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New Amsterdam Town Council.

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NEW AMSTERDAM TOWN COUNCIL.

n. List of Subsidiary Legislatio I.By-lawi;: (l) General.

(2)Buildiugs.

(3)The Division, Lots, Street of Drai111:1, Bill Posting, (4)Scavenging etc.

and Cleansing.

Boundary, of Fencing Traffic, Making of Footvaths, of Signboards, Obstruction against Prohibition and Numbering Placing By-laws for Pitt Street.

2.

Special 3.

The New Anu;terdam 1.The New Amsterdam 5.

By-lawi;: Mosquito l\larket By-laws.


of Tuberculosis Prevention Prevention By-laws.

in Factories, and Worki<ltops Bakeries.

Street G. By-laws: Sellers.

7.

The New An1sterdam 8.

Regulations: 9.

'fhe New 10.The P<mnd.

Burial Amsterdam Grounds.

(Water Supply) By-laws.

(Sale of Milk) By-laws.

NEW AMSTERDAM TOWN COUNCIL BY-LAWS.

ARRANGEMENT OF BY-LAWS BY-LAW.

1.General.

2.Fines, etc.


BY-LAWS IN RELATION TO BUILDINGS TO BE ERECTED, O..\NOEROCS BUJLDIXGS, PROTECTJON POOLS, KOKERS, Tm,NELS, BRIDGES, ETC.

OF BUJLDINGS J,'ROM FIRE, CE!

;S­ 1.Definitions.

2-9.

Conditions 10 25.

Erection, 26 2!J.

Gutters 30-39.

Public and subsequent.

and ventilation.

and pipes to roofs and buildings.

buildings.

construction precedent 40.Removal of buildings.

41 61.1 Protection 62 71.

Buildings from fire.

of buildings dangerous or unfit for human habitation.

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72 82.

Cess-pools.

b3 87.

Culverts.

�8 90.

Boats.

kokc-l'l!, tunnel, an<l bridges.

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Timber, etc.

92.Penalty.

BY-LAWS RELATING TO THE Dn·1s10:-, Bou.sD.\RY, FExc1:,;o \ND , l\l.\KIN0 OF FOOT­ Ntf)IBERJNG Or' Lon;, 8TREr:T TR.tF�'IC PATHS, OBSTRL'CTION OF DR.\INS, Pl,.\CING P1tommTION .HHJ?isT B1LL Poi,;nxc:.

ETC'.

OP SIUNBOARUS, 1 2.

Di vision 3 7.

Fencing of lots.

of lots.

ti.

Naming of streets 9.Preservation lU-12.

Encroachments.
Encroachments.

of pasements.

an<l numhrring of lots.

13.Pruning 14-16.

Private 17 -23.

Control offence,.

24 25.

Miscellaneous 26 32.

Footways.

of trees.

streets.

of street 33.Obstruction of drains.

traffic: Precautions.

34-40.

Signboards.

4.1-4-2.

Prohibition against bill-posting.

BY-LAWS FOR 8<'.\\'E!I.C:J:110 .\:s'U ('r.F..\!liSJM:.

By-laws, 18th Oct., 1918.

BY-LAWS made by the Mayor and 1'own Council No.


8 of 1918, and approved on the 18th October, 1918, and Continued by the Governor and Court of Policy in Force by section 214 under section 2 of Ordinance of the Present New Amsterdam Town Council Ordinance.

GENERAL.
or addressed, ortlers and any other documents reqnirnd may be served by to whom to the owner the same or a true copy of the person or where addressed to be served under any by-laws the same to or at the residence 1.Notices, authorised delivering they are respectively of premises, or occupier thereof on the premises some conspicuous by registered served post, an<l if so served at the time when the letter by delivering on the premises who can be so served, part of the premises; or if there is no person by fixing the same on they may also be served shall be deemed to hate been containing to some person the same would be New Amsterdam Town Council.
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1907 delivered service other document Any notice premises or "occupier" which the notice in the ordinary course it shall be sufficient to prove that the notice, of post, and in proving order or such was properly addressed and put into the post.

required may be addressed to be given to the owner or occupier of any by the description of the premises is given without (naming further name or description.

of of the "owner" them) in respect FINES, ETC.


2.All fines, penalties and forfeitures recovered under and by of any by-law shall be appropriated virtue say:-one-third officer or servant to the town clerk in aid of the town funds.

shall be paid to the of the Council) complain is to as follows, that ant (not being an and the remaining two-thirds BY-LAWS IN RELATION TO BUILDINGS TO BE ERECTED, DANGEROUS BUILDINGS, PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS FROM FIRE, CESS­ POOLS, KoKERS, ToNNELS, BRIDGES, ETc.

