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ordinance defining restau
rant> itinerant restaurant, em
ployee, utensils, health officer,
etc., requiring permits for the
operation of such establishments,
prohibiting the sale of adulterat
ed unwholesome or misbranded
food or drink, regulating the in
spection, of such establishments,
the enforcement of this ordin
ance, and the fixing of penalties.
Be it ordained by the Board
of Health in and for the County
o f Brantley on the 6 day of
June, 1956, and shall be applica
ble to the entire County of
Brantley, Georgia, to become ef
fective on and after the 6 day
of July, 1956, as follows:
Section 1. Definitions — The
following definitions shall apply
in the interpretation and the en
forcement of *his ordinance:
A. Restaurant — The term
“restaurant” shall mean restaur
ant, coffee shop, cafeteria, short
order case, luncheonette, tavern,
sandwich stand, soda fountain,
and all other eating or drinking
establishments, as well as kitch
ens or other places in which food
or drink is prepared for sale
elsewhere.
B. Itinerant restaurant — The
term “itinerant restaurant” shall
mean one operating for a tem
porary period in connection with
a fair, carnival, circus, public
exhibition, or other similar ga
thering.
C. Employee — The term “em
ployee” shall mean any person
who handles food or drink dur
ing preparation or serving, or
who comes in contact with any
eating or cooking utensils, or
who is employed in a room in
which food or drink is prepared
or served.
D. Utensils — “Utensils” shall
include any kitchenware, table
ware, glassware, cutlery, utensils,
containers, or other equipment
with which food or drink comes
in contact during storage, pre
paration, or serving.
E. Health officer — The term
“health officer” shall mean the
District Director of Public
Health of the County of Brant
ley or his authorized representa
tive.
F. Person — The word “per
son” shall mean person, firm,
corporation, or association.
Section 2. Permits — It shall
be unlawful for any person to
operate a restaurant in the coun
ty of Brantley who does not pos
sess an unrevoked permit from
the health officer. Such permit
shall be posted in a consnicious
place. Only persons who comply
with the requirements of this
ordinance shall be entitled to
receive and retain such a permit.
A person conducting an itinerant
restaurant shall also be required
to secure a permit.
Such a permit may be tem
porarily suspended by the health
officer upon the violation by the
holder of any of the terms of
this ordinance, or revoked after
an opportunity for a hearing by
the health officer upon serious
or repeated violation.
Section 4. Examination and
condemnation of unwholesome or
adulterated food or drink —
Samples of food, drink, and other
substances may be taken and ex
amined by the health officer as
often as may be necessary for
the detection of unwholesom4-
ness or adulteration. The health
officer may condemn and forbid
the sale of, or cause to be re-
Ordinance Regulating Sewage Disposal For Brantley County
The following rules and regu
lations are hereby adopted, en
acted, and established by the
Board of Health in and for the
County of Brantley at a regular
meeting thereof held at the of
fice of said Board of Health ir|
and for the County of Brantley
°n June 6th, 1956, and shall be
applicable to the entire County
of Brantley, Georgia, to become
effective on and after the 6th
day of July, 1956.
Section 1. “Definitions”. The
following definitions shall apply
in the interpretation and the en
forcement of these rules and reg
ulations.
(a) “Human Excreta”. The
term “human excreta”, as used
in these rules and regulations,
shall be construed to mean the
bowel and kidney discharge of
human beings.
(b) “Septic Tank”. The term
septic tank”, as used in these
rules and regulations, shall be
construed to mean an under
ground cavity with water-tight
walls into which flows the ef
fluent of sanitary water closets
and from which the effluent does
not come to the surface of the
ground. As referred to hereafter,
the term “septic tank” shall be
construed to mean a structure
built in strict accordance with
U. S. Public Health Service Ordinance Regulating
Eating and Drinking Establishments
moved or destroyed, any food or
drink which is unwholesome or
adulterated.
Section 5. Inspection of res
taurants — At least once every
6 months the health officer shall
inspect every restaurant located
within the county of Brantley.
In case the health officer discov
ers the violation of any item of
sanitation required for the grade
then held, he shall make a sec
ond inspection after the lapse of
such time as he deems necessary
for the defect to be remedied,
and the second inspection shall
be used in determining compli
ance with the requirements of
this ordinance. Any violation of
the same item of this ordinance
on such second inspection shall
call for immediate suspension of
permit.
