The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1860-02-07
AN ORDINANCE

ESTABLISHING A MARKET IN TIE ToWNoF
CAMDEN:
= and Wardens Of the 7otrn of Camden, in Counei!
no,u Assembled That Market be and is hereby es.
tablished in the Town of Camden for The sale Of all
Butchers Meat Poultry and Vegetables in the Mar.
kat House next to the Bank of Camden. -
SECTION 2d-That no Butchers Meat Poultry or.
Vegetables, (other than Potatoes shall be offered for
sale any other place within the limits OF said Town.
unless the shall have been previously offered or
sale in the Market during Market hours for at least
one hour and until the closing Of the Market on the
dayWhen the said articles shall be ofered1for sale.
SrerIos On The Market shall be opened daily
fsanday exce3tedl for three hours, commencing at
sx O'clock q m, troma the 2lst March to the 2lst
dsv of Sent ember and at seven o'clock the remainder
OF the year ard on the afternoon Of Saturday from
3 ave 10 eight o'clock
: ! Sror1oS 4TH-The Town Marshal shall be- Ex.
ofieio. Commissioner ofythe Market, and in his ab-
sence the Intendant shall have power to appoint
Commissioner, pro tenn 2
sEcr1ov 5rn-If any article shall be offered for
sale in the said Market which shall be condemned as
unsoundso or unwhoiesome, upon examination o. one
of the Wafdeps Of the sad Town, the same shall be
DESTROYED, and The person offering such article Tor
sAle shall be liable to be nedat the discretion OF the
Town Council, not exceeding Twenty Dollars $500.
Section 6Tn-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 oIher
perso having charge of sucn slave, specifying the ar
tcle authorized to be sold, under penalty ofioriet.
nre of s.,ch article upon the fact being established
10 tbe satisacton ofone Of the Wardeps of said Town
SECTION 7TH.-Any person who shall oppose, abuse
orinsnlt the Commissioner ofthe Market in discharg
ine his duties shall be fined at the discretion oi
SCounc;i Ia a sum not exceeding Twenty Dollars for
each and every offence.
SECTION sTu.-The Commissioner of the Market
> ~. dntp Market hOura aIld
that the this Ordinance are duly en-
forced and as % compensation for hls services ne
shall receive a salary Of One Hundred Dollars pei
Nannun. ~ Es.slS{s..z~
SECTION srH.-The Council SHALL from lime to
snie make all neediul Rules and Regulations Tor the
government of the Market, not inconsistent wln
This Ordinance and establish the rates 10 DC paid b
nersons offering articles for sale in said Market by
resolution, changing the same from time TO time al
their discretion but notice of any change OF Rules
or Regulations shsll be published in the Camden
Journal at least two weeks before the same shall &c
into effect. IS III
SEcrlos l0TH.-Any person violating any OF the
provisions of this Ordinance or any Regulations
made by Council, in pursuance OF the same othe
than those, the penalty of which has been hereli
before specified, shall be liable to be fined at ths
discretion Of Council, in q sum not exceeding Iwen
" Dollars for each and.eyery offence and the Com
missioner or the Market shall ne subject to the san
penalty Tor ench and every negiect VI MS uute, un
der this Ordinance or the Regulations of Council 10
the government OF said Market.
SECTION llrH-Nothing herein contained shal
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, IS Witness tn
Seal Of the said Town and the hand the Inten
J. B. KERsHAw, Intendanr.
z. WITHERSPooN. Recorder.
Camden, sc, January l7-lm.