p. 1 election of 7 original Trustees for New Market (1806)
pp. 3, 11-13, 50-52 fire safety regulations, including chimneys, flues, leather water buckets like those of the Union Fire Company, for each story of the house, and the difficulty in enforcement
p. 5 setting the amount of the property tax
pp. 6-8 the evaluation of property in New Market in 1806
pp. 8-9, 13 appointment of the town tax collector
p. 15 election of 7 Trustees for 1807
p. 16 fence ordinance
pp. 18, 20, 29-30 fire ladders
pp. 18-19 New Market laid off in districts
p. 19 orders for Samuel Huston to clear Morgan Street of stumps and other encumberances
pp. 22-23 evaluation of property in New Market in 1807
p. 26 "log streets" for New Market
pp. 30-31 laws against unnecessary shooting
pp. 39-41 evaluation of property in 1808
pp. 52, 64 fine for unrestrained horses in town
pp. 51, 54 regulations for the construction of ovens and its subsequent repeal
p. 56 purchase of pump for town well
p. 59 reward for discovery of person who placed excrement from a "necessary house" on doors and on the street in front of the house of Abraham Head
p. 64 law against loose pigs in town
p. 66 laws governing drainage from kitchens, etc.

pp. 8-10, 23, 26, 36, 52-53, 113 manufacture of fire ladders & their placement
p. 11 permanent pavements
p. 12 trees along streets forbidden
pp. 15-16, 38-39 stove pipe law (violations mentioned throughout the minutes)
p. 16 outdoor fires forbidden as safety measure
p. 23 Trustee election of 1821
pp. 24, 37, 64 New Market laid off in districts
pp. 32, 38, 45, 100, 108 violations of law against unrestrained horses in town
p. 38 mention of slave Harry belonging to John Strayer
p. 33 Trustee election of 1822
pp. 41-42 New Market Academy violation of stove pipe law
p. 43 Trustee election of 1823
p. 53 Trustee election of 1824
p. 56 breeding of horses in town limits forbidden
p. 63 Trustee election of 1825
p. 67 mention of slave Stephen belonging John W. Rice
p. 72 Trustee election of 1826
p. 75 New Market Academy need for new chimney
p. 80 Trustee election of 1827
p. 85 difficulty in collection of outstanding fines & penalties
p. 89 Trustee election of 1828
p. 98 Trustee election of 1829
p. 105 Trustee election of 1830
p. 107 complaints concerning the smell in front of the slaughterhouse of Charles Pence
p. 110 inability of Trustees to remove a dead hog from the back streets due to lack of funds
p. 111 Trustee election of 1833
p. 117 fire engine purchased for New Market
p. 122 Trustee election of 1834
p. 126 Trustee election of 1835
p. 127 order to remove all obstructions from the streets of the town
pp. 127-128 site housing the fire engine
p. 130 Trustee's meeting postponed due to measles epidemic
pp. 132-133 Trustee election of 1836
p. 138 Trustee election of 1837
p. 140 rabid dogs
pp. 141-143 collection of money for Water Street drains
p. 146 Trustee election of 1838
p. 147 index to laws passed in volume 2
p. 148 Names & amounts for subscription to mcadamize the streets of New Market, June 15, 1839

p. 1 Trustee election of 1840
pp. 2-3 property evaluation on Congress Street
pp. 5, 17 widening of [Lady ?] and Abraham Streets
pp. 10-11 Trustee election of 1841
p. 12 order for an inspection of all places employing fire in any manner, pursued after every election of Trustees who eventually appointed "committees of vigilance" to inspect for fire hazards
pp. 14-15 controversy over whether hogs should be allowed to freely roam the streets of New Market
pp. 15-16, 94 horses not to be fed on the publicly paid part of the turnpike, later expanded to include any street
pp. 17-18 grading and other work on Main Street to be funded by a new evaluation of taxable property
p. 20 tax levied on any show or exhibition
p. 21 fines for removing dirt from the street or throwing trash on the street
pp. 22, 25 complaint that Andrew Spraker dried his leather and raw hides in the street in a manner that frightened horses
pp. 25, 60, 78 fine for not removing obstructions from the streets
pp. 26, 87 occupants of Main Street responsible for maintaining gutters
pp. 24, 29 grading of the turnpike and other work on the road
pp. 33-35 Trustee election of 1842
pp. 42-43 Trustee election of 1843
pp. 46-47 Trustee election of 1844
p. 48, 50, 59 law forbidding trees on streets repealed in the case of locusts, bput later prohibited again
p. 52 a committee from the Rifle Company of New Market applied for permission to discharge their weapons upon the occasion of the "illumination of the town" - denied
p. 53 order to transcribe the by-laws & make an index of the Trustee books but not done
pp. 55-56 Trustee election of 1845
pp. 67-68 Trustee election of 1846
pp. 75-76 Trustee election of 1847
p. 80 poll tax on all real estate, white males, male slaves, free blacks or mulattoes over 21 years old
pp. 82-83 real estate evaluation of 1847
pp. 84-85, 100-101 list of all males subject to the ten cent poll tax
pp. 88-89 fire ladders
p. 91 delinquent taxes
pp. 92-94 Trustee election of 1848
p. 95 Trustees take charge of fire company's fines and the town wells, cleaning out the well at the lower end of town (113)
pp. 98-99 real estate evaluation of 1848
pp. 100-101 poll tax on individuals
p. 103 taxes not collected classified as delinquent and obstinate
p. 105 Trustees of the Baptist Church told not to complete the enclosure of their lot on Abraham Street until the lawful width of street is ascertained
pp. 109-111 Trustee election of 1849
p. 112 laws against posts on streets or keeping horses on the sidewalks pp. 115, 120, 129 proposal of hog law renewed
pp. 117-118 Trustee election of 1850
pp. 63, 119, 175 election of town constable
pp. 124-125 the New Market & Sperryville Turnpike Company authorized to extend their road into New Market to intersect Valley Turnpike Road
pp. 119, 126 mention of Central Hotel, Hotel of M.G. Jones, Newman & Sibert Hotel
pp. 127-128 Trustee election of 1851
p. 130 Store boxes and displays of wares allowed during the day
p. 132 repair of town pump on Morgan Street
pp. 140-141 Trustee election of 1852
p. 144 real estate evaluation of 1852
pp. 148-149 Trustee election of 1853
p. 152 trees allowed on Congress and Water Streets, planting trees on Cross Street prohibited
pp. 153-154 tax on all dogs proposed but later rescinded
p. 154 application to Justice of the Peace to order out a patrol of the town
p. 154 request for all slave holders to give their slaves suitable passes when they are sent to town on business at night and on Sabbath days
p. 154 prohibition concerning firecrackers
p. 155 A.R. Seymour & M.M. Sibert Merchants accused of retailing ardent spirits contrary to law
pp. 159-160 Trustee election of 1854
p. 162 summary of various fines exacted in New Market
p. 167 printed copy of Corporation Laws
pp. 170-171 Trustee election of 1855
p. 175 protest by citizens that slave hirelings have been allowed to go at large and hire themselves out, keep house, etc.
pp. 177-178 Trustee election of 1856
p. 182 distribution of muskets to citizens of New Market & their return
pp. 184-185 Trustee election of 1857
pp. 190-191 Trustee election of 1858
p. 195 Newmarket Seminary to enclose their well for safety
pp. 198-199 Trustee election of 1859

