The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1860-08-11
No. 36.

ART. s-Every butcher, OF other person, Offering
Or posing for sale in the Market place anv des-
crlptlon of meat Or article of food Shall nav IA
OF twenty.d five cents per day, for each and sver1
s'a' DOCK or place occupied or EMPLOYED hy them
under penalty of forfeiture Of the article ored for
sale s1 S@ Aos
ART. Vl-AH meat shall be subject to the tag
imposed, to be paid by the person selling
OF exposing the same IN the Public Market to wit ):
Tor the meat or any part of the meat of anv and ali
horned cattle over two years old at the rate of TWEEN.
ty-1ve cents per quarter; under two years old a.
the rate OF fifteen cents for each and every nuartr
under penalty Of forfeiture of the meat ofare far
| sale.
ART. VII Every butcher or other person shall
bring to the said Market House the hide Of each
head of horned cattle, the meat of which. or anv
part OF the meat Of which, he, she or they may sell
or expose for sale in said Market House. and shan
be bound to exhibit every such hide to the person
appointed tor that purpose, that the color mark
brands and age may be registered by such person,
And any butcher otker person faiIing or neglect
lng Or refusing to comply herewith shall forfeit and
pay hne OF twenty dollars for every such failure,
neglect or refusal, and all the meat offered or en-
posed for sale shall be forfeited and seized.
ARR VllI-All persons attending the Market for
the purpose of selling any article whatever, shall
keep the STALL bench block or place by them occu-
pied or employed at all times neat and clean, and
SO ieava the same when they go away. And whoever
shall violate Or neglect the observance this Article
shall forfeit and pay fine Of five dollars
ART. lX-Any person Or persons who shall sell
or offer for sale any tainted or spoiled provisions or
provender, shall pay fine of twenty-five dollars.
ART. X-If any person shall cell or barter, Or ex-
pose for sale, or barter, article of food, any
diseased animal the meat any part of dsordaFed
animal. rne person offending shall forfeit and pay
fine Of twenty-five dollars and the article shall be-
seized and disposed of as directed in Article XVIII
ART. XI-fany butcher or other person shall re-
fuse to sell any article or part of an article exposed
for sale in the Public Market or shall show any
undue preference shall refuse to sell any thing in
view hered for sale and not sold to any person
present. be shall forfeit and pay ne of Eve dollars
provided that no shall be compelled to sell
more than twenty pounds Of meat to any one indi-
yldual until within five minutes of the hour at which
the Market closes.
ART. XII-Whoever shall purchase any article of
food Or any kind of provender offered for sale Or
barter in the Public Market and OH the same day
offer fer sale or barter sell or barter the same in
the said Market at greater price than that given
for it, or whoever shall combine in way or manner
to raise the price of any provisions commodities
offered for sale OF barter in said Market who shall
depTsciate or prevent any person Or persons from
bringing any provisions OR commodities to said Mar
ket shall forfeit and pay fine of twenty dollars for
each violation OF any ofthe provisions OF this Article.
ART AliI-1f any person or PERSONS within the
town of Opelousas shall offer for sale or sell or shall
causesto be offered for sale sold any article Or
commodity whatsoever, by any weight or measure
that does not exactly correspond with the standard
established by aw, such perser shall forfeit the ar
tcle so sold or offered for sale and pay fine Of
twenty dollars, and the weight OR measure, or any
thing intended to weigh Or measure by, when found
false shall be forfeited and seized, &c. as directed
in article xix. -f
ART. XlV-No person or persons shall set up or
keep OF establish butchery Or slaughter house or
pen or shall slaughter any animal within the limits
of the town OF Opeousas under the penalty Of pay
ing fine of twenty dollars for every day such but
cherry, or slaughter-house Or pen shall be set up,
kept established as aforesaid, and fine of ten
dollars for every animal slaughtered in said Town
provided that nothing in this Article contained shall
prevent individuals from killing or slaughtering on
their own premises any animal Or animals intended
for their own use. -.s<=.eg
ART XVI any person shall in any manner
whatever interrupt or disturb the Market or any In
dividual selling purchasing therein, shall not
conform to the rules adopted to keep peace and good
order in the Market or shall interrupt or annoy or
abuse any officer whose duty it may be to attend
the Market, every such persen shall be compelled
to leave the Public Market, and shall be lIable to
forfeit and pay fine that shall not be less than ons
dollar or more than ten dollars. 8
ART. XVIII shall be the duty ofthe Town Coma
table, of the person appointed to attend the Pub
lie Market, to keep in well.bound book d register
of brands in which shall be inserted the brand or
brands found on each hide brought into the Market
and exhibited in conformity with article vii, the
lor ofsuc hide, the date it was exhibited, by whom
brought and the age and sex ofthe animal TO which
it belonged And the said book shall be at all tines
open for the inspection Of the public and shall be
considered as part Of the records Of the town of
0pelousas, and when filled up shall be deposited
with the Clerk of the Board of Police to be by him
kept; and for certificate Of any brand taken from
said register the person receiving the same shall be-
bound to pay one dollar
ART. XVII It shall be the duty of the TOWN.
Constable or Of the person appointed for that duty
either specially or as assistant to attend the Pub
lie Market every day during market hours, and to
keep and maintain order therein and TO compel the
observance of this law and of the laws and ordinances
Of the Board of Police, and to inform all such
violate or neglect the observance thereof aud to
demand and receive the taxes dues and imposts laid
and imposed for the hire and use Of stalls blocks
benches and places in the Market, or for the vend-
ng of meat, vegetables other articles of food and
"a report all repairs that may be required to the
supervisor and to cause repairs to be done under
The direction OF said Supervisor, and to render just
and trHe account of all the sums received to the
Treasurer Of the Town, on the last day Of every
month"; and to pay over the same to said Treasurer,
afSE HeUNCbiHR tI0 ICES AMtWCa AOF tnC CuiSGkIS
and to do and perform such other duties as may be
required III relation to the Public Market, and that
the said Constable receive his compensation one
half Of the stall fees and ten per cent on the money
collected
ART. XVIII The Town Constable shall have
full power and authority and it shall be bis duty,
the accrung of any fine or forfeiture on account of
3 violation Of any Of the laws, rules regulations
Of the Market to collect the fne, Or Immediately to
seize and take possession of any article forfeited
and 10 sell the same tafter public no.ice) at public
auction to the highest bidder for cash and 10 pay
he amount forthwith to the Treasurer who shall
place the same to the credit of the poor fund; it
hall further be the duty of sid Constable to seize
,r cause be seized all spoild tainted provisions
Dr. proyender and have the same burned, buried or
otherwise rendered inoxious.
ART. XIX Whenever it is deemed ezpedient by
he Board of Police to appoint any other person
han the Town Constable TO attend to the Public
darket or to appoint person or persons as assis-
ants I'd aid the said Constable other person ap-
,ointed in his place. every person so appointed shall
,e and hereby is vested with all the power and an-
hor.v necessary to the discharge of the duties im
,osed on them, which duties snail De performed
,uer the same responsibilities, penalties and tore
.e;tures as if the same had been performed By the
mid Constable. a4s BE
ART. XX-That sll fresh meat of the cow kind
,ared for sale in the said Market House shall not
,e sold at higher price than six cents per ponnd
rom the first Of June to the thirts6rst day of No
ember both days inclusive, nor at a higher price
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