New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-22
OFFICIAL NOTICES---OITY


of food as may be found by him
to be blown, tainted or unwhoiesome,
and arrest or cause to be arrested
the person or persons so elaughterlDg,
preparing or exposing for sale, or selling, or
that may have sold such meat or other srtl :
Giles Of food, and immediately have such
person or persons tried before the Recorder
of the district in which the OffeDse may nave
been committed. And it IS hereby made
the duty of such Recorder, on 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 onense,
one-half Of which fine shall inure to the
benefit of the infOrmer, if such lniormer De
a private citizen; and in default OF payment,
such offender or Offenders shall be I'M
prisoned not more than thirty. nor less than
fifteen days; aud the said Recorder shall
dispose of or destroy the said meat or other
article of food, IS 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 ~lessees, shall be punished by q lin 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
rolls to ue prepared by the Administrator OF
Commerce, and said inspectors snail be unoer
the control and supervision OF said Admin
i~strator, and TO whom they shall report eacn
and every infrac.ion of the provisions OF
this ordinance.
SEC. 5. Be it further ordained, That IN the
event of any of public markets OF the city
49,. ba;n. forrnod laoaDt nr ETrp1 ont
for any year or part of q year. or that the
farmers or lessees Of one Or more OF suca
markets should be placed in default, ana
their market or markets revert to the city,
the said Administrator OF snail
moreover nominate, and by and with the
advice and consent of the Council, appoint
a fit and proper person TOR each OF sucn 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 MARI cts. 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
for the use of stalls in markets by present
or future ordinances, and pay over and
deliver all moneys so collected unto the
Administrator Of Finance, each and every
day before the hour of two o'clock P. NJ.
SEC. 6. Be it further ordained, That the otil-
GERS appointed under the above section shalt
nave and receive a commission of five per
centum on all moneys SO collected for and
paid into the city, as full compensation OF
all services they may render.
SEC. Z. Be- it further ordained, the office
ofcomnissary of markets be and the same is
hereby abolished, and that all ordinances or
parts thereof in conflict herewith be and the
same are hereby repealed.
Adopted by the Council of the City Of New
Orleans, April 10, 1870.
.BENJ. r. FLANDERS, Mayer.
II. CONQUEST CLARKE, Secretary.