A Law in Addition to a Law, Entitled "Of the Public Market Houses.".

Publication date: 1836

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Albany, New York, 1836. 17-1/2" x 12-3/4". Unrecorded 1836 Broadside of the Laws and Regulations of Albany's Public Market Houses [New York]. [Albany]. [Market Laws]. A Law in Addition to a Law, Entitled "Of the Public Market Houses." Passed February 1, 1836. The Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the City of Albany, in Common Council Convened, do Ordain as Follows. Erastus Corning, Mayor. Albany, [New York]: Printed by E. B. Child, No. 6 South Pearl-Street, 1836. Single-sheet broadside. 17-1/2" x 12-3/4". Text in a single column divided into eleven numbered sections, enclosed within a wide, decorative typographical border. Mounted and matted. Light toning, minor vertical and horizontal fold lines. A few expert archival repairs to the verso with no loss to text. Slight ink fading to five lines, yet text remains entirely legible. A very good, well-preserved copy of an unrecorded local municipal survival. $1,500. * An apparently unrecorded municipal broadside detailing the stringent public health and economic regulations established for the Centre Market in Albany, New York. Passed during a period of rapid infrastructure growth in the city, this law outlines eleven comprehensive sections regulating the handling, inspection, and sale of meat, poultry, and other foodstuffs. The regulations meticulously cover daily hours of operation, the allocation and leasing of individual stalls, licensing fees, vendor behavior, and the formal salary and duties of the market's superintendent. Section ten formally repeals all conflicting prior ordinances, and section eleven mandates that the new codes take effect on February 8, 1836. This broadside stands as a vital artifact documenting early American urban public health history, capturing the exact moment municipal governments transitioned from loose agrarian trading to highly structured public sanitation to combat foodborne illness and spoilage in dense city centers. Furthermore, the document bears the printed signature of Albany Mayor Erastus Corning (serving 1834-1837), the prominent iron magnate who later founded the New York Central Railroad and established one of New York's longest-lasting political dynasties. The printer, Edmund B. Child, was an active local publisher known for Child's Albany Directory. He operated his workshop at the corner of South Pearl and State Street, placing his press directly adjacent to the bustl.…

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Title
A Law in Addition to a Law, Entitled "Of the Public Market Houses.".
Author
New York. Albany, Market Laws
Publication year
1836
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Albany, New York, 1836. 17-1/2" x 12-3/4"
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