Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-30

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tables, shelves, and knives, saws
lcIeavers or other utensils, or the ma
chinery used in moving, handli,ie
cutting, chopping, mixing, canning III
Iother processes are not thoroughly
cleaned daily; or IL the clothing Of
operatives, employees, clerks, or other
persons therein employed. is unclsan
sec. 8. The sidewalks and ceilings
OF every bakery, confectionery, cream
cry, cheese factory, and hotel or res
taurant kitchen shall be so construct
ed that they can easily be kept cle1n ;
and every building, room, basement
or Enclosure occupied or used for the
preparation, manufacture, packing,
storage, sale or distribution Of food
shall have an impermeable floor made
of cement or tile laid in cement, brick.
wood or other suitable material which
can be flushed and washed clean with
water.
Sec. 4. All such factories. build
ings, and other places containing food
shall be so provided with proper doors
and screens adequate to prevent con-
termination OF the product from flies
Sec. 5. Every such building,
room, basement, inclosure. or premis
es occupied. used or maintained fer
the production, preparation. manufsc-
ture, canning, packing, storage. sale or
distribution of food, shall have ade-
quate and convenient toilet rooms.
lavatory or lavatories. The toilet
rooms shall be separate and apart
from the room or rooms where the
process of production, preparation.
manufacture, packing, storing, can
ming, selling and distributing Is con-
Quoted. The floors of such toilet room ;
shall be OF cement, tile, wood, brick
or other non-absorbent material, and
shall be washed and secured daily.
Such toilet or toilets shall be furnish
ed with separate ventilating hues and
pipes discharging into soil pipes OF
shall be on the outside Of and well re.
moved from the building. Lavatjr-
les and wash rooms shall be adjacent
to toilet rooms. or when the toilet is
outside of the building, the wash
room shall be near the exit to the
toilet and shall be supplied with soap,
running water and towels and shall lie
maintained in sanitary condition.
Sec. 6. If any such building, room,
basement, Enclosure or premises oc, u
pied used or maintained for the par
poses aforesaid, or if the floors, sica-
walls, ceilings, furniture, receptaclcs,
implements, appliances or machine,y
of any such establishment, shall he
constructed, kept, maintained, or PEI
mitted to remain in a condition cor
trary to any of the requirements Or
provisions of the preceding five CD
sections Of this act, the same is here
by declared a nuisance, and any to:i
ct, toilet room, 1avatory or WASH
rooms, as aforesaid, which shall he
constructed, kept, maintained or per-
mitted to remain in condition con
trary to the requirements or provi
sions of section five 90 of this Gct,
is hereby declared a nuisance; a-id
any car, truck, or vehicle used in tie
moving or transportation of any food
products as aforesaid. which shall
be kepSor permitted to remain in 40
unclean, unhealthy or insanitary cCu-
dition is hereby declared a nuisance.
Whoever unlawfully maintains, or al
lows or permits to exist a NUISANCE
as herein defined shall be guilty Of a
and, on CONVICTION
thereof, shall be punished as herein
provided.
Sec. Every person, firm or ccr-
poration operating or maintaining an
or place where food is
produced, prepared, manufactured.
packed, stored, sold or distributed
shall provide the necessary CuspiGt rs
for the use of the operatives, en-
ployes, clerks, and other persons, and
each cuspidor shall be thoroughly
emptied and washed out daily with
water or a Siisinfectant solution, and
five ounces thereof shall be left IL
each cuspidor while it is in use. VINO
ever fails to observe the provisions VI
this section shall be guilty Of a mis-
demeanor. and punished as herein 1T
er provided
Sec. 8. No operative, employe, |
DIT other persons shall expectorate On
the food OF on the utensils or on the
floors or sidewalks of any building, |
room, basement or cellar where tee
production. preparation, manufacture. |
packing, storing or sale of any such
'ood Is conducted. Operatives, en-
ployes, clerks, and all other persons
who handle the material from which |
such food is prepared or the finished
product, before beginning work. or aft |
Or visiting toilet or toilets, shall wash
heir hands thoroughly in clean water.
Whoever fails to observe or violates |
he provisions Of this section shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor and punish
ID by a fine Of not more than twenty
i've dollars.
Sec. 8. 1t shall be unlawful for
my person to sleep, or to allow OF per
nit any person to sleep In any work
DOM, room of a bake shop, kitchen,
lining room, confectionery, creamery.
cheese factory, or any place where !.
God Is prepared for sale. served or
old, unless all foods therein handled