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slaughter houses at least once in every twenty-four hours. He shall cause every vessel or receptacle to be thoroughly cleansed immediately after it shall have been used for such collection and removal, and shall cause every such vessel or receptacle when not in actual use to be kept thoroughly clean.
55. Each of the said lessees shall provide the proper instruments, appliances, and utensils, required for the purpose of slaughtering and he shall cause all such articles to be thoroughly cleansed immediately, after the completion of the process of slaughtering in, which they have been used, and he shall also cause every such utensil when not in actual use to be kept thoroughly clean.
56. Each of the said lessees shall cause every part of the internal surface of the walls and every part of the floor of his slaughter houses to be kept, at all times, in good crder and repair, so as to prevent the absorption therein, of any blood or liquid refuse or filth which may be. spilled or splashed thereon, or any offensive or noxious matter which may be deposited thereon or brought in contact therewith. He shall cause every part of the internal surface of the slaughter houses above the floor to be either thoroughly washed with hot linewash or tarred, at least four times in every year. He shall cause every part of the floors of his slaughter houses, and every part of the internal surface of every wall on which any blood or liquid refuse or filth may have been spilled or splashed, or with which any offensive or noxious matter may have been brought in contact during the process of slaughtering or dressing in such slaughter houses, to be thoroughly washed and cleansed within three hours after the completion of such slaughtering or dressing.
57. The owner of any animal that is slaughtered shall cause the hide or skin, fat, and offal of such animal to be removed from the slaughter houses within twenty-four hours after the completion of the slaughtering of such animal.
58. None of the lessees shall at any time keep any dog or cause or suffer any dog to be kept in his slaughter houses. He shall not at any time keep, or cause, or suiter to be kept in any of the slaughter houses any such animal of which the flesh may be used for the food of man, unless such animal be so kept in preparation for the slaughtering thereof upon the premises and he shall not keep such animal or cause or suffer such animal to be kept in any of the slaughter houses for a longer period than may be necessary for the purpose of preparing such animal for the process of slaughtering. He shall cause animals kept in preparation for slaughtering to be confined in the stalls, pens, or lairs provided on the premises for this purpose.
59. Each of the said lessces shall cause every animal brought to his slaughter houses, and confined in any stall, pen, or lair upon the premises previous to being slaughtered, to be provided during such confinement with a sufficient quantity of wholesome water.
60. Swine confined in the stalls, lairs, or pens attached to the slaughter houses shall have at least the following space allotted to them, viz. :-
Every pig
4 superficial feet.
61. No person shall convey or cause to be conveyed or attempt to convey any dead animal into any of the slaughter houses for any purpose whatsoever.
MARKET BY-LAWS.
1. 'Market' means any place, other than a shop, ordinarily used for the sale of animals or of meat, fish, fruit, vegetables or other perishable articles of food for human consumption, and includes all land and premises if in any way used in conjunction or connection therewith or appurtenant thereto : 'Public Market' means a market which has been declared a market by any Public Authority or which may hereafter be declared a market by the Urban Council.
2. All public markets established at the commencement of this Ordinance. shall be continued and shall be subject to these by-laws, but it shall be lawful for the Council to close any of them and also to establish or close any new market. No market shall be. opened or kept open except under the provisions of these by-laws,
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