The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-12-29
ORDINANCE NO. l21.


where fresh meats. fish, poultry, veg
etables and other market products
that are peri>hahle and sold for
daily consumption, may be sold or
offered for sale. except after certain
hours OF the day: fixing the dimsn-
sions of market spaces and stalls,
and the price and manner in which
they may be leased to market keep
ers: establishing regulations for the
sanitary and commercial govern
ment of the market buildings and
grounds. and creating the manager
thereof
SECTION |. Re it ordained by the
, Mayor and Council of the town of
Franklin, that from and after the first
day of February. 1907, it shall be UNI
lawful for any person to sell or offer
! for sale, at any other place within the
corporate limits of the town Of Frank
lin than the Public Market Building
on Willow Street in the town of Frank
| lin, any fresh meats. fish. poultry,
, game. vegetables or other market
products that are perisha bic and sold
for daily consumption, between the
| hours of six (6) O'Clock p. m, and
twelve 02) o'clock NJ, of the following
! day: and all licenses for the sale OF
! any articles. herein affected, shall be
! issued subject to this provision and
restriction.
| SEC. ,. Be it ordained, etc That
the dimensions of stalls and market
spaces be as follows. to-wit: l3t feet
wide and IA feet deep. And it shall be
unlawful for lessees to occupy any
other stalls or spaces than those as
signed to them, or suitcase any portion
thereof to any other person, or to
place market products or other Obstruc-
tons in any of the passageways be-
tween stalls or market-spaces, or dis
play or suspend any signs, writings
or other objects above or across said
passage-ways, or to occupy in the
above manner, any portion OF the side
walk in front of said market building.
Stalls and spaces may be subdivided
into halves, and the prices for stalls
or spaces for whatever purpose used,
shall be uniformly fifty (50) cents per
day for stalls or spaces and twenty
five 90 cents per day for half stalls or
half spaces, which may be leased by
the manager either by the day, month
or year, payable by the day, on
demand of said manager: and no
occupant shall be allowed more than
the space of three stalls, for the sale
of the same class of products.
SEC. ;. BE it ordained, etc. That
it shall be unlawful for any lessee or
occupant of any portion of said build
ing, to throw any otf-all or garbage
upon any other portion of said build
ing. or upon any street or property
adjacent thereto but all such off-all
or garbage shall be cleared away by
each lessee or occupant at the end of
each days business. and the stalls and
fixtures left in clean and sanitary
SEC. T. BE it further ordained, etc.
That any dog " cat found upon the
market grounds, shall be pursued and
captured by the manager, which may
be redeemed by the owner within three
days, after public notice posted at the
market building, on payment of One
(Sl.OW Dollar; at the expiration of
which time it shall be shot and dis
posed of.
SEC. ). Be it ordained, etc. That
it shall be unlawful for any person to
sell or offer for sale any spirituOus,
malt or other Intoxicating liquors
within said building, at any time.
SEC. &. Be it ordained, etc. That
it shall be unlawful for any person to
burn within said building, any other
light than an electric light; provided =
that lamps and lanterns may be burned
when electric lights shall be out of
working order; but candles shall not
be used at any time.
SEC 7. Be it ordained, etc That
it shall be unlawful for any person to
sell or offer for sale, within said
building any decayed, tainted, unwhOle-
some or unhealthy products of any
kind ...e
Tln nloin atn Tbof
luncheon, coffee. fruits, confectionery,
oysters. eggs, potatoes, onions, beans
and peas, may be sold within said
building: but the sale thereof at any
other place. shall not be restrained,
provided that melons, cabbage and all
other vegetables and market products,
shall not be sold at any other place
than in said building, between market
hours, as hereinabOve established
provided further, that orders received
at said market building and standing
orders, Iuay be delivered from said
building. But it shall be unlawful for
a delivery to be made within the
corporate limits from a stock of
products that is not exposed at said
market building, by lessee thereof.
SEC. 9 Be it ordained, etc That
the City Marshal be and he is hereby
designated as the manager OF Sid
market building: and the night Mars
hall shall be his assistant.
SEC 10. Be it ordained, etc. That
all stalls and fixtures to be used by
lessees and occupants,
for meat, luncheon. confectionery and
restaurant stands, shall be erected
the expense of the lessees thereof. it
such manner as shall be acceptable
the manager.
SEC. IL. Be it ordained, etc. That
whoever shall violate any of the