Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-08-15
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I'm COUNCIL FOR TIE CuTy q

Be it ordained by the Council of the Cstv of
{ Stanton:
l. The Chief of Police is, by virtue of his of
fce Market Master
2. That over each Market a general sunervis-
ion shall be exercised by the committee on Mar
ket and whenever Market is held the Market
Master shall attend it. No Market shall be held
on Sunday. On all4other days the Market shall
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, from day
light until twelve O'Clock, A. NJ and on Satur-
day, from daylight until nine o'clock p NJ
Ii, after the time prescribed for holding any
Market, person be found Lhereat with anything
for sale, he shall forfeit such thing to the city.
and shall pay fine of not less than one nor
more tnan five dollars
3. As soon as practicable after the Market is
closed on any day, and always before it is next
held, the Market Master shall have the Market
house, with the streets and alleys adjoining wa
| tered, swept and cleaned. The whole Market
premises, including sQch ground may be used
or pertain TO the Market, shall be kept clean and
neat. And twice year he shall have the Mar
ket house whltewashed The work herein spec
Tied shall be gwen out by contract under the d-
rection OF the Committee on Market 9e 81
4 Meat fish and vegetable stalls hen cbas end
stands Al the Market, shall be assessed an nI,aIv
| by the committee on Markets on the last Mon
| day in August, subject TO the approval of the
! Council; But no person shall occupy "a meat
| stall OF Dencn until heObtalns license from the
Council, first having satisfied the Council as to
| MS character and capacity. And such license
may be revoked, at the pleasure of the Council.
| for d violation OF any Ordinance of the CITY. or
| Ior any other cause which the Council NAV
| deem sufficient. - III =
/ D. The rent OF q bench, stall or stand at the
! Market shall De paid to the Market Master in
| advance Tor such time-not exceeding three
| months-as the Committee NAV direct. Not
| more than one stall or bench Shalt be rented to-
/ or occupied by, the same person at the same
| time; and a renting shall always be for year at
time except IN cases provided for in the follow
| ing sections s4lre ftf
q. Ii the rent of a stall, bench or stand be in
| arrears more than ten days, or for any other
| cause, there be a failure for ten days to supply
the same with meat or vegetables, as it has been
rented, the Committee may declare such stall OF
| bench TO be vacant In every such case the
| Market Master, after posting at the front of the
| Market house, notice for at least tWenty-four
hours, shall rent the same for the balance of the
| year to the highest bidder. -
| Z. At near the end of wear for which a
STILL, bench or stand of the meat or vegeta.
BILE market is rented, if there be more than
one applicant for 1t, or if the Committee see
cause SO to direct, the Market Master, after
| posting notice for at least one week, shall rent
such stall, bench or stand at auction, for the
| highest premium that may be bid in cash above
| the rent assessed by the Committee
9. II any OF the following things be sold by
any person not butcher at Market there
shall be paid, at the time of such sale, to the
Market Master, as follows: For each Beef fifty
CENTS tor each Veal, Mutton Hog or Shoat. ten
cents. Any person violating this section shall.
for every offence, pay fine of not less than one
nor more than five dollars.
| y. Ii any person shall, before daylight of any
day, take possession of any place or stand upon
any sldeWalk around or about the market, or a
stall, bench or stand of the meat or vegetable
market and sell, or offer for sale, any article be-
fore the ringing of the market bell by the mar
ket master, he SHALL for every such offence, for
telt to the city such articles exhibited, and be
lined not exceeding twenty dollars and any
person purchasing any article in market, before
Inc market Dell Is rung, shall pay fine of not
less than one nor more than five dollars.
IT, NO hSh shall be sold or offered for sale in
the market-house, except at such place as may
be designated by the Committee on Market to
be called the Fish Market Any person viola
ting ,thls section shall pay fine of not less than
i've nor more than ten dollars.
