The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-06-11


OF the purchaser
SEC IA From and after the first day of Sep
TENDER, 1885, it shall hot be lawful Tor any per
or persons to sell OF gave away OF keep Tor SAFE
or 10 give away on any wharf boat or OIL er boat
or vessel or in any booth tent or shantee at, up
or in front OF The wharf or landing in from OF
The city, OF upon any steam boat lying at, or IN
front OF said wharf or landing my mcats fresh
or sailed, or bread OF any kind or vegetables Vi
any kind or butter, eggs, milk, ducks, chickens,
turkeys or game OF any kind alive or dead, or any
fruits, NUS. berries or melons or any spurious
liquors ale beer on cider, wine, pop soda water,
mineral water or any o,her article or commonly
useu as IOod or dii ink by human beings (eXcept
water) or any other gUods, wares or mcrchan
die; nor shall it be lawful iUr any person 10
hurkster upon said wharf OF landIn5, or upon
any steam boat lying at or in front OF said wharf
or landing, or upon any boat lying in The canal,
or al any place within three hundred feet OF said
canal within the limits OF the city.
SEC Is. The market days in each week shall
be Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, and the
market hours OF each OF said days shall com
lnencc at forty minutes before h. rising OF the
sun and continue for the sale OF meals until IL
o'clock noon and Tor the sale OF otker provisions
unlil9 O'Clock, A. M, which time snail be as
cerlained and proclaimed by the market master.
SEC. l6. Ii Shall be the duty OF every per- on
occupying stall in said market house, 10 obey
all reasonable orders and dirS ctions vi the mar
scales. bench, 5, ana blocks and The cleansing OF
their benches blocks. hooks and scales or bal
ahces and the whole stall.
SEC. II. All meat sold in said market shall
be weighed at the time o. the sale and delivery
thereof in scale, which ale true and correct &C
cording to the standard provided tor and kept by
The market MASTER and every person selling
meat in said market shall at the lime OF weighing
the SAME, plaC the scales used for that purpose
Oil or over The front bench or block, or al he end
thereof, and in such position as 10 enable every
purchaser conveniently to see The weight OF the
meat sold TO him or her, and it shall tt the duty
OF every person selling meat IN said market 10
weigh The same correctly. and TO state 10 The pur
chaser truly when Cque>ted the weight thereof
SEC. lS If an person shall after Fri lay he
fourteenth dav of June 1870 use any spring bal
ance or sIeelyards in weighing meat IN said mar
ket such person shall tor The hrst offence be pun
ished according % the 10Th section OF the urdi-
nance of which this i an amendment. and tor
The second offence or for any fraud in weighing
meat or stating the weight thereof the person
convicted thereof shall Tor every such offence for
felt and pay ten dollars. and also forfeit The is hit
to occupy by himself or his agent, servant or
sublessee any stall in the market house aforesaid
for the term of one month after such conviction,
and in all her cases persons convicted OF viola
ting any Of The p DIVISIONS OF this ordinance shall
for every such offence be punished according 10
the pro'isi Of the 9th section Of the ordinance
OF which this is an amendment.
SEC. 10. The stalls at he market house atolc-
said shall be let or rented from time to lime as
The council shall direct anu the council shall al
50 from time to time prescribe the manner OF
renting said stalls, and the minimum price Ihele-
of
SFc 90 From and after he tenth day of June
1870, all marketing at the public square and in
MaiC street shall be discontinued ana the market
house on said public square shall be immediate
ly removed and the materials thereof, and the
bricks in and around the same (rxcept those i'll
The side walk shall be disposed OF in such a
manner as the council shall direct.
SIC. 81 Ali the provisions ST the ordinance
Of which this is amendment, which are cot re-
pealcd by or repugnan. 10 this ordinahcc shall
continue in force and be deemed and construed lc
apply to the mar1et house and market place
hereby established, and to per4ons attending the
same either as vendors or purchasers.
Passed June Slh, 1850.
JAS. G. JONES, Mayor.
Attest:
JNo. J. CB1sDLrR City Clelk GeII 81