One copy of the inspection re
port shall be posted by the health
officer upon an inside wall of
the restaurant, and said inspec
tion report shall not be defaced
or removed by any person ex
cept the health officer. Another
copy of the inspection report
shall be filed with the records
of the health department.
The person operating the res
taurant shall upon request of the
health officer permit access to
all parts of the establishment and
shall permit copying any or all
records of food purchased.
Section 6. Sanitation require
ments for restaurants — All res
taurants shall comply with all of
the following items of sanitation.
Item 1. Floors — The floors of
all rooms in which food or drink
is stored, prepared, or served, or
in which utensils are washed,
shall be of such construction as
to be easily cleaned, shall be
smooth, and shall be kept clean
and in good repair.
Item 2. Walls and ceilings —
Walls and ceilings of all rooms
shall be kept clean and in good
repair. All walls and ceilings of
rooms in which food or drink is
stored or prepared shall be fin
ished in light color. The walls of
all rooms in which food or drink
is prepared or utensils are wash
ed shall have a smooth, wash
able surface up to the level
reached by splash or spray.
Item 3. Doors and windows —
When flies are prevalent, all o
penings into the outer air shall
be effectively screened and doors
shall be self-closing, unless other
effective means are provided to
prevent the entrance of flies.
Item 4. Lighting — All rooms
in which food or drink is stored
or prepared or in which utensils
are washed shall be well lighted.
Item 5. Ventilation — All
rooms in which food or drink is
stored, prepared, or served, or
in which utensils are washed,
shall be well ventilated.
Item 6. Toilet facilities — Ev
ery restaurant shall be provided
with adequate and conveniently
located toilet facilities for its
employees, conforming with the
ordinances of the county of
Brantley. In restaurants hereaf
ter constructed toilet rooms shall
not open directly into any room
in which food, drink, or utensils
are handled or stored. The doors
of all toilet rooms shall be self
closing. Toilet rooms shall be
kept in a clean condition, in good
repair, and well lighted and ven
tilated. Hand-washing signs shall
be posted in each toilet room us
ed by employees. In case privies
or earth closets are permitted and
the plans and specifications as
set forth in the Georgia Depart
ment of Public Health Engineer
ing Bulletin “Septic Tank Sys
tem for Suburban and County
Homes”, or subsequent revision
thereof. These plans and specifi
cations are hereinafter adopted
by the Board of Health in and
for the County of Brantley.
(c) “Sanitary Water Closet”.
The term “sanitary water closet”,
as used in these rules and regu
lations, shall be construed to
mean any flush toilet properly
connected with a public sanitary
sewerage system or a septic tank.
(d) “Sanitary Privy”. The term
“sanitary privy”, as used in these
rules and regulations, shall be
construed to mean any privy
which is so built, rebuilt, con
structed or reconstructed as to
conform with the plans and spe
cifications promulgated and rec
ommended by the Georgia De
partment of Public Health, which
plans and specifications are here
inafter adopted by the Board of
Health in and for the County of
Brantley.
Section 11. ‘Human Excreta
Disposal”.
(a) It shall be unlawful to
maintain or use any residence,
place of business or other build
ing or place where persons re-
used, they shall be separate from
the restaurant building, and shall
be of a sanitary type constructed
and operated in conformity with
the standards of the State board
of health.
Item 7. Water supply — Run
ning water under pressure shall
be easily accessible to all rooms
in which food is prepared or u
tensils are washed, and the wa
ter supply shall be adequate, and
of a safe, sanitary quality.
Item 8. Lavatory facilities —
Adequate and convenient hand
washing facilities shall be pro
vided, including hot and cold
running water, soap, and approv
ed sanitary towels. The use of
a common towel is prohibited.
No employee shall resume work
after using the toilet room with
out first washing his hands.
Item 9. Construction of utensils
and equipment — All multi-use
utensils and all show and dis
play cases or windows, counters,
shelves, tables, refrigerating e
quipment, sinks, and other e
quipment or utensils used in con
nection with the operation of a
restaurant shall be so construct
ed as to be easily cleaned and
shall be kept in good repair.
Utensils containing or plated
with cadmium or lead shall not
be used: Provided, That solder
containing lead may be used foi
jointing.
Item 10. Cleaning and bacteri
cidal treatment of utensils and
equipment — All equipment, in
cluding display cases or windows,
counters, shelves, tables, refrig
erators, stoves, hoods, and sinks,
shall be kept clean and free from
dust, dirt, insects, and other con
taminating material. All cloths
used by waiters, chefs, and other
employees shall be clean. Single
service containers shall be used
only once.
