New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-11-19

SEC. 80. Be 1t further ordained, ETC., That
any vendor in said markets who shall throw,
| or cause to be thrown, any meat, tsh, fruit
or vegetables, whether decayed or other
wise, into any of the streets or cutters ad-
| joining said markets shall be liable to fine
of not less than five nor more than twenty
| dollars for each offense; one.half OF which
shall be paid to the informant, the balance
deposited in the city treasury for the use OF
the city.
SEC. 81. Be it further ordained, etc, That
II shall be the duty of the Commlssarles OF
| the markets to cause to be posted up at all
times, in at least six places in each market,
this ordinance in the French German and
English languages.
SEC. 80. Be 1t further ordained, etc., That
the Commissary of each market shall be
provided with separate stand In an ellgl-
BILE location, wherein shall be placed the
| scales and weights used as a standard, and
over which shall be attached sign with
the words "Commissary of the Market
SEC 80. Be it further ordained, etc., That
the, Mayor shall appoint Commissary at a
salary of one hundred dollars per month,
and a Deputy Commissary at salary OF
sixty dollars per month, for the Beef, Fruit
and Vegetable Markets, and one Commits
s8ry for each of the following named mar
kets, at a salary of eighty dollars per month,
each, viz: st. Mary's, Poydras, Claiborne,
Dryades, IRENE, Port, Magazine, soraparn,
NINTH Street, St. Bernard, lie Breton and
| Washington Markets.
SEC. a. Bt it further ordained, etc., Here
after, in all the markets of the city, all
| butchers and vendors of meats of all kinds
shall have attached to their stalls, and con-
venlently placed thereon, set of scales and
weights, duly inspected aud stamped, &C
cording to law, for the purpose of weighing
all meats which they may sell. Any butcher
or other vendor of meats in the public mar
kets of this city who shat Sell meat of any
kind otherwise than by weight, or who shall
not have the scales and weights upon his
stall, as provided above, shall be liable to Il
fine of ten dollars for each otfense, recover
able before the Recorder OF the District in
which the oifense shall have been COM
mitted, or before any Justice of the Peace
of the city of New Orleans, one.half for the
benefit of the city, and the other half for
| the benefit of the informGr.
SEC. 50. Be it further ordained, etc, That
the Surveyor be and he is hereby directed
to measure and number each and every stall
and stand in each and every market in this
city when required by the farmers or lessees
thereof and designate and assign the size,
dimensions and number of each butchers
stand or stall, each fish, game, or vegetable
stand or stall, and of each chocolate stand,
stall or table, so that the lessees or farmers,
| as well as such person who may occupy
such stand, stall or table, may be enabled to
| know the dimensions thereof and the
ket for such stall, stand or table. That after
said stands or stalls shall have been meas
ured and numbered, and that if the OCcu-
pant or occupants of said stalls or stands re-
fuse to pay to the lessee or lessees, or far
| mers of said markets the amount which
said lessee or lessees is or are entitled to re-
ceive, then in that case said lessee shall
have the right to refuse the use of said
stand or stall to said occupant or occupants.
SEC. 36. Be it further ordained, etc, That
there shall be two Superin'endents Of mar
kets one for the First A. d Fourth Districts,
and one for the Second aud Third Districts,
whose duties it shall be to supervise and
control the public aud private markets in
their respective boundaries, and the CON-
missaries of all the markets within their
respective Jurisdictions. The Superiuten-
dents of the markets shall be elected by the
Common Council, in the month of Deem
Der of each year, and their term of office
shall begin on the first of January of each
year, and terminate on the thirly.tirst of
December following and their salaries shall
be one hundred and fifty dollars per month.
SEC. ST. Be it further ordained, ETC., That
all fines AID penalties fixed by this ordi.
nance, shall be recoverable before any court
of competent jurisdiction.
SEC SO, Be it further ordained, ETC., That
all previous ordinances and resolutions or
parts OF ordinances or resolutions referring
to markets be and they are hereby re-
, peacd.
SEC. 80 Be it further ordained ETC., That
this ordinance shall take effect from and
after the first day of January, 1869.
Mr.. Pandely presented the following reso-
luton, which was read and adopted on its
several readings with the following vote:
Yeas: Messrs, Rose, AitkeHs, Walker,
PembertoD, Montgomery, Slurcken, Fish
er, Morphy, Pandely, Wyune, Farrell and
Breen.
Nay Mr.. Camp.
WHEREAS, The cor stitution Atty of the
State printing bill will be contested through
the courts; and,
Whereas, General A L. Lee claiming to
be State Printer, has applied to the Control
| Ter for Il warrant, it is hereby
ReSOlUed That the Controller be and is here
by instructed to refuse to issue any warrant
to said General Lee AS State PRIMER, and he
is further instructed not TO prejudice or COM
promise the rights of the city in any way as
to the printing bill.
Mr.. Fisher here moved that when this
Board adjourn, it do so to meet on Thurs
day next, nineteenth instant, at six o'clock
p.
Adopted.
Mr. Morphy having voted with the major
ity in allowing DR.. Crawcour $1,000
t for professional services, adopted at the last
meeting, gave notice hat at the next meet
ing he would move reconsideration.
The Board then adjourned,
JOHN TOBIN, Secretary.