Kautilya's Arthashastra 2.4.11

2.4.11

tataḥ paraṃ nagaradhānyavyāvahārikakārmāntikabalādhyakṣāḥ pakvānnasurāmāṃsapaṇyā rūpājīvās tālāvacarā vaiśyāś ca dakṣiṇāṃ diśam adhivaseyuḥ //

To the south, the superintendents of the city, of commerce, of manufactories, and of the army as well as those who trade in cooked rice, liquor, and flesh, besides prostitutes, musicians, and the people of Vaisya caste shall live.