1929-04-27 Special
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. Okeechobee, Florida, April 27th, 1929.
Pursuant to call of the Mayor, the City Oouncil of the City of Okeechobee, ~
Florida, met in special session in the Oi ty Hall at g 0 I clock P. M. and the follow- ~'
ing were present: J. D. Bird, Mayor, Don P. Johnston, President of City Council,
Oouncilmen S. R. Raif.n1der, Ben Walker, H. L. Chandler and Albert Berka with R. P.
Fletcher, 01erk and L. W. Jennings, City Attorney in attendance.
Mayor Bird stated that meeting of Council had been called for the purpose of
considering the matter of providing for the inspection of fruits and vegetables
transported into the City of Okeechobee.
Ordinance No. 124 was proposed by Councilman Walker who moved its adoption,
motion seconded by Councilman Berka, and upon the roll being called the following -
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Ayes: Nays: I
Don P. Johnston
Ben Walker
H. L. Chandler None
Albert Berka
S. R. Raifsnider
ORDIBANOE NO.!È...
-All ORDINANOE PROHIBITING THE POSSESSION, KEEPING, STORAGE AND/OR 'l'RANS&
PORTATION or OERTAIN INFEOTED AND/OR INFEOTIOUS FRUIT OR VEGETABLES IN
THE CITY OF OKEEOHOBEE; AND PROVIDING FOR THE INSPEOTION OF, SAME AND THE
DESTRUOTION THEREOF IF FOUND TO BE INFEOTED WITH DANGEROUS AND/OR OBNOx.-
IOUS DISEASES, GERMS OR IHSEOTSi AND DEOLARING SUCH INFEOTED OR INFEOTIOUS
FRUITS OR VlGETABLES WITHIN SAID CITY TO BE AND OONSTITUTE A NUISANOE.
BE IT ENAOTED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNOIL OF THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE:
Section 1. It Shall be un~awful for any person, firm, association or corporation
to possess~ keep aIldjor store wi thin the City of Okeechobee or to transport through
said City any fruit or vegetables known or found to be åI~ected with'ant infectious
disease or invested with any infectious or obnoxious germ or insect, whereby such 1
infection or disease may be sPread òr communicated to other fruits or vegetables in -
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said City o~ territory contiguous ~hereto.
Section 2. The offic~ of City Fruit and Vegetable Inspector is hereby created
and the City Oouncil shall appoint some suita~le person to fill such office. It is
'""" hereby made the dut.t of the City 'rui t and Vegetable Inspector o~ the Oi ty of Okee-
~ chobee to. make or c"f"e to be made under his supervision a regular end thorough
~ .,:.1nspeot1on of all friú. ts and vegetables brought into said 01 ty by any means 1Ihatever.
~ íand if any such fruit or vegetables be found upon i~spection thereof to be affected
~ 'or infest ed wi th any infectious or communi cable d.1 sease, germ or insect of an 0 bnox-
~'iOUS natltte whereby frui to or Tsgetablss in contiguous territory may become so infest.. ~i
~¡"',!,,e, d or infected, the 8ame shall be summarily destroyed under the supervision 0, f the, -
;Pity Fruit. and Vegetabe Inspector.of said City. - . .
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~ ~ Section 3. ,Any person, firm, 8.8sooiation or corporation who knowingly transports
~ þr brings into the City of O~ee9hobee any such infectious fruits. or. vegetables de&-
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þribed in Section 1 hereof Shall, upon conviction thereof, be pun ey
: ~ rXOeeding the sum of rive Hundred <.500.00) Dollars or sentenced to imprisonment for
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a term" not exceeding sixty days, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the
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discretion 6f the Mayor. II
Sectioa 4. The' Ci ty Frut t and Vegetabe Inspector in collaboration and with II
the advice t.nd consent of the Mayor may påss such rules and regulations from time 'I
to time as may be deemed neoessary, eXpedient and proper in carrying out and en.- II
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forcing the provisions of this Ordinance, which rules and regulations shall be II
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promulgated and i ssued by the signatures of both City Fruit and Vegetable Inspeo- II
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tor and the Kayor.
Sectio~ 5. Any person, firm, association or corporation who shall fail or ¡i
reful\e to permit any fruit or vegetables in the City of Okeeohobee' to be inspeo- II
- ted by the Oi ty Fnüt and Vegetable Inspector shall, upon convction thereof, be J II
/- puni shed as provided for in Section 3 hereof. I'
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Section 6. Thi s Ordinance shall in no wi se affect ór repeal any former j
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or existing ordinance on the subject, but shall be taken ås cumulative and in Ii
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addi tion to any other ordinance, rule or regulation on the "subject. i
Section 7. This Ordinance shall be effective from and after its final pas- I
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sage and approval by the Mayor. I
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Read a first time and by unanimous consent passed to a second reading. i
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Read a second time and by unanimous consent p~sed to a third and final i
reading. II
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'Read a third time and passed in open session of the City Council this 27th II
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day of April A. D. 1929. II
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Attest: Counci. .. -
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Approved by me this 27th day of April A. D. 1929.
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- J. Denham Bird I
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Councilman Chandler moved that Council appoint C. A. Fulford Ci 'ty 'rut t and I
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Vegetable Inllpector at a salary of $1.00 per Councilman
Berk a and carri ad. I
upon motion Oouncil adjourned. I
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Attest:
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, Mayor,
Albert
Jennings,
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