Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1856-12-11
AN ORDINANCE

Regulating Markets, Marketing. dc.
B. IL enacted BY the Ci,y Council Of The City Of pav
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Section ! ThA; from and AFTER the proper publica-
tion Of this ordinance. al. psrsons are prohibited du
ring Market Hours from selling exposing f,r
sale any beef pork, veal mutton 81 other meat Ia
any road, street lane or ALE. in the city Of pavcn
port An any cart wagon, or other earraxe shall
carry the same for safe.
Sec ?. Ever, person ~ho shall bring into III. city
Of Davenport any fresh meat vegetables no, pro.
duced b. him Or he-, las eantrsdsi gui ,hct from
having parchased the same aud Who shs,i In said
city offer such article for SALE or sell the same shall,
be deemed guilty 81 yiola,nn u this ordinance /;
Pr''de that thu provisions OF this shall not
De- applicable to rSsees u stalls in the regularly
tablished market houses in said city.
Sec. 8. No person, not being the lessee ola stall
10 one u the regularly established markets
shall expose or oGr for sale In the city u Davenport
any fresh meat IN less quantities than one-anarier
nor shall any person offer or expose for sale, such
meat at any other place than At said MARKET.
sec =. Nothing in this ordinance contsined shah
be construed TO prevent any person from selling he
rroaucs Of his own farm in such manner AMI quAnt-
" as ne nav deem proper any PRISON " no iol-
lows tbs business OF packing beef pork from SELL
Ing hams, bacon, shoulders. and sides OF their own
curing or spare-rbs aud sausage me at 10 thc winter
months Cr any person from selling Wild came IA, /,
! otherwise prohibited
Sec. g. Market hours shall remain =. het.,o,or-
6xed and provided.
ssc 8. No persy, shall sell oner ., expose for
sale, IN the city 81 Davenport any sick or diseased
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pose snd with the design thst the anne shall b. u-ed
for food, knowing or having reason to believe the
same to b. sick diseased
Sec. !. No person shall sill orr or .Ato,. far
sale IN the city Of Davenport, the neh OF any dead
animal. which was siek, over-heated iun down by
dogs or otherwise 1t before the time the same wa
busehe:ed or slan which died natural DEATH or
was killed by accident casualty or other means than
the usual manner Of Staying animals iur food; nor
shall any p'rson sell. expos, OF orr for sale IN said
city, snv putrd, blown, stuffed, or unsouul mat,
flsh, eggs, poultry, or other article Of tod hor the
fi"sh Of any animal mol commonly deemed whole
| some for food
SEC s. whenever any article me toned Ia this OF :
dnanee, aud the sale Of which 1, Forbidden shall be
exhibited as though the intended for sale
whether .old OF moi, whether directly offered for
! sale or not such exhibition shall b. held 10 be
! an exposure n the saline for sale and all ,fIer u
! sell within the meaning OF this ordinance
Sec. .. Any person violating this ordinance or ans
provision thereof, shall he liable 20 pay tine 81 moi
ieSs than ten, nor more than fifty dollars for each
and every such offence, TO b. recovered hcko,. IN.
| Mayor of the city.
Sec. 10. All ordinances or part. OF ordinances In
conflict herewith are hereby repealed, which rcp.s
shall take effect when this ordinance becomes il
force. Provided, however, that any prosecution,
Which shall have been commenced al The time III
ordinance shall take effect may be carried on 10 iina
Judgment ani execution without respect 10 Til. ordi
nance and such suits shall be IN no manner affected
Y by said repeal.
| Ss. ii b. IL further ,nscted thar ke,png OF an
house ~ shop, or stall in any other places ia the city
OF Davenport, than In tn regular established mar
ket houses f,r the sale meats or other article,
herein prohibited, and in which other article.
herein prohibited are exposed and showa for sale. j.
hereby DECLARED nuisance and il shah De the dui,
Of the Mayor u canse All such places to b.. ubsiec
AMI removed, ~ is Provided in On ordinance concern
ing nusa nc-s. passed and approved MAY 18th 1855
| Passed ard approved November 10, A. D. 1855
JOHN FORREST, Mayor, pr. lem.
Attest Wal. HALL, Clerk.
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