Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1804-06-22
SEC. i. BELT ENACTED by the

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SEC. i. BE IT ENACTED by the
s Common Council of the Town of Alexaodria.
q That all days of the week fhall be conlidered
E16nket Days, .excepl only, that from the ri day
October TO the 1T day Of May, no butchers
III ihall De expofed for fale en- sunday.
SEC. z Be it enacted. That the Common
cuncil fhalI annually, In the months of Feb'ua
fary or March, or ottener It ueceaary, appoint a
1t ard proper perfon TO aG as clerk of che mar
k:t; aud it fhaII be the ddty of che perton 70 ap
pointed to have the market houlc kept clean
and due regularity obierved; TO provide at the
expcpce of the Corporation, fet of fcales and
adiafed weights, to keep them in good order,
and always In market ddring market hours; and
60 weigh all articles of proviii,ns which may be-
bought by .auy perf,n, without receiving any
fee; TO ATTEND at the market houie every day
during ma.ket hours; to enforce the p'ovlionS
OF this act, by fezing all articles f0rjcifed under
the fame, and TO ufe his bell endcavours 10 rcco.
yer ali fl les incurred to make regular return
once quarter to the clerk of the council, of all
fsizores made and fines recovered by him; aud
OF the manner In which they lhall have been dit
pofed cf; TO pay into the trca;ary, once ncyery
month, the amount of all fines recovered, and
the money aGdng from the fae of the textures
made so pubth, at teaft once week, In one
of the Alexandra newspapers, the aHize of bread,
according to the exiting regulations Of the Com
mon Council; and, ttom time 60 time, co Wits
the ieveral bake houfcs and other places where
bread is fold, to examine the weight of fuch as
may be there expoied 10 tal-, ard ieizc al which
ihaIi not be made according TO regulations then
in force.
Sec. 8. Be it enacted, Thar the market hours
4hall continue during che ornng until o'clock,
from she 1T day of April until the frf day OF
October; and until IL O'Clock, from the 1T day
Of October to the s& dsy Of April.
Sec. 4 Be it enacted, that no pcsfon hall, dur
Ing the marker hours, make faie of, or offer or
expo(e to fale, nor ihali any perion purchalc any
kind of meat, poultry, fowls, butter, eggs or
vegetables, at any place within the Corporation,
except at the marker houfe, every pet(on who
ihail EEL, or Offer or exp0fc fa'e, any of ttae
articles atorelait, and every perfbn who fhal pur
thae the fame, contrary TO this at, fhall fever.
ally forfeit ard pay two dollars Provided, that
nothing herein contained fhall be continued to
extend TO the lar and prrchsfe of butter in ar
kris, beef or pork for falling, or already (ated.
orofdried or fnoaked 6fh.
Sec. 5. Be it enacted, That no perfan fhal
lei, or offer or expofe TO fale, in the market
houie, aaY kind of provifions, except pork, beef
and fifth, after il has been Ealted or dried, which
had been before purchafsd there, or at any other
place within the limits OF the town; all provih
ous 10 exooied to file, hall be forfeited and eized
BY the clerk of the market, and the perfon fell
ing or exPofing them to (ae, fhall, for each
offence, be fabjeSt to the penalty of four dol
dollars.
Sec. s. Be it enacted, That no hu kfer, fhop-
keeper, or other refilent of tho towa of Alexa1-
dfia, (htl offer or expofe to fsle in any fhop or
nouie, or at any place within The limits of the
Corporation, except at the market honie, and
within the marker hours, anv kind of frelh meat,
fowls, antter or eggs: provided, that nothing
herein contained lhal be continued TO extend to
butter bought In f .kiQs or kegs OF not iels than
SoIos nett weight, which may be fold by retail
OF otherwf- as hitherto. All proviGoos fold, or
offered fer fale contrary 10 the tenor of this aa,
ihs be forfeited and lcized b. the clerk Of the
market or by any equitable ; and the pes(on Of
tending 5hetein hall moreover forfeit and pay for
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mou Council, recoverable by warrant before a
Jingle magi&rate, or by action of debt or infor
nation IN any court of record,
Sec. Z. Be i, enacted, That no perfon OF
Perlons frall cH:r or expofe TO fale any blown,
meaz'y, tainted or unbound rnea,, at she market
houie, or at any other place within the limits Of
the Corporations. any perfon or peffons g offend
Ing fhal, for each of.nce, fortelt and pay two
dollars ADD. mosecve-, all meats 70 expafed to
Tale ball be forfeited and feiz.J by the clefk OF
the ma kes. and if blown fhsll be fold Nv him,
out, if dilordercd or unfound, lhallhe buried.
Sec, S. Be it cna8ed, That al butter which
hall be es...f.l Il. l., r.:.,en OIL aLcs