1846. SEC. 3 It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to slaughter for food and offer for sale any cattle, hogs or sheep, the same being in an unhealthy condition.

1847. SEC. 4. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons, railways, steamships, steamboats, water or other craft to discharge at any of the depots, wharves or landings within the city of New Orleans, or any city within the State of Louisiana, or less than two (2) miles distant therefrom, cattle, swine or sheep forwarded through them or shipped on their own account, when the same is known to be in a diseased condition.

1848. SEC. 5. Any person violating any of the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and for the first offence shall be punished by a fine of twenty-five ($25) dollars or three months' imprisonment, and for a second or subsequent offence shall be punished by a fine of fifty ($50) dollars, or not less than six months' imprisonment, or both, at the discretion of the court.

Amending and re-enacting Act approved March 8, 1869.—Inspection of Cattle.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted, etc., That

1850. The Governor of the State of Louisiana shall appoint a competent person clothed with police powers to act under the supervision of the State Board of Health as inspector of all stock that is to be slaughtered in the slaughterhouses of the Crescent City Live Stock Landing and Slaughterhouse Company, and in all slaughterhouses now existing, or that may be established hereafter in this State,

1851. To examine, under rules and regulations of said Board of Health, all animals intended to be slaughtered, to ascertain whether they are sound and fit for human food;

1852. To furnish a certificate stating the fact to the owner of the animals so inspected, and

1853. Without said certificate no animals can be slaughtered in the aforesaid slaughterhouses; provided,

1854. No certificate shall be given to authorize the killing of cows heavy in calf, also of cows, sheep or other animals in like condition; and

1855. It shall be the duty of said inspectors, in addition to the duties

above mentioned, to require that said slaughterhouses be kept clean and in a proper sanitary condition, and

1856. To enforce the sanitary regulations of the Board of Health, and all existing laws and ordinances on that subject, under the penalty of dismissal, on the petition of twenty-five citizens, property owners, addressed to the Governor, and upon due ascertainment of the correctness of the complaint. That 1857. The owner of said animals so inspected shall pay the said

inspector or inspectors ten (10) cents for each and every beef, yearling and cow, and five (5) cents for each and every suckling calf, sheep or hog

1858. One-third of which fee the said inspector shall retain for his services, and the other two-thirds of said fee the said inspector shall pay over to the Treasurer of the Charity Hospital, City of New Orleans; provided that

1859. The said inspector shall pay out of their own one-third share of the fees as aforesaid all the expenses connected with said inspection. That

1860. Said inspector shall give a good and sufficient bond to the State, in the sum of five thousand dollars, with sureties, subject to the approval of the Governor of the State of Louisiana for the faithful performance of his duties.

1861. Said inspector shall be fined for dereliction of duty fifty ($50) dollars for each neglect. That

1862. Said inspector may appoint as many deputies as may be

necessary.

1863. The word "meat," whenever herein used, includes every part

of any land animal and eggs (whether mixed or not with any other substance); and the word "fish" includes every part of any animal that lives in water, or the flesh of which is not meat; and the word "vegetable" includes every article of human consumption as food, which (not being meat, or fish, or milk) is held, or offered, or intended for sale or consumption as food for human beings, at any place in said city; and all fish and meat found therein shall be deemed to be therein, and held for such sale or consumption as such food, unless the contrary be distinctly proved.

1864. It shall not be lawful for any person, firm or corporation, restaurant or hotel, to sell or offer for sale, or deliver the meat of

any animal, not considered game or fowl intended for human
food, within the city of
without same has been
first inspected and passed upon and approved by the officers
appointed and empowered for such duty by the Local Board of
Health.

1865. Such meat, when so inspected, passed upon and approved, shall be properly marked or tagged by said inspectors, and same shall not be allowed upon the stalls of any market, whether public or private, or exposed in any other way or at any other place, or delivered to any hotel, restaurant, person or persons, unless so tagged and marked after having been inspected by the inspectors of said Board of Health.

1866. For the purpose of meeting the costs of such inspection, the owner of the meat inspected, or the person in possession of the meat inspected, shall pay the following inspection fees to the Board of Health:

1867. Five cents for each inspection of animal, or half or quarter of an animal, accompanied by the organs of such animal. 1868. Ten cents for each inspection of animal, or half, or quarter of an animal, unaccompanied by the organs of such animal. 1869. Three cents on each pork loin or shoulder.

