The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-07-06

S>AbHSOko3 VI.
came law, as follows:
Ar OrdsHance for Regulating the Markst.
SEC. ]. BE u ordained by tie Mnuo,- and
A.oe'T'en gf ne city Of Columbia, in Co,.n-
cH qssemDIed, That 80 soon as the New
Market House, in Assembly street, shall be
completed, It shah be the duty Of the Com
mltsee on the Market to set OF and assign
the several parts of the said Market House
Tor the sale and exhibition Of different ar
tlcies res pectlveiy; and the stalls in the
sSid Market House shall be leased by the
Clerk OF the Market upon such terms and
IN such nceIner as the said Committee on
the Market shall direct.
Sec: 2: That immediately after the pass
age o. th,s Ordinances, Clerk Of the Mar
ket shall be elected, who shall hold his Of
nee unth the next regular election for
Mayor and Alderman Of this CITY. after
which time the said Clerk of the Market
snaI Ne elected at the came time and place
ana IN the same manner rs tho other cl,y
GERS. That the said Clerk OF the Mar,
Aet snail be required to give DO "a to the
city OF Columbia in the penal sum of two
thousand dollars. (s2, ,000,) with two or
more good sureties, to be approved by the
Cisy Clerk, conditioned for the faithful per
.ormance Of his duties as Clerk of the Mar
Ret. His duties shall be such as are herein
provided, aud as may hereafter be REQUIRED
aud prescribed by the City Council. and
snch sue ~, as have heretofore beep r"rsormed by
HIS salary shall be six hundred dollars
($6OO) per annum, payable quarterly.
DEC. s. That all persons bringing market
produce, VIZ: beef, mutton, pork, veal.
nsh1, poultry, eggs, butter or vegetables,
slai; sl pc compelled to bring such articles to
tue Market House, AMI remain there dur
ing market hours, when, after paving the
required tax. they shall be furnished with
q certificate of license from the Market
CieiLs and any person or persons falling
o procure such certificate shall he liab!,
u mi t, L,1l1l
every offence. lr case any person or prr-
Sons shall bring or offer TOR sale any be-.
Or other fresh meat in VI about the Market
house during said market hours, such per
son n or persons (other than persons paving
sta!lage> shall pay for each beef seventy,
i've Coy cents, and for each veal, sheep.
hos or goat, twenty-five (25) cents: and on
REFUSAL to pay the same. shall be fined two
dollars ts2> for each ard every @f.nce:
ana any person who shall sell anv beef or
at the Market, during market hours. shal!
oe subject to penalty not exceeding five
dollars s5l for each and every .ff.nce.
SEC. 4 Thar the Market House Shall bc
kePt open for tho sale OF all marketable
articles. every day, except Sunday. during
market hours, which, hereafter shall lie
every morning, from O'Clock II. m. until
~ O'Clock a. n1., from the Goth day of
March to the 20tn day or September: and
rom 8 O'Clock a. m. until 10 o'clock q. M,
day Of March, as to all meats: and for
vegetables, fish. eggs, chickens, fruit, &c.
uhtll sunset, except Saturday night when
the Market shall be kept open until 9
O'Clock, p M.
SEC. 5. That no person or persons shall
be permitted to monopolize the stalls or
stands; P'oclded, That this shall not be
construed to prohibit any person occupyin,,
stall or stand from renting n vacant stall
or or stand, when there shall be no other ap-
va 90
ofG o. mat persons occupying stalls or
stanos, after using the Same, shall be re-
qu,red to have the same thoroughly secured
and cleansod daily, aud, on failure to 10 80.
such person or persons shall pay fl . of
i've 1857 dollars, and be prohibited from
using or occupying such stall or stand. until
said file be paid.
SEC. Z. That all articles sold in or near
the Market Honse by weight shall be
welghed with scales: and any person de.
article or articles weighed with stee,yards
or with scales unjusty balanced, or of
uslng false weights, shall be fined not less
than ten (s1O> and not exceeding twenty
(s2ol dollars; and any purchaser who shall
consider himself aggrieyed with regard to
weight, may make Complaint thereof to the
Clerk OF the Market, who, thereupon, shall
cause the article whose weight is disputed
to be re-weighed, and his decision thereon
shall be final.
oE,. q. A6t NJ OlScAScu GOSOunQ meat
shall be offered for sale, under a penalty of
twenty (S20) dollars for each and every
offence; and it shall be the especial duty Of
the Clerk Of the Market to see that no such
diseased or unsound meat is offered for sale
IN the Market or elsewhere in the CITY. and
to inform against all offenders.
SEC. y. That the supervision OF the Mar
ket House shall hereafter devolve upon tho
Clerk OF the Market, whose duty it shall be
to have said Market House lighted up every
Saturday night until O'clock p. M. He
shal!, also, enforce good order in and about
the Market House; ho shall inspect tho
weights, scales and measures used therein
and test their correctness: he shall have
the Market House cleaniy swept, every day;
and shall enforce all the regulations en-
braced i'll this Ordinance; and, in case of
his necessary absence, the Mayor shall ap-
point some suitable person to perform his
duties during such absence, at the expense
of the said Clerk.
SEC. 10. That no policeman Of the CITY
shall, In future, be permitted to act as
clerk or book-keeper for any person or per
soma selling any commodity in or near the
Market House, nor be interested, directly
or indirectly. in such sales.
SEC. IL. That all sums OF money for
staliaee or fines, provided for by this Or
.r' e;lce, shall be collected by the said
~Ierk OF the market, and be accounted for
and paid over by him to tie City Clerk, TO-
Eother with the names Of the persons
from whom the same was received and on /
what account, ut least once in every week
Ana all penalties hereby provided shall be
imposed by the MavOr, after hearing tho
evidence, and Ill his absence, 10y one OF the
Aldermen.
SEC. II. That this Ordinance shall take