City of Jacksonville v. Ledwith

Raney, C. J.:

The act of May 31st, 1887, Chapter 3775, establishing the Municipality of Jacksonville, provides, in Section 4 of Article III, that the Mayor and City Council “shall have power by ordinance * * to make regulations to *187secure the general health of the inhabitants and to prevent and remove nuisances; * * to provide for and regulate the inspection of beef, pork, flour, meal and other provisions, oils, whisky and other spirits in barrels, hogsheads and other vessels ; to regulate the inspection of milk, butter, lard and other provisions; to regulate the vending of meat, poultry, fish,…