The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1917-07-27

Public HEATH Mcanaiiestly Injurious to '1 INC
Community: r. IEs,ety and Morals Of the the
Nusances Mentio ne30i IN and and Suppress All
General Statutes of Florida and 'o o Of the
rMIequented by Persons Descr ,lf an Places
Ste e,toned IN Section $50 of tbe n and
57So IS . Ii fiorida as Amended bv General ShemeIal
and to Enon e's All II PPSI. Laws Of Fior Florida,
booths, in which the Laws - Ito uses, Tents,
Tlori 1 Are Violated, and An ne Estate state Of
Piaoaa W; designation and Prostitut;neS OF
aaaeJ Wnere Games of Chance Aua ana
ine t All IN IN IN violation of Law and ' Doo In
Fn;o;. ,h su'4 races TO be NuisanccsS.. ia ~
duct or Ma;nte ;non n, or Persons Who Con.
ana p agent of Any Building Used dif E. oS S
purpose and to Provide for tbo D. lor such
ooSts OF Such Proceedings and @HE, n OF
- Lien for Such Costs, "''u Declaring
be 1t Enacted by the Leg;s1a.,,.o
of Florida: e'S'"'uFe OF the State
section l. Whoever shall o.o..
commune or maintain, own or Ieass o esIaohSh,
,a s' uooth, tent or place which tc,Jr oullu'
10y we community, or injure the IL an,
;ne community, or becomes manif mealh OF
nis nn 10 me morals or manners Of ~ IN
era1 St,t',to 'oeu IN Section $3.50 OF thr r.
slai statutes OF Florida, or shall be f. ,le zen,
by the class Of persons mentinpeT Hefuented
oo.o OF the General Statutes NJ III III 2ecton
a aone by Chapter 5720 Lave nt Ia Ia as
aoU;, OF any house or place of nras.i., ,o!lua
aJhsaslidtlon lewdness or place ~ b,,HI!l,
ist;or sS''ts OF chance are engaged in in u;e
lation OF law or any place VIZ III IN Vlo'
OF the State of Florida is v;o ILLS any law
deemed guilty of nuisance and tbo t SnaI De
eleetioIl, place, tent or booth ana ~ lung
luie,. hNtures and contents are alec ~ a. lni,
nuisance and all such persons r,Iocc ueCl |
u uE doa'ed and enJoined as herenaiter ' nrn
Sec: 2. Whenever any nuisance -, ,c
IN IN TINS Act is kept, maintained ne uc"lSu
2.ate Attorney, County Solicitor Cue a,e
y ,iosecutor' or any citizen of tbs C o''.y
a.iouen any attorney he may select NY t,Ia!
,a,nta'n ms action by bill in chancery j., '' Ky
EF1lo op;J, .ourt IN the, name of the State Of
OF cltizen to enJoin said nuisance the nnrs,,,
OF persons conducting or maintaini1pr nv ST. on,
same and the owner or agent OF tha b,t;,d; ane
or ground upon which said nuisance 1919
~ such action the court Judge 0r CORE
commissioner before whom the biIl rr,,, ha
n nilous may upon proper proof being made
ailow temporary writ OF injunction w;tbo't
oohd' II 1t Shall appear to the sat;sf,ot;.,
u me court or judge or Commissioner bv
eViuence or by affidavit that temnorar ~
Junction shall issue. At least three d,,,s,
notice IN writing shall be given defendant or
tfe'eiidahts OF the time and place Of application
lot SAID temporary injunction.
Sec. g. The defendant shall f,e bis 49,.
mer or demurrer to said bill Of complain,
within twenty days after service nj nrncoss
and the said cause shall thereafter nroceed
as the court may order, and it shall he Tho
uutV OF the court to hear the evidence in
open court or by an examiner as il sbaT
deem most eXpedient for a prornt bear;n,
or disposition of the cause. In such actions
eviuence ct the general reputation of the
aIIeged nuisance and place shall be adnlissibI,.
lor the purpose of proving the existence of
sad nuisance. No bill OF complaint when
MED by any citizen shall be dismissed px.
cept upon sworn statement made bv said
citizen and submitted to the court and rniest
lne court shall be satisfied that said carse
snail be dismissed the said bill shall not he
DISMISSED but shall continue and the State
attorney OF County Solicitor notified TO pro.
cceed with SAID cause. If said action is brought
t Gy any citizen and the, court shall find that
mere was no reasonable ground for said
action the costs of said action shall be taxed
against said citizen and execution NAV Issue
therefor on order of the court.
Sec 4; Upon final hearing of said cause the
court shall ii ;Ile allegations of said bill are
proved and the existence Of nuisance IS
SHOWN shall issue perpetual Injunction in
said cause and shall order the costs Of said
proceedings to be paid by the persons re.
sponslble for establishing or maintaining said
nuisance and shall adjudge that said costs
shall become lien upon all personal prop.
Si'y iouliq III tHe mouse or pace OF the nut
sance and upon the failure of said property
and fixtures to bring enough to paw said
costs, then upon the real estate and build.
ings occupied by said nuisance provided no
lien shall attach to the real estate and build.
ings OF any other than the occuoant unless
hve days written notice shall have been
given to the owner or his agent who shall
fail to abate said nuisance within said five
days. II the owner or claimant paws said
costs OF proceedings said property personal
and real, shall by court order be released
from the lien for costs upon the owner or
claimant giving bond with proper surety for
payment OF costs and that said property shall
no longer constitute nuisance or be used
in furtherance Of any similar nuisance for
one year from the date of said decree.
Sec. ). The Courts of Chancerv in this
State shall upon proper proof make such
orders and DEGREES as will suppress and abatc
any and all nuisances mentioned in this Act
and shall have the authority to enforce in
functions and DEGREES by proper contempt
but the jurisdiction hereby
granted to said courts OF chanccry shall not
be construed to repeal or alter Sections $3.50
OF the General Statutes OF Iorua. or Section
$3.50 as amended by Chapter $40 Laws of
Florida, 1907.
Sec. 6. This Act shall take effect upon its
passage and approval by the Governor or
upon its becoming law without such ap-
proval.
Approved MAY "a, 1911