The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-01-02
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.


RelutfHq TO Markets and Marked Houses defining the
duties of Market Masters, and repeating certG n Or
dinances. Passed December rs, 1859.
SECTION l. Be it ordained by the Common Coun-
Gil of the City of Evansville, That Fourth street
betw Locust Street ard Oak street and the Mar
ket-house, market stands, and other improvements
thereon erected or which NAV hereafter be thereon
erected shall be known the g Upper Market
and Market street between Ingle street and Bond
street, and the Market house and other improve
ments or hereafter to be thereon erected shall
be known as the Central Market" and that said
Markets shall be hereafter used the Market places
of the City OF Evansville for the sale and purchase
OF provisions, vegetables and other articles necessa
ny tor the subsistence, comfort and convenience Of
the inhabitants of said city, subject to the follow
ing and such other rules and regulations as may
hereafter be adopted by the Common Council
SEC. 2. Said Markets shall be opened and kept
open during such days or parts OF days ia every
week, as the Common Council may from time to time
fix upon and direct; and it shall not be lawful for
any person persons to purchase or sell, or to
make any contract agreement for the purchase or
sales OF any meat, vegetables, or other provisions
or marketing at either of said markets previous 10
the opening of the same by the Market Master
nor shall it be lawful for any person or persons
purchase any article or articles at either OF SAL
markets during market hours for expectation or G.
selling, nor shall any person or persons SELL
offer for sale either of said markets any article
articles which such person person NAV have
purchased or forestalled at any place while on the
way to, or designed, intended for either of said
markets. and no article or articles brought to efthe
of said markets shall be considered or deemed as
sold until the same shall have been delivered to the
purchaser, and it shall be the duty of all persons
attending either of said markets with provisions or
articles OF marketing for sale, to sell deliver to
any person persons desiring the same a reasona-
bic quantity of any such provisions or marketing
brought by them to either of said markets. and not
previously sold and actually delivered the pur-
chaser thereof.
SIC. 3. 1t shall be the duty of the Common
Council annually at the first meeting of the Council
after the first Monday in April soon thereaf-
ter as practicable to select Market Master for
each of said markets who shall hold their offices
respectively until the first Monday in April next
suing, and until their successors are elected and
qualified.
Sec. 4. 1t shall be the duty of said Market Mas
tiers to superntend their respective markets. and to
keep them thoroughly clelnsed and in good order
and to report to the Council such repairs, improve
ments and alterations in or absut such markets as
they may deehl necessary they shall, at the hour
fixed upon by the Council for opening the said
kets on market days, open the same, and be con-
slant attendance and preserve good order during
market hours they shall that imposition is
practiced by the seller upon the buyer, or bv the
buyer upon the seller, and they shall power at
all times to order suspicious persons and idle or
disorderly boys to leave said markets.
SEC g. 1t shall be the duty of said Market Mas
tiers, respectively, at such times as the Common
Council may appoint, to expose to sale the stalls
and stands said market houses for such length of
time and such terms and conditions as the Council
may prescribe; aud the money arising from such
sales, and all other funds belonging to the City
" hich may be received by said Market Masters
snail be paid over to the City Treasurer, aud his
receipt therefor deposited with the Clerk
SIZE 6. 1t shall not be lawful for any person to
sell, offer, expose for sale at either of said
markets any butter in humps or rolls unless eacIr of
said Jumps rolls be OF specified weight and
il any person shall sell Oner, or exhibit as for
sale, any such Jumps rolls at either of said mar
kets, and on examination the same shall fail short
OF such specified weight, such Jumps rolls shall
be forfeited TO the city.
SEC. 1t shall be the duty of said Market Mas
tiers, respectively, whenever they may suspect or
be informed that butter other article of pro-
visions or marketing offered exhibited for sale
either OF said markets, and purportng to be of
specified weight, quantity is deficient in weight
measure, to try the same, and if upon trial it
should prove to be deficient in weight or me,snr,
"a sci he he
and sell it forthwith public cutlery at said market
to the highest bidder.
9eSEC. s. If any person persons shall sell any
meat or any ether arti' Ia articles by weight
measure at either of said markets, and such meat
other article articles shall be fully of the
weight and quantity sold and paid for, such person
persons shall forfeit and pay for every offence the
penalty IrsCIUed by the fifteenth section of this
ordinance.
SEC. 9. 1t shall not be lawful for any person TO
sell offer to sell, expose exhibit for sale
either OF said markets elsewhere in the City
any unWhOlesome, damaged or spoiled meat, vege-
tables, or other provisions of any kind descrp-
ton whatever-
SEC. TO- If any person persons shall rent or
lease any butcher stall or stalls in either of said
markets, and fail neglect supply such stall or
stalls with good fresh meats the regular marIe
days and during the regular market hours, for two
weeks i'll succession, such stall stalls shall revert
to the city, and be disposed of to other persons
ProUided that if any reasonable excuse can he given
for such neglect failure, the Council NAV con-
tiuue such person in the possession of such stall or
stalls; And prooded that after such failure or neg
Son 10 render such excuse
SEC. IL. 1t shall be the duty of every butcher
other person selling meat at either of said mar
| kets to scrape and cleanse the blocks, benches,
| shelves and hooks used by him, and prevent the
| same from becomin foul and offensive
l.. 1t shall not be lawful for any person or
| persons permit allow any cart, wagon, dray,
or other vehicle, or any horse or other animal, to
remain in the street, space spaces in front of
! around either. of said markets during market
| hours, except such vehicles and animals may be
employed in bringing provisions other articles
Il 10 nd rLnfe ami andy ni-
ces shall, while they remain at either of said mar
kets, be under the direction of the Market Master
and the owners or persons having charge of such
vehicles and animals respectively, shall place and
arrange the same the Market Master may di-
| rect.
| SEC. 13. The Common Council may at any time,
at their discretion, remove any Market Master and
appoint another in his stead
| SEC. II. No dogs shall be permitted allowed
to como to either of said markets during market
hours, unless the owner person having charge of
such dog or dogs shall tie otherwise confine such
way of all persons attending said markets and
any dog found at either of said markets during
market hours, and not tied confined herein
provided, may be killed by the market master or
marshal of the city.
SEC Is Every person who shall neglect any of
visions of this ordinance, shall, for every such Of
Tense, forfeit and pay not less than dollar nor
more than fifty dollars.
| SEC. 16 All ordinances and parts of ordinances
inconsistent with the provisions Of this ordinance
! are hereby repealed. w. BAKER, Mayor.
Attest p. BURKE, City Clerk.
| H. NJ. WELLS. WELLS.
Ell. M. WELLS & CO.,
| ISuccessors to MCREA az WIILs.1