Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-07-03
AN ORDINANCE

PrOVlQlng 1Or Uno screening OF all
fruits that are host-fruits to the
Mexican fruit fly or the Mediter-
ranean fly at Florida, declaring the
possession of host-fruit not properly
screened or protected, a nuisance;
providing for the closing up or fine,
or both, of any person operating a
fruit stand not in compliance with
this ORDINANCE, and declaring
emergency.
BE IT REMEMBERED that at a
regular meeting of the City Com
missioners of the City of Browns
vile, there was introduced by Com
missioner Starck anc seconded by
Commissioner Hinkley the following
ORDINANCE:
WHEREAS, both the governments
Of the United States, acting through
the Department of Agriculture, and
the State of Texas, acting through
its Department of Agriculture have
placed guarantees on certain areas
in South Texas, including Cameron
County and the City of Browns
vile, for the purpose Of controlling
the Mexican fruit fly or worm, and
both governments have been en-
gagged in an extensive campaign,
having for its objective such pur-
pose; and
WHEREAS, there has been found
that no adequate provision is maze
for the protection from possible in
festation from the said fly or worm
of fruit offered for sale or held n
storage after being taken from the
trees, and that the exposition of
such fruit held without screening or
protection in the markets or storage
places interferes with anc seriously
lessons the effectiveness of tn host
free period Of the State and National
eradication program; and
WHEREAS, the following fruits,
all host-fruitS to said fly are now
being stored or offered for sale in
the City of Brownsville without
screening, said fruits being as fol-
lows: All citrus except lemons anc
sour lines, peaches, apples, pears,
plums, qinceS, apricotS, Mexican
fruits: mangos, sapotes, mameys,
ciruelaS, guayavas, avocado with
seed, which handling, offering for
sale. and storing r a great men
ace to the citizens Of Brownsville
and seriously inperil one of the
leading industries of this section.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE TT RE
SOLVED, The offering of said host
fruit for sale or the storage Of same
in violation of this ORDINANCE
shall be and the same is hereby de-
clared a nuisance and such fruit
may be destroyed or rendered harm
less, and such place or places closed
upon order of the Mayor OF said City
or any person authorized by him TO
represent him or act for him in the
premises. In addition to declaring
such fruit and place or places a
nuisance, any person, who, in viola
ton Of this ORDINANCE, offers
said host-fruit for sale or stores or
causes to be stored such fruit, may
be punished by a fine of not less
than Five or more than One Hun
dred Dollars ($100.00) for every day
on which said fruit is offered for
sale or stored in violation of this
ORDINANCE. Every day upon
which said fruit is offered for sale
or stored shall constitute a sep
arate offense and may be punished
as such. The fine provided herein
for said violation is cumulative Of
all of the rights and remedies here
in granted the City.
FROM AND AFTER the 10th oay
of July A. D. 1929. all of said fruit
above named of the Mexican fruit
fly offered for sale or held in stor-
age in the City of Brownsville, shall
be protected from possible infesta-
ton by the Mexican Fruit worm by
being covered with a screen nor 20
exceed a sinxteenth Q-16th) inch
mesh. The said fruit shall be COM
pletely and securely covered by a
screen Of a mesh adequate to pre-
vent the entrance of a Mexican fruit
fly, adult, and the said screen shall
in no place come within a distance
Of two 90 inches of the covered
fruit. It Is further declared and
proclaimed that all host-fruits Of
the Mexican fruit fly. including or