The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-01-25
ORDINANCE NO. 50.

An ordinance relating to slaughter houses.
meat markets, etc; in the City of Milbank, and
the MAJ agemen and inspection thereof.
SECTION /. 1t shall be unlawful for any person
or persons, firm corporation engaged IN the
business of slaughtering animals or packing
them for market, or rendering OF any animal
matter. or conducting meat market within the
city limits with n one mile thereof, to permit
or suffer to remain on the premises where such
business ls carried on any decaying meat blood,
bones, offaI fifth or other animal matter so mat
the same shall become offensive and unwhole
some and endAnger health or be Nuisance to
the neighborhood. Such premises shall at ali
times be Kept in cl an, healthy aud lnofensve
condition. Any violation Of thus section shall
bepunishahle by fine of not less than ten dol
lars and nor exceeding oDe hundred dollars for
every such violation.
SEcrloN2. The health officers and policemen
of the city, and any all their assistants, shall
be permitted free entrance at all hours of the day
or night to all places used for any purpose speci-
fed In this ordinance and shall have the right of
free and unrestrained examination OF such places
and of the machinery and utensils ther in
contained, and of the meat provisions therein
exposed for sale and the manner Of conducting
and operating such business. Any person Will
fully h,ndering Obstructng such entrance or
examination shall be liable to q fine of not lees
than ten dollars and not exceeding fifty dollars
SECTIoN3 If, in the opinion of the health Of
hcei Of the city, any meat provisions exposed
for sale in any market, shop or other building
IN the city are tainted, putrid. unwholesome and
dangerous to the public health, it shal be the
duty of the health officers of the city to serve
notice in writing upon the person exposing for
sale such meat provisions. requiring HIM TO de-
stroy the same in such manner and within such
time shall BY such notice be prescribed, and if
the person served negects to conform to such
notice it shall be the duty Of the health officers
to destroy such meat provisions, at the expense
of the city, and report in writing to the city
council the amount OF such expense and the
name of the person exposing such meat prOvi
sOns for sale and therenpOn suit may be insti
tuted in the name Of the city against such person
for the recovery Of the expenses incurred.
fOr
any market-house or shop or elsewhere in the
city, any emacated, tainted or putrid meat
PROVISIONS which from this or other causes are
nnwholesome and dangerous to the public health
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and
shall. on convection thereof. be punished by
fine of not less than ten dollars and not exceed
ing one hundred dollars, or by imprisonment In
the county Jail not to exceed thirty DAYS, or by
both fine and imprisonment, for each Ofense.
SECTION 5. All places and premises within the
city or within one mile of the city limits where
any business enumerated in this ordinance il
carried on ehall be subject to supervision and in.
spection by the health officers fthe city or the
assistants. who shall have the power to make
publish aud enforce such regulat ions respecting
the management of the same as they may deem
necessary to the health or physical comfort O.
the inhabitants of the city. and any refusal o.
wilful neglect on the part of any person owninl
or having charge OF such building, premises Ol
business to observe or comply with any regulation
80 made shall render such person offending
liable to fine of not less than five dollars ant
not more tn an fifty dollars.
SECTION 6. All ordinances or parts of ordin
ances n conflict with this ordinance are hereb!
repealed.
and be in force from and after its passage, ap
proval, and publication.
Firstr December 2. 1906
Second reading January 9, 1907.
Adopted and approved Janua-y 9, 1907.
A. j BLEeER. THos L. BoucK,
City Auditor. Mayor