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An ordinance creating the office of and providing for the appcL_}
ment of a milk inspector of the City of Fort Worth, in corf ormity with
Section 42 of Chapter 39 of the Acts of the Thirtieth Legislature .of
the State of Texas, and conferring upon him the p Owers and imposing
upon him the duties prescribed in said act, said act being entitled.
"The Pure Food Law. "
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS SSIONERS OF THE CiTY OF
FORT WORTH: -
Section 1. That pursuant to Section 42 of Chapter 39 of the
Acts of the Thirtieth Legislature of the State of Texas, the office of
Milk Inspector of said City is hereby created. Said officer shall be
selected by the Board of CommisA oners ofthe City of Fort 77orth,and
he shall be an adult vale person above the age of twenty-one years
and a resident of'T p� ; nd his compensation shall be determined
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by resolution of the Board of Commissioners .
Section 2. Said Inspector, befcr e exercising the duties of
said office, shall 'execute a bond in the sure of Five Hundred Dollars
parable to the City of Fort North with two or more persons as sure-
ties thereon or with some surety company thereon authorized to do
business in the State of Texas,conditioned that said Inspector. will
faithfully perform and discharge all of the duties of said office . Said
bond shall be subject to the approval of the Bca rd of Commissioners,
and said Inspector shall also make oath before some person authorized
to administer oaths, that he faithfully observe the laws of the
State of Texas and the charter and ordinances of the Citi* of Fort worth
in relation to the duties he is called upon to perform.
Section 3 . Said inspector s:ta ll hold office for and during the
term of two years from and after the date of his appointment; provided,
however, the power is expressly, retained by the Board of Commissioners
to abolish said office or terminate ',"'ie period of employment of said
inspector at any time the said Board may ;gee fit.
Section 4. It shall be th.- duty of the said Inspector to in-
quire carefully into the qualit-,- of the dai"ry,food,and drink products
and the several articles which are food or the necessary constituents
of food or drink,which are sold or exposed or offered for sale or
manufactured within said city,and to that end it shall be la7iful for
hien to take and procure amra1 o t� ame d make due and careful
exami_�at i on thereof an s�`a ani a�fal Ay—_ c food and drink
products ,and all dkrtigs as well,sold or offered or exposed for sale or
manufactt?red within the said City of Fort Torth,to discover if the same
are adulterated, impure or unwholesomei n contravention of the laws of
the State of Texas,and in the event a violation of the law is discovered
it shall be the duty of said inspector to make due report thereof to
the Board of Commissioners of the City of Fort Torth and to institute
complaint concerning said violation to the proper authorities ,and to
furnish and supply to the same the evidence concerning said violation
and to assist said authorities in obtaining a conviction of the person
or persons,firm or corporation guilt-,= of the offense .
Section 5. It shall be the further dut.77- of the said inspector,
or any deputy, or any police officer of the City of Fort Torth, to make
cDmplaint to the proper authorities and cause proceedings 'to be com-
menced against any person,assoeiation of persons,firm or corporation,
of the violation of the laws of the State of Texas relative to adulter-
ated,xa misbranded or impure or unwholesome food or drink or drugs,
and in such case he or they shall not be obliged to furnish secu rite-
for costs . He or the-T7. shall have power, in the performance of his or
their duties, to ent. r into any creamery,fac tory, store,salesroom,drug-
store, laboratory, butcher-shop,hotal,boarding-house,or restaurant,
or other place where there is reason to believe that food or drink is
made,prepared,sald or offered for sale or exchange,and to open any
cask, tub,jar,bottle or package containing or supposed to contain any
article of food or drink or any artidle or drug and examine or cause
to be examined the contents thereof,and take therefrom samples for
analysiG . Should said sample be found to be of any character of adul-
terated or misbranded food,drink or drug, it shall be return to and
retained by the prober magistrate for the purposescontemplated in said
act of the Legislature;but if any sample be found not adulterated or
misbranded, it shall be returned to the owner, or the value of the same
shah_ be paid b:7 said inspector as a part of the expenses of his office ,
to the person or persons ,firm or corporation from whom it was taken:
Section 6. The inspector, or his deputy,wheii to ing a sampl_,
shall. take same in the presence of at .least -one witness,and he shall,
in the presence of such witness, mark or seal such sample and shall ten-
der,at the time of taking same, to the owner thereof or hil s agent or
to the p rscn having custody of the same,the value thereof and a state-
ment in writing of the reason for taking such sample.
Section 7. Said inspector and his deputy or deputies, if any,
shall do and perform such other duties and service as may be directed
frora time to time by the said Board of Commissioners .or by rules and
reg�t on r �a1g ted by said Board t �
e tion 8. Ail ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith be and the same are hereby repealed,and this ordinance shall,'
take effect and be in force from and after its passage .
T herebir certifirthat the above and foregoinp ordinance Was pres-
ented and ,.ananInousiv nasspd by the Roard of Corimi ss_ cners Of
Of Fort Torth at o,� held,
_ 1. t11f' City
a ses. on held Noveml,Pr _l8thq 90"
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