Chap. 0029 An act for regulating the market in BOSTON.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, That the lower floor of Faneuil Hall, and the land around the same, bounded and described as follows, viz.: all that parcel of land lying on each side of Faneuil Hall, from Borland's store westerly to Gill's store; from Gill's store southerly on a curve line to the watch house ; southerly across the street to Col. Jackson's corner; from thence continuing southerly to the corner of a house now improved by Thomas Beats; then easterly to a store formerly called Brattle's store ; and from the said store northerly to the first mentioned bounds ; as the same is now improved for market use, reserving for public use the streets leading through the said market square for public passing as usual; be, and they hereby are, set apart as markets for meats, vegetables and grain.
And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That if any person bringing meats, vegetables or grain, to market or for sale in the town of Boston, shall be found in any other public place or street within the town aforesaid, with his or her team, cart, sled, slay, waggon or horse, with meat, vegetables or grain, waiting to market
or sell the same (unless while he or she shall he stopt by some person or persons offering to purchase such meat, vegetables or grain, or some part thereof) or detained by some accident, or shall leave his or her team, cart, sled, slay, waggon or horse, with such meat, vegetables or grain in any street or public place as aforesaid, for more than the space of one half of an hour, he or she so offend- 1 ing, shall forfeit and pay the sum of two shillings for every such offence.
And be it further enacted b;/ the authority aforesaid, That Common Street, so called, extending from the north ' end of the common burying place on the west side of the 1 said street, to the south end of the common, or such other place that the town of Boston shall judge most convenient, if approved of by the Court of General Sessions for the county of Suffolk, together with the Old North Square, so called, be, and are, hereby set apart for a Hay, Wood and Lumber Market, where all persons bringing Hay, Wood, Barrels, Hoops, Staves, Boards, or any sort of Lumber, to market, or for sale, within the town of Boston, shall repair. And if any person bringing either of the said articles to market, or for sale, shall be found in any other public place or street within the town, with his oilier team, cart, sled, slay, or waggon, with Hay, Wood, Barrels, floops, Staves, Boards, or any sort of Lumber, waiting to market or sell the same, (unless while he or she shall be stopt by some person or persons offering to purchase such Hay, Wood, Barrels, Hoops, Staves and Boards, &c. or some part thereof) or detained by some accident, or shall leave his or her team, cart, sled, slay or waggon, with such Hay, Wood, Barrels, Hoops, Staves, Boards or Lumber, m any street, or public place, except the place assigned b*y this act, for more than the space of one half of an hour, he or she so offending, shall forfeit and pa}r the sum of three shillings for every such offence.
And be if further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall be the duty of each of the Constables, Grand Jurors, and Tything Men of the said town of Boston, to complain to some Justice of the Peace living within the said town, for every offence committed against this act, in their presence : and the above tines and forfeitures shall be recovered on the complaint of any person, made to any one of the Justices of the Peace residing in the town of Boston, and shall be paid into the treasury of the said town, and applied to defray the charges of cleaning the streets there, and for keeping the markets clear of mire and tilth. 
February 18, 1784.