Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1918-02-01
The City Council to Consider
Food Conservation Ordinance
Frederick Ordinance Suggested as q
Pattern for Durant City COun-
cil.-Mnkcs Observance Of
Food Administrations
Rules Obligatory.

| Rules Obligatory.
The Durant Weekly News has Sc.
cured from Mayor z. u. Rogers OF
Frederick. Okla, a copy OF the ord-
nance recently passed In that city
making II q misdemeanor to fail II
observe the rules Of the Food Ad-
ministration as to food conserva-
tion, and rules that may hereafter
be made by the administration. the
Frederick ordinance assesses fine
for violation Of from one dollar to
one hundred dollars. with cost OF
prosecution.
The editor OF the News has talk
ed with q large number OF people
as to the passage of such an ordin-
arce in Durant. and It is our firm
belief that public opinion is IN
large majority in favor OF such an
ordinance.
The Frederick ordinance is as
I follows
An Ordinance Regulating the Con.
sumption. Storage Of oFod, anu
Place in Force and Make Effec-
| tive Any Order Issued or Request
| Made by the Food or Fuel Admin
istrations of the United States. or
Any Subdivision Thereof; and De-
claring an Emergency:
Sec. /. That 1t shall hereafter
be unlawful for any person, firm or
corporation at and within the cor
porate limits of the City of Freder-
ick, Oklahoma. to violate or refuse
to observe or obey, any order, re-
quest. measure, or procdamatloh'
now in force or hereafter made, Is
L lat ad hv tho Federal.
| State or County Council OF Defense; ;
by the Federal, State or County Fuel
| Administration, or by the Federal,
state or County Food Administra-
| ton, or any other regularly consti-
tuted Government board or officer
now in existence or hereafter Great
ed for the purpose of increasing the
efficiency of the American Natior
In the present war with the lmperia
German Government and her allies
or for the conservation OF food, fuel
or other National resource necessar!
in the prosecution of said war, ST
= long as the United States of Americ;
- shall be engaged in the same.
/, Sec. .. II shall he unlawful 70
and person or individual to procur
or attempt to procure any other per
~. son, firm. or corporation to violat
q. any of the provisions Of the forcgc
he ing section of this ordinance.
GU Sec. 3. Any person violatin
VI any of the provisions of the abov
'"- and foregoing ordinance, shall. npo
conviction in the police court Of sal
city, be fined not less than One DO
lar (S1. .O0) nor more than One HUI
IN lred Dollars (s100.0O), and til
costs of prosecution.
Sec 4. For the preservation {
the public peace. health and safei
of said City and the inhabitan
thereof. an emergency is hereby d.
clarcd to exist. whereof II IL decme
necessary that this ordinance
and become in full force and effp
from and after its passage, approx
and publication as required by la'
Passed on final reading by Il
City Council NJ its chambers in Ere
erick. Oklahoma. this 22nd day
January. 1918.
n, Signed and approved by Il
~, Mayor of srid City of Frederic
l. w., Oklahoma. this 22nd day nf Jannar
a., 1918. II. Il. ROGERS.
W " Attest: Mayo
- ID. W. WOMACK.
City Clerk"
DR.. Brooks. Federal Food Ad;ni
VI is.rator for Oklahoma. approves q
efforts of the cities to regulate fo'
conservation by ordinance. II
"a conservation Of food IL a local al
individual one" says Dir. Brook
"City ordinances are backed by
cal public opinion. Such regul
tiOns are more effective and get
the heart o fthc matter much mo
quickly than regulation impos
from authority farther removed.
Ii is pointed out that patriots ne
no stimulus to observe the rules
the Food Administration: but I
negligent and unpariotic should
compelled to serve their counary
saving and substituting foods.