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ST. LOUIS.—Has under consideration a law to prohibit spitting.
WASHINGTON.—Has under consideration a law to prohibit spitting.
In Baltimore, Brooklyn, Cambridge, Colorado Springs, Columbus,
Cleveland, Cincinatti, Camden, Denver, Dayton, Fitchburg, Fall
River, Hartford, Indianapolis, Jersey City, Kansas City, Louisville,
Lowell, Lynn, Minneapolis, New Orleans, Omaha, Peoria
(III.), Rochester, Springfield (O.), Salem, San Francisco,
Scranton, Seattle, Trenton, Waltham, and Worcester, regulation
against spitting are in force but have not yet been incorporated
into statute law.
CANADA.
TORONTO.—Forbidden in public places.
OTTAWA.—Forbidden in public places.
HALIFAX.—Forbidden in public places.
NOVA SCOTIA.—Forbidden in public places.
NEW SOUTH WALES.
Power is given to Councils under the Municipalities' Act to make by.laws for
the prevention of persons expectorating on any footway.
GERMANY.
The law of 1898 prohibits the practice of spitting in railway carriages and on
platforms.
AUSTRIA.
The Railway Minister orders Notices to be placed in all railway carriages
forbidding the practice.
BELGIUM.
Spitting on the ground is prohibited.
DENMARK.
Forbidden in public conveyances, railway carriages, tramcars, etc.
FRANCE.
Forbidden in public places, and public buildings; and the most stringept
precautions are ordained in the public schools by the Minister of
Instruction.
HUNGARY.
Forbidden in public places.