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

ITO Amend an Ordinance entitled " An Ordi-
= nance relating 10 Markets, and defining the
du les of Market Masters" Passed April
18th 1871" Published AMI in force June
1850
SIC. l. Be it ordained by the Common Coun-
ell OF The City of Evansville, that sections one,
two, five, nine, and hir cen OF the ordinance of
which this is an amendment be, and The same
are hereby repealed.
SIC. ?. From and after the eleventh day Of
June, 1850 the places mentioned in this section
shall be the only market places within the tity
Tor the sale OF fresh meats, vegetables and other
provisions hereinafter mentioned; that is 10 say:
The market house situated OIL Fourth street be
tween Locust and Walnut streets, with such adj
dltions thereto as may be erected, shall be the
onl market place within the City for The sale OF
fresh meats OF all kinds and for the sale OF
fresh vegetables, fresh Fl h, fowls butter eggs
and fruits, ant all other articles of fresh pro-
vision the said market house and its additions
together with Fourth street from Main TO Chest
nut and Locust and Walnut streets from Third
street 10 the Canal. shall be the only market
places
SIC. 3. No person shall buy or sell or cause,
or procure 10 be bought or sold, any arti-le OF
fresh provisions, or any other article used for
sustenance and coming within the purvew Ot the
next preceding section, al any Other place than
the market place aforesaid during maIket hours.
Provided; that fresh meats in any quantity lot
less than one entire quarter, and all Oiher pIoVs-
ions may be SOLD 10 steamboats, al regularly
tablished aud licensed shops provision stores,
kept IN houses within the cItY, at any lime OF the
day or = ght, Licenses 10 keep such shops shall
lie granted by the Council and issued by the
Clerk upon the applicants producing 10 said
Clerk the Collectors receipt for five dollars.
SEC 4. No person shall buy or sell or cause
or procure 10 be bought or sold at any place Wi h
in The City, before the opening OF the market,
any article OF provision intended Ior sale at the
market aforesaid and con. ing within the purvIsw
Of this ordiLance, ana which shall be wlLhin the
corporate ,iniils OF the City, at any tim4 after
O'Clock 2. N OF The day next before any mar
ket dav.
SIC. 5. No person shall either directly or in
directly, or under, or by mef us OF any prttence
or device whatever, buy or SELL or offer to buy
or SILL during mlrket hours, or within Ten hours
next be ore the opening OF the market Tor expor-
tatiun or re-seing, any article o. PROV isi0n com
ing within the purview Of the second, third or
fourth section OF this ordnance.
Sac. 6. No per>on shall sell at any time o.
at any place within the City, any article OF pro-
vision coming within the purview OF this ordi-
nance which such person shall have purchased
or forestailrd al any place while he suIac was
on he way to, or Intended for sale al said market
pla"e.
SEC. 7. No fresh meat slaughtered for con
sumption WITH in the City and iutt ndeu to be sold
while fresh, shall ee sold during market hours al
anv place wi hin the City eycept at the market
house aforesaid and al stall duly Rented for that
purpose Nor shall the same be sold i'll The mar
kel house during six hours next before the open
ing oil he market.
Sac. 8. No piece offresh pork, veal, mutton
or lamb less than two entire quarters oil the same
animal nor any fresh pig, nor any piece OF fresh
beef less than one entire quarter shall Dc solu al
any time within he City al any other place Than
the market he Use Aforesaid, unirss The same sha
have been once openly and bona h1e exposed
and Offered tor sale at the market house aIore
said al a licensed stall, anu during marke
hours
SEC. .. No piece of fresh beef less than on
entire quarter, nor any piece OF fresh pork
veal, mutton or lamb less Than Two entire guar
tiers of the animal, nor any fresh plg, wnicl
, has been offered Tor sale at the mIIKel h1ts
aforesaid and not sold snail be sold OF Offered
Tor sale at any place within The CITY before
alter market hours, on market day u any one
nay, except at the market house azores aid, or a
regularly established shop or stall hept by
person who has rented ami is at the time entl
tied to occupy stall at the market house aiore
said.
SEC. 10. No article provision taken to sal
market for sale shall b. deemed 10 have bee
sold until the same shall have been actuall
delivered 10 the purchaser
SEC IL. Every person attending said narke
hail h@vc the right to purchase reasouabi
quantity OF any article taken there Tor sale, Z
any time before the same has been sold anu &C
ualJ delivele ed TO some other person. anu it sha
BIZ dhe duty OF the person having any such ar,
Gle there y hich was taken there Tor sale, u sell
reasonable quantity thereof to any person wi>l
inglo buy aud te. dering the money therefor
the marke price. Provided that no person sha
be compell1d 10 cut a fresh pig or fowl, or To cl
an entire quarter Oh beet. or veal Orham porl
or bacon; unless the person wishing TO buy wi
offer to take, and tender the money Tor AT lea
five pounds thereof; nor 10 cut quarler OF mu
toI or lamb unless the person wishing 10 buy WI
offer TO take and tender the money Tor al lea
one half thereof.
SEC r. No article of fresh meat butter. egy
or dressed fowls sold at The market place aior
said shall be delivered to tie purchaser at al
other place than the place where the same shs
have been sold, nor shall any qudntiiy4cf fire.
beet less than one entire quarter, nor any qua
THY of fresh veal mutton, lamb or polk, less th
two entire quarters OF the same animal, sold a
regularly established shop or stall, be deliver
10 the purchaser at any other place than |
place at which the same was sOlt
SEC. l3. 1t shall not be lawful FIR any p'
son to buy, or 70 knowingly sell to any persf
at the market aforesaid, during market hoa