Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-03-27
An Ordinance
To Regulate Public Markets in the City Of Coin,
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To Regulate Public Markets in the City Of Colum
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SEC IoN1.. Be it ordained by the City Council
of the City of Columbus, That on the second Mon
shall be appointed BY the City Council. from tn
qualified voters of the city, a Clerk of the Marke
who shall hold his office for the term of one wear
and until his successor Is duly appointed aud quat
Market before enterpg upon tho dscSssee Of Of S
duties. shall take an oath affirmation to sup ,or
the Consultation of the United States. the Consti
tuition Of the State of Ohio, and to perform. will
fidelity, the duties of his Office and shall give bond
with two sufficient sureties. the satisfac
saad Dollars conditioned for the paying over Of al
moneys +, eeved BY him officially and forthe fai h
filed wit the City Clerk for safe eeping. y
SEC. 9. That whenever a vacancy occurs in tn,
ofiee OF Clerk Of the Market, whethsr by death
lect or refuse to fill said vacancy BY appointment
the committee on the Markets shall employ a suit
til such vacancy shall be filled IN the manner pre-
scrbed by the first section of this ordinance. Th,
person so employed by the committee { n the Mar
ke;s shall before entering upon sal duties, Iaaif,
himself tor The perform ance thereof, 10 the samt
manner as though he had been duly appointed B.
Sec. g.. The Clerk of the market shall have tn,
care and superintendence of the market house
duty to preserve order theren and carry into eff
fect and enforce all the ordinances. rules regu-
shall cause the market house to be kept clean anc
IN good erder; shall remove all nuisances and OBJ
structious the iom. and arrest and emove all va
grants. and disor iery persons found loterin:
about the same at any time. He shall, under the
direction of the committee on Markets, have charge
Offices, and soall tnat the same. together with
all the city prope ty in and about the market house
cleansed; and shall rfofm such other duties as
are now. or may hereafter be, required OF m BY
SEC 1 The Clerk of the Market for the purpose
of enabling hh, to carry into effect the ordinances
and regulations for the governmen-Of the market
onAf In tafc 10 nhu inv cd q
power of city police officer, and shall have power
to arrest ali persons, upon view or complaint who
lations and it h,ll be his duty 10 cause all such
offenders to be promptly prosecuted before the May
struct the Clerk Of the Market or bis assistant
the discharge Of their duties, shall refuse obey
any Of their lawful orders AID directions. shall,
iG any sum not exceeding twenty dollars or imprs-
oned not exceeding three days. or both. at the dis
SEC. S. The Clerk of the Markets shall pay over
to the City Treasurer on the last Tuesday in each
the same with a written statement she wing from
whom and on what account the same were received
He shall not, under any pretext accept or take any
perquisite, fee, reward donation from person
attending the markets, but shall receive as 3 com.
pensaton for his services the sum of 500 per an
SEC s.. The public Markets in the city shall
hereaft be held in the following localities, which
= The market house on Fourth street: the east side
of Fourth street from State to South street; the
north side OF Friend street from Fourth street to
sixth street; the south side of Town street from
Fourth street to the west rn line of tae market
house; and the west side of Fourth street from
Town street to State street. shall be known as
The west side Of Third street from Gay strest to
North Public lane and from Third street to Fourth
Northern Market Space,
Thar the west side of Third street from Mound
street to South Public lane shall be known as The
Southern Market, Space and all the market
OF the Market and subject to all the provisions and
penalties of this ordinance. n
times as may be fixed by resolution of the City
Council. The hours for opening and closing the
market shall be announced by the Superintendent
ofths Marf cts by ringing the market house bell and
buy SELL deliver. any articles brought to any
public Market until after the opeLing thereof nm
less specially excepted by the City Council
SsC s.. Allwagons and other vehicles from which
articles shall bs exp sed offered for SALE and the
horses vehicles of all persons occupying stands
Or stalls anywhere within the sarket spaces. shall
be arranged close to the curb stone of the
pavement npt nearert than six feet to the crossing
of any street or alley, which shall be kept free from
distractions and IN such position as the Clerk Of
the Market may direct: and no pers shall station
any horse. wagon, or other vehi le. or suffer he
same to stand remain in any other position than
that assigned by the Clerk of the Market nor suf-
fer any horse to remain standing alone. unless Sc
SEC. g. No person shall tie or fasteu any horse
or other animal to any part of the market house,
ride drive lead any horse other beast into
any part of the market house. upon the pavement
connected Herewith: nor break deface or ia an,
way iuure any part Of the market house, or the tx
to nor srick up any card bill. notice. or pIacarS
upon the any part thereof; nor dive lesG
any wagon. dray. cart. wheel-barrow. or other We
hicle upon any of the pavements occupied for mar
ket, during market hours. t. -. =
SEo. io No part Of the market spaces shall
occupied By any market wagon before four o'clo X