The suburban citizen. (Washington, D.C.) 1891-1902, 1900-09-29

nlcle TOT the delivery OF milk or cream
unless such wagon or vehicle has
painted on or affixed to the outside
thereof, plainly and legibly and so
that the same may be easily read by
passers-by, the name and the location
of the place of business of the person
owning such milk or cream and, If
permit has been issued to him. the
number Of his permit to sell milk or
cream or to produce the same for sale.
No person shall, in the District Of Co
lumbia, have milk or cream in bottles,
or other receptacles intended to be
left with consumers, IN or about any
vehicle in which milk or cream for
sale is being carried in bulk No per-
son shall use any wagon or other We
hicle for the delivery of milk or cream
which is not clean and free from gar
bage or other material or thing liable
TO contaminate such milk or cream.
Sec. IA. That every person holding
or offering in said District milk or
cream for sale shall at all times keep
posted conspicuously in his place of
business, in plain and legible letters,
and so that the same may be easily
read by purchasers of such milk or
cream, the name or names OF the per-
son or persons from whom such milk
or cream has been obtained.
Sec 10. That the health officer of
said District be, and he is hereby, au.
thorized, upon application in writing
by the owner of any cattle from which
milk or cream is, or is to be, produced
for sale in the District of Columbia,
to cause every bull and COW upon the
premises upon which said milk or
cream is to be produced to be examined
physically, and in such other ways as
may be necessary to determine the
condition thereof, and to cause every
such bull and COW which has thus been
examined and found to be sound to be
marked in such manner as may be nee.
essary, in the judgment of said health
officer, permanently to identify such
animal as inspected and passed and to
cause every such bull and COW so ex-
amined, which is found not to be
sound, to be permanently marked so
as to be identified as inspected and
condemned: Provided, however, That
no such inspection shall be made un
less the person applying therefor shall,
in making application, agree to cause
every condemned animal to be remov.
ed from his premises, to cause such
premises to be disinfected to the salts
faction of said health officer, and after
the completion of such inspection to
bring or keep no new bull or COW
thereon except such as have been SINH
larly examined and passed as sound
by some competent veterinary surgeon
acting under the supervision of or in
conjunction with said health officer
No person shall sell or hold or offer
for sale in said District any milk or
cream from any COW which has not
been thus tested, under any representa-
tion that said milk or cream comes
from tested cattle" "tubeTculn-tested
cattle" cattle free from tuberculosis"
veterinary tested cattle" or under
any similar representation. No person
shall counterfeit or initiate any mark
used for the Identification of cattle
which have been inspected under the
supervision of the health department
OF said District, nor remove or deface
any such mark, nor cause any such
mark to be removed or defaced from
or on any animal on which it has been
placed under such supervision, nor
place any such mark, or cause any
such mark to be placed, on any animal
which has not been so tested. And IL
any person whose cattle have been eX-
amined and passed, as hereinbefore
authorized shall desire to discontinue
the sale of milk from such cattle ex
clusively, he shall so notify the health
officer Of said District, in writing, and
said health officer shall cause the fact
of such discontinuance to be anuounc-
ed by advertisement in some daily
paper or daily papers published in said
District. No person whose cattle have
been examined and registered as afore
said in said District shall, without
written permit from said health officer,
place or keep, or permit to be placed
or kept, on the premises on which
such registered cattle are kept, any
bull or COW which has not been ex
amined and passed as sound as afore
said.
Sec. 16. That the Commissioners of
the District of Columbia be, and they
are hereby, authorized to make regu
latiOns to secure proper water supply,
drainage, ventilation, air space, floor
space, and cleaning of all premises on
which milk or cream Is sold or held,
offered or produced for sale, to secure
proper care of such milk and cream
and to secure the isolation on such
premises of cattle suffering from con.
tagious diseases. And said Commits
sioners are further authorized to afiiX
to such regulations such penalties as
may, in their judgment be necessary
to enable them to secure the enforce.
ment thereof.
Sec. IT, That it shall be the duty OF
the health officer of said District, and
Of such inspectors of the health de-
partment as he may designate, to en-.
force the provisions Of this Act and OF
all regulations made by authority
thereof And said health officer and
| inspectors are hereby authorized, in
the performance Of such duty, to en-.
ter and inspect all places in said Dis
| trict where milk or cream is sold, OF
held, offered. or produced for sale, and
to board and examine all cars, boats,
wagons, and other vehicles, and to stop
all wagons and other vehicles for that
purpose No person shall interfere
with said health officer or with any
said inspector in the performance of