The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-19
To LICENSE
CITY MILK
DEALERS

Milk dealers and farmers are greatly
interested in the bill introduced In the
house OF representatives today by s. Fred
Gibson OF Providence. providing for the
licensing OF milk dealers I'm cities Of 10000
or more inhabitants. and In amendment
OF chapter l47 OF the general laws. en-
titled cot Milk"
II reads mo person or persons. firm
or corporation. for himself. herself. itself.
themselves or as the servant agent. or
employe Of any person shall sell, ex-
change or deliver, or have in his. her. or
their possession, care. custody or con-
troll. with intent to sell, exchange or de-
liver, In any manner whatsoever, from
any wagon. carriage or other vehicle, or
from any store or establishment OF any
kind whatsoever. In any other man
ner. milk. cream or sllim-milk. with
In any city OF Rhode Island hav-
Ing population OF 10000 or more
Inhabitants, unless such person or per
sons shall have first obtained and have
In force license therefor from the board
OF aldermen OF said cities.
The board OF aldermen of said cities
may grant licenses to all persons making
written applications therefor on printed
form or forms provided for that purpose
by the inspector OF milk. Such applca-
tiOn shall state the name, residence and
OF the applicant. the number and de-
scriptlon OF each and every wagon car
rlage or vehicle used by the applicant in
the milk. cream. or skinned milk bus-
ness, and any statistical Information that
may be required by the said board. All
applications shall be signed by the APP
plicant and. In case OF Incorporated con-
Germs so applying. the application shall
be made by the treasurer of the corpora
tion.
Such licenses shall be lsued to expire on
tI ,e
the date OF license. A license fee OF 81
shall be charged for such license. L.
censes shall not be issued by said board
until the applicant shall first present a
receipt from the city treasurer for such
license fec The inspector OF milk sha~
keep record OF all such licenses issued
including the name residence, and place
Of business OF each and every person 10
whom such license is issued and the date
OF issue and the date Of license and so
much OF section OF Chapter 147 OF the
General Laws entitled "Of Milk" as re-
quires milk dealers TO register their names
and places of business in the Insect in
spectors' book shall not apply To any such
licenses.
CAN'T TRANSFER LICENSE.
mo persons holding such license shall
have power TO transfer, sell or assign II
TO any other person or persons. Such H.
acting as n servant. agent, or employe OF
person having a license. provided the
person employing such servant agent or
employe. shall have previously recorded
the name and residence. OF such servant.
agent. or employe. on the original appli-
cation which shall be kept on 1le In the
office OF the inspector OF milk
mo person shall act as such servant.
agent. or employe 10 whom n license has
previously been granted and revoked pur-
suant TO the provisions hereof Any and
all persons licensed under this act shall
Immediately caused to be and remain
posted his, her. or their. license upon
some conspicuous part OF tho ROOM place.
or Office, IN which the business is carried
or
Section 9 "The board OF aldermen Of
such cities shall have the power az any
time I'm their discretion. upon the rec
ommendation OF the Inspector OF milk
TO revoke or suspend any SUCH license for
any violation OF the provisions OF said
chapter 1iof the general laws. or of any
act I'm amendment thereof. or. In addition
thereto of for any other good or suffi-
Client cause or when the interests OF the
public health demands ~: provided. how
ever. that no such license shall be re-
voked or suspended until after euch board
OF alders en- shall give the licensee Ave
days previous notice and an opportunity
to be heard
Section q ANY person violating any
provision of section one OF this act shall.
upon conviction. be fined for the first Of
fense. not less than $50 and not exceed
ing 800 and for any subsequent offcnse.
not less than 500 or imprisonment not 10
exceed % DAYS or both
Section This act shall take effect
from and after us passage. Tor tho pur-
pose ~ Eregting end issuing such licen.
ses. and shall wholly take effect from and
after the irst day OF April. a. n. 1870"