Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1857-09-05

l. TON, August q, 1867, the following Ordinance
passed
An Ordinance to Establith and Regulate
1, Ma.Ke&.
Ist Be it Ordained by the Council Of TIE town of
Staunton, that Market shall be reg ularly held
every day, (SUNDAys cacepted,) 1T the Market
House in the town OF Stauntnu.
cd. Tint any person Asying any articles Of pro-
visions to sell or dispose of in the town viz: esh
fish, fowl, butter, eggs, cheese, vegetables, roots
fruit other things usually sold in well regulated
markets, may bring them to the II uket house-,and
any person exposing to sale, or actually selling,
any OF the aforesaid articles OF provisions, at any
other pace within the town than at the Market
house. sax forfeit and pay not less than one, nor
more than ten dollars, for each offence aad any
person purchasing such provisions at any other
place than said Market house, shalincur like pen
atty for each such offence.
Sd. That the Market Master shall attend the Mar
ket every day from daylight in the morning until
sunaowr, Cor SO Icing IS may be necessary to dis
charge.the duties OF bis office, )-he shall inspect
all provisions offered there for sale, and if on his
own observation, or the information OF others, he
shall discover any unfit. damaged, tainted or
sound provisions offered in market, he shall siezc
them and order the person or erso1s owning them,
proposing to sell them, to remove them hey onG
the limits Of the town, under penalty Of Two dol
lars for disobedence; nor shall any person sell or
oter for sale any such provision. knowing it to be
-, nor an flesh or fowl that has died except by
siaug liter, nor any meat by any other than its
proper designation, under penalty Of not less than
| two, nor more than twenty dollars for each of.
enee.
9Th. 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, al
ter having given public notice of such letting for at
least one weekPropided, no Stall shall be rented
fer less than twelve dolarshe tenants to hold the
came Ill the LIST Monday in April, 1853. Ne tenant
Or Company to rent more than ore Stall and each
tenant to pay the rent half yearly in advance And
in all time thereafter, ii shall be the duty Of sal
Market Master to rent said Stalls, en- ihe .boy,e
terms, yearly, On the first Monday IN April, having
giYen at least ten days previous notice. He shall
collect said rents, and pay them over to the Cham
bcrlain-see that the Market house is kept clear
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 to the
+ Market be strictly enforced.
5th. That no person shall purchase in public Mar
kot any provisions ususiN sold there, and sell or
expose tn sale the again in this teen, under q
penalty, for each offence, o. not less tn two rer
! more than twenty dollars.
6th That every butcher. or other person, oco -
ling Stall in the Market house, shall keep the
same, " I'll his block, bench and other furniture
therein. clean and decent, under penalty Of one
dollar for each offence.
fth. That ans bgteher,o other person, erecting,
or causing TO be erected, within the limits Of the
Maj ket or attaching or placing in the Market
house any block bench, other furniture, for the
carrying ON of his or her trade, without first rem
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every day so offending.
sth. That any person who shall hitch or tie a
horse, or other arin@l, to the Market house, de-
posit any rubbish, filth dirt, other offensive mat
ter, in abort the Market house. shall forfeit and
pay for each offence fine Of not less than fifty
cents, nor more tn all five dollars.
9Th. Thatfor every beef sold n Market by any
other than n regular butcher renting q Stall, TIE
Mrket Master shall demand and receive atty cents
o the owner, pnd for every veal or mutton sold,
twelve and hall cents each
lQih. That dry measure clone shall be used in
said Market.
llth. That any person offering for sale, or selling
any article by weight or measure, which shall be
tound, deficient therein, the person offering or
selling knowing such deficiency, shall forfeit the
thing offered or sold, and the Market Master
shall sell the saL,e and account therefor aud pay
over tie Yroceeds &c The Chsmherain.
9th, Shst IKE Stalls in and abod. the Market
house shall be numbered by the Market Master, and
the numbers written thereon in plain figures
18th That all the fines, penalties and torietures
Incurred under this Ordinance shall be enforced or
recovered before the Mayor, Recorder, any Al
lermsn Of the town end tae Market Master, fer
the d1ties hereby imposed ca linn, shall receive
such compensation as may be deemed just by the
Council
l4th. That this Ordinance shall be in force on
and after the first day OF Septembr next.
TEsrE. JAMES +. PATTERSON, Clk.
Aug. 10, lS57.-3t,