house or tavern, in the city of Newport, unless such person shall have been examined by the city physician, the physician to the board of health, or some other physician designated by the board of health. After such examination, which shall be made annually and at such other periods as the board of health may from time to time designate, the board of health shall issue to such persons as shall have passed a satisfactory physical examination a certificate of good health, which certificate shall always be retained by the person to whom it is issued. It shall be the duty of the person to whom a certificate has been issued under the provisions of this section to exhibit the same to any official of the board of health upon demand.

Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be liable to a fine of not less than $5 nor more than $20, or be imprisoned for not more than 10 days, or both.

SEC. 2. The owner, proprietor, or manager of any licensed victualing house or tavern who suffers or permits any person without such a certificate of good health to be employed in any licensed victualing house or tavern, or in the kitchen of such licensed victualing house or tavern, owned, controlled, or managed by him, shall be liable to a fine of not less than $5 nor more than $20 for each offense, or be imprisoned for not less than 10 days, or both. The board of aldermen, shall, upon representation by the board of health that such owner, proprietor, or manager has violated the provisions of the preceding section, proceed to give such owner, proprietor, or manager a hearing, and the board of aldermen may, after such hearing, and upon proper evidence, revoke the license for such victualing house or tavern.

OMAHA, NEBR.

Foodstuffs-Protection. (Ord. 9633, June 21, 1917.)

SECTION 1. No food intended for human consumption and offered for sale to the consumers, shall be kept, sold, or displayed or transported through the streets of Omaha unless protected from dust, dirt, flies, and other forms of contamination; or shall any food intended for human consumption be displayed or allowed to remain within a distance of less than 2 feet from the surface of any sidewalk, street, alley, or other public place, where the same may be kept or placed for display or sale purposes, nor on the floor of any building where exhibited, unless the same shall be contained in boxes or other receptacles and kept under glass or other covering.

A strict interpretation of the provisions of this section shall be applied to stands, pushcarts, and open containers at all time, with a view to preserving a sanitary and healthful condition of the food, and no cover other than that of a fixed and permanent character will be recognized as conforming to the requirements of this ordinance.

Within the meaning of this ordinance, all candy stored, sold, or ordered for sale or display, or transported in or through the streets of Omaha, must be covered with a close covering, such as glass, wood, metal pasteboard, paper, or other suitable material, so as to adequately protect it from flies, dirt, dust, and other contamination.

All breadstuffs, cakes, pies, or confectionery kept, held, offered, or displayed for sale must at all times be protected from the contamination of flies, dirt, and unwarranted human handling, by being inclosed or covered with some suitable covering. All foodstuff when displayed on outside of stores or buildings and not protected by a fly and dust-proof wrapper must be protected by Covering or casing in glass, metal, wood, or close-mesh wire screening, so as

to protect the same from flies and other contamination, except citrus fruits, melons, bananas, potatoes, green corn on the cob, cabbage, apples, and like substances which have a natural covering which is removed before consumption, and all foodstuffs displayed on inside of stores and buildings must be protected from flies.

All meat, fowl, game, fish, and similar products, not covered by permanent covering, when displayed for sale must be protected so as to preserve them from unwarranted human handling and contamination, flies and dust by being kept within closed refrigerators, display cases, or properly covered close-mesh wire screening.

SEC. 2. In restaurants and public eating places, all food must be protected from contamination by flies, dust, and unwarranted human handling by being inclosed in glass, metallic, or other close covering. Where pies, sections of pies, sandwiches, cakes, or similar products are securely wrapped in individual packages, they will be deemed as substantially protected within the provisions of this ordinance.

SEC. 3. The kitchens of all restaurants and hotels, and candy factories, meat, fish, and bakery markets, and grocery stores, and other similar places shall have effective screens at all openings for the purpose of excluding flies and other insects from such places.

SEC. 4. Anyone violating the provisions of this ordinance shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor, and may be fined in any sum not less than $5 or more than $25, and shall stand committed till such penalty and costs are fully paid.

PATERSON, N. J.

Foodstuffs-Wrapping. (Reg. Bd. of H., Nov. 12, 1918.)

1. That no storekeeper or other person selling foodstuff of any kind shall use for wrapping such foodstuff newspaper or any paper which has previously been used for any purpose.

2. Any person violating this ordinance shall be subject to a penalty of not less than $5 nor more than $100.

PORTLAND, ME.

Food Establishments-Registration-Sanitary Regulation-Employees-Certificates of Health May Be Required. (Reg. Bd. of H., May 11, 1918.)

