The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-09-07
not exceed $4,000 per month

not exceed $4,000 per month.
Sec. Z. ANY person who shall VIC
late any provision of this Act. or dc
or commit any act herein declared
to be unlawful or shall violate any
reasonable rule or regulation made
and promulgated by the Florida Cit
rus Commission pursuant to author
ity given herein shall be punished
by fine of not less than $4,000 anu
not more than 100000 or by inpris-
onment in the County jail for not
more than one year or by both such
fine and Imprisonment in the dlscre-
ton Of the Court: and the Commits
sioner Of Agriculture OF the State of
Florida shall revoke the license of
any citrus fruit dealer who is con-
victed of violating any of the pro-
visions of this Act.
Sec. 8. The Commissioner of Ag-
riculture or his duly authorized in
spectors are hereby empowered and
authorized and it is hereby made
their duty to seize and destroy all
citrus fruit found by said Commits
siOner or inspectors to be unWhOle-
some or decompOSed so that il is
unfit for canning purposes as de-
fined herein or by any regulation Of
the Florida Citrus Commission pur-
suant TO authority given herein and
find that any Gamer is canning fruit
prohibited to be used by this Act, he
may seize and destroy not only such
fresh fruit found in the canning
plant but also citrus fruit or Juice in
the process of being canned or which
has been canned from the same lot
or shipment wherein the fresh fruit
is found by said inspector to be
subject to seizure under the provis-
ions of this. Act
Whenever any inspector finds cit
rus fruit in the canning plant which
should be destroyed, under the pro
visions of this Act, the operator.
manager or other person in charge
of canning plant shall make known
to the inspector the Code number.
or other manner of identifying any
fruit or Juice thai has been canned
from the same lot or shipment
ject TO be seized under this Act.
Sec 0. For the purpose of de-
fraylng expense of the Inspection
seizure and destroying of citrus
iruIt, as herein provided, there is
hereby levied an inspection fee of
One-tenth Q-l0) of one per cent per
field box of citrus fruit canned in
the State of Florida, said fee to be
paid by the Gamer to the Com
AAlAooiOliCl vi "A ~ iC ultUIft at the END
of each calendar week concurrent
with the reporting to the Florida
Citrus Commission of all citrus fruit
canned for the preceding calendar
week. The Commissioner of Agri-
culture shall pay to the State Treas
urY all moneys received by him un-
der the provisions of this Act which
money shall be deposited to the
account of THE General Inspection
Fund. and all salaries and expenses
incurred in the Administra ton and
enforcement of the provisions of
this Act shall be paid out OF such
General Inspection Fund. upon
vouchers approved by the Commits
sioner of Agriculture. and warrants
issued thereon by the Comptroller.
Sec. 10. All laws and parts of
laws in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed
Sec. II. If any provision, section.
subsection, sentence, clause or
phrase of this Act is for any reason
held to be unconstitutional or in
valid, such holding shall not affect
in any way the validity of such
parts of this Act as shall not be in
violation of the Constitution. or shall
not otherwise be invalid.
Sec. y. This Act shall take effect
Immediately upon it's becoming a
law.
Became a law without the Cover
nor'S approval.