The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-09-08
AN ORDINANCE
For the Regulation OF tho Markets In
the City Of LaneAEter.

Lancaster shall hereafter continue " be used and
occupied SUCH sub se! to tile following regulations
and restrictions:
sEc, II. Al articles intended for isle in theeaid
market house or market spaces, snail he offered for
sale On every Wednesday, and Saturday u feach week
in each and GyrTy year, and the market hours shall
nom the st Of April until the Let Of October be four
o'clock, A. ", Until O'Clock ia tho morning aud
nom the lst Of Oc,obeF Until the lst Of Apr they
shall he from o'clock A. u. until 10 o'clock IN the
Sec. M Tie MARKET master shall be provided
with bell, aud shall announce By the ringing there
Of the opening aud closing 0i the market hours.
SIC. ". Etery Occupsr u sall or stand in or
about sad market shall, Within one hour after the
ringing Or the bell for the closing oflo market, cause
his provisions vehicle, II he have one, " be re-
moved from the iDafket page asa bis stand or stall
10 be thoroughly cleaned and all animal vegetable
rubbish 70 BE- removed from the market place, sni
each butcher shall cause his tables, meat block and
other fixtures 70 be Thoroughly scsped and cleaned
srg. Y. The market master shgll cause the mar
kct hOlse and Intrkc. spaces IN ghich market has
been held, to be swept and cleaned in the afternoon
VI the same day.
5rc VI Ne person, after having purchased in
market ahy poultry, Wild game meat butter eggs,
which slall have been 0htancdb by purchase less than
tye miles from ths city Of any person or persons
bringing such article or articles ~ tho city shall sell
offer for sale the came either ia large or small
5Ec WI. No grocer or dealer in provisions shall
sell or offer for sale any article ~ the market
SIG VIII. No person shall stick mp any printed
card or b or placard Oh the market house, ,pllarOr
SIC, *. No person shall sell or expose, or offer
for sale IN market, or in any other place in the city
any unwhOcsDfne meat the flesh Of any dead an
iinal which was sick over heated, or down ~
dogs or otherwise at OF shortly before the tine TIC
same was bUtchorcl or slain or which died a natural
DEATH or was killed Ly accident, casualty, other
means than the usual manner Of Staying animals Tor
| food nor shall any person sell expose or offer for
sale IN this city any putrid, bown plated, rageI or
unsOund meat, h-h, eggs, poultry, or any uuwh,le-
some article Of food nor shall any person sell Or cx-
pose or otter Tor sale IN the nar:"t, or 10 any other
place in this city, the flesh any BULL boar ram, dog,
eat or any unclean animal 1t ls hereby made the
duty Ofthe maret1Stcr to seize any article in this
section mentioned and cause the same 70 be destroy
cd and Il the person Oteungihe same bH the renter
Of stall IN the market the s1ue shall b. forfeited,
and ne sh1ll ney afterwards b. permitted % rent
Occupya stall in market.
Sgc. < No person attending market fol the purpose
ofbuyng or selling; shall pIrchnse any article .p!d
in market, AS the agent Of tavern Eeepefs or other
| Syc XII No person shall lead. ride, drive or
place any horse or other animal into the Market
House OF any foot path space pertaining thereto.
or k or slaughter any animal IN market or thTo"
Ordcposite any animal or vegetable oiist fth' meat,
dead animal Or fowl, fish OF any n0sance substance
in the market house or market space.
SIC. XII All vehicle in which articles are brought
to market for sale, shall be placed in such position
a. the market master may direct
SEC. XIII. Whenever any person who is not the
renter ola stall stand shall have sold disposed
of the c0nmoditie. brought by hlm or her to mar
let FOR sale he or she shall forthwith remove his or
her article nom the market space.
| SIC. XIV. No person shall expose or offer for
sale any article n the market house or sny place
pertaining thereto Sunday, or at any other u!Ge,
| except on market days dunng market hours.
SEc. XI No person shall, ~ market. at any lme,
| sell or give away any vines, or sPItuoLs gF Ter,
mentcd liquors, set up keep any tagle u loarl
for the purpose Of eating or drinking or about the
same except upon the permls sion Of ~" CITY touhe
SEC XVI 1t shah be unlawful ior any grocer OF
dealer in provisions to purchase any article 10 mar
ket except for the use 0i his own ianly.
