New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-14


spect daily al places within the limits to
which he may be assigned, where cattle or
other animals are exposed for 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. CT selling
by any person, OF any blown or tainted or
unwholesome provisions, meats OF any anl-
NAL that may. be Infected with Or have died
of any disease, or any articles OF food cal
culated to be injurious to health. 1t 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, the market houses to be swept and
washed daily, and that the markets, places
and stalls aforesaid are kept IN the highest
state of cleanliness possible; that the scales
and weights USED il the said markets or
other places, b. 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
observe and comply with ali the stipulatiGns
and conditions OF the various ordinances or
contracts under which said market or mar.
kets NAV be so leased tarmed or hired out,
and perform all other duties heretofore in-
posed bv law on cOmmissaries of markets
not Inconsistent herewith; and 1t IS hereby
made an otfense, puni 3habIe 10 hereinafter
provided, for any violation by any person
of the terms Of this ordinance.
Be it further ordained, That It becomes
ard is hereby made the duty OF each in
speCt3r to seize or cause TO be seized such
meat or other articles Of food as may be
found BIZ him to be blown, tainted or un-
wholesome, and arrest or cause TO be arrest
ed tae person or persons 50 Strengthening
preparing or exposing for sale, or selling or
that may have sold such meat or Other arti :
cles Of food, and Immediately have such
person or persons tried before the Recorder
of the district in which the o.fense may have
been committed. And 1t IS hereby made
the duty of such Recorder, on due proof
being presented to him OF such ottense, to
condemn the offender or offenders to pay a
fine OF not more than one hundred dollars,
or less than fifty dollars, for each otfense.
One-half OF which fine shall inUre to the
benefit of the informer, if such intOrmer be
private citizen; an in default OF payment,
such offender or offenders shall be i'm
prisoned not mCrethan thirty, Hor 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, CT other places, the keep
ing of legal weights and measures, by any
person, and the infraction of the conditions
and Obligations imposed upeuthe farmers
and lessees, shall be punished by fine of
not less than twenty-dve nor more than fifty
dollars.
Be it further ordained, That each inspect.
or shall receive an annual salary Of twelve
hundred dollars, payable monthly. on rolls
to De prepared by the Administrator OF Com
merce, and said inspectors shall be under
the control and supervision Of said Admin
istrator, and to whom they shall report each
and every infraction OF the provisions of
this ordinance.
Be it further ordained, That in the event
Of any OF the public markets of the city
should not be tarmed, leased or hired out
for any year or part of year, or that the
farmers Or .essees of one or more of such
markets should be placed in default, and
their market or markets revert to the city,
the said Administrator of Commerce shall
moreover nominate, and by and with the
advice and consent of the Council, appoint
a fl and proper person for each Of such mar
kets, to take charge Of aud perform all the
duties ana obligations that are now or may
hereafter be imposed upon by the farmers
or lessees Of markets. Such officer or
officers shall, moreover, upon furnishing
bond and security III the sum of ----,
to the satisfaction and approval OF the Ad-
ministratOr OF Finance, stall collect and re-
Ceive for the account aud benefit of the city,
all such fees or market dues rs are or may
be charged for The use OF stalls IL markets
by present or future ordinances, and pay
over and deliver all moneys 50 collected
unto the Administrator OF Finance, each
ana every day before the hour Of two O clock
2. u.
Be it further ordained, That The officers
appointed under the above section shall
have anu receive commission OF five per
Ceutum on all moneys SO collected for and
paid into the city, as full compensation Of
all services they may render.
Be it further OrdaiIed, That the Office Of
COmnissary Of markets be and the same IS
hereby abolished. and that all ordinances or
paris thereof in conflict herewith be and the
same are hereby repealed.
Mr.. Emley offered thls further ordinance,
which was also laid over, subject to call;
Be it ordained by the Council OF the city
of New Orleans, That in the month Of
April. eighteen hundred and seventy, and
annually thereafter, the Administrator of
Com nerce shall nominate. and by and with
the advice and consent OF the Council, ap-
point inspectors of wood and coal,
whom ne may assign to duty IN such parts
of the city as he may deem advisable, and
transfer them therefAm at his pleasure.
Be it further ordained, That from and
after the first day OF May, eighteen hundred
and seventy, it shall be unlawful for any
person to sell, or offer for sale or deliver,
any hrewood or coal, at retail. from any
wagon, cart, vehicle, yard or other place,
until the same has been measured by one of
the inspectors aforesaid, and bis certificate
obtained therefor: that all cord wood
brought to market within this city shall be
At least four feet in length, including one
half the kerf, and the cord shall be COM
puted at the rate Of EIGHT toet n length,
four feet in breadth end .[oZr feet IN HEIGHT,
well slowed and packed; provided, that If
the deficiency in the average length or any
such cord wood shall not exceed six inches,
the same may be measured as cord wood,
and the inspector shall make an allowance
for same Of double such deficiency; that
every load Of wood sold or offered for sale
IN the city shall be slowed as closely to-
gether as it Can conveniently De put, and
no crooked wood shall be slowed in any
such load, but all crooked wood shall be
sold by itself as refuse wood.
Be II further ordained, That It shall be
the duty OF all persons selling coal or coke
in this city, at retail, TO have their carts and
other vehicles used for delivering the same
constructed II such manner that the top
thereof shall form plain surface, and that
the end board shall be of tie same height
as the sideboard5. AID the top Of the side
boards, together with the top and bottom
of the end board shall be covered with iron
in such manner as to prevent them from
Of, and the said cart or other
vehicle shall be OF such capacity as TO con-
tain. when even full, $1,000 cubic inches, or
twenty-five bushels OF coal, OF 26o6 cubic
N Ches each.
Be it further ordained, That it shall be
the duty of such inspectors as may be as
signed to this department TO ascertain by
calculating the cuoe thereof, that all carts
or other vehicles now used, or that may
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