St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-11-11
AN 0RnINANcR

AAS h45 eNp @44%G1 anu . i
appointing of Inspector and his
duty, etc.
Be it ordained by the Mayor a n d
Board of Aldermen of the Town of NJ et
vile, La, That no person or persons
without the consent of the Mayor and
the Board Of Aldermen of the town oil
Melville, La, shall build or use any
slaughterhouee within the limits 81
the corporation of the said town of Mel
Vile; that the keeping and slaughter
ing of all cattle, sheep and swine, and
the preparation of keeping all meats
fish. birds or other animals food shall
be In the manner best adapted Il secure
and continue their wholesomeness as
food;
BE it further ordained. etc. That
every butcher or other person owning
or leasing or occupying any place, room
or building wherein any cattle, sheep
or swine have been killed or dressed,
n every person owning or being the
owner, lessee or occupant Of any room
or table wherein any animal are kept
or OF any market, public or private,
shall such place, room, building,
stable or market and their yards and
apuprtenanees to be tt oroughl IL
cleansed and purified, and all offal,
blood, fat, garbage, refuse and unwhoIe-
some mi offensive matter to be re-
moved therefrom at least once in every
twenty-four hours after the use thereof
for any purpose herein referred to and
shall at all times keep all woodwork,
save hoorsand counters in buildings,
place or premises aforesaid thoroughly
Whitewashed OF painted. The floors of
such buildings shall be SO constructed
as to prevent blood or foul liquids OF
washings from settling in the earth
beneath. That any violation OF n of
the provisions of this ordinance shall
SnhjAnf fha nfTa1anr tn onnoJ$u ~ Eiuo
Dollars t$5.O0) for each days c~ontinu-
ance or repetition of the offense,
Be it further ordained, etc, That the
Town Marshal of the said town of Mel
vile shall be appointed inspector,
whose duty it shall be to inspect all
animals intended for food before and
after being killed, and keep an accurate
record OF all brands and marks and the
owner Of said animals inspected in q
book to preserve such records and the
inspector shall receive as his compen-
sation a fee of Twenty Five Cents for
each and every head of stock to be in
|spected the said fee to be paid to the
inspector by the owner or posscssor of
the said stock slaughtered.
Be IL further ordained, ETC., That no
person shall urinate, delicate, or com
nit any n~uisances whatsoever in the
s~laughtering pens of any abatteir or
slaughterhouse or within fifty feet
thereto.
That all slaughtering and dressing
of animals shall be completed and all
ona1, refuse, horns, ETC., shall be re-
moved daily, not later than $50 p. M.
and that the tubs, buckets, or other re-
ceptacies in which they are deposited
shall be cleansed and disinfected from
time to time as the inspector may di-
rect, but in no cas- shall the premises
emaln unclean for a longer period than
t~Wenty-four hours.
Be it further ordained, etc., That no
snimal that has been u snail be
killed until after the expiration of a
period of rest of eight hours.
That all animals condemned and re-
jected by the said inspector shall re-
main the property of the butcher, but
must be removed a reasonable distance
from the abattoir Dr. slaughterhouse as
directed by the inspector. And in the
event OF the rejection of any animal by
the inspector, permission is hereby
granted to the owner of said animal SO
rejected to Kill another one in order to
replace same, even after the hour afore
mentioned.
Be 1t further DRAINED, ETC., That all
meats brought into the town of Mel
vile, La, and offered for sale, that have
not been inspected by the said inspec-
tor of the town of Melville, must bear
evidence of having undergone some
previous inspection, /. e., must bear the
stamp or certificate of some specially
accredited JgState or United State official,
attestiug the fact that the animal has
passed both an ante and post mortem
inspection.
Be IL further ordained, etc.,
lst. That she owner, manager, agent
OF other 9 n in charge of any
butcher shop or meat market in the
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jointly responsible for the proper x
cution anG enforcement of the regula-
tions below, or any other regulations
governing said case or circumstances.
End. In every meat market, each
oom wherein meat is handled or stored
shall be completely screened at doors,
windows and other openings with H.
rusted or otherwise rendered pervious
to insects shall be removed and re-
placed with impervious gauze.
Bird. Scraps of meat, offa1, bones and
other organic matter shall not be left
exposed to the atmosphere of the room,
but must be kept in q closed receptacle,
which must be emptied at least once a
day. Also, the meal for sale shall not
be kept exposed to the air except in
such quantities as are needed for imme-
diase use, shall be kept in refrigerators
OF ice chests, but meat killed in the
afternoon al be left exposed in screen
ed room over night but no longer than
9 100 on next morning.
4. Every market must have a refrig-
orator or ice box of suitable size in use,
which shall be secured and aired thor
oughly at least once a week, and often
er if necessary, so that all times said
ice box or refrigerator shall be kept
and clean.
5th. The floor of every meat market
in the town of Melville, shall be rubbed
once daily with water and concentrated
I've and kept clean.
9th. No person suffering from a con
tageous or infectious disease shall be
employed in any capacity in any meat
market in the town of Melville, nor
shall any convaIescent from diptheria,
pneumonia, varioIa or typhoid be EN-
ployed until permission is granted by
the municipal or parish health officer.
18th. All meat that is or becomes
tainted or attacked by putretactive bac-
terra shall be removed or destroye ed
from The premises at once, and said
meat shall not be stored in any ice box,
chest OF refrigerator.
8th. Chopping blocks must be
scraped daily are counters must be
thoroughly secured, and all knives,
and other implements must be
and washed thoroughly daily.
9th. Splitting on the floor, wall. OF
any place other than in a euspidor pro-
vided for such purpose with disinfec-
tant solution is prohibited and it is
made the duty of the market master, o.
sach person as has charge of the mar
ket, elther as owner, lessee or manager,
TO report promptly any violation of this
regulation to the inspector or to the
Mayor of the town of Melville.
10Th. 1t shalt be the duty OF the in
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