New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-07-26

Nd1s--Messrs, Barharin, BENT, Boany,
Bridge, Chiapella, Ducros, Guyol, Howell, kel-
", Long, Russia, ThaYer and Violett--13.
Said ordinance was thereupon read, and on
motion laid over tiilnext meeting.
AN ORDINANCE for establishing the assze and
regulating the weight and Inspection of Bread
SEC |, BE il orataed, That every person intending
to undertake the baking business such person Of
persons who may be engagedin the same, either IN pe
or by employing any ether person 10 carry on ne
said trade business under his or her dectous q ~
his or her profit, within the limits OF the CITY Oh view
Orleans must previously 10 his her commencing IN
that business make declaration of his or her inlen-
ton at the Mayors Office and have ms Q. ne1 name
entered in book kept for thai purpose ana IN default,
shall he liable 10 fine Of twenty-five dollars recover
able be any court Of competent jurisdiction Tor The
benefit ofthe city. ,.,
soeyer which he she shall bake to be baked
TO be marked with the initial letter of his or her name
or names, any other particular mark plainly to be
seen and il shall be the duly of the bakers make
known their respective stamp or mark at the Mayors
Office and the said mark shall be designated after iheiI
names on the book above mentioned
Sec. g. All bakers other persons using carrying
on The trade or business of baker as aforesaid shall
make he made all their loaf-bread of good
aud wholesome -four and they shall give it the weight
which may be liked by virtue of the present ordinance
any other ordinance hereafter passed relative thereto
by the Common Council; and further, all bakers or
persons using carrying on the trade or business OF
baker, shall only be allowed TO sell expose for sale
oaves OF bread of the value of two Dimes one dime
half dime; provided every half dime loaf shall
have half Of the weight fixed by the tariff for the
one dime loaf, and every Two dime loaf shall have
double the said weight
SEC. A. Bakers, Tavern-keepers and other persons
selling bread offering the for sale, are required
10 have weights and scales, duly regulated by the
standards and the inspectors Of weights and measures
authorized 10 proceed to try them agreeaby 10 the
law respecting weights and measures.
SEC. s. The Mayor will direct the police officers and
the commssares Of the several markets 10 inspect and
examine, within the several wards and districts of the
city, at least week. all loafbread baked by or
of the bakers, in order TO ascertain whether
the is made of good and wholesome -four whether
The is marked as hereby required, and to ascer-
tain the weight thereof and TO determine whether The
weight be sufficient according 10 the asslzei
andoT those purposes every such police oicer ana com
missary duly authorized shall have power and author
lily, any time between the rising and The setting Of the
SUM- any bakehouse, shop storehouse, OF any
other building or enclosure where any is or
shall be baked stored deposited or kept enter
any oher.house where any loaibread depo
sed kept 10 besold 10 the public And the police OIL
GERS, watchnen, eommlssaries OF the markets. or Diner
white duly authorized TO stop and detaln all
bakers other persons slaves or free carrying tor sale
bread baskets otherwise through thepubc streets
and weighed said bread if the police officer or other
persons duly authorized finds that il is, in whole or in
part unstamped or wanting in weight, or moi baked
agreeably the present ordinance, he shall conduct
Tie offender offenders before of the Recorders of
The several districts who will pronounce the seizure
and confscation Of said bread for the use of the City
Work.house, and, In addition, penalty Of twenty-five
dollars against the offender recoverable as aforesaid
for the benefit of the city. ~l
SEC. g. The Mayor shall publish in the usual papers,
every Saturday, assize Of bread for the ensuing week
To this effect he shall estimate barrel Of flour TO pro-
duce three thousand seven hundred and thirty-two
ounces OF bread, (American weght,l and in order 10
ascertain the weight of the dime loaf the number of
ounces shall be divided by number equal 10 the num-
Der of dimes a barrel of flour may be worth in
The market at the time of fixing the assze, and adding
thereto the five dollars forty dimes allowed bakers,
by the law, the quolien shall be the number of
a dime loaf shall weigh.
SEC. 4 Whenever, according to the preceding op.e
ration, the fractional parts less than half ounce,
they shall bs taken off the loaf, and when half
ounce more, an ounce shall be added 10 it, The
whole moreover in conformity to the tariff subjoned
70 the foregoing ordinance:
Weights Of Leaves with Corresponding Prices.