New Orleans daily crescent., 1858-02-19
MAYORALTY--oFFICIAL.
gAYORALTY or NEW ORLHANs,
City Hall 18Th day Of February, 1855
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Common Council pf the Ciy OF New Orleans. y
[ No.37l7.
AN ORDINANCE regulating the weight and Of
hrewod coa and providing for tue safe Of the
SIC be Il oriaiasd b. he CouD1on Council of de iy OF
Nes Orleans hat ffoa am aeF The pas.sge Of his ordn-
jsan sai be soid Of Offer d ior sale y weight a
provided wit Il shall be lawful for any Porsoa pr
each sold shall weigh less THAI Y lbs weight
20 comply its provisions shall be liable less
than weny five dollars be beioIe Of
peter Jurisdiction for the benefit Of the city.
SIC Bet further ordained, etc., That all offered in
wagon vehicle shall be provided with receipt Of such
number Of bushels pounds etc. As said cart wagon other
b. the purchaser OF aia coal and coal offered for sale
sold contrary the provisions Of the st section ordn-
nnee shall pc the 70 ne 81 twenty-five dollars Tor each
SIC be L further ordaiaed et, That It shall be the duty
Of the ponce oee to attend to ne enforcement o. this ordn-
ity shall by said officers police eposited In
afe for the benefit and Of the city they
shall further arres and detan such cart other vehicle
and send the to the public poundof such District the
Hne Of twenty ivr dollars recoverable as Aforesaid
SIG BE further oraiaed etc., That ali vendors Of fire.
shall provide thems with tape line for the purpose
Of measuring wood offered for sale which rod tape
shall subject the and an
To be appointed the Connei duty
Of The District which any nfracon Of this
and whom shall discover to be vendor OF
fire wood being provided such measuring rod
urng whooeye shall be found
recoverable before any court Of competent Jurisdiction for the
g. Be further ordained ETC. That all hrewood sold or
offered sale through city carts wagons or
oher vehicles shall be closely packed piled therein and
shall measure whatever the pupos to be shall be
offered according coFdwooh the
shall be designated by be affixed vehicles
conveying The with the quantity marked in clear and
egibe characters said sign tin plate and load OF
wood offered for sale in the city Of New Oreaa which shall
be found short Of what the offered
for sale for shall be abe be seized by any police officer
the city pound and coneated the Of the city
hnd the Of the
offending offering any Aforesaid shall be fined
not less than twent dollars recoverable Aforesaid for
the benefit Of the cry.
SIC BE Il further ordained eo That IN all cases where
shall be offered for sale Of the land.
ings within the limits Of the city, the shall be closely
quantity according what the be- whether
cord portion OF cord and refusing to
nply with the provisions OF this ordinance shall be liable TO
penalty ofwenyhye dollars recoverable aforesaid for the
benefit Of the city
SEC I, Beit further ordained etc., That the Common
ell shall and promugation Of this ordn-
discharge the duties Of Inspector Of FeWoo whnsem
Of Office shall expire the time that all other city
expire and the Council shall then proceed to elect suitable
person who shall hold the Office for the Of year
SEC Be further ordained That the Inspector appointed
to nto effect the foregoing ordinance shall be entitled TO
receive fee Of five cents for Certificate that the
wood that sold offered fer sale the said
be paid by the vendor and iuther he shall have full
ont such Of Assistant inspectors he
deem the aforesaid ordnance The
said Inspector shall good solvent secuty for the
faithful performance Of his and hasistans duties in the sum
Of two thousand dollars.
Be further oaiaed That all laws or parts of laws con
ay the provisions Of the foregoing be, the
hereby repealed. -
lSignedl J. MAGIoNI,
President Board Of Assistant Aldermen.
tSiguedl H. VI. SUMMERS,
President Board Of Aldermen.
Approved February IS, ls5s
A true copy JULES CAssARD.
fe'9d Secretary Of MAyoraty.