All multi-use eating and drink
ing utensils shall be thoroughly
cleaned and effectively subjected
to an approved bactericidal pro
cess after each usage. All multi
use utensils used in the prepara
tion or serving of food and drink
shall be thoroughly cleaned and
effectively subjected to an ap
proved bactericidal process im
mediately following the day’s op
eration. Drying cloths, if used,
shall be clean and shall be used
for no other purpose.
No article, polish, or other
substance containing any cyanide
preparation or other poisonous
material shall be used for the
cleaning or polishing of utensils.
Item 11. Storage and handling
of utensils and equipment — Af
ter bactericidal treatment uten
sils shall be stored in a clean,
dry place protected from flies,
dust, and other contamination,
and shall be handled in such a
manner as to prevent contamina
tion as far as practicable. Single
service utensils shall be purchas
ed only in sanitary containers,
shall be stored therein in a clean
dry place until used, and shall
be handled in a sanitary manner.
Item 12. Disposal of wastes —
All wastes shall be properly dis
posed of, and all garbage and
trash shall be kept in suitable re
ceptacles, in such manner as not
to become a nuisance.
Item 13. Refrigeration — All
readily perishable food and
drink shall be kept at or below
50 degrees F. except when being
prepared or served. Waste water
from refrigeration equipment
side, congregate, or are employ
ed, which is not provided with
means for the disposal of human
excreta, either by a flush toilet
connected to a public sanitary
sewerage system approved by the
Georgia Department of Public
Health, a septic tank as defined
in Section I, Article (b), or by
a sanitary privy as defined in
Section I, Article (d).
(b) Every residence, place of
business, or other building or
place where persons reside, con
gregate, or are employed, which
is within 200 feet or less of a
public sanitary sewer line, shall
be properly connected to the se
wer line by the owner or agent
of the premises. Separate plumb
ing fixtures shall be provided
for each building or place.
(c) Every residence, place of
business, of other building or
place where persons reside, con
gregate, or are employed, which
is more than 200 feet from a
public sanitary sewer line, shall
either connect to the public se
wer, or shall be provided with
a private sanitary water closet
or a sanitary privy by the owner
or agent of the premises. Where
ever a private water flush toi
let is employed for human ex
creta disposal for not more than
(10) persons, a septic tank as de-
shall be properly disposed of.
Item 14. Wholesomeness of food
and drink — All food and drink
shall be clean, wholesome, free
from spoilage, and so prepared as
to be safe for human consump
tion.
All milk, fluid milk products,
ice cream, and other frozen des
serts served shall be from ap
proved sources. Milk and fluid
milk products shall be served in
the individual original containers
in which they were received
from the distributor or from a
bulk container equipped with an
approved dispensing device: Pro
vided, that this requirement shall
not apply to cream, which may
be served from the original bot
tle or from a dispenser approved
for such service. All oysters,
clams, and mussels shall be from
approved sources, and if shucked
shall be kept until used in the
containers in which they were
placed at the shucking plant.
Item 15. Storage, display, and
serving of food and drink — All
food and drink shall be so stor
ed, displayed, and served as to be
protected from dust, flies, ver
min, depredation and pollution
by rodents, unnecessary handling,
droplet infection, overhead leak
age, and other contamination. No
animals or fowls shall be kept
or allowed in any room in which
food or drink is prepared or stor
qd. All means necessary for the
elimination of flies, roaches, and
rodents shall be used.
Item 16. Cleanliness of employ
ees — All employees shall wear
clean outer garments and shall
keep their hands clean at all
times while engaged in handling
food, drink, utensils, or equip
ment. Employees shall not ex
pectorate or use tobacco in any
form in rooms in which food is
prepared.
Item 17. Miscellaneous — The
premises of all restaurants shall
be kept clean and free of litter
or rubbish. None of the opera
tions connected with a restaurant
shall be conducted in any room
used as living or sleeping quar
ters. Adequate lockers or dress
ing rooms shall be provided for
employees’ clothing and shall be
kept clean. Soiled linens, coats,
and aprons shall be kept in con
tainers provided for this purpose.
Grade B restaurants — Grade
B restaurants are those which
fail to comply with item 1,2,
4,5, or 17, but which conform
with all other items of sanitation
required for grade A restaurants.
