Edinburgh slaughter-houses : rules, regulations, orders, and bye-laws. Made and confirmed in terms "The Edinburgh Slaughter Houses Act, 1850".

  • Edinburgh
Date:
1892
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Credit: Edinburgh slaughter-houses : rules, regulations, orders, and bye-laws. Made and confirmed in terms "The Edinburgh Slaughter Houses Act, 1850". Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    be at liberty to employ any other than one of the Licensed Jobbers or Supernumeraries after mentioned. 9. The Fleshers shall be responsible for the conduct of all persons employed by them, and for whatever damage, other than ordinary wear and tear, may be done to the property of the Slaughter-Houses, by the persons so employed. 10. The Gate-Keeper, under the directions of the City Chamberlain, shall collect the Dues leviable on Cattle brought to be slaughtered, and pay over the same daily to the Cham- berlain, under such system of checks as shall be prescribed from time to time. The Gate-Keeper shall repay the dues on all Live Cattle driven from the Slaughter-Houses. 11. Every Flesher shall, by himself or his Foreman, attend in the Superintendent’s Office on Friday weekly, and enter in a book to be kept therein a note of the number of the different kinds of Cattle slaughtered by him during the preceding week. 12. [The Gatei shall b( Cattle Fleshers shall b3 at liber to wor from 6 o’ in the 1 looths dir mg any >eriod, fro n 4 o’cloc k a.m. to 10 ]'.M., convenient for of Julf, August, no restriction of access Live S lock A.M. and Sept hours. to their EJooths for ;ock, fron opened for the adlnission o to 9 p.m. )f every 1 iwful day y, by themselves oi their Sei Live The vants, have their M. themselv is, except ng the n Lonths nnber, du ring wliic i there sh all be (j)n Sundays, the Flediers shal the purpose of attending to 8 to 10 4’clock Ajvf, and from 5 to 7 i 13. All Carts passing through the Slaughter-Houses, and all Cattle brought to the same, shall be driven along such lines of road as the Superintendent shall direct; and he may order Carts remaining within the Slaughter-Houses to be removed. 14. All Dead Meat shall be removed in Vans or other Carriages, so covered as to conceal the carcases from view; and if drawn by horses, the driver shall not sit on any por- tion of the carcases carried therein. No Dead Meat shall be permitted to be conveyed from the Slaughter-Houses con- trary to this Regulation. Rescinded See Rule, page 8.