The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1871-09-07
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AN. ORDINANCE.
To REGULATE Ike MARKET Of the Towne
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Bolt ordained bY, the Town. Council OF Cam,
den, South Carolina, in Council assembled, ana
II ;s hereby ordained by authority Of the same
That tic following Ordinance IN regard to the
Market of tho said town Of Camden shall DC en-
Scction l. The Market shall be opened every
morning IL daylight, Sundays excepted, ana nj
kept open while there is anything for sale theret
Soc j, The Market shall be divided into rcgu-
lar tails, each of Which shall be rented ut S9
n., month. payable in advance, and each pcf-
son renting the same shall be erequircd to scr"pe
offI and wash it down every time 1t used, anu
keen it clean and neat, in default OF wiich =
fnc of S5' shall be imposed land collected: -
%Src: ri slialihethe duty OF the Clerk OF the
N,rtrt 70 seo that the saIhe.iss kept clean and
ortirclv free from blood and filth of any kind
onJ 70 nrescryc order at all !tiiues, within the
Market and any person making any disturb.
ance and refusing to desist afterbeing ordered
80 to do By the Clerk shall be put III the guard
house for twenty !foilr hours, Or be lined %. =,
go Sec. 4. No butchers or other fresh meat shau
be offered for sale outside OF the Market House
unless the same shall have been frst proughlto
ihc said Market and stuliage paid thereon, and
,ny, ;;;Ir.s;o6n violating ts section OF the Ordi-
nnnce shall be summoned before Council and,
an conviction thereof, shall be fined 50 and
costs -,,a afe:sa Ss---=.,4,.t .,,=s,,s,
ouircd 10 puy stallage, but allIsother pcls ~
81 otsr fresh mea VII 4sseaT,s Gs;s ~
ed TO pay sta1lnyc vH5-71roetdca this snaIf
not nnpiy TO meat purchased ,;bya the regular
butchers. to be delivered at the Market House.
Sec. 6. The following rates OF stali;l Se Shall
he collected by the Clerk Of the Market from
persons not renting stalls therein, whe Drlng
ncut TO the market for sale, to wit On each
beef, ST; on each mutton, 5o cents; on each
hog weighing 100 lbs or more oo cents; on on
each hoo or shoat weighing less than 100 lbs
and more than 50 lbs, 3U cents; on each pig or
coat weighing less than so lbs, % cents. This
docs not allow persons paying the above STALL
noe TO cut IN and retail meat Ill the Marker,
but to sell only by the whole or quarter Ihe
butchers renting stalls are alone allowed to re-
tail meat in the Market.
Sec. Z. The Clerk of the Market shall keep
book, in which entries shall be made OF ali
meats. sDccifying each kind brought to the mar
ket for sale, aud shall also reject and seize any
unwholrsomc or tainted meat brought 10 tue
Market and permit nothing but good and whole
some meat to be offered for sale. Inc DOCK "
kept by the Clerk shall be open to the inspec-
ton of the Intcndant orany Of the Wardens At
any time. A..
Sec. 8. All persons bringing meat to the
Market shall produce the hides of the becves,
sheep or goats, with the enrTnarks thereon,
whenever required so to do by the Clerk OF the
Market. who shall enter inlis hook the name Of
the person or persons offering The same for sale,
aud tho eariunrks. He shall also enter the car
marks of all hogs shoats or pigs, and the name
of the person Offering the same for sale.
Sec. o.: The Clerk of the Market shall he al
lowed twenty-five per cent. on all moneys re-
ccivcd by him under the provisions Of this ordi-
nance, and make monthly return Of the same
to the Treasurer.
Tie above Ordinance shall go into effect on
and after the first day of September, a. D..
1871. a.,
Ratified in Council assembled, this Goth day
80. ri~.... -....--.-. JAMES NJ. DAVIS,
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