The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-17
AN ORDINANCE.


AN ORDINANCE.
lApproved June 9th, 1ao4;l $50,
TO CREATE THE oTEIGp oEIM Is Ii,s,
egHfH1o Foob 81 sHP bFk NH BRoUaAP
oR {. oT 9 = FOR SALE IN IN T = Il
RATED OR IMPURE MILK. MEAT
AND OTHER T9 e z, tsgP,PLlIlEs WITH
Be It ordained by the Council Of the
City of Richmond
1sThat it shall be the duty Of the Board
of Health, as soon as practicable after ne
thereafter between the first day Of Octo-
Der and the first day of November Of such
year, to appoint an Inspector OF MIX and
Food Supplies, to serve for the term OF
two years, unless sooner removed by the
Beard of Health and thereafter until his
successor Is appointed and qualified ac-
cordins to law who shall within thirty.
Clerk by entering into a bond In the pen
atty Of one thousand dollars for the faith
full discharge OF his duties and, by taking
and subscribing the usual oaths for the
faithful performance OF his duties. 1t
shall be the duty of said Inspector to re-s
port to and be subject to the control Of
the Board Of Health except in SO fa,r. as
f1ict with this ordinance. or other ordl-
RANGES Of the city of Richmond.
2. The Board Of Health shall be au-
thorized In their discretion to employ
from time to time, and for such time as
they may designate, one or two assistants
to the Inspector of Milk and Food Sup.
plies, one Of whom shall be an ANALYTICAL gal
such duties as they may deem expedlent
and who when acting in the place of said
Inspector shall have all of the powers and
nance, and at all times shall have the
powers and discharge the duties pre-
scrlbed by regulations, to be adopted by
the Board Of Health as hereinafter pro-
vided.
8. The salary OF the Inspector Of Milk
and Food Supplies shall pc nine hundred ~
dollars per annum. payable monthly, ana
be at the rate Of $50 each per month, to
be ascertained and certified by the Baard
of Health to the Committee on Health
Treasurer. III
4. That from and after thirty days from
the passage of this ordinance no person
shall within or without the, ely Oh Rt hia
or dairy farm for the purpose OF pro-
ducing milk to be sold or exposed to sale
within the limits OF the city Of Rich
Ii HITS o 5'' the police jurisdiction Of the
CITY Of Richmond, outside of the three
public markets of said city, keep room,
maa 5 sGte sh 'f fTuit ' vegetable
tended for human food, are sold or eX-
posed to sale without first obtaining a.
Rf RITZ a q Food e 90 sn g9 the Ct the cg Of
Richmond Application for said permit
shall be made In writing, upon "a form
to be prescribed by said health offlcer, IN
which application II shall be stipulated
that the said Inspector. or other health
officer of the city of Richmond may from
time TO time inspect such place and prem
plies plies exposed 10 sale -thereat, and also
that such applicant VIII conform 70 me
requirements OF this ordinance and such
reasonable rules and regulations as may
be established by the Board of Health FOR
the government of such place or places.
Every person to whom, such permit IS
granted, before he shall be entitled to
such siel permit, It. shall pay tofthe Auditor Of
tie city of Richmond a fee OF two dollars
to cover the expenses incident to the IN
specton q milk ana ot ,M h rd s,upp mes
Before granting such permit, It shall DO
the duty of said INSPECTOR. to make. or
cause to be made. an examination 81 me
TO he used; in the maintenance of said
dairy farnl.sor stable, and of such place.
stall or store, where Is proposed 70 sell
milk bu,eT f from
Ii lime t Ia time. Inspect the same and Il
found In an nnsanitary condition, such
permit may berefused; Or y grained may ai
without notice, by said Inspector, II. IN
his Judgment, SUCH dairy, dairy farm or.
place is found to be in an unsanitary con-
6. 1t shall not be lawful for any person
by himself or by his servant Or agent.
nor for any such servant or agent or any
person to sell. exchange or deliver or 70
have In his or their custody or possession
with intent to sell. exchange or deliver Or
to expose or offer for sale as pure MIX,
part thereof has been removed or which
has been watered, aduternted or changed
in any respect by the additlon3of water
or other substance.
agents of such dealer shall sell. ey-
change. or deliver, or have in his custody
or possession With intent to SCI; eX,
cream, or any part thereof, has been, re-
moved unless, In a conspicuous place
above the center, upon the outside OF me
vessel, can. or package rom roma or IL mn,ea
MIX" are marked in distinct letters not
less than two inches N length;
n. No person shall sell, exchange. or
sion with intent to sell, exchange or de-
liver SKINNED milk containing less than
nine per cent. of the milk solids, excu-
siye of butter fats.
or shall transport, Or, carry for the .pur.
pose Of sale or shall have In his or their
custody or possession with intent 70 sell
or offer for sale any impure. adulterated
or unwhoesome milk, and no person shall
sell ndulterated milk: nor shall any per,
son offer milk for sale which Is produced
in whole or In part from COWS kept IN a
crowded or unhealthy condition or fed on
fcod that produces, or Is likely to pro-
duce, impure, diseased or unwholesoome
waste, usually called .swill,n or upon
any substance In state OF plltrefaction
or rottenness, or upon any other SUBJ
stance of an unwholesome nature,
o. That the addition Of water or any
other substance or thing Is hereby de-
clared an adulteraton, and milk that Is
obtained from animals that are fed on
distillery waste, usually called "swill."
or upon any substance In a state or pu-
trefactlon or rottenness' Or upon any
mix that has been exposed e er con
taminated by the emanations, discharges,
or exoremeuts from persons sick with
any contaglouS disease by which the
health or life os any person may be en-
danRered. or mtlE from tubercular cows,
is hereby declared to be impure and un-'
wholesome