Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1857-09-12
IN COUNCIL FOR TIE TOWN or sTAUN
Il TON, August Il, 1857, the following Ordinance

IN COUNCIL FOR TIE TOWN OF GTaUN
TON, August II, 1867, the following Ordinance
was passed
An Ordinance to Establish and Regulate
a Market.
LIST. Be IL Ordained by the Council Of tie town O.
Staunton, that Market shall be regularly held On
every day. (SUNDArs ercepfed,) at the Market
House in the town OF Stanton.
I'd. That any person having any articles Of pro-
visions to sell or dispose Of in the town viz flesh,
fruit Or Other thirga usually sold in well regulated
markets, may bring them to the N srket house-and
eny-person exposing to snle, or actually selling,
any OF the aforesaid articles of provisions. at any
other place within the town than at the Market
house, shall forfeit and pay not less than one, nor
more than ten dollars, for each offence; and any
person purchasing such provisions at any other
place than said Market house, shall incur like pen
atty for each such offence.
I'd. That the Market Master shall attend the Mar
ket every day from daylight in the morning until
shutdown, Ger so Ting as may De necessary TO dis
charge the duties OF his office, he shall inspect
all provisions offered there for sale, and il en- his
own observation, or the information of others he
shall discover any unfit, damaged, tainted or
sound provisions offered in market, he shall sieZe
them ana order The person or persons owning them,
proposing TO sell their, to remove tham beyond
the limits OF the town, under penalty of two dol
lars for dsobedience nor shall any person sell or
offer Tor sale any such provision. knowing il to be
So sny flesh or tow! that has died except by
slang liter, any meat BY any other than its
proper designation under penalty of not less than
two, nor more than twenty dollars for each Of
eDee, =
4th That the Market Master shall within ten
GAYS from the passing OF { is Ordinance rent the
stalls OF the Market house to ths highest bidder al
ter having given pubic notice Of such letting for
least one Week-f,roUtded, Stall shall be rented
ior less than twelve dollars. The tenants to hold the
same till the lst Monday in April, 1855 No tenant
or company to rent more than enc Stall ard each
tenant pay the rent half yearly IN adv ence And
ali sha he fef Of
Market Master to rent said Stalls, on the aboEe
terms yearly, on the first Monday ia April, having
EiTen at least ten days previous notice. He she'll
collect said rents, and pay them over to The Cham
berlain--see that.the Market house Is Kept clean
and IN good order by the tenants OF the Stalls, and
others using The sain,, and take that every
person selling in the market just weights and
measures, and that the Ordinance relation the
Market be strictly enforced.
9TH That no person shall purchase in public Mar
Eet any provisions ususly sold there, and sell
expose to sale the same again in this town. Uuder
penalty for each offence @! not less IL IN two,
inofe than twenty dollars. g.s:
9th. That every butcher. OF other person, Gc.u-
pying stall in the Ma ket house, shall keep the
SANG with his block bench and other furniture
therein, clean aud decent, under penalty OF one
dol II for eaei, offence.
18th. That any butcher, or other persoa, erecting,
or causing to be erected, within the limits Of the
Market, or attaching CT placing in the MARKET
house any block bench, other furniture, tor the
carrying on OF his Or her trade, without first rem
ting Stall, shall forfeit and pay five dollars Tor
eveiy day SO offending.
8th. That any person who shall hitch or tie a
hcrse, Or other animal, To the Market house, or dc
post any rubbish filth, dirt, other offensive mat
ter in or abo.t the Market house, shan forfeit and
pay fer each ohtnce fine o. not less than fifty
cents, nor more til n five dallaps.
ash That for every brei sold in Market b. airy
other thaha regular butcher renting a stall the
MrEet Master rha demand and receive fifty cents
of The owner, and for every yea! mutton 50 sold
twelve sud h III cents each.
leth. That dry measure alone shall be used i'll
said Ma ket.
litA That any person oaeriug for sa'e or sailing
ANY article by wight or MEASURE, whi"h shall BE-
found deficient therein. the person 20 Offering or
selling. knowing SUCH deficiency shall forfeit the
ling 50 offered arsold and the Market il aater
a'al sell the sane, AID therefor, and pay
GFer the proceeds to the Chamberlain.
18th. That Inc stalls IN aud about the Market
boase shall benuiabered by the Market Master, and
the numbers written thereon in plain figures.
l@th. That all the fines penalties end foreitures
incurred rheer this Ordinance shall 3e enforced
recoFered Before t,le Mayor, Recorder, or any AL
dirinan Of the town ana the Market Master for
the duties re3y imposed on him, shall receive
Such compensation Is inay Be deemed just by the
Council.
ltt,. Tia. this Ordinance shall be in force on
and tier the FIRST day OF September next.
1Ests JAMES Z. PATTERSON, Cfk.
81 n l957 IL