Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1857-08-26

TN COUNCIL FOR THE TOWN OF STANTON,
i August, 81, 1851 the following Ordinance was
passed:
An Ordinance to Establish and Regulate O
/ Market.
lst BE II Ordained BIZ the Council OF the town of
Saunton, tina, Market shall be regularly held on ey.
cry day, SUNDAYS excepted at the Market House in
the town of Stanton.
3D. That every person having any articles of provis
ions to sell dispose Of in the town. viz flesh fish,
fowl butter, eggs cheese, vegetables roots, fruit or
other things usually sold in well regulated markets
may bring them to the Market house-and any person
exposing TO sale or actually selling sny Of the afore
said articles of provisions at any other place within
the town than at the Market honse, shall forfeit and
pay moi less than one, than ten dollars for
each offence; and any person purchasing such provs.
ions ct any other place than said Market house, shall
incur ike penalty for each such offence.
! 3D. That the Market Master shall attend the Market
every day from daylight in the morning until sun
down, Tor SO long as may be necessary to discharge
the duties OF his Office, )-he shall inspect all provis
ions offered there for SALE and f on his own observa
tion or the information Of Others he shall discover
any unfit, damaged, tainted unsound provisions Of
ered in market he shall sieze them aud order the per-
son persons owning them, or proposing TO sell them
to remove them beyond the limits Of the town. under
penalty OF two dollars for disobedience nor shall
any person sell or offer for sale any such provision.
knowing it be So nor any flesh fowl that has died
except by slaughter, any meat BY any other than
its proper designation under penalty Of not less than
two, nor more than twenty dollars for each offence
4th. That the Market Master shall within ten days
from the passing of this Ordinance the Stalls of
the Market house to the highest bidder after havinggv
en- public notice of such letting for at least one week
ProUidd no Stall shall be rented for less than twelve
dollars-the tenants to hold the same till the lst Mon.
day in April, 1883 No tenant or company to rent
more than one Stall, and each tenant TO pay the rent
na!f yearly in advance And in all time thereafter it
shall be the duty Of said Market Master to rent said
Stalls the above terms, yearly on the first Monday
IN April LAYING given az least ten days previous notice
He shall collect said rents and pay them to the
Chamberlainsee that the Market house is kept clean
and good order by the tenants of the Stalls and
others using the same, and take that every
person selling in the market uses just weights and
measures, and that the Ordinance in relation to the
Market be strictly enforced.
5th That person shall purchase in public Market
any provisions usually sold there and sell or expose
to sale the same again in this town, under penalty.
for each offence OF not less than two, nor more than
twenty dollars.
9Th. That every butcher, or other person. occupying
STALL in the Market house, shall keep the same with
his block bench and other furniture therein clean and
decent under penalty OF one dollar for each offence.
7h That any butcher, or other person, erecting or
causing 10 be erected within the limits of the Market
or attaching placing in the Market house any block
bench or other furniture, for the carrying Of bis
her trade, without first renting Stall shall forfeit and
pay i've dollars for every day SO offending
Sth. That any person who shall hitch or tic horse
other animal, to the Market house, or deposit any
rubbish, filth, dirt other offensive matter in or q.
bout the Market house. shall forfeit and pay for each
offence fine of not less than fifty cents, more than
five dollars.
9th. That for every beef sold in Market BY any
other than regular butcher renting Stall the Mar
ke Master shall demand and receive lift cents Of the
owner and for every veal mutton SO sold, twelve
and half cents each.
loih. That dry measure alone shall be used in said
Market.
llth. That any person Offering Cor SALE or selling
any article by weight measure which shall be found
deficient therein, the person Offering selling, know
ing such deficiency shall forfeit the thing offered
sod and the Market Master shall sell the same, and
account therefor, and pay the proceeds to the
Chamberlain
18th That the Stalls in and about the Market house
shall be numbet ed by the Market Master and the
1ers written thereon in plain figures.
18Th That all the fines, penalties and forfeitures in
nrred under this Ordinance, shall be enforced re-
covered before the Mayor, Recorder, any Alderman
If the town; and the Market Master for the aaties
hereby imposed en- him, shall receive such cOmpensa-
ion may be deemed just by the Council.
14th. That this Ordinance shall be in force en- and
Ifter the first day Of September next
TEsTE, JAMES +. PATTERSON, Cl'k.
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