not be thrown ways or streets, Ibid. &c. shall not be Ibid. SECT. 13. No person shall throw or sweep any offal, Offal, &c., shall animal or vegetable substance, scrapings or sweepings, into passagedamaged salt or pickle, or foul water, from the stalls or &c. cellars into the passageways, or on the side-walks, or into the streets adjoining said market house, at any time during the day or night. Nor shall any person within the limits Tainted meat, of said market, sell, or offer to sell or expose for sale, or offered for sale. have in his possession, any meat, fish, bread, vegetables, tallow, skins, pelts, poultry or other articles, which in the opinion of said clerk or either of his deputies, shall be diseased, corrupted, tainted or unwholesome; but such person shall, when directed by said clerk or either of his deputies, forthwith remove all such articles from said limits to such suitable place as the said clerk or either of his deputies shall order; and if such person shall refuse or neglect to comply with such direction, or if the owner or person having charge of such articles be absent for more than one hour's time, the said clerk or either of his deputies shall forthwith remove the same, or cause the same to be removed from said limits to such suitable place as aforesaid, at the expense of such person; and if in the judgment of said clerk or either of his deputies, it shall be necessary for the public health, it shall be their duty to destroy the same; and if any person shall hinder, obstruct or molest said clerk or any of his deputies in the premises, he shall forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding twenty dollars for each offence. to mayor and altain cases. SECT. 14. When the lessee of any stall, or occupant of Stalls to revert any cellar in said market house, shall from any cause dermen in cerwhatever vacate the same, or shall receive notice from the Ibid. mayor and aldermen to vacate the same, or shall neglect or refuse to pay his rent for the space of twenty-four hours, or shall neglect or refuse to comply with any regulations established for the good order and cleanliness of the said market house, and its entries, passageways, sidewalks and the streets adjoining said house, the stall or stalls and cellar of such lessee shall thereupon revert to the city and be at the disposal of the mayor and aldermen. Sleeping and smoking in market forbidden. Ibid. SECT. 15. No person shall, within the walls of Faneuil Hall Market House, or on the side-walks of the same, nor within the aforesaid limits of the said market, play at any game, or lie down or sleep, or behave in a disorderly, noisy, or riotous manner: nor shall any person within the limits of said market, smoke, or have in his possession, any Idle and disor- lighted pipe or segar. And it shall be the duty of the said clerk and his deputies to prevent idle and disorderly persons, itinerant pedlers, and transient persons selling newspapers, matches or other articles, or making outcries or noises, from frequenting or tarrying in said market house or within the limits of said market, and to cause all such persons so offending to be removed and to be prosecuted. derly persons, pedlers, &c. Lord's day. Ibid Evenings of week days, except Saturdays, &c. Penalty. Passageways not to be incum- SECT. 16. No horse or other beast, and no cart, wagon, sleigh or other vehicle, shall be permitted to stand within the limits of said market on any part of the Lord's day or evening, nor shall any person continue to do business within the limits of said market on any week day after the sunsetting of such day, excepting on Saturdays, and on the evenings immediately preceding Thanksgiving and Christmas days, nor on any evening after the closing of the market house; and if any person shall place or leave any wagon, cart, sleigh or other vehicle, box, barrel, crate, cask or other vessel, empty or otherwise, within the limits of said market on any part of the Lord's day or evening, or any week day after sunset, excepting on Saturdays, and on the evenings immediately preceding Thanksgiving and Christmas days, or on any evening after the closing of the market house, he shall forfeit a penalty not exceeding twenty dollars; and the said clerk or either of his deputies may cause the same to be removed, in the manner provided in the fifth and sixth sections of this ordinance, or either of them. SECT. 17. Lessees of stalls and occupants of stands shall not incumber the main passageway or cross passages within the said market house, nor the passageways outside of said house in front of the door ways and leading into the middle of the streets, nor any of the avenues leading to and from the said market, with any casks, barrels, meat, or other articles or incumbrances. streets to sell, ty, forbidden. SECT. 18. No person, unless duly authorized by the Standing in mayor and aldermen, shall stand in any of the streets, without authori lanes, alleys, squares, or public places of said city, with ibid. any cart, wagon, sleigh or