New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-09-07
JOHN T. MONROE, Mayor
MAYoRALTY OF NEW ORLEANS, J
City Hall, August s, 1861.
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com-,on Cor, q ~ ~ NS = y o. t 9i
mo. 5739.l
hs weight and Inspection Of Bread '' 'A'''s
SEcToS Be il o5aind That all bakers or other persons
engaged in making baking bread for others, sinai uaea
selves at Mayors oce and cause his her, IS nae
@ 0 Papa ss nj e eso Of s 10 ri BE Kept
conform 10 the provisions of this ordinance and hereafter
either n person or 6 any Other person to carry on
her profit within the limits of the city OF New Orleans
decla alton Of his her nteion Mayors Office
have his or her name entered in book kept for that purpose
recoverable before any the Recorders Of this city
SEC Every haker shal Cause al oaf hPeaG TStever
which he she shall bake be baked be ked
tie bakers to mike Known thejr rspeepre mp or ma 9
the Mayors office; The said mark shall be Designated
their names il the book above mentioned.
trade or business Of baker at6resd shall make
and give wsh h E0q " fHs BY P
q the present ordinance other ordinance hereafter
baker shl ony be allowed to sell or expose for sale
bread OF the va Ne of two dimes dime half dime pro-
yea every half dime loaf shall have half of the weight
sRs have double tie said ~eight ' anu every '"0 u'''s
SIT Bakers Acknowledgment aud other erg broad
offering the for sale required have the weights
and scales duly regulated by the standards and the inspectors
Sgrsea5 to The law respecting Weights and measures "
SEC i shah be the duy of the Qommssrie of the mar
week to inspect and examine within
tricts of this city and the public markets. all loaf bread baked
by, baker bakers order
certain whether the inside Of the quality Of -four required
by the present ordinance whether marked herein required and
ascertain whether the weight thereof conforms the eab
Street Commissioners hereby authorized and reQu any
time between sunrise and sunset TO bakery eh0use
or hopsorehone other building enclosure wherein loaf
bread be baked stored deposited kept also any
aVer shop store other pace wherein loaf bread de-
posted stored kept for sale And stall further be the 9uy
OF the leuteants Police CommarieS Of markets ahd Dep
uty Street Commissioners stop and den all bakers other
ayeS ree carrying bFend for sale baskets
otherwise through the public highways
and examine and weigh such bread and upon such e8ana
ton should they find such bread in whole in part unwhoe
some Hnamped wanting In weight baked Ggreeably
before of the Recorders of this city who upon due
proof made shall pronounce the seizure AID concaton such
bread for The OF the Orphan Asyums The city and shall
further condemn the offender offenders line OF
less than twenty dollars than fifty dollars and
default OF payment thereof such offender offenders shr be
imprisoned not exceeding thirty days Any officer Commissay
deputy Commissioner nlecng
the foregoing, shall be dismissed from office.
SEC o. The MAYOR shall pTbsh in the official journal Of the
Rturday, the
this effect he shall estimate barrel of -four produce three
thousand seven hnpd and thrytwo bread, Ane
can weight and in order ascertain the weight the dime
the number of shall be divided
number Of des barrel Of -four in
the time Of fixing the asi2e adding the five dollars
dimes, allowed to bakers by the Law the qoen shall
number Of ounces dime loaf shall weigh.
SEC T. Wherever according the preceding operation the
fractional parts less than half ounce they shall he taken
of the loaf and when half more shall h
added 10 IT, The whole in conformity the tariff
Snl1oned to the foregoing ordinance:
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