Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1858-05-15

loving, TO Wit:
An Ordinance to Amend the Ordinance
Entitled San Ordinance to Estab-
lish and Regulate Market"
Be it Ordained by the Council of the
town Of Staunton, that the Ordinances to es-
tablish and regulate Market, passed the
21st day Of August, 1857, be amended and
re=enacted, SO as TO read as fellows:
1st. Thata Market ashali be regularly
held every day, Sundays excepted, at the
Market house, in the town of Staunton
End. That any person having any arti-
cles OF provisions to sell or dispose of in the
town, viz: Flesh, fresh Fish, Fowl, But
ter, Eggs, Vegetables, Fruit, or other
things usually sold in we'll regulated Mar
kets' may bring them to the Market House;
and any person exposing to sale, or actual
ly selling any of the aforesaid articles at
any other place within the town, shall for
felt and pay not less than one dollar, nor
more than ten dollars, for each offence and
any person purchasing any such articles at
any other place than said Market House,
shall incur like penalty for each such Of
fence,-prorided, however, that any per-
son bringing such articles to Market on
Tuesdays, Thursdays on Saturdays, which
are now the regular Market days, shall, af-
ter the hour of eleven of the clock, in the
morning, having previously, on that day,
eaposed said articles to sale at tie Kuket
Aouse for al leaa tro hours be permitted
10 sell such articles as may then remain I'M
scld' and otAer persons DE permitted to pur-
chase them at any other place without res
friction Anil provided, further. that this
Ordinance shall not be construed to prohib-
It the sale, purchase and delivery OF Beef
by the qaaater or larger auautify, or Pork
by the hog or larger quantity, or Of Vcge-
tables for Winter supply, or the sale of APP
pies or other Fruit by Confectioners.
3rd. The Chief of Police, who is, by vir-
tue of his Office, Market Master, shall opep
tue Market every day, Sundays excepted,)
one hour before sun rise, by ringing the
Market bell; and any person selling or pu :
chasing any article in Market bef re the
Market bell is rung, shall forfeit and paw
not less than Que dollar, nor more than five
dollars, for each offenee.
4th 1t shall be the duty Of the Market
Mater to attend at the Market House eve
~ day (Sandays oyeerted) from one hour
before sun rise until sun set, Or so long as
may be necessary to discharge the duties Of
his office He shall inspect all provisions
offered there for sale. and if upon his own
observation. er the information of others, ie
shala discover any unit, damaged, tainted
or unsound provisions offered in Market.
he shall sleze them, and order the person er
persons of ing them for sale, to remove
them beyond the limits af the tosn, under
penalty Of two doRars for disobedience
and any person who shall sell. or offer for
sale any suck provisions, knowing il TO he
so-or any flesh or fowl that has died 9TH
erwlse than by slaughter or aay meat BY
any other than its proper dcsignation-shaL
forfeit and pay not less than two dollars.
nor more thua twcsty dollars, for each Of
fence.
9th. Tie market master shall annually
on the last Saturday il March, rent The
Stalls Of the Market House to the highest
blddef-Aaving previously given notice Of
such Lettiag for at least one week--prov
ded. hogeVors tAst 10 Sail shall be rented
for less than twelve dollars, the Tenant to
hold the same till the first Moaday in April
y the next ssacoeoding year, and provided
further, that no Tenant on Company shall
be permitted to re2t more than one Stall
AID the Market master sLali collect fren,
each Tenant, the rent Of his Stall, half wear
~, IN advance, ana pay over the same to
Che Cham herlain, aud she'll immediately af-
TT such letting, and from time to time there
after, upon the letting of any Stall or Stalls.
return TO the Chamberlain. list of ts,a
Stalls so let, to whom and at what rent.
9th. 1t shall be the duty of the Market
Master to see that the Market House is kent
clean and in good order by the Tenants Of
the Stalls, and others using the same ana
take care that every person selling in the
market uses just Weights and Measures
and that t{e Ordinance IN relation to Tie
Market be strictly enforced
nh That no person shall purchase in
public market arg provisions usually sold
there, and sell OF expose the same again to
sale II this Town, under penalty of not
less tkaG tE7o cellars, nor more than TWEEN
" dollars for each offence
Sth. That every Butcher, or other per-
son, owning stall in the Market House
Shall keep the same, with his block, bcuch
and other furniture therein, ell an and de-
cent, uuee< a penalty Of one dollar for cash
offence.
9th. That any Butcher, or other person,
erecting Or causing to be erected within thu
Alns1s OF the Market or ATTACHING, or pl,-
cling, within the Market iIouse, any block
or other furniture, for the carrying on Of
his or her trade, without first renting u
stab, shall forfeit and pay five dollars for
every day so offending
10th. That any person who shall hitch
or tie horse or other animal to the Mar
ket House, or deposit any rubbish, filth,
dirt or other offensive matter, in or about
the Market House, shall forfeit and pay not
less tslan Gfy cents nor more than five dol
lars, for each offence.
18th. That for every Beef sold in Mar
ket by any ether than regular Butcher
renting stall, the Market Master shall de-
maad and receive fifty cents of The owner
or person SO selling, and for every Veal or
Mutton so sold, twelve and half cents
each, which he shall report and gay over
to the Chamberlain.
18th. That Dry measure only shall be-
used in the Market.
18th. That any person offering for sale,
or selling, any article by weight or mea-
sure, which shall be found deficient there