DEFINITIONS.
1.In and for the purpose words and expressions to them, that is to say:- assigned of these by-laws, shall have the meanings the following hereinafter " builder" means the person who is employed any work on a building to execute no such person is employed, structure; to build or or structure; or or where the owner of the building owns or who agent; "owner" means the person who actually receives " building the rent from any premises, of the warehouse class or his authorised " means a warehouse, garage, distillery, manufactory, rice-mill, factory, magazine, being either foundry, smithy and every other building a domestic house" means a building or public building; "dwelling to he used wholly or principally used or constructed for human habita­ or petrol not adapted tion; "domestic building" means a dwelling-house appurtenant to a dwelling­ or an office building B.G.-YoL.
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house, whether other building class; attached thereto not being a public or not, or a shop or any building or of a warehouse "habitable to be inhabited; room" means a room constructed or adapted " inhabited ": the expression " inhabited" room means a room in which some person passes which is used as a living to which (until that some person passes room; room, including the contrary is proved) a room with regard there is a presumption the night or that it is used as a living applied or the night, to a school (not being merely a dwelling-house ordinarily " means a building college, threatre, buildings to be used either used or constructed " public as a or adapted or occasionally or as a church or chapel or other place of public worship, hospital, so used), ball-room, or as a public by tickets be used either ordinarily purpose; room, room, or public exhibition thereto admitted to for persons or used or constructed.
or occasionally or adapted for any public public hall, public concert place of assembly or otherwise, public lecture room, public of these by-laws each of the following "continuing offence": where the beginning of is an offence in respect whereof is of the or execution the offender the existence to a penalty, in such form and state as to be deemed to he a of these by-laws, shall any work liable under these by-laws work during its continuance be in contravention offence.
continuing For the purpose operations, namely:- (a)the erection, of any building of the building wholly or partially, is pulled of which down or burnt down to within ten and of any frame building an outer wall feet of the surface of the groW1d adjoining the lowest storey so far pulled down work of the lowest (b)the conversion originally version originally constructed as of any building not or the con­ for human habitation, or burnt down storey; into more than one dwelling-house into a dwelling-house one dwelling-house as to leave only the frame constructed only; of a building (c)the re-conversion into a dwelling-house which has been discontinued purpose as or appropriated other than that of a dwelling-house; of any building for any New Amster<l,am Town Council.
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1909 ( d)the making of any addition to an existing building by raising any projection addition only; and any part of the roof, by altering from the building a wall, or making but so far as regards the (e)the roofing or covering walls or buildings, over of an open space between shall be deemed to be the erection of a new building; "topmost ing whether not, and whether habitation or not; storey" means the uppermost constructed storey wholly or partially or adapted used or constructed in the roof or for human of a build­ "medical officer of health," "town superintendent" and every person who shall be "town clerk" mean respectively lawfully performing of health Amsterdam permanently of New Amsterdam, appointed the duties or not; of the office town superintendent of medical of New officer , or of town clerk of New Amsterdam, whether " cess-pool" means any pit, tank or other receptacle in­ tended to contain excreta!
matter; " earth closet " includes deodorisation faction of the Council.

of excretal any place for the reception matter constructed to the satis­ and CONDITIONS PRECEDENT AND SUBSEQUENT.
2.Every builder intending or proposing to erect a new build­ ing or to make any alterations any work in regard to any building will cause such to come within "new building builcling " as used in these by-laws, which alterations or work the meaning of the term in or additions to or to execute (I)shall give notice to the Council or proposition; intention in writing of such (2)shall specify in such notice the date on which he pro­ poses to begin such process work; of erection, alteration or other with such notice (3)shall deposit plan showing the position, addition elevation of such proposed at the same time a description B.G.-VoL.
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purposes of the several for which it is intended and the exact dimensions parts, and stating the materials to be used; antl ( 4} shall furnish such other plans as the town superintendent shall require in writing.
3.Every builder who shall have made any proposal said, and in that regard shall have obtained the Council who may withhold an<l for the reasons given in by-law 55 hereof, or refuse the as afore­ of the permission same on terms of (I)shall he bom1d at all times <lnring or addition of erec­ of anv other work or of execution to afford to the town superintender;t free access tion, alteration as aforesaid.
to every part of the building inspection: or work for the pmpose of the process days after the completion or addition or the execution give to the Council or execution notice and shall at all of of in (2)ancl shall within fourteen alteration such erection, any other work as aforesaid, writing of such completion reasonable notice free access inspection.
shall have been given, times within a period of one month after such town superintendent of afford the to every part of the building for the purpose 4.For the purpose of the last preceding the town clerk shall he deemed to be service by-law service upon upon the Council.
in the erection to any such building 5.If any builder engaged work, in contravention of or in the execution or alteration of any other or addition or other work, shall begin or do any work to the buildings of any of these by-laws, structural the that an offence town superintendent, or may affix to has heen committed, or other work, a notice some conspicuous in v.Titing requiring service been begun or done in contravention removed, such builder within seven days from the to cause so much of such work as may have to be of these by-laws require.
when it is discovered shall give to such builder down as the case may part of such building of such notice or pulled altered 6.If any such builder shall feel aggrieved by such notice, he the said seven days, appeal may ·within such decision.

such appeal the Council to the Council against of is made, or on the hearing the the appellant, If no such appeal decide against N e:w Amsterdam Town Council.

