Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1822-04-06
Corporation of Winchester.
AN ACT
AN ACT
For The appointment Of Yendue

| Master.
BE it enacted By the President and
Common Council, That there shall be
annually appointed by the Common
Council, Vendue Master for the Curs
pnrat;on, whose duty it shall be TO re.
eeive all property of what nature or
kind soever shall be offered him, to be
exposed to sale at Public Auction; aud
it shall narrower be his duty to give
to the owner thereof, if required, a
proper certificate Acknowledge such
receipt. and to make sale Of such pro.
perty, IA soon az practicable, and rem.
der to the owner, If required, an ac-
count Of sa!es, and, after deduetin. the
commissions hereinafter mentioned. pay
to the owner the balance remaining in
his hands: if he shall neglect or refuse
so to do in five days after being reaui.
red, it shall and aay be lawful to re-
move him from office, aud another nav
be appointed in his stead.
find be 1t further enacted. That the
following compensation shall be allow
ed snid Ycndue Master on all sales Of
property made by him. viz:
For selling any single article no, ex-
ceedins fifty dollars, One Dollar: For
any single article exceeding Fifty, and
nat exceeding one hundred dollars,
Ttco Dollars: For crying any sale Of
different articles, when Ike sum shall
not exceed one hundred dollars, Fire
Dollars: Where the amount of the
different articles said exceed one hun
dred dollars, Fire Dollars for each dav
he shall be employed.
Ard If any Vendue Master, appoint
ed under this act shall, in any case,
demand. and receive q greater compen.
ss,inn than is allowed by this act, he
shail forfeit and pay twice the amount
of the compensation so received, aud be
subject to removal from office.
Ind be it further enacted, That no
person, except Sheriff. or Constables,
by virtue OF their niFice. or Trustees
under deeds Of trust shall, without first
having obtained permission of the Ven
due Master, expose TO public sale any
article or property Whatever.
Every person offending herein. shall
forfeit and pay 10 the said Vendue
Master double the amount Of the COM
pensation received by him, to be reeov
cred by warrant, CIR otherwise, and
shall moreover he subiect to penalty
OF two dollars fcr the use Of the Corpo-
atom.
ind be ii farther enacted. That il
shall not he lawful for any Vendue
Master, appointed under this act, to
enter upon the duties Of his Office until
he shall have given bond with approx
ed seenrily,in the sum of Five Hundred
Dollars, that he will faithfully execute
the several daties required OF him by
this act; ana that Re viii also pay to
she treasurer of the Corporation Fifty
D"ilars on or before the first day of A.
PyiI 1929, and so on the first day of A
Pr'l IN each succeeding year. And he
shail also. before he enters upon the
duties Of his Office, lake the following
oath before the President Of the Com
mon Council:
II ca b. } do most solemnlv s,ppar.
"(or affirm that oOjH faithfully and
"impnrtiatty enscute the office of Yen
''due Master for the borough of Hin.
"ches'er, to aChich Ihaue been appoint.
led. IN all things apPertaining to the
"duties thereof, according to the best of
my skill and judgment. and withoat
"taror, affection; or partiaJity-So
"hetP me God''
This Act shall take effect from and
after the first day Of April oext.
Passed IN Common Council the 23d
March 1922. Tesre,
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