Arizona republican., 1912-07-07
ORDINANCE NO. 516.
An Ordinance Establishing Public Market, Creating the, Office of Mar ket Master, Prescribing His Duties, and Eiainq His Compensation.

The Common Council of the City of
 Phoenix DO Ordain As Follows.
 Section | A City Market Place for the sale of fruits, vegetables, berries, fowls, eggs, butter, cheese, melons, provisions. and other articles con- monly sold in public markets and necessary to the suStenance, comfort and convenience of the inhabitants Of the city, is hereby established at the following described location. to- wit
 All of the South half Of Block Twenty CPD of the City Of Phoenix. EXCEPT Lot Two (2) of said Block. and more particularly de scribed as Lots Four (D, Six (6), Eight (8), Ten, OO) and Twelve N2) Of Block Twenty (2O of the City of Phoenix, Maricopa County, State of Arizona"
 Section ,. Public market hours shall be from sunrise until F o'clock noon and no later. of every business day of the year, and it shall be un-
 lawful for any person to keep any
 such market stall or market place
 open or to offer for sale or to sell
 his goods, wares or merchandise later
 than the hour of 12 o'clock of any
 business day.
 Provided However, this Section shall
 not apply to business conducted
 in permanent building other than
 stalls erected upon the grounds occu-
 pied by the City Market, or to per
 sons offering for sale hay. grain
 wood. or sales of goods. wares or
 merchandise at public auction in said
 City Market,
 Section 3. The office of Market
 Master is hereby created, whose du-
 ties shall be as hereinafter provided,
 and who shall receive no fees, emol-
 Gments or perquisites in any manner or in any sum whatever in or by req
 son Of his position as such Market Master, but shall receive a monthly
 salary paid out of the General Fund of the city of Phoenix in such amount as may from time to time be fixed by the Common Council of said City. Before entering upon the duties of his office, the Market Master shall execute to the City of Phoenix a good and sufficient bond in a penal sum Of One Thousand ($1,000.00) Dol lars, conditioned for the faithful dis charge and performance in the duties of his office, and the prompt and faithful payment to the City Treas urer of all moneys coming into his hands as such Market Master. Said bond shall be approved by the Com mon Council of the City of Phoenix. Section A. The Market Master shall be appointed special policeman and shall have and exercise the necessary powers of a regular Police Officer in the line of his duty.
 Section 5. It shall be the duty of the Market Master:
 First: To exercise a general super vision over the City Market Second: To assign places to wag ons and other vehicles and persons according to choice and selection at the time of the sale thereof, and to enforce and maintain order in said l Market.
 Third: To examine the quality of all fruits, vegetables, or other merchan- disc offered for sale within the mar ket limits, and to prosecute in the I name of the City all persons who shall refuse to destroy any blown, unsound, diseased. impure or un- wholesome fruits, vegetables. or mer- chandise after reasonable notice so l to do.
 Fourth: To examine the weights and measures at the Market and to see that all fruits, vegetables, and other merchandise exposed for sale and sold are of the weight and meas urc represented by the seller. Fifth To decide all questions and ] disputes which may arise between the
 buyer and seller touching any fruits,