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Calves-Slaughter or Sale for Food. (Ord. 80 N. S., Aug. 21, 1912.)

SECTION 1. No person shall slaughter, expose for sale, or sell in or bring within the city for sale for human food any calf unless it is in a good, healthy condition and 4 weeks of age.

SEC. 2. Any article or animal that shall be offered or exhibited for sale in any market or elsewhere, as though it was intended for sale, shall be deemed offered or exposed for sale within the intent and meaning of this ordinance.

SEC. 3. Penalty. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than $60 or by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed 60 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

Foodstuffs-Construction of Floors Where Prepared. (Ord. 103 N. S., Aug. 24, 1912.)

SECTION 1. All floors of buildings used as fish markets, bakeries, sausage factories, candy factories, and other places where foodstuffs are prepared for sale, hereafter established, shall be constructed of concrete or other fireproof material covered with a wearing surface of cement or asphaltum and carried up on all walls at least 8 inches, or if of wooden construction such floor shall be covered with waterproof material, the same to run up on the walls at least 8 inches in height. Over this waterproof material shall be placed a wearing surface of concrete not less than 2 inches in thickness, trow eled to a smooth surface, or of mastic not less than 1 inch in thickness. Said wearing surface shall be carried up on walls to the top of the before-mentioned waterproof material.

All floors of meat markets, butter shops, vegetable stores, delicatessen stores, restau rants, and bakeries hereafter established must be constructed of two layers of boards driven tight and each layer not less than 1 inch in thickness, and between said two layers shall be placed galvanized-iron cloth of not less than No. 20 gauge wire whose mesh is not more than one-half inch. Said cloth shall extend over the entire surface of the floor and up on all walls at least 8 inches in height and shall be covered by a baseboard nailed to said walls.

Foodstuffs-To be Destroyed When Tainted or Unwholesome. (Ord. 84 N. S., Aug. 21, 1912.)

SECTION 1. Any article of food or drink in the possession or under the control of any person, firm, association, or corporation which is tainted, decayed, spoiled or otherwise unwholesome or unfit to be eaten or drunk is hereby declared to be, and is, a public nuisance.

SEC. 2. The board of health of the city of Vallejo is hereby authorized and directed to abate said nuisance, and to seize, confiscate, condemn, and destroy any article of food or drink in the possession or under the control of any person, firm, association, or corporation which has become tainted, decayed, spoiled, or otherwise unwholesome or unfit to be eaten or drunk.

SEC. 3. The term "food" as used herein includes all articles used for food or drink by man, whether simple, mixed, or compound.

Bread, Cake, and Pastry-Protection of. (Ord. 88 N. S., Aug. 22, 1912.) SECTION 1. It shall be unlawful for any person, company, or corporation to carry, transport, or convey, or cause to be carried, transported, or conveyed, through the public streets in open baskets or exposed containers or vehicles or otherwise, any bread, cakes, or pastry intended for human consumption,

SEC. 2. Any person, company, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not to exceed $60, or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 60 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

Buildings Must not be Occupied While in Insanitary Condition. (Ord. 102 N. S., Aug. 24, 1912.)

SECTION 1. All buildings, structures, or parts thereof, which are unsanitary, are hereby declared to be and are nuisances, and the board of health is hereby authorized and empowered to abate the same in the manner provided in this ordinance.

SEC. 2. Whenever the health officer of the city of Vallejo shall make written complaint to the board of health that any building, structure, or part thereof, is in an unsanitary condition, the board of health shall, by formal resolution, order a hearing of said complaint and fix the time and place therefor. The complaint shall contain general allegations setting forth the conditions complained of.

SEC. 3. Upon the filing of such complaint, the board of health shall cause a copy thereof, together with a notice of the time and place set for the hearing thereof, to be served personally upon the owner of said structure, building, or part thereof complained of, or his agent, or the lessee or the occupant thereof, and shall cause a copy of said complaint, together with said notice of hearing, to be posted in some conspicuous place on said structure. The time fixed for the hearing of said complaint shall not be less than 48 hours after the serving and posting of the copy of said complaint and said notice. Said notice shall require all persons interested to appear at the hearing to show cause, if any they have, why said structure, building, or the part thereof complained of should not be declared unsanitary.

SEC. 4. The board of health, upon conclusion of said hearing, shall decide upon the facts submitted whether or not said alleged condition constitutes a nuisance under the terms of this ordinance, and shall embody said decision in a formal resolution setting forth its findings.

SEC. 5. The board of health, upon its determination and finding that the structure, building, or part thereof complained of is a nuisance, shall order the vacation of same for all purposes, and shall cause a copy of same to be posted in a conspicuous place on the aforesaid structure, building, or part thereof determined by said board to be a nuisance, and a copy thereof to be personally served upon the owner thereof or his agent, or the lessee or the occupant thereof. The order shall specify the time within which said structure, building, or part thereof determined by the said board to be a nuisance shall be vacated, which shall not be less than 48 hours after the passage of said order and the personal service thereof as above provided.

SEC. 6. The health officer shall give written notification thereof to the chief of police, who shall thereupon, through the officers of the police department, execute and enforce the said order of vacation.