1870. One-half cent on ten pounds or less of miscellaneous parts not enumerated.

1871. One-quarter cent on each additional ten pounds, or portion of additional ten pounds, or miscellaneous parts.

1872. (When organs accompany animals, or part of animal, they must be certified to belong to such animal, and be properly marked.)

1873. This regulation shall not in any manner affect the sale of salt, smoked or canned meat at any time.

1874. To prevent meat being sold in an unhealthy condition, not

person or persons or corporation shall slaughter for human food and offer for sale in this city, until previously inspected, any cattle, hogs or sheep.

1875. No person or persons, railways, steamships, steamboats, water and other craft, or common carriers, shall discharge or land at any of the depots, wharves or landings within ..... any cattle, swine or sheep, forwarded through them or shipped

on their account, when the same is known to be in a diseased condition.

1876. Any person, persons or corporations, violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be fined for the first offence not less than $15, and imprisoned at the discretion of the Recorder not more than ten days, and for the second and subsequent offences not more than $25 and imprisoned not over thirty days. 1877. From and after the passage of this ordinance it shall be unlawful to blow any veal or mutton. 1878. The sale or offering for sale in any of the prohibited, as also the sale or offering for sale in any of the public or private markets the meat of any animal that at the time of slaughter was not four weeks old, is hereby prohibited. 1879. Any infraction of this regulation will be subjected to penalties.

1880. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to sell or offer for sale or deliver the meat of any animal, not considered game, intended for human food, without same has been first inspected and passed upon and approved by the officers appointed and empowered for such duty by the Local Board of Health.

1881. Such meat, when so inspected, passed upon and approved, shall be properly marked or tagged by said inspectors, and 1882. Same shall not be allowed upon the stalls of any market,

whether public or private, unless so tagged and marked, after having been inspected by said inspectors of the Local Board of Health.

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1883. Any and all violations of the provisions of this regulation shall be punished by a fine of not more than .... .. dollars nor more than days' imprisonment in the Parish Prison. 1884. Any person or persons, corporation or coi porations, who shall counterfeit any stamp or tag provided for, or who shall use such counterfeit stamp or tag, shall upon conviction be fined not less than ...... dollars or more than dollars, or in default of payment, imprisonment for not less than ...... .... days days for each offence, at the discretion

nor more than

of any Recorder of competent jurisdiction.

1885. It shall not be lawful for any person, firm or corporation, restaurant or hotel to sell or offer for sale, or deliver the meat

of any animal, not considered game or fowl intended for human food without same has been first inspected and passed upon and approved by the officers appointed and empowered for such duty by the Local Board of Health.

1886. Such meat, when so inspected, passed upon and approved, shall be properly marked or tagged by said inspectors, and same shall not be allowed upon the stalls of any market, whether public or private, or exposed in any other way or at any other place, or delivered to any hotel, restaurant, person or persons, unless so tagged and marked after having been inspected by the inspectors of said Local Board of Health.

1887. For the purpose of meeting the costs of said inspection the owner of the meat inspected, or the person in possession of the meat inspected, shall pay the following inspection fees to the Board of Health: Five cents for each inspection of animal, or half or quarter of an animal, accompanied by the organs of such animal.

1888. Ten cents for each inspection of animal, or half or quarter of an animal, unaccompanied by the organs of such animal 1889. Three cents on each pork loin or shoulder.

1890. One-half cent on ten pounds or less of miscellaneous parts, not enumerated.

1891. One-quarter cent on each additional ten pounds, or portion of additional ten pounds, of miscellaneous parts.

1892. (When organs accompany animal, or part of animal, they must be certified to belong to such animal, and be properly marked.)

1893. This ordinance shall not, in any manner, affect the sale of salt, smoked, or canned meats at any time.

1894. Any person or persons, corporation or corporations, who shall counterfeit any stamp or tag provided for in Section 2, or who shall use such counterfeit or stamp or tag, or violate the provisions of this ordinance, shall be punished by a fine of not more than twenty-five dollars, or by imprisonment not exceeding thirty days, or both; and, in default of the payment of the fine, the term of imprisonment shall be increased; not to exceed thirty days altogether.

1895. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance be and the same are hereby repealed.