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1911 of such notice; or may them­ alter or pull down as the case may require, such to obtain to grant the same) requiring (who the builder the order of a magistrate remove, shall proceed Council is hereby authorised to comply with the requirements selves building done in contravention curred building tion against the proprietor and for such expenses, be liable and executable.
by the Council or so much of such work as may have been begun or of these by-laws, in­ in removing, or such work, shall be recoverable altering and the expenses or pulling down such by summary execu­ the lot, with the buildings thereon, shall or the representative of the proprietor 7.It shall not be lawful to let or occupy or suffer to be by caretakers or any building not exceeding in course two in number) 0nt of these by-laws of construction the town unless at (except occupied any new building the date of the commencem superintendent complies these by-laws.
holding to the Council notice five dollars in every respect such certificate, such builder by giving notice of appeal to be accompanied by a deposit as may be fixed by the Mayor.
to appeal to the town clerk, such not exceeding twenty­ shall have a right shall have certified in writing with the provisions of this part of that such building In the event of the town superintendent with­ 8.The owner as well as the builder any act, matter or thing done or omitted vention regulation this enactment or other person against shall not prejudice the builder.

of any of the provisions in force relating of these by-laws to new buildings.
or of any Provided that any remedy of an owner shall each be liable to be done in contra­ for 9.All notices on the builder by whom such builder served on such owner.

served by the Council shall be as valid and binding is employed against as if such notice the owner had been or the town superintendent ERECTION, CONSTRUCTION AND VENTILATION.
10.Every builder make any alteration work in regard to any work shall cause such the term who shall erect a new building, or shall in or addition to, or shall execute any which alterations, additions or to come within the meaning of erect as used in these by-laws, shall building building '' new building" 1912 Cap.

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such buildings execute by-laws such work in accordance contained.
or make such alterations or additions with the regu lations or shall in these 11.No part of any new building line of the street.
boundary shall project beyond the 12.The last preceding by-law shall not apply to sunshades sanctioned by the Council, or to the extent of that or to the eaves of the main roof of such building if properly specially permission, which shall, rain water and including inches not more than eighteen always that such eaves be not less than twenty-five the level of the adjoining to project beyond the said line; provided such gu tters, with gutters be allowed to carry off the supplied street.
feet above of a divided that it shall stand shall be so erected 13.Every new building line the side or back boundary not less than three feet within lot on which it shall be situate of the lot or portion and not ·within :fifteen feet from the centre of the draining known as the strand, of the street trenches or Savannah road known as High Street, that where two or more contiguous the Council same person, provision boundary middle or the public always Road: provided by the lots are occupied may waive the enforcement of this with regard to the distance line or lines between or distances such contigu ous lots.
from the 14.Every new building shall be so erected a clear space of not less than eight feet between building building drawn from and at a right angle to the external wall of such new building part of such other building.
on the lot or portion shall stand and such distance to and connecting of a divided lot on which such new by a line shall be measured that there shall be face of the outer with the nearest it and any other 15.No new building shall by itself, standing or erection lot on which such new building of the whole superficial that, with the sanction a vat or tank for the storage with or in conjunction on the lot or portion is placed, area of such lot or of the town of rain water may cover of a lot; provided any other building of a divided more than two-thirds portion superintendent be erected of a divided the streets sanction, a. larger on the remaining lot and provided known as the Strand one-third of such lot also as respect and High street, or portion lots adjoining and under like area of such superficial part than two-thirds New Amsterdam Town Council.
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1913 may form the site for buildings intended be used exclusively for business purposes houses.

to be and which shall and not as dwelling­ 16.The ground floor of every new building shall be raised above the ground not less than twenty-four ground floor shall be made of concrete material.

of the surface building ground floor.


unless the or other impervious from the highest part lot on which the of such is placed to the level of the upper surface of the lot or portion is to be measured of a divided The height inches, 17.The height of every storey than the topmost storey and measurement shall be made from the level of the upper surface of the storey of the floor of the storey next above.
to the level of the under surface thereof, in any new building, shall be not less than ten feet, other 18.The height of the topmost storey in every new building shall be not less than eight feet from the level of the upper surface to the under side of the plate.

of the floor of the storey 19.Where any new building has one storey only the height of that storey upper surface shall be not less than eight feet from the level of the of the floor to the under side of the plate.
20.Every room in such a building to be used by any pesron or persons thousand as a room to sleep in shall be of not less than one cubic feet capacity for each person sleeping therein.