Itinerant restaurants — Itiner
ant restaurants shall be construct
ed and operated in an approved
manner.
Section 7. Restaurants which
may operate — From and after
12 months from the date on
which this ordinance takes ef
fect no restaurant shall be op
erated within the county of
Brantley, or its police jurisdic
tion, unless it conforms with the
requirements of this ordinance:
Provided, that when any restaur
ant fails to qualify the health
officer is authorized to suspend
the permit.
Section 8. Reinstatement of
permit — Any restaurant, the
permit of which has been sus
pended, may at any time make
application for the reinstatement
of the permit.
Within one week after the re
ceipt of a satisfactory applica
tion, accompanied by a statement
fined in Section I, Article (b),
shall be employed. Before sep
tic tank construction, a permit
must be obtained from the Brant
ley County Health Department,
and, after construction is com
pleted an inspection must be ob
tained and approval granted by
a representative of the Brantley
County Health Department.
Wherever a sanitary privy is
employed, this privy will be
constructed and installed in ac
cordance with plans and specifi
cations as defined in Section I,
Article (d). These plans and spe
cifications can be obtained from
the Brantley County Health De
partment without charge.
(a) At any residence, place of
business, or other building where
a private water flush toilet is
employed for human excreta dis
posal for more than ten (10)
persons, there shall be installed
a sewage disposal plant, the
plans and construction of which,
in each separate case, shall be
approved by the Georgia Depart
ment of Public Health.
Section 111. “Provisions”.
(a) All privy buildings shall
be kept in a clean condition at
all times, and their sanitary safe
ty shall be judged by a repre
sentative of the Brantley County
Health Department, whose deci-
signed by the applicant to the
effect that the violated provision
or provisions of this ordinance
have been conformed with, the
health officer shall make a re
inspection, and thereafter as
many additional reinspections as
he may deem necessary to as
sure himself that the applicant
is again complying with the re
quirements, and, in case the
findings indicate compliance,
shall reinstate the permit.
Section 9. Disease control —
No person who is affected with
any disease in a communicable
form or is a carrier of such dis
ease shall work in any restaur
ant, and no restaurant shall em
ploy any such person or any
person suspected of being affect
ed with any disease in a com
municable form or of being a
carrier of such disease. If the
restaurant manager suspects that
any employee has contracted any
disease in a communicable form
or has become a carrier of such
disease he shall notify the health
officer immediately. A placard
containing this section shall be
posted in all toilet rooms.
Section 10. Procedure when
infection suspected — When sus
picion arises as to the possibility
of transmission of infection from
any restaurant employee the
health officer is authorized to
require any or all of the follow
ing measures: (1) the immediate
.exclusion of the employee from
all restaurants; (2) the immed
iate closing of the restaurant
concerned until no further dan
ger of disease outbreak exists,
in the opinion of the health of
ficer; (3) adequate medical ex
aminations of the employee and
of his associates, with such la
boratory examinations as may be
indicated.
Section 11. Enforcement inter
pretation — This ordinance shall
be enforced by the health officer
in accordance with the interpre
tations thereof contained in the
1943 edition of the U. S. Public
Health Service Ordinance and
Code Regulating Eating and
Drinking Establishments, a cer
tified copy of which shall be on
file in the files of the Brantley
County Board of Health at the
Brantley County Health Depart
ment.
Section 12. Penalties — Any
person who violates any provi
sion of this ordinance shall be
fined at the discretion of the
court having jurisdiction. Each
and every violation of the pro
visions of this ordinance shall
constitute a separate offense.
Section 13. Repeal and date of
effect — All ordinances and parts
of ordinances in conflict with
this ordinance are hereby re
pealed, and this ordinance shall
be in full force and effect im
mediately upon its adoption and
its publication as provided by
law.
Section 14. Unconstitutionality
clause — Should any section, pa
ragraph, sentence, clause, or
phrase of this ordinance be de
clared unconstitutional or inval
id for any reason, the remainder
of said ordinance shall not be
affected thereby.
Herschel W. Herrin, Chairman
Brantley County Board of
Health.
R. B. Brooker.
M. E. Winchester, M. D.
District Health Officer.
sion will be final.
(b) Any defect that might oc
cur in any type of human excre
ta disposal device which, in the
opinion of the representative of
the Brantley County Health De
partment, would cause it in any
way to fail to meet the require
ments as provided above shall be
immediately corrected by the
owner or agent of the premises
on which the defect has occurred.
