Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-24
NOTICE TO ALL PERSONS SELL
ING, EXCHANGING OR DE-.
LIVERING MILK IN THE
CITY OF ALEXANDRIA,
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VIRGINIA..

Notice is hereby given that the an
nual meeting of the local Board OF
Health will be held on Friday, April
27. 1917 for the purpose OF passing
upon applications for dairy and milk
certificates as required by the City
health laws; attention is particular
ly directed to Section % of the City
health laws making it unlawful for
any person by himself or his agent,
TO sell. or deliver any milk within
the limits of the City of Alexandria,
without first obtaining license from
the Commissioner of Revenue. Ali
persons selling, exchanging or de-
iiyering milk in the City of Alexan-
dria are hereby notified to make APP
plication to the Board of Health Tor
said certificates on or before the 9th
day of April, 1917.
Section No. % of an ordinance ap-
proved July 20, 1912, reads as fol-
lows:
"By pure, unadulterated, whole
come and unskimmed milk, is meant
the natural product of hcalty cows,
which has not been deprived of its
cream, and to which no additional
liquid or solid or preventative has;
been added, and which at the tenn
pcrature Of 60 degrees Fahrenheit,
shall have the specific gravity OF rot
less than 1929, and not less than ),
per cent of fat. Nothing in this
section shall be constructed to pre-
vent the sale of buttermilk, provided
it is sold as such, and the purchaser
be in every instance notified of its
character.
It shall be unlawful for any per-,
sen by himself or his agent to sell,
exchange or deliver any milk with
in the limits of the City of Alexan>
dria. without first obtaining a license
from the Commissioners of Revenue
for said city.
Such license shall be issued ny
tie Commissioner of Revenue as!
ether licenses are issued upon pay
ment of the sum of one dollar to the
Treasurer of the City of Alexandria,
and the production of certificates
approved by the deputy health Of,
ficcr. to the effect that the appi-i
cants dairy. stables and mich cows
have been inspected by the deputy
health officer or other person salts
factory to the board of health, act
ing in his stead, and found to be
clean and in sanitary and healthy
condition and that the tubcrculin
test has been applied to said cows in
accordance with the Virginia State
regulations. 1t shall be the duty o.;
the deputy health officer at least
twice a year, to inspect the dairies,
stables and mich cows of all persons
settings, exchanging or delivering
milk in the City of Alexandra, amt
report the condition of the same TOT
the board of health, and copy of
such report shall be kept IN the office
Of the health officer and subject 10
public inspection. 80.
Applications for said certificates
may be made and granted az any
time. but the board of health snail
in addition to its other meetings
meet once year during the first
rart of the month Of April for the
| purpose of receiving and passing
upon said applications. and the
board of health may at any time
after thirty days notice, revoke the
license of any person selling milk
within the City CT Alexandria. if it
shall appear that the dairy stables
or mich cows of such persons arc
not up to the standard required by
the provisions hereof"
, c. KEITH CARLJN.
Secretary Board OF Health