New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-21
to duty in such parts of the city as he may
deem advisable, and transfer them therefrom
at his pleasure.

| CEC.L. De IL 1ultneT Orualueu, i uat ~ eHasi
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 OF
other animals are exposed for sale, OF
slaughtered and prepared for food, or other
provisions are offered for sale or sold, and
forbid and prevent, by ell 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. It 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 scrhped, 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 usel in the said markets or
other places. by butchers or other vendors
of articles of toDd therein, are proved aud
| stamped in accordance with law: that the
| farmers or lessees of the public markets
| observe and comply with all the stipulations
and conditions OF the various ordinances or
| contracts under which said market or mar.
kets may be so leased, farmed or hired'o out,
and perform all osher duties heretofore I'M
posed by law on cOmmlssarleS OF markets
| not inconsistent herewith; and it is hereby
made an otfense, punishable AS hereinafter
provided, for any violation by any person
| of the terms of this ordinance.
Administrator west inquired the bearing
of this section on the slaughterhouse con-
troversy2
Mr.. Emley replied that the ordinance it
self stated it was not intended to conflict
with any State laws. The object of the sec
ton was simply to give the inspectors the
right of going anywhere where they found
cattle not in condition to be slaughtered,
and of preventing their being slaughtered
if possible.
Mr.. West said the explanation was salts.
factory, and he moved the adoption OF the
section.
Section three was read as follows:
SEC. 8. 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 as may be found By him
20 be blown, tainted or unWholesome,
and arrest or cause 20 be arrested
the person or persons so slaughtering
preparing or exposing for SALE or selling, or
that may have sold such meat or other arti :
CIco VI lOOU, hlG nave suCH
person or persons tried before the Recorder
Of the district in which the otfense may have
been committed. And it is hereby made
the duty Of such Recorder, OF due proof
being presented to him Of such otfense, to
condemn the offender or offenders to pay a
fine of not more than one hundred dollars.
or less than fifty dollars, for each Ctfense,
one-half OF which fac shall lnure TO the
benef. of the informer, if such inforraer be
ott .r1li iaf,t Ot1N
such offender or Offenders shall be i'm
prisoned 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 infraction of the conditions
and obligations imposed upon the farmers
and 1essees. shall be punished by a fine of
not less than twenty-five, nor more than fifty
dollars.
The section was adopted.
Section four was NJ 1t considered.
SEC. 4 Be it further ordained, That each
inspector shall receive an annual salary OF
fifteen hundred dollars, payable monthly, on
rolls to De prepared by the Administrator OF
Commerce, and said inspectors shall De under
the control ard supervision If said Admin
istratOr and 10 whom they shall report each
and every iufraction of the provisions OF
this ordinance.
The Mayor in putting the motion for
adoption, reminded the Council that this
was an ordinance fixing a salary.
Adopted.
The next section was as follows:
event Of any OF the public markets of the city
not being farmed, leased or hired out
for any year or part of 8 year. or that the
farmers or lessees Of one CT 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
Ii. and proper person for each of such mar
kets, to take charge of and perform all the
duties and 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 in such sum and with
such security as shall be required and
approved by the Administrator of Finance,
shall collect and receive for the account
and benefit of the city, all such fees or
market dues as are or may be charged
or future ordinances, and pay over and
deliver all moneys 50 collected unto the
Of Finance, each and every
day before the hour of two O'Clock z. II.
The Mayor, with the remark that he did
not think the provisions of this section
would work well in practice, put the CUES
ton and the section was adopted.
SsThe next section Of the ordinance was
read as follows:
SEC. 6. Be it further ordained. That the off
GERS appointed under the above section shall
have and receive a commission OF i've per
centum on all moneys so collected for and
paid into the city, as full compensation OF
al services they may render.
The Mayor stated that be should himself
object to the payment Of fees in such a
case.
Adopted.
Section seven and last was adopted as fol.
lows:
SEC. I. Be it further ordained, That the Office
of cOmmissary Of markets be aud the same is
hereby abolished, and that all ordinances or
parts thereof in conflict herewith be and the
same are hereby repealed.
Administrator Emley moved the adoption
Of the ordinance as whole.
Administrator Walton seconded the mo-
ton, which was carried.
Administrator Emley called up the ordi-
nance defining the duties Of the Depart
ment of Commerce.
The title and first section were read, as
follows:
An ordinance defining the duties of the |
Department of Commerce, and providing |
for its organization.
SECTION l. Be it ordained by the Council |
of the city of New Orleans, That the Depart |