the same on every Sunday between the first Sunday in June and the last Sunday in October, from sunrise till nine o'clock in the forenoon. And every Clerk, so attending, shall be obliged to enforce obedience to all and every the rules and regulations of such market or markets; to prevent all poor carrion, blown, puffed up, or unsound meat, or measly pork, or other unwholesome or stale article of provison, from being sold or exposed for sale at such market or markets to stamp all weights and measures upon the request of any person or persons, using or intending to use the same at such markets or markets; to seize and destroy all such weights and measures, as may be used or brought to be used at such market or markets, without being previously stamped as aforesaid, or as may be otherwise defective or unlawful; to decide all differences and disputes between buyer and seller, touching the weight or measure of things bought and sold at such market or markets, by weighing the same in the public scales, or by measuring the same with the public measures, as the case may require; to take care, that no article be sold at such market or markets at second hand contrary to this ordinance; to maintain order and regularity at such market or markets, concerning the occupation of stalls, shambles or stands, and the arrangements of waggons carts or other carriages thereto resorting; to cause such market or markets to be cleanly swept every day, after the market hours are over, and all dirt filth or other like stuff to be removed from thence; to give immediate information to the Commissioners of such market or Markets, or to some of them, of all irregularities and offences there committed; to prosecute before the Inferior City Court all offenders against this ordinance or any part or article thereof, if such offenders be white persons or free persons of colour, and refuse or neglect to pay him their respective fines on demand; or if such offenders be slaves, to prosecute them before the Commissioners of the respective market or markets, and to inflict or cause tɔ be inflicted on all offending slaves such punishment or punishments, as may be adjudged by the said Com missioners or any of them; to collect all monies, arising from the rent of stalls shambles and stands, or from fines forfeitures or other market revenues; to keep fair and regular accounts of all the monies, coming in his hands as aforesaid, and to pay over the same, as he may be directed by the Board of Commissioners; to summon and attend all the meetings of the Board, whenever thereunto requested, and to draw up the minutes of their proceedings; and generally to pursue the instructions, and to execute the orders, of the said Commissioners or any of them, in and about all matters, relative to his office or to the respective markets. give bond 31. That every Clerk of the Centre Market, here- Clerk to be after to be elected, shall give bond in the sum of two elected, and to thousand dollars, with two or more sureties to be with sureties. approved of by the Commissioners of the Markets, for the diligent and faithful performance of the duties of his office both by himself and by his deputy or deputies. And the Clerk of every other Market, hereafter to be elected, shall likewise for the same purposes give bond in such a sum, as may be required by the Commissioners of the Markets, and with such surety or sureties, as the said Commission. ers may approve of; respect being always had to the eleventh clause of the aforecited ordinance, concerning the time and manner of giving such bond or bonds. with the pow Constable. Clerk's oath. 32. That every Clerk of a Market shall be, and Clerk vested is hereby vested with all the powers and authorities ers of a City of a City Constable; and shall, before he enters on the duties of his office, take oath, or affirm, in manner and form following, that is to say: "I, A. B. do "solemnly swear, or affirm (as the case may be) that "I will well and truly serve in the office of Clerk of "the Market, commonly called —— market, "and faithfully execute all the duties belonging to "the same, without fear, favor, prejudice, or partiali"ty, according to the best of my skill and abilities, " and agreeably to law-So help me God." 33. That no Clerk of any Market shall hereafter employ a deputy or deputies, without the previous approbation of the Commissioners of the Markets or Clerk not to a majority thereof, nor longer than during such apemploy a De-probation. And every deputy shall, before he enputy withoat ters upon the duties of his employment, take oath, approbation. or affirm (as the case may be) to the same effect, as Comissioners to take oath. above required from the Clerk of a market or marDeputy Clerk kets; and every such deputy shall thereupon have power and authority, to assist the clerk, under whom he acts, in the execution of his office, or in the absence of such clerk to officiate for him and in his stead; but every clerk shall always be responsible for the conduct of his deputy or deputies. How fines are recovered and 34. That all fines for offences, and for any offence, disposed of against this ordinance or any part or article thereof, shall be sued for, and recovered with costs, in the Inferior City Court, unless paid on demand as aforesaid; and that all such fines, as are not expressly. herein reserved for, and declared to be payable to the use of the city, shall be and they are hereby appropriated to the use and benefit of the Centre Market, and shall, as soon as recovered by the City Sheriff, be paid by him to the Clerk of the said Market. Provided however, that one half of every fine, when recovered, shall belong to such person, as shall prosecute the offender to effect, and prove the offence other testimony than his own. Exhibition of. this ordinance Market. 