Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-09-30
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A ORDINANCE, Regulating the Mar

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SECTION Be it ordained by the Burgcsscs and
Town Council of the Borough of Sunbury, and it
is hereby ordained by authority ofthe 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 (SD
dollar for each and every offence, and the costs.
Provided ho,cevo, that occupants of shops or store
houses 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. & H...'
SECTION 3. No person or persons, shall be
permitted to pcdde vend on the streets of this
Borough, any eggs, meat, butter, poultry fruit
or vegetables, from Wagons carts or other con-,
veyances, on any day OF the week except on regu-
lar market days, and on such days only after UO
hours fired GboyC for closing TIC said markets, 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. he designated as the only
to stand within the Borough on said market days.
The clerk of the market shalset of stations TO
those desiring to occupy the, same regularly, and
shall have general supervision over the market
place, so not to allow any interference with
the stations selected. ....u g... d. o. ..-.
SECTION 4. That no one shan be allowed to
occupy any station selected on Asia market days
unless by permit from. the. rosalar occupant.
the clerk of tho market, and, isnE ners9n or per-
sons violationg this section shall be lined one
dollar for each and every offence, 80
SECTION 5. 1t shall be the duty the clerk of
the market to keep the streets cleaned of all rub
bish refuse any dirt left on them by the market
wagons, and in the winter to have the snow
levelod so that wagons and other vehicles can
conveniently back up to the cnfD, 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 10 prosecute for all
breaches thereof. He shall weigh, try and ex-
anime all bread, butter, lard and other provisions
purporting to be of given weight or measure,
which are found in the market and II found de-
flcient in weight shall seize the same, and con-
denim it for the use of the said Borough.
SECTION 6. That no person shall, during mar
kct hours, buy or cause to be bought, any
articles of provisions, fruit, or other commodity
whatever for the purpose of retailing or resollng
the same.
SECTION Z. That if any person or persons shall
sell or bring to market for SALE any bread, butter,
lard, fruit other provisions, in Jumps, loaves,
tubs vessels or parcels, rs or lOf Il greater weight
or measure than the true weight or measure there
Of or shall supply any device for imposition or
! fraud in the sale of any provisions, the said
articles so otftredfor sale, shall be forfeited to
| the use of the Borough.
SECTION s. That all beef, pork, mutton, lamb
! veal, and all kinds of poulirYand 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 unwholesome
! nrp puG. f,rn nj which
shall not have been Of the uge OF four (4) weeks,
| be forfeited, and the person or persons ex-
posing the same for sale shah moreover, in con-
nection thereof, forfeit and pay line OF I'VE dol
| lars for the use Of the Borough.
| SECTION 9. That for any and every infraction
or violation of any of the provisions or this ordi-
nance, (not otherwise proyia 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, hetore whom the ofen-
| dcrs may be prosecuted to conviction. All hnes
! imposed by this ordinance shall he recovered as
herein provided for, and shall be paid into the
! Borough Treasury.
+ SIcrloN 10, That all market ordinances here
tofore passed, and inconsistent herewith, are
| hereby repealed. -
Ind Be il further orda,t.edaUy tho D9TgcSSeS
and Toc7. Co,t,scil, That ote tuiab6 person,
citizen OF the said Borough Of SHnbuTy, shall be
appointed by the. Burgesscs ana Town Council,
( as clerk of the market, For said Borough. Who
shall attend all market days,-and cause aud
regulate the market fully rs stipulated in the
ordinances regulating the markets. To cause II
record to be kept of each days proceedngs,at the
! end of every three mouths, and at the expiration
of his term of Office his accounts Shall be audited
by the Auditing committee of the Borough.
SECTION IL. That the adclerk of the market
shall receive the sum of $3.50 for every day in
attendance on said market days.
BY order of the Council
Attest DANIEL HEM, Burgess.
! JACOB KEEPER, Clerk.
# l Sept. 9th 1871.