Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-04-21
NOTICE TO ALL PERSONS SELL
ING, EXCHANGING OR DE
LIVERING MILK IN TIE
CITY OF ALEXANDRIA,
VIRGINIA.

Notice is hereby given that the an
rual meeting Of the local Board OF
Health will be held On Friday, April
y, 1917 for the purpose OF passing
upon applications for dairy and milk
certificates as required by the City
health laws; attention is particular
" directed to Section % Of the City
health laws making it. unlawful for
any person by himself or his agent,
10 sell, or deliver any milk within
the limits of thc City OF Alexandria,
without first obtaining Il license from
The Commissioner of Revenue. All
persons selling, exchanging or de-
Iivering milk in the City OF AleXan-
dria are hereby notified to make APP
plication to the Board of Health for
said certificates on or before the 9th
day Of April, 1917.
Sccticn, No. % Of an ordinance APP
proved July 20, 1912, reads as fol-
lows:
"By pure, unadultcratcd, Whole
come and unskimmcd milk, is meant
the natura! product Of hcalty cows,
which has not been deprived OF its
cream, and to which no additional
liquid o. solid or rrcscrvative has
been added. and which at the tenn
pcraturc C 60 degrees Fahrenheit,
shall have the specific gravity of not
less than 1929, and not less than }
per cent of fat. Nothing in this
section shall be constructed to pre-
vent the sale Of buttcrmilk, provided
it is sold as such. and the purchaser
be in every instance notified OF It's
character.
1t shall be unlawful for any per
scn by himself or his agent to sell.
exchange or deliver any milk with
in tho !ir:its Of the City of Alexan'
dr;a, without first obtaining license
from lie Commissioner Of Revenue
for g.id city.
Such license shall be issued by
ITO Commissioner OF Revenue as
other licenses arc issued upon pay
n;cnt OF to SUM Ct one dollar to the
T;c9s;:rc:. cf Inc City Of Alexandra,
ard thc l,cd"c.ion Of ccrtifica.:
approved hg the deputy health Of
ficer, 20 tie effect that the appli-
cant'a dairy. stables end mich COWS
have bncn inspected by the deputy
health cfficar or othcr person salts
factcrv - the board of health, acl
inc in hi; stead, and found to be
clean and III a sanitary and healthy
condition and that the tuberculin
test has been applied to said cows In
accord,nco with the Virginia State
rnguIatir~-. It shall he the duty o
lhr deputy health officer ut least
TWICE a year. to inspect the dairies.
stables ard mich cows of all persons
settings. exchanging or delivering
milk in the City Of Alexandria, ans;
renort the condition of the same TO
the board Of health. and a copy Of
such report shall be kept n the office
of the health officer and subject 20
public inspection.
Applications for said certificates
may be made and granted at any
! time, but the board Of health snail
in addition t. its other meetings
meet orce a year during tire first
part Of the month of APRIL for The
purpose Of receiving and passing
upon sid o~nlications.' aind the
! board az health nav at any time
after thirty davg' notice, revoke the
! license CT any rereon selling milk
within the CITY cf Alexandria. if 1, il
E$haltiappeaa that the dairy stable;
or mich. co;&s of such persons are
i not up to the standard required BY
! the provisions hereof. -
c. KEITH CARLN.
:. Secretary Rea-d-eE Health
April 21-25-27.