Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1912-02-14
ANOTHER BLOW AT The FARMER.
The County Commissioners Taking Away
the Rights Of The People.

the Rights OF The People.
No objections can be properly
raised against provisions to in
spect meat, milk, etc offered fol
sale publicly. rather it is to be
commended. Such inspection
however, when such articles are
found to be sound should be sutfl-
cient, and. we believe, is as far as
10 lawful, but in order. to soil a
little milk, soma meat, or a fe"
pounds { f butter towing down
70 few little petty officials for a
permit, Is tiresome and disgust
,pe to, free and self-respecting
people. yet that is how we inter-
prete the regulations given below.
In addition to this it seems IN
tential to make monopoly fer
the meat sellers and dalryman,
which can be used not only 80
prevent the farmer from selling
his meat. milk and butter, out
pives the butohershcEs ana dairy
men the opportunity to TX prices
to suit their pleasure.
Such rules as these come nearer
to the peoples private affairs
than any other kind of leglsla-
ton and yet they have no voice
whatever, in their making a clear
CASE of usurpation of authority.
The death warrant follows:
At the regular meeting Of the
board of county comm lssloness
Monday the following milk Oh
dinance was passed:
Be it ordained ''y the Board OF
Health of the County Of Rowan:
Section /. That it shall be un.
lawful for any person, firm or
corporation. to sell, exchange, or
deliver any milk in the city OF
Salisbury, N. g., without per
mt from the Board of Health;
provided, this section shall not
apply to sales of milk produced
from dairy h'vipg a permit to
sell milk in said city.
Sec. 2. That any person, firm
or corporation desiring to sell
milk iu said city, shall apply
in writing to said Board Of Health
for a permit TO sell milk in said
city, and shall further agree in
said application, TO abide by all
the ordinances, rules and regula'
tlons, of the Board Of Health,
now in force, or which may be
later adopted by said Board.
Sec. 8. That no milk shall be
sold from any premises where
diphtherla, scarlet fever, typhoid
fever, smallpox, tuberculosis, or
other infectious diseases exist,
and the permit ef any dairyman
shall bs revoked upon satisfactory
evidence that said diseases exist
on his premises.
Sec. 4. That all persons SELL
ing milk in stores shall at all
times post in conspicuous place
the name of the dairyman and
the location of his dairy, from
which said milk is obtained.
Sec. 5. That no person en-
gagged in selling milk shall have
Or offer for sale watered or adul-
terated milk; and all skinned
milk shall be plainly labeled as
such on each container.
Sec. 6. That no milk shall be
sold from cows 70. peri I'd of
fifteen days before or ten days
after par urltion, nor from any
cow affected with tuberculosis,
lump-jaw, or any disease until
said COW is declared by the Dairy
Inspector to be free from disease.
Sec. Z. That the Board Of
Health shall havs power to make
rules and regulations and to en-
force ths same to secure for
dairies. proper. water supply,
drainage ventilation, air, floor
space, and light for COWS; and
cleaning cf all utensils at all
places where milk is produced for
sale in said city, aud vessels for
holding or delivering, said milk.
Sec. 8. That the Dairy In
spector shall have the right to
enter at any time for the purpose
of inspection any farm or dairy
at which milk is produced for
sale in said city.
SEQ. 9. That the Dairy In
spector shall test for tuberculosis,
oil dairy cattle full nishing milk to