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

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

FRESH BUTTER-HOW TO BE MADE UPS &C.

27. All Butter brought into any Market intended for sale
as fresh butter shall be made up in separate parcels of the
full and just weight of sixteen ounces or eight ounces
avoirdupois, and shall not be in any manner adulterated,
deceitfully made up, or mixed with other butter or other-
wise. And all butter brought into any market for sale
contrary to this Bye-law shall be forfeited for the benefit
of the Borough Fund, and may be seized and detained by
the Superintendent of the market or his assistant and
every person offending against this Bye-law, shall forfeit
for the first offence the sum of Twenty Shillings; for a
second offence, alleged and proved as such, the sum of
Fifty Shillings ; and for any offence subsequent to a second
offence, alleged and proved as such, the sum of Five
Pounds.

UNWHOLESOME MEAT MAY BE SEIZED.

28. No unwholesome flesh meat, fish, or provisions, shall
be brought into any market, and any such Flesh meat,
Fish or provisions so brought shall be seized and destroyed
by the Superintendent of the market or his assistant, or
by any inspector of meat or fish ; and every person offend-
ing against this Bye-law, shall forfeit for the first of-
fence the sum of Twenty Shillings ; for a second offence,
alleged and proved as such, the sum of Fifty Shillings ;
and for any offence subsequent to a second offence, al-
leged and proved as such, the sum of Five Pounds.
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NO CARCASE DRESSED BY " BLOWING" OR" STUFFING

TO BE BROUGHT INTO ANY MARRET.
29. No carcase, or part of the carcase of any animal, shall
be sold or exposed for sale in any market as the carcase,
or part of the carcase, of any other animal, or as being a
description of meat other than the true and proper descrip-
tion thereof ; and every such carcase, or part of a carcase,
shall be forfeited for the benefit of the borough fund, and
may be seized and detained by the superintendent of the
market, or his assistant, or by any inspector of meat ; and
every person offending against this Bye-law shall forfeit
for the first offence the sum of five shillings, for a second
offence, alleged and proved as such, the sum of ten shil-
lings, and for any offence subsequent to aniseEcoTnnduoEffeAnNceD
alleged and proved as such, the sum of twenty shillings.
NO MEAT TO BE EXPOSED FOR SALE AS BEING A DE-
SCRIPTION OF MEAT OTHER
PROPER DESCRIPTION THEREOF.

30. No carcase, or part of the carcase of any animal,
which shall havebeen dressed in the manner commonlyun-
derstood by the term " blowing," or which, or any part of
which, has been "stuffed," or so dressed as to give the same
deceptive appearance, shall be brought into any market;
and every such carcase, or part of a carcase, shall be for-
feited for the benefit of the borough fund, and may be
seized and detained by the superintendent of the market,
or his assistant, or by any inspector of meat, and every
person offending against this Bye-law shall forfeit for the
first offence the sum of Twenty Shillings ; and for every
subsequent offence alleged and proved as such, the sum of
Forty Shillings.

PEGGING LOBSTERS, &C.

31. No lobster or crab into any claw of which any peg shall
have been driven shall be brought into any market and
every such lobster or crab shall be seized by the superin-
tendent of the market or his assistant, or by any inspec-
tor of fish, and be sold for the benefit of the borough
fund ' • and every person offending against this Bye-law
shall forfeit for the first offence the sum of Five Shillings ;
for a second offence, alleged 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.

NO FISH COLOURED SO AS TO GIVE THE SAME A DECEP-
TIVE APPEARANCE TO BE BROUGHT INTO ANY

MARKET.

32. No fish colored at any part with blood or otherwise,
whereby to give the same a deceptive appearance shall
be brought into any market, and all such fish shall be
forfeited for the benefit of the borough fund, and may be
seized and detained by the superintendent of the market
or his assistant or by any inspectJr of fish ; and every
person offending against this Bye-law shall forfeit for the
first offence the sum of Five Shillings ; for a second of-
fence, alleged and proved as such, the sum of Ten Shil-
lings; and for any offence subsequent to a second offence,
alleged and proved as such, the sum of Twenty Shillings.
NO PERSON TO PLUCK POULTRY, OR LEAVE LIVE STOCK
IN ANY MARKET AT NIGHT.

33. No person shall pluck any poultry in any market, nor
shall any live poultry, or live stock, be left in any market
at the close thereof at night; and every person offending
against this Bye-law shall forfeit for the first offence the
sum of two shillings and sixpence, for a second offence,
alleged and proved as such, the kum of five shillings, and
for any offence subsequent to a second offence, alleged
and proved as such, the sum of ten shillings.

NO TOBACCO TO BE SMOKED IN ANY MARKET.
31. No tobacco, or other thing, shall be smoked in any
market; and every person offending against this Bye-law
shall forfeit for the first offence the sum of two shillings
and sixpence, for a second offence, alleged and proved as
such, the sum of five shillings, and for any offence subse-
quent to a second offence, alleged and proved as such, the
sum of ten shillings.
NO ORANGE PEEL TO BE THROWN IN THE MARKETS.
35. No person shall wilfully or negligently throw or drop
upon any part of a market any orange peel, vegetable
substance, or other matter whatsoever, to the danger of any
person ; and every person offending against this Bye-law
shall forfeit, for the first offence, the sum of two shillings
and sixpence, for a second offence, alleged and proved as
such, the sum of five shillings, and for any offence subse-
quent to a second offence, alleged and proved as such, the
sum of ten shillings.
NO PERSON TO BRING ANY DOG INTO ANY MARKET.
36. No person shall bring any dog, or permit any dog to
follow him or her, into any market ; and every person of-
fending against this Bye-law shall forfeit, for the first
offence, the sum of two shillings and sixpence, for a
second offence, alleged and proved as such, the sum of
five shillings, and for any offence subsequent to a second
offence, alleged and proved as such, the sum of ten shil
lings.

DOGS DOING DAMAGE IN THE MARKETS.
37. If any dog shall come into any market, and do any
damage therein, and tt e owner thereof being a person sub-
ject to the regulation of these Bye-laws,.shall have, from the
superintendent of the market, or his assistant, notice
thereof; and if such dog shall again, within three months

after such notice shall have been given, come into the
same market, every such owner shall forfeit, for the first
offence the sum of two shillings and sixpence, for a second
offence, alleged and proved as such, the sum of five shil-
lings, and for any offence subsequent to a second offence,
alleged and proved as such, the sum of ten shillings.

DOGS MAY BE SEIZED AND DETAINED.
38. If anydog shall come into any market, thesuperinten-
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 :7" 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 THE 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.. , old.
2. If 1 cwt., and not exceeding 13 cwt 1 d.
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. Every'person 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,
without having been duly registered as such for the market
in which he or she shall so ply or work, or after having
been dismissed, 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.