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[SENADO DA CÂMARA DE LISBOA]. SALUBRIDADE E POSTURAS URBANAS EM LISBOA — Fornos, Animais, Seges e Limpeza Pública. Lisboa, s.d.–1789. - [SENADO DA CÂMARA DE LISBOA] SALUBRIDADE E POSTURAS URBANAS EM LISBOA — Fornos, Animais, Seges e Limpeza Pública . 5 diplomas municipais: 1 Edital (s.d., post. 1699), 2 Editais (1788 e 1789), 1 Postura (1785), 1 Edital (1789); Lisboa. A collection of five decrees issued by the Lisbon City Council concerning public health and the regulation of urban life in the capital. Municipal ordinances and edicts were the main instrument of daily governance in the city, encompassing everything from street hygiene to the control of trades and the setting of service prices. The collection reflects the hygienic and urban planning concerns that marked Lisbon, especially after the Pombaline reconstruction. sd (post. 1699) — Edict prohibiting the dumping of rubble and debris from roofs onto the street; penalty of 4,000 réis and five days in jail; the rubble had to be carried in baskets by the workers; an old public hygiene regulation. October 20, 1785 — Orders the enforcement of the Decree of November 7, 1766, regarding carriage rental prices in Lisbon (1600 réis per day; 800 réis per half day); repeated violations with penalties for offending coachmen. June 10, 1788 — Notice from the Senate Chamber's Treasury Board: owners of ovens in the city and suburbs must appear within 20 days with their licenses for inspection; control of bakery facilities. May 16, 1789 — Edict from the Senate Chamber ordering all owners of ovens in the city and suburbs to present themselves within 20 days with their licenses; updated reissue of the previous edict. July 9, 1789 — Senate Chamber edict prohibiting the raising of pigs within the Capital and its surrounding area; order for the seizure of animals found in the streets; measure of public health and order. The collection documents the daily exercise of municipal power in 18th-century Lisbon, revealing the concerns for hygiene, safety, and regulation of trades that characterized the urban administration of the period. ⚑ Auto-translated via Google Translate