SECTION 1. For the purposes of this by-law

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The word person" shall mean and include any person, copartnership, corporation, or association.

The word food" shall mean and include all articles, including condiments, used as food or drink by man.

SEC. 2. Every person owning or operating an establishment manufacturing, preparing, or serving food to the public in the city of Portland shall within 30 days after the passage of this by-law register at the office of the board of health of the city of Portland on forms provided therefor, and no person shall hereafter engage in the business of manufacturing, preparing, or serving food to the public in the city of Portland without first so registering. Such registration shall be renewed annually not later than the 31st of January in each year. SEC. 3. Forms for registration of establishments manufacturing, preparing, or serving food to the public in the city of Portland shall give the following in

formation: Exact nature of business, its location, name of owner with address, date of registration, number of rooms occupied, number of persons employed, whether male or female, and such other information as the board of health may require.

SEC. 4. Every person owning, managing, or operating an establishment or business where food is manufactured, prepared, or served to the public in the city of Portland shall at all times keep the premises and all fixtures, appliances, and utensils in a clean and sanitary condition satisfactory to the board of

health.

SEC. 5. Every such establishment or business shall be provided with an adequate supply of running water from the public mains where such supply is available, shall be equipped with proper lavatory and toilet facilities convenient, accessible, and sufficient to insure the comfort and cleanliness of its employees, and, where both male and female help are employed, the board of health, through its health officer, may require separate toilets, lavatories, and dressing rooms to be installed for the use of either sex.

SEC. 6. No person afflicted with any eruption, ulceration, or running sores, and no person afflicted with any communicable disease shall be employed in any establishment where food is manufactured, prepared, or served to the public. SEC. 7. It shall be the duty of every physician attending a case of venereal disease, tuberculosis, or any other communicable disease in any person employed in or about any establishment where food is manufactured, prepared, or served to the public to at once in writing and over his signature notify the board of health. Such notification in the case of a venereal disease shall not be made part of any record accessible to the general public, but may be used as evidence in any prosecutions initiated by the board of health or the health officer for failure to comply with the provisions of this by-law.

SEC. 8. Whenever in the opinion of the health officer there is sufficient reason to believe that a person employed in or about an establishment or business where foods are manufactured, prepared, or served to the public is afflicted with tuberculosis or any venereal or other communicable disease, the health officer may require such person to cease such employment temporarily and until he shall have filed with the health officer as evidence of good health a certificate of examination by a reputable and competent physician, and such examination shall include microscopic or other scientific tests recognized as reasonably necessary aids to establish a diagnosis.

SEC. 9. The health officer or his deputy shall issue certificates of registration to all persons owning or operating establishments manufacturing, preparing, or serving food to the public in the city of Portland who`shall comply with the requirements of this by-law, and may determine or indicate the comparative general sanitary condition of all such establishments by a system of Scoring applied to the premises, fixtures, appliances, personnel, and methods: Provided, That the system of scoring used has been approved by the board of

health.

SEC. 10. Whenever the health officer or his deputy shall score an establishment, a copy of the score in detail shall be left with the proprietor thereof, who shall display the same, together with his certificate of registration, in some conspicuous place open to the public. SEC. 11. The provisions of this by-law shall not apply to any establishment operated under Federal supervision or control.

SEC. 12. Upon conviction of any person of any violation of this by-law, the penalty for which is not specifically provided by law, such person shall be punished by a fine of not exceeding $50,

PORTLAND, OREG.

Food Establishments-Licenses-Physical Examination of Employees and Issuance of Certificates of Health. (Ord. 34610, Oct. 11, 1918.)

SECTION 1. That ordinance No. 34046 of the city of Portland entitled "An ordinance on the regulation of private business, including licenses and declaring an emergency," passed by the council May 1, 1918, be, and the same is hereby, amended by adding thereto a new article to be designated as article XV, which article shall read as follows:

ART. XV. SECTION 1. Definitions.-The term "food establishment," whenever used in this ordinance, shall mean and include every place in the city of Portland where any food product is sold or offered for sale or served to the public, or manufactured, produced, concocted, prepared, or cooked for the public.

The word "person" whenever used in this article shall mean any person, firm, or corporation, and the masculine pronoun shall include the feminine and the singular number shall include the plural unless otherwise indicated by the text.

SEC. 2. License.-It shall be unlawful for any person to open for business, conduct or maintain, or caused to be opened, conducted, or maintained, any food establishment in the city of Portland without first securing a license therefor as herein provided.

