The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-05-16 00:00:00

MARKET BYE-LAWS.

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BOROUGH OF LIVERPOOL, to wit.
WHEREAS, at a Quarterly Meeting of the Council
of the Borough of Liverpool, holden on the 9th day of
November, in the year 1847, the said Council did appoint John
Woodruff, Joseph Cooper Eyre Evans, Thomas Kaye, James
Parker, Thomas Toulmin, John Buck Lloyd, Henry Gordon
Harbord, and James Lawrence. Esquires, to be the Markets
Committee, and also a committee by themselves, or any three
or more of them, to do everything in relation to the markets
established, or to be established, in the Borough and Town of
Liverpool, and the regulation thereof, and the making, consti-
tuting, providing, and ordaining rules, orders, and bye-laws,
in relation to the said markets, which, in a local act of parlia-
ment, passed in the fifty-first year of the reign of his Majesty
King George the Third, intituled "An act for the improvement
of the port and town of Liverpool, and amending the several
acts relating to the docks, quays, and other works belonging to
the said port," and in another local act of parliament, passed
in the fifty-ninth year of the reign of his Majesty King George
the Third, intituled " An act for abolishing the payment of
certain tolls, called ingates and outgates, collected at the seve-
ral entrances into the town of Liverpool, in the county of
Lancaster, and of certain tolls and stallage now payable in the
markets and fairs there, and for granting other tolls and stall-
age in lieu thereof. and for the better regulation of the said
markets and fairs," or either of the said local acts of parliament
were or• Was at any time theretofore provided to be done exclu-
sively by any particular or limited number, class, or description
of the members of the body corporate of the borough and town
of Liverpool, being a body corporate named in the schedule A,
annexed to an act passed in the session of parliament, holden
in the fifth and sixth years of the reign of his late Majesty King
William the Fourth, intituled "An act to provide for the regu-
lation of municipal corporations in England and Wales," the
continuance of which was not inconsistent with the provisions
of the said act, passed in the fifth and sixth years of the reign of
his late Majesty King William the Fourth, for the regulation
of municipal corporations in England and Wales, or which,
instead of such particular or limited number, class, or descrip-
tion of the said members, was authorised to lie done by the
council of the said borough, at a quarterly meeting of the
council, or any committee of the said council, appointed at a
quarterly meetingof the council, by themselves, or three or more
of them, by an act passed in the session of parliament, holden
in the fith and 7th years of the reign of his late Majesty King
William the Fourth. intituled "An act for the better adminis-
tration of justice in certain boroughs," and which does not
relate to the business of a court of criminal or civil judicature,
the said council declaring all former appointments or any com-
mittee or committees for all or any of the purposes aforesaid to
be ended and determined.