21.The ground floor of every new building or for the storage, used or intended for the pur­ for the food of man, or any to be used for the manufacture pose of sale, of any articles articles intended of cement concrete such other impervious material may approve.
for the food of animals, not less than three inches intended shall be constructed or of in thickness as the town superintendent 22.Every person who shall erect a new building with such building stoneware, shall pro­ good and sufficient or concrete and graded to the of brick, masonry material constructed of the town superintendent, surface or other delivering located, into the side vide in connection water drains approved satisfaction channel channel and passages building of an adjacent as the Council shall be drained street or into such other stream or may direct, and all yards, open spaces with a new appurtenant to or used in connection in similar manner.
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it is necessary, 23.The owner of every building with which in the opinion of or remedy of in connection whenever for the prevention that all or part of such yard or space cause the same to be properly paved and or with any approved so as effectively there is any yard or open space shall, the Council conditions, insanitary should forthwith be paved, with good cement concrete also sloped shall at all to carry off all rain and wash water therefrom, and tun� keep and maintain reparr.
constructed such pavement to a properly in good order and material, channel 24.Every habitable room in such new building shall have at the least opening one fixed jalousie air, and the total area of such jalousie one, of the several of the floor area of such room.
jalousies, directly into or, if there be more than the external shall be equal at least to one-tenth 25.Where ranges of rooms are built for human habitation, for a separate each room being intended such room shall have a. floor area of not less than one hundred of not less than eight feet.

and fifty square feet and the height Every such range of rooms shall have an open space of not less than six inches the whole length the eaves throughout in width under of the range.
dwelling-house, each GUTTERS AND PIPES TO ROOFS AND BUILDINGS.

with guttering to carry off shall be provided into the vats or tanks provided 26.Every such new building and down pipes sufficient roof thereof and pipes shall water from such vats or tanks and all other waste water what­ with such buildings, ever connected into the drains of the lot or portion such building including of a divided all the rain water from the also be provided to receive sufficient kitchen is placed.
lot on which the same, to carry off the surplus waste, 27.The owner of any lot and/or buildings, any public street, alone in the town adjoining fare shall cause the roof of the buildings, other coverings gutters prevent such public dam or parapet and pipes to be kept in good order and repair dropping water therefrom street, road or thoroughfare with sufficient so as to into or over any public and projections and all sunshades to be supplied upon or running or injuring in the town.
and or of the building road or thorough­ 28.

The owner of any such lot and buildings gutters and grade all shall be bound so to such buildings attached to construct New Am.sterd,am Town Council.

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1915 and satisfaction on the owners of all such gutters of the town superin tendent: which at the said gutters and graded to have within three months :from the The owner of any such lot are not constructed to the approval it shall be imperative present so attended confirmation and/ or buildings and the last preceding exceeding to as aforesaid of these by-laws.

failing to one hundred dollars.


of this comply with the provisions not to a penalty by-law shall be liable 29.Every person days with a notice said gutters by-laws, dollars day's default; hundred dollars.

who shall neglect to have the from the town superintendent to comply within fourteen cleaned, shall be guilty and shall be liable and a further penalty to a penalty not exceeding of an offence under these not exceeding one dollar ten for each provided that the amount shall not exceed one PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
who shall erect a public and maintained 30.Every person the same to be erected the safety for which such building or approved scribed is intended by the Council.
of the public as having regard with such precautions for to the special purpose to be used shall be pre­ building shall cause 31.The town superintendent by the Council, and any other person may at all reasonable times during authorised and after the completion which any building shall be used as a of any public building, in that behalf the construction and at all times during building, public ascertaining whether provisions Council with regard of these by-laws to public enter and inspect such building the same for the purpose of is in conformity with the made by the or any regulations buildings.
32.No public building shall be use<l as such unless addressed to the owner thereof, and until the Council, by notice shall have declared and of its suitability be used.

in writing their approval for the purpose thereof of the construction to for which it is proposed 33.After the Council work affecting in or on such building or likely shall have declared their approval, to affect such building, shall be done to, without of the Council.
the approval no 34.Where it is proposed erected building, for a purpose to convert other than a public or alter any building purpose, out, shall be carried into a public such conversion or alteration 1916 Cap.

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shall be constructed, by the town superintendent, in such maimer as shall and of any regulations and the provisions of made by the shall apply to such to public buildings and such building be approved this Part of these by-laws Council alteration public applicable building.
or construction, as if it were the construction of a 35.Whenever it appears to the Council that any place in the as to afford necessary thereto, town used as a public bu.ilcling tained resort the owner in such notice, be approved by the Council.
of such place, the Council is not so constructed or main­ \Yho may to all persons protection may by notice in writing within a reasonable to make alterations therein require time to be specified or thereto as shall 36.In case such owner fails to comply with the requirements of such notice an offence against these by-laws.
within the prescribed time, he shall be guilty of 37.The Council may in lieu of such notice or concurrently prejudice to therewith, in writing of penalties by statement or at any time thereafter and without for the non-compliances therewith, the recovery served upon the owner of such place, re­ by notice in such quire such owner on or before a date to be specified under his hand addressed to the notice Council such person, used as a public and at such time and place as shall be specified to attend personally in that behalf such building in such notice, in writing or by an agent duly authorised cause why the Council, and show sufficient before should not cease to be used as a public in writing to show cause why such building should not cease to be building, or require on such date building.
38.If such owner fails to show sufficient building Council the use of such place should not cease to be used as a public may by order addressed to the owner thereof, building.

as a public cause why such the prohibit building, 39.Every person who, after a prohibition notice issued by uses or allows or suffers such building of an shall he guilty the Council building offence against under this by-law, to be used as a ·public these by-laws.

REMOVAL OF BUILDINGS.

40.


