Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1860-02-16
Ordin ance No. rs.
in Ordinance to Establish and Raul

in Ordinance to Establish and R,gulatr
M4rhets ia"he City Of CunJcriand.
SECTION lsf. Be it Eractef and Ordained B.,
the Mayor ano Coaneits,sn Of The City Of tuni.
6eriand, That Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
of each week be set spart as regular Market
days in said City.
SECTION End. And be IL Enacted, That the
limits Of the Market shall embrace the Square
on which the Erescpt Market House stands, in
Guiding the whole brea it'll of the Streets sur.
rounding tho Market IIouse pror;d,d, however
that nothing herein contained shal lie con ftrued
to interfere with the rights ard privileges of the
occurier or occupiers OF any house on the space
above mentioned, or with tho free passage of the
footways; or to authorise the placing of stalls
stands, benches or oth,r cbstructous On the
foUtways.
SECTION 3RD. And De it enacted, That the
Market shall! open Mt o'clock, A. NJ. from the
ist Of April to the LIST of November, and at 6
o'clock, A. NJ, from the fret of November to
! the ls tof Al and close at II o'clock, A, NJ
asiid days. and on Saturday evening open from
5to so'rlock, r. NJ .,inotice of the opening and
closing shall be given by the Market Master oy
| the ringing Of Il bell.
SEC. 4Tn. And be il enact d, That 1t shall not
b, lawful for any person to engage, buy or sell
any article or articles brought to market, before
its opening as above provided, except the meats
exposed for sale by the butchers in their respec-
tive stalls; and it shall! not be lawful for any per-
son or persons except regularly licensed traders
being non-rcsiaents of the city, to sell or engage
! to sell in snid city, outside of the limits Of the
Market space as herein established, between the
hour OF O'Clock in the afternoon of the day pre-
eeding the market days before me nj toned, and
the hour of 10 o'clock in the morning Of the said
market days, any vegetables, poultry, fsh, meats
fruit. or provisions of any kind whatsoever and
it shall not be lawful during market hours, or on
market days, or after o'clock of the preceding
dow EnI al. L.. i
my market article or articles with view to re-
eeive or have delivered such article or articles at
future time and thereby forestall the sale and
purchase OF such market articles. Any person
persons who shall violate this section shall forfeit
and pay a sum of money net less than one dollar
nor more than five dollars.
seq Sra. Be it enaet.d d, That nil articles ex
posed to sale in the limits of the Market shall
be subject to purchase at retail by the FIRST buy
ers after the ringing Of the bell in such quanti-
ties as they may desire, on payment or offer of
payment Of the price at which the same shall
be sold and ali articles offered for sale outsids
OF the Market Hcufe shall be sold or dispo.ed Of
a! :he wagon or vehicle in which the same may
be brought to the Market. Any person refusing
so to sell shall forfeit and pay fine of not less
than one nor more than five dollars, and the party
or parties buying articles outside of the Market
House e, away from the wagon or vehicle in which
the same may be contained, shall pay q fine of
not less than one nor moro than Ave dollars for
each offence Provided, that no person shall be
bound to sell in less quantities Of following
articles, to witt corn, barrel rye, rye -four,
chop, corn other meal, oats. u bag; opples DO.
tatoes, peaches, turnips, half peck ; and other |
ar tcles in the smallest or lowest auantiti, =, in
which they are usually cold: and pre- rided FIR.
ther that nothing contained in this section shall |
be construed 70 as to allow butchers, traders, |
hueksters or other persons, who buy to sell again,
to become purchasers under this section, or 9TH
erwise than is allowed in other ections Of this
Ordinance.
SEC. 6rH. BE st enacted, That no person fol- |
lowing the business of butcher, huckster or ira
der shall purchase or offer to purchase any ar
ticle or articles of provision or produce in the
limits of the Market, or during the Market
hours fixed by this Ordinance, except such and
so much as may be necessary Tor the use and
c consumption Of his or her own household
Prno'aed, that the Market Master may, after
aa'i the Market hours have elapsed. permit them
10 buy such articles as muy then remain nm Sold
any peison violating the provisions of this Sec
uoh shai forfeit the article or NJ ticles purch
"hu DO hned not less than two nor more tn an |
ten dollars for each offence.
DEC. 1rH: he 1t enacted, That butchers only |
VINO nave rented stall shall be permitted to |
retail meats in the Market during Market hours. |
and no other person shall be allowed 10 seli less
than quarter of beef, veal or muttor a, ies,
than whole slaughtered, hog, sheen or n;o'-
Ally person SO offending. shall forfeit ali sncb
70 eat 70 offered, or,.if sold shall pay the value
foot for sale-shall occupy some convenient stand
on Liberty Street, to be designated by the Mar.
.ket Master; the party or parties failing 10 eop
ply with this provision shall pay . fne not les.
than one nor more than Eve dollars.
+. Sac. sTH. Be IL enacted, That If any person
h.hs blown. usf ind Or epwho!ssoms meat, ~