The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-04-03

The following is the. full text OF
Colonel MARITIME new market Dill which
he Ii endeavoring to have enacted py
the General Assembly, at the instance
of the commission men OF this Guy
for whom he is acting as attorney;
Section /. That no person or persons
not being citizens Of this State, iirm,
the limits OF the city OF Wilmington
or elsewhere In this State. be engaged
In, prosecute, follow or carry on the
business OF selling country. produce
OF perishable character, unless such
persons shall have actually grown
said produce and shall expose the same
tor sale from their own wagons or
vehicles.
Sec. .. That any other person or
persons than those named In the flrst
section of this act bringing for sale
country produce Of perishable charac-
! ter to the city of Wilmington or else
where In this State, shall sell the same
ut the wharf where landed, when
brought by water. or at the railroad
station, when brought In cars, and 1t
shall not lie lawful for any such per-
son OF persons, firm, company or cor
poiation, to expose their country pro-
duce OF perishable character for sale
oil any of the payements, Sidewalks.
or curbs in the said city OF Whining
ion; that any person or person hrm,
company or corporation. violating
the provisions of the two fret sections
OF this act shall be guilty of misde-
meanor, and upon conviction thereon
ehall be fined the sum OF $50 ana the
cost OF prosecution.
Sec. 8. II any commission mer-
chant or person receiving produce Tor
sale on commission shall sell the
the same and shall fail to return to the
corsignor the proceeds of such sale,
after deducting the usual charges, ne
shall lie guilty OF Il misdemeanor and,
upon conviction thereof. stall be com
PEELED to mike restitution OF the
amount SO withheld and shall further
pay the costs oil prosecution, shall DC
, fined 500 and be imprisoned in the
county Jail for term not less than
six months nor more than one year.
The first section ii will lie seen pro
hibits farmer OF trucker from Mary
land, Pennsylvania or any other state
, , from bringing q few pounds OF butter
or dozen Of eggs to this market TO &C
commodate neighbnr, md would II
: enacted be the cause OF stopping many
$ persons from coming here altogether
The second section is even worse
! and aims to break up the street mar
= fact that at least one half OF thost
who attend the curb stone marke
0 come here from Pennsylvania ant
Maryland. 1t Is also intended by thii
s section to break up the Jersey marke
:. on Fourth street altogether. us 1t pro
| hibits anyone bringing produce hef'
|, from another state to sell or oiler u
7 sell. at anywhere else than at TN
: wharf where 1t Is landed when brough
II by water, or at the railroad stablol
when brought by rail. 1t ALSO pro
hiiits all such persons from oiieiinI
country produce fur sale on any Q
the payements sidewalks or eutbs II
. the city, under a penalty OF $50 an
> costs.
y This Is one of the most contempt
p BILE and outrageous bills ever intro
,s duced into any Legislature. 1t wa
y framed at the instance OF few me
m IN this city who wish to have contrt
he Of and charge what they pleasoforth
necessarles OF lie. These very me
y who employed Colonel Martin I
le frame the bill and, II possible, lobb
" it through the General Assembly, NJ
in ashamed to be seen or have the
e, names known In connection with tn
:" scundalous attempt to rob the worl
n, ipgmen and others Of this city. La
10 fall some OF these very men bougl
ls sweet potatoes at 30 cents baske
~ and then when the river WAS close
IS with ice during the winter and u
ei Jerseymen could not compete VII
y, them, made the people pay from II
ID sl.20 basket for these sumo potatoe
id The only section that is deserving
10 airy attention by the Legislative con
e miltse to whom the bill has bee
" efeired, is the third and last section
lt This however was only tackled on as
y bait to secure the votes OF the men
q bers from the lower counties, some
whose constituents have been sham
m fully swindled In the past by dislione
"a commission men Of this city, Of who
he there is not thought to be single Oh
II ut present. ....-.--
" There nre two protests, numerous
II signed, now in Dover. against the u
but tile citizens should write to d
SpIuance, chair man OF the commute
and also enter their personal prote
of against any action being taken.