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<br />purpose of such business, and which are named herein or are reasonable within
<br />the purpose and intent of this ordinance, and all such inspectors are also here-
<br />by authorized and directed to stop and inspect within the City any wagon or ve-
<br />hicle which appears to be used for the purpose of transporting or delivering any
<br />such foodstuff and such inspector shall also be authorized to require, and the
<br />person in charge of any such business place or vehicle shall furnish to the in--
<br />spector such reasonable and proper samples as he may demand for making any test
<br />.,of such foodstuffs; and that no person shall interfere with or refuse to permit ,
<br />'any such officer or inspector to make any inspection hereby authorized; and if any
<br />person shall refuse permission or bar or obstruct such inspection, then any li--
<br />'cense or permit or certificate issued by the ~ity for such business shall become
<br />subject to revocation and shall become null and void on \olritten order of the
<br />:.Director of Health.
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<br />Section 2. Resoonsibilitv and Reoorts of Insoectors. Every person
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<br />now or hereafter to be appointed, or acting by or under the authority of the
<br />. City of La Porte, who is charged with the duty of inspecting such rooms, place or
<br />':things, or any meat or other foodstuffs, or any operations in connection there-
<br />with, or the conduct of any business herein mentioned or referred to shall per-
<br />form all such duties under the direction of the Director of Health and shall
<br />make all such inspections, examinations, and reports, and in such m~ner and
<br />form, as may be required and directed by said Directors.
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<br />Section 3. ,Condemnation. When the Director of Health or any inspector
<br />or other person charged with the duties of such inspection of foodstuff, shall
<br />find in the City of LaPorte any meat, fish, or other foodstuff, whether anLual
<br />or vegetable and of whatsoever nature, which is unfit for human food by reason
<br />of being adulterated, taL~ted, diseased, fermented, decaying or otherwise,
<br />unwholesome or unclean, or the use, keeping or sale of which is prohibited by
<br />this or any other ordina~ce of the City, or Law or Regulation of the State, he
<br />shall promptly condemn the same and the owner, manager or other person shall
<br />notify such inspector of his desire to appeal and shall immediately comply with
<br />the requirements of the provisions of this Section. Such destruction of meat,
<br />fish o~ other foodstuff shall be effected byslashing or otherwise separating the
<br />substance of s&~e, after which same shall be immediately saturated with kerosene
<br />or such chemical compound as may be approved by the Director of Health; provided,
<br />however, that in case such owner, manager or other person in charge of such food-
<br />stuff, shall desire to appeal from the ~iudgment of any such inspector, such
<br />.owner, manager or other person shall immediately transport such foodstuff to
<br />such place as said inspector may designate or approve, and shall there store such
<br />':foodstuff; and the ~irector of Health shall promptly on the written request of
<br />such owner or may on his own motion, make a further ipspection and exanination
<br />of such foodstuff; and if it is the judgment of said virector that it shall be
<br />,condemned, then s~~e shall be L~ediately destroyed as aforesaid, or in such
<br />manner as aforesaid, or in such manner as the Director of Health may direct; but
<br />.if such judgment be that said foodstuffs should not be condemned, then the o~ner
<br />'thereof may remove the srons again to his place of business, but he shall not
<br />otherwise do so. In case of such appeals the decision of said Director shall be
<br />final.
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<br />Section 4. Savin~s Clause. If any provisbn, exception, section, sub-
<br />section, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance or the applica-
<br />tion of same to any person or set of circ~~stances shall for any reason be held
<br />unconstitutional, void or invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the validity
<br />,of tie remaining provisions of this ordinance or their application to other per- l'
<br />:son~ or sets of circ~~stances and to this end, all provisions of this ordinance
<br />:are declared to be severable.
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<br />Section 5. Reoealin~ Clause. All ordinances or parts of ordinances
<br />:1nconsistent with the terms of this ordinance are hereby repealed; provided,
<br />'however, that such repeal shall be only to the extent of such inconSistency, and
<br />'.:in all other respects this ordinance shall be cumulative of other ordinances
<br />regulating and governing the subject matter covered by this ordinance.
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<br />Section 6. C~nflict with State Law. In the event a different penalty
<br />be prescribed in any case by any State Law for any offense included in this or-
<br />dinance, and in the event the punishment prescribed by the State Law be the only
<br />punishment which can lawfully be adjuged for any such offense, then the State
<br />Law for such offense shall be adjuged by the Corporation Court against such of-
<br />fender in lieu of the penalties specifically prov~ded by this ordinance.
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