The Topeka state journal., 1919-06-06

AN ORDINANCE creating the office of in
prroviding for his q appointment and pre-,
scribing his duties and relating to the
inspection and slaughtering of animals
and the inspection and sale of meat and
foods in the City of Topeka, and re-
pealing ordinance No. 454G Improved
August II, 1915. and ordinance No. 4G05
approved January %. 1916. and all or
dinances and parts of ordinances In con-
flict with this ordinance.
BE IT nRDAINEn BY , THE BoART OF
) TOPEKA:
Section /. The Board of Commissioners
city u Topekn Tbe MANNER iOSS of his ap an
point1nent and his term of service shall
be in accordance with the provisions Of the
statutes governing cities of the first class
under the commission form of government.
The inspector of foods shall give bond
to the City of Topeka in the sum Of s59ooo,
to be approved by the city AttOrne Sh4tsF
the Board of Commissioners, conditioned
for the faithful performance of his duties
the City Treasurer of all moneys received
by him for or on behalf of said City He
shall receive such salary as may be fixed
by ordinance.
Section . Said inspector OF foods shall
work under and be subject to the orders
and directions of the Board of Health and
property of said City of Topeka, pursuant
to such rules and regulations as may be
made by said board and said commissioner.
He shall inspect all cattle, sheep. and
hogs, the meat Of which is to be sold I'm
the City of Topeka within twenty four
hours prior to the Strengthening thereof:
except such animals as shall have been in
spected by government inspectors, and no
such animals shah be slaughtered for food
within said city which has not been first
inspected and approved by said inspector
of foods or said government inspector.
Said inspector of foods shall also. have a
general oversight of all foods sold in the
city of Topeka and shall have the power
to condemn all fruit, vegetables. meat.
I poultry. game, fish and other articles OF
I0O0 n fufa nf ~ tr,
a condition unwholcsome for food.
Section }. No beef. pork, veal. mutton.
or lnmb, nor any -Dart or any animal from
which any said meat is obtained, shall be
sold for food purposes or exposed for sale
or held in possession in store in which
food is sold, unless the said animal hr s
been examined both before and after
slaughter by the food inspector of the
| spector duly appointed by the United
states Government, and has been passed rs
fit for food and has been properly staInp-
/ ed Dy said food inspector or said govern
ment inspector. The provisions Of this or
dfnance shall be construed to apply. to all
/ meat, sausa ges, chopped meats, and edi-
Section 4. The city food inspector shall
not go outside Of the city limits to inspect
any animal before slaughter or to insnect
any meat after it has been sIaugbtered
and all persons desiring to slaughter any
| animal must give the city food inspector
| slaughterng the same. and upon recent
4 OF said notice said inspector Of foods
| sHHH make an inspection of said animal or
animals as herein provided. The city food
| inspector shall have power to designate
certain days in the week as days on which
/ Of Topeka. -
Section 5, The inspector of foods slfal
IN suitable book to be furnished him
for that purpose by the City of Topeka
| Keep a daily record OF all animals In.
! spected by him and shall state therein
the number of animals and each kind in.
! spected Tor each person or persons and the
place or pl,.ces wherein inspected. the re,
suit of the inspection and whether con.
demned or approved he shall at the enc
on each month make full report in writ
ing to the Board of Commissioners show
ing the total number of animals and eacl
klnd inspected during the time embraced
WITHIN the report and the fees received
for such INSPECTION which he shall file wifi
the city clerk
Section o. Fees shall be paid to the in
spector Of foods for the services rcndera,
by him In inspecting animals and meat al
follows. to wit:
For each head of cattle exeept calve
under one year old, twenty five cents
For each calf under one year old, tel
For each hog five cents.
| For each sheep. five cents
| SAID fees for Inspection Sas herein pro
vided, shall be paid by the person or D. +
sons applying to have any animals in
. speeted by the inspector Of foods Th
inspector Of foods shall keep strict ac
| OF each month, after receiving the same h
| shaH pay the amount thereof over To IN
city treasurer, -aking his duplicate receiu
tnere1or. one of which receipts shall b
: filed with the city clerk of said city
shall be unlawful for any person affe
having any animal inspected By the in
'spector Of foods as herein provided,