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Colonist, Volume III, Issue 313, 19 October 1860, Page 2

fjtefo |>fertkmettk NELSON HARMONIC SOCIETY. TPHE SECOND PRIVATE CONCERT ■*■ of the Society will take place on THURSDAY EVENING, 25feh instant. APPLICATIONS for TICKETS under the 19th rule must be made on or before TUESDAY, 28rd instant, and the TICKETS will be ISSUED by the Secretary from 1 to 3 o'clock on WEDNESDAY NEXT at the Committee-room, Masonic Hall. The attention of the Members and Subscribers is called to the 26th rule. Books of words, price Is. each, can be had at Mr. Stanton's, and of the Secretary on TUESDAY NEXT. THOMAS CONNELL, Secretary. Nelson, 18th. October, 1860. 1231 iofentmeiit |tata. Provincial Secretary's Office, Nelson, 17th October, 1860. XTIS Honor the Superintendent directs -*--*■ it to be notified that the undermentioned BY-LAW (having been published by the Board of Works in the local newspapers for one calendar month) has been CONFIRMED by the Superintendent and Executive Council, and will therefore come into operation on and after TUESDAY, the 20th day of November next. ALFRED GREENFIELD, Chief Clerk. NELSON MARKET. NOTICE is hereby given, that the following BYLAW has been made and agreed to by the Nelson Board of Works; and that a copy of the By-Law has been forwarded to the Superintendent and Executive Council of the province for confirmation. By order of the Board, J. L. Bailey, Secretary. Board of Works Office, Nelson, September 7,1860. BY-LAW for the Regulation and Government of the GENERAL MARKET established by the Board of Works in the City of Nelson. Whereas, by the " Nelson Improvement Act," Session 111,, No 3,' power is given to the Board of Works to impose such DUES as they shall deem reasonable upon all persons making use of any Marketplace established under the said Act: And whereas, by the " Nelson Improvement Amendment Act,/ Session V., No. 2, power is given to the said Board to make such rules, by-laws, and regulations, as may be necessary and expedient: Be it ordered and directed by the said Board of Works, that the GENERAL MARKET established in the City of Nelson shall be regulated and governed by the following RULES. I. The Market shall be open for the sale of all marketable commodities every Saturday, at such hours as shall from time to time be fixed by the Board of Works, and notified by advertisement in some newspaper published in the City of Nelson. 11. There shall be appointed for such Market an officer, to be called the Inspector thereof, whose duties shall be generally as follows:— 1. To see that the Market Regulations are duly observed in and with respect to the Market. 2. To demand and receive all Market tolls and dues. I 3. To appoint the several standing places and ; places for the deposit of goods, wares, and mer- J chandize in the Market, as well as the places for ! depositing and using materials, &c, requisite for ' the fixing of stalls, and to order the removal of the same when and in such manner as he shall think necessary. 4. To allot the principal and drafting yards to the I use of the parties bringing stock to the Market- ' place for either private sale or sale by auction. j 5. To inspect all articles exposed for sale in the ! Market, and to seize such as are bad or unwhole- ! some; and on such articles being surveyed by I any two members of the Board of Works, and | declared by them in writing to be bad or unwholesome, to cause the same to be destroyed. ■ 6. To prohibit the sale of any articles in the ' Market which ho may consider noisome or offen- j sive. i 7. To preserve order, regularity, and cleanliness j within the market, and to cause to be sumina- : rily ejected therefrom, or to be apprehended and ; lodged in the nearest lock-up or police station, any person making a riot or disturbance, or cur- ' sing or swearing, or using any gross or indecent ! language, or being guilty of gross or indecent ■ conduct within the precints of the Market. j 8. To take charge of the Market weighbridge and weighing machine, and of the scales and standard weights and measures of the Market; and to receive for weighing any articles in the said weighbridge, weighing machine, or scales, the following tolls and dues, viz.: — For weighing any cart or dray s. d. load, not exceeding one ton . 1 0 And for eveiy cwt. which any such load shall exceed one ton, in addition . . .01 For grain, peas, potatoes, &c, per sack or bag • ..01 Other articles, 2 cwt and under 0 1 Weighing butter or cheese, per lb. ; or part of a pound . . O 0£ 111. That the Market shops and stalls be appropriated to the sale of wares, merchandize, and dairy, farm and garden produce. IV. The permanent oocupiers of shops and stalls shall pay for them in advance, such sums and for such periods aa shall trom time to time be determined by the Board of Works. Any persons, not holders of permanent standings, shall occupy such places as shall be pointed out to them by the Inspector of the Market, and shall pay, as Market dues, the sum of one shilling for each time of occupying a space of not more than ten feet frontage of the stalls; or, should such persons not desire to occupy a shop or stall, then they shall pay for each cart taken into the Market, loaded in whole or in part with produce or merchandise, the sum of one shilling per market day; for every wheelbarrow so loaded the sum of threepence; and for every basket so loaded the sum of twopence. All fees and Market dues to be paid on entering the Maiket. V. The opening of the Market shall be announced • by the ringing of a bell, and the bell shall be rung a ■ second time half an hour later, when any of the standings not occupied by their proper holders may be ■ taken up by any other person not previously placed. VI. That the following tolls or dues be demanded, paid, and taken for all stock sold, or exposed for sale, within the Market—that is to say, for every horse, mare, gelding, foal, ass, or mule, the sum of one shilling; for every head of neat cattle, the sum of sixpence; and for every sheep, lamb, pig, or goat, this sum of threepence. And that the same tolls or dues be paid on all stock sold, or offered for sale, by auction. For stock yarded in the Market, there shall jbe paid per night, in addition, one half of the abovie ' tolls or dues. VII. That any person placing stock in the Market for sale shall be responsible for all Market dues and tolls accruing thereon; and in no case shall any stock !be taken out of the Market until all dues, tolls, and charges demandable on such stock shall have beeiQ first fully paid and satisfied. VIII. That any person or persons who may place stock in the Market for sale, and neglect for throe whole days to supply such stock with sufficient food and water, shall, for every such offence, forfeit an.d pay for every head of such stock any sum not exceeding forty shillings, in addition to the sum charged by the Market Inspector for food and water supplied ito any such cattle. IX. That any person or persons who may obstruct or resist the Inspector or his assistants in the performance of his or their duty, or who shall release any stock from the Market without the authority of the ( Inspector, or shall wilfully break down or damage j any of the gates, fences, or premises of the Marke-t, j shall be required to make good any such damage at his or their private expense; and shall (independently of any other penalty which he or they may incur for assault or otherwise) forfeit and pay the sum of forty shillings for every such offence. X. That all butter, cheese, groceries, or potatoes offered for sale in the Market, shall be sold by avoirdupois weight only; and any person offering to pur- j chase may require the vendor of any such articles to ; weio-h the same; and if, on reference to the Mr.rket , Inspector, it shall be found that such vendor has made ] a false representation of the weight thereof, every such i person shall forfeit and pay any sum not exceeding j forty shillings for every such offence. , XI. That any person who may place any matter or i thing' so as to obstruct the traffic in the said Market, or who shall occupy any other; place than gush as