The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1845-06-19
AN ORDINANCE.

FOR THEBETTER REGULATION OF THE
MARKETS IN THE TOWN OF
EVANSVILLE.

~VANSNiELE-
PASSED MONDAY, JUNE 18TH, 1915.
EnE it ordained by the President and Trus-I
, tees of the Town of Evansville;
SEC. /. That it shall be the duty of the Mar
shall OF the town of Evansville, one hour before
sunrise on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday oil
each week during the year, to open the market
OF said town, by proclamation or otherwise, and
TO keep & continue open the same until y O'Clock
A. NJ. from the Goth ofSeptember 10 the goth OF
March, and until 3 O'Clock A. NJ. from the Goth OF
March to the Goth of September, in each year.
SEC. Q. That said days are hereby declared
regular market days; and that any person who
shall sell any fresh meat, vegetables or other
marketing in the Market House of said Town,
or elsewhere within the Corporate limits OF said
wv before the opening Of the market on market
DAYS, ormake use of said Market House for mar
ket purposes at any time other than that pres
cribed in Section l-shall forfeit and pay for
every such act a sum not less than one dollar
nor more than five dollars at the discretion oil
1.-The court, before which the same shall be tried.
SEC. 3. That all persons are hereby prohibited
from hawking about the streets, or retailing from
any shop, store, stall or stand,Or selling in any way
whatever within the corporate limits OF the
Town any fresh meats less than a quarter of an
animal, und er a penalty of not less than one dol
lar nor more than FIVE dollars, for every viola
ton of this section.
SEC. 4. That all persons are. hereby prohibit
ed from hawking about the streets, durln mar
ket hours, within SAID town, any butter, eggs,
vegetables. or other marketing under a penalty
Of not Iess than one dollar nor more than five
dollars.
SEC. 5. Tina; any Butcher who shall fail or
refuse imPartially to supply any applicant or ap-
plieants, in regularsuceession, with such piece
or peices of meat as he may have on hand when
the same shall be applied for, or who shall pre-
vious to or during market hours lay aside any
piece or pieces of meat for any particular or ia
voriIe customer, shall be deemed 10 have viola.
ted the Pad Section of this Ordinance, and be
subject to the penalty therein imposed for such
violation. PROVIDED however, that no Butcher
shall be required to cut any whole quarter OF
meat unless some person or persons will agree
to take at least one fourth of the same.
Sec. 6, That no butcher shall be permitted to
ex pose to sale by9 retail in said Market House
any fore quarter of Beef without at the same
time offering the hind quarter of the same, un-
der the penalty of three dollars for every such
failure: Provided that having retailed a hind
quarter on one market day he may afterwards
retail the fore quarter.
SEC. Z. Thai any huckster, shop keeper, or
other person, who shall purchase from the mar
ket house during market hours mofe fresh meat,
butter, eggs, or other MARI than the reason
able wants Of his or her family may require,
who shall purchase any of said articles to be ex-
posed TO sal again in their shops or stores, OIL
otherwise within the bounds of the corporation
or to be sent out OF the town, shall forfeit and
pay for every such offence a sum not less III an
two nor more than five dollars, at the discretion
Of the court. before which the same shall be
tried.
Sec 8. That any person who shall sell any
article in the market by false weigh. or measure.
shall forfeit and pay to the person deGrauded
double the value of the article so sold, to be
collected by an action of debt, in the name oft
= person deirauded, in any court of competent
jurisdictions; and the offender shall be furthe
| liable to a fine of not less than one dollar no.
more than five dolla at the discretion Of tn
| court, before which he or she shall be tried.
SEC. 9. That any person who shall expose tt
Q sale within the corporate limits of the town o
6 Evansville any unwholsome provisions, shall
forfeit and pay to the President and Trustees o
the town of Evansville the sum of FIVE dollar
with cost Of suit.
Sec. 10. / hat all fines, forfeitures, and pen
allies imp osed by this ordinance may be eniorc
ed by any person aggrieved, by complaint oil
oath before any court of competent jurisdiction
and that it shall be the duty Of the Marshall t
report all violations of this ordinance that MAJ
l come 10 his knowledge to the cooperation attor
ney,and of the latter Immediately thereupol
TO proceed to recover the fines, forfeitures an
penalties, herein prescribed therefor.
Sec. IL That Fairbanks weights ar
hereby declared and established to be the stand
ard of weights for the Town of Evansville.
Sec. IL. That it be the duty of the Marshal
O of the town OF Evansville 10 carry out and en-
force this ordinance; and in addition to his othe
fees he be allowed and paid at the rate OF fifty
/ two dollars per annum for his services as Mark'
Master under this ordinance.
SEC. 13. That all ordinances coming in cor
fict with the foregoing ordinance be and ar
hereby repealed.
~ Attest.
q JAS AUGHLIN, in President.
JOHN N. KIKENDALL, Clerk
june 19-3w prs fee $1,000.