St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-11-18
AN ORDINANCE.

the consent of the Mayor ant
the Board of Aldermen of the town o
Melville, La. shall build or use an.
slaughterhouse within the limits o
the corporation of the said town of Mel
Vile that the keeping and slaughter
ing of all cattle, sheep and swine, ant
the preparation of keeping all meats
fish, birds or other animals food shall
be in the manner best adapted TO secur'
and continue their wholesomeness a.
food;
Be it further ordained, etc, Tha
every butcher or other person owning
or leasing or occupying any place, room
or building wherein any cattle, sheer
or swine have been killed or dressed
and every person owning Or being th'
owner, lessee or occupant of any room
or stable wherein any animal are KEEP
or of any market, public or private
shall cause such place, room, building
stable or market and their yards anC
apuprtenances to be h 0 e h
cleansed and purified, and all ofal
blood, fat, garbage, refuse and unwhole
some and offensive matter to be re
moved therefrom at least once in every
tW~enty-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 or painted. The floors OF
such buildings shall be so constructed
as to prevent blood or foul liquids or
washings from settling in the earth
beneath. That any violation of any of
the provisions of this ordinance shall
subject the offender to penalty of Five
Dollars $500 for each days continu-
ance or repetition Of the offense.
Be 1t 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 a
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 it further ordained, ETC., That no
person shall u~rinate, delicate, or com
nit any nuisances whatsoever in the
Strengthening pens of any abatteir or
slaughterhouse or within fifty feet
thereto.
That all slaughtering and dressing
of animals shall be completed and all
ofa1, refuse, horns, etc, shall be re-
moved daily, not later than 80 p. m.
and that the tubs, buckets, or other re-
ceptacles in which they are deposited
shall be cleansed and disinfected from
time to time as the inspector may di-
rect, but in no case shall the premises
remain unclean for a longer period than
twenty-four hours.
Be it further ordained, etc, That no
snimal that has been run snail be
killed until after the expiration of a
period of rest of eight hours.
HIn - 4 -
jected by the said inspector shall re-
main the property of the butcher, but
must be removed a reasonable distance
from the abattoir or 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 it 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
accredited1State or United State official,
attestiug the fact that the animal has
pA5SON bSpA ~A A AA RNSh ~ NS
inspection.
Be 1t further ordained, etc.,
1st. That the owner, manager, agent
or other erS in charge OF any
butcher shop or meat market in the
town Of Melville, shall be severally and
jointly responsible for the proper exc.
cution anG enforcement of the regula-
tions below, or any other regulations
governing said case or circumstances.
2nd. In every meat market, each
room wherein meat is handled or stored
shall be completely screened at doors,
| windows and other openings with Is
mesh wire gauZe, and such gauze, when
rusted or otherwise rendered pervious
to insects shall be removed and re-
placed with imperyious gauze.
Bird. Scraps of meat, ofa1, bones and
| other organic matter shall not be left
| exposed to the atmosphere of the room,
but must be kept in a closed receptacle,
| which must be emptied at least once a
| day. Also, the meat for sale shall not
be kept exposed to the air except in
such quantities as are needed for imme-
diate use, shall be kept in ~refrigerators
| or ice chests, but meat killed in the
afternoon can be left exposed in screen,
| ed room over night but no longer than
| 9 100 on next morning.
4. Every market must have a refTig-
orator or ice box of suitable size in use,
which shall be secured and aired thor
| oughly at least once q week, and often
err if necessary, SO that all times said
ice box or refrigerator hall be kept
sweet and clean.
5th. The floor of every smeat 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.
| tag or infectious disease shall be
employed in any capacity in any mea
market in the town of Melville, MOI
shall any convalescent from ~dipther1a
pneumonia, variola or typhoid be EN-
pIoyed until permission is granted by
] the municipal or parish health officer
18th. All meat thai is or becomes
tainted or attacked by p~utretactive oac-
terra shall be removed or destroyed
from the premises at once, and said
meat shall not be stored in any ice box
chest or refrigerator.
sth. Chopping blocks must be
scraped daily are counters must be
thoroughly secured, and all knives
saws and other implements must be
scalded 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, OF
Sucn person as mas CndIRe VI tHe Hat
ket, either rs 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 shall be the duty of the in
spector to visit each and every meal
market between the hours of 500 and
900 q. m. every day and inspect the
premises and in the event of any viola,
ton of any of the foregoing rules and
regulations to make the proper affidavit
before the Mayor and cite the offender
into court to show cause why the saic
rules or regulations have been violated