The case of the manufacturers of soap & candles in the city of New-York, stated and examined : to which are prefixed, the laws of the state of New-York, concerning infectious diseases ; with an addition, in form of an appendix ; containing, several documents and papers, relative to these subjects / published by the Association of Tallow Chandlers and Soap Makers.

  • Mitchill, Samuel L. (Samuel Latham), 1764-1831.
Date:
MDCCXCVII [1797]
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Credit: The case of the manufacturers of soap & candles in the city of New-York, stated and examined : to which are prefixed, the laws of the state of New-York, concerning infectious diseases ; with an addition, in form of an appendix ; containing, several documents and papers, relative to these subjects / published by the Association of Tallow Chandlers and Soap Makers. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the National Library of Medicine (U.S.), through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the National Library of Medicine (U.S.)

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    [ »' ] carry on any of their proceffes or operations of their faid trades, which produce impure air, or offenfivc fmells, fuch as trying or melting of fat or tallow, boiling foap, ferment- ing grain, or other fubflances for ftarch, warning, ferment- ing, or oiling (kins, or vellum, at any place within the the city of New-York, fouth of the fouth fide of Grant- ftrect, and of the fouth fide of the faid ftreet continued until it interfefts the eafterly fide of Mulbcrry-ftreet, and fouth of the weft line, from the interferon aforefaid, con- tinued to Hudfon's river, under the penalty of one hundred dollars, for each offence, to be recovered in an aftion of debt, with cofts of fuit, by any perfon who fhall fue for the fame in the Court of Common Pleas, called the Mayor's Court, of the faid city, one half whereof fhall be to the ufe of the plaintiff, and the other half fhall be brought into the faid court, and by the order thereof, paid to the trea- furcr or chamberlain of the laid city, to be diipofed of to the ufoof the poor thereof, in fuch manner as the Mayor, Alder- men and Commonalty of the faid city, fhall from time to time direft. And be it further enatfed, That it fhall be lawful for the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the faid City of New-York, to treat and agree with fuch of the owners or proprietors of the manufactories, trades, or bufinefs, pro- hibited as aforefaid, for the taking down, removal and re- placing the veffels and fixtures ufed in fuch manufaftures and trades, in fuch part of the faid citv, in which fuch manu- factories and trades may by this aft be eftablifhed and profecu- tcd, and in cafe no agreement can be made with the owners or proniietors of any fuch manufaftorics, or perfons profecu- ting fuch trades as aforefaid, then and in luch cafe, it fhall and may be lawful to and for the faid Mayor and Recorder, and any two or more of the faid Aldermen, by virtue of this aft, by a precept under their hands and feals, to command the fhcriff of the f.iid City and County of New-York to impannel and return a jury of twelve freeholders to appear before the Mayor's Court of the faid City at any term, not lefs than three weeks from the date of fuch precept, to inquiry