Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-04-13


to establish and define market district in the city
of Elizabeth, and to regulate the selling of fresh
meat and fish therein, and to license butchers and
tshmongers.
TIE it ordained by the Mayor and City Council of
Othe city of Elizabeth:
section /. That all that part of the city of Eliza
beth comprised within the following boundaries TO
wit--begnning at the intersection of DeHart place
and Grand street, thence along the westerly and
southerly line of Hart place South street thence
along the southery line of South street to Elizabeth
creek said creek to line of Sixth street produced.
thence along said line of Sixth street produced and
said Sixth street to Port avenue, thence along Port
avenue to Broad street, thence i'll straight line to
1rotter's Bridge, thence along the city boundary
line to Chiffon street thence in straight line TO the
place of beginning-be and the same hereby is des-
gnated and established and shall be known aud
called market district
Section q No person shall exercise or carry on
the trade or business of a butcher or hshmonger,
OF any branch part thereof, sell or offer
pose for sale any fresh meat or fish at any place
within the said market district without being Ii
censed for that purpose hereinafter provided,
under the penalty of fifty dollars for each offence.
Section 8. The Mayor of the city of Elizabeth
shall from time to time issue licences under his
hand and seal of the city, to persons applying there
fore to exercise and carry on the trade and bust
ness of butchers and fshmongers within the said
market district and to sell fresh meat fish by
tail at such places in the said district shall be
designated in said license, but not elsewhere.
Section 4. Licences shall be issued without
charge to persons renting and occupying butcher
or fish stalls in the City Market to exercise and
ry on the trade and business of butcher or fish
monger in the said market All other persons to
whom licenses shall be granted under the provis-
ions OF this ordinance shall pay to the City Clerk.
for the of the city, the sum OF fifteen hundred
dollars for each license as butchers, and two humid
red and fifty dollars for each license to sell fish.
Sc ton 8. All licenses issued aforesaid shall
expire and at the expiration of one year from
the date thereof and may be renewed by the Mayor
upon application, and the same may be revoked at
any time by the Mayor, under the direction of the
City Council.
Section 6. Nothing contained in this ordinance
shall be so construed to require any person to
obtain license to carry the business of butcher
or fishmonger, or to sell fresh meat on fish in any
part of the city of Elizabeth not within the said
market district. to prevent countrymen and farm
from bringing into and selling within the said
market district, without license the fresh meat
raised and slaughtered on their own farms, to
prevent licensed butchers fishmongers occupying
stalls in the City Market from having or keeping
one or more places within the said market district
Tor the receipt of orders for meat FISH to be sup
piied and furnished from their stalls in the said
MARKET but no fresh meat or fish shall be exposed
for sale by them at any such place places unless
they shall have obtained license for selling the
same at such place or places, and shall have paid
the license fee therefore.
Section 7. 1t shall be the duty of the Chief of
Police and of the Clerk of the City Market and each
of them TO report to the City Attorney for immedi:
ate prosecution all violations of this ordinance that
shall come within their knowledge or information.
Sections. All ordinances parts of ordinances
inconsistent with repugnant to the provisions of
this ordinance shall be, and the same are hereby,
repealed.
Section 9. This ordinance shall take effect imms
diateJy mes