Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1922-04-21

ever, in the judgment OF the
Mayor, a condition arises through
contagion. or risk OF contagion,
which may threaten the public
health. he may prohibit the sale
OF delivery of any milk or cream
until such time as he considers it
safe TO allow such sale or de-
livery to be resumed; provided.
that such action by the Mayor is
subject to review by the Mayor,
Counsellor and Aldermen.
Sec. 6. Milk or cream sold or
delivered in the City of Annapolis.
by retail. shall be sold or deliver
ed in steriiized glass bottles; by
wholesale, either in glass bottles
or in containers of type which
have been approved by the Stale
Board Of Health, which have been
sterilized; sterilization OF bottles
or containers To be accomplished
either by subjecting to Z moist
heat at temperature as high as
205 degrees Fahrenheit for two
minutes or longer, or which COM
ply with such alternative require
ments, TO be prescribed by regula-
tons made pursuant 10 this ordi-
nance, as may be necessary TO af-
ect the sterilization thereof: and
such bottles or containers, which
may be used under this ordinance,
shall be stamped or labeled with
the name of the producer of its
contents; and il the contents have
been "pasteurized." the stamp or
label shall so state, said stamp or
label to set forth the date and
hour when the "pasteurization"
took place; and no "pasteuriZed"
milk or cream shall be sold or Of
fered for sale after period of
thirty-six hours shall have clap
sed after 'pasteurization."
Sec. z. And be it further Es-
tablished and Ordained, that the
cost OF licenses provided for I'M
der this ordinance shall be as
follows: .
Dairy or farm with not ex-
ceeding five milch cows. $500
Dairy or farm with not ex-
ceeding ten mich COWS
-. .....,..........$ $1,000.
For each ard every mich
COW over and above ten, the
sum OF fifty cents additional
for each mich COW.
Each retail store selling
milk or cream. $500.
For any distribution plant,
cooling station or other place
which gathers milk or cream
for sale or delivery in the
City. of annapolis, the sum Of
10 cents per hundred gallons.
The licenses for distribution,
cooling. ice cream or other plants
shall be obtained seini-annually
and the amount OF license shall be
based on the number of gallons
sold in the pas. six months, or, if
impossible to obtain the correct
figures for the first six months,
then on en- estimated basis so that
the first license may be obtained;
provided, however, that no license
fee shall be collected Tor that por-
ton of the output of said plant or
n .Y,frt n tnno .A
from any farm or dairy which is
licensed to sell or deliver it's pro-
duction with the City OF Annapo-
lis.
Sec. S. And be il further Es-
tablished and Ordained, that the
Milk Inspection Bureau provided
for in this ordinance. shall meet
as soon as practicable and formu-
late such rules and regulations as
they may deem necessary for the
proper carrying out OF the intent
OF this ordinance, which is to bet
ter protect the health of the resi-
dents OF the City OF Annapolis,
such rules and regulations to be
approved by the Mayor. Counsel
Tor and Aldermen, and. when ap-
proved, they shall have the same
force and effect as an ordinance
of said city.
Sec. 8. And be it further Es-
tabl;shed and Ordained, that any
violation of the provisions Of this
ordinance. or OF the rules and
regulations. adopted and approved
hereunder, shall cause fine of
not less than S. and costs and not
more than $40 and costs. TO be inn
posed, said fine and costs to be
imposed and collected az other
fines and costs are now imposed
and collected: hut nothing in
this section shall be con-
strued to prevent the revoking of
q license as provided in Section 3
of this ordinance.
Sec. 10. And be it further Es-
tablished and ordained, that this
ordinance shall take effect from
the day of its passage.