Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1911-05-04
The Fly Screen Ordinance
ORDINANCE NO. $50.

horses or cattle are kept: to pro-
vine for screening of all grocery
stores, saloons, soda fountains,
fruit stands, fish and meat mar
kets, wagons peddling or deliver
ing fish, meat or bread; to pro
vide for screening all dining rooms
and kitchens in hotels, restau-
rants and bakeries in the city of
Fitzgerald; to screen lunch
stands and candy stands; to pro-
vide for screening all articles of
food likely to be contaminated by
flies, and to provide penalties for
violation of this ordinance, and
for other purposes.
Section. /. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Council of the City of
Fitzgerald Georgia, and it is hereby
ordained by the authority ofthesame,
that, from and after the passage OF
this ordinance, that all premises
wherein are kept horses or cattle
shall be cleaned once each week,
and such cleaning shall consist of
removing from the ground all de-
posts of said animals and the
placing of the same in some place
on the premises, and not in the
alley or street of said city, and such
cleanings shall be used on the
premises or removed from same to
some place outside of said city, at
les sonce each month.
Section. 2. Be it further ordained
by the authority aforesaid, that from
and after the passage of this ordi-
nance, it shall be the duty of all
persons, firms and corporations in
the city of Fitzgerald, to keep tho
roughly screened so as to make the
same fly proof, all saloons, fruit
stands, candy stands, soda fountains,
grocery stores, fish and meat
markets, bakeries, and all wagons
'peddling or delivering fish, meats or
bread, and to leave no openings of
access to the inside of such build
ings or wagons wherein are con-
tanned such businesses, so that flies
can enter therein; but all buildings
containing such places of business
shall be thoroughly screened, so as
to exclude the entrance of flies
thereto from any point. Be it
further ordained that the following
articles. wherever kept in said city,
for sale, shall be thoroughly screened
so as to keep out all flies which
might enter at the doors or other
places impossible to be kept closed
at all times, to-Wit, all fresh or dried
| fruits, cheese and candies, when not
kept in show cases or otherwise
protected from flies, also, sugar,
fish, whether fresh or salt, when
kept in open receptacleS, pickles,
and other articles of food attractive
to or likely to be contaminated by
flies.
Section 3. Be it further ordain-
ed by the authority aforesaid. that
from and after the passage of this
ordinance, all doors and windows
| in all dining rooms and kitchens in
all hotels, restaurants, lunch stands
and bakeries in the city of Fitzger-
aid, shall be thoroughly screened
with wire screens so as to exclude
flies therefrom.
Section 4. Be it further ordain-
ed by the authority aforesaid,
that it shall be unlawful for any
persons, firms or corporations to
expose on the sidewalks or else
where in a place not thoroughly
screened from flies, any article of
food which is intended and offered
for sale.
Section S. Be it further ordain-
ed by the authority aforesaid. that
any person, firm or corporation
violating any of the provisions of
this ordinance, shall be subject to
fine, upon conviction before the
Mayor, in sum not less than one,
nor more than one hundred dollars;
or sentenced to work upon the
streets of the city for a period of
not less than one nor more than
thirty days; one or both of said
punishments in the discretion of