penalty. Ground of the lie street. rent of thirty-seven and an half cents for the use of a fisher's stall; and every transient person, who may only occasionally sell or offer for sale fresh fish at the Fish Market, shall pay to the Clerk thereof one cent for every string or half string, by him or her offered for sale at the said Market; but the Commissioners of the Markets shall be authorized, with the approPunishment or bation of the City Council, to alter the foregoing rates from time to time. And every person failing or neglecting to pay such weekly rent or string money, as the case may be; or occupying another stall or place at the Fish Market, than as assigned to him or her by the Commissioners or by the Clerk thereof; or selling fish contrary to the regulations of the Commissioners of the Markets, relative to strings or weight, shall for each and every such such offence incur such fines, forfeitures, penalties or punishments respectively as pointed out in the eleventh clause of this ordinance. 16. That after the Market in Queen-street shall Market to re- have been discontinued, as to the selling of flesh, main as a pub- vegetables and fish, as aforesaid, the said Market shall be removed with its building and appurtenances, agreeably to the City Council's directions, after which removal the ground, thereunto belonging and appertaining, shall be kept open as a public street and passage way; that the Market in Boundary-street shall be kept as a public Market; but that from and after the present lease of the lot, on which the Market on South-Bay* hath been established, the said Market shall be discontinued, unless the said lot should previously be offered to the city, free of rent, Conditions on for a term of not less than twenty-one years, in which South-Bay case it shall and may be continued during the pleaMarket is to sure of the City Council. And every person, resorting to the said Market on South-Bay, for the purpose of selling or offering for sale in or at the same any article or commodity whatsoever, if it should be disPunishment continued as aforesaid, shall for each and every such offence respectively incur such fines, penalties or other punishment, as pointed out in the second clause of this ordinance, relative to persons, resorting to the * Lease expired and Market abolished. Market in Boundarystreet. which the remain open. or penalty. Market in Queen-street after its discontinuance, as aforesaid. 17. That every day in the week, (Sunday except- Markets and ed) shall be, and hereby is, appointed a public market market days. day within this city; and that the public markets shall be held at such place or places, as the City Council shall from time to time determine and establish, and while such determination and establishment shall be and remain of force. But no person or persons shall sell or offer for sale any species of meat or of vegetables or other provisions, at any of the public markets in Charleston before sun rise in Market hours. the morning, at which time the market bell shall be rung, nor longer than eleven o'clock in the forenoon between the first day of June and the last day of September, or twelve o'clock at noon between the the first day of October and the last day of May; except on Saturdays, when the markets shall be open from morning till sun-set, and except also as to fresh fish and other aquatic animals, as well as to grain and fruit, which may be exposed for sale at the markets from morning till sun-set on every day, Sundays excepted. And any and every white person or free person of colour, selling or offering for sale at any ed upon those of the public markets any of the foregoing articles, from the hours after the hours above limitted respectively, shall for each and every such offence forfeit and pay a sum, not exceeding ten nor less than five dollars, or suffer a forfeiture of the article or articles so offered for sale, as may be adjudged by any three commissioners of the markets; and every slave, herein in anywise offending, shall for each and every such offence, either forfeit the article or articles so offered for sale, or incur such punishment, as is pointed out in the second clause of this ordinance, concerning slaves, unless therefrom released on the terms stated in the said clause. Punishment or penalty inflict who deviate may be sold der certain restrictions. 18. That it shall and may be lawful, to sell fresh Fish and meat fish at the Fish Market, on every Sunday morning on Sunday unfrom day-light till eight o'clock, and on every Sunday afternoon from four o'clock to sun-set; and likewise, that it shall and may be lawful to and for butchers, from the first Sunday in June to the last Sunday in Octo W. Punishment or ber, to sell in the Centre Market, but no where else in the city, in the morning of every such Sunday from day-light till eight o'clock, small meats and salted or corned flesh, but nothing else. And if any person shall sell fish, or offer them for sale, in the morning of any Sunday after eight o'clock, or in the afternoon of any Sunday before four o'clock or after sun-set; or shall sell or offer for sale other than small meats and salted or corned flesh on any Sunday, from the first Sunday in June to the last Sunday in October; or shall sell or offer for sale small meats or salted or corned flesh, after eight o'clock on any Sunday between the first Sunday in June and the last Sunday in October; or shall sell or offer for sale small meats or salted or corned flesh, at any place other than the Centre Market aforesaid during the period above limited; or shall sell or offer for sale small meats of salted or corned flesh, on any Sunday after the last Sunday in October and before the first Sunday in June, every such person shall for each and every such offence forfeit and pay the sum of twenty dollars and every slave, so offending, shall for each and every such offence incur such punishment, as is pointed out in the second clause of this ordinance, concerning slaves, unless released therefrom on the terms stated in the said clause. 