Markets Committee

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Type of entity

Collectivité

Forme autorisée du nom

Markets Committee

forme(s) parallèle(s) du nom

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Markets Committee; 1827-1974

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      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates d’existence

      1827-1974

      Historique

      The historic rights of the corporation to manage trade (including markets) in the city developed over the centuries as evidenced by various royal charters. This committee was created in 1827 in order to address the inadaquate provision and management of market space, and obtained an Act in 1833 for improving markets in the city. The area between Pavement and St Sampsons square was cleared for the new Parliament Street market which opened in 1836. The Act was superceded by the York Extension and Improvement Act 1884.
      Instructed Inspector of Markets and Markets Superintendent.

      Lieux

      Statut légal

      Functions, occupations and activities

      Responsible for markets and fairs, inspecting weights and measures and collect tolls. Oversaw general and specialist markets, such as corn markets, cattle and sheep markets and annual fairs.

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      Contexte général

      The historic rights of the corporation to manage trade (including markets) in the city developed over the centuries as evidenced by various royal charters. This committee was created in 1827 in order to address the inadaquate provision and management of market space, and obtained an Act in 1833 for improving markets in the city. The area between Pavement and St Sampsons square was cleared for the new Parliament Street market which opened in 1836. The Act was superceded by the York Extension and Improvement Act 1884.

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      Identifiant de notice d'autorité

      GB0192-195

      Identifiant du service d'archives

      GB0192

      Rules and/or conventions used

      International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa

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          Sources

          JBM How York Governs Itself, BC 2/1, BC 2/2

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