Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-09-16
9eh ADVERTISEMENTS.
A N ORDINANCE, Regulating the Mar.
~ kets in the Borough of Snnbury.

"A kcts in the Borough of Sunbury.
SECTION l Be it ordained by the Burgcsscs and
Town Council of the Borough of Sunbury, and it
is hereby ordained by authority of the same; That
from and after the passage of this ordnance there
shall be held two (2) markets in each week dur
ing the year, to wit On Wednesday and Satur-
day. The market hours shall be between the
hours of four and nine a. M, during the months
OF May June, July August and September, and
between the hours of five and ten a..m., during
the remainder of the year. And each and every
person who shall buy or sell anything in the mar
ket, before the hours appointed for opening the
market, aforesaid, shall pay fine of one (S1)
dollar for each and every offence, and the costs.
Pro,ided hoUever, that occupants of shops store
houses or stands on side walks within the Borough
may sell at all hours during secular days, except
on market days they shall not sell before regular
market hours.
SECTION 2. No person or persons, shall be
permitted to peddle or ycnd ON the streets of this
Borough, any eggs, meat, butter. poultry fruit
or vegetables, from wagons carts or other con-
vcyances, on any day of the week except on regu-
lar market days, and on such days only after tie
hours fired ADORE for closing the said n,drkets un
der penalty of five dollars for each and every
offence.
SECTION 8. That market street, from Second
to Fifth street, be designated as the market place,
extending along the line OF the curb from second
| street along the south side of Market to Fifth
street, thence along the north side of Market
street to second street, be designated as the ONLY
limits within which market wagons be allowed
to stand within the Borough on said market DAYS
The clerk of the market shall set Off stations TO
those desiring to occupy the same regularly, and
shall have general supervision over the market
place, so rs not to allow any interference with
the stations selected.
SECTION 4. That no one shall be allowed to
occupy any station selected on said market davs
unless by permit from the regular occupant or
the clerk of the market, and any person or per-
sons volatong this section shall be fined one
dollar for each ana every offence.
SECTION 5. 1t shall be the duty ofthe clerk of
the market to keep the streets cleaned of all rub
bish, refuse or any dirt left on them by the market
wagons, and in the winter to have the snow
lcvcled so that wagons and other vehicles can
conveniently back up to the curb, and see that
meat, butter and other marketing sold by the
pound is weighed upon scales the use of spring
balances in said market being hereby prohibited
and it shall be his duty to prosecute for all
breaches thereof He shall weigh, try ana eX-
anime all bread, batter, larl ana other provisions
pnrporting to be of given weight or measure,
which are found in the market, ana IL found de-
hcicnt in weight shall seize the same, and cOu-
denim it for the use of the said Borough.
SECTION 9. That no person shall, during mar
kct hours, buy or cause to he bought, any
articles of provisions, fruit, or other commodity
whatever for the purpose OF retailing or Iescllng
the same.
SECTION :. That if any person or persons shall
sell bring to market for sale, any bread, huttCr
lard, fruit or other provisions, in lumls, lOavcs,
tubs vessels or parcels, or Tor greater weight
or measure than the true wcight measure there
Of, or shall supply any device for imposition or
fraud in the sale Of amy provisions the said
articles so oiieredfor sale, shall be forfeited To
the use of the Borough.
SECTION s. That all beef, pork, mutton, lamb
veal, and all kinds of poultry and fish, ANA all
other articles of food whatever, that shall be
brought to the market or publicly exposed to sale
| in the Borough, and shall be found diseased,
tainted, or in any manner rendered unwhol esome
J or unfit for use, and all veal which when killed
shall not have bcca of the age of four % eekS,
/ be forfeited, and the person or persons eX
| posing the same for sale shall moreover, IN con-
ncction thereof, forfeit and pay fine OF five dol
| lars for the use OF the Borough
| SECTION o. That for any and every infr,ction
or violation of any of the provisions of this ordi
nance, Quot otherwise provided ior,) the offender
| or offenders shall be fined In any sum not less
| than three, nor more than ten dollars, at the
| discretion of the Burgess, or any Justice of the
| Peace of the said Borough, before whom the olen-
| ders may be prosecuted TO conviction. All lines
| imposed by this ordinance shall be recovered as
| herein provided for, and shall be paid into the
! Borough Treasury.
SECTION 10. That all market ordinances here
tofore passed, and inconsistent herewith, arc
| hereby repealed.
Aisd BE Il further Ordained by ulc BIHg6SseS
Gitd To,cn Council, That one suitable person, u
citizen of the said Borough Of suubury, shall be
| appointed by the Burgesses and Town Council,
| as clerk of the market, !cr said Borough. Who
shall attend all market days, and cause and
| regulate the market fully as stipulated In the
| ordinances regulating the markets. To cause
record To be kept of each days Proccediugsat the
| end of every three mouths, and at the aspiration
of his term of Office, his accounts shall be audited
| by the Auditing committee of the Borough.
! SECTION II. That the said clerk Of the market
shall receive the sum OF S2.aO for every daY Ia
| attendance ON said market days,
| BY order Of the Council.
| Attest DANIEL. HEM, Burgess.
! JACoB kREPER, Clerk.
Sept, 9Th 1874,