Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-28
CITY OF AUGUSTA.
Office of Milk Inspector.
Augusta, Me, Nav q. /

Augusta, Me. May Is, 1903.
Having been duly appointed milk in
spector for the City of Augusta, by his
honor. the Mayor and the Board of Alder
men, and having been duly sworn to the
proper performance of the duties OF that
office l hereby call the attention OF all
persons selling milk within the limits OF
the City Of Augusta to the following sec.
tons of the Ordinances relating to The
sale Of milk:
Section 2. Such inspector shall keep an
orlce and books for the purpose of re-
lcordlng the names and places "f business
lol all persons selling milk within the
limits of the City Of Augusta. Said In
ISpector may enter any pace where miiK
as, kept at stated for sale and examine
IAN carriages used in the conveyance
llhereof, ana when he has reason to be
icVe any milk found therein to be adult
Iterat"d he shall take specimens thereof
Iand cause them to be anaiyZed or other
wise satisfactorily tested. and he shall
preserve the result Of such analysis or test
as evidence. Said Inspector shall leave
IW1th the owner of the milk inspected n
lSealed specimen of the milk examined nv
him. which shall be marked in the same
manner as the specimen taken at that
time by said Inspector.
Section 3. The Municipal officers shall
within thirty days after the approval of
| this Ordinance, and thereafter annually
ION the first Monday of May, or within
forty days thereafter, grant licenses to
SUCH persons. as they may deem suitable
leach person so licensed shall pay one dol
lar to the City Treasurer of Augusta.
No license shall be assigned. sold or
| transferred: such license may be revoked
at any time by said Board for any cause
which they deem sufficient All such IL
c &c ,I shall expire on the first Monday
unless sooner revoked as herein provided
ANY license snail be authorized however.
to sell milk in accordance with the pro-
aH
lcense is granted to him, provided said new
license in granted within A. days after
the expiration of his former license: but I'm
no event shall such licensre sell milk after
the expiration of said 40 days unless a
lcw license has been granted him. Said
Municipal Officers may also grant such H.
ccnscs Mt any time after the time nxed
herein to such persons as said Board shah
decid" were unable or who failed through
no fault or neglect of their own, to on
tain n license within said time. Licenses
50 granted shall expire at the time and in
tho manner hcrcinbeforc provided for H.
cenScS regularly issued. Appliratiuns for
licenses shall be in duplicate one COPY Ia
be filed with the Inspector of Milk, who
shall record the same. and the other To be
presented to the Municipal Officers for ac-
ton. All applications shall be signed by
the person applying for license and shall
contain with the exception of the mum
Der, all the particulars required to be re-
corded in the license, as hereinafter pro-
vded. In case the application is favor
ably acted upon and a license granted by
-
promptly give to the Inspector of MIX
and to the City Treasurer a list of the
persons to whom licenses have been SO
granted. and botn said Officers shall keep
a record thereof. The Inspector of Milk
shall issue in the name of the Municipal
Officers a license to all such persons 10
whom q license has been granted as
aforesaid. Each license shall record the
number of the license, the name. the res
idcncc and place of business of the Ii.
cenSee, and, in case the licenSee is en-
gagged in the business of conveying milk
in carriages or other conveyanceS for the
purpose of sale, the license shall also
record the number of carriages or other
vehicles used and the name and residence
of every driver or other persons engaged
in carrying or selling milk for said H.
cenSec Each licensee engaged i'm the bust
ness of conveying milk in carriages or
other vehicles as aforesaid shall cause his
name and the number of his license and
place of business, if he has any to be
legihlY placed on each outer side OF all
or vehicles used by him i'm the
report to tho Inspector of Milk any change
of driver or other persons employed by
him which may occur during the time of
his license. and said Inspector of Milk
shall keep n record of such change. Per-
sons licensed to sell milk i'm any store
booth, stand or market place shall display
their license in some conspicuous place
therein.
section 4-Whoever. unless licensed as
aforesaid shall in the City of Augusta
sell milk or expose it for sale. or have
it in his possession with intent to sell.
md whoever violates any of the provs-
ons of this Ordinance shall for the first
offence be punished by fine not exceeding
twenty dollars for subsequent offence
oY fine not exceeding fifty dollars; pro-
vided, however that ii shall he lawful for
the persons named in said license as driv-
Frs or other persons substituted for them,
as hereinbefore provided, to sell milk
without a license in the course of their
employment by said persons so licensed.
1t shall also be lawful for any person en-
ployed by Il person licensed to sell milk
1t any store, booth. stand or market place
TO sell milk for his said employe. without
4 license, in such store, booth, stand or
market place.
Section 5--It shall be the duty of all
persons so licensed to sell milk to furnish
the Inspector. upon request by him. with
I'll the information they may possess
gardng any diseased or aduterated milk
found in their possession or under their
control where it was procured. by whom
sold and any other particulars within
heir knowledge. The failure or refusal 10y
any person as aforesaid to furnish when
so requested. all such information that he
may possess shall be sufficient cause for
revolving his license. and no person whose
license has been so revoked shall be Ii
renSed again unless by unanimous vote
IF all the members of licensing board"
c. l.. BLAKELY.
Milk Inspector.