(1) It shall not be lawful for any person to pull down or to remove any building shall, from the site on which it stands days and not less than two days, not more than fourteen unless he New Amsterd,am Town Council.

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1917 before the removal, notice in writing building.
have given to the town superintendent to pull down or remove such of his intention (2)Any person who shall pull down or remove any building from its site and any owner of any building permit or suffer any building to be removed without of an offence, penalty having first given the aforesaid and shall be liable notice, on conviction to a dollars.
down or removed who shall cause, from such site shall be guilty thereof twenty-four pulled (3)Every building not exceeding of this by-law shall be deemed to have been pulled removed by the owner thereof.

down or in contravention PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS 41.It shall not be lawful to cover the roof of any building on pain of such roof being in addition to the owner or down by order of the Council, within the town with thatch pulled occupier to the penalty being liable or leaves, hereafter FROM FIRE.
mentioned.

42.The roof of every building on any lot or abutting must be covered erected the Strand, gutters building must be of tin or other metal.
on either with tiles, and spouts ·wruch in the town to be hereafter side of the street called or metal; and any slates be attached may hereafter to any such building be covered 43.Any existing within the limits aforesaid must in accordance within one year from the commencement and the Council may cause any such building limits covered and spouts and may recover within the said period with this enactment to be attached thereto within of one year to be in accordance the cost thereof not so covered so defined as with this section of these by-laws; and proper gutters at the expense of the owner, by summary execution.
the said 44.Every dwelling house within the town shall be provided roof from that of the main having a separate in which there shall be an open fire-place with a kitchen building chimney or a stove and pipe: Provided kitchen under the same roof as the main building allowed to remain, of these by-laws.

if it otherwise complies with a brick that any existing shall be with the requirements 45.Every chimney shall be of sufficient height not to en­ danger the neighbourhood or to annoy it with smoke.
46.In case any brick oven be required with and ventilated by a brick chimney.

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47.The portion of the floor of eYery kitchen on which any an<l the space on all sides for two or stove is placed fire-place feet bevond shall be covered or solid earth and if such kitchen house or to any other such lmilcling such kitchen tiles, combustible shall be of stone, material or lined therewith.
the outer sides and end of metal or some other in­ is attached to the dwelling with concrete.

stone, tiles, brick 48.Any of the foregoing in by-laws provisions to k.itchenR 44 to 47, both inclusive, shall not be with respect as applicable to each separate room in any tenement as containecl construed range.

49.Any person acting 41 to 47, both inclusive, one hundred the town funds.
contrary shall be liable to be recovered dollars, to the provisions of by-laws not exceeding to a penalty by the town clerk in aid of fire in any coal-pot to use or kindle any dwelling or in coal-pots house in any lot in the of fire or other holders of not less than placed at a distance in a kitchen 50.It shall not be lawful of fire within or other holder town except used for laundry six feet from any building holder shall be placed structed of fire is used within purposes Any person acting to a penalty liable on a box in a receptacle on said lot, or if such coal-pot a building for like purposes water con­ containing of the town superintendent.
of this by-law shall be the same in contravention or to the satisfaction not exceeding ten dollars.

to kitchens belonging to dwelling­ cleaned 51.All chimneys attached houses in the town shall be kept in good repair properly of the Council premises and inspect such dwelling-house liable such neglect.
and well and and the town superintendent or any officer at any time to enter upon the of any them; and the owner or occupier be neglecting not exceeding twenty-four shall be at liberty to a penalty dollars for every to comply herewith shall 52.In case of fire originating from any chimney attached to any building shall be liable in the town, the owner or occupier to a penalty not exceeding of such building dollars.
one hundred 53.It shall not be lawful, ing one hundred or carry on, any building the limits by-law l, within dollars, for any person to erect, of the warehouse of the town or \\"':ithin class, as defined in one hundred exceed­ upon pain of a penalty not put in operation, New Amsterdam Tawn Oourwil.

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1919 yards of the boundaries have already time be permitted been established by the Council.
thereof save and except such as may from time to or may hereafter 54.The application for permission to erect such building by proof that the intention of any to the Council must he or establishment so to apply has been issues in three consecutive of a newspaper circulating person desiring acco�panied advertised in the town.
55.The Council may refuse to grant such permission when­ of the public, to be necessary for such and they may suspend, granted fit, or revoke any permission ever they shall deem such refusal in the interests time as they shall think by them upon breach by the permittee conditions in their opinion renders any other reason which or revocation in the interests or desirable necessary of any of the terms and or for such suspension, of the public.
to which the permission or desirable was granted subject aggrieved or revocation himself of any permission .

