The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1889-03-02

employed for that purpose and who shall be
designated as Market JanitOr, who shall be Sc
lected by the Board of Police and paid by them
pleasure. That ib shall be the duty of the
Board of Police to see thaSt1.r said market place
and market house, is propeh th'eansed, &c. by
the Market JanitOr, each day, and to report tC
the Board any omission, or neglect of duty by
the said Market Janitor, &c.
SEC. 6. Be it further ordained, &c, That the
Market Hours are hereby designated and de
clared to be, from (3) three o'clock a. III. to QO)
Il. III. each day, during which hours the said
market shall remain open for the exposing and
Tnfnding Of such articles of human % food as is
lormitted 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 fixed
and to give notice thereof by the ringing OF the
SECT Be it further ordained, &c, That fol
the purpose of policing and keeping i'll good
sanitary condition. and of maintaining, and
keeping IN good order the said market place,
Market House, and the Stalls, Stands Blocks
&c, therein, each and every person, exposing
for sale, or selling therein, any fresh meats
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 q rent or charge OF sew
enty-fve cents per day.
SEC. g. Be it further ordained, &c, That no
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 OpelOusas, La,
out of said Public Market House, under penalty
of fine of fifty dollars, for each day said pri-
yate Market, shop, or stand shall be set up, OF
opened.
SEC. 9. 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, etc,
before the hour of 10) ten o'clock A. M. of any
day, Ii / after that hour, unless the same shall
have been first exposed for sale i'll the Public
Market House, previous to the hour of ten (1O)
o'clock A. NJ, under penalty OF flne OF tSlo.o0)
Ten dollars and costs.
SEC. 10. Be it further Ordained &c, That
any person may expose for sale, anu sell, III the
Public Market of the Town of Opelousas La,
vegetables, fruit, bread cakes, lunches. coffee,
chocolate milk, butter, eggs, etc, etc, etc, upon
procuring Il stand, table, or place therein, for
which stand, table or place, daily rent or
charge, shall he paid on demand by the persons
using, occupying, or renting said stands, tables,
or places for sale of said articles as follows viz:
Vegetables 10 cts, Fruit Is cts, Bread d Cakes
Is cts, MILF, Butter, Eggs Is cts, Coffee, Choco
late, Lunches, &c, 25 cts. Provided further
that a stand. or place, for the sale of the above
articles combined, can be procured upon the
payment of daily rent or charge of so cts
SEC. 10. Be it further Ordained, &c, That no
person shall be permitted to expose for sale, or
sell in said Market, any spirituous OF intoxicat-
ing liquors. or set up any dram or tipping shop,
day said dram or tipplitsg shop may be set up,
or opened, Or for each time any spirituous or
intoxicating liquor may be sold therein.
SEC. IL. Be it ordained, &c, Tint it shall he
the duty of the Collector OF the Board of Police
OF the Town of Opelousas La to collect daily
from each and every person renting, using, or
occupying any stall, stand, table, or place in
the said Public Market, the rents, or charges,
herein imposed, and to give receipts therefor.
The said Collector shall be compensated for
said collections by Il 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 SO collected by him. taking his receipts
therefor.
SEC. Is. Be it further Ordained. That the
Ordinance, or Ordinances heretofore passed and
adopted by the Board of Police of the Town OF
Opelousas, permitting the establishment, or
keeping of Private Markets, shops. or stands
for the sale of fresh meats. fresh fish, etc, etc,
game. etc, in the town of Opelonsas, 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 and are hereby repealed.
SEC. II. Beit further Ordained, &C., That
this Ordinano shall take effes from and after
its first pubp htion i'm the Official Papers OF the
Board ofSPOfce.
Ordained Monday February, 25 1889.
p. JNO. NJ. MORNHINVEG,
Attest President.
w. r. COCHRAN, Clerk.