36. That a printed copy of this ordinance shall be in the Centre Stuck up at some conspicuous place or places in the Centre Market aforesaid, agreeably to the directions of the Commissioners and under the care or the clerk thereof. Passed, June 20th, 1814. 1. Be it ordained, That the Commisioners of the Markets do submit their accounts to the City Treasurer, and for the inspection of Council, quarterly, Commission- that is to say, on the twentieth day of November ers to render on the twentieth day of February; on the twentieth counts to the day of May; and on the twentieth day of August, in City Treasurer every year: And that the balance of cash remain quarterly ac ing in their hands, at the expiration of each quarter er, to be appropriated to the payment of the general expenditures of the city; unless Council shall direct the said balance to be carried to the credit of the Commissioners of the Markets, or to be otherwise appropriated. sale of fish 2. That the rules regulations and arrangements Rules made relative to the sale of fish, made by the Commission- relative to the ers of the Markets, on the twenty-first, and approved confirmed. by Council on the twenty-sixth day of June last, be and they are hereby confirmed: And the Commissioners of the Markets are hereby empowered to make from time to time, any further rules, regulations and arrangements, respecting the sale of fish, flesh, poultry, vegetables, or any other article or thing, brought to market and offered for sale, as to them shall appear fit and proper, and expedient for the good regulation of the markets; and the said rules, regulations and arrangements, when approved by Council, shall have the same force, operation and effect, as if they had been made and directed by ordinance. duty. 5. That if any person shall molest or obstruct the Penalty for Clerk or assistant Clerk of the markets in the per- Clerk of the obstructing the formance of his or their duty, the person so offending, Market in his shall if a white person, free negro, mulatto or person of colour, forfeit the sum of ten dollars to be recovered with costs, in the Inferior City Court, and to be applied to the use of the markets, and if a slave to suffer such correction not exceeding twenty lashes, as may be directed by two of the Commissioners of the Markets, unless the owner of said slave shall pay for the use of the Markets, the sum of five dollars. pear clean. 6. That no Butcher or other person shall sell or Butchers and offer for sale in the market, any meat or other article others to ap saleable at Market, unless the said person be cleanly' clad, every Butcher shall have on, and wear a clean apron, made of white linen or cotton stuff, or of osnaburgs. And every Butcher who shall neglect so to Penalty. do, shall forfeit to the use of the markets, for every offence ten dollars, to be recovered with costs, in the Inferior City Court. And if the Butcher be a slave, he shall be liable to a correction not exceeding twenty lashes, to be directed by two of the Commission ers of the Markets, unless the owner of the said slave, shall pay to the use of the markets five dollars. Passed, Nov. 17th, 1817. The salary of the Clerk of creased to the Deputy 1. Be it ordained, That the salary of the Clerk of the Market shall be nine hundred dollars, and the salary of the deputy clerk shall be six hundred dolars, to commence from and immediately after the passage of this ordinance, and that the same shall be paid quarterly out of the Market funds. 2. That neither the Clerk or deputy Clerk of the the Market in- Market shall be permitted within the Market hours $900, and of to keep the books or collect the monies due any Butcher or Butchers, or other person or persons, on account of the sale of meat, poultry, grain or vegetables, which has been vended in the Market, under the pain of forfeiting his place for said offence. Clerk to $600. Passed, March 20th, 1810. discharged by Marshal, Messenger of Council, and keeper of the City-Hall. 1. Be it ordained, That from and immediately after the passing of this ordinance, the offices of City Marshal, Messenger of Council and Keeper of the City Hall, shall, and is hereby declared to be united, Offices to be and that the several duties enjoined on, and required the City Mar- by law to be performed by said officers, shall be discharged by the City Marshal for the time being; who shall be entitled to receive as a compensation for his services, a salary of one thousand dollars per annum, payable quarterly, in addition to what he is or may be entitled to receive on account of fines and forfeitures. shal. Passed July 1. Be it ordained, That from and after the last fis24th 1815. cal quarter, the compensation or salary of the Marshal, Messenger to Council, and Keeper of the City Marshal's Sa- Hall, shall be at the rate of one thousand dollars per annum, payable quarterly. lary. |