Arizona republican., 1912-07-13
ORDINANCE NO. 516.
An Ordinance Establishing a Public Market, Creating the Office of Mar ket Master, Prescribing His Duties and Fixinq His Compensation.

mdTket, treating the Offtce of M ar i
 ket Master, Prescribing His Duties !
 and Fixing His Compensation. The Common Council of the City of !
 Phoenix Do Ordain As Follows.
 Section l. A City Market Place for 1 the sale of fruits, vegetables, berries, fowls, eggs, butter, cheese, melons, provisions, and other articles com [ monly sold in public markets and necessary to the sustenance, comfort l 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-seven (2O of the City of Phoenix, EXCEPT Lot Two CD of said Block, and more particularly de- scribed as Lots Four (D, Six (6), Eight (8), Ten, G0) and Twelve CPD of Block Twenty-seven (2D of the City of Phoenix, Maricopa County. State of Arizona"
 Section 2. 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 r 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 g. The office of Market Master is hereby created, whose du- ties shall be as hereinafter provided, and who shall receive no fees, emol- uments 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 I'll 0nthly 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
 
 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 4. The Market Master shall be appointed a special policeman and shall have and exercise the necessary powers of regular Police Officer in the line of his duty.
 Section ,. 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 cns 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 Market.
 Third: To examine the quality of all fruits vegetables, or other merchan- disc offered for sale within the mar kct limits, and to prosecute in the 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 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 l buyer and seller touching any fruits, vegetables, or other merchandise of ! fered for sale.
 | Sixth: To attend at said Market promptly and faithfully and to stay 1 there during all market hours. 1 Seventh: To order or remove from 1 the market in a speedy manner any i person who may be guilty of any | violent, turbulent or diSOrderly con- duct, or who is using any unseemly, vulgar, or profane language, or who shall in any way interfere with him or disturb the market buyers or 1 sellers.
 Eighth: It shall be the duty of the Market Master to clean the market 1 places as soon us possible after mar ket hours.
 Ninth: It shall be the duty of the Market Master upon each Friday of