Port Royal commercial and Beaufort County Republican. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1873-1874, 1874-01-22
RULES AND REGULATIONS
OF THE
Beaufort Market.

]. After opening the market, the per-
son who first engages and touches J ONT
or D her piece Of meat he wishes to pur'
chase, shall he considered IS having the
preference thereto, provided he shall not
nave left the stall. Beef shall be cut up
in any manner purchaser chooses, pro-
yided not less than three pounds weight
is required, and the price asked therefor
he offered. Small meats shall also be
sold by the pound, but the seller shall
not be compelled to dispose Of less than
joint. l..
2. Butchers and others who bring to
market kid or goat meat shall leave the
feet on the quarters until sold. Such as
neglect or refuse to conform to this reg
ulation shall forfeit the meat so offered {;
3. Untried tallow, and the entrals OF
auy animal iexcept the hasslet, well
cleaned ripe and what are called chitter-
lings,) are + rohibited being brought into
market under any pretence whatever,
likewise the skin of any animal, except
that of deer The heads of calves, sheep
and lambs shall be hung upon hooks on
the outside of stall, or under the stalls
and not otherwise. Any person offend.
ing herein shall be fined in the sum of
two dollars.
4. No meat snail be corned or other
wise cured in the market, nor shall any
cornea, cu,el or other meat be exposed
for sale therein in any tub, tray, or other
receptacle which shall project two feet
beyond any stall. Any person violating
these regulations shall forfeit the meat
and be fined two dollars. Every tray,
tub. or other receptacle not capable OF
retaining the pickle, shall be seized and
destroyed.
5. The occupiers of the several stalls
in the flesh market. shall cause the same
to be cleanly secured, likewise the scales
and blocks, on the breaking up of the
market of every market day. Such as
neglect or refuse to comply with this reg
ulation shall be fined in the sum of one
dollar for each and every neglect, and il
| not paid in twenty-four hours after de-
manded, shall forfeit the use of his or her
stall for one week. The Marshal Of the
town shall have the unoccupied stalls
secured daily.
6. Butchers and other persons renting
or occupying stalls are strictly forbid
chopping on the same with anything
whatever. Any one offending herein
shall for each offence, pay fine of two
dollars.
!. The butchers and their attendants
shall be required to be cleanly dressed
and wear a clean white apron constantly
while attending to their stalls in the mar
ket. Any violation of this rule shall In
cur fine of one dollar.
s. If any mutilated or defective scales
weights, or measures be used by any per
son in the public market, the same shal
be seized and destroyed, and the owners
thereof, or occupants of the stall, shal
for every such offence be subject to ;
| fine not exceeding five dollars.
9. No person shall cucumber the space
4 between the stalls in the vegetable mar
ket with vegetables or any other article
for sale. ANY person violating this regu
lation shall forfeit the article cucumber
| ing the spaces aforementioned.
10. Smoking tobacco, swearing, sing
! ing and boisterous talking are prohibited
during market hours.
II. No person or persons shall offe
I for sale any unwholesome or stale article
Ssf provisions, or any poor carrion, blown
puffed up, or unsound meat, or measl
pork, under a penalty not exceedrn
twenty dollars, to be adjudged by an
two wardens of the town.
IL. No butcher or other shall sit o
any stall during market hours, or loung
about the market.
13. Any two of the wardens shall b
authorized to impose fine for any yiols
ton of the rules and regulations Of th
market, subject to an appeal to th
Counc il ut its next meeting.
| IA. Occupants of fish stalls shall pa
! a rent Of ten cents each per day, an