Arizona republican., 1912-07-14
ORDINANCE NO. 516.

An Ordinance Establishing Public
 Market, Creating the Office of Mar
 ket Master, Prescribing His Duties,
 and Fixing His Compensation. The Common Council of the City of
 Phoenix Do Ordaln As Follows:
 Section l. A City Market Place for 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 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 (4, Six co, Eight (S), Ten. 0O) and Twelve CPD of Block Twenty (2O of the City of Phoenix. Maricopa County State of Arizona"
 Section ?. Public market hours shall be from sunrise until 12 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 F o'clock of any business day.
 Provided However this Section shal 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 ol merchandise at public auction in saiC 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- 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 m 0nthly salary paid out of the General FunC 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 ol his office, the Market Master shal execute to the City of Phoenix . good and sufficient bond in a pena 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 ant faithful payment to the City Treas urer of all moneys coming into his hands as such Market Master. Sait bond shall be approved by the Com mon Council of the City of Phoenix Section 4 The Market Master shal be appointed a special policeman ant shall have and exercise the necessary powers of a regular Police Officer il the line of his duty
 Section ,. It shall be the duty o l 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 person: according to choice and selection a 1 the time of the sale thereof and t' enforce and maintain order in saiC Market.
 Third: To examine the quality of al fruits. vegetables, or other merchan | ket limits, and to prosecute in tn
 name of the City all persons wh, 1 shall refuse to destroy any blown
 unsound, diseased, impure or un
 wholesome fruits. vegetables. or mer
 chandise after reasonable notice s l to do.
 Fourth: To examine the weight
 and measures at the Market and | see that all fruits, vegetables, am | other merchandise exposed for sal
 and sold are of the weight and meas ure represented by the seller.
 Fifth: TO decide all questions an
 disputes which may arise between tn buyer and seller touching any fruits vegetables, or other merchandise of fered for sale.
 Sixth: To attend at said Marke promptly and faithfully and to sta
 there during all market hours. Seventh: To order or remove fror the market in a speedy manner an person who may be guilty of an violent, turbulent, or disorderly con
 duct, or who is using any unseemlA
 vulgar, or prOfane language, or wh
 shall in any way interfere with hin 1 or disturb the market buyers o sellers.
 l Eighth: It shall be the duty of tn Market Master to clean the marke places as soon as possible after mar
 ket hours.
 Ninth: It shall be the duty of tn
 Market Master upon each Friday o