Arizona republican., 1912-07-05
ORDINANCE NO. 516.
An Ordinance Establishing a Public Market, Creating the Office of Mar ket Master, Prescribing His Duties, and Fixinu His Comoensation.


 The Common Council of the City of
 Phoenix Do Ordain 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 (2) of said Block, and more particularly de- scribed as Lots Four (4, Six (6), Eight (S), Ten, GO) and Twelve CPD of Block Twenty seven (27) 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 lis 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 l in permanent building other than i stalls erected upon the grounds occu- 1 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 8 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 : 1 son of his position as such Market l Master, but shall receive a monthly salary paid out of the General Fund l of the city of Phoenix in such amount as may from time to time be fixed 1 by the Common Council of said City Before entering upon the duties of l 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 1 lars, conditioned for the faithful dis charge and performance in the duties 1 of his office, and the prompt and 1 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 shal be appointed a special policeman and shall have and exercise the necessary powers of regular Police Officer 1T the line of his duty.
 Section ,. It shall be the duty ot the Market Master:
 l 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 d the time of the sale thereof and tt enforce and maintain order in sait | Market.
 Third: To examine the quality of al | fruits, vegetables, or other merchan | disc offered for sale within the mar ket limits, and to prosecute in thu name of the City all persons wht shall refuse to destroy any blown unsound, diseased impure or un- 1 wholesome fruits. vegetables. or mer chandise after reasonable notice SC | to do
 Fourth: To examine the weight: and measures at the Market and tt