Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-17

CERTAIN INSTANCES.
The Board of Trustees of the City
of El Centre, California, do ordain
as follows:
TITLE I-DEFINITIONS
Section /. DEFINITIONS. For
the purpose of this Ordinance and
as hereinafter used, certain words
and phrases are defined as follows:
CD Words in the plural number
shall include the singular number
and words in the singular number
shall include the plural. Words used
In the present tense shall include
the future. Words and phrases not
defined in this Ordinance are con-
strued according to the approved
usage of the language.
90 The term person is hui
man individual, his or her heirs,
executor, administrator, or assigns
and shall mean and include mana
ger, proprietor. partnership, COM
pany, association, municipal corpo-
ration, society, firm or corporation,
agents, servant, employee, its or
their successors or assigns and per-
sons of both sexes.
(3) The term maintain" shall
mean and include. conduct, own,
operate, manage, occupy or engage
in the business of, in charge of,
lease, act as agent for, control, and
all their derivatives.
(4) The term food stuffs' as
used in this Ordinance. is hereby
defined to mean flour, flour prod
ucts, meat and animal products
produce, groceries, cereals, grain
and the products of cereals and
grain, poultry and its products
game, birds, fish, vegetables, fruits
milk or dairy products, ice cream
| liquid refreshments of any charac-
ter, or any combination of any one
or more of the foregoing, or any
other article used for food, drink
liquor, confectionery or condimeni
by man or other animal, whether
simple, mixed or compound, and al
substances and ingredients used II
the preparation thereof.
(5) The term food handler
shall mean and include any person
who engages or serves in any work
occupation or employment which re
quireS or occasions the handling O
any food or drink for human con
sumption or the handling of an,
dishes or other articles used in tn
preparation or service of such foot
or drink; provided, however, tha
this section shall not apply to do
mestic servants.
(6) The term food establish
nnent" shall mean and include an
!. building, room, basement. or cellar
, structure, stand, establishment, o
other place or premises where an
} food stuffs are handled, prepared o
sold; provided, however, that thi
, section shall not apply to ciga
stands or other places of bushes
where no food of any kind or ma
. ture is. sold or given away othe
: than candy received or sealed pack
ages or boxes where the seals o
= said packages or boxes are nc
: broken prior to the sale thereof.
Cd The term ."peddler" sha
!. mean and include any person, tra'
i. cling merchant. hawkster or vende
who uses a vehicle on any publ
; highway, alley or place, to travt
from house to house, or from plac
to place for the purpose of sellin
foodstuffs; provided, however, tina
, this provision shall not apply to an
person driving any vehicle know
as delivery wagon, carrying an
delivering foodstuffs to residence
or stores or other places of bust
ness.
TITLE II-PERMIT REQUIRE
MENTS
Section /. PERMIT REQUIRED
FOR CONDUCTING FOOD ES
TABLISHMENTS.
Cd 1t shall be. unlawful for an
person to open or maintain an
food establishment, or to engage il
the business of a peddler, in tlli
City, without applying for and OBJ
tanning a permit from the Healt,
Officer; provided, further. that tn
license clerk shall not issue any Ii
cense governing food establishment
or peddlers, until said permit ha
been obtained.
ID 1t shall be unlawful for an
in, or intends to engage in, the bust
ness of conducting a food establish
ment, shall file, with the Healtl
Officer, on an application + or
permit provided by the Health De
partment, the correct name and ad
dress of all persons interested il
such establishment, either as own
er, proprietor or manager, togethe
with such other data as require
and a request for a permit, there
for. The Health Officer shall
thereupon, cause such place. wit
all the fixtures and appliances con
nected Herewith, or 20 be use
therein, to be carefully inspected
and if said applicant shall have full
complied with the provisions of thi
Ordinance and all State laws an
ordinances of this City, with ref
erence to plumbing, water supply
housing and sanitation, the Healtl
Officer shall issue to such applicant
hereinafter called the "permittee,
a written or printed permit 70
such establishment. the Healtl
Officer may withhold the issuanc
of a permit to any person, unit
said person shall have compile,
with all the provisions of this Or
dinance.
CD Each permittee shall pay +
the Tax and License Collector o
this City, the license fee, require,
by ordinances of this City, for foo