Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-09-21
BY AID. Morrill,;
MARKET ORDINANCE


se odliutd Nv tue Bard OF Mayor aud Aldermen Of
the city Of Memphis:
1. Markets shall be held at the two market hou es
evsrV day in the except Sundsy, "a daring sush
hours IS shall Re prescribed b. this Bard.
?. karket MISTER shall be appsini ed each
ket annually, and As often vacancies may Oecur, who
shzI recelve such mp-Esatioa as the Bosrd may
allow. Sarket-masters sha take tue ut cath OF
oHco, and bynd for the faithful performance u
l.hIn be IA. duty Of sa,kst-mts:ers to make all
netdful regulations the location Of stand. and
Groand she market houses coll market dues preserve
proper order, settle disputes shout weights and
ure Inspect the QlEy OF provisions offered FOR sale,
the mark Is IA cleany coDetion, and % exer
police OW;rs upon the market sounds duflls market
rhs ssy-r shall sitter due notice given, cause the
Stills and stands % be offered for en a. suction the
arst Monday Of Octo every year. payment Tor which
shall le m de At the time % renting The renting
shall be made for year sad no Dsrsou arm shall
De permitted rent, either directly Indirectly,
than stands ste Is; snd such sts and stands shan
occupifd Icy suv ober person fbsn he reDier
cept ihe be duly transferred by consent o the Mar
Stalls ans stands not rented by the year shall be
rented by ket-InsSsr day day twenty
Ave each and eTsJns seblGg al the market from
carts sid sther vehicles, sali ss) pay twenty ave cents
each fr the privilege The Msrketm tSters shall a3so
prepare stands OF Ter dimensions 10 be rented by the
day a. cents each.
s. No person shall fgrestsI the markets BY buying du
rns market hours any article commonly sold IN arket
for ths purpose OF selling the AgaIH shall any
person ueT any such article for SAFE in TIE city 'uriug
market hours txofpt at one o. the stalls or stands
vded for the purpose IN Near the market houses; su
al combinations % ueHcs IN any the prices
ticies offered II the marx t. shall be unlawful.
= It .ha tue duty ccoupiers Of stalls and
have the IN neat and cleSnly con itlon at
cry c'ose - market urs.
= No person shall Offer 70 sale a. the market houses
in In city, the flesh Of any diseased Gsim4l
the e-h any animal c5mmlny considered edI-
bic food a. IN ststs Of partial q y putri-
fsC-:OH other pliiei Gnwl1 ud of Sny kind;
aud person aba F 20 sSle 81 the markets. briUs
5G market premises any alcoholic intoxicating
lig 1crs
Butter Tread aud other articles offered FER sale In
the mzrksts BY wslght vi boua being Seighsd pre-
% the purchazer, shall be txdm.Bed ny thu
tetmssters aud IL th' parcels be found hisher than
represented by the veuders they shall b. frfei 81
at suc ion by the haTket matters FOR the b-ueft
OF The city
10 TIE Market ms .tsrs shall keep an exact sc,ouct
ot All monies received by them IN tie execution ~ tu'
or8Inanc-, ana pay the to the frsa>sreT the
ty weekly. They shah also make report OF tReir 90
the BoIrd % Aldermen az the drst meeting o! sai
Board IN every month
H. Any person violating any q the provisions OF
thi5 ordnance shsi guiity % mis- iemSsuor, sud
up5u conviction thereof Shs ned les n I've
move n IN tfty dll'ars, with costs
70 All orsn snoes heretofore psesei regulating the
markets. and ordinances and plrs o. ordnance,
h.tlug ia a~y way q the provisions Of this ord
usnCe hereby rspss 5dS-
IL This h4lI tsNe erect ard z, into cp-ra-
ti9u TIE f-t 1'y % october nrxt. lPAsssd arst
reading and referred TO the Ordinance ousnittss.