Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1947-09-25

poured, nor shall any person, asso-
citation or corporation operate or
maintain any such establishment
until the annual license fee above
mentioned shall have been paid. At
the beginning of each calendar
year such license may be renewed
by the Board of County Commits
sioners without application or adj
vertisement as above provided, UNI
less written objection to the con-
tinued operation or maintenance of
said establishment shall have been
filed with the Clerk to said Board
at least thirty days prior to the
end of such calendar year; pro-
vided however that the renewal OF
such permit shall be for the same
purpose as originally permitted,
without the enlargement thereof.
Be it further ordained that no
person, association, or corporation
shall operate or maintain any
slaughter house, abattoir or similar
establishment within five hundred
yards of any public highway, road
or street, whether the same be UNI
der state, county or municipal con-
troll.
Be it further ordained that no
slaughter house, abattoir or SINH
lar establishment shall be operated
or maintained within five hundred
yards of any school, hospital or the
dwelling house of any person, other
than the person maintaining or
operating the same.
Be it further ordained that any
permit issued under this ordinance
shall be revokable by the County
Commissioners of Montgomery
County upon violation by the oper-
ators Of said enterprise of any pro-
vision of the Health Laws of the
State Of Maryland, or any Gov
ernmental Regulations in effect in
Montgomery County; provided
however that no such permit shall
be revoked until the holder thereof
shall be first notified of the alleged
reasons for such revocation, and
shall have been given an opportun-
ity to appear at hearing before
the County Commissioners within
reasonable time after said notice,
to show cause why such revocation
should not be made, and in the
event any such permit shall be re-
voked after such hearing, pro-
portionate part of the license fee
paid therefor shall be refunded.
Be it further ordained that the
provisions of this ordinance shall
be in addition to any and all regu-
lations of the State Department of
Health, of the Montgomery County
Board of Health, and to all laws or
regulations respecting buildings
and sanitary facilities within the
limits of said area of Montgomery
County.
Be it further ordained that any
person, association or corporation
who shall operate or maintain, or
assist in operating or maintaining,
any slaughter house, abattoir or
similar establishment for which no
permit has been obtained, or after
the same shall have been revoked,
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor,
and upon conviction thereof snail
pay fine of not more than Fifty
dollars ($50.00) for each day DUR
ing which such slaughter house,
abattoir or similar establishment
shall have been operated or main
tanned in violation of this ordi-
nance, and in default of the pay
ment of such fine shall be confined
in the County Jail for Montgomery
County for a period of not to ex-
coed thirty days.
Be it further ordained that this
ordinance, upon enactment, shall
be published in one or more news
papers of general circulation pub
lished in Montgomery County at
least once a week for two weeks.
Passed by the Board of County
Commissioners for Montgomery
County no September 16, 1947 by
Brooke Johns, President; attested,
Ernest j. Hawkins. Clerk.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
MONTGOMERY COUNTY.
BY BROOKE JOHNS, President.
Attest:
]. ERNEST HAWKINS,
1902 Clerk,