St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1914-09-12

by the quart or gallon, the gallon of
231 cubic inches and the quart of
07.75 cubic inches shall be the stan
dard and shall be SO understood.
Section 8. Be it further ordained,
etc, That every person before sell
ing milk or offering it for sale in any
quantity whatever Or before convey
ing milk in carriages or otherwise
for the purpose of selling n deliver
ing it in the city of O~pelousas, La,
shall be licensed by the Board OF
Health of O~pelousas, La, to sell
milk within the limits thereof, and
shall pay ($2.50l Two dollars and fifty
/ cents to the use of the city. The
license fee shall be paid to the
Chairman of the City Board of
Health and by him turned over to
the city treasurer. Licenses shall be
issued only in the name of the own
ers of carriages or other vehicles, or
of stores or booths. They shall for
the purpose of this ordinance be con-
elusive evidence of ownership Of the
business, and shall not be sold, as
signed or transferred. Each license
shall contain a serial number and
the name, residence and place of bus
mess of the licensee. Each licensee
before engaging in the sale of milk
shall cause his name and number Of
| his license to be c~onspicuously post
| ed in his place of bus ness, and shall
| cause his name, the number of his Ii
cense and his place of business to be
legibly placed on each side Of all
carriages or vehicles used by him
in the conveyance and sale OF milk.
The application for license shall be
in writing and on a blank furnished
by the City Board of Health. The
application shall give the anne of
all drivers and other persons en-
ployed by the applicant in conveying
or selling milk. It shall also give
the names of all persons from whom
the applicant is at the time purchas-
ing or receiving milk, their residence
and post Office address, and such de-
tailed information as to the condi-
ton of their COWS and premises and
their methods as the Chairman of
| the Board Of Health may require.
! The application shall contain an
agreement that the Chairman of the
Board of Health his deputies and as
sistants have q right to inspect the
| cows, premises and methods of said
| producer. Holders of licenses shall
promptly notify in writing the Chair
man of the Board of Health Of any
change of drivers OF other employ
ees, or of any change in the source
of their milk supply. Each license
shall be granted on the condition that
it is subject to suspension for the
violation of any provision of this or
dinance or of any regulation there
under. All licenses shall be renew
ed on or before the first day of Jan
uary. of each year.
Section f.. BE it further ordainad.
etc, That all milk sold, exchanged
or delivered in the City of Opelou-
sas, La, shall be in the regular seal
ed milk bottles. These bottles must
be filled and sealed in the regular
milk room of a dairy plant.
Section 5. Be it further ordained,
ETC., That the Chairman of the Boari
of Health shall enforce the proyi
sions Of this ordinance and the fegl-
lations hereunder, under the gefer-
al directions of the Board of Health.
The Chairman of the Beard of
Health by himself o. d duly authorIl
ed deputy or assistant shall at least
four times each year inspect all an
inals, stables, miik-rooms, vehicles,
places of business, shipping stations
and other buildings or places used in
the production, handling. t~ransporta.
ton OF storage of milk for sale In the
city of which he is an officer using
the score card of the Daily Division
of the Bureau of Animal Industry of
the United States Department OF ag-
~ricultuTe, and rating the diaries
thereon. He shall also investigate
the health of employees and attend
ants handling said milk supply. He
shall take samples of milk for cheni-
cal and meteorological examination.
For the purpose of enforcing this law
the aforesaid Chairman of the Board
of Health and assistants may enter