Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1852-10-12
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BYLAW AND REGULATIONS.
The Corporation officers bf Charlestown, de-
sirous Of subscribing the pubic conyentenee and
necessity of the town, which Il is belieVe6 a well
ordered and regulated Market ssh afford, have a.
dopted the following By-LawAsndt Negotiations, a
strict adherence 10 which will he enforced against
all offenders and ~yioIators Of their provisions
L. Be il enacted and deciaTedtEy the trustees OF
the town of Charlestown, that Is shall not De lawIel
for any person, On any day which now is or mere
after shall be set apart for market day. WFthin the
town of Charlestown, to buy Or sell any kln9 oE
flesh, fish, fowl, butter, cheese, ifult, VeSelables.
eggs, or any other articles Oh LnarkelngI at any
other place within said iowa. Than inc maIkef
house, until alter nine o'clock#'l The moTnl9g; anq
If any person do or shall sell or buy any astIcleSCl
marketing at any other place within the sald Town
before the hour aforesaid, on any oil inc days alolG-
said, in any year, such buyer aud seller shall eacn
forfeit and pay one dollar for every sucn oHeuSef
10 be recovered with costs before The Mayor OF
Recorder of ChaIlestown, or any magistrate Oh Jet-
terson county, one-half OF WitIeh shall go 20 t nc
| info mcr and the other half 70 be applied py
the Trustees to the benefit Of sBTd town.
2. The board OF Common Coancil shall annual
~ appoint a market master io suPer1nicna the
CharIsstOwn magaet, who durtnS his term OF once
shall faithfully perform the UYlIeS OF MARKER mas
ter.
3. The Market Master of ,hc market upon the
application of any person, or GFon his own suspt-
| ciOn, shall weigh in the scales and by the welgbtS
of the. market, any butter bt4nght 10 market lof
sale ia rolls or prints, every Hi'ich roll or print -
alIedgsd by the owner 10 weigh half a pound, OF
upwards, and If any such roll OF print shalEte iounN
lighter than the weight aIledgei by the owner or
yender, it shall be lawful for Ih* market master 70
seize the same and condemn u Ior the dement, OF Inc
town Provided such seizure and condemnation are
made previous 10 any sale thereof.
4. II shall be the duty OF tie market master CT
the market, at all times 10 attend to the execution
OF the laws concerning the market, and 20 inform
against all persons whom l5eahall know to have
been guilty of any breach thereof, or whom he shall
be informed of having been 81. guilty, and parl1cu-
larly the offences of buying and selling Provisions
at any other than the market place. :.
S. Il any person shall think himself or herself
| aggrieyed or delrauded in the weight of any quar-
tiIY OF meat purchased of any butcher in the market
| place, such person may apply E5 the market mastct
ofthe market, whose duty it shall be upon such aP-
| p~lication, to try the weight o! tle meat so purchaH-
ed and if upon such trial tie same shall be found
too light, the butcher shall tS,r. every such offence
! forfeit and pay a fine of one dollar, TO be recovered
| with costs and applied as aforesaid.
G.. Market shall be held every week on Wednesday
and Saturday. The market mSgtes shall open the mar
kct from October LIST to April: lt at 8 O'clock. 4: M;
open at 4 a. NJ, and close at 3 c.clOck; And no per
son, before the opening of the ,Earkct, shall kIy, sell;
engage, negotiate, or bargain 1oS any thlng 10 Dc exposed
T.. The market master shall taks, md during his con;
tinuanrc in office shall keep in hs possession, care and
| charge, the market house Of Chsrlestown; he shall, at
least twice in the week, on dayE preceding the market,
snow, filth, or rubbish TO be removed t~hercfronI, :.
s. It shall be the duty Of the inarkct mastcrt9 a attend
market during market hours, 10 cnforcc the rules ard
regulations thereof, unless prevented by sickness or 9th
or necessity, when he may aPPalat q deputy. 40 per
son sn"I sell or expose Tor salc' eN} DloMn, unae ua
visions, or mcasly pork, and for Gtery such offence shsLl
be fined 81. o person within ihe corporation shall 1T 1T
such stall or his agent, sell meat IN smaller quantities
than by the quarter.
9. The market master shall have power, at the re-
quest Of either party, to decide any dispute arising at
market, touching the weight OF measure of "Dy article
Is. It shall be the duty Of Market Master to give
notice of the time of opening Onl closing the market.
II: All fines or penalties wlsiebl are provided for in
the Bylaws and Regulations O! this Market, shall be,
and are hereby declared to be recoverable, before tae
Mayor or Recorder of the Cooperation, or any Justice of
the Peace OF the County, the cause being tried on tho
same day which the offence has beon committed. Pro-
vidcd, application has been made by the Markct-Mastcr,
and the party offending has rcf:sSt to pay, tl" penalty
imposed. Tcstc, GEO. STEWART,
Sept. l6, 1852. .Ch.rk of Corporation.