The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1943-04-12

the owners of any property on
which any nuisance as defined by
such ordinance or ordinances shall
not abate the same, then the city
shall have the power to abate the
said nuisance with its own officers
or any persons employed by said
city. Any and all expenses in
CURED by the said City in abating
any such nuisance upon any prop
erty within the corporate limits of
said city shall constitute a lien
against said land in favor of the
City Of Key West. A record of
said lien shall be kept by the city
in a book for that purpose to be
entitled Nuisance Lien Book"
and all liens so created shall be
enforcible by and ON behalf of
said City of Key West in any
court of competent jurisdiction.
ID To regulate or prevent the
establishment or maintenance of
any noisome or offensive business
or condition within said city detri-
mental to the health or welfare of
the inhabitants thereof.
(g) To regulate, license or pro-
hibit the keeping of CANNES,
felines or other. animals and poul-
try or other fowl within said city
and to prevent the same from run
ming at large in the streets of the
city or within the city limits and
to provide for the destruction
thereof; to regulate the location
and manner or keeping barns,
stables or any other place, which
create an offensive odor or noise.
(h) To regulate or prohibit the
exercise or conduct of any danger
Gus or .unwholesome business,
trade. profession or employment
within said city.
(D To define, prohibit, make
unlawful, abate and suppress the
doing and maintenance of all
things detrimental to the health,
comfort, safety or welfare of the
inhabitants of the said city and
to provide penalties therefor.
Cd To provide for the punish
ment of persons who may at any
time disturb the peace of the city
or violate any of its ordinances,
provided that such punishment
shall not exceed a maximum fine
of $250.00 or Imprisonment of six
ty (60) days; Provided, further,
that all persons who default in
their fines shall be committed to
the city prison for the terms pre-
scribed in the judgment of the
court, and while thus committed
shall be required to work for the
city at such labor as his or her
health and strength shall permit.
k) To provide for the inspec-
ton of and to regulate the sale
of all foodstuffs, commodities or
articles consumed or used within
said city; to regulate, license and
inspect weights, meters, measures
and scales and to adopt the neces-
sary ordinances to prohibit the
maintenance or use of any such
weights, meters, measures and
scales found to be used in viola
ton of such ordinances.
Cd To provide a sanitary garb-
age removal and disposal system
and collecting reasonable fees for
the service provided.
(m) To restrain and punish
gambling, vagrancy and disorder
ly conduct.
IND To license and control all
privileges, businesses, occupations.
professions and trades carried on.
conducted, or engaged in within
the city limits and the amount of
such license shall be as determin-
ed by the City Council and shall
not be dependent upon the Cen
eral State Revenue Law or Laws.
(o) To establish quarantine
and health regulations for the
City of Key West not inconsistent
with the rules and regulations of
the State Board of Health.
(p) To organize and provide
for a Fire Department and adopt
rules and regulations for the gov
of the same and to pro-
vide for the purchase of any and
all fire2fighting equipment and
therefor.
(q) To pass and enforce ordi-
nances to compel stationary steam
engineers to pass an examination
for licenses and to take out licens-
es and affix penalties for failure
to do so.
(r) To compel the inspection
of steam boilers except marine
boilers, and to compel employers
to employ only licensed stationary
engineers and to affix a penalty
for a failure to do so and to COM
pei employers and managers or
servants to allow the inspection
of boilers and to affix a penalty
for failure to do so.
(s) To establish and maintain
hospitals and to provide the ne
cessary rules and regulations for
the operation of same.
(D To affix and regulate from
time to time the salary of the Of
ficers and employees of the city
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