New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-09-11
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be adjudicsted at his Office to the highest
bidder, the collection of the revenues OF the
public markets separately, except as here
after provided, for enc year from the first
of January following. He shall give ten
days notice in the official journal Of the city
of the day and hour at which said adjudics-
ton shall take place, the city authorities
bids. Provided, That when any adjudica-
ton made by the Controller shall be reject
| ed by the Common Council, it shall be the
| duty of the Controller to readiudicate the
market or markets, after the usual notice;
and provided further, That the lease of all
the markets shall expire on the same day,
| whether commencing on the first day OF
January, as provided above, or at any sub
sequent date.
SEC. .. Be it further ordained, That the
markets in the Second District, known ~
the Beef Market, the Vegetable Market and
the Fruit Market, shall be adjudicated in
one sale, and that all the otner markets
shall be adjudicated separately.
SEC. 8. Be it further ordained, That the
farmers or lessees shall, Immediately after
said adjudication, furnish one-twelfth in
cash, and their promissory notes for the bal
| ance, Endorsed to the satisfaction of the FL
nance Committee, payable from the first of
January, at one, two, three, four, i've, elk,
seven, eight, nine, ten, and eleven months.
OuOuLu any ldILueT Ut lessee TeIuSS OF neg
lect to furnish the one-twelfth in cash, and
his notes as aforesaid, the Controller is
hereby authorized to cause q new adjudica-
ton to be made forthwith, for account and
risk of said farmer Or lessee.
SEC. 4. Be it further ordained, ETC., That
the farmers or lessees of such revenues shall
not be entitled to collect other dues than
those hereinafter mentioned, to wit: The
occupants OF all stalls and stands OF the sew
eral markets shall be and they are hereby
| required to pay tor said stalls and stands
the following rates: For butchers stalls, in
Guiding the blocks, twenty cents per day.
For fish, game, and vegetable stalls, four
feet by three, fifteen cents per day; or eight
| feet BY three, twenty five cents per day.
For coffee and chocolate stands, eight feet
by three, twenty-five cents per day. And
should the stands and stalls be OF larger
dimensions, one-fourth of a cent per day
for each and every additional superficial
| foot; and for each corner table an add
tional sum of i've cents per day; and il shall
be the duty of the Surveyor to designate
which are corner tables.
| All butchers and retailers of fish shall be
| answerable for the frames and hooks.
| SEC. 4. Be it further ordained. ETC., That
| all kinds of meat, fowl, game, fish, Vegeta-
bles, and all other articles destined for the
daily supply Of the city may be bought and
| sold at the markets; but at the Beef Mar
ket of the Second District no fish OF vegeta-
bles shall be sold.
SEC. 8. Be it further ordained, ETC., That
said markets shall be open at the dawn Of
day, and shall close at twelve O'clock NJ.
precisely, and the closing of the market shall
be announced by the market bell, which 1t
shall be the duty of the Commissary TO ring,
or cause to be rung.
SEC. 6. Be it further ordained, etc, That
during the half hour Immediately following
the closing of said markets, the butchers or
other persons hiring or occupying their re
spectiYe stalls stands, and tables shall be
bound to scrape, wash, and cleanse the
| same, 80 as to keep said stalls, stands, and
tables in the highest state Of cleanliness,
and every person neglecting TO comply
punctually with the disposition of this sec
ton, or who shall not quit the said market
at the hour specified in section five Of the
present ordinance, shall pay fne If FIVE
dollars for each oifense.
SEC. Z. Be it further ordained, ETC., That
il shall BE- the duty of the Farmer Ur any
other person authorized by the city TO col
lect the above established duties, to keel
an exact register of the persons to whom
he lets the stalls, stands, tables, and frames
with hooks at market hours, and delive
certificates thereof to persons occupyin!
the same. Any person occupying any table
stand, or stall without the consent of sal,
Farmer or Collector, and who shall refus
to deliver up the same on the first reQues
which shall be made to them by the Com
missary of the market, shall pay tne o
ten dollars for each offense.
SEC. s. Be it further enacted, ETC., Tha
it shall not be lawful for any person to erec
or keep any stand, sell fish, shrimps, o.
have tubs 70 wash. or other incumbrance
on any of the banduettes of markets of tn
city, nor to scale or cut ish on any of The
square tables, but exclusively on block
prepared for that purpose within the mar
kets, under inc of not less than i've dol
lars day for each stand.
SEC. 8. Be it further ordained, ETC., Tha
, If any person shall sell or expose for sal
within the markets aforesaid any blown
stale, or imperfect or unwholesome provis
ions, or meat Of any animal that died o
disease, slch provisions or meats shall b
seized by the Commissary, and shall b
thrown into the nuisance boat and tn
offender shall be fined from ten to fifty do
lars for the first Offense, AMI for the secont
he shall be deprived of vending in any o
, the markets, or of hiring any stall.
1t shall be the duties of the CommissGrle
, Of the markets daily to make strict inspec
ton Of the butchers meat, and 9
other provisions exposed for sale st the sal
7 markets, and to inforce the strict observsnc
of this regulation.
Sec. 10. Be it further ordained, ETC., Tha
it shall be obligatory on the Commissarie
of the markets always to have in the sal
markets scales and weights, and with then
from time to time examine the scales an
weights used by the vendors, and also to b
used at the request of any person who, a
the time Of purchase may desire to prov
the weight Of any meat or other provision
purchased by them.
No scales and weights shall be used in tn
said markets unless the same are proved an
stamped in accordance with law. Any Violf
tions of the provisions Of this section, o
selling by false weights, shall subject tn
offender to q 1ne OF fifty dollars tor eac
and every offense and in default of pay
ment said offender shall be incapable G
: vending in any of the markets of the city.
SEC. IL. Be it further ordained, ETC., Ths
1t is expressly forbidden, under penalty {
fifty dollars for each offense, to sell or caus
: to be sold within said markets, or on tn
J footways surrounding the same, any SPIRIT
! GUS liquors, and 1t is also forbidden to a
hawkers and peddlers TO sell any sorts {
goods or merchandise in said markets, G
on the footways surrounding the same, IN
J der penalty of ten dollars for eac
} offense.
fish, fruit and vegetables may be sol
through the streets OF the city at any tim
? between A. ID. and IL NJ.
SEC. 10. Be il further ordained, ETC., Ths
7 | ali carts or wagons for the conveyance OF q
the supplies whatever to said markets sha
! be placed under the inspection of the con
missaries of the markets, and no cart c
wagon shall arrive at any Of the markets
( the city before the hour of 4 O'Clock A. n
;; nor occupy any of the streets adjacent Their
to; and said carts or wagons shall be II
!, | moved therefrom after the closing Of Ii
! markets at ] O'clock P. NJ, so that sal
: markets may be cleaned according to Law
! and Tor each infringement of any Of th
! foregoing provisions OF this section, tn
q parties so offending shall incur a penalty (