Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1864-03-24
Ordinance No. SO.

Supplementary TO Ordinance NO. 70, en-
titled an Ordinance to establish and reg
.aaie markets in the city Of Cansber-
land.
Section la. 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 End, Il for 3D. And be it enacted,
That the market shall open Monday, Wednes-
day and Friday at o'clock A. ID. and close
at 2 O'Clock P. NJ, and Tulsdsy, Thursday
and Saturdays the marketshall open at O CLOCK
A. M. and close at 10 A. NJ, from the first OF
Anr;l 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 + o. clock A. N. and close at
10 O clock A. NJ, and on Saturday evening
open from to 8 o'clock P. NJ, and the Market
Master shall give notice of the opening and clo-
sing of the market by the ringing Of a bell.
Section 3d. And be it enacted, That it shall
not be lawful for any hucksters, green-grocers,
or other person living in the city and dealing
in the articles of butter, eggs and poultry OF
any kind or either of them, to sell or offer for
sale either as principal Or agent butter, eggs or
any kind OIL dressed poultry, except within the
shall forfeit and pay . sum not less than five,
nor more than twenty dollars for each offence.
Provided, that nothing contained in this Ordi-
nance, or the Ordinance to which this Ordi-
nance is supplement, shall be construed as
prohibiting or preventing the delbery OF but
ter or eggs by the producer to this 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-
yening between the hours named in this Ordi-
nance and the Ordinance to which this is sup
Elementary. ~. .g v
Section 4th. 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 as far as possible to examine all
fresh meats brought within the city limits for
sale, and to decide whether it 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 unfit for market from any of the
above causes, the person or persons so offending
shall forfeit the same for each and every Of
fence.
Section 9th. And be it enacted, That any
person or persons bringing veal into the Mar
ket House for sale shall have the same inspect
ed by the Market Master before 1t is cut up and
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. s.1U
Section 9Th. And be it 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 OF mutton Is cents, except those who
have reEted stalls in the meat market. All
persons selling meat within the city limits who
shall refuse to pay said tax, shall forfeit and
pay the sum not less than one nor more than
five dollars for each and every offence.
Section ia. And be it enacted, That all
fines and penalties imposed by this ordinance
shall be recovered in the manner provided by
the ordinance to which this is supplementary.
Section sth. 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, 1864, and that all ordinances and
parts of ordinances conflicting with thc..provi-
sions of this ordinance are hereby repealed,
Passed March s. "a.
V. A. BUCKLEY,