Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1821-07-14
AM ACT
Respecting Br.chers' Stalls, and "a,
other purposes.

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Respecting Be.chers' Stalls, and "a.
other purposes.
tPassed June %, 1921
ne It enacted By the President ap,s
Common Council Of the Corporation Of
Manchester, That the West v mo nj N.
Market Hou.e shall be appropriated
to the use of the Butchers attani;ns
the market, who shall be permitted a.
their own expense to cree, slalls there.
IN, according to the plan which sh.Il
be prescribed by the Committee an.
pointed to report this bill, and unors
the terms and conditions hereiuaftsr
mentioned.
And whereas it is deemed lust and
proper, aud 10 sanctioned BY universai
cistom, that an equitable rent should
be paid by individuals whose occss~S1l
tion requires that they should haze =
permanent station assigned to them for
the prosecution of their business. ID
indemnity the Corporation in part for
the expense incurred in erecting said
Market House, and keeping it in re-
pair;
he 1t enacted, That from and after
the first day or July next ensuing. il
shall not be lawful for any Butcher to
sell meat of any description 10 lesser
Quantities than quarter within the
limits Of the market space, aud within
the honrs of marketing, unless upon
the following conditions: For the two
Stalls which may be erected at tho
North and South extremities of the
Market House, and which shall in.
clude the interval between the three.
pillars at each end respectively, there
shall be paid twelre dollars per an.
mum for each, add for every other
stall which may be erected, there
shall be paid eisht dollars per annum. :
BE 1t enacted, That it shall be the
duty of the Clerk of the Market ia
enter in q hook to be kept by him for
that purpose, the name Of each Butch.
er who shall signify his intention to
erect a Stall within said Market
House; aud to collect the rent aceru.
ing upon the same in two instruments.
viz: on the 6rst day of January and
frst day of july in every year; the lat
insialment to be paid ON the first day Of
january next ensuing, which said mo-
MES, when collected, shall be paid by
said Clerk to the Treasurer OF the Cor.
Poration, sitter deducting FIVE per cent.
for collection: and ia case Of def uit
of payment, by any person or persons
occupying Stall or Stalls within said
Market House, the same remedy for
the recovery thereof, shall be had as
In other cases of distress for rent, or by
warrant IN the name of the Presidents
and Common Council, according to the
circumstances Of the case; bal in no
case shall it be Law fnl for such person
to yend meat Of any description in
smaller quantities than quarter, uaa
I'LL all arrearages shall have been
paid, under The penalty of Eve dollars
Tor every offence, TO be recovered by
warrant before any Magistrate Of tie
Corporation, in the name of the Pres
sident and Common Council.
BE IL enacted, That in lieu Of blocks
to be used for the purpose Of cutting
meat upon, every Butcher who hath or
may erect a Stall within said Market
House shall provide himself with q
strong bench, not exceeding four feet
and an half in length; nor exceeding
two feet in width, which said benches
shall, before the owners leave the
Market House, be removed under their
respective Stalls, and kept auder lock-
and key.
Nothing in this ae, contained, shall
be construed TO impair the right of any
person, other than butcher, to offer
meat of any description for sale BY the
quarter or earcase, without any re-
stricticn whatever: but in case any
person, other than Butcher, shall un-
dersake to vend Beef in less quantities
than quarter he or she sball pay the
clerk Of the market fifty cents for e.
very Beef SO cut up, recoverable be-
fore any Magistrate Of the Corpora
ton BY warrant, on application Of the
clerk of the market whose duty it
shall be to apply to a Magistrate for
the same in every such case: and all
monies SO collected By him shall be
paid into the Corporation Treasury,
and tor the greater accommodation Of
persons as aforesaid bringing meat TO
market, the building Comm issioners
are hereby authorised and required tSs
erect at the expense ofthe Corporation,
Stalls Of such description as they NAV
deem proper, which said Stalls may be-
let to such persons as may temporarily
attend TIE market, a. the following
rates, viz: for one month one dollar
| and fiflv cenfs for two S...sl. ,.-,