19. That it shall and may be lawful, to and for the Intendant of Charleston, and of the Warden of the city, and any Commissioner of the Markets, to seize Any articles offered by or caused to be seized any and every article, offered slaves for sale or carried about for sale by any negro or other slave, in on Sunday to be seized by any street, lane, alley, or open court within the city, any City Off on any Sunday contrary to this ordinance, and to to the Orphan bring or send the same to the Poor-House or to the of Poor House Orphan-House, for the use of either of those institu cer, and taken tions. And it shall likewise be the duty of every City Constable, of the City Sheriff, of the City Marshall, of the City Guard or any one belonging to the said Guard, of every Clerk of a Market, and of every deputy Clerk of any Market, upon his or their own view or other information of any article, offered or carried about for sale by any negro or other slave on any Sunday, contrary to this ordinance, as well as upon the request of the Intendant, or any of the Wardens of the City, or of any Commissioners of the Markets, to seize upon any and every article, so unlawfully carried about for sale by any negro or other slave and to convey the same to the Poor-House or to the Orphan-House, for the use of either of those institutions. And every City Officer, refusing or ne-Fine or disglecting to do his duty in the premises, shall be liable glect on the to a fine of fifty dollars; and every member of the part of City City Guard, guilty of such refusal or neglect, shall Guardmen be dismissed from the Guard. missal for ne Officers or punishment stale provi. 20. That no person or persons shall sell or offer for sale, in any of the public Markets or in any other part of the city, any unwholesome or stale articles of Penalty or pròuision, or any poor carrion, blown, puffed up or on selling un unsound meat, or measly pork, under a penalty not sound meat or exceeding twenty dollars, to be adjudged by any three sions. Commissioners of the Markets, for each and every such offence, if the offender be a white person or a free person of colour; or if the offender be a slave, on pain of being put for two hours in the stocks in Market-street, and of receiving not less than ten nor more than twenty stripes on the bare back, to be adjudged by any two Commissioners of the Markets, and inflicted by the Clerk thereof, unless the owner of such slave, or the agent or representative of such owner, shall before the execution of such punishment tender and pay to the said Clerk such sum not exceeding twenty dollars, as may be adjudged by the Commissioners of the Markets or any three of them; in which case such slave shall be released from such corporal punishment. And the Commissioners of the Markets, and any two of them, are hereby authorised and required, on receiving infor- Unwholesome mation, or upon their own view, of any meat or other be destroyed. article of provision of a bad or exceptionable quality as aforesaid, to examiue the same, and according to their discretion to cause the same to be taken away, and burnt or otherwise destroyed. And if any per- Offenders to son shall twice in one year offend in the premises, the second of or shall oppose or molest or abuse any Commissioner fence, or put of the Markets, or any Clerk thereof, in the execution of his duty, every such person, if a white or a free provisions to be expelled for in the stocks. and regrating prohibited. person of colour, shall be expelled from the Mar kets by order of the Commissioners thereof, or any three of them, and shall not be permitted to sell any article in any of the Markets, before the expiration of twelve months from the time of his or her expul sion; but if the offender be a slave, he or she shall be put, on three successive days, in the stocks in Market-street, and remain therein for one hour on each day, and shall not be permitted to sell any article in any of the Markets within the City, before the expiration of twelve months from the day, on which such offence was committed. 21. That it shall not be lawful to or for any person, to purchase in any of the public Markets, or in any other part of the City, any meat or provisions or other article, such as is or are usually sold in the said Forestalling public Markets, with intent to sell the same again in any Market on the same or any other day, under the penalty of a sum not exceeding twenty dollars, or a forfeiture of the article or articles, to be adjudged by the Commissioners of the Markets or any three of them, for each and every such offence, if committed by a white person or by a free person of colour; or if committed by a slave, on pain of forfeiting such article or articles as aforesaid, or of incurring such punishment, as is pointed out in the second clause of this ordinance, respecting slaves, unless therefrom released on the terms stated in the said clause. sell on com 22. That the Commissioners of the Markets or any three of them shall be, and they are hereby auSlaves not thorised and required, to regulate the commissions, permitted to to be charged for selling meat or provisions of any mission. kind in any of the public Markets of the City; but no slave shall ever be permitted, to sell meat or any Persons over- other article on commission. And every white percharging commissions to be son or free person of colour, charging or taking highfined. er commissions, than such as are allowed by the Commissioners aforesaid, shall forfeit and pay the sum of six dollars for each and every such offence; Punishment and every slave, selling on commission, shall incur slaves. for each and every such offence such punishment, as is pointed out in the second clause of this ordinance, respecting slaves, unless therefrom released on the inflicted on |