The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-07-07

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ORDINANCE NO. 5194.
AN ORDINANCE establishing and regulat.
ing public market place in the City Of
Topeka, repeating Ordinance No. 1888, ap-
| proved April a. 1914; and providing PEN
alties for the violation of this ordi-
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF
| COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF
Section i. Public Market Place: That a
public market place for the sale of poultry,
same. butter. eggs. fruit: farm produce and and
sustenance and convenience Of the inhabit-
ants of the City of Topeka, be, and the
| same is, hereby established upon that por-
ton of the east side of Quincy street ex-
tending from Quincy Street entrance to No.
and eSf seRentb STREET an
| Eighth Avenue and Quincy Street and Mon
roe Street, and upon that portion of the
north side of said alley extending from
| Quincy Street to the west line of the alley
running north and south between Quincy
Street md Eighth Avenue, all in the City
| Of Topeka.
| Section 2 Management of Market. The
| Board of Commissioners shall appoint a
4 Master of Market who shall have full con-
| troll and supervision of said market, subject
only to the orders Of the Board Of City
Section 3. Market Spaces. Market spaces
feet in depth of sidewalk from curb. and
| shall be numbered 1 to 30. inclusive, on
Quincy. Street and 81 to 4s, inclusive, on the
Section 4. Rates Charged for Market
pace on Quincy Sest shall nG1ab be
| in advance; the two west spaces on the
alley shall be leased at One Dollar per
m0ath, payable in advance; the remaining
spaces to be leased at Seventy-fiye Cents
per month. payable in advance; Said fee
| shall be paid to the Master Of Market who
shall give receipts therefor on blanks pro-
| vided by the City Treasurer and such fees
shall be paid to the City Treasurer and the
| Master of Market given a receipt for same.
1 Said spaces shall be leased only to farmers
| or producers or organizations Of farmers
bureau clubs selling produce of their own
raising, and said leases shall be non trans
poration shall occupy more than one mar
In addition to the above fees the Master
of-Market shall collect n fee of Twenty
five Cents per load from every person, firm
or corporation selling produce at the mar
the City Treasurer who shall give receipts
therefor. The Master Of Market is author
exceed the ioadage fees collected for adver-
| Using and other necessary expenses Of the
Section g. Time OF Public Market The
| time foV operating the public market shall
! be on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday Of
twelve O'Clock midnight. except when Me-
mortal Day or Independence Day falls on
| such days. then the first preceding day
Section g. Arrangement of Vehicles. The
owner or person In charge OF any wagon or
/ other vehicle standing in the market place,
| shall at once remove therefrom the horse
or horses, mule or mules attached thereto.
mules, from the market district. and ar
range the wagon or other vehicle so that
and shall remove and so arrange the pole
or thills so as not to occupy any part OF
the street in front OF or beyond the forward
Section Z. No Litter Allowed 1t shall
! be unlawful for any lessee or occupant of
any stall. stand. bench or wagon in the
public market place or market spaces Of
sidewalks with any refuse matter of any
kind whatever. and every such lessee or
occupant snan proTlde soit h1S a IeSs see
garbage. rubbish. wnste paper or other
refuse which accumulates or may accum-
ulate at the said stalls. stands. benches or
wagons and shall remove the same at the
close Of the market. and leave the street
and sidewalk around said wagon and mar
ket space free of all litter and in a sanitary
Section s. Dogs. etc. Forbidden at Mar
ket: 1t shall be unlawful for any person
to bring permit to come with him into
the market. any dog, bitch whelp any
unruly or dangerous animal.
Section 0. No Strengthening Allowed. 1t
slaughter or dress any animal or fowl
within the market spaces or throw or de-
posit any animal or vegetable matter,
bones. offal, filth, rubbish or any other
offensive OF dirty matter or any kind Of
obstruction therein.
Section TO- Loud and Profane Language
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lessee or occupant of any stall, stand or
bench, street or sidewalk. used as market
spaces in this city. to use profane. abusive
or crowd about or interfere with any other
occupant in the transaction of his or her
legitimate business. or throw any missile.
refuse meat. vegetables or other articles
or make indecent remarks or comments. or
apply same to any customer. person or per-
sons who may be passing through said
market place.
Section IL Outcry and Hawking Forbid
den. 1t shall be unlawful for any person.
at any market space. stand or bench at the
city market, to solicit trade by Outcry or
by hawking in a loud or boisterous man
aer or to invite attention to the goods or
articles for sale, in louder voice than
would be used in ordinary conversation in
transacting any business in or about the
places herein named.
Section II. Penalty Any person. violat-
ing any of the provisions Of this Ordi-
nance. shall be deemed guilty Of INSIDE
meanor and. upon conviction thereof. shall
be fined in any sum not exceeding Twenty
five Dollars for each offense.
Section Il. Repeal That Ordinance No
4333 approved April d, 1914, be, and the
same in hereby repealed.
Section II. This ordinance shall take ef-
feet and be in force from and after its
publication in the official city paper.
Passed the Board of Commissioners, July
Approved. July s 1922
H J. c0RWINE, Mayor.
Attest: ETA n. COYELL.
(SeaIJ City Clerk.