inspector may divide the
city into districts and assign such districts to his
deputies as ne may see TT. Taking Tor himself q
spector shall provide horse and wagon for the
expedition of the business OF inspection and the
removal of condemned meat.
Sec. 8. The inspector and his deputies snait
have the power to enter all places where
fresh meat and fowl and fish or either
at all hours of the day or night for TIE purpose OF
inspecting such meat and fowl and fish, and to
this end may cause doors, as well as ice boxes
ever the inspector or his deputies shall find any
tainted, ieyered, down, or otherwise impure
under twenty -one days old or any FOWL or HSn
unfit for food, It shall be their duty 20 attach to
each piece so found a card SIX inches long and
three inches wide, having printed thereon
after which it shall be unlawful for any one to
sell the same or any part thereof, or for any one
except the inspector or some one authorized by
him TO remove 1t, and he shall cause the con-
demned piece of flesh to be removed and cast into
the city dump or delivered to the city scayenger
to be removed at the expense OF the person own
ing conducting the place where 1t may De
found; ana the inspector sh2u report the sald
owner or occupant Tor eXhIpltlng Tor sale I'M
healthy food, specifying to the city attorney the
kind as wei as the facts concerning the con-
demned heshy fish or food. 1t shall then
be the duty of the city attorney to file acomplanb
in the recorders court against such owner or
occupant upon the charge or selling unhealthy
Sec Z. Whoever in this city shall exhibit for
snle or has in any way placed under his control
other articles enumerated in the preceding sec
tions shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor
and vlOlater OF the provisions or TINS ordinance,
and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any
sum not less than $50 nor more than
$780, The Judgment IN each case shall
carry with it the costs of the case
including the expense of removing the con-
demned articles to the city dump.
Sec. 8. The inspector shall keep q record OF
the times OF inspection of each place together
with statement showing the condition in which
each place is found together with the number
and kind of articles condemned, if any; and
shall deliver to the mayor transcript OF such
record on the first OF each month.
Sec. g. Any inspector who shall receive any
money or other valuable things for the perform
ance of any duty imposed on him by this Ordi-
nance, otherwise than the fees established here
in, shall be deemed guilty of q misdemeauOr
and shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined in
any sum not less fifty nor more than one hun
bred dollars.
q bond, with good and sufficient security, made
payable to the city of Fort Worth in the penal
sum of five hundred dollars, conditioned for the
faithful performance of the duties herein pre-
scribed, to the best Of his skill ana ability.
Sec. IL. That all ordinances and parts of or
dinances in conflict with any of the provisions OF
this ordinance be and the same are hereby re-
pealed.
Sec 12 That this ordinance take effect and be
law.
Approved January 6, 1859.
H. S. BRonEs, Mayor.
Filed January l. 1889.
II. r. EARLY, City Secretary.
Passed January s, 1883.
Recorded January IL, 1883, in Ordinance Book
B, page $50. II. R. EARLY, City Secretary.
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