The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1905-08-18


sance injurious TO health and any per-
son creating or maintaining such nui
sance who shall fail after due notice
from the State Health officer, to abate
the same, shall upon conviction be
fined not less than five nor more than
twenty-five dollars for every such Of
Tense.
Sec. s. That and animal afflicted
with CHAMBERS or other cotagious or
of pestileDtial disease, kept in any part
of the State Of Florida, is hereby de-
clared nuisance injurious to health
and any person keep ng or maintain
ing such nuisance who shall fail, after
due notice from the State Health Of
ficer, to abate the same, shall upon
conviction be fined not less than five
or more than twenty-five dollars for
every such ofiense,
Sec. 8. That the boiling Of olfal,
swill, bones. fat, tallow or lard, the
crushing, grinding or burning Of bones
or shells, cleaning CUTS, making glue
from any dead animal, or part thereof,
making or boiling varnish or oil,
making lampblack, turpentine or tar,
distilling ardent, acholc or fermented
spirits, storing or keeping Of fat scraps
grease or other offensive animal matter
rendering or trying out dead, undres-
sed or unslaughtered animals, or any
other businessor trade whereby moi
some stenehes and odors and noXious
gases or odors are generated within
incorporated city or unincorporated
town of the State of over two hundred
inhabitants, are hereby declared nai-
sances injurious to health; and any
person who shall caused erect, create,
maintain or continue any such nui-
sance, and who shall fail, after due
notice from the State Health officer,
to abate the same, shall upon convict
ion thereof be fined not less than ten
or more than one hundred dollars for
every such ofIense.
Sec. 10. That unclean and filthy
slaughter-houses, rooms, buildings OF
places where sheep, hogs, cattle or
other animals are slaughtered, within
any Incorporated city or town or any
unincorporated town or village Of the
State of Florida, are hereby declared
nuisances injurious to health and any
person creating, keeping or maintain
ing such nuisances, who shall fail, af-
ter due notice from the State Health
officer, to abate the same, shall upon
conviction be fined not less than ten
nor more than fifty dollars for every
such offence.
Sec. IL. That it shall be the duty OF
the State Health officer, upon the re-
quest Of the proper authorities, or Of
any three responsible resident citizens,
or when it may seem necessary to the
president of the State Board OF Health
or to the State Board OF Health Officer,
himself, to investigate the sanitary
condition of any city, town or place
in the State Of Florida and II upon
examination the State Health Officer
shall ascertain the existence OF any
sanitary nuisance as defined in the
preceding sections of this act, lit shall
be his duty to serve ootice upon the
proper party or parties to remove or
abate the said nuisance, or IL necess-
airy to proceed to remove or abate the
said nuisance in the manner provided
in section 10 hereof.
Sec. -. That il shall be tie duty OF
the State Health Officer, upon receiv-
ing information or obtaining knowl-
edge Of the existence of any thing or
things herein declared to be nuisances
by law, to notify the person or persons
committing, creating keeping or main
tanning the same, TO remove or cause
to be removed the same within twenty
four hours, or such other reasonable
time as may be determined by the
State Health Officer, after such notice
being duly given; and il the same
is not removed 10y such person or
persons within the time described in
said notice, it shall be the duty OF the
State Health officer to remove or
cause to be removed such nuisance or
nuisances, and all costs or expenses
of such removal shall be paid by the
person or persons committing, Great
ing, keeping or maintaining such nui-
sance or nuisences and If the said
costs and expenses thus accruirs shall
not be paid within ten days after such
removal the same shall be collected
from the person or persons commit
ting, creating, keeping or maintaining
such nusances by SUIT at law
Sec. 10. That all fines and penalties
imposed by any section OF this act