SEC. 7. Any owner or the agent of such owner, or the lessee or the occupant of any structure, building, or part thereof, ordered vacated hereunder, who shall himself or through others forcibly resist or prevent the enforcement of such order, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $250, or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not less than 10 days nor more than 3 months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

SEC. 8. Unless within 48 hours after the services of notices to vacate, as above provided, the owner or his agent, or the lessee, or the occupant of said building, structure, or part thereof, shall notify the board of health in writing that he will make or cause to be made such alterations or repairs as in the judgment of the board of health shall be necessary for the purpose of making said building, structure, or part thereof sanitary, the board of health shall abate the same. If said notice be given as aforesaid, the board of health shall grant a reasonable time to make said alterations and repairs. If said alterations and repairs are not made and completed within said time allowed by said board, the board of health shall, by formal resolution, order, and in accordance with said order, cause the abatement of said nuisance and the destruction of said

building, structure, or part thereof, herein provided, found and determined to be a nuisance.

SEC. 9. The structure, building, or part thereof vacated hereunder shall not be reoccupied without the written permission of the board of health, but such permission must be granted when the time allowed as hereinbefore specified the alterations and repairs required to be made by the board of health shall have been made.

SEC. 10. Upon the written application therefor of the board of health, the health commissioner shall allow and order paid out of such fund as the health commissioner may lawfully specify any sums the expenditure of which may be necessary for the enforcement of this ordinance, and the auditor shall audit and the treasurer shall pay such sums so allowed and ordered paid, and the amount so expended shall become a lien upon the property upon which said nuisance was abated in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance. And said amount may be recovered by an action against said property or the owner thereof.

Stables-Prohibited Within 50 Feet of Dwellings, etc. (Ord. 104 N. S., Aug. 24, 1912.)

SECTION 1. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to hereafter construct and maintain within the city of Vallejo, within 50 feet of any residence, dwelling place, schoolhouse, or church, any stable for more than four horses, or to maintain as a stable for more than four horses within 50 feet of any residence, dwelling place, schoolhouse, or church any existing structure not used at the date of the passage of the ordinance for stable purposes.

SEC. 2. Any person, firm, or corporation violating the provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $500, or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding 6 months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

Garbage, Manure, etc.—Transportation of. (Ord. 106 N. S., Aug. 28, 1912.) SECTION 1. It shall be unlawful for any person to use any cart or vehicle for the conveyance or removal of swill, garbage, filth, offal matter of any kind, or any offensive or ill-smelling matter unless the said cart or vehicle is stanch, tight, and closely covered with a wooden or metal cover, so as to wholly prevent leakage or smell; or to use any cart or vehicle for the conveyance or removal of manure or rubbish, unless the said cart or vehicle be provided with a canvas cover securely fastened over the top thereof, and to be so constructed as to prevent the deposit of such manure or rubbish, or any portion thereof, in or upon the streets through which said cart or vehicle may be driven.

SEC. 2. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than $50, and in default of the payment of such fine shall be imprisoned in the city jail for not more than 50 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Swine-Keeping of Prohibited Within City Limits. (Ord. 95 N. S., Aug. 23, 1912.) SECTION 1. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to keep or cause to be kept any swine within the boundaries of the city of Vallejo.

Penalty.-SEC. 2. Any person, firm, or corporation who shall violate any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than $60 or by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed 60 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

Deaths-Sudden or Resulting From Criminal Act-Removal or Disposal of Bodies. (Ord. 108 N. S., Aug. 28, 1912.)

Autopsies in cases of sudden death prohibited except upon permit from coroner.-SECTION 1. It shall be unlawful for any person to perform or assist in performing any autopsy or other post-mortem examination upon the body of any person who has died suddenly or whose death has resulted from injury, or upon the bodies of persons found under such circumstances as to lead to a suspicion of crime having been committed, or in cases of accidental deaths or suicides, except a permit to perform such autopsy or post-mortem examination has been issued by the coroner.

Removal of body of any person dying suddenly prohibited except on permit of coroner or health officer.-SEC. 2. It shall be unlawful for any person to remove, or aid in removing the body of any deceased person from the place where the death of such person has occurred, except permission to remove said body has been granted by the coroner or health officer or a regular licensed physician who has been in attendance upon the deceased for not less than 24 hours prior to death shall have certified that the death was not directly or indirectly the result of criminal causes.

Disposal in any manner of body of deceased person without permit from coroner or health officer prohibited.-SEC. 3. It shall be unlawful for any person, except upon authorization by the coroner, or health officer, to dispose of or in any manner to aid in the disposal of, whether by burial, dissection, or otherwise, of the body or parts thereof of any person whose death has resulted from the performance or an effort to perform a criminal abortion.

SEC. 4. It shall be unlawful for any person to obtain or induce or assist others in obtaining or attempt to secure from the proper authorities any permit to inter, remove, or otherwise dispose of the remains of any deceased person, except that the party desiring such permit shall present to the health officer a certificate of death which shall clearly and truthfully show the name and age of decedent, the precise location where the death occurred, and, if the same has been caused by criminal abortion, either as a direct or indirect consequence, the certificate shall so state.

Penalty.-SEC. 5. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500 or by imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

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