other vehicle, horses or other beasts, having meat, poultry, vegetables or other articles of provision for sale; nor be allowed to place any stall, bench, box, basket, barrel, block or table therein, on which to exhibit any such articles for sale. Ibid. SECT. 19. Every person offending against any of the Penalties. provisions of this ordinance, shall, in addition to the penalties before prescribed, forfeit and pay a sum not less than two dollars, nor more than twenty dollars, to be recovered on complaint before the police court of the city of Boston; but in no case shall all the penalties for one offence exceed the sum of twenty dollars. sign stands in the limits of the fusal to pay, &c. SECT. 20. The clerk of Faneuil Hall Market, or clerk may aseither of his deputies, may assign stands for all carts, the streets within wagons, or vehicles of any description, and places, for the market. sale of provisions or any other articles whatsoever, in the May 30, 1850. streets within the limits of the said market, and may demand and receive such rates of charges therefor, as the said clerk may from time to time establish, under the direction of the mayor and aldermen. And every person who shall occupy any stand not so assigned to him, or who shall neglect or refuse to pay the sum demanded for such Penalty for restand as aforesaid, which he has occupied or may occupy, shall be liable to a penalty of not less than two nor more than twenty dollars; and such person shall, when directed by the said clerk, or either of his deputies, forthwith remove without the limits of the market, and cause his cart, wagon or other vehicle, and all his property, to be also removed, under a further penalty of not less than two dollars nor more than twenty dollars; and the said clerk, or either of his deputies, shall also have power to remove the same forcibly, on the neglect or refusal of such person so to remove as directed. Clerk shall pay over moneys re ceived, and make quarterly SECT. 21. The said clerk shall pay over all moneys by him received to the city treasurer, and shall make a quarterly report to the mayor and aldermen of all sums so received and paid over. Interest author ized upon ac Boston with banks. 1842, 98. STATUTE. 1. It shall be lawful for the city of Boston to contract counts current of with any bank or banks, for the receipt and payment of interest, at a rate not exceeding that established by law, upon an account current of moneys deposited with and drawn from such bank or banks by the said city; any thing con tained in the fifty-seventh section of the thirty-sixth chapter of the Revised Statutes, or elsewhere, to the contrary notwithstanding. ORDINANCE OF THE CITY. 1 of accounts. Dec. 22, 1825. counts. ment. SECT. 1. There shall be appointed in the month of Joint committee January, annually, by ballot, in each board of the city coun- How appointed. cil, a joint committee of accounts, to consist of two on the part of the board of aldermen, and three on the part of the common council, whose duty it shall be to meet once a month, and as much oftener as they may deem expedient. SECT. 2. There shall be appointed, in the month of Auditor of acMay annually, by concurrent ballot in each board, one able His appointand discreet person, to be styled auditor of accounts; who Ibid. shall continue in office until removed, or a successor be appointed; who shall receive such compensation for his services as the city council shall authorize and establish, and who shall be removeable at all times, at the pleasure of the city council; who shall be sworn to the faithful discharge Oath. of the duties of his office, and give bond with surety or Bond. sureties, to be approved by the mayor and aldermen, in the penal sum of five thousand dollars, for the faithful discharge of said duties, the true accounting for and payment over, of all moneys which shall come into his hands, and the delivery over to his successor or to the mayor and aldermen of all the books, accounts, papers and other documents and property, which shall belong to said office; and in case said office should become vacant by death, resignation or otherwise, a successor shall forthwith, and in like manner, be appointed, who shall continue in office until the appointment of a successor. SECT. 3. No moneys shall be paid out of the city treas- No moneys to be ury, except in the cases hereinafter provided, unless the treasury, unless expenditures, or the terms of the contract, shall be vouched 1 An ordinance establishing a system of accountability in the expenditures of the city, passed December 22, 1825. An ordinance concerning the public loans and reduction of the city debt, passed March 10, 1834. An ordinance providing for the more regular collection of debts due to the city of Boston, passed February 23, 1835. An ordinance further to provide for a system of accountability in the concerns of the city, passed July 27, 1835. An ordinance in addition, &c., passed December 28, 1840. paid from city vouched, &c., and drawn for by mayor. |