(c) It shall be the duty of the
representative of the Brantley
County Health Department to
enforce these rules and regula
tions, and in the performance of
this duty the health officer or
his duly authorized agent is here
by authorized to enter, at any
reasonable hour, any premises as
may be necessary for its enforce
ment.
'Section IV. “Penalty”.
(a) Any person, firm or cor
poration violating any part of
these rules and regulations shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemea
nor, as provided in Section 88-
9902 of the Georgia Code of
1933.
Herschel W. Herrin,
Chairman,
Brantley County Board of
Health.
R. B. Brooker.
M. E. Winchester, M. D.
District Health Officer.
Brantley Enterprise, Nahunta, Ga., Thursday, June 14, 1956
Social & Persona!
Miss Mattie Lou Wildes of At
lanta and Mrs. W. C. Scott and
son, Wilford, of Bordertown, N.
Y., are spending two weeks with
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. M.
F. Wildes.
• • •
Mrs. Jos. B. Strickland will
leave on Monday, June 18, for
Richmond, Va. She will accom
pany her daughter, Mrs. Bibb
Saye and little daughter to Geor
gia where she will visit her pa
rents in Nahunta and her hus
band’s parents in Rutledge, Ga.
• • •
Mrs. E. A. Moody, Mrs. S. S.
Sarvis, Mrs. Dorsey Fisher, Mrs.
Vaus, Rev. and Mrs. Horace Wil
liams and Mrs. J. B. 'Lewis at
tended the Methodist Conference
in Waycross last week. Mrs. Le
wis attended as delegate from
Nahunta Methodist Church.
• * ♦
Mrs. William C. Davis and
sons, Billy, Chuck and Max of
Macon arrived last week to visit
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. L.
Sears. Mr. Davis will join them
this week end when he and Mrs.
Davis will make a trip through
Florida.
• • •
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Sears and
sons, Joe and Danny, have re
turned from Amity, Ga., where
they visited Mr. Sears’ sister,
Mrs. Jim McGee.
• ♦ •
Mrs. Lena Strickland and Mrs.
E. L. Sears have been appointed
Home Service Committee of
Brantley County for the Red
Cross.
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I A nickels worth of
electricity will keep
food frozen3ohours
in a home freezer.”
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Bartow County
ALLATOONA
Water playground
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FESTIVAL I
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The beautiful Allatoona Reservoir, with 180 miles of shoreline,
is a mecca for water sports lovers, offering swimming and
fishing, as well as boating^ so ideal that national regattas are
held there. The "Aquarama” water spectacle is planned for
July 4. Cartersville, Bartow County seat, is the center of a
rich mineral belt, on which much of the city’s economy is
based. Three miles southwest of Cartersville are the Etowah
Indian Mounds, which have yielded important archeological
discoveries.
In Bartow County and throughout Georgia, the United
States Brewers Foundation works constantly to assure the
sale of beer and ale under pleasant, orderly conditions. Be
lieving that strict law enforcement serves the best interest of
the people of Georgia, the Foundation stresses close coopera
tion with the Armed Forces, law enforcement and governing
officials in its continuing "self-regulation” program.
Georgia’s I
Beverage of
Moderation I
Mr. and Mrs. Sherwood Broome
and Becky and Carolyn of Chat
tanooga, Tenn., spent several
days with their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Broome. They left
Sunday to spend a few days in
Florida.
• * •
Mr. ^nd Mrs. E. R. DuPriest
and daughter, Jo Ann, of Jack
son, S. C., are visiting relatives
and friends in Brantley County.
They returned to Jackson Sun
day.
• * *
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Johns and
family have returned from Okee
chobee, Fla., for the summer.
They are living on their farm
on Route 1, Nahunta.
• • •
Little Jerry Strickland, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Raulerson,
is home from a hospital in Sav
annah where he has been con
fined following an operation. He
is getting along fine.
• * *
Five students from Brantley
County have earned places on the
Dean’s List at South Georgia
College at Douglas, Ga. for the
spring quarter. They are DeWitt
Drury, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ce
cil Drury; Raymond Johnson, son
of Mr. J. C. Johnson, both of
Nahunta; Allen Sloan, son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. A. Sloan, Hortense,
all from Nahunta High School.
From Hoboken High School are:
Ronnie Hagin, son of Mr. and
Mrs. R. F. Hagen; and Virgil
Pierce, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil
M. Pierce. Hagen has been nam
ed on it for two quarters.
