The Donaldsonville chief., 1921-12-17
GIFTS FOR EVERYBODY :
METERS DEPARTMENT STORE.
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Ordinance Adopted Providing for
Inspection of Meat Markets.

Donaids sonvills, La, December 10. 1872 i.
At meeting Of the commission council
held this day. the following ordinances were
adopted
An ordinance to repeal the provisions of
Chsnter Xxx. Art :cIe XIV of the code
Of ordinances adopted December 90
1921, relative to public and private
markets:
Section l. Re it ordained by the commits
sion council of the city of Donaldsonvllie.
that %Chapter Xxx. Article XIV. being Sec
tions "a to 10l. both inclusive of the code
of ordinances adopted December 20. 1921,
relative to public and private markets be
and the is hereby repealed.
Section ? Be it further ordained, etc,
thas this ordinance shall go into effect
Ordinance No. c. c. Series 1921.
An ordinance to provide for the public health
by requiring sanitary conditions atten-
dant upon the sale of fresh meats within
the city limits; to provide for inspection
of all markets and places where fresh
meats sold within said city limits ;
to provide a charge or fee to be collec'
ted from the priprietors of said markets
which fee is to be used to assist in the
payment of she salary of the inspectors :
and to provide penalty for the failure
of the proprietors to pay said fees:
Section !. Be it ordained by the Commits
sion Council of the City of Donaldsonville
that in order to provide for the public health
all places where fresh meats are sold shall
be kept at all times IN Il sanitary conhition
and free from contamination.
Section 2. Be it ordained. etc, that the
mayor shall through the proper officers cause
to be made at regular periods inspections OF
ali markets and places where fresh meats
are sold within the city limits and to see
that said places kept in a sanitary con
dit.on and free from contaminationa-
Section g Be it ordained. etc, that
whenever a private, market or place where
fresi, meats are sold is found to b. in an
lnsanitary condition. the mayor IL hereby
directed through his proper officers to close
the said market or places where sa1d tre7h
meats are sold and to prohlb,t the safe
thel efrom of any meat to be used for human
consumption.
Section A. Be it further ordained. etc.
that a charge fee OF s120 per annum Is
hereby levied against the proprietor opera
ting private market or place where fresh
meats are sold from his place of business
which said fees and charges are hereby de
dicated to defray the cost OF inspections OF
said markets and places where fresh meats
are sold. said fee to be payable one-half
cash in advance and the balance before
March / Of each year
Section 5. Be it further enacted. etc.
that upon the failure of the proprietor tc
pay said inspection charge upon the Vlo-
lation of any of the provisions OF said or
dinances the mayor is hereby authorized TO
close said market at once and to prohtolt
the sale therefrom of any fresh meats Tor
human consumption, and the said proprietor
upon being found guilty of any violation OF
any of the provisions Of this ordinance shal
be subject to fine of not more than nifty
dollars or imprisonment for not more than
thirty days, or both at the discretion OF
the mayor.
Section G. Be it further ordained, etc,
that this ordinance shall go into effect
January |, 1922
J. c. BOUCHEREAU, Clerk.
The license ordinance was also adopted
at this meeting and will be published with
the full minutes of the meeting in next is
sue of The Chief