The daily gazette., 1879-04-11
SECOND EDITION
The Meat Ordinance.
HOW THE CopSCIL PROPOSES TO REGU-
LATE THE SALE OF MEAT UPON THE
STREETS.

HOW THE CoUNCIL PROPOSES 70 REGU-
LATE THE SALE OF MEAT UPON THE
STREETS.
At the meeting of City Council last
night, the ordinance in regard to the sale
OF meat in the street market was read a
second time aud referred to the Law
Committee. 1t is entitled, can Ordi-
nance regulating the sale of meat in the
City Of Wilmington, and to repeal GER
tain ordinances therein mentioned" and
its full provisions are as follows:
Section /. That from and after the
passage of this ordinance, 1t shall and
may be lawful for any person exercising
the business of butcher and residing in
the city of Wilmington, and any person
residing beyond the limits of said city,
who shall be chiefly engaged in the busi-
ness of farming, and no others TO sell or
expose for sale, beef, mutton, lamb. veal
or pork upon the sidewalk of King
street in said city, on the days and hours
now established for holding street mar
kets, upon complying with the require
ments and provision of this ordinance.
Section 2. No person shall sell or
offer for sale any beef, mutton, lamb,
veal or pork under the provisions of this
ordinance without first obtaining license
from the Mayor who is hereby autboriz-
ed to issue such licenses upon the paw
ment TO him for the use of the city of the
sum of five dollars. All such licenses
shall be III force for one year from the
date OF issuing the same, but shall not
he transferable to, or be used by any
other person.
Section 3. Any person residing with.
out the limits of SAID city, who shall de.
sire to obtain license as provided in
the preceding section, shall at the time
of making application tor the same be
sworn or affirmed by the Mayor
that he or she is engaged in the
business or occupation of farming,
and that he or she will not engage
in the business of buying any cattle
sheep or swine for the purpose of butch
ering and selling the same upon any of
the streets of the city of Wilmington, and
that he or she will not sell or offer for
sale under the said license any beef,
mutton, lamb, veal or pork, except that
| which is the produce of his or her farm.
Section At shall be the duty of the
Clerk of the Market to see that all per-
sons selling meats on King street, as
| aforesaid, shall have first received a IL
cense as provided in this ordinance.
Section 5-No person residing beyond
the limits OF the city shall in anywise be
engaged in the business of a butcher or
simmer, nor shall any person claiming to
be farmer who shall not make the af-
fdavit prescribed by section 3, of this
| ordinance shall be entitled to receive a
license. Any person occupying and US.
ing any land or building chiefly for the
purpose of producing or preparing beef
mutton, lamb, veal or pork for sale IL
market, shall be deemed butcher ol
simmer within the true intent, ans
meaning Of this ordinance.
Section 6--Any person violating any
of the provisions OF this ordinance shall
upon conviction thereof before the May
or, forcfeit and pay fine of ten dollar.
for the use of the city.
| Section I and provide for the repeal
of all ordinances inconsistent or con
| 1licting with the above provisions.