The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-09-02
At ONCE
APPLY NEW LAW
TO ALL PARTIES
Sheriff Ellis and Deputies
Will Enforce the
Screening Law.
MANY ARRESTS
ARE EXPECTED
Restaurants, Stores, Mar
kets, Etc, Are More
Directly Affected.

Enforcement of two recently-enact-
ed statutes will prove quite job
for Sheriff Ellis and his deputies, 4
for there are indications in the city
of Pensacola that, despite the warm
ings that have been given there will
possibly be many arrests.
Sheriff Ellis yesterday mapped out
sections of the city and these he
distributed to four deputies, who, be-
ginning today, will go over the re-
spective section assigned, and report
all who are violating the new SCREEN
ing laws. One deputy has Alcaniz
| street as his western line of work, an
| other all that between Alcaniz and
Palafox streets; another all that be-
tween Palafox and Barcelona streets,
and the fourth all that from BARGE
Iona street to the city limits.
Chapter $685. pertains strictly to
the screening of all places where
food or fruits are served for human
consumption, or for places where any
thing is served which may be con-
/ sumed without further cooking. This
applies to fruits as well as oysters,
meats, etc, the law in part, being
as follows:
LANGUAGE OF STATUTE.
"section 1. On and after the pas
sage of this Act, it shall be unIaw-
full for any person, firm or corpora
ton to operate any hotel, boarding
house, restaurant or lunch counter
within this state without keeping all
doors, windows and other similar
openings in or to dining rooms,
rooms, kitchens, or any other place
where food is prepared or stored,
and passage ways between the same,
and Railways leading thereto, screen
ed with wire netting, with mesh suf-
| ficiently close to prevent the admis-
sion of flies.
Section 2 1t shall be unlawful
for any person, firm or corporation
to sell or offer for sale food for con-
sumption in the raw state, or which
may be consumed without further
cooking at any meat shop, butcher
shop, market, grocery store, fruit
stand, or any other places where
food is exposed for sale, without hav-
ing such food securely screened by
wire netting with mesh sufficiently
close to prevent the admission of flies.
"Section 5. Any person, firm or
corporation found guilty of violating
the provisions of this Act shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and
upon conviction, fined not exceeding
fifty dollars ($50.O0) or punished BY
imprisonment not exceeding three
months. Each days business con-
: Quoted in violation of the provisions
of this Act shall constitute a separate
offense."
HOW LAW is CONSTRUED.
Since it has been brought to his
attention, Sheriff Ellis has seen fit to
consult advice relative to the clear
ing up of any points not understood,
so that he was in position yesterday
to properly advise his deputies.
In addition to the notices recently
published over the signature OF
r Sheriff Ellis, the state board of
+ health has recently had a man en-
' ployed whose duty it was to go over
!. the city and call attention to any
E violations so that there is sa. tc
/, be no room for pleading ignorance on
the part of those affected, and who
within the next few days will prob
!. ably have visit from an Official
: deputy inspector.
The special deputy employed By
f the state has also given explanation
/ of the new law covering the question
of surface closets in incorporateJ
: towns. This is covered by Chaptel
! $685., which provides the following
Section 1. That any person, firm
s or corporation keeping or maintain
ing surface closets and privies use.
8 for the deposit of human excret;
within Incorporated limits, which ar
j not fy-proof in construction and ar