The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1845-06-26
AN ORDINANCES.
FOR THE BETTER REGULATION OF TIKI
MARKETS IN THE TOWN OF
EVANSVILLE
PISSED MONDAY. JUNE 10TH, 1s45.

Gf
PASSED MONDAY. JUNE 10TH. 1915.
HE it ordained by the President and Tfus-
HD tees OF the Town of Evansville:
SEc.1 That it shall be the duty Of the Mar
shall oil the town OF Evansville, one j hour be fore
sunrise on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday of
each week during the year, to open the market
OF said TOW n, by proclamation or otherwise. and
to keep & continue open the same until 0 O'Clock
A. M. from the Doth ofSeptenber TO the 2Olh of
March, and until 8o'clock A. NJ. from the 20th Of
March TO the Goth of September, in each year.
Sec. 2. 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 cooperate limits OF said
town, efore the opening OF the market on market
days, or make use ofsaid Market House for mar
ket purposes at any time other than thai pres-
cribed in Section l-shaIl forfeit and pay for
every such act a sum not less than one dollar
nor more than five dollars at the discretion of
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 ,sfore,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, under a penalty of not less than one dol
ar 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, durin mar
ket hours, within said town, any butter, eggs,
vegetables, or other marketing under a penalty
of not less than one dollar nor more than FIVE
dollars.
SEC. 5. That any Butcher who shall fail or
refuse impartially to supply any applicant or ap-
plicants, in regular succession, with such piece
or pelces OF meat as he may have on hand when
the same shall be applied for, or who shall pre-
vlous to or during market hours lay aside any
piece or pieces of meat for any particular or ia
vorite customer, shall be deemed to have viola
tod rho O0d Sepfinn of thiS Ordinance aod H.
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
expose to sale by retail in said Market House
any fore quarter of Beef without at the same
time offering the hind quarter of the same, UNI
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 lore quarter.
SEC. Z. That any h~uckster, shop keeper, or
Other person, who shall purchase from the mar
ket house during market hours more fresh meat.
butter, eggs, or other marketing than the reason
able wants Of his or her family may require.
who shall purchase any of said articles to be ex-
posed 10 sale again in their shops or stores, or
otherwise within the hounds Of the corporation,
or to be sent out Of the town, sha II forfeit and
pay for every such offence a sum not less Than
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 weight or measure,
shall forfeit AMI pay to tie person defrauded
double the value of the article so sold, to be
collected by an action Of debt, in the lame ofthe
person de!rauded, in any court of competent
jurisdiction; and the offender shall be further
liable to a fine of not less than one dollar nor :
more than five. do! lars at the discretion Of the
court, before which he or she shall be tried.
SEC. 8. That any person who shall expose to
sale within the corporate limits of the town of
Evansville any unwholsome provisions, shall
forfeit and pay to the President and Trustees of
the town of Evansville the sum of FIVE dollars
with cost oil suit.
SEC. 10. that all fines, forfeitures, and pen.
alties imposed by this ordinance may be enforc-
+ sad RI fh sfY Il s RRsafPffoBBe f anTggEIsysd. by COMPLAINT on
report ali violations of this ordinance that may
come to his knowledge to the cooperation attor-
ney,and of the latter Immediately thereupon
to proceed to recover the fines, forleitures and
penalties, herein prescribed therefor.
Sec. IL That Fairbanks weights are
hereby declared and established to be the stand
ard Of weights for the Town of Evansville.
Sec. 10. That it be the duty OF the Marshall
OF the town OF Evansville TO carry out and en-
force this ordinance; and in addition to his other
fees he be allowed and paid at the rate OF htty-
TWO dollars per annum for his services as Market
Master under this ordinance.
SEC. Is. That all ordinances coming IN con-
dict with the foregoing ordinance be and are
hereby repealed.
Attest.
JAS. LAUGHLIN, JR, President.
JOHN N. KIKENDALL, Clerk
june l9-3w prs fee $1,000.