The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-01-24
ORDINANCE No. 1856
An Ordinance to Regulate the S|aughtedng
Of Animals and the inspection Thereof
In the City of'virginia.

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Of Animals and the Inspection Thereof
10 the City of'virginia.
Section l. 1t shall be unlawful for any
person or persons. com pany or corporation
within the limits of the City of Virginia to
engage in the business of slaughterinR
animals for food. packing them for market
or rendering the offal fat. bones or scra
from such dead animals or any dead ca
cass or any animal matter whatever, or q
engage in the manufacture or productNh
of fertilizers or glue. or the cleaning or
rendering Of intestines, unless he or they
shall have first obtained a permit from the
City Council of the City of Virginia so to do.
Section 2. Any permit so granted may
be revoked by the City Council upon
written notice by the Board of Health
whenever it shall appear to their satistac-
ton that the party so granted permit
shall have violated any provision OF any
ordinance of the City of Virginia or any
statute of the state of Minnesota relating
to said business of Strengthening. packing.
rendering and manufacture of fertilizers
or glue.
Section 8. No permit issued by the said
City Council of the City Of Virginia Shall
authorize any person or persons, company
or corporation to do any slaughterlng BE-
tween the hours of Six o'clock P. NJ. and
Six o'clock A. NJ nor during the hours of
any Sabbath Day nor during the hours OF
any legal holiday.
Section 4. Any person or persons. com.
pany or corporation who are authorized by
the said CITY Council of the City of \ir-
ginia to engage in the business OF slaught-
ering animals within the limits of the tlty
of Virginia for food, shall before slaughter
ing any such animals notify the health
department of the City of Virginia or the
Meat Inspector of the time and the place
at which said slauRhtering shall be done
in order that the said Health Department
of the City of Virginia or Meat Inspector
may have ample opportunity Tor inspect
ing said animals both before and after
their slaughter; and any failure upon the
| part of any person or persons. company or
| corporation so to do viii Immediately work
a forfeiture of such permit and the said
| person or persons. company or corporation
| shall be amen BILE to the City of Virginia
| for a violation of this orr nance.
Section 5. For the pui poses of perform
ing their official duties all members. Of
icers or EMPLOYEES of State or local Boards
of Health and all health officers shall have
the right at any time to enter any building
or place wherti in animals are slaughtered
Tor the purpose of inspecting the said
animals and they sh Ill Cause all laws and
regulations relating to the public health to
be obeyed and enforced.
City Council under the provisions of this
ordinance shall not be held to authorize
any person or persons, company or corpora
| ton except the identical erson or persons
company or corporation named in the
said permit to carry on said business, nor
shall any said permit authorize any per
son or persons, company or corporation tc
carry on said business at any other place
than the place stated in the said permit.
Section 7. Any person or persons. com
pany or corporation who willfully prevent:
or binders or otherwise interferes with
any officer or officers in the performance OF
any duty or duties specified under this
ordinance shall be amenable to the City Of
| Virginia tor violation of this ordinance
and any person violating any provision O.
this o. dinance shall be subject to a fine O
not less than Fifty ($MOW Dollars and not
more than One Hundred ($lOO.O) Dollars
or by imprisonment for term not to ex
coed eighty C0) days for each offense.
! Section s. All ordinances or parts o
ordinances inconsistent with this ordi
nance are hereby repealed.
Section 8. This ordinance shall take eft
feet and be in force from and after its
passage. approval and publication.
Moved by Alderman NOLAN, supported
by Alderman Madison, that above orui
nance be adopted.
Ayes: Aldermen Heritage. Lundstrom
NOLAN. Keller. McGhee. Mattson, Coffey
Mr.. Presidents.
Nays: None.
Adopted January 14th. 1913
NJ BOYLAN.
President of the Civ Council
Approved January 70, h, 1913.
| NJ. A. MURPHY.
Mayor.
Attest:
ALBERT E. B1CKFORD,
City Clerk.
Presented to the Mayor Jan. Is, 1913.
Returned by the Mayor Jan. 20. 1918.
Corporate Seal)