The Opelousas courier., 1889-03-23
TOWN
AN ORDINANCE.


Al ORDINANCE.
Designating and providing for a E6lic Mar
ket, in the Town of Opelousas, La, prodiving
TOR the police and maintenance OF the same,
and providing for the public health by regulat-
ing the butchery and sale of fresh meats, fresh
flsh, 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 Opel0usas, La.
| SECTION /. Thatthe 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.
daily. all fresh meats, fresh fish. crabs, game,
after 1xed.
SEQ. 2. Be it further ordained GO, That no
animal intended for sale In the Market House,
shall be butchered within the corporate limits
| of the town, nor shall the offal of any animal so
butehared be brought within the e tporate lin,
meats, fresh fish, etc., offer for sale orsell, with.
in the corporate limits of the town, any tainted
or diseased meat or fish, etc., under a penalty
SEC. 8. 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
Stands, Hook, Pulleys, &c, &Ssfpr the conve-
s alsnc Be- # kept sao N g xs1a order sa az sE bair B. By s MHlS at
N h6 6ApOub6 u bnS bUAIu OlGGlGp.
! SEC. 1. Be it further ords =, &c, That the
| gaid Market Place and MarSW House, shall be
Sunder the surveillaneeli lit the Constable
of the Beard OF Polio who shall nave
authority to prevent the te OF fresh meats,
fresh fish, ETC., game etc. thin the corporate
limits of the town Of Ope5 sas, except In ac-
1 cordanee with the provine of this ordinance,
az G Xns sna ns astsnS Eli e cqBbllse es Mar anS eysIy
tain order therein and tg teabout. to COMPEL
fatieps N sh et s s6s ,aU of s LICE sss' F ana to and DO re and
perform all such other dFees as may be herein
after prescribed, or reqqd ID Of him.
SEC. s. Be it further q aimed, DC, The Mar
ket House, and the Stall b1 Blocks, Stands, Ia
bles, Hooks, &C., therein shall after the market
hours, each day, be thoroughly .cleansed, and
the Market Place, eleansed and freed Of all
garbage, bones, trash, &c, by a person to be
designated as Market Janitor, who shall be Sc
lected by the Board OF Police and paid by them,
and retained during their good will and
Board Of Police to see st the said market p1agn
and market house, is poper1y cleansed, &c, by
the Market Janitor, SAL day. and to report to
the the s sodr aa any eg 9an CT, /, e e. neglect OF auFy by
Market Hours. are I Rleby designated and de-
clared to be, fromfe9 three o'clock o. %. to 40
market shall reemai open for the expJsing and
vending of such aiilcles of human food, as Is
permitted By thit Idinas:es. That it shall be
LII 0uIy VI t1G y 1hCtUdAltO4 0AA lOGC
said market eaanday at the hours herein fixed,
and to giye not 2 thereof BY the ringing OF the
sEo.T. Be ii turthsr ordained, &C., That for
the purpose Of POLICING and keeping in a good
sanitary COM ton, and of maintaining, and
keeping in g@ei order the said market place,
&c, therein ZACH and every person, exposing
for sale, OrAelling therein, any fresh meats,
fresh fish, labs. &C., game, &C.. shall pay q
or sfand,s Jed or occupied by them providing
that any Ae person may use, occupy, or rent
two sta4 Or stands contiguous to each other
upon IMPAIRMENT Of q rent or charge of sew
sEc.E Be it further ordained, &C., That no
private market, shop, or stand, for the sale Of
fresh meats, fresh nsh, crabs, etc, etc. game
corporate limits Of the town Of Opelousag, La,
out of said Public Market House, under penalty
of a fine of fifty dollars, for each day said pri-
yate Market, SHOP or stand shall be set up, or
SEC. Q. Be it further Ordained, &C., That no
butcher or other person shall sell or offer for
limits Of the Town Of OpelouBas La, any fresh
meats, fresh fish, crabs, etc. etc. game. etc. etc,
before the hour Of C0) ten O'Clock a. 81. Of any
hays n baa nl Srst t expo nedFi for nns Sals i n t dane pa ISL,
marketsHouse, previous TO the hour of ten Qol
o'clock AM, under penalty Of a fne Of $4,000
Ten dollars, and costs.
any person may expossf for sale, and sell, in the
Public Market of the Town Of Opeiousas La,
vegetables, fruit bread cakes, lunches, coffee,
procuring a stand, table. or place therein, for
which stand. table or place. o daily rent or
charge, shall be paid on demand by the persons
or places for sale of said art lies as follows viz:
Vegetables Is cts, Fruit is cts, Bread q Cakes
is cts, Mil, Butter, Eggs Is Cts, Coffee, Choeo
that a stand. Or place. il Ehe sale Of the above
articles combined, can be procured upon the
payment Of Q daily rent or charge Of 50 cts.
Sec. 10. - u further Ordained. &C, That no
sell in said Market, any s~pirituous or intoxicat-
ing liquors, or set up any. dram or tipping shop,
under penalty of q fine OF fifty dollars, for each
day said dram or tipping shop may be set up,
1br opened, or for each time 2 spirituous or
intoxicating liquor may be sold therein.
SEC. II. Be it ordained, 60. Tint it shall be
of the Town of Qpslousas La, to collect daily
from each and etbTy person renting, using, or
occupying any stall. stand, table, or place in
herein imposed, and to give receipts therefor.
The said Collector shall be compensated for
said collections, by q commission Of five per
cent on the dollar on all sums collected by him,
and paid over to the Treasurer of the Board of
Police. He shall pay to the treasurer daily, the
sums go collected by him, taking his receipts
SEC. Is. Be it further Ordained. That the
Ordinance, or Ordinances heretofore passed 4
adopted by the Board of Police OF the % of
Opel0ueae, permitting the establishment, or
keeping Of Private Markets, shops, or stands,
for the sale of fresh meats, fresh fab, etc, etc,
game, etc. In the w of O~pelousas, be and are
hereby repealed, and all other ordinances In
reference to Markets, and the sale of fresh
meats, fresh fish, game, etc, etc, contrary to or
Inconsistent with the provisions of this ordi.
nance be ALI are hereby repealed.
Sec. il. Belt further Ordasaed, &C., That
this Ordinance shIl take eject from and after
its first publication In the oficial Papers Of the
Board OF Police.
Ordained Monday February, as 1889,
JNO. III. MOREHNFEG,
Attest /: Presidents