The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-27

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ORDINANCE NO. 4oo8.
AN ORDINANCE creating the office of
milk Inspector in the city of Topeka
providing. for his appointment and reg
tlatlng the sale and delivery Of milk
cream and ice cream in said City. pro
Vld1ng penalties for the violation there
OF; repeating Ordinance NO; 293s, APP
proved May 8, 1859 and Ordinance No
Z46, approved May Is, 1899, and all other
ordinances and parts or ordinances in
conflict with this Ordinance.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF
Section / INSPECTOR: oUALIFICA-
TONS; TERM; SALARY. There is
hereby created the office of milk inspec-
tor of the City of Topeka, Kansas. Such
milk inspector shall be appointed by the
Board OF Commissioners of said City. He
shall be a graduate Of an accredited
shall be for period OF two years and un-
III MS successor is appointed and quail
of office shall expire with the Term of
office of the Board appointing him. He
snail receive salary of twelve AjlndFLd
dollars ($1, 200) per annum, payable month
ly. Before entering upon the discharge
sum of five hundred dollars ($50O) condi-
TONED for the faithful performance of his
duties.
Section , REGISTRATION; FEES;
RECORDS. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person, firm or corporation TO sell, offer
for sale or have in their possession with
intent to sell, any milk or cream for con-
sumption as milk or cream, or for the
manufacturing of ice cream, or to manu-
facture ice cream for sale, within the City
of Topeka, without possessing a registra-
ton certificate from the milk inspector
of said city. Such registratio certificate
shall be obtained by filing with the milk
Der and particular location of the COWS, or
of the place of business from which such
person, firm or corporation purposes to
sell milk. cream or ice cream. Upon re-
ceipt of said application, and upon pay
ment by the applicant of a clerical fee
of twenty-five cents. said milk inspector
shall issue to such person, firm or cor
porationt registration certificate. Such
resistra ton certificate shall remain in
force and effect during the current fiscal
year in which it is issued, that is, until
the January first. following it's date Of
issue, unless revoked by. the milk inspec-
tor for failure to comply with the pro-
visions of this Ordinance. y revoked reg
iStration certificate shall be renewed only
upon recommendation OF the milk inspec-
tor.
For the purpose of paying the cost of
inspection, as provided in this Ordinance,
all persons, firms and corporations, en-
gagged in keeping milk depots, conducting
ice cream manufactures, or peddhng
milk. within the City limits of the, City
of Topeka, shall pay to the City Treas
urer, the following fees, respectively, to-
wit:
Milk eepots and retail milk peddIers
1900 pounds Of milk and cream.
1880 SG I pounds to 1000 pounds, per ~
10000 pounds to 5000 pounds, per
SC, 600 pounds TO $4,000 pounds, per
month ............-....---..... 500
1905 pounds to 100000 pounds, per
24o, 90 pounds to $4,000 pounds, per
month ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 15.Vv
800, coo pounds or over, per MONTH. 20.0o
Provided. however, that no inspection
fees shall be required of persons living in
the city and keeping only one COW.
Above fees 10 be based on the number
of pounds OF six and af cream sold dur
ing the month next preceding and to be
paid on before the fifth day of each
Ice cream factories making ice cream
for sale only on the premises where mads,
XII E other ice cream nian1facturers
Above fees shall be paid senli-annuaiiy
on or before the first day of January and
MIX depots shan keep such records as
Will enable the milk INSPECTOR to deter
mine the number of pounds Of milk or
cream sold by them and these records
shall, at all times, be open for lis inspec-
Section 3. Each vendor of milk, cream
or ice cream, shall, before engaging N
the sale of milk, cream o. ice cream,
cause his name and place Of business to
be placed, and to remain, N letters not
less than three and a quarter Inches in
height or each outer side Of all wagons
OF other vehicles used by sucn vendor. IN
the conveyance or sale of milk, cram CT
Section l. TJNWHOLESOME MILK
DEFINED. Milk produced from cows
kept in an unsanitafy, poorly lighted or
poorly ventilated stable, or produced by
ed from cows that are fed on city slop
or refuse matter from any starch factory,
deeomposed feed, stable manure. bedding,
or any article of food which is fermenting
or fermented other than clean, well cured
silage; or milk stored in an unsanitary
place or milk kept or delivered in vessels
r1O cleaned vessels
ruSted or in wooden vessels, or milk In
which a sediment collects on standing. 1t
or offer for sale, or exchange milk Known
as ''unwhOlsome milk The milk In
spector shall have authority to condemn
unwholesome milk for food purposes
Section 5. SKINNED MILK. - snail
be unlawful for any Person, firm or cor
poration to sell, offer for sale, CT have IN
possession with intent to exchange or sell,
any milk from which any cream has been
removed, or from which any strippingS
have been kept back or removed. unless
the utensils in which SAID milk is stored
and sold are marked in clear letters shCw-
ing the per cent of fat whicis such. milk
contains, or be marked Skin milk"
Section G. MILK AND CREAM;
STANDARD. It shall be unlawful for
any person, firm or corporation, to SELL
offer for sale, or have in possession with
intent to sell, any milk TO which any wa
ter or other adulterant has been added.
or milk showing less than 3.25 Der cent
of fat or less than SO per cent of solids
not fat unless branded in clear letters
and figures showing the per cent of fat
the milk contains The person purchas-
ing the same must be informed by the
salesman of said milk that the milk is
not up to the standard required. All
restaurants selling milk below the re-
quired standard shall have posted in a
conspicuous place a sign containing the
legend WE SERVE SKIM MILK in
letters not less than two 90 inches in
height 1t shall be unlawful to sell, offer
for sale, or have in possession with in
tent to SELL any milk produced by any
COW or cows before the sixth day after
freshening and less than twenty days be-
fore freshening It shall also be unlaw-
full to sell or offer for sale any cream con-
tanning less than eighteen per cent of fat
the per cent Of fat contained therein.
Section T. INFECTION; CONTAMINA-
TION; TEMPERATURE. 1t shall be I'M
lawful for any person, firm or corporation
to sell or offer for sale any milk. cream
or ice cream which has been MIXED or
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