The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-04-18

his salary shall be fixed by the town coun
Gil of said town.
Section Said town Board Of Healtl
or any member thereof, the town marsha
or any police officer of said town, or tn
town health officer shall have power ant
authority to enter into and inspect at am
time any and all hotels, cafes, restau
rants, INNS taverns, boarding houses anC
| other public eating houses or places IN
said town, and all markets, groceries
slaughter houses, butcher shops and other
| places where articles in tended for HUI
man food are sold or exposed for sale,
and they shall also have power and au-
thority to enter into and inspect at any
| time any and all cellars. septic tanks,
| privies, water closets and drains, and any
and all buildings. lofts. and places with
in the town of Punta Gorda whether pub
lie or private, such inspection to be for
the purpose of ascertaining the condition
thereof so far as the public health may
be affected thereby, and if deemed a pub
lie nuisance by the town health officer to
cause the same to be abated and also to
remove all nuisances in any such build
ings or on anypsuch premises.
Section 5. 1t shall be the duty of the
town health officer of the town of Punta
Gorda to make regular inspection of the
condition of the streets, avenues and pub
lie properties, and public utilities of the
town of Punta Gorda, and to report the
condition of same to the Town Board OF
Health and to make regular inspection
and report conditions of all bakeries, mar
kets diaries, groceries, fruit stands, no.
tells, cafes, restaurants and boarding
houses, and other public eating houses,
and stores, soda founts, and cold drink
stands and any and all places where arr
ticles intended for human food are ex-
posed for sale in said town, and to make
regular inspection and report the condi-
tiOn of all DriVipS toilets and septic
tanks, within said town, and to enforce
the rules and regulations governing the
construction, care, disinfectiOn, cleansing
and use of the same. and to make reg
ular inspection and report conditions of
any and all stables, whether public or
private, COW lots and the disposal of all
manure and dead bodies of domestic ami
mails within the town, and to enforce the
rules and regulations governing same, |
and to make regular inspection and re- |
port conditions of all houses out houses, |
and the grounds and premises whether |
public or private within said town, and to |
enforce the rules and regulations govern |
ing same. The town Board of Health and |
the town health officer shall enforce any |
and all laws and ordinances of the town |
of Punta Gorda, Florida, and all rules and |
regulations of the town Board of Health |
of said town regulating and governing |
the sanitation, and maintaining the pub |
lie health of said town.
Section 6. The town council by ordi-
nance or resolution may at any time |
make and prescribe such other duties of |
the town Board of Health, and the town |
health officer of the town of Punta Gorda, |
not inconsistent with the constitution and |
laws of the state of Florida.
Section z. Any person or persons, |
firms, or corporations, or any agent SER |
want or employee of any such firm or cor
poration violating any of the provisions or |
requirements of this ordinance shall up |
on conviction be fined not less than $500 |
or more than 10000 or by Imprisonment
in the town Jail for a period of not less
than 10 days, nor more than so days In
the discretion of the mayor of said town.
Section s. All ordinances and parts of
ordinances in conflict with this ordinance
are hereby repealed.
Section 9. This ordinance shall take
effect Immediately upon it's passage, APP
prevail and publication as is required by
law.
Ordained and acted into law by the
council of the town of Punta Gorda, Flor
ida, on this 18th day of February, 1918
VIM. M. WRITTEN,
President of Town Council
Attest: L. e. ROBINSON, City Clerk :
Approved on this the 18th day of
February, 1918.
(SeaD S. F. j. TRABUE, Mayor.
l34t of the Town of Punta Gorda. Fla.