Any person deeming suspension may appeal to a magistrate, intimation, from Provided to the written shall have power to make such Council; party.
order as he sees fit and to award costs to the successful within twenty-one suspension shall give four clear days' by the withholding, to erect any building days after due or revocation of such appeal and the grounds that the person so aggrieved such withholding, and the magistrate thereof notice : 56.It shall be lawful for the town superintendent of any cooperage, to make at smithy or foundry, any alteration at or in such cooperage, the same to the think fit-to order any alteration or at or in such cooperage, so as to make it conformable shall be completed or addition to he shall report to the fireplace an inspection within the town, and if, in his opinion, is necessary smithy or bake-house, and if the Council to be made to the fireplace any time bake-house or addition foundry, Council, addition foundry, smithy these regulations, within the period of the Council such order of the Council prietor one hundred dollars period of which the first penalty the amount does not exceed one hundred may be recovered or bake-house such alteration of six weeks from notice remains shall be liable during every succeeding was incurred: dollars.
to both the occupier as aforesaid given by or on behalf and proprietor: with, the pro­ uncomplied not exceeding to a penalty and in case month after the that Provided Such penalty by the town clerk in aid of the town funds.

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57.Every boat-building establishment with a stove for steaming provided place for melting Council.
tar or rosin, in the town shall be planks and with a brick all to the satisfaction of the 58.It shall not be lawful to use the process of bending planks by the immediate on an open mud-flat from any building action of fire in any part of the town except and at a spot distant or erection capable of taking fire.
at least twenty yards 59.The owner or person in charge of any such establishment of an offence, who shall in any way fail to comply with this by-law shall be and be liable "guilty and such owner or person in charge one hundred be bound further, the working prohibited of such establishment as aforesaid.
by the Council, if so directed to a penalty dollars, or the use of any process shall to discontinue not exceeding 60.Every building of the warehouse the limits class or manufactory of the town or within ,vithin of shavings description yards of and beyond those limits a dangerous one hundred and cleared on the cessation of any such establishment to a penalty shall be liable to be recovered for each neglect whatever.
who shall fail to comply herewith clollars not exceeding twenty-four of any person on the complaint of work, and the owner or person in charge or other combustible matter every day shall be swept of 61.The chimneys shall be swept of all such establishments once in every month under a like penalty said.

as afore­ recoverable BUILDINGS DANGEROUS OR UNFIT FOR HcmAN HABITATION.
62.If any building or anything affixed thereon to be in a ruinous or to passers he shall, therein, buildings, board or fence to be put up for the protection if he thinks fit, immediately is deemecl by state and dangerous by, or to the occupiers of the town superintendent residing to persons of neighbouring cause a proper passers owner of such building, secure or repair by, and shall cause notice in wTiting him forthwith as the case may require.
such building, requiring to be served to take down, on the 63.If such owner do not begin to repair, or other thing within such building has been served and complete such repairs, or take down or three days after such notice take down or secure New Amsterdam Town Council.

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1921 as speedily such premises as the nature of the case will may make complaint secure admit, the town superintendent and it shall be lawful a magistrate, before to order the owner or in his default building wise secure be in a dangerous the occupier to take down, rebuild, as appears a time to be fixed by him.
that part thereof state within (if any) of such or other­ repair, or other thing, to the magistrate to thereof for such magistrate within or rebuilt or other thing, the time so limited, with all convenient cause all or so much of such 64.In case the same be not taken down, repaired, or if no owner or can be found on whom to serve such order, speed, otherwise secured occupier shall, building and as shall be in a ruinous condition dangerous to be taken down, repaired, or rebuilt otherwise secured ; and be requisite in such manner as shall up every such board or fence and of all the expenses taking down, repairing, rebuilding or other thing, execution, expenses by the Council shall be executable by summary for the or securing such building and the said property shall be recovered as aforesaid the Council of putting and costs.
65.Where the buildings on the area have been destroyed by to the Council on any residing of neighbouring buildings affixed thereon to persons shall certify or alteration or anything state or dangerous fire or where the town superintendent that any of the buildings area are in a ruinous therein or to passers or cause or increase repair such area without contravening ing fifty dollars, for every day during Provided to exist: dollars.
by or to occupiers any danger of fire, no building of any building shall be erected the consent that the amount does not exceed this by-law shall be liable which such building of the Council; and a further to a penalty penalty or extension, or made in and any person not exceed­ not exceeding five dollars or alteration continues one hundred 66.In any case where it is certified by the to the Council or by the town superintendent, is unfit for human habitation, that under the hand of the town clerk requiring notice officer of health or part of a building may give to the owner or occupier, medical any building the Council place of abode, such owner or occupier, by the Council or of the committee which shall be held next after the expiration date of such notice, made by the Council human habitation, a date to be specified declaring and directing to attend appointed at the meeting that such building to show cause why an order should in such order be so inhabited.
or leave at his of seven days from is unfit for that the same shall not after of the Council for that purpose not be 1922 Cap.

