The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1906-05-18
A FEW HEALTH LAWS.
Five Health Rules That Should Be
obeyed in Regard to Sanitary
Conditions.

The executive board of the City I'M
provement society respectfully calls
the attention of the citizens of ocala
and vicinity to the following extracts
from the laws of the state board of
health:
Rule S5-Defintion of Sanitary Nui-
sanees. a sanitary nuisance is hereby
declared to be the commission Of any
act. by an individual municipality. or
iganiza,ion OF corporatioo. or the KEEP
3ns. maintaining. propagation. exist
ienee or permi ssion of anything. by ar
individual. municipality, organization
or corporation. by which the health or
life of an individual or the health or
/ lives Of individuals may be threatened
or impaired or by which or through
which directly or Indirectly, disease
may be caused (Sec. !. Chap. 1916
Acts Of 1880
Rule 36-Deposits of Filth. That
the contents of cesspools, offal gar
Ibaga. foul water dye water, refuse
from manufactures. stables, decayed
lanimM or vegetable matter. or other
defensive substance. detrimental to
health. thrown placed or allowed TO
iremain IN or upon any private 2rem-
Uses. street, avenue. alley, sidewalk,
lgutter. public reservation. or open lot,
within any incorporated city or unin-
icorporated town or village of the state
of Florida, are hereby declared nui-
lsances Injurious to health; and any
Iperson who shall! commit. create or
maintain the aforesaid nuisances. or
either of them, shall upon conviction
be fined not less than five nor more
than twenty I'VE dollars for every
lsuch offense.
Rule 37-Filling Ground with or Re
lnoval of Filth. That the filing level
ing or raising the surface of and
ground or lot within any incorporated
, city. ~ unincorporated, town or viii
, Ilage of the state of Florida, with ami
| Imal or vegetable substances. fifth
, gathered in cleaning yards or streets.
WASTE material from mills or facto
l"ies or the removal of the surface Of
. any ground OF lot within said cites,
, towns Or villa ges filed with such If
, lfensive matter or substance, N such
Imdnner as 20 cause noisome odors or
lnoXious gases u arise. are hereby de-
, tclared nuisances injurious to health:
land any person who shall cause, COM
, unit. create or maintain such nuisance
ishaII upon conviction, be fined not less
sh1n i've nor more than twenty-five
dollars for each such offense.
Rule 41-Hogs a Nuisance in Town.
r That the keeping. herding and feed
ing of hogs in pens. or otherwise with
lin an incorporated city or unincorpo-
rated town Of the state If Florida. OF
over two thousand inhabitants, is
: thereby declared nuisance injurious
to health; and any person creating or
: maintaining such nuisance who seall
: fail. after due notice from he STATE
Z heath officer TO abate the same. shall.
f upon conviction. be fined not less than
for every such offenSe.
J Rule 46-Methods and Costs OF
: abatement That il shall be the duty
5 Iof the state health officer upon receiv-
ling Information or obtaining knowl-
e ledge OF the existence of any thing or
I things herein declared to be nuisances
iby law, TO notify the person or per-
sons. committing. creating, keeping or
. maintaining the same 10 remove or
cause to be removed the same within
ltwenty-four hours. or such other rea-
Isonable time az may be determined by
] 1.-THE state health officer. after such
e notice being duly given; and If the
. lsame is not removed by such person
! Tor persons within the time prescribed
] lin said notice. il shall be the duty OF
5 1.-THE state health officer TO remove or
lcause to be removed such nuisance or
2 nuisances. and all costs or expenses
. of such removal shall be paid by the
tperson or persons committing. Great
7. ling. keeping or maintaining such uni
sance or nuissnces; and IL the sald
/ costs and expenses thus accruing shall
: mot be paid within ten days after such
r removal the same shall be collected
: from the person or persons commit
ting. creating. keeping, or maintaining
: such. nuisanees by suit at law.
Ripe 47-Prosecution OF Nuisances
That all fines and penalties imposed
nv any section Of this act shall bs
/ Icollected by prosecution in the STATE
d court having jurisdiction thereof.
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: AIR. s T. Boylston, Jr.. is now as