In Re Gatsios

THE COURT.

Harry Gatsios is the proprietor of a butcher-shop in the city and county of San Francisco where meat, inspected by authorized inspectors under the inspection laws and regulations, is sold. He was taken into custody upon the complaint that he had violated Ordinance No. 6157, New Series, of the municipality in that on Saturday, December 3, 1927, between the hours of 7 and 8 o’clock P. M., he sold and offered for sale at his shop certain uncured and uncooked meats, contrary to the provisions of the ordinance, which reads as follows:

“Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership, association or corporation, within the city and county of San Francisco, to sell or offer for sale any uncured or uncooked meats from any established place of business in the city and county of San Francisco for the purpose of sale and delivery to dealers or consumers or for the purpose of any delivery, or to keep open for business any place of business where any uncured or uncooked meats are sold or offered for sale, or permit such place to be kept open for business, or to receive at such place of business, any uncured or uncooked meats, except between the hours of 7 o’clock A. M. and 6 o’clock P. M. on days other than Sunday, New Tear’s day, Washington’s birthday, Decoration day and Christmas day, or to sell or offer for sale within the city and county of San Francisco any uncured or uncooked meats, except at and from an established and fixed place of business at which said meats are regularly inspected by state and municipal inspectors; provided, however, that in case of a holiday falling on Saturday, the place of business

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hereinabove defined may be kept open between the hours of 7 o’clock A. M. and 12 o’clock noon.

“And provided further that any place of business where strictly Kosher meats are sold or offered for sale may be kept open on Saturdays from sundown until 10 o’clock P. M., and on Sundays from 7 o’clock until noon. And be it further provided that all emergency cases be left to the discretion of the Health Officer of the city and county of San Francisco.

“Section 2. Every person, partnership, association, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this ordinance or by doing any act or thing herein declared to be unlawful shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars, nor more than two hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in the city prison for not more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.”