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67.If such owner or occupier to such notice, or such committee the Council pursuant Council habited, mentioned to some conspicuous shall not attend at such meeting shall fail to satisfy or attending the that such building is fit to be in­ may make such order as hereinbefore and may cause a copy of the same to be affixed part of such building.
68.Any person who shall a�er the date so specified or any part of such building, in such an or shall be suffer or permit the same to be inhabited, such building, for every offence to a penalty Provided order inhabit knowingly liable the same is inhabited: after the making of such order the Council that such building rendered order and the same shall thenceforth fit for human habitation, or part of a building has become or been they may revoke their cease to operate.
for every day during which always that if at any time shall be satisfied 69.From and after the commencement tenement used for a similar spirit shops, buildings public buildings, building any premises above within that part except v.ri.th the permission be converted of the warehouse of these by-laws, premises, class, business or other nor shall as rooms, ranges, purpose, to be used for such a purpose cow-pens, shall be erected, no of the town known of the Com1cil.
as Queenstown, 70.Every person who shall offend against the foregoin g shall be liable fifty dollars, by-laws exceeding to a further penalty written town superintendent notice or town clerk.
not for every such offence to a penalty offence and in the case of a continuing for each day after not exceeding of the offence from officer of health, one dollar the medical 71.In case of any demand or complaint under these by-laws of premises or occupiers to which two or more proprietors be jointly answerable, the other or others prevent tTibution contribution.
of them; but nothing agai11st so proceetlecl the parties in any case in which they would be entitled against shall herein contained con­ from recovering by law to it shall be sufficient to proceed may 72.Every cess-pool ma.de, constructecl or renewed after the CESS-POOLS.

commencement or renewed in accordance· heading.

of these by-la.ws shall be ma.de, constructed with the regulations under this New Amsterdam Town Coun<JiJ.

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The sides and the bottom shall be lined with brick, concrete, superintendent.

iron or hardwood, of the town to the satisfaction 75.No single cess-pool shall be of more than four hundred gallons capacity.
76.No cess-pool shall be made, constructed than eight feet from any building distance human habitation persons, intended or from any tank or vat or other receptacle for the storage of drinking water.
of any work by any used or or for the purposes or be at a less used or intended for 77.Every cess-pool shall be so made, constructed or and cleansed to be emptied of the contents for human habitation, aforesaid as readily conveyance or intended and that the contents any drain or trench whatever, adjoining through or for purposes may not fl.ow or overflow of the or upon the surface renewed and carriage used any building aforesaid, into thereof without land.
78.Every owner of any premises situate repair, therefrom of any nuisance shall be bound to keep such cess-pool and shall be bound also to prevent of any part of its contents, from such cesspool.

the fl.ow or overflow and also the occurrence on which any cess-pool in good order and is 79.Every earth-closet or privy and every compartment shall be washed and cleansed thereof month.

This duty shall devolve the purposes of this by-law in the case of tenement owner shall be deemed to be the occupier.
upon the occupier, and for yards the at least once in every 80.It shall not be lawful for any person to use any water­ closet, earth-closet or privy M a wash-house or bathroom.

81.Every person who shall commit a breach of any of the of these by-laws not exceeding relating twenty-four provisions to a penalty breach, notice ten dollars the amount does not exceed one hundred dollars.
and in the case of a continuing from the Council, to cess-pools dollars breach, shall be liable for each such after written not exceeding Provided for each day of continuation thereof: to a further penalty that IX-10 B.G.-VoL.

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82.In the case of a breach 72 to 78, both inclusive, such breach occurs shall be liable.

of any of the provisions the owner of the premises of by-laws on which CuLVERTS, KOKERS, TUNNELS AND BRIDGES.
of these by-laws, 83.From and after the commencement for any person shall not be lawful built or placed any public canal, obtaining power and authority koker, in or upon tunnel first trench or drain of the town without who shall have full the permission of the Council, to direct i shall be bu lt or placed.
to build or place or cause to be or bridge or tunnel or bridge any culvert, in what manner such culvert, koker, it 84.If any such culvert, koker or bridge to the manner directed to be built or placed without commenced contrary may forthwith the same may have been so built or placed shall be liable to a by the to be recovered ninety-six penalty town clerk, in aid of the town funds.

the same, and the person not exceedmg by the Council.
dollars, destroy by whose order is built or placed such permission the Council or or 85.Any existing culvert, tunnel trench or drain of the town which at the or bridge koker, in or upon of these by-laws canal, any public commencement of the town shall be removed such drainage same is connected town superintendent upon such proprietor by the proprietor of the lot with or to which the or attached within a time to be fixed by the by him to be served in writing by a notice of such proprietor.
or the representative obstructs the free drainage so as not to obstruct or altered is not removed tunnel or bridge the Council the costs of such removal koker, such a period 86.If such culvert, within or altered the same and may recover by summary execution koker, prietor exceeding in aid of the town funds.
ninety-six tunnel of such lot in addition dollars, or bridge against is connected or attached, shall be liable to be recovered and the pro­ to a penalty not by the town clerk, may remove or alter the lot with which such culvert, or alteration 87.Any person who without the express sanction opens any of the public superintendent of the town shall be liable hundred and any police dollars; into custody without warrant his view commits magistrate of this by-law.
may take convey before the a breach or kokers one not exceeding any person who ·within or other constable and forthwith to a penalty draining of the town sluices New Amsterdam Town Council.

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88.

