Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-12-05
TEE MARKET HnnsF

AT called meeting of the City Council Thursday
night the following bill offered by Alderman Halle,
was passed into law, and goes into effect, we be-
ieve, on the last Saturday of this month.
An Act to amend eristig Acts regard the Market
HOUSE, and to regulate the same.
SIC. l. Be Il enacted BIZ the Mayor and Alderman of
the City Of NashpilEs That from and after the first
day Of November, 10 the first day of April there
shall be one market every day, Sundays excepted
10 commence at y o'clock, NJ and continue until
set; and from and after the first day of April to
the first day of November, market TO commence eve
~ morning, Sundays excepted at daylight, and
continue until IL O'Clock, A M, except on Satur-
days, when the market shall close at o'clock A
NJ, and open again in the evening. at o'clock, and
continue until o'clock, P. NJ; and that hereafter
the ringing Of the bell for the opening of market be
discontinued
SEC. 2. Be Il enacted, That hereafter the stalls.
stands, and spaces Of the public market house, ex-
cept the outside benches, which shall remain rent
free, shall be rented public auction TO the highest
bidder, for the term Of year, and longer and
that the first public renting take place on the last
Saturday in December, and hereafter TO continue
thus TO be rented, unless otherwise provided for
Sac. 3. Be 1t enacted, 1t shall not hereafter be
lawful to rent any such STALL stand or space to any
person persons residing within the corporate lin
its of the City Of Nashville, any person or per-
sons residing beyond those limits, who is net, him.
themselves the producer, raiser or taker of the
articles, whether vegetables, fowls. game, fish, fresh
or cured meats butter, eggs, and any and all other
articles used for food and usually sold in the public
market.
SEo. Be Il enacted, That every renting of such
stalls stands, space shall be made subject to such
rules and regulations in regard the same and in
regard TO the government of the Market House. as
the Mayor and Aldermen Of the City Of Nashville
may, from time 20 time, see fit to adopt
SIC. O. Be a enacted, Ii shall not be lawful for
having rented q II m of said stalls
stands, or spaces, aforesaid afterwards to under
let or hire out the to any other person. fer the
whole, any portion of his term, under the penal
ties hereinafter prescribed.
SEC. g. Bet enacted, 1t shall not be lawful for sny
person to enter into, or propose any contract or
combination with other persons, the object and ten
dency Of which are TO increase the price of market
able provisions in the City of Nashville
SEC Z. Be Il enacted The third section of this
act shall apply persons following the business
Of butcher, but they shall be allowed to sell only
such articles, not raised produced or taken by them
selves, as are usually sold by butchers, and which
have been butchered and prepared for msrket by
themselves.
SEC. 8. Be II enacted, If any person or persons,
SHALL directly indirectly sell or barter or offer
TO sell or barter, any of the stalls, stands
or spaces aforesaid any Of the articles mentioned
and referred to in the third section of this act which
article or articles have not been produced raised
taken by him, themselves shall rent or hire
VI salu stdAis, bldnus, Spaces ulfecly OF
directly, contrary to the provisions of this act such
person or persons shall be subject all the penal
ties of this act.
SEC. 8. Be Is enacted, ANY person violating any of
the provisions of this act, shall be fined in
less than twenty five, ner more than fifty dollars
which may be sued for in the name and for the use
of the corporation, like other fines and penalties.
SEC. 10. Be IL enacted, That butchers shall be en-
titled to occupy space the centre row Of col
umns Of six feet iron the outside of the column to
the outside of their benches, and no more.
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