Bristol Roads and Avon and Frome Navigation Act 1698

VII.

Mayor and Common Council may make Rules for regulating the Markets in Broad Street and Wine Street, and for removing Dirt, &c; Persons not obeying such Regulations; Penalty 10s., or committed.

And whereas the Dirt and Filth of the said City is very much increased upon Satturdaies weekely by reason of Two great Marketts on that Day the one in Broadstreete and the other in Highstreete and Winestreete in the said City and the People resorting to the said Marketts are very disorderly in their Standing and not observing fitt and seasonable Houres and Times in leaving and departing from the said Marketts which occasions great Inconveniencies to the Citizens in many respects and particulerly by their long Stay in the said Marketts soe that the Dirt and Filth ariseing thence cannot be removed timely before Sunday Morning Be it therefore hereby enacted That the Mayor and Common Councill of the said City shall have full Power and Authority from time to time to make good wholsome and reasonable Rules Orders and Constitutions for the regulating ordering and governing the said Two Marketts and all People thereto resorting in all Matters which doe or may concerne or relate to the said Marketts and what Space of Time and how long Persons comeing to the said Marketts shall or may remaine and abide there and for the Removall and carrying away of all Dirt and Filth which shall be made there on the said Markett Daies in such due Time as the said Streets may be conveniently cleansed before Sunday Morning which said Rules Orders and Constitutions soe to be made as aforesaid all Persons comeing and resorting to the said Marketts are hereby required to observe and keepe And all and every such Person and Persons who shall wilfully and obstinately refuse to obey observe and keepe such Rules Orders and Constitutions shall pay and forfeite the Summ of Tenn Shillings for every such Offence and in case of Refusall to pay the same such Person or Persons shall or may be committed untill he or she find good Sureties to appeare at the next Quarter Sessions of the Peace to be held for the said City and County to answer the said Contempt and Offence