And also a committee by themselves, or any three or more of
them, from time to time to repeal, alter, add to, and amend
anything which by them might from time to time be done, un-
der any of the said acts, when and as they the committee by
themselves, or any three or more of them, should deem the
same proper and expedient, as fully and effectually as the
council might' themselves repeal, alter, or amend the same.
AND WHEREAS, certain rules, orders, and bye-laws have
been made, constituted, provided, and ordained, and are now
in force for the fixing, and for the regulating, ordering, and
governing the markets within the said borough, and also for
regulating, ordering, and governing all persons, both buyers
and sellers, thereto corning and resorting, in all matters which
do or may concern or relate to the markets, and also for the
regulating of all carriers therein, and fixing and ascertaining
the rates and prices for the carrying and conveyirg of all arti-
cles carried and conveyed from the markets, and for the ap-
pointing, trying, adjusting, regulating, and ordering of all
weights and measures according to the legal standard used and
to be used in the markets and the sale of goods, provisions and
other things, or any of them by such weights and measures,
and for preventing the sale and exposing to sale of such goods,
provisions, and other things in the markets by false or deceitful
weights or measures, and also for preventing the sale or ex-
posing to sale of any unwholesome flesh meat, fish, or other
provisions in the markets; and likewise for the regulating and
ordering of all other matters and things which do or may con-
cern or relate to the markets, or any of them. AND WHEREAS,
it is expedient to repeal the said rules, orders, and bye-laws,
and to make, constitute, provide, and ordain other rules, or-
ders, and Bye-laws in lieu and instead thereof. Now IT IS
ORDERED, CONSTIT'ITED, PROVIDED, AND ORDAINED by the
said committee appointed ns aforesaid at a meeting of the said
committee, held in the council chamber within the Town-hall,
in the said borough, on the twenty-eighth day of April, one
thousand eight hundred and forty-eight, at which meeting;
there are present not less than three members of the said com-
mittee, to wit five members thereof, and the said committee do
hereby order, constitute, provide, and ordain that from and
after the time on which the rules, orders, and bye-laws this (lay
ordered, constituted, provided, and ordained shall come into
operation and take effect, all rules, orders, and bye-laws relat-
ing to the markets within the said borough shall he repealed,
and the same are hereby by the said committee repealed ac-
cordingly. AN-I) IT IS ORDERED AND ORDAINED by the said
committee, and the said committee do hereby make, order, con-
stitute, provide, and ordain the following rules, orders, and bye-
laws for the fixing and for theregulating,ordering, andgoverning
the markets, within the said Borough, and also for regulating,
ordering, and governing all persons, both buyers and sellers,
thereto coming and resorting in all matters which do or may con-
cern or relate to the said markets, within the said Borough, and
also for the regulating of all carriers therein, and fixingand ascer-
taining the rates and prices for the carrying and conveying of
all articles carried and conveyed from the said markets, and for
the appointing, trying, adjusting, regulating, and ordering of
all weights and measures, according to the legal standard used
and to be used in the said markets, and the sale of goods, pro-
visions, and other things, or any of them, by such weights and
measures, and for preventing the sale and exposing to sale of
such goods, provisions, and other things in the said markets,
by false or deceitful weights or measures, and also for prevent-
ing the sale or exposing to sale of any unwholesome flesh meat,
fish, or -other provisions in the said markets, and for the re-
gulating, ordering, governing, and appropriating all or any
part of the said markets, and likewise for the regulating and
ordering of all other matters and things which do or may
concern or relate to the said markets, or any of them, that is
to say,

1. 'APPROPRIATION OF THE SEVERAL MARKETS.
APPROPRIATION OF ST. JOHN'S MARKETS.

The principal market, with the uncovered ground attached to
it, is appropriated for all sorts of provisions, the food of man,
except fresh or uncured fish, and except any live stock, (save
poultry, rabbits, and pigeons,) and-also for gardeners' plants,
flowers, and roots, growing and garden seeds, and any garden
stuff.

The Fish Market for fish and game.
The Oyster yard for oysters and other shell-fish.
The Pedlars' Market for earthen and other wares, (provisions
excepted.)
The Poultry Market for poultry•and small live stock.
APPROPRIATION OF ST. JAMES'S MARKET.
The principal market is apiropriatetl for all sorts of nrOvi-
sions, the food of man, except live stock, (save poultry, rabbits,
and pigeons;) and also for gardeners' plants, flowers, and
roots, growing and garden seeds, and any garden stuff.
The other markets are appropriated for the like purposes,
and, in addition, for earthen and other pedlars' wares.

APPROPRIATION OF ST. MARTIN'S MARKET.
This market is appropriated for all sorts of provisions, the
food of man, except l►ve stock, (save poultry, rabbits, and
pigeons;) and for gardeners' plants, flowers, and roots, grow-
ing and garden seeds, andny garden stuff, and for earthern
and-other pedlars' wares.
APPROPRIATION OF,GILL-STREET MARKET.
This market is appropriated for all- sorts of provisions,• the
food of man, except live stock, (save poultry, rabbits,. and
pigeons ;) and for gardeners' plants, flowers, and roots, grow_
ingand garden seeds, and any garden stuff, and for earthen
and.etber pedlars' wares.
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