Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-07-26

FAssED III COMMON HALL, July 21st, 1906.
u z 1t Ordained by Ibe President ard Comy,a,s
AZ Council ef be Ci.y Of Ricsno7i in Common
Hal assembled. Tina, any person VINO SHAH m axe
any Bread for sale. or snail send out, or sell or
expose any Bread which shall be deficient i'm
weight, according to the table now estalIsted
or which may from time TO tirle be established.
BY the Court OF Hastings for the CITY of Rich
mond, regulating rhe Assize OF Bread, lie or
she, 50 oitendiug, shall forfeit the sum of ons
shilling Tor every ounce wanting III the weight
every such loaf ought to be sf and moreover.
1t shall be lawful for the Mayor, Recorder, ora.
ny Alderman or Peace Office, authorised i5y
warrant OF such Alderman, TO enter in the day
time, into any house, shop, stall, bakeheu,c
warehouse, Clubhouse, ether place. of or ee-
longing 10, any baker or seller of Bread TO
searcl, fer, view, weigh and trJ all or any The
Bread, which shall DC there found and If auy
Bread, on such search, shall be found TO be want.
ing. either in the goodness of the S uff, whereof
it shall be made, or 70 be deficient in The due:
baking or working thereof, or Shall be waning
in the due weight. any such Alderman o. Peace
Officer may seize the same, and dispose thereof
to poor persons as 20 such Magistrate rhal! seem
~; and ii any person or persons shall obstyuGt
sueh search or the seizure of any Bread as afofe-
said, he she. SO OF ndiug, shall forfeit the sum
oFtwenty four shii'ings for every offence
Ind he IL TEyfler otdhi1ea That the Bread
which sh;.il be made for sale or exposed for
sale, shall b. welt made, and in their several and
respective degrees, according TO the goodness
Of thc Hour whereof the same ought 10 be made.
and th.t no alum or PREPARATION mixture IN
WHICH alum shall be AL ingredient, any o.
Ihcf ingredient mixture Whatsoever sxcept
only the genuinc Hour. common salt ,iute wa,er.
eggs, miik, yeast and ba,m or lea9en, shall be-
puS in.o. or in any wise used in making d6uah.
or any Bread 20 be scld az or Tor leaven 10 fer
mcn; any dough. or on any osher accoun, in the,
tiads o. nys,ery of making Dread. under any
color or pre'enoe whatsoever, on pain thar eve.
~ person wEo shall knowingly oiItrd in the
Premises, aud shall be convicted thereof, By con-
fcssion or oath ct one witness, before any ma
gistIaic having jurisdiaion Of the same, shall for
felt the sum Of twenty shillings for each and c.
very offence
Ind be it further ordained, That no baker or
o,her person shall ask or take, for any Bread
which he shall sell or expose "a sale. any yre,.
ter price than such Biesd shall be ascertai,,ed e.
be sold at By the Assizs as aforesaid; aud rs
baker shall REUSE Or decline to sell any loaf or
oaves of either OF the SORTS of BreaS. which IS,
pursuance OF this Ordinance shall he allowed or
oroerc4 20 be made. to any person vino shall Ten
der ready money tor the same, az the price ser
for the same. by the hsaize, when such ucFgon
shall bays AM loaf ia his Der possession to o.,
sold. more than shall BE requisite Tor INC .fnmc-
date necessary use Of his or her fsg'ily. or his
or her customers, and which il shalIte ncuni',snt
on such baker cr other person complained of 20
prove before the Magistrate - whom such COM
tlaint shall be made, II thereunso rtqatea by the
party complaining under the penalty oil tea shil-
Iings fer each els. ncs.
A'd 6s e. Wctsr @G1inet. That I'll pcnal,iesin
Cured by gh'- Ordinance, wien recovered, STALL
b. pad 70 ne Ch1mbthain, and ~ hin app led
ia I'D of the revenue % tins city
Thin Ordinance shalt sake eG,e aud be IN force
ron aod After the passing thereof.
AC,py, GEO, cAISMEN, OK