Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-04-01

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
hshmongers.
DE It ordained by the Mayor and City Council of
1.-the city Of Elizabeth;
Section l. That all that part Of the city Of Eliza
beth comprised within the following boundaries. to
wt--beginning ut the intersection of DeHart place
and Grand street, thence along the westerly and
southeriy line of DeHart place TO South street thence
along the southerly 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 in straight line TO
Trotter'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-
ignated and established, and shall be known as and
called market district"
Section 2. No person shall exercise or carry on
the trade or business of butcher or fishmOnger,
any branch or part thereof or sell or offer or ex
pose for sale any fresh meat or fish at any place
within the said market district without being Ii
censed for that purpose as hereinafter provided,
under the penalty of fifty dollars for each offence.
Section s. The Mayor Of the city of Elizabeth
shall from time to time issue licences under his
hand and seal Of the city 10 persons applying there
fore, TO exercise and carry on the trade and bust
ness Of butchers and fiahmongers within the said
market district. and TO sell fresh meat or fsh by re-
tail at such places In the said district AZ shall be
designated in said license, but not elsewhere.
Section 4. Licances shall be issued without
charge to persons renting and occupying butcher
or fish stalls in the City Market to exercise and
ny 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 10 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 10 sell fish.
Section s. All licenses issued az 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 80 construed as TO require any person to
obtain license to carry on the business OF butcher
or hshmonger or TO sell fresh meat or 6sh in any
part Of the city Of Elizabeth not within the said
market district or 10 prevent countrymen and farm
market district without license, tho fresh meat
raised and slaughtered ON their own farms. nor to
prevent licensed butchers or fishlnongers occupying
stalls in the City Market from having keeping
one or more places within the said market district
for the receipt of orders for meat or fish, to be sup
piled and furniahed 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 shan 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 mmedi.
ate prosecution all violations Of this ordinance that
shall come within their knowledge or information.
Section g. All ordinances or parts OF ordinances
Inconsistent with or repugnant TO the provisions OF
this ordinance shall be, and the same are hereby,
repealed
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