The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1860-01-24
AN ORDINANCE
,BIISHING A MARKET IN THE TOWN OF

ESTABLISHING A MARKET IN THE TOWN OF
CAMDEN:
c ECTION lST.-Bs it Ordained by tie Intenddnt
- and Wardens of tie 70,rn Of Camden, in Council
now Assembled. That Market be and is hereby es.
tablished in the Town of Camden for The sale nf all
Butchers Meat, Poultry and Vegetables in The Mar.
ket House, next to the Bank Of Camden
SECTION 3D. That no Butchers Meat Poultry or
Vegetables (other than Potatocs) shall be offered for
sale ct any otncr place within the limits Of said Town,
unless the same shall have beet previously offered tor
sale in the Market during Aarke hours, fos at least
one hour, and until the closing Of The Market OIL the
day when The said articles shall be offered for sale
SECTION 3D-Tiie Market shall be opened dai!y
Sunday excepted) for three hours, commencing at
six O'clock M, from the 2st March to tile 2lst
day Of September, and al seven o'clock the remainder
OF the year. and OH the afternoon o Saturday from
five 10 eight O'clock
Section 4TH-1he Town Marshal shall be, Ex.
fiicio, Commissioner Of the Market and in his alb
sence Tie Intendant shall nave puwsr TO appoint
Commissioner, pro TEN
SECTION 5rH.-It any article shall be offered for
sale III the said Market, which shall be condemned aa
unsonnd or unwholesone, npnn examination by enc
Of the Wardens Of the said Town. The same shall be
destroyed aud the person offering such article for
sale shall be nple to be inedat the discretion of The
Town Council, not exceeding Twenty Dollars (S20).
SECTION 6rll-ll shall not be lawful for any article
enlmerated to be offered for sale by any slave,
without the written permit of the owner or other
person having charge of sucn slave, specifying The ar
l;cle authorized to be sold under penalty Of forfeit
ure of sac, article, upon the fact being established
TO the satisfaction Of one Of the Wardens oil said Town.
SECTION 1TH.-Any person who shall oppose, abuse
or insult the Commissioner ofthe Market in dscharg.
ing his duties, shall be fined at the discretion Uf
Council, in sum not exceeding Twenty Dollars Tor
each and every offence
SECTION STu.-The Commissioner of the Market
shall attend the same duty during Market hours, and
see that The provisions Of this Ordinance duly
forced, aud as compensation iUr his services he
shall receive salary Of On. Hundred Dollars per
annum.
SECTION 9rn-The Council shall, from time 10
time, make all need:ul Rules and Regulations for the
government OF the Market, not nconsisteut with
This Ordinance and establ sh the rates 10 bc paid by
persons Offering articles for sale in said Market, by
resolution, changing the same from time TO time ut
their DISCRETION but notice Of any change of Rules
or Regulations slwll be published in the Camden
ournol at least two weeks before the stull 60
into effect.
SECTION lOTH-Any person violating any Of tho
PROVISIONS of this Ordlnaace or any Regulations
made by Council, in pursuance o: the sane -olher
than those the penalty Of which has been herein
before specified shall oe liable To be fined at the
discretion OF Council, iu sum not exceeding Tween
ty Dollars for each and every offence and the COn-
missioner oil the Market shall he subject To the same
penalty tor each and every neglect OF Ills duties, un-
der this Ordinance or The Regulations ol Council for
The government OF said Market,
SECTION llTH-Nothing herein contained shall
be so CONSTRUCTORS to prevent the sale heretofore
OF any living Cattle Sheep, Hogs or Poultry.
RATIFIED, in Council assembled. this thirteenth
day Of January. A. D., 1870, as Witness the
Seal Of the said Town aud the haud oil the Inteu.
dant
}. B. KERSlIAW, intendant
J. K. WITH HERSPOON. Recorder. =.
Camden 5. C, january lI-lm. .-.t