True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-09-08
AN ORDINANCE.
To amend IAN Ordnance Regulating the
Markets" passed January, 81. 1852.

TO amend IAN Ordnance Regulating the
Markets" passed January 81, 1852.
SEC. l.. Be it ordained by the City
Council of the City of Steubenville, That
the seventh Section Of said ordinance be,
and the same is hereby so amended as TO
read as follows: Thalit shall be the duty
of the Clerk of the Market, annually on
the Saturday next before the second Mon
day of March, between the hours of two
and four o'clock P. NJ. publicly at the
Market house, 10 offer the inside stalls for
rent, for the year next ensuing the date
of such offering, and he shall give a GER
lticate in proper form, TO the highest bid
der, on his producing the City Clerk
receipt for the amount Of bid Provided,
no stall shall be rented at less than fifteen
dollars per annum; and provided further
that il shall be lawful for the City Clerk
to receive the amount Of such bid in two
equal pstalments, the first to be paid
within five days after the said day of sale,
and the second on or before the third Mon
day Of September in each year. and to
issue certificates accordingly, and if such
bidder shall refuse or neglect TO pay the
amount of his said bid, within the time
above prescribed, it shall be the duty oil
The Clerk of the Market, on application
TO him for that purpose, to rent such stall,
and such other stalls as shall not have
been bid off at such sale. until the Second
Monday of March next succeeding, at the
rate Of fifteen dollars per annum to be
paid as above provided, and no person
being the highest bidder for any stall who
shall fail to pay the sum bid, as. before
required shall be permitted to rent the stall
for which he SO bid that year; and pro-
vided further that this ordinance shall moi
be construed as giving any such bidder
any right TO use or occupy such stall until
the price bid before shall have been paid
as above provided.
SEC. 2. That if any persons shall use
or occupy any inside stall, without hayina
obtained a license therefor, according t.
lhe foregoing requisition Of the first Sec
tion, he or she shall forfeit and pay sun
not exceeding three dollars for every da,
he or she shall so use or occupy such stall
and pay the costs of prosecution.
SEC. 8. No person shall be permitted
to use or occupy any outside stall or othe
place of the Marke, House. or on tn,
pavement around the same for the sale o
fruits or vegetables of their own produc
ton, without having first obtained
licence therefor from the Cherk of tn,
Market, for which he or she shall pay a
the rate Of two dollars and fifty cents pc
annum for any stall on the North, Eas
and West sides Of the Market House, AN,
one dollar and twenty-five cents for an,
stall on the South side of the said Marke
House, and any person violating the pro
visions of this third section, shall be liabl
on conviction thereof, to fine for ever,
offence not exceeding three dollars an
costs Of prosecution.
SEC. A That the seventh Section G
the "Ordinance regulating the Markets,
passed January 81, 1852; and an ord
nance entitled "an Ordinance to amen
an ordinance entitled an ordinance reg
ulating the markets." passed March &c
A. d. 1855, be and the same are hereb
repealed.
| SEC. s. That this Ordinance shall tax
effect and be in icrce from and after tn
seventh day of September, A. D. 1858.
Passed in Council September I'd, A. Z
1858. Attest:
JOS. MEANS, Pres't City Counci
GEO. FICCKES, City Clerk.