Polynesian., 1850-12-14
Bp Autboritp.
MARKET LAW FOR THE CITY OF
HONOLULU.

His Majesty the King, the Premier and
the Mobiles resident near, perceiving an evil
in the present system Of marketing in Homo
lulu, think it best to pass new Law, that
shall stand until the next meeting Of the Leg
islators, when it shall be at the option of the
Mobiles and Representatives to confirm or
annul it, therefore they enact in manner fol-
lowing. .l
]. That the new stone building on the
wharf at Honolulu, erected for a market, and
the adjacent grounds seaward of Pululiolalo
belonging to the government, is hereby de-
clared to be the Public Market of Honolulu.
2. Every day in the week except Sunday
shall be Public Market days.
TITLE ii. Of the Clerk Of the Market, has
po,rers and duties. sa -sa,-.r .s
1. There shall be appointed by the Gov
ernor of Oahu, with the written approval of
the Minister ef the Interior, one suitable
person as Clerk of the Public Market of
Honolulu, removable by the same persons.
2. The said Clerk shall, before entering
upon the duties of his office, execute Bond,
with one good and sufficient surety, in the
penal sum Of one thousand dollars, to be ap-
proved by the Governor of Oahu, and pay
l.
chequer, conditioned for the faithful perform
ance of the duties required of him by law.
g. The said Clerk shall faithfully collect
the Market Fees and Fines, to be fixed un-
der the provisions of this Law, and shall ,once
in every month, render true and faithful ac-
count to the Minister of Finance of the Ha-
waiian Government, of all moneys which he
may have received by virtue of his office,
and shall thereupon forthwith pay the same
to said Minister.
4. 1t shall be the duty of the Clerk to
cause all dirt and filth which may accumu-
late in said public Market, to be removed
daily, as hereafter provided, by the person
or persons occupying any portions thereof
5. 1t shall be the duty of said Clerk to
cause bell to be rung five minutes previous
to the opening and closing of said Market ,on
every Market day,-and every person at
tending said Market with articles for sale
shall within ten minutes after the bell has
been rung to close the market, cease from
selling or exposing to sale any article or
thing, and in case he refuse to do so, he
shall forfeit and pay five dollars for every
such offense.
6. 1t shall be the duty of said Clerk duly
to assign and set apart certain portions of
the Land adjacent to the building designated
as the Public Market, specifically, to each
person in the order in which they may apply
to him, for the purpose of exposing for sale,
and selling the articles he may wish to ex-
pose for sale, and no person shall expose to
sale or sell any fresh garden produce, meats,
fish, or other articles for consumption, ex-
cept milk, except under Licenses, granted
under the law of this Kingdom, in any street
or place within one mile from the Public
Market, other than in the place or places
assigned and set apart by the said Clerk,
under the penalty of ten dollars for every
such offense.
T. 1t shall be the duty of the said Clerk to
give directions respecting the location or re-
moval of any article in the market or the
street adjoining, and any person who shall
neglect or refuse to obey such directions,
shall forfeit and pay for every such offense
the sum of ten dollars, and shall be liable
forthwith to be removed, and prevented from
any portion of said Market by said Clerk.
g. In case any person should be removed
or prevented from occupying any portion of
said Market by said Clerk, the person so
removed may lay the facts and circumstances
under which he was removed before the
Governor of Oahu, and should he upon in
vestigating the matter be satisfied that no
wrong was intended, it will be at his option
to reinstate the person so removed from the
Market
g. 1t shall be the duty of said Clerk, once
in every month, and whenever requested so
to do by any purchaser in said market to in
spect and examine all the weights, measures
and beams used in weighing and measuring
in the Public Market, and if any person shall
refuse to exhibit his weights and measures,
and present them TO be examined whenever
by the Clerk, he shall forfeit for
such offense twenty-five dollars.
TO- Any person using any weights or
in the Public Market, not approx
ed by the Clerk of the market shall forfeit
ten dollars.
IL. 1t shall be the duty Of said Clerk to
prevent any defacing of the Public Market
by posting notices upon the walls, or any
other way, and to provide suitable boards or
bulletins for that purpose to be located at a
place near said Market building,
and any person defacing said Market in any
way shall forfeit FIVE dollars.
i2. 1t shall be the duty Of the said Clerk
70 attend at the Public Market on Market
days, for the purpose of carrying into effect
the provisions of this law.
l3. 1t shall be the duty Of the said Clerk
to report any violations of this law to the
Prefect of Police, who is hereby required to
the same before the Police Justice
Of Honolulu, who is hereby empowered to
hear and try the same and render a Judge
ment for any penalty forfeited upon execu-
ton, to collect the amount thereof.
IA. The salary Of said Clerk may be fixed
and allowed at the discretion Of the Cover
nor of Oahu, with the appreciation of the
Minister of the Interior, and shall be paid
out of the Public Exchequer upon the order
of the Governor of Oahu.
TITLE III. Ofthe leasing the Public IMarket.
1. The Governor of Oahu is hereby en-
powered and required to designate and de-
clare to what uses and purposes the stalls and
rf aods IN the Market building shall be ap- |