Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-09-28

not the owner or occupant is comply
ing with the provisions of this ordi-
nance and shall have the right to take
samples of milk or cream not to ex-
coed one % pint, from any can, vessel
or bottle, for the purpose of inpsect-
ing, testing, analysing or for micro
scoplc examination and whenever
sample or samples so ia ken shall not
correspond with or shall be in viol "a
ton OF the requirements of this ordI-
nance. such person, persons, corpora
ton Or company, in whose possessions,
care, custody or control such milk or
cream shall be found, shall be deemed
guilty of misdemeanor and punished
as hereinafter provided.
The Board of Health or any Veter-
marian designated by said board shall
have the power to enter into any
building or place VIII ere cows are
kept from which milk or cream has
been sold or disposed of in the city
of Watertown, and examine any and
all animals of said herd, to ascertain
whether or not said cows are in
healthy condition, when it shall be
deemed necessary by said Board, and
the expenses for such examination
shall be borne by the City of Water
town. Any person, corporation or
company that shall not permit such
examination by said Beard or Veterlna
rian shall fo thwith forfeit lis. hcl
or t..tir Ii, ease and shall lie punished
as hGTierafter crowded.
Sc. 6. Any person, corporation
or company that directly or by any
agent or servant shall sell, offer for
sale, exchange, deliver or carry for
the purpose of selling, exchanging OF
disposing of for food in the City of
Watertown, any milk or cream which
is unclean, diluted, impure, unhealthy,
diseased, unwholesome, from a dis
eased cow or cows, adulterated, or
not of the standard quality provided
for by this ordinance shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction shall be punished as herein
after provided, and said milk or cream
shall be forthwith copfscated and de-
stroyed by the Board of Health, it's
authorized officer or agent
Sec. 7. 1t shall be unlawful TO,
any person, firm or corporation to sell
or offer for sale any milk which has
been skinned, or any milk, SKINNED
milk, cream or butter milk which has
been Watered, colored or adulterated
in any way, or to which any preserva
tive has been added, or milk known
as swill milk, or milk from COWS or
other animals that for the most part
have been kept in stables in which
water and ventilation are insufficient
for the preservation of the health of
said cows or other animals, or that
are not fed on wholesome food.
Sec. 8. Mike containing less than
three CD per centum of milk fat, or
milk containing less than eight and
one half (8a) per centum of milk solids
not fat, shall be termed and mean
adulterated milk and it shall be I'M
lawful to sell or offer for sale, any
milk which shall contain less than 81
per cent. of milk solids or to sell or
offer for sale any cream which con-
tains less than eighteen Q8) per cent
of milk fat; provided, however, that
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person who is informed at the time of
sale of its character but only from
cans painted red and distinctly labeled
in white letters "Skimmed milk
each and every letter being at least
one inch high and one-half inch wide,
said words to be on the side of said
containor IN such a position as to be
most easily seen when such milk is
sold or delivered.
Sec. g. 1t shall be the duty of the
Board of Health of the City of Water
town to Immediately cause the prose-
cution of any violation of this ordi-
nance and to enforce the provisions of
| the same.
Sec. 10. The committee on Hos
pitfalls and Health of the Common
Council and the City Commissioner of
Health hall constitute the City Board
of Health.
Sec. II. Any person or persons,
firm, corporation or company that
shall violate any of the provisions of
this ordinance shall upon conviction
| thereof in Justice Court be punished
by the forfeiture of his, her, their or
its license and by a fine of not less
than Five Dollars $500 nor more
than One Hundred Dollars $500. COZ
for each offense together with the cost
of prosecution, or by Imprisonment in
the County Jail of the proper county
not less than thirty 81 days nor more
than sixty (60) days.
Sec. II All ordinances or parts CT
ordinances inconsistent herewith are
hereby repealed.