The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-06-01


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49, ferent kinds, with rich and cool Milk.
Also, Strawberries ard Milk can be had every day
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AN ORDINANCE, REGULATING THE
"A MARKETS, Passed May Both, 1853
81. Be it ordained by the Council Of the City of
Richmond That of the Markets In and for said
City that heretofore known the Old Market shall,
with the vegetable market attached thereto be called
the First Market, and that heretofore known the
New Market, shall with the vegetable market attach
az soon az NAV be after the organization of De Coun
Gil, there shall be appointed by the President as
Committee of the First Market two members OF the
Council from Jefferson and one member thereof from
Madison Ward, and Committee of Second Mar.
ket one member of the Council from Monice and one
member from Marshall and one member thereof from
Madison Ward and annually, In November or as
thereafter practicable there shall be appointed
by the Council Clerk for each OF said markets,
whose term of office shall continue until his successor
is qualified vacancy the office OF Clerk or In the
Committee may at any time be filled by the Council
az. Neither Clerk shall act In ms office until ne
shall have given bond in the penalty OF two thousand
dollars payable to the City of Richmond, with surety
approved by the Council and with condition TOR the
faithful discharge by him of the duties OF his ofce
which bond shall remain filed in the Chamberlalns
office.
3 s. Over each Market general supervision shall
ket is held the Clerk thereof shall attend it. The
times of holding the markets shall be as follows NO
market shall at any time be held on sunday From
lowing, on every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday and Saturday from daylight until
ten clock, A Nj and ON Saturday second market
shall be held from five o'clock to nine o'clock, M;
From the first day of October until the first day of
June following, on every Monday, Tuesday, Wednes-
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from day light until twelve o'clock NJ and Saturday
from daylight until sunset. IT, after the time pre-
scrbed for holding either or any Of the markets. per
shall forfeit any such article to the City OF Rich
mond and shall pay fine of notices. than two and not
than twenty dollars. But after market hours,
it shall be lawful for any person to sell at places
about the street, other than about the Market Houses
and within their precincts; but if any person shall
purchase any butter eggs fish, fowls fruit other than
melons vegetables offered and shall afterwards,
at any time offer the for resale at any Market
House, such person shall be liable to the fines and
penalties and the article or articles so offered for re-
sale shall be forfeited prescribed in the fourteenth
section of this ordinance.
a. As practicable after the market is closed
any day, and always before it is held, the
Clerk shall have his Market House, with the streets
and alleys adjoining, watered, swept and cleaned
The whole Market premises, including such grounds
may be used with pertain to the Market shall
be kept by him clean and Twice year he shall
have his meat Market House whitswashed inside. For
these things, it they be done to the satisfaction of the
Committee, there may be paid, the order of the
Chairman OF the Committee to the Clerk of the First
Market at the rate OF three hundred dollars annum
and to the Clerk of the Second Market at the of
two hundred and fifty dollars per annum. For the
other services of the Clerks there shall be paid to the
Clerk of the First Market at the of seven hun
dred dollars per annum and to the Clerk of the Sc
cond Market at the rate of six hundred and fifty dol
lars per Payments under this section may be
| made by the Chamberlain quarterly.
5. Stalls and rooms at each Market shall be rented
out by the Clerk of such Market They shall be rent
ed only to such persons the Committee may license
to rent thsm and such license may be revoked at the
pleasure of the Committee or the Council. The
benches at each of the Vegetable Markets shall be
rented by the Clerk of the Market The rent for
stalls benches shall be at such ss he Commit
tee may allow, except that it shall be FOR less than
the Council by resolution may prescribe. The rents
shall be paid to the Clerks of the respective Markets
advance for such time not exceeding three months
the COMMITTEES may direct Not more than two stalls
benches shall be rented to occupied by the
person at the time The stalls and benches shall
always be rented for year at time. Provided,
however that any stall bench not rented out for
year. may be occupied from day day by others than
annual renters at ten cents per day, until such stall
or bench be rented cut for year.
g. If the license of any renter OF stall be revoked,
or If the rent of any stall bench be in
than ten days. If by reason of butchers DEATH
Market there be failure for ten days supply his
stall with good and Whoes meat, the occupier
of bench in the Vegetable Market fail for ten days
to supply his bench with wholesome vegetables such
stall bench may be declared vacant by the Com
mittee. Thereupon the Clerk of the Market after
posting at the front of the Market House notice for at
balance of the year to the highest bidder If from
such renting there cannot be satisfied all that the pre-
vious occupant became bound for the Clerk behalf
OF the City, shall proceed by warrant otherwise,
against the party liable for the residue to
the same may be after said residue becomes
payable.
a. At or the end of year for which stall
bench is rented, it there be than applicant
for it, the Committee see cause direct the
Clerk of the Market after posting notice aforesaid
shall rent such stall auction for the highest pre-
MUM that may be bid in cash beyond and IN addition
to the rent prescribed by resolution of the Council
The aggregate of said rent and premium shall thence
forth be the rent per of said stall or bench until
the same ia again rented at auction:
a. If any of the following things be sold by
butcher at his stall tor another person. there shall at
the time of such sale be paid by such butcher to the
Clerk of the Market follows: For each slaughtered
beef, twenty-five cents; for each slaughtered veal
mutton hog or shoat, ten cents; for each sturgeon
ten cents; and for each pig, five cents Any person
violating this section shall pay fine of not less than
one dollar more than twenty dollars.
49, Ifany slave sell offer for sale at Market any
article without having, in writing from his or
employer, permission to SELL and without descrp
tlon OF the nature and quantit of the articles
thorized to be sold such article articles shall be for
feted to the CITY, and the slave may be punished by
stripes Provided, that the Clerk may exercise his
discretion under the instructions of the Committee in
not daily requiring such written permission and de-
scrption OF such slaves known be the sales
men OF the owners OF market gardens in the vicinity
OF this CITY aud who are IN the habit Of daily selling
at the Markets
TO- Every butcher shall keep over his stall sign
with his name thereon, painted IN letters which can
be easily read he shall keep the benches and all parts
of his stall clean, and the pavement thereof No
butcher shall extend any of the blocks benches or
other fixtures at his STALL beyond the distance Of nine
feet out from the side wall No butcher at the Meat
Markets, nor any seller at the Vegetable Markets
shall leave about the Market House, after market
hours any loose barrel, box, bench or plank under
penalty of one dollar for every such offence. Nor
shall any butcher hereafter erect or have made at
Market House any box in which 20 lock up meats, un
less such box be elevated legs at
the floor or pavement OF the Market House. and al
such boxes now existing in the Market Houses snail
be made to conform to the above pEoVIson or DC en-
nrely removed within three months after the passage
OF this ordinance. And all such boxes snau De con-
structcd according to the plan which saii pc iurnlsh
ed by the Committees of the respective markets
No article of provisions shall be permitted 10 De Kept
for longer time than week IN SAID boxes, unless
it be smoked or salt meat end II at any time any ar
ticle that NAV be IN said boxes, become IN any
manner offensive the Clerk shall order such article TO
be removed at once. Any butcher having SUCH box,
shall be have it thoroughly cleansed at least
once week III brine anything else be found drip
nine from any such box the floor or pavement of
The Market House the Clerk shall order the article
nrodncins sucb dripping to be immediately removed
bon the market For violation of any each of
H. bnv provisions the person so violating shall pay
g. ~ one dollar end like sum shall be paid for
go rsnetition of such violation, every day that
nyof them may be continued
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