SEC. 3. Sanitary conditions; permit.-Any person desiring to secure a food establishment license shall make application to the bureau of health for inspection of the location where such establishment is intended to be located, which application shall state the exact location of such food establishment and the name and address of all persons interested in such food establishment, either as owner, proprietor, or manager. If, upon investigation, such proposed location is found to be suitable for a food establishment and in proper sanitary condition according to the ordinances of the city of Porland and the rules and regulations of the United States with reference to plumbing, water supply, ventilation. ani cleanliness, the bureau of health shall issue to such applicant a 'food-estab's÷ment permit. Such permit shall be presented with the application for a license to conduct such food establishment, and no such license shall be issued unless accompanied by such permit.

Svc. 4. License fee. The license fee for a food establishment shall be $10 per quarter year, and no license shall be issued for a less period than tire months, and no such license shall be transferable. Any license issued bereunder may be revoked for failure to comply with any of the provisions of the cete nances of the city of Portland and of the regulations of the United States S ernment relating to food establishments.

Svc. 3. Certifcate of Aer?A—It shall be unlawful for any person to be or remain in or to work in any food establishment in the city of Portis ess such person shall have a certificate of health as herein required. It shall e urlawful for any person to en ploy in, or cause or permit any person to w any food establishment urless such person shall have a certificate of b from the bureau of health. Such certificate shall be renewed quarterly and we certifikate more then three months old shall be recgized by any empi per persen in ne or ontrol of a food establishment

Svc. 6. Frrett M.—Aty jerser desiring to se tre a certibmate of DL1 as here n required still present himself to the bureun of health for examinan a at least enow every three months and if found by said burean to be plasent raid thee from discuss which are dangereds to the pot, the bored I a′′

health shall issue to such person a certificate of health entitling such person to work in a food establishment. Each such applicant for a health certificate shall pay to the bureau of health a fee of 25 cents for such examination and permit.

PROVIDENCE, R. I.

Eating and Drinking Places-Employees-Certificates of Health Required. (Ord. 80, Feb. 17, 1919.)

SECTION 1. No person without the certificate hereinafter provided shall be engaged in the preparation or serving of food or drink in any licensed victualing house or tavern, or in any lunch stand, ice cream parlor, lunch wagon, soda-water fountain, or other public eating place where food or drink is provided in the city of Providence. Every such person shall be examined by the superintendent of health or some physician or physicians designated by him to ascertain if such person is suffering from or infected with any contagious disease. After such examination, which shall be made at least semiannually and at such other periods as may be designated from time to time by the superintendent of health, the expense of such examinations to be borne by said city, the superintendent of health shall issue to such persons as shall have passed a satisfactory examination a certificate setting forth that fact, which certificate shall be retained by the person to whom it has been issued. Every person to whom a certificate has been issued under the provisions of this section shall whenever requested exhibit the same to any health or police officer of the city. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be fined not less than $5 nor more than $20 or imprisoned for not more than 10 days.

SEC. 2. The owner, proprietor, or manager of any licensed victualing house or tavern, lunch stand, ice cream parlor, lunch wagon, soda-water fountain, or other public eating place, who suffers or permits any person without a certificate as provided for in section 1 hereof to be employed in the preparation or serving of food or drink in any licensed victualing house or tavern, lunch stand, ice-cream parlor, lunch wagon, soda-water fountain, or other public eating place, owned, controlled, or managed by him, shall be fined not less than $10 nor more than $50 for each offense or be imprisoned not less than 10 days. SEC. 3. This ordinance shall take effect July 1, 1919.

SAN DIEGO, CALIF.

Food Establishments-Permits-Employees-Sanitary Regulation. (Ord.

7454, July 31, 1918.)

SECTION 1. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation owning, controlling, leasing, acting as agent for, conducting, operating, or managing any restaurant, café, lunch counter, cafeteria, soda fountain, ice cream parlor, soft drink stand, fruit stand, grocery, or other place in the city of San Diego, Calif., where food is prepared for sale, sold, distributed, or displayed for sale, to conduct or operate, or to cause or permit to be conducted or operated, such restaurant, café, lunch counter, cafeteria, soda fountain, ice-cream parlor, soft drink stand, fruit stand, grocery, or other place where food is prepared for sale, sold, distributed, or displayed for sale, or for any such person to sell, or offer for sale, or to cause or permit to be sold or offered for sale, or to give away or to cause or permit to be given away any food or drink therein or therefrom without first applying for and receiving from the health department of the city of San