Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-10-02

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BE IL ordained by the Board % &aTor anil Aldermen Of
the city Of Memphis
!. Markets shall he bclj at the TWO market houses
every dav m the week, except Suud y, and during such
hours ~ shall he prescribed By tile Board
. \ market master shall uc appointed for each mar.
ket annually, ard as ellen as vccaueiJ- may "ccuri who
shall receive such Compen alton ~ the Board may allow
Market masters shall Take Tie urual oath Of Office, and
give bond for thr faithful performance Of ia ir dgtirs.
D. i shall be the lury q market MASTER 10 make al
nerdful regulations for the location q lands m and
around the market hoares, collect market . cS preserve
proper order, settle Disputes about weights and meas
ures. INSPECT the q ally Of provisions offered FOR sale,
keep tic markets iu O. cleauy cgzdi 20 and 10 exercise
police powers upon the market grounds auring market
hours.
4 The Mayor shall, afer due notice giver, en- So the
stalls and lands 70 be offered for rent at auction, on the
hrst Monday of October 81 every year. paw 'ent Tor
which hail b. made AT the time Of renting. The rent
ings shall he made for one year, aGd no one person o
ftm shslt BE- permitted 20 rem either directly or indi.
recily. more than two stands or stalls and such sta1s
aad anis rhall not be occuPist by eny other person
than Ihe renter, except The sane be duly transferred by
consent Of the market master.
). STA l. and stands not rented By the year, shall be
rested by the market uasIor from Gay 80 sy al TWEEN
tv-hve cents carh; a.d persons rellng 81 the market
from cart, and Other Vehicles, shall also pay TIVE ,ty-ive
cent each for he privilege. The market moste + hal
alto p crare stands OF -na Ter dimensions 10 be rented
by the day at ten cont each.
Is No person shsI far-stal the markets by buying
q ring market hours auv article commonly sold IN mar
ket. for the purFgss Of selling be saufG again nor shalt
Huy prison 90. any = ch article Tor sac in the city dur
ing market hour, except NJ one Of the tall. or sisn 2
piovid dior the purpose in or Lcnr the market houses /.
and AL c0mbinai onr 20 Influence In hny way the prices
Of aruclcs oferci in the market shall be IN awful.
e.. H shall be the d1ty Of occupiers n stalls and stands
TO leave the same in a neatly sSd cleanly condition at
every c.osc Of market hour.
:. No person shall Ofrr Tor sale st the market houses
or elsewhere In the civ, the flesh 81 any diseased ami
ual or the flesh of eny animal not commonly considered
edible foo, or flesh in q state Of partial decay - putii-
tacrion, or other s,oilcd or UNIV uiesome food of any
kind and no parssn shall offer Tor sale Of the market,
or bring upon Jha market premises any alcoholic or in
toxicarug iqHOrs.
Q. r tier, bread, q dolher arlicla~ offered Cor sa' in
the markc by weight, without being weighed ia pres
succ of pm eli ,ers, shah be exsuiu-d by the III rkc,
masters, AMI If TIE pare S he found lighter than rep O.
souted By the ve"der, tfcg shall be forfeited and sold
~ auctIol by The market masters. for The bcneft Of The
city.
L.. The market masters ,haa keep al oxacs account
Of all moneys received by them in the execution OF thi'
ordinance and pay the same TO ihr Treasurer Of he
city weekly. They shall al o make 2 report Of their do
Ing. q The Board OF Aldermen 80 thc FRS meeting o.
said Board n every Gonrh.
II, ANY per-on violating auy ogthe provisions Of thi,
ordinance shall be guilty Of q mia'emCanur, and upoy
cclvi.tiou thereof shall b- fined not less Than i've no,
more than ii " doAaTs, with coats.
II that it shall be and il hereby made unlawfr.
for any person or persons hereafter, during marker
hours as above Pr scfi ID, 10 peddie or sell by retail
/ through the streets Of this citv, or at auv other place
therein exec pr II The mark Z houses; and at r-gulsi
lie nosd provision stores, NV bptier' eges,larl, or Otael
ar Iel-s Of country produce, or cahhaGv or other vegH.
tables, except -trswhrrries. rasPb-rries, bl 'ckbsrri-s
AMI the va ioaE kinds Df irait aid Ineluus, which NAV
he sold at any hour and IN any place Ia the city.
-. All ordinances b'Jatoiore passed regulating tn.
market, an ordina-ees ana part Of ordinances c IL
hicting in any way with the provisions Of this ordinance
are hereby repealed.
"A. This ordiuaac- shall take ohe5, and go Into opera
ito from and afttrits pussago,
Aid. Morganofered the following SIS IN amend
mcnt to the above ordinance, and Inc same wa.
voted upon and lost:
Nothing in this ordinance shallbc so construed
as 10 prohibit any person or persons from selling
through the streets Of the city, during marke.
hours any articles. suchas meats and vegetables
usually sold in market, provided that such per
son or persons shall first apply 10 and Obtain
from the City REGISTER license 50 to do, and pay
therefor such sum annually as shall beprescribeC
by the Board Of Mayor and Aldermen.
The following ordinance was reported favora
bly, upon by the committee, and passed finally
Be it ordained by the Board of Mayor and Alder
men Of the city Of Memphis:
That from and after the passage Of this ordi
nance. any city oficerwho shall make an accoun
aeains; the city Of Memphis, either by the pur
chase Of a~rticles in its name or otherwise, with
out the authority of the Board of Aldermen t,
do so. shall be removed from Office therefor, two
thirds of the Aldermen elected concUrTing therein
TPasscd first reading and referred to Ordiuanc,
Committee.
In leu Of a resolution By Ald. Farmer, tn
committee submitted the following, which wa
adopted by the Board;
Res0lrcd, ctc., That in conducting the bushes
Of this Board, after standing and special commit
tees shall have made their reports, the Chairman
shall call up all business b. wards, beginning a
the First ward with petitions, and at the Eight
D ward with resolutions.
! AMENDMENTS TO CITY CHARTER
, The following proposed amendments to III
\ City Charter were presented by the Ordinane
Committee and ordered 10 be published:
9 I'VE viii publish the amendments tomorrow.
Aid. Greenlaw presented the following as a
amendment to the City Charter, and the sam
J was ordered to be published:
Nor shall any person be allowed 10 vote !
the annual election for city officers unless h
shall have first paid his poll tax for the prec,
: ding corporate year, ten days prior TO the hol,
ing of such election.
a AID. Merrill rendered a verbal statement of IL
disposition Of the military fund, or appropriate
0 made by the Board of Aldermen for the defon.
of the city, and in connection herewith offere
the following resolution, which wes adopted b
the Board:
! Resdaea, That AID. Merrill be directed to pa
the amount received by him from the State,
d liquidation Of the debt created fr military d
fense; aud that the Mayor be authorized to a
B propriate so much Of the proceeds Of the sale
arms 70 the Confederate States as maybe requir,
e 10 complete the payment Of said debt,
q Upon a resolution, making the regular NEE
!. iines of the Board every Tuesday. the report
Il the Ordinance Committee was favorable, az
was nopcopcurTed in by the Board by the f