The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-03
MAyoRALry OF New ORLEANS.
City Hall. January 2. 1879.

City Hall. January .. 1879.
mo. Northumberland Series.l
An ordinance for the government Of the mar
kets OF the city Of New Orleans for the
year 1870. and providing for the sale Of the
revenues thereof.
the city of New Orleans, That after five days
notice In the official journal, the Adminlstra-
tor Of Commerce shall sell ut public auction,
or adjudicate on sealed proposals, ut his office,
the revenues Of the public markets for such
time and on such terms and conditions ms the
Council may prescribe: the city resorviDg the
right to reject any OF all bids.
SEQ. 2. That the purchaser or lessee OF such
revenues shall not be entitled to collect other
dues than those hereinafter mentioned, and the
occupants Of the stalls and stands Of the sew
ei'al markets OF the city, aud the vendors In
said markets, are hereby required to pay for
seid etalls, stands and privileges at the fol-
lowing rates.
For butchers stalls. including block, forty
an additional sum g Of five cents. the dlmen-
sions Of the butchers stalls shall be three by
eight feet, or as near that measurement as
the plan and construction OF tho market will
permit.
by four feet, twelve and half cents per day.
For fruit and all other stands not specified
herein, open all day, one and one-half cents
per day for each and every squire superficial
loot of space occupied
For coffee and chocolate stands, three by
eight foot, thirty-five cents per day. and one
and one-half cents per day for every addi-
tional foot, and for each corner table an addt-
tlonal sum Of five cents; and it shall be the
duty of the City Surveyor TO designate which
are corner tables.
All occupants OF stalls and stands are re-
quired to return the same TO the leesees In as
good condition as when received, and the
leesees Of markets are required to return the
stalls, stands and fixtures Of the markets TO
the city In as good condition as when received
from the city.
SEQ. 8. That all kinds OF meat, fowl, game,
fish, vegetables, and all other articles Of human
food may be bought and sold at all the markets,
except that no fish, fruit or vegetables shall
trict. and no fresh meat Of any kind shall DC
sold In the Vegetable Market OF the same dis
trict
SEC. 4 That each and every person occupy
ing n stall or stand In any market IN this city
shall have their name painted on q tin sign, In
a plain and legiblo manner, and shall place
the Same In o conspicuous place over the
stand or stall 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 passage thereof, or
shall thereafter at any time, for more than
| three days consecutively not have such sign
SO exposed shall be liable to fine OF ten dol
| lars. :.
SEC, D. Ilay the uATkpJS OIL tUlS Ciby Suitli
be open at the dawn of day, and shall elese
at IL 0 clock m. all the year round.
1t is not intended that this section shall APP
ply to persons occupying coffee, or fruit
stands nor prevent any butcher from sup
plying ships, steamboats,, railroads and other
public conveyance on the eve OF departure
| from the city, provided the meat so supplied
| be not less Ia quantity than quarter.
| SEC. 9. That during the half hour immedi-
ately after the closing OF the markets the oc-
Aufu
scrape, wash and cleanse the same. SO as to
| keep them In the highest state OF cleanliness
SEC. z. No person or persons shall be per-
mitted to occupy or control, either directly
or indirectly, more than two meat stalls OF
stands In any one market; and when any
stall or stand shall remain unoccupied during
three days consecutvely the lessee OF the
market shall hold the same as abandoned and
subject to the demand OF any other applicant
provided. however, that the stall SO vacated
shall not be leased to any other than an actua
SEC. s. That it shall be the duty of the les.
sees OF the several markets to keep an exact
register Of the persons to whom they LEI
stalls or stands, and to give certificates 10 int
SEr q. That each and every cart or wagon
conveying supplies to the public markets In
this city, for sale by any person or persons
occupying 2 stall or stalls IN SAID markets
shall pay for each and every load twenty
An butchers carts and all other carts and
wagons owned by occupants OF stalls and
stands In any OF the public markets, and USED
ia conveying supplies to such stands anc
stalls. shall be exempt from this tax. No cart
or wagon shall remain at any OF said public
markets, except between the hours OF . p. m
and II M
SEC. 10. That all persons are Forbidden e
stand. sit, or lie on any OF the stalls or STANDS
OF the said public markets.
SEC: II. No person shall expose sell, or oner
for sale u any public market Of this city any
blown stale or pnwhbleeome meat or the