Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-05-20
CORPORATION MARKET
LAWS.
MARTINsBURG, w. VA. |
April Goth, 1876.
10 the Honorable Mayor and Council
Corporation of Martinsbuug:

April 10Th, 1876.
10 the Honorable Mayor and Council
Corporation Of Martinsburg:
Your committee appointed to
consider the question Of the Mar
ket. etc, respectfully recommend
a change in the laws now govern
ing the Market and report the fol-
lowing ordinance, recommending
its passage:
SEC. l. Be it enacted and or
dained by tn. Council of the Cor
poration of Martinsburg, that the
building now used as a Market
and the West side of Queen street,
fronting on the same, aud the
North side of Burke street, front
ing thereon, are hereby appropri-
ated du. ing Market hours for the
sale of meat, poultry, fruit, vege-
table or other provisions.
SEC 2. There shall be three mar
kets ach week, viz: On Tuesday
and Friday mornings, and on Sat-
uroay evening. The hours for
opening and closing the market
shall be fixed by resolution Of the
Mayor and Council, and if any
person sh Ill, during the time pre-
sc,ibed by said resolution, sell or
cause to be sold, any provisions
except groceries. bread, bacon, lard,
potatoes, salt, fish, milk, or oysters
i'm any place in said town than the
market space, the person or per-
sons so offending shall forfeit and
pay a fine and penalty of not less
than one dollar nor more than ten
dollars
SEC. 3. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person to purchase or sell, buy
contract or agree for the purchase
or sale of any meat, vegetables or.
other provisions, previous to the
opening Of the market, except as
herein provided, or to dissuade
persons from bringing their pro-
8 visions and vegetables there, or to
persuade any person to enhance
the price of any provisions or 9TH
er articles when there, and any
person so offending shall pay
fine OF FIVE dollars.
SEC. a. No person shall purchase
in this town, on any market Gay
during market hours as aforesaid !,
nor on any afternoon or evening
preceding market day, with the
Intention of reselling the same out
of the County with the view of
supplying any other market or
person abroad, any provisions,
nou,try fruit, or anything brought
for sale Nor shall any person
during market hours, in or on the
market space, purchase anything
for the purpose of reselling the
same. under a penalty of five dol
lars for the first offence.
SEC. s. No fresh meat Except
. beef by the quarter or pork in
hulk. and the articles excepted in
1 section 2d;) or other provisions,
shall be bought or sold outside the
limits of the market space; provi-
ded, however, that persons who
have rented stalls,or stands or have
dulv obtained a permit from the
market inspector, may sell when
and where he or she may think
proper, except on Monday from 6
p,clpck' a. M. until the hour of
closing the market on Tuesday, on
Thursday from 6 o'clock a. IN, un-
til the hour of closing the market
on Friday, and Saturday from .
O'Clock, a. M, until the hour of
closing the market at night, and
any person offending against the
provisions of this section shaH for
Y felt and pay fine of five dollars.
Provided further that this section
is not intended to prohibit sales at
times other than market hours, by
persons occupyingrooms for selling
produce. Persons who have COM
i5lied with the requirements of this
ordinance may,sell peaches, grapes,
melons and berries on Mondays
and Thursdays up to the hour of
I'm.
SEC. 6. The enclosure containing
the butcher stalls, be exclusively
appropriated to butchers and re-
tailers of meat, who shall use the
stalls or benches for the purpose
of exposing their meat for sale
and all other stalls are appropria-
ted to the vendors of provisions
and articles other than fresh meat:
Provided, that this section shall
not apply to farmers and others
who may kill and offer for sale
at the said market, fresh beef in
quantities not less than a quarter,
or pork in bulk, from stock of their
own raising.
SEC. z. No person shall occupy
any portion of the market space
during market hours for the pur-
pose Of selling any article what.
ever, without first having rented