New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-24
MAYORALTY OF NEW ORLEANS
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| An ordinance relative to Markets, appoint
ment of Inspectors thereof, prescribing
penalties for certain Otfenses, abolishing
| the office OF C1mmissares. and repeating
| laws inconsistent herewith.
SECTION !. &c it ordained by the Council
! Of the city of New Orleans, That
| in the month of April, 1870, and
Of Commerce shall nominate, and by
and with the consent of the Council, appoint
such number OF inspectors as the said Ad-
| ministrator of Commerce and the Council
may deem necessary, whom he may assign
| TO duty in such parts Of the city as he may
deem advisable, and transfer them therefrom
az his pleasure.
SEC.2. Be it further ordained, That it shall
be the duty of each Inspector to visit and in
spect daily all places within the limits to
which he may be assigned, where cattle or
other animals are exposed Tor sale, or
slaughtered and prepared for food, or other
provisions are offered for sale or sold, and
forbid and prevent, by all lawful means,
the preparing or Offering for sale, or selling
by any person, of any blown or tainted or
unWholesOme provisions, meats OF any ami
NAL that may be infected with or have died
Of any disease, or any articles of food cal
culated to be injurious to health. II shall
also be his duty to see that the farmers or
lessees Of the several public or private
markets of this city cause the stalls stands
or tables OF their respective markets or
places to be scraped, washed and cleaned
daily, and that the markets, places
and stalls aforesaid are kept in the highest
state of cleanliness possible; that the scales
and weights used in the said markets or
other places, by butchers or other vendors
of articles of food therein, are proved and
stamped in accordance with law: that the
farmers or lessees of the public markets
1,
and conditions OF the various ordinances or
contracts under which said market or mar.
kets may be so leased farmed or hired out,
and perform all other duties heretofore i'm
posed by law on cOmmissaries of markets
not Inconsistent herewith; and it is hereby
made an offense, punishable as hereinafter
provided, for any violation by any person
of the terms of this ordinance.
SEC. 3. Be it further ordained, That it
becomes and is hereby made the duty
of each inspector to seize or cause to
be seized such meat or other articles
of food rs may be found by him
to be blown, tainted or unWholesOme,
and arrest or cause to be arrested
the person or persons so slaughteriDg.
or exposing for sale, or selling, or
that may have sold such meat or other arti
Giles OF food, and Immediately have such
person or persons tried before the Recorder
OF the district in which the offense may have !
been committed. And it. is hereby made |
the duty of ouch Recorder, on due proof |
being presented to him of such offense to |
condemn the offender or offenders to pay |
hne of not more than one hundred dollars, |
or less than fifty dollars, for each offepse, |
One-half Of which foe shall inure to the |
benefit of the informer. if such informer be |
q private citizen; and in default OF payment, |
such offender or offenders shall be i'm |
prlsOned not more than thirty, nor less than |
fifteen days; and the said Recorder shall |
dispose OF or destroy the said meat or other
article of food. as he may deem proper.
And 1t is further provided, that any viola
ton of the provisions relative TO the cleaning
Of stalls. markets, or other places, the keep |
ing of legal. weights and measures, by any
person, and the infractlOn of the conditions |
and obligations imposed upon the farmers
and lessees, shall be punished by fine of
not less than twenty-five, nor more than fifty
dollars.
SEC. 4. Be it further ordained, That each
Inspector shall receive an annual salary of
fifteen hundred dollars, payable monthly, on
oils to DE prepared by the Administrator of
commerce, and said inspectors shall be under
he control and supervision of said Admin |
strator, and to whom they shall report each
md every lnfraction of the provisions of |
his ordinance.
SEC. S. Be it further ordained, That in the |
went OF any OF the public markets of the city
lot being farmed, leased or hired out
or any year or part of year, or that the
armers or lessees of one or more of such
markets should be placed in default, and
heir market or markets revert to the CITY,
he said Administrator of Commerce shall
moreover nominate, and by and with the
dvlce and consent of the Council, appoint
lit and proper person for each of such mar
,ets, TO take charge of and perform all the |
utles and obligations that are now or may
Greater be imposed upon by the farmers
r lessees OF markets. Such officer or
ihcers shall, moreover, upon furnishing
ono and security in such sum and with |
UGH security as shall be required and
pproVed by the Administrator of Finance.
nall collect and receive for the account |
nd benefit of the city, all such fees or
larket dues as are or may be charged |
Ar the use of stalls in markets by present ,
future ordinances, and pay over and
enVer all moneys so collected unto the ,
administrator Of Finance, each and every
ay before the hour of two O'Clock P. NJ. ,
SEC Z. BE 1t further ordained. That the Off
ers appointed under the above section shall ,
ave and receive a commission of five per
entum on all moneys SO collected for and Y
ald into the City, as full compensation of
i services they may render
SEC. {. Bel further ordained, That the office /
commissary of markets be and the same is
ereoy abolished, and that all ordinances or +
arts thereof in conflict herewith be and the
me are hereby repealed.
Adopted by the Council of the CITY of New ,
rleans, April 10, 1870.
BENZ. F. FLANDERS, Mayor.
IL. CONQUEST CLARKE, Secretary.