Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1837-06-29

3. Be it further ordained. That sh,
limits of,he market for this Corporation
shall be within the lines drawn as fol
lows: Beginning at the South East cor.
ner Of the market house lot, thence north.
wardly with the line Of said lot and a.
cross the street to point on the north.
ern side of said street. Thence west
wardly to the south east corner of an of
flee on Blackburn's lot. Thence SOUTH
wardly down the west side of the street
towards Chambers's tavern, to a point
! opposite the beginning. Thence east
wardly TO The beginning.
4. BE it further ordained, That the
market master shall attend the market
on every market day from daylight to
nlne O'Clock in the morning. or SO long
as necessary TO discharge the duties of
ms Office, shall inspect all provisions Of
tered there for sale, and ii en- his own
observation, or the information Of others.
he shall discover any unfit, damaged,
tainted, or unsound provisions offered in
market, he shall seize them, and order
the person or persons owning or prcpos-
ing to sell them, TO remove them hey ond
the limits Of the Corporation. under the
penalty of two dollars for disobedience.
Nor shall any person sell or offer for sale
any such provision, knowing it TO be
so, nor any flesh or fowl that hns died
except by slaughter, nor any meat by "a
ny other than its proper designation, un-
der penalty of not less than two, nor
more than twenty dollars for each Of
fence.
D. Be it further ordained, That the
market master shall within zen DAYS from
the passing of this ordinance, rent the
stalls oil the market TO the highest bidder,
after having given public notice Of such
letting for at least one week, provided no
stall shall be rented for less Than twelve
dollars. the tenants TO hold them till the
LIST day Of March, 1888, no tenant or
company to rent more than one stall, and
each tenant to pay the rent half yearly
in advance. And IN all time thereafter
1t shall be the duty OF said market mas
ter to rent said stalls, on the above terms,
yearly on the LIST Monday of April, hav..
ing given at least ten days previous no.
tice. He shall also collect said rents,
and pay them over TO the Chamberlain,
see that the market house is kept clean
and in good order by ;he tenants of the
stalls. and others using the same. and to
take care that every person selling in the
market uses just weights and measures,
and that the ordinances in relation to
the market be strictly enforced.
g. BE it further ordained. That no
person shall purchase in public market
during market hours. any provisions usu-
ally sold there, and sell or expose to sale
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penalty for each offence of not less
than two, nor more than twenty dollars.
Z. BE it further ordained, That every
butcher or other person occupying stall
in the market, shall keep the same, with
his block, bench, and other furniture
therein. clean and decent, under a PEN
atty Of one dollar for each offence.
s. BE 1t further ordained, That any
butcher or other person, erecting or
causing to be erected within the limits
OF the market, or attaching or placing IN
the market house any block, bench or
other furniture, for the carrying on Of his
or her trade, without first renting a stall,
shall forfeit and pay FIVE dollars for eve
ry day SO offending.
3. Be it further ordained, That any
pc''oh "Ho SDdiI BllCH Of tie morse or
other animal to the market house, or de-
Dosite any rubbish filth, dirt, or other
offensive matter in or about the market
house, shall forfeit and pay for each Of
fence fine Of not less than fifty cents
nor more than FIVE dollars.
10. BE it further ordained, That for
every beef sold in market by other than
regular butcher renting a STALL the
market master shall demand and recover
fifty cents of the owner, and for every
veal or mutton SO sold twelve and q half
cents each.
ii. BE ii further ordained, That dry
| measure alone shall be used In said mar
ket.
IL Be it further ordained, That any
person Offering for sale or selling any ar
t!cle by weight OF measure, which shall
be found deficient therein, the person so
Offering or selling knowing such def
cheney, shall forfeit the thing so offered
or sold, and the market master shall sell
the same and account therefor, and pay
over TO the Chamberlain.
! -. Be il further ordained, That the
stalls in aud about the marke ct house shall
be numbered by The market master, and
the number written ihereon in plain
figures.
II. Be it further ordained, That all
fines, penalties and forfeitures incurred
under this ordinance, shall be enforced
or recovered before the Mayor or any
Magistrate of the Corporation. And the