The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-08-13

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be deemed unsuitable by the City
Health Officer.
Sec. 5. No person, firm or cor
poratton within the City Of Far.
mont shall sell, offer or expose for
sale, milk from any vehicle unless
said vehicle bears in conspicu-
GUS place, plainly and legibly on
each outer side, and near the front
thereof, q metal sign issued annt1-
ally by the City bearing the year,
license number and name Of bust
ness; and in case milk is sold from
cans or vessels, where no vehicle
is used, unless the license number
shall be placed in a conspicuous
place on such can or vessel; or,
If such milk is sold, or exposed for
sale, within store or house, I'm.
less such license number SHAH be
there exposed in some conspicuous
place.
Sec. 8. No person, firm or cor.
poration within the City Of Fair
mont shall keep milk intended for
sale or exchange in a sleeping or
living room, or in any room which
is not kept clean at all times, or in
which the plumbing is not con.
structed in accordance with sani-
tary plumbing; or keep milk in any
cans not made Of well timed iron
with inner surfaces smooth and
free from rust; or fail to report
forthwith to the Health Officer any
cases Of contagious disease on the
premises where milk, is produced
or sold. The owner shall be held
liable for the act of his agent for
any violation OF the section OF this
ordinance, and the intention Of any
person doing or emitting to do any.
such act is immaterial IN prosecus
ton hereunder.
Sec. Z. The City Health Officer
shall have power to adopt such
regulations as he may deem proper
and necessary to insure all milk
and cream intended for consump-
ton in the City OF Fairmont, beng
produced, transported, stored, kept,
distributed, retailed under the con.
ditions rendering them suitable for
consumption as human food and To
compel perfect hygienic conditions
Of all the COW stables, creameries
and diaries from which milk and
cream so intended for consumption
in the City of Fairmont are pro-
duced; such regulations not to be
inconsistent with existing laws or
ordinances, and copies of the same
to be printed and kept for free dis.
tributlon, to the public; and said
City Health Officer shall have
power to prohibit the sale within
the corporate limits Of the City Of
Fairmont Of milk and cream pro.
duced, transported, stored, kept,
distributed, retailed or delivered
contrary to such regulations,
whether said milk or cream be
produced within or outside Of the
corporate limits Of the City Of
Fairmont, and to the end that said
regulations may be enforced in the
case of milk or cream produced OUT
side of the corporate limits of the
City of Fairmont, but intended for
consumption therein, said City
Health Officer, or some one author
ICED by him, shall make inspection
at such intervals and time as he
may deem expedient of all dairy
farms, stables and other places out
side Of the City Of Fairmont, from
which milk or cream is shipped for
consumption in the City Of Fair
mont. In case full access to such
premises or a full opportunity to
Investigate all conditions under
which milk is there produced or
kept shall be denied said inspectors,
or in case upon such investigation
the conditions are found such as in
the opinion of said City Health Of
ficer render such milk or cream I'M
suitable orEnsafe for human food,
and warrant the exclusion Of said
milk or cream from sale in the City
of Fairmont, said City Health Of
ticer, with the consent and approval
of the City Board of Health, shall
have power to absolutely prohibit
the sale thereof at any place in the
City of Fairmont until such time az
the reason for their exclusion shall,
in his opinion, have ceased, and he
shall adopt such means Of identify
ing such milk or cream as to him
may seem proper and eXpedient.
In case of the exclusion of any
milk or cream as aforesaid from
sale within the City Of Fairmont
said City Health Officer shall i'm
mediately make q record of such
fact in a properly indexed book,
kept for that purpose, said book
to be opened to the inspection Of
all vendors of milk who may desire
to inspect the same. In the case
Of milk or cream produced without
the State and brought to Fairmont
for consumption here, the City
Health Officer may require the per-
son or firm so bringing such milk
or cream here to furnish a salts
factory report of a veterinarian or
sanitary officer at the premises
where the milk is produced or sold.
Amy person or corporation, or pffi-
Ger, agent or servant thereof, who
shall sell, offer for sale, expose for
sale, dispose of, exchange or de-
liver, or with intent to do so as
aforesaid, have in his, its or their
possession, care, custody or con-
troll any milk or cream which said
City Health Officer shall so record
as excluded from sale in the City
Of Fairmont, shall, upon conviction,
be fined not less than fifty nor more
than one hundred dollars for each
offense.
diaries, and of all milk vendors,
shall be made by the Health Officer
Of the City, or other person or per-
sons authorized by him to be desig-
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