Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1857-08-29
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

C0dKCII FoR TIE TOWN CF.sgAUN.
was passed
An Ordinance to T ktalIish ard Eeeu.ate
Market
list. Be II Oh dained by the G. uneii OF town Of
stanton that Market tlal be regularly held On
every day, (SUADAYs eategfed,) at The Market
House in the town ofStaunton.
I'd hat any pelson having any articles OF pro-
Slsons to sell or dispose of in the town viz: feth
fruit or other things usually so,a in well regulated
markets, nay bring them to the NJ ,rket house and
an! person opposing to- sale, or actually selling,
any oil the aforesaid aitcles of Provisions at srv
other place within the town tlan 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 pea
atty for each such otfence -
Sd. That the Market Master shall attend the Mar
ket every day from daylight in the morning until
suhdoWn, Cor SO long as may be necessary to dis.
charge the du ties OF his office )-he shall ;nsnect
all provision offered there for sale and # on Ills
own o9ser Walton, or the information of others he
shall disc over any unfit, damaged, tainted or nm
sound pr divisions offered in market he shall sieZe
them an order the person persons owning them.
or prop oslng to sell them, to remove them beyond
tne I'm lts OF the town, under penalty of Two dol
lars for dsobedience; shall any person sell or
offer for sale any such provision knowing it TO be-,
so, nor any flesh or fowl that has died except by
slaughter nor any meat by any other han IL
proper designation, under pepaty of not less than
two, more than twenty dollars for each Of.
ence. "
4th: That the Market Master shall within ten
days from the passing OF tits Ordinance, rent the
stalls OF the Market house to the highest bidder af4
ter having given public notice of such letting for at
least one week-Pror'dea, no Stall shall be rented
for less than twelve doars-the tenants to hold the
same till the lat Monday in April, 1858. Not
or company to rent more than one Stall ard each
tenant to pay the rent half yearly in advance. And
III all time thereafter, IL shall be the duty of sal d.
Market Master to rent said Stalls, on the above
terms, yearly. On the first Monday in April having
gwen atleast ten days previous notice. He shah
berlain--see that the Market house is kept clean
and in good order by the tenants of the Stalls and
o.ners using the SANE, and take care that every
measures, aud that the Ordinances IN relation to the
Marke. be strictly entGr ced
9TH That no person shall purchase in public Mar
ket any provisions ususly sold there and sell or
expose to sale the same again in this town, under
penalty, Tor each offence o not less til an two nor
more than twenty dollars.
eth. That every butcher. or other person. occu-
fyiBf a Stall III the Market house, shall keep the
same, With bis block, bench and other furniture
tsereln, clean and decent, under penalty of one
doisr for each offence.
It'll. That any butcher or OTHER prrson eroci;ng
81 causing to be erected, within the limits of the
Market, or attaching placing in the Market
n'ust any CLOCK bench or other furniture, for the
carrying on OF his or her trade, without first EN-
ing stan, shall forfeit and pay five dallais Tor
every day offending.
oth. That any person whe shall hitch or tie @
horse, OF other animal to the Market house. or de-
posit any rubbish. filth, dirt or other offensive mat
ter, IN or abort the Market house shall forfeit AMI
pey Tor each offence iiae Of not less than iitty
cehfs, nor more th IN hte'd ,llaq.s.
gth. lhattor every BRET sold in Market bv any
othti Than regular butcher renting Stal tho
hrk Master ha demand and receive fifty c.mts
oil hA owner, and tor. every veal or mutton 80 Sold
twelve aud halt cents each.
ioth That dry measure alone shall be used in
said MAJ kct
lith Ihet any person Offering for sals, or selling
any article BY weight or mea ufe, which shall b.
i9nnd deficient therein, the person so Offering ar
F,ihhg, knowing such deficiency, shall forfeit the
thing SO offered OF sold. and the Mlrkat Master
shah sell the sai..e and account therefor and pay
over the proceeds 10 the Chamber ain.
18th. That the stalls in aud about the Market
hous, shall be numbered by the Ma KIT Master and
the numbers written thereon IN PLAN figures.
tn That all the fines, penalties and foefeitures
il"afIed uLdcr this Ordinance, shall b. enforced Or
recovered before the Mayor, Recorder or any Al
derman of the town and thu MARKET Master for
the duties h'reby imposed on him, shalt receive
snrh compensation may b. deemed Just by ths
Council.
ltb. That this Ordinance sliall be in force or
and after the first deg Of Stpten.,t ncxt
Tssre, JAMES +. PATTERSON. OK
Arg 10, 1s57.-3t.