The Opelousas courier., 1889-03-30
TOWN ORDINANCE.
AN ORDINANCE.

Designating and providing for Public Mar
ket, in the Town OF Opelousas, La, prodiving
Tor the police aud maintenance Of the same,
and proyldI9s for the PUBLIC health By regulst-
ing the bu> hery and sale of fresh meats, fresh
fish. etc, etc, game etc, within the corporate
limits of the Town of Opelousas.
Be it ordained by the Board of Police Of the
Town Of Opei0usas, La.
SECTION /. That the lot, or northwest corner
OF the Court House Square in the Town Of Opel
ousas, La, is hereby designated as the Public
Market Place, and the newly constructed brick
building thereon, is hereby designated, as the
Public Market Of the Town Of Opelousas, La,
wherein shall be exposed and offered for sale
daily. all fresh meats, fresh fish, crabs, game,
&c, &c, within such hours as may be herein
after fixed
SEC. 2. Be it further ordained &C., Tp,-~G no
animal intended for sale in the No 3 House.
shall be butchered within the ~-ate lin1Ita
Of the town, nor shall the. ~' or any animal SO
It's of the town. Nor shall any vendor Of fresh
meats, fresh fish, etc, offer for sale or sell, with
III the corporate limits of the town, any tainted
or diseased meat or fish, etc, under penalty
SEC. 3. Be it further ordained, &C., That the
said market, shall be provided by, and at the
expense Of the Board Of Police, with the need
edlights, lamps, &c. and with Stalls, Blocks.
Stands Hook, Pulleys, &C., &C., for the conve-
nience OF those vending therein, all of which
shall be kept ln good order and repair by and at
the expense of the Board of Police.
SEC. 1. Be tfurther ordained. &C., That the
said Market Place and Market House, shall be
under the the suryeillsnee an,;eo of the Constable
authority to prevent the sale of fresh meats,
fresh fish, etc, game etc, within tie corporate
limits Of the town of Opelousas, except In &C
cordance with the provisions of this ordinance,
! and who shall attend the Public Market every
day during market hours, to keep and main
tain order therein and thereabout, to compel
observance OF the laws, orders, rules and regu.
latons of the Board of Police and to do and
perform all such other duties as may be herein
after prescribed, or required Of him.
. ket House, and the Stalls, Blocks, Stands, Ia
bles, Hooks, &c, therein, shall after the market
hours, each day, be thoroughly cleansed, and
the Market Place, cleansed and freed Of all
garbagep bones, trash, &C., by person to bo
employed for that purpose and who shall be
designated as Market Janitor, who shall be Sc
lected by the Board of Polieahand paid BY them,
pleasure That it shall be the duty Of the
i3oard of Police to see that the said market place
I md market house, is properly cleansed, &c, by
The Market Janitor, each day, and to report to
the Board any OMISSION or neglect Of duty by
the said Market Janitor, &c.
SEC. 6. Be it further ordained, &e., Thst the
Market Hours, are hereby designated and de-
clared to be, from 81 three O'Clock O. N. to (10l
a. m. each day, during which hours the said
market shall remain open for the exposing and
vending of such articles of human food, as tg
| permitted by this ordinance. That it shall be
the duty of the Market Janitor to open and close
said market each day at the hours herein nxed,
and to give notice thereof by the ringing OF the
market bell.
| SECT. Be it further ordained &C., That for
| the purpose of policing and keeping in O good
| sanitary condition and Of maintaining, and
| keeping in good order the said market place,
| Market House, and the Stalls, Stands, Blocks,
&C., thered'p each and every person, exposing
| for sale, or selling therein, any fresh meats,
fresh fish, crabs, &c, game, &C., shall pay 9
daily rent or charge of fifty cents for each, stall
or stand, used or occupied by them providing
| that any one person may use, occupy, or rent
| two stalls or stands contiguous to each other
upon the payment of rent or charge Of sew
| enty-five cents per day.
| private market, shop, or stand for the sale Of
| fresh meats, fresh fish, crabs, etc, etc, game
| etc, shall be set up or established, within the
| corporate limits OF the town OF OpelouGaS, La,
| out of said Public Market House, under penalty
| of fine of fifty dollars, for each day said pri-
| vate Market, shop, or stand shall be set up, or
! opened.
| SEC Q. Be it further Ordained, &C., That no
| butcher or other person shall sell or offer for
| sale. upon the streets, within the corporate
| limits of the Town of Opelousas La, any fresh
meats fresh fish, crabs, etc, etc, game, etc. oto,
before the hour of q0) ten o'clock A. NJ. Of any
day, nor after that hour, unless the same shall
have been first exposed for sale In the Public
| Market House, previous to the hour OF ten Q0)
O'Clock A. NJ, under penalty OF line OF $4,000
| Ten dollars, and costs.
any person may expose for sale, and sell, In the
Public Market of the Town of Opelouaas La
vegetables fruit, bread cakes, lunches. coffee
chocolate, milk, butter, eggs etc, etc. etc, upon
pprocuring a stand, table, or place therein, fol
which stand, table Ell place, a. daily rent OF
charge, shall be paid on demand by the persons
using, occupying, or renting said, stands, tables
or places for sale OF said articles as follows viz
Vegetables Is cts, Fruit Is cts, Bread q Cakes
10 cts, Milk, Butter, Eggs 15 cts, Coffee, Choco
late, Lunches, 60, IS cts: Provided fnrthel
that stand, or lace, for the sale Of the above
articles combined, can be procured upon th'
payment OF daily rent or charge OF 80 cts.
SEC. 10. Be it further Ordained, &C., That NJ
person shall be permitted to expose for sale, Of
sell in said Market, any spirituous or tntoXlcat
ing liquors, or set up any dram or tppling shop
under penalty Of fine of fifty dollars, for eael
!, or opened, or for each time any spirituous o
Intoxicating liquor may be sold therein.
SEC. IL. Bait ordaineu, &C.. That L. shall b.
the duty of tfA Collector of the Board o. PoTig
of tho Town Of Opelousds La, to collect dali.
from each and every person renting, using, Q
; occupying any stall, stand, table, or place L
the said Public Market, the rents, or charges
herein imposed, and to give receipts therefor
: The said Collector shall be compensated 10
i said collections, by O commission OF hye pc
q cent on the dollar on all sums collected BY him
i | and paid over to the Treasurer OF the Board q
: Police. He shall pay to the treasurer daily, tn
sums so collected by him, taxing his receipt
therefor
e Ordinance, or Ordinances heretofore passed an
Il adopted by the Board OF Police OF the Town
2 Opelousas, permitting the establishment, 9
= keeping OF Private Markets, shops, or stand
for the sale of fresh meats. fresh fish, etc, ct
J. game, etc, in the town OF Opelousas, be ana al
10 hereby repealed, and ali other ordinances
r. reference to Markets, and the sale OF free
e inconsistent with the provisions of this ord
T. nance be and are hereby repealed.
SEC. IA. Be it further Ordained, &C., To
q. this Ordinance shall take effect from and aft
% its first publication in the Official Papers Of Il
Board OF Police.
Ordained Monday February, 20 1889:
as JNo. Nj. MoRNHINvEG,
IL W r, COCHRAN, Clerk