The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-27
CITY ORDINANCES

Market Masters. who shall act as superntendent of Markets: who shall be a resident of the City of Birming- ham, and hold office during the pleas ure or the Board, and who shall receive such compensation as may be fixed by the Board, and who before entering up- on the discharge of their duties, shall eAseutc seyeraiiy a bond Tn the penal sum or sa00.d0. conditioned upon the fHthful discharge of their duties, and who shall severally take and Subscribe an an path for the faithful performance of tnelf duties before ans member of the Board of Commissioners.
 section 3; II shall be the duty of the Superintendent of Markets: tai To attend to the market place on market days during market hours. th1 To exercise general supervision spaces, and to enforce such rertiiations as may be from time to time establish- cd and provided for the government of
 co To exercise general care and custody of the market house and ap- purtenances thereto.
 td9 To assign places for wagons or persons attending the market and en- force order among them.
 te) To examine weights and meas- ures of all articles eNpned for sale and to decide all disputes between buy CTS and sellers at the market as to weight or measure of any article offer Ua To test and zeal all scales and measures To be used in weighing or inca surfing all articles offered for sale Tn the markets, and no scales or meas ures shall be used in the markets un- less they shall be approved by and bear the seal of the Superin sendent of Mar kets; to require that all weighs and measures shali conform to the standares or weights and measures of ca pacity established by the laws of Alabama and
 tg) To do and perform such other duties as may in this or any other ordinance. or by any rules or resolution of the Board Of Commissioners be i'm posed upon him. and If shall he his duty. and he Is hereby empowered, to main tain peace and order in and about such market places. and to take all steps that may be necessary to protect the pur- chasers at said markets from imposi- ton ana to prevent the sale of unsound, cles of food.
 Into sections, one section to be as- signed exclusively to producers and growers. and the other section to ped dlers. hucksters and other non-pro- ducers, at the discretion of the Market Master and require those offering arti- cles for sale to conspiciously display cards showing the classification to which they. have been assigned. ul To inspect or cause to be in- speeted all articles offered for sale in such market places, and to see that no article Is sold which is insanitary or mnfit for human consumption. and to , ru ne VII h,'t ul,d.t me arvire. instructions and rules of the health dc. partment of the city.
 Section t, And 1t shall be the duty UT the SuptrlenIendent or Markets to assign places in the markets for all persons requesting the same. and in the event the ground or places herein designated for markets shall. at any time, be inadequate to accom- modate persons attending the market. 1t shall De lawful for such persons. under the supervision of the Market Master, lc stand on such other places as may be from time to time designated by resolul ton or ordinance of the Board of Com- missioners, and on such other street or streets, as may he designated by the Superintendent of Markets which streets shall be as nearly contiguous to the market as public convenience and safety will permit, which streets and pubic places while so occupied shall bt held to be included In the market Section [. The ground. streets ana alleys herein designated and establish. ed a the city Market Places shall be by the Superintendent of Markets platted and the stalls or stands shall be desig. mated on the plats thereof by consecu tive even numbers; provided no stal shall occupy more than eight feet b
 Section s. It shall be unla wful fo any person, or his employee, agent O representative, having articles in sal market for sale to obstruct or other wise occupy any public street, alley a public ground In the city, for such sal, abolished. unless the same shall b designated by the Board of Commis sioners IS market grounds or places' and 1t shall be unlawful to peddle retail any article or commodity whic Is herein authorized to be sold in tt public places between the hours off o'clock a. m and 9;30 o'clock a. m. with | In the distance of four city blocks any direction from any established ma ket place and nothing herein containe
 shall be construed to repeal or Naffss
 any ordinances or regulations of n
 city heretofore enacted prohibiting tf | the fire limits of the city provida | further. that it shall be lawful for prs ducers' who shall have In all other r. tCh Vl.t. dispose of the residue or remnant of ar commodity or articles or produce, whic shall not have been disposed of durin market hours but such disposal mu be made at the Market Place and und the supervision of the Superientendef Of Markets Hy'
 The words producer or 'grow4 shall include employees. agents or re resentatives of such producers or groN CTS.
 Section 9. It shall be unlawful any persons to buy or contract for ali article on its way or intended for tf market; and no person shall sell offer or expose for sale in the mark any such. article so purchased or cb traeted Tor by him. or knowing h any other person No person person ili snail II the market, by agent or otherwise bl or receive or engage. promise or propo to buy accept or receive or negotiatei any way Tor buying, accepting or r eeiving any article for the purpose7 ond or w,dh na n the intent of selling the sam
 
 to dissuade any person from bringA1 provisions or any other proper artic, to the market. or persuade or tryf persuade any person to enhance price of any articles brought by S person to t\e market or attempt in manner to torestall the market
 ,, Section TO- The Superintendent Markets shall have police power shall wear badge and uniform shall have the authority to arrest person who shall violate any of regulations respecting the City Mar and it shall be unlawful for any pel to resist hinder or obstruct such Su, fntendent In the discharge of his du or to refuse to obey his lawful orde
 section |. Rental charges for sn. on which to place wagons carts k stands on the market shall be such may from time to time be establist by resolution of the Board of Comm sioners. and until such rentals ard7 liked, there shall be no charge 1 space.
 Section 12. This ordinance shaIl4 construed and held supplementar,t existing. market ordinances and las except insofar as the same conF herewith and except Ordinance No. 5o which Is hereby repealed.
 Section "a. This ordinance shall be full force and effect from and aS April 25, 1914.
 If is hereby made the duty of Secretary of the Board of Commiss CTS Of the city to have printed andT nished to every Market Master or Su lntendent or Markets and to each dueer grower, Deddler. huclxster other persons who propose to sell ofrer Tor sale any articles in any pu, market In the city upon request a e, cbs ob ,n rnis d "rddinancs ma so printed free the payment of 20 cenfs for each cs
 section v. Any person. firm or 1c porn ton violating any provision hen nrONidaH ..f