Angelo v. City of Winston-Salem

The charter of the city of Winston-Salem (chapter 180, Private Laws 1915, sec. 44), provides: “The board of aldermen shall have the power to enact ordinances in such form as they may deem advisable, as follows: ... To establish, regulate and control the markets or market building; to fix the location of any market building, prescribe the time and manner and place within the city wherein marketable articles, such as meats, perishable vegetables, fish, game, and all other kinds of perishable food or diet shall be bought or sold: . . . On behalf of the general welfare of the city of…