Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1857-09-02

TN COUNCIL FOR THE TOWN OF STANTON,
i August, 81, 1857, the following Ordinance was

TN COUNCIL FOR THE TOWN OF STAUNT0N
i August, 81, 1857, the following Ordinance was
passed:
An Ordinance to Establish and Regulate O
Market.
LIST. BE it Ordained by the Council of the town o.
Staun.on, hat Market shall be regularly held on ev
cry day, SUNDAYS erceptel,) at the Market Aouse il
the town of Staunton.
Cd 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 OF
other things usually sold in well regulated markets
may bring them 10 the Market house--and any person
exposing sale, actually selling, any Of the atore
said articles of provisions at any other place within
the town than the Market house, shall forfeit and
pay not less than one nor than ten dollars, for
each offence and any person purchasing such provs,
ions at any other place than SAID Market house, shall
incur Il like 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 may be necessary TO discharge
the duties of his office, -he shall inspect all provis-
ions offered there for SALE and if on his observa
ton, or the information of others, he shall discover
any unfit damaged, tainted or unsound provisions Of
ered in market he shall sieze them and order the per-
son persons owning them, or proposing to sell hem
to remove them beyond the limits OF the town. under
penalty of two dollars for dsobedience; nor shall
any person sell or offer for sale any such provision
knowing it be So any flesh or 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 tor each offence.
4th. That the Market Master shall within ten days
from the passing of this Ordinance, rent the Stalls of
the Market house to the highest bidder after having Civ
en- public notice of such letting for at least one week
PrOgded no Stall shall be rented for less than twelve
doarS-the tenants to hold the same till the lst Mon
day in April, 1853 No tenant or company to rent
more than one STALL and each tenant TO pay the rent
half 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 the first Monday
april having given at least ten days previous notice.
He shall collect said rents and pay them to the
Chamberlan-see that the Market house is kept clean
and in good order by the tenants of the Stalls, and
others using the same, and take care 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 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 dollar for each offence
9TH. That any butcher, other person, erecting or
causing to be erected within the limits of the Market
attaching placing in the Market house any block,
BENCH other furniture, for the carrying of his or
her trade, without first renting Stall shall forfeit and
pay five dollars for every day so offending
Sth That any person who shall hitch or tie horse,
or other animal to the Market house. or deposit any
rubbish, filth, dirt, or other offensive matter, in a
bout the Market house, shall forfeit and pay for each
offence fue 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
ket Master shall demand and receive fifty cents OF the
owner, aud for every veal or mutton so sold, twelve
and half cents each.
10th. That dry alone shall be used in said
Market.
llth. That any person Offering for 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 or
sold, 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 numbered by the Market Master and the num-
bers written thereon in plain figures.
18th. That all the fines penalties and forfetures in
Cured under this Ordinance shall be enforced or re-
covered before the Mayor Recorder, any Alderman
of the town. and the Market Master, for the duties
hereby imposed on him, shall receive such compensa-
ton as may be deemed just by the Council.
l4th. That this Ordinance shall be in force and
after the first day of September next.
TEsTE, JAMES F. PATTERSON, Cl'k
Aup Of 1957-3t-Vind cony