Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1922-07-05

ance thereof, with such compen-
sation to the City Health Officer
or his assistants as may be auth
orfzed by the said Bureau; Pro-
yided. however. that the total
compensation paid to the Health
Officer or his assistants, for the
services imposed by this ordi-
nance, including any sum or
sums paid for expenses OF the
Bureau. shall not exceed the total
amount received in any one year
from the license fees received
hereunder; and the Chief of said
Bureau shall, in person or by an
authorized assistant, visit not less
than twice in any one year, all
plants licensed to do business
under this ordinance. and he shall
rate each dairy or plant. using the
score cards of the Dairy Division
OF the Bureau of Animal Indus
try OF the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture and such
scores shall be published for the
Information of the citizens of An
napolis.
Sec. A. And be it further Es-
tabished and Ordained, that IL
either the agents of the United
States Government or the State
Board of Health of Maryland, or
the Milk Inspection Bureau. finds
that any dairy, farm or plant
handling milk or cream for de-
livery in the City OF Annapolis,
has failed to take reasonable pre-
cautions against contamination OF
IT'S products, or that its products
are delivered in such condition
as to jeopardize the health of the
residents OF the City of Annapolis,
then the Mayor, Counsellor and
Aldemen shall, if il finds such
findings we'll founded, revoke the
license issued to the owners of
such dairy, farm or plant, and no
further license shall be issued to
such owner whose license has
been revoked without the approx
ing vote Of the Mayor, Counsellor
and Aldermen. When a license
has been revoked, no portion of
the sum paid therefor shall be
refunded.
Sec. S. Be it further Estab-
lished and Ordained, that when
ever, in the judgment OF the
Mayor, condition arises through
contagion, or risk of oontagion,
which may threaten the public
health. he may prohibit the sale
or 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 adtion by the Mayor is
subject to review by the Mayor,
Counsellor and Aldermen.
Sec. 6. MIX or cream sold or
delivered in the City of Annapolis.
by retail, shall be,sold ror deliver
ed in steriliZed glass bottles; by
wholesale, either in glass bottles
or in containers of type which
have been approved by the State
Board of Health, which have beer
steriliEed; sterilization of bottles
or containers to be accomplished
either by subjecting to a moist
heat at a 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-
tions made pursuant to this ordi-
nance, as may be necessary to ef-
feet 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.v the stamp. or
label shall so state, said stamp or
label to, set forth the date
when the 'pasteurization" took
place; sand no "pasteurized"
milk or cream shall be sold or Of
fered for sale after a period of
thirty-six hours shall have clap
sed after the day of "pasteuriza-
tion."
Sec. z. And be it further Es-
tablished and Ordained, that the
cost of licenses provided fol-. un-
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 milch cows
............. $1,000.
For each and every milch
cow over and above ten, the
sum of fifty cents additional
for each milch 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. or other plants shall
be obtained semi-annually and
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