New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-12-09
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OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF The UNITED STATES
OFFICIAL JOURNAL Of NEW ORLEANS
CITY oRDlNANcEs---oFFlclAL.
PUBLISHED By AUTHORITY.
MAYoRAlrY or NEW ORLEANs, I
City Hall, December Q, 1873. )


MAYoRAIry OF NEW ORLEASs, /
City Hall, December Q, 1873. 5
mo. 33l8-Administration Series.l
Ordinance for the government of the mar
kSts of the city OF New Ofleans for the
year 1876, and providing for the sale Of
the revenues thereof.
SECTION 1. Be it ordained by the Council
of the city of New Orleans, That after five
days notice in the official Journal, the Al
ministrator of Commerce snail cell at pub
lie auction, or adjudicate, on sealed pro
posals 1t his office, the revenues OF the pup.
lie markets, for such time and on snch
hfms and conditions rs the Council may
prescribe, the crty reesrving the right to re-
ject any or all bids.
SEC 3 That the purchaser or lessee OF
such revenues shall not be entitled to col
lect other dues than those hereinafter men
toned, and the occupants OF the stalls and
stauds Of the several markets of the city
and the vendors in said markets are hereby
required to pay for said stalls, stands and
privileges, at the following rates:
For butchers' STALE, including block, forty
five cents per day, and for each corner table
IN additional sum Of five cents. The dmen-
si0ns Of the butchers stalls shall De three
by eight feet, or as near that measurement
rs the plan and construction OF the market
will permit.
For fish, game and vegetable stalls, three
by four feet, fifteen cents per day.
For fruit and all other stands not specified
hereio, open all day, two cents per day for
each and every square superficial foot OF
space occupied.
For coffee and chocolate stands, three by
eight feet, thirty five cents pei. pay, and
two cents per day for every additional foot,
and Tor each corner table an additional
sum Of five cents, and it shall be the dnty
Of the City Surveyor to designate which are
corner tables.
auirSd to return the same to the lessees in
- good condition as when received, and
the Iesset OF markets are required to re-
turn the stalls, stands and fixtures OF the
markets to the city in as good condition a.
when receive from the city.
Sec. 8. That all kinds of meat, fowl,
game, fish, vegetables and ell other articles
Of human food may be bought and sold ct
all the markets, except that NO fish, fruit or
vegetables shall be sold in the Beef Market
of the Second District, add no fresh meat
of any kind shall be sold in the Vegetable
Market of the same district.
Sec. A. That each and every person oc-
cupying stall or stand in any market in
this city shall have their name painted on a
TIN sign, in plain and legible manner, and
shall place the same in conspicuous place
over the stall or stand occupied by them;
and in case any person occupying stall or
stand as aforesaid, shall not comply with
this section within thirty days Of the pass
age thereof, or shall thereafter at any time,
for more than three days cOnsecutively, not
have such sign 50 exposed, shall be liable to
Q fine of ten dollars.
SEC S. That the markets of this city shall
be open at the dawn of day, and shall close
at twelve O'Clock M, all the year round.
1t lie not intended that this section shall
apply to persons occupying coffee or fruit
d.. hYrtn har fr.Ns
plying ships, steamboats,, railroads and
other public conveyance on the eve OF de-
partura from the citv, provided toe meat
90 supplied be not less in quantity than Q
quarter.
SEC. g. That during the half hour imme-
dia ely after the closing Of the market, the
occupants Of stalls and stands are equired
to scrape, wash and cleanse the same, SO as
to keep them in the highest state OF clean
Eness.
SEC. Z. No person or persons shall be per-
mitted to occupy or control, either directly
or Indirectly, more than two meat stalls or
stands in any one market; and when any
stall or stand shall remain un0ccupied dur
ing three days consecutively, the lessee Of
the market shall hold the came as sban-
doned. and subject TO the demand Of any
other applicant; provided, however, that
the stab 20 vacated shall not be leased to
any other than an actual occupant.
SEC. 8. That it shall be the duty of the
lessees of the several markets to keep an
exact register OF the persons to whom they
let stalls or stande, and to give certificates
to the occupsnts thereof.
SEC 9. That each and every cart or wagon
conveying supplies to any public market in
this city for sale by any person or persona
shall pay for each and every load Nv, MY
I've centA All butchere' cafts and ali other