SEC XVIII. No person shall bring or suffer t
come with him into or upon the market place during
market hours, any unrulv or dangerous animal.
| SEC. XVIII. Butter, lard aud honey sold IN mar
kct shall -c sold by weight ayOlriupJ'..
| SEC XIX. The market master shall seize all artl'
clcs which are exposed or offered Tor sd" 10 market
tnat are Of less weight or me1 sure thAn tn" repre-
scuted by the seller and all articles that are attempt
ed to be sold by false or incorrect weights, or meas
ures and shall sell the same at public aucton to th'
highest bidder and pay the proceeds into the City
SIC. XIX. That it shall be unlawful for any persor
or persons TO use the Patent Spring Balance ioT th'
purpose Of determining the weight OF any article
bought or sold in market, or at any other place with
lin the corporate limits Of the said city.
SsC. XXI. That all sales OF meat made in the mar
kct, frrqulred to he weighed, shall he Neghed b.
SIC. XXiI Whenever any article shall be ezhb.
tied in market as though the same was intended io
sale whether engaged, sold ornOt, directly otter,
sale or not, such exhibition shall be held TO be AT
exposure OF the same for sale, within the meaning .
this ordinance.
SEC. MIL, lhat ~ shail not ne lawful lJI an,
person to buy or sell or cause to be bought or sold
any article of provision corn, oats fruit, vegetables
Tor any other article intended for sale at the Cit
Market House, which shall have arrived within tht
corporate limits Of said city before the hours o
opening said market, nor shall It he lawful for an
person during market hours to purchase or cause L
be purchased or set any article sointcnded for mar
et as Aforesaid for the purpose OF expectation or re
selling; nor shall it be lawful for any person to Sci
or otter for sale in the CITY Market House or space
aforesaid, amy provisions or other articles WhGh n
whatever while on their way to or designed for sal
market.
XIV. Thatit shall be unlawful for any person 0
persons who attend market for the purpose OF seliln
to agree with another to raise the price Of any arcl
or articles brought to market for sale
SEo. XIV. 1t shall be unlawful for any person nc
resident ofthe City Ct Lancaster, to buy any artlc
brought to market for sale, during market hours eh
cepting thoae persons who reside within tw" miles
the city, and also excepting those persons who atten
market for the purpose OF selling articles brough
SIC. XVI That the Market Master shall away
keep in and about the Market House, in conyenlen
place pair OF scales and weights to he selected b
the City Council, for the purpose Of determining th
weight Of any article brought to market for sal
when required so to do, or whenever he may deer
SFG. XVII. It shall he unlawful for any perso
to purchase IN market any more butter. egg
fowls wild game, poultry, or any other article {
which there is then IN the city scarcity, When an
other person is present demanding part Of the sam
than is absolutely necessary for his own immedai
family needs.
STR, XVIII. That the Market Master shall h
furnished by the City Council with the propermtss
ures Of pint quart, half gallon and gallon, and ha
peck, peck and half bushel. and ltls hereby mad
his duty to see that the measures used in market io
the purpose Of measuring articles sold or 10 be sol
in the market, are Of the proper capacity rs repre-
sented by the seller and # any person shall sell an
article 10y n false or incorrect measure, every sue
person so offending, shall on conviction thereolht
fore the Mayor, hc fined in any sum not TO eNcee
twenty dollars, with costs, and II convicted of Sc
and like oense they shall forever be deprived otaga'
using any stall or stand in the market.
SIC XXlX. The provisions Of this ordnance sha
be so extended Us to embrace all spaces and street
where market wagons may be stationed 10y order
the market master, or where provisions are rctalle
from vehicles or stands.
SIC. XXX, The Market master shall have author
ity to orlcrand remove from the market any pcrSo
guilty thereof of any violation OF this Ordinance,
who shall fail to oboy any legal order Of that Qtic T.
SIC. XXXI. Any person who shall in any plruI
ular violate this ordinance shall, on CONVICTION there
ofbefore the Mayor be fined in any sum not less thn
two dollars nor more than one hundred dollars, wit
costs of suit for every such otfensc.
SEC. XXXll. That every person who shall resi'
the market master in the lawful discharge ui the seN
eral duties imposed upon him by the ordinances
the said city, shall be fined, ON conviction ,hereo
before tho Mayor, in any sum not to exceed fy dol
r lars, with costs.
SEC. XXXIlI That any provision or provisions {
= any ordinance incompatible with any provision q
" provisions Of this ordinance be and the same ar
: hereby repealed.
Sro. XXXIv This ordinance shall take effect m
he in force from and after its passage and legal pu6
: cation.
4 Done in the Copncl Chamber of tho City Of Lar
caster, Ohio this 9th day Of August, A. y. laA
c. DRESBACH, President,
c W. i. KING, City Clerk.