Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-08-25
AN ORDINANCE regulating Markets and
Market ddus

SEC. l. Be IL ordained By the B,srgesse, and Borough
Council Of the borough Of Richmond, That there
pubic markets, on three an each week. to wit: Tues
lays, Thursdays and Saturday. Said markets
At dayligh, the mornings and until
A. NJ OF each market day. and thar it shall be unlawful
" any person to buy sell article OF marketing
other place. Market and the adjaee
between Main and during market hours The
market 10 be opened by The ringing Of the bell
SIC = That shall kept said house by
the clerk thereof pair oscale and the weights,
OF the standard avorupoise weight and also o.
nall ouse peck and half peek sealed acd
sailoa, quart ana pint measures furnished by the
Borough Council which shall be the weights
measures for all articles tina, may offered sale.
weight or measure IN said market And if any person shall
SELL or offer for sale. wholesome, spoiled
prov sons of any kind. he shs they offending SHALL
conviction thereof before the Frs, Burgess rei. and
any exceeding dollars of prose-
cution. And il person shall sell offer anv
article at less weight than the article
ard of weights and established by this
the article. having weighed by the
holders said borough it should appear
that the articles are under weigh, or meas,
the Clerk of said market shall seize the and sell
II for the benefit of said Borough.
SEC That Clerk of the market shall offer for sails.
on the first Monday in January OF each year, the stalls
SAID market house for after giving notice in three
public places in said Borough and when thus offered, The
highest bidder shall he the purchaser Provided however,
that stalls shall be reserved the
persons may wish occasionally up
pieces than when ne shall said stall stalls for
twenty-five cents each market day, when applied
SEC 1. That persons, renting stall
stalls in said market house, shall neglect refuse
supply the market stall aforesaid with las
usually keo) the days prescribed by this ordinance,
regulating holding four success
sNe weeks, the said stall stalls shall
and the borough Council shall be authorized to dsoss of
the same, and they shall think proper expeden Pro-
vided that said Ordinance shall be construed as
effect RICH, of any individual indviouSls who NAV
be absent business necessarily
SEC s. That i, shall be the duty of said Clerk OF the
ke keep the Market house clean and if repairs
be made thereto, report
counc wagons, teams, and other vehicles
SO placed the market bes,
of buyers and sellers; take charge of
keep the weights and measures belonging the Market
house. preserve order during market hours; prevent
and remove all distractions in said markets. all nusan-
found therein: the market by ringing bell
day light and il shall be the special duty said Clerk
the MARKET all offences against the
this ordinance, and all ordinances that may he
made supplemental this, be prosscu ~,
Burgess.
SEC. g. That all fines under the provisions this ord-
shall be sued for aud
in the name of the Boro' 81 Richmond; and that all
iinances, parts ordinances passed. respect
ING markets and market days, be and they hereby
)ealed. Passed August J, 1898.
J. w. GREEN, First Burgess
JosnrH THORPE, Clerk