San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-07-29
AN ORDINANCE

To AMEND SECTIONS /, 3, AND OF
CHAPTER 80, OF THE REVISED ORDI-
NANCES, IN REGARD To MARKETS AND
MARKET MASTERS.
Be it ordained by the City Council of the
City Of San Antonio:
That Sections l. 3, 6 and of Chapter 80
of the Revised Ordinances, be so amended
as to hereafter read as follows:
SECTION l. That it shall be the duty of
the City Marshal, or any policeman des-
ignated by him, to assign persons desiring
to sell vegetables outside of the market
house space on Military Plaza and Pre-
sidio Square for the spreading and dis
playing of their vegetables, and no person
shall take any other space on said Plazas
than the one assigned by the said
City Marshal, or such policeman, and that
each and every person so selling outside
of the public market as aforesaid shall
pay to the City Marshal, or such police
man as shall be designated by him, daily
license Of ten cents for each and every
day, or Two Dollars and half (s2.50) per
month, when paid monthly in advance.
SEC. 3. The Markets, Plazas and other
places used as markets for the sale of
meats, vegetable, eggs, butter, poultry,
fruits, venison or any other farm and gar
den products, excepting hides, wool. cot
ton, hay, pecans, and wood, shall be kept
open for such purposes from 3 O'Clock a. m.
to 9 a. m. and from 5 p. m, to p. m. from
the1stday of May to the 30th of September,
and from a. m. to 10 a. m, and from p.
m. to p. m, from the first day of October
to the Both day of April each year.
The City Marshal, or any Policeman des
ignated by the City Marshal, shall collect
the same fee from parties selling vegeta-
bles, ETC.. in the evening, as are collected
in the morning, but no one shall be re-
quired to pay twice the same day. The
City Marshal or Policeman collecting
such fees shall be required to give receipts
for all such licenses collected; the City
will furnish the City Marshal proper re-
ceipt books, with stubs.
SEC. 6. The Mayor shall, by and with
the advice and consent of the Council,
appoint Market Master, who shall also
be Market Inspector. He shall take the
oath of office and give bond in the sum Of
Two Thousand Five Hundred 500
Dollars, for the faithful performance of
the duties Of his office. he shall receive
by the Council. He shall inspect careful
ly all meats offered for sale in the market
or elsewhere in the City. He shall charge
and collect the fees for inspection of
meats as hereinafter provided, and all
fees so charged and collected, shall be
paid over to the City Collector at the end
of each month, to be used by the City for
expenses of inspection of meats, etc.
SEC. Z. No person or persons shall offer
for sale in this City any of the meats or
beef hereinafter mentioned, without first
having had the same inspected by the
Market Master. or his assistants, and
shall have made a full and correct
record of all the meats or beef offered by
him for sale to said Market Master, or his
assistants, and shall have paid the fees
herein prescribed, to-wit: For inspection
of each beef or COW, fifteen Q5l cents; for
inspection of each calf, ten C1O) cents; for
cents: for inspection of each mutton, kid
goat or lamb, five o. cents.
Passed and approved, July 10th. 1898.
GEORGE PASCHAL,
Mayor.
Attest:
E. r. NORTON,
Deputy City Clerk 721 lot