The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-08-20 00:00:00

DOGS MAY
.11E SEIZED AND DETAINED.

38. If any dog shall come into any market, the superinten-
dent or his assistant may seize and secure such dog, whe-
ther the same shall have done any damage in the market
or not, and may detain the same until the owner thereof,
or some person on his behalf, shall disclose the true name
and place of abode of such owner, and pay all charges
attendant upon the detention of the dog; but in any case
of seizure, the superintendent or his assistant shall put up
near to the principal door, or one of the principal doors,
of the market, a notice, as follows :—" Notice is hereby
given, that a dog has been seized in this market, and is now
under detention, pursuant to the Bye-laws ;" which no-
tice shall remain so put up for one whole week.

SCALES AND WEIGHTS TO BE KEPT IN TIIE MARKETS.
39. Legal scales and weights shall be kept in or near each
market, and proper persons appointed to attend for weigh-
ing articles, for which weighing the following prices only
shall be paid :-
1. If the article be under the weight of 1 cwt.... O'd.
2. If 1 cwt., and not exceeding 14 cwt
3. And for every entire cwt. above the Ist cwt. id.
And until payment thereof the weigher may detain the
article weighed. Upon payment of the proper rate the
person desiring the article to be weighed shall be entitled
to a ticket, signed by the weigher, stating the article
weighed, and the weight thereof.
And the particulars of every such ticket shall be cor-
rectly entered in a book, and every buyer or seller of any
article weighed shall at any time, on payment of twopence,
be entitled to a duplicate ticket, to be made from such
book, signed by the weigher for the time being.

CARRIERS.
CARRIERS TO BE REGISTERED.
40. Everyperson desirous of plying for hire as a carrier in
the markets, shall deliver to the superintendent of every
market in which he or she shall desire to ply for hire, his
or her name and place of residence, with a satisfactory re-
commendation from two known housekeepers of respecta-
bility for honesty, cleanliness, and sobriety, and the ap-
plication of such person shall be submitted by the super-
intendent to the proper committee of the council, and
upon the same being approved, the applicant shall be re-
gistered as a market carrier by the superintendent or by
the several superintendents, if he or she shall desire to
ply for hire in more markets than one, and thereupon a
badge shall be delivered to such carrier.

NO PERSON TO PLY AS A CARRIER WITHOUT BEING RE-
GISTERED, OR AFTER BEING DISMISSED.
41. No person shall ply for hire, or work as a carrier,
uallly
in withoutwh havingioh he
e or she
beenshe sdh
sroegipsltyered as u
or
wosrkc,hofror the
after
having market
been distiiissed, or after having discontinued his or her
occupation for three calendar months, unless prevented
from following the same by sickness ; and every person
offending against this Bye-law shall forfeit for the first
offence the sum of five shillings, for a second offence, al-
leged and proved as such, the sum of ten shillings, and
for any offence subsequent to a second offence, alleged
and proved as such, the sum of twenty shillings.
NOTICE OF CHANGE IN ABODE TO BE GIVEN TO THE

SUPERINTENDENT.
42. Any carrier changing his orher place of residence shall
within seven days next after such change give notice thereof
to the superintendent of every market in which he or she
shall be registered ; and every person offending against
this Bye-law shall forfeit for the first offence the sum of
one shilling, for a second offence, alleged and proved as
such, the sum of two shillings and sixpence, and for any
offence subsequent to a second offence, alleged and proved
as such, the sum of five shillings.

PRESENT BADGES TO BE RECALLED AND MARKED.
43. The badges of the present carriers shall be forthwith
recalled by public notice, to be given by the Town-clerk,
whereby any present carrier shall be required to deliver
his or her badge into the hands of one of the superin-
tendents, and that such carrier shall have such badge re-
turned with a distinguishing mark thereon, or in lieu
thereof a new badge shall be delivered to him or her, each
such carrier first being registered as a market carrier by
the proper superintendent, or by the several proper su-
perintendents, if he or she shall desire to ply for hire in
more markets than one.

CARRIER TO WEAR BADGE WHEN PLYING FOR HIRE.

44. The badge shall be worn by the carrier when plying or
working for hire, affixed to the right arm, and the same
shall be by him or her kept visible and undefaced. And
every person offending against this Bye-law shall forfeit,
for the first offence, the sum of one shilling, for a second
offence, alleged and proved as such, the sum of two shil-
lings and sixpence, and for any offence subsequent to a
second offence, alleged and proved as such, the sum of
five shillings.

NORTH WALES MINERAL RAILWAY.
rrHE FIRST GENERAL MEETING of this COM-
PANY, pursuant to the Act of Incorporation, will
be held, at the Company's Office, 62, Moorgate-street,
London, on FRIDAY, the 30th instant, at Three o'clock
precisely. W. R. COLLETT, Chairman.
The Registration of Shareholders will be completed on
Thursday, the 22d instant. Forms of Letter required to
be filled up and sent in with the Subscription Vouchers
may be had on application.
By order, GEORGE KING, Secretary.
62, ilfoorgate-street, August 12, 1844.