Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1892-01-13

ket, or anywhere in the city of
Alpena, any fruit, vegetables, OF
berries in baskets, crates or other
measures, at or for a greater
weight or measure than true weight
or measure thereof. And all
meats, poultry and provisions, ex-
cepting vegetables, sold by the
head or bunch, of every kind sold
in the public market, or elsewhere
in the city, shall be weighed or
measured by scales, weights or
patent balances, or in measures
duly stamped by the city inspector
ofweights and measures. PrOrid-
ed, That poultry may be offered
for sale and sold in other manner
than by weight; but in all cases
where the party intending to pur-
chase shall SO desire and request,
poultry shall be weighed as here
inbefore provided.
Sec. %. No person shall kill
or slaughter within the limits of
said public market, OF clean any
fish, except under such regulations
as the committee on markets and
Comptroller may prescribe, OF lay,
or throw, or deposit any dirt,
filth, dung, or garbage, OF offal
therein. Noperson shall slaughter
sell, offer, or expose for sale, or
barter OF trade, the meat of any
calf less than four weeks old.
Sec. %. No person shall in
any manner tie or confine by rope,
Irvine OF otherwise, the feet of any
calf, sheep, lamb or swine, or poul-
try, which may be brought to or
exposed in the city for sale.
SEC. "a. The market clerk
shall have charge of the said
market for all purposes not con-
fiicting with the duties of other Of
ficers appointed and designated by
the Common Council. The said
clerk and other officers shall take
charge of the buildings on said
market, attend therein daily dur
ing the market hours, keep the
same in clean and orderly con-
dition, collect all rents of stalls
and stands, and such fees from
wagons, carts, and other vehicles
in such manner as the Comptroller
shall direct, and in such amounts
as may be fixed by the Common
Council. See that market wagons
and other vehicles occupy the posi-
tons and places SO as not to inter-
fere with public travel, carefully
observe that the rules and regula-
tons Of the market are complied
with and respected, and make CON-
plant for infraction of such rules
and regulations of any ordinance
of the city.
Sec. 25. The said market clerk
and other officers shall examine all
articles offered and provisions ex-
posed for sale in the market and
see that the same are of good and
wholesome quality. They shall
also report to the Comptroller the
names of all persons renting stalls
and stands in the market who are
in arrears for rent; and Immediate
ly after their collection they shall
pay into the city. treasury all
money received for the rent of
stands, OF stalls OF for fees received
from wagons and other vehicles.
They shall on Monday Of each
week, make report under oath in
writing to the Comptroller, in which
they shall give the amount of
money received for rent of stalls
or stands, OF for fees, of whom re-
ceived and when paid into the city
treasury. On the first Monday Of
each month they shall report in
writing under oath, to the Comp
troller the names of all the persons
renting and occupying stalls or
stands in the market, the time for
which such stands are leased or
rented, and the amount of rental
of each.
Sec. 26. Any violation of the
provision of this ordinance shall be
punished by fine not to exceed two
hundred dollars and cost of pros
ecution, and the offender in case
of conviction, shall be sentenced to
be confined in the Alpena county
Jail till the payment of the fine and
costs imposed, providing that such
Imprisonment shall not exceed
period of ninety days.
Sec. 81. This ordinance shall
take effect at the expiration of
seven days after the first publica-
ton thereof in the Alpena Week
ly Argus, a newspaper published
in said city.
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