New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-12-25

the said markets or market houses, in
GLIDING the swnings or aprons, together
with all columns of brick or masonry, to be
we'll white washed with two good coats OF
strong lime whitewash, once every year, in
the month of May, at their own expense,
and for each and every days delinquency
in the performance of these duties the
lessee SO delinquent shall, upon conviction
thereof before the police justice officiating
in the district in which such delinquency
occurs, pay the penal sum Of five dollars.
Sac. l9. That the lessees of the said sew
eral markets are entitled and authorized
to collect daily from the occupants of stalls
and stands, such dues or revenues as are
specified and provided for in this ordinance,
and no more nor no other, and in default
of payment of such dues for one day by
the occupants of any stall or stand in any
market, the lessee of such market shall
have the right to take immediate possession
of such stall or stand.
SEC. 20. That it shall be unlawful to sell
or offer for sale any intoxicating liquors in
any public market.
SEC. 81. That no peddler shall be allowed
to traverse any OF said markets, offering
any kind of goods for sale.
SEC. %. That no erection or structure
shall be made in any market not in accord
ance with the plan of the market, and I'M
der the instructions of the City Surveyor
and all existing structures contrary to such
plans shall be removed.
SEC. 90 That the lessees of the said sew
eral markets shall furnish sufficient num-
Der OF barrels or tubs to contain the daily
Otfal from the stalls and stands in the said
markets, and all occupants of stalls and
stands are required to throw such offal int
the barrels or tubs thus furnished No
offal or refuse from any meat, fish, fruit or
vegetable stall or stand shall be thrown on
to the floor of the market, nor into the gut
tiers or streets.
SEC. "a That no scales, weights or mea-
sures shall be used in any of said markets,
unless the same are proved and stamped in
accordance with law.
SEC. 25. That only fruit, live poultry and
eggs, and corn and oats by the pint and
quart, are allowed to be sold in the Fruit
Market in the Second District.
SEC. &C. That the lessee of the Vegetable
Market in the Second District is hereby au-
thorized to collect and receive from the
person or persons in charge of any lugger,
plrogue, or other small craft, who shall sell
from such craft during market hours any
of such articles as are allowed to be sold in
said market, at the landing between the
lower line of st. Ann street and the upper
line OF Eaplanade street, one dollar per day.
Sec. n. That the entire areas covered
sidewalks bordering the same, and includ-
ing also that portion of certain streets
spaaned and covered by the said market
houses, and including also certain square
OF neutral ground fronting the Poydras
market, are understood to be devoted to
market purposes; excepting, however,
free and unincumbered passage way on all
the said sidewalks bordering the said
markets of at least six feet in width, which
fyn c1,o1 al h<,l
all distractions.
Sec. 2S That no box, barrel or other YES
sci, not needed to contain articles designed
for sale in the market shall be allowed to
remain in any of the markets.
SEC. ~. That all new tops of stalls shall
be furnished by and at the expense of oc-
cupants of the said stalls.
SEC. 80. That it shall not be lawful for
any butcher or vendor of fresh meat in any
public market in this city, to bring any
fresh meat into any of saiG markets before
the hour of ? A. NJ, nor to leave any fresh
meat in any OF said markets after the clos
ing of such markets, on any day between
the first of May and the first of October.
SEC. 81. That it shall be the duty OF the
Administrator of Commerce to cause to be
posted up in each of the several markets in
this city, six copies of this ordinance-two
in English, two in German, and two in
French.
SEC. %. That any person who shall be
found guilty, before the police Justice Off
ciating in the district in which the offense
is committed, of any violation OF evasion of
any Of the provisions of this ordinance shall
be fined not less than ten dollars nor more
than fifty dollars, and shall pay the costs of
prosecution.
SEC. 80. That it is hereby made the duty
of all market inspectors to see that all the
provisions of this ordinance are strictly OBJ
served and enforced.
SEC. "a. That the Bazaar market, in the
Second District, being created under
special ordinance, and leased for term OF
years, is excepted from the general pro-
visions of this ordinance.
SEC. 80. Be it further ordained, That
all ordinances or resolutions, or parts of
ordinances or resolutions. contrary to or
in anywise conflicting with the provisions
of this ordinance, be and the same are
hereby repealed.
Adopted by the Council of the city Of
New Orleans. December %, 1873.
Teas-Brewster, Calhoun, Fitzenreiter,
Lewis, Schneider, Sturcken, Turnbull.
LOUIS A. WILTZ, Mayor.
true copy:
DANIEL SCULLY. Secretary