THE MILK SITUATION IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 333 



1st day of November of such year to appoint an inspector of milk and food 

 supplies to serve for the term of two years, unless sooner removed by the board 

 of health, and thereafter until his successor is appointed and qualified accord- 

 ing to law, who shall within 30 days thereafter qualify before the city clerk 

 by entering into a bond in the penalty of $1,000 for the faithful discharge of his 

 duties, and by taking and subscribing the usual oaths for the faithful per- 

 formance of his duties. It shall be the duty of said inspector to report to and 

 be subject to the control of the board of health, except in so far as any require- 

 ment of said board may conflict with this ordinance or other ordinances of the 

 city of Richmond. 



(2) The board of health shall be authorized in their discretion to employ 

 from time to time, and for such time as they may designate, one or two assist- 

 ants to the inspector of milk and food supplies, one of whom shall be an ana- 

 lytical chemist, to whom said board may assign such duties as they may deem 

 expedient, and who, when acting in the place of said inspector, shall have all of 

 the powers and authority vested in him under this ordinance, and at all times 

 shall have the powers and discharge the duties prescribed by regulations, to be 

 adopted by the board of health as hereinbefore provided. 



(3) The salary of the inspector of milk and food supplies shall be $900 per 

 annum, payable monthly, and the compensation to the assistants shall be at the 

 rate of $50 each per month, to be ascertained and certified by the board of 

 health to the committee on health; who shall issue a warrant therefor on the 

 treasurer. 



(4) That from and after 30 days from the passage of this ordinance no per- 

 son shall, within or without the city of Richmond, maintain or keep a stable or 

 stables or a dairy farm for the purpose of producing milk to be sold or exposed 

 to sale within the limits of the city of Richmond, nor shall any person within 

 the limits of the police jurisdiction of the city of Richmond, outside of the three 

 public markets of said city, keep a room, stall, store, or other place where any 

 meat, butter, fish, fruit, or vegetable, intended for human food, are sold or 

 exposed to sale without first obtaining a permit so to do from the inspector of 

 milk and food supplies of the city of Richmond. Application for said permit 

 shall be made in writing, upon a form to be prescribed by said health officer, 

 in which application it shall be stipulated that the said inspector or other 

 health officer of the city of Richmond may from time to time inspect such place 

 and premises and the milk produced or food supplies exposed to sale thereat, 

 and also that such applicant w r ill conform to the requirements of this ordinance, 

 and such reasonable rules and regulations as may be established by the board 

 of health for the government of such place or places. Every person to whom 

 such permit is granted, before he shall be entitled to carry on business, for 

 which he desires such permit, shall pay to the auditor of the city of Richmond 

 a fee of $2 to cover the expenses incident to the inspection of milk and other 

 food supplies in the mode prescribed by this ordinance. Before granting such 

 permit it shall be the duty of said inspector to make, or cause to be made, an 

 examination of the place and premises, which are intended to be used in the 

 maintenance of said dairy farm or stable, and of such place, stall, or store, 

 where is proposed to sell milk, meat, butter, fish, fruit, vegetables, or other 

 food supplies and thereafter, from time to time, inspect the same, and if found 

 in an unsanitary condition, such permit may be refused, or if granted, may at 

 any time be revoked or suspended, without notice, by said inspector, if, in his 

 judgment, such dairy, dairy farm, or place is found to be in an unsanitary 

 condition. 



(5) It shall not be lawful for any person, by himself or by his servant or 

 agent, nor for any such servant or agent of any person, to sell, exchange, or 

 deliver, or to have in his or their custody or possession, with intent to sell, 

 exchange, or deliver, or to expose or offer for sale as pure milk, any milk from 

 which the cream or any part thereof has been removed, or which has been 

 watered, adulterated, or changed in any respect by the addition of water or 

 other substance. 



(6) No dealer in milk, and no servant or agent of such a dealer, shall sell, 

 exchange, or deliver, or have in his custody or possession with intent to sell, 

 exchange, or deliver milk from which the cream, or any part thereof, has been 

 removed, unless, in a conspicuous place above the center, upon the outside of 

 the vessel, can, or package from or in which such milk is sold, the words 

 " skimmed milk " are marked in distinct letters not less than 2 inches in length. 



(7) No person shall sell, exchange, or deliver, or have in his custody or pos- 

 session with intent to sell, exchange, or deliver, skimmed milk containing less 

 than 9 per cent of the milk solids exclusive of butter fats. 



