New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-04-28
CITY ORDINANCES--OFFICIAL.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
MAYoRALTY OF new ORLEANS,
CITY Hall. April n, 1876,

MAYoRALrr OF new ORLEANS,
City Hall. April q, 1876.
mo. 3lS0-Administration Series.]
AN ordinance to provide for leasing or farm
ing the revenues of the public markets o
the city of New Orleans for term Of foul
years.
SECTION l. Be it ordained. ETC., That thu
Administrator Of Commerce shall, after the
enactment Of this ordinance, and after hav
ing given twenty days notice in the oficia
journal, sell at pubhc outcry in the Council
Chamber, City Hall, the revenues of the
public markets tor four years, collectible
under existing ordinances, upon the follow.
ing terms and conditions, viz: The markets
will be sold separately, for cash or city
scrip, one fourth to be paid at the time OF
adjudication, and the balance in. four equal
irstallments of three, ELK, nine and twelve
months from date of adjudication.
Sec. 2. By the word scrip in this ordi-
nance is meant certificates for bonds under
$50 face value; certificates of appropriation;
certificates for tve-eghts tax excess; tax
warrants; all interest coupons and parts Of
same due up tO'and including first of July,
1875; unpaid ordinances of 1873, 1874 and
1873; criminal jury warrants; city money;
registered, judgments for floating debt;
judgments in United States courts for float
ing debt; certified debt Of the city Of Car
roiiton.
SEC. 3. The city will retain police control
of the markets, and compel the enforce
sment of existing ordinances establishing q
tariff Of rates, etc.
SEC. 4. The purchaser shall enter into a
written contract Of lease before the City
Notary, in which it shall be stipulated that
in case Of the failure or neglect of any pur.
chaser to make payments as herein pro-
vided, the City Council shall have the
right to resume possession Of such markets
as are held by purchasers not complying
with the terms of sale, without putting
said purchasers in default, without apply
ing to court of justice, and without in
demnity.
tho revenues of the public markets shall be
sold under this ordinance, shall not sell,
transfer, set over or assign his or their
rights, titles or interest in the same to any
person whatever, without the consent of
the City Council. previously obtained, and
any such sale or transfer shall be con-
eidered q breach of his or their contracts.
SEC. 6. 1t is understood that in the event
of the destruction by fire, or otherwise, of
any of the markets go leased, the lease
shall not thereby be vitiated, but the city
of New Orleans shall return to the lessee
or leeeees Of the market or markets go de-
stroyed the amounts of his or their lease
during tie time only that the market or
markets are being reconstructed, to be COM
puted according to the actual cash market
value of the consideration paid by him or
them for the same at the time OF making
the payment, the lessee or lessees to take
pcs. ession of the reconstructed market or
markets as soon as notified by the Admin
istrator Of Commerce that the same is ready
Tor use.
Sec. 7. That the said lessees shall be
bound to keep said markets in good condi-
ton and repair, subject to the inspection
and orders Of the city authorities, and shall
return them at the expiration of the lease
in the same good order as when received,
ordinary wear and tear excepted.
dEc. 8. The city reserves the right to re-
j ect any OF all bids.
SEC. 9. Specifications as to the payments
will be furnished by the Administrator Of
Commerce.
Adopted by the Council of the city of
New Orleans, April q, 1876.
Yeas-Bertol, Brown, Bouny, Landry,
MCCARTHY, Pilsbury.
CHARLES j. LEEDS, Mayor.
A true copy:
j. d. HARDY, Secretary. ]