Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1864-04-07
Ordinance No. SO.

Supplementary Ia Ordinance NO. 70, en-
titled an Ordnance to estaJlish and reg
plate INurl:ets an the city Of Cn'nber-
land.
.SectieR Isl. Be it enacted and ordained by
the Mayor and Councilmen of the city of Cum
berland, that Monday, Tuesday, "Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday and Saturdays of each week,
be and they are hereby set apart as regular mar
ket days in said city.
Section 2ad, Il for 3D. And be it enacted,
That the market shall open Monday, Wednes-
day and Friday at 8 o clock A. NJ. and close
at 2 O'Clock P. ~, and Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturdays the market shall open at o clock
A. n. and close at 10 A. NJ, from the first OF
April to the first. of November, and from the
first of November to the first of April, on said
Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, the mar
ket shall open at clock A. N. and close al
10 o'clock A. NJ, and on Saturday evening
open from TO 8 O'Clock p. ~, and the Market
Master shall give notice of the opening and clio.
sing of the market by the ringing of bell.
Section Sd. And be it enacted, That it shall
not be lawful for any hucksters, green-grocers,
or other person living in the city and dealinu
in the articles Of butter, eggs and poultry q,
any kind or either of them, 10 sell or offer E..
sale either as principal or agent butter, eggs or
any kind OF dressed poultry, except within he
Limits of the market. Any person so offend
shall forfeit and pay sum not less than e
nor more than twenty dollars for each offence,
Provided, that nothing contained in this ordi
nance, or the Ordinance to which this Ord, ,
nance is supplement-, shall be construed a.
prohibiting or preventing the delibery of but
| ter or eggs by the producer to the consumer,
in accordance with contracts Of engagements;
And provided further, That nothing herein
contained shall be construed as prohibiting
hucksters and other dealers from buying and
selling butter, eggs and poultry outside Of the
limits of the market during the hours inter-
venng between the hours named in this Ordi-
nance and the Ordinance to which this is sup
Elementary.
Section 4tA And be it enacted, That it shall
be the duty of the Market Master TO examine
| all fresh meats offered for sale in the Market
House, and rs far as possible to examine all
fresh meats brought within the city limits for
sale, and to decide whether il is of good mar
ketable quality, in consequence of age, feeding,
disease, or other cause, and if in the judgment
| of the MARKET Master any meats brought into
the Market House, or within the city limits, for
sale be found unit for market from any of the
above causes, the person Or persons SO offending
shall forfeit the same Cor each and every Of
fence.
Section 5h And be it enacted, That any
person or persons bringing veal into the Mar
ket House for sale shall have the same inspect
ed Dy the Marhet Master DcIOrc IL Is cut up anO
offered for SALE any person or persons violating
this section shall forfeit and pay the sum not
less than five nor more than ten dollars for each
and ever offence. .,
Section 9Th. And be 1t enacted, That any
persons or persons living outside the city limits
killing beeves, hogs, veal or sheep, and bring
ing them within the city limits for sale, shall
pay tax on each beef of 40 cents, on each
hog veal or mutton Is cents, except those who
have rented stalls in the meat market. All
persons selling meat within the city limits who
shat! refuse TO pay said tax shall forfeit and
pay the sum not less than Que nor more than
five dollars fer each and every offence.
Sec!ioa TM. And be it enacted That all
fines and penalties imposed by this ordinance
shall he recovered in the manner provided by
the ordinance to which this is supplementary.
Seet:os sh. And be it further enacted and
ordained, That this ordinance shall take effect
and be in force from and after the sixteenth day
Of March, 1861, and that all ordinances and
parts Of ordinances conflicting with the. provi-
sions OF this ordinance are hereby repealed.
Passed March Q, ga.
V. A. BUCKLEY,
Acting Mayor.
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