IL. That If any person having any articles OF
provision to sell or dispose Of III the city, viz -
FLESH, FRESH FISH, FO wis, BUTTER.
hGGS, VEGETABLES, FRUIT or any other
articles usually sold in weli-regulated markets,
snail EXHIBIT for sale sell, offer for sale, any
OF the aforesaid articles at any other place with
In the city, during market hours, shall forfeit
ana pay not less than five nor more than twenty
dollars, for each offence and shall moreover
forfeit TO the city such articles exhibited; AMI
any person purchasing any such articles, at any
other place than SAID market house. during mar
heL hours, stall incur like penalty for each Of
renee. crowded, this Ordinance shall not be
construed to pronlblt the sale, purchase and de-
| lV9ry OF beef, by the quarter or larger quantity
or pork by the hog or larger quantity
| or the sale OF apples or other fruit by conie,.-
! Iiohers After market hours person may sell
or purchase about the streets. But no person
/ snail offer for sale at market, any beef pork
mutton or other meat, butter, eggs fish, fowls,
Vegola pies or any other arLcles, which shall
nave Deen purchased at market, while OIL
their way to market, within SIX miles thereof /;
ana any person violating this section, shall for
leiJ what IS so purchased and shall pay fine oi
hot iess tnan i've nor more than twenty dollars.
| L. Every butcher shall keep over his stall /,
sign, with his name thereon painted in letters
Whlch can be easily read His scales shall be so
arranged, that the weight indicated can be see1,
ny tle buyer. He SHALL in person, be neat and
cieahiy, and shall keep clean the benches and
all parts OF his stall, and the pavement thereof
ana snail W hite-wash the interior twice year
ana no butcher, nor any seller, shall leave about
Inc market-house, alter market hours, any bone,
Oarfet, D0X, bench or plank.
IL. 10 butcher shall bring any dog within or
10 the market during market hours I; nor shall
any person deposit any filth, offensive matter.
art or rubbish. IN or about the market house. or
any such street alley, or ground. ANY person
violating this section in any re pect shall for
each offence, pay fine OF not less than two nor
more than ten dollars.
H. any butcher other person who shall
sell or o1er for sale at market, any Ensound
meat, fish, flesh, fowl, eggs or other unsound
arIlcie, or any meat when is distempered or
blown, raised or stuffed, or which is dressed OF
garhlshed falsely, or IN any way calculated to
more Than twenty dollars, and forfeit what is so
sold or offered for sale.
10 Inc market master shall examine all meats
nsh, ana fowls offered at such market for sale
ana TAKE possession OF such are prohi bited
irCm Delng SO offered, and cause what he takes
possession OF to be buried in suitable place, at
The expense of the owner.
10. Dry measure only shall be used in the mar
ket, ana the said measure shall be the same size
at bottom and top.
~ Any person offering for sale, or selling any
aIticle Dy weight or measure, which shall be
round deficient therein, the person offering or
selling, shall forfeit the article offered or sold
ana Inc Market master shall sell the same and
make report and pay over the proceeds thereof
To the treasurer, provided by Ordinance.
10. IN person shall buy articles at the market
mouse Tor sale again i'll the city elsewhere,
ana tor violation of this provision, the articles
snail be forfeited to the city, and there shall be
a me OF not less than i've nor more than twenty
dollars.
! ~. The market master SHALL from time to
time examine the scales, weights and measures
USED Dy persons at market, to see whether they
are sealed according TO law and concerned to the
| preceding section and also examine butter and
otntf articles sold or offered for sale by weight,
10 see That they deficient Persons hav-
lhS d. market Illegal scales, balances, weights or
measures snail forfeit the same 10 the city Ar
Ilcles offered Tor safe by weight, and found de-
Hcieiit, Snail be forfeited to the city If sod the
value thereof snail be forfeited to the city.
| ~ mo person shall sell from any stand, cart
- wagon, only at such places as the market mas
| 'oi' unoef the instruction OF the committee may
uirect ANY person violating this section, shall
~. oVely such violation, pay tne OF one dollar.
IL. lie market master may order any butcher
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