Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-05-26
CITY OF AUGUSTA.
Office of Milk Inspector.
Augusta, Me, May Is,

| Having been duly appointed milk i'm
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
lions of the Ordinances relating TO the
sale of milk:
Section g Such inspector shall keep an
Office and books for the purpose of re-
Icording the names and places Of business
Of al df fbs selling milk within hd the
|spector may enter any place where milk
is kept at stated for sale and examine
all carriages used in the conveyance
lieve any milk found therein to be adult
terated he shall take specimens thereof
and cause them to be analysed or other
preserve the result of such analysis or test
as evidence. Said Inspector shall leave
with tine owner of the milk inspected a
sealed specimen of the milk examined by
him which shall be marked in the same
manner as the specimen taken at that
time by said Inspector.
Section 8. The Municipal officers shall
within thirty days after the approval of
this Ordinance, and thereafter annually
on the first Monday of May, or within
|torty days thereafter, grant licenses to
o sell milk within the City of Augusta,
7 Zach person so licensed shall pay one dol
ar to the City, Treasurer of Augusta
No LICENSE, shall be assigned, sold or
transferred; such license may be revoked
1t any time by said Board for any cause
which they. deem sufficient. All such Ii
censes shall expire on the first Monday
IF May next succeeding the date of issue
Inless sooner revoked as herein provided.
Any license shall be authorized however.
o sell milk in accordance with the pro-
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cense is granted to him, provided said new
license in granted within 40 days after
the expiration of his former license; but in
10 event shall such licensee sell milk after
he expiration of said 40 days unless a
new license has been granted him. Said
Municipal Officers may also grant such Ii
herein to such persons as said Board shall
decide were unable or who failed through
no fault or neglect of their own to OBJ
tain a license within said time: Licenses
so granted shall expire at the time and in
the manner hereinbefore provided for Ii
censes regularly issued. Applications for
licenses shall be in duplicate, one copy to
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
contain, with the exception of the num-
ber, all the particulars required to be re-
corded in the license. as hereinafter pro-
vided. In case the application is favor
the Municipal Officers. the City Clerk shall
promptly give to the Inspector of Milk
md to the City Treasurer a list of the
persons to whom licenses have been so
granted. and both said officers shall Keep
= record thereof. The Inspector of Milk
shall issue In the name of the Municipal
Officers a license to all such persons 10
whom a license has been granted. as
aforesaid. Each license shall record the
number of the license. the name. the res
idence and place of business of the IL
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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 Il
ness of conveying milk in carriages or
other vehicles as aforesaid shall cause his
name and the number of his license ana
place of business, if he has any, to be
legibly placed on each outer side of all
carriages or vehicles used by him in the
conveyance and sale of milk and he shalI
report to the Inspector Of Milk any change e,
OF driver or other persons employed py
him which may occur during the time OF
his license. and said Inspector of Milk
shall keep record of such change. Per
sons licensed to sell milk in 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
1t in his possession with intent to sell.
and whoever violates any of the provls-
ions of this Ordinance, shall for the first
offence be punished by fine not exceeding
twenty dollars, for a subsequent offence
by fine not exceeding fifty dollars; pro
vided. however, that 1t shall be lawful for
the persons named in said license as driv-
ers 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 a person licensed to sell milk
at any store, booth. stand or market place
to sell milk for his said employe, without
license, in such store, booth, stand or
market place.
Section SIT shall be the duty of all
persons SO licensed to sell milk TO furnish
the Inspector, upon request by him. with
all the information they may possess re-
gardIng any diseased or adulterated milk
found in their possession or under their
control, where it was procured. by whom
sold and any other particulars within
their knowledge. The failure or refusal by
any person as aforesaid to furnish, when
SO requested, all such information that he
may possess, shall be sufficient cause for
revoking his license, and no person whose
license has been so revoked shall be IL
censed again unless by unanimous vote
of all the members of licensing board. !"