The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1860-02-14
AN ORDINANCE
sTAB11sHING A AMARKEr IN THE TOWN OF

ESTABLISHING AMARKET IN THE TOWN OF
CECTIoN isr.-Bsft It Ordained by the Iutsndant
= and Wardens OF tie 7a,cn Of Camden, in Council
no,p Assembled That Market be and is hereby es.
tabshett in the Town of Camden, for the sale Of all
Butchers Meat Poultry and Vegetables, in the, Mar
ket House, next to the Bank of Camden.
SECTION 2d-That no Butchers Meat Poultry or
Vegetables (other than Potntoes) shall bo offered for
sale ct any otier pacewithin the limits OF said Town.
unless the shall have been previously offered for
sale in the Market during Market hours for at least
one lor5 and until the closing of the Market OH the
day when the said articles shall DO offered for SALE
SECTION 3D.-The Market shall be opened daily
Sunday excepted) for three hours, commencing at
six o'clock, m. from the 2lst March to the 2lst
day of September and at seven o'clock the remainder
OF the year, and on the afternoon Of Saturday from
FIVE TO eight o'clock
SECTION 4TH-The Town Marshal shall be- Ex.
Oficio, Commissioner OF the Market, and in his alb
sence the Intendaht shall nave power to appoint
Commissioner pro tenn
Section 5Tu.--If any article shall be offered for
sale iuthe said Market, which shall be condemned as
unsound or unwholesome, .npon examination by one
of the Wardens of the said Town, The same slal be
destroyed, and the person offering such article for
sale shall be liable to be uedat the discretion Of the
Town Council, not exceeding Twenty Dollars $780,
SECTION 6rIL-It shall not be lawful for any article
herein enumerated to be offered for sale by any slave,
without the written permit Of the owner or other
person bayng charge Of such slave specifying the ar
i;cle authorized to be sold under penalty Of forfeit.
ure of such article, upon the fact being established
to the satisfaction Of one of the Vardens said Town
SECTION 7TH.-Any person who shall oppose, abuse
or insult the Commissioner ofthe Market in dlscharg
Inc his duties, shall be fined at the discretion Of
Council, in sum not exceeding Twenty Dollars for
each and every offence. 81
SECTION Srn-The Commissioner of the Market
l..- Afor1 hNt,ro and
sce;that the provisions ofts Ordinance are duly en-
forced. and as a compensation for his services he
shall receiye' salary Of One Hundred Dollars per
annum.
SECTION srH.-The Council shall, from time to
time make all needlu Rules and Regulations for the
government of:tha Market, not inconsistent with
this Ordinance and establish the rates 10 DC pad by
persons offering articles for sale in said Market by
resolution, changing the same from time 10 time at
their discretion but notice Of any change of Rules
or Regulations shall be published in the Camden
Journal at least two weeks before the same sEall so
SECTION lOrn--Any person violating any Of the
provisions of this Ordinance or any Regulations
made BY Council, in pursuance OF the same, other
than those, the penalty OF which has been herein
before specified shall be liable to be fined at the
discretion Of Council, iu sum not exceeding Twen.
tyDoliars for each and every offence; and the Com
missioner of the Market shallhe subject to the came
penalty for each and every neglect Of his duties
der this Ordinance or the Regulations Of Council for
the government OF said Market
SECTION 1lTH.-Nothiug herein contained shall
be SO construed as to prevent the sale as heretofore
of any living Cattle, Sheep, Hogs or Poultry.
RATIFIED, in Council assembled, this thirteenth
day of January, A.. D., 1860, as Witness the
Seal of the said Town and the hand ofthe Inten.
dant.
J. B. KERSHAW, Intendant
J. Z. WITHEGSPoON. Recorder
Camden, S. G., January l7-lm.