pp. 8, 43 purchase of lead hose for fire engine and other fire-fighting objects
pp. 11-12, 44-45 taxes and license fees levied for real estate, barrooms, patent rights, selling machinery and fertilizer, photographers, circus exhibitions and side shows, concerts at town hall, wheat, etc.
pp. 13, 16 election of Councilmen of 1879
p. 17 fees paid to the sergeant for various duties
pp. 22, 25, 27 lead & suction hose for fire engine, auction of old fire engine approved
p. 23 mention of Art Gallery of J.P. Brock
p. 24 geese declared a nuisance in town
pp. 29, 31, 33, 39 officers of 1878 and 1879 ordered to settle their accounts
p. 33 prohibition of fireworks
p. 34 levy on each male taxpayer to keep the public pumps in repair
p. 35 medical care ordered by overseer of the poor
p. 36 town pumps not to be used to water stock
p. 39 tax on A.J. Holtzman's ten pin alley
pp. 41, 202 repair of fire ladders, hooks, etc.
p. 43 tax on barrooms
pp. 46-47 purchase of fuses, powder kegs, etc. to remove rock from town
pp. 48-49 River Bridge Company required to work their road from limits of New Market to the Valley Turnpike by July 1, 1880
pp. 50-51 inventory of tools belonging to the town of New Market should be made and tools kept in a locked box at the Guard House
pp. 51-52 1880 election of Councilmen
pp. 52, 59 payment by the overseer of the poor
p. 57 examine Guard House well for possible repairs
p. 59 order to revise corporation laws of the town and to have them printed
p. 61 taxes and license costs set by Council
p. 64 1881 election of Councilmen
pp. 66, 69, 71 regulations placed upon the butcher house of John Spreaker
pp. 75-76 oath taken that no elected official had engaged in a duel
p. 81 festivals, dances, & other gatherings, must not annoy other citizens
pp. 81-83, 87 printed laws & regulations, with additions to the laws
pp. 83-85 recapitulation of various taxes and fees
p. 88 liquor laws involving minors
p. 92 Council protests the charges in the press that "hickory clubs" were carried around the polls on election day to intimidate the voters, and the allegations that the Democrats incited a riot the night before the election
pp. 108-111 "new tax law" in accordance with the State Revenue Laws of the Acts of the General Assembly
pp. 111, 141, 155 appropriations for maintenance of various streets, lamps, and the poor
pp. 112-114 an act to protect the lamps of New Market
pp. 117-118 election of Council
pp. 122-125, 129, 131-132 digging a well on Water Street
pp. 126, 152-153 pay for the sergeant and his duties
pp. 135-136 sale of land by E.L. Zirkle to the town for a public well
pp. 151-152 1885 election of Councilmen
p. 154 regulation of skating rinks
p. 166 condition of the Guard House
p. 173 pauper law which limits charges by undertakers furnishing coffins for paupers
pp. 183-184 resignation of J.A. Phillips as Councilman
pp. 197-198 location of poles for Northern Virginia Telephone Company
p. 200 repairs for well on Lime Street, and a request for a report on the conditions of other wells
pp. 201-202 request from non-resident of New Market for assistance from the overseer of the poor due to his broken arm
pp. 203-205 relocation of the Guard House
p. 203 possible extension of Cleveland Avenue