American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-12-10

and offer 10 sell the same, such person shall forfeit
the said meato or provisions, and pay fine OF one
dollar, for every such offence, TO be recovered with
costs in the manner herein before directed
! Sect. l6. And be it ordained by the authority
aforesaid that if any person shall salt or cause to
be sailed any kind OF meat on any Of the stalls in
the market houses, or shall throw out any pickle on
any of the said STALLS under the caves within the
said market houses, every person. offending, SHALL
Tor every such offence, forfeit and pay the of
two dollars to be recovered with costs, in the man
ner herein before directed.
| Sect. IL. And be il ordained by the authority
aforesaid, that if any butter, lard other article
purporling to be oil certain weight, be offered for
sale in the market, and the said butter, lard, other
article prove upon Inspections 10 be OF less weight
than that for which it was offered for sale, or il
any sailed or potted butter be made up into printed
pound Jumps, and offered for sale in the market
such butter, lard or other article, and such sailed
or ported butter shall be forfeited and seized for the
use Of the borough.
Sect. 19. And be it ordained by the authority
aforesaid, that steelyards shall be used within the
limits Of the said market but all provisions or arti
ces sold by weight shall be weighed in scales; and
all weights and measures used therein shall be duly
stamped by the regulator of weights and measures
Of the borough; and if any person shall be guilty
of selling therein by teeyards or by false weights
weights or measures not stamped aforesaid, every
such person shall forfeit such steeyar6s, weights
measures, and scales, and SHALL in addition pay the
sum of four dollars for every such offence, TO be
recovered with costs, in the manner herein before
directed.
! ,Scct. 49, And be it ordained by the authority
aforesaid, that article of provisions or manuiac-
lures other than those OF the growth, produce, or
manufacture OF the United States, shall be sold
Al.
of two dollars for each and every offence, to be re-
covered with COSTS before either of the burgesses
/ Sect. 90. And be it ordained by the authority
aforesaid, that as soon as the market is over the
butchers and other persons renting or occupying
stalls shall remove their blocks and other moveables
I from the market house, or place them under the
stalls by them respectively occupied. under a pen
lalty OF one dollar for each neglect refusal so to
do, TO be recovered with costs, before either OF the
Iburgesses.
\ Seer. 2l And be it further ordained by the au-
Ithory aforesaid, that there shall be appointed
clerk of the market, whose duty it shall be TO at
tend in the said markets, ON market days, and at
such other hours shall be necessary, to enforce
obedience TO the rules and regulations herein con-
tained ard such other rules and regulations as shall
from time to time, be ordained respecting the said
markets; to weigh, try, and examine all butter,
Hard and other articles OF provisions sold in Jumps
lof given or accustomed weight, to see tina, the
same are of due weight, for which the same are
loffercd or ought 10 be; 10 have the custody oil
weights and measures; to try oil scales, weights
and measures, by which any provisions offered Tor
sale in the said markets. are to be weighed and
measured; to enforce the payment and recovery OF
lall penalties and forIeures, which, by this ordl-
nance or by any other ordinance law, or shall
lbe inflicted on any person offending against the
rules and regulations of the market; to seize all
forfeited articles and dispose Of the same Tor the
use of the borough; to prosecute according to the
t directions of this any other ordinance all such as
shall be found offending against the regulations oil
1.-THE market; to decide all disputes which may arise
n lin tie market between the buyer and the seller
jtouc hing weight measure OF the things bought
(. and sold to examine all persons suspected OF sci,
ling provisions 10 the market huckslers at second
e hand and to seize the said provisions as forfeited
! to keep the markets clean, and to cause the mar
h ket houses to be swept and all dirt, filth and snow
Ito be removed therefrom, al least once on the even
v ing before every market day; to collect the stall
rents, and forthwith to pay the same, and also In
e, proceeds of forfeures, after the deduction here
latter mentioned, to the treasurer OF the borough
,e ltakng duplicate receipts for the same to keep
e book in which he shall enter fair and regular &C
count of all monies received by him for stal-rent
Tor for fines and forfe,ures, together with the arti
r lces forfeited and seized by him, and submit tn
iSaid book to the inspection OF the oorouSh eouhe
e with the receipts Of the treasurer at least once
r every three months and the said clerk shall hav
III power and authority to call to his aid the constable
OF of the borough, suppress any riots or disorder
at that may happen in the MARKET and to assist an
III support him at all times in the due exercise OF tn
IS. powers vested in him by ordinance.
M Sect %. And be it ordained by the authoTit
ar aforesaid, that the said clerk of the market shall
nd entitled to retain of the proceeds of the forte
nd lures and the rents OF the stalls by him collected
aforesaid, at the rate of fifteen dollars for every hui
tv d,ed dollars so collected, in full of all compens
a. ton for his services.
TX Sect. %. And be it ordained by the aulhori
is aforesaid that the said clerk of the market, beio