New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-29
MAYoRALTY OF NEW ORLEANS,
CITY Hall. Jiiiy 90, 1870.
mo. Observation-Disclosures Series.

City Hall. July 20, 1870. }
No. 299-Admnistration Series.
| An ordinance dividing the city into two
| wood and coal divisions, and appointing
inspectors thereof, and providing penalties.
SECTION /. Be it ordained by the Council
of the city of New Orleans, That the city
| be and hereby is divided into two wood and
coal divisions that all of that part of the
| city above Canal street shall be constituted
| and known as the first division, and that part
below Canal street, including the Fifth
District. shall be constituted and known as
the second division.
SEC. ,. Be it further ordained, That in the
month OF July. eighteen hundred and
seventy, and annually thereafter, the Adj
| lninistrator of Commerce shall nominate,
and. by and with the advice and consent OF
| the Council, appoint one inspector Oh "ooh
and coal for each Of said divisions, WIN
such number OF assistant inspectors as may
be necessary. NV
SEC. 3. Be it further ordained. That it
shall not be lawful. after the adoption anu
promul cation Of this ordinance, Tor any per-
son to offer for sale or rtn.Na any hle
wood at or from any landing or place
where the same may he first deposited
within the citv limits, without hav-
mo the same measured by one of the
inspectors and having his certificate there
for
SEC. 4. Be it further ordained That it
shall be the duty OF such inspector to see
that wood so measured is properly and
closely piled. and he shall make a proper
allowance in his mca siIrenent for crooked
and uneven wood. All wood shall he meas
ured to the middle of the kerr only. One
hundred and twentv-eight cubic feet shall
constitute cord. The inspector shal! issue
his certificate for each and every lot OF wood
SO measured, setting forth the date OF meas
urement and quantity OF wood. which Ger
titicate he shall deliver 70 the vendor of the
wood. and for so measuring and issuing his
certificate he shall be entitled to receive
from the owner or vendor ten cents for each
and every cord. and he shall make and re-
tain marginal counterpart OF each GER
titicate SO issued.
SEC. s. Be il further orb ,inas:. That any
person purchasing a load or loads of fire
wood at retail. and susp-ctin- the same to
be less in quantity than represented by the
vendor thereof NAV call upon the Inspector
OF wood iii the division in which such wood
may he to measure the saline. and for SO
measuring such wood the Inspector shall be
entitled to receive from the person demand
ing such measurement twenty-five cents tor
the first cart load or cord and fifteen cents
per cord for each and every cord above one
cord.
SEC g. Be il further CTsiained. That any
person in selling tire-wo0t al retail by tie
cart load OF loads, Or otherwise. who shall
be found guilty Of representing the same as
containing a larger quantity than It Is tound
to contain. upon measurement. as provided
for in section five. shall. upon conviction
thereof before tine Recorder OF the district IN
which such otftnse is committed. be subject
to a fine OF not less than twenty-five dollars.
nor more than fifty dollars. together with
costs and inspectors fees for measuring
!. al, t,.,'l
paid to the intormer. if a private citizen.
and onelaif shall lie paid into the city
treasury
Sec. Be it further ordained. That al fire.
wood brought into this city in carts or wa--
cns shall be brought to such point as the
Administrator OF Commerce shall deem
convenient. at which point an III
spector or aSsistau. inspector of wood
shall he located whose d;l.y It shall
be to measure each and every calt or wagon
load OF wood brought to that place. amt it
snail be unlawful for any person 20 Offer any
such wood for sale until tie same shall have
been measured by such inspector; and for
so measuring each and every load Of wood.
the inspector shall he entitled 10 receive a
fee OF fifteen cents from the owner OF such
wood.
SEC. g. Be it further ordained, That all
charcoal offered tor sale III this market II
sacks. shall be inspected by one OF the in
pectOrs or assistant inspectors OF wood and
coal. whose duty it shall be to paste label
on the mouth of each sack inspected. which
label shall state. the contents OF. the sack,
and contain the word inspected Each sack
shall contain barrel of coal. The inspec-
tor shall be entitled to receive from the
seller two cents for inspecting and labelling
each sack.
SEC. 9. Be it further ordained. That any
person who shall be found guilty of violar
ing any OF the provisions of this ordinance
or in any way interfering with any Of sucn
inspectors i'll the discharge OF the duties of
their office, SHALL upon conviction thereof
before the Recorder of the District in which
such o1fense is committed, be fined not less
than ten dollars nor more than fifty dollars
SEC. 10. Be it further ordained. That all
ordinances, or parts thereof, in conflict
herewith be and the same are hereby re-
pealed.
Adopted by the Council of the city of New
Orleans. July 10. 1870. the following mem
beers being present and voting:
Yeas: West, Shaw, Delassize, Emley, |
Pierce, Bonzano.
NAYS: Walton.
BENZ. F. FLANDERS. Mayor
A true copy:
H. CONQUEST CLARKE. Secretary.