(1) No boat or craft of any description shall be permitted draining to ground in any of the public the town, or to obstruct any of the public loading at any one time, except by special permission superintendent.
the drainage of the town except or to remain in for the purpose of and then only for the space of six hours canals thereof, or trenches or unloading from the town canals of (2)Every person who contravenes twenty-four this by-law shall be liable not exceeding to a penalty lawful for any member of the police force or town constable to seize, such penalty any such boat or other craft until with all costs of removal.

has been paid, together remove and detain dollars, and it shall be 89.
(1) No boat or craft of any description shall be hauled on any of the public parapets for any other purpose.

of the town either ste�s, dams, streets, for the purpose thoroughfares of being repaired or or (2)Every person who contravenes twenty-four to a penalty lawful seize, such penalty not exceeding for any member of the police remove and detain any such boat has been paid, together force or town constable to or other craft until with all costs of removal.
under this or the last preceding this by-law shall be liable dollars; and it shall be (3)If any boat or craft seized ten days after public the same shall be publicly sold within and the proceeds but the owner shall be entitled, or released of such seizure, by-law is not claimed advertisement by the town superintendent, town funds; twelve the balance from the amount of such penalty expenses.
months thereafter, of such proceeds to claim and receive remaining together paid in aid of the at any time within from the Council there­ after deducting with all costs and shall be permitted of the town except 90.
(1) No boat or craft of any description stellings and then only for the and unloading, at any one time, unless bad weather of any of the public to be alongside of loading for the purpose space of twenty-four hours, such loading or un­ prevent or other accidental in such space of time, in which case per­ being effected loading of time must be requested for extension mission superintendent his discretion.
(2)Every person who is hereby authorised this by-law shall be liable who contravenes circumstances to grant the same at from the town to a penalty by the town clerk, in aid of the town funds.

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bricks, shell, 91.
bricks, shell, 91.

(1) No timber, firewood or other article of loading, hours except of twenty-four of the town superintendent, in or upon any of the or any of the public stellings, or parapet shall be laid or placed except for the purpose then only for the space permission public canals, thoroughfares (2)Every person of the town.
who contravenes and by special dams, streets, not exceeding twenty-four this by-law shall be liable and it shall dollars; for any member of the police force or town constable and detain until such penalty such timber, bricks, firewood with has been paid, together shell, to a penalty be lawful remove, to seize, or other article all costs of removal.

bricks, or relased (3)If any such timber, is or are not claimed seized advertisement manner as is provided owner to claim the balance twelve months thereafter.
of such nature, shell, firewood or other article ten days after public within the same shall be sold in like in by-law 89 (3) with like liberty to the of the proceeds thereof within PENALTY.
92.Any person who shall offend against any of the foregoing is specified not exceeding shall be liable ten dollars, for which no penalty by-laws such offence to a penalty case of a continuing one dollar the town superintendent amount does not exceed one for each day after written hundred offence to a further penalty notice or the town clerk: of the offence from that the Provided dollars.
for every and in the not exceeding RELATING TO THE DIVISION, BY-LAWS BOUNDARY, FENCING AND NUMBER­ ING OF LOTS, STREET TRAFFIC, MAKING OF FOOTPATHS, OBSTRUCTION OF DRAINS, PLACING OF SIGNBOARDS, PRO­ HIBITION AGAINST BILL POSTING, ETC.

DIVISION OF LOTS.

1.From and after the commencement to divide lots of land in the town of these by-laws it along shall not be lawful their facade in less proportions than half lots.
2.Every person who subdivides by-law shall be liable recovered and every such subdivision to a penalty shall be void.

at the suit of the town clerk in aid of the town funds; any lot contrary to this to be dollars of one hundred New Amster<l,am Town Council.

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palings of divided 3.Boundary shall be erected lots owned by separate portions owners of lots or portions of divided such palings these by-laws.
months aaer the commencement all lots or persons, lots shall be bound to erect within twelve between and all of 4.The cost of erecting by the adjoining palings owners.

Any dispute boundary shall be borne jointly tion of such palings shall be settled as to the descrip­ by the town superintendent.

5.No paling from the ground.
or fencing on a lot shall be more than eight feet shall erect which faces a 6.The owner of a lot or any portion thereof thereof com­ drain; but before to the on any part of such lot or portion or abuts upon a public street of such palings of his intention palings public mencing the erection town superintendent shall be erected If any owner of a lot or any portion decision his palings, such owner Council upon depositing forfeited as to the proper shall have the right of the sum of one dollar which of the appeal.
by the of erection appeal to the shall be he shall give notice to do so.

Such palings of the town superintendent to the satisfaction of the town superintendent.
thereof in case of failure feels aggrieved contrary 7.Every person to the provisions acting going by-laws relating to comply with any requirement liable one dollar penalty vided that the amount does not exceed one hundred or the fencing contained ten dollars of the fore­ of lots or failing shall be therein, and a further for each day's default: not exceeding not exceeding to a penalty to palings dollars.

Pro­ NAMING OF STREETS AND NUMBERING OF LOTS.


shall cause to be painted 8.The Council thereon and thoroughfares places streets names or numbers as they may think proper the numbers of the town, and shall renew the said in such conspicuous of all the from time to time whenever necessary.

who destroys, Every person plate or any street up any number plate different name plate put up by the Council, not exceeding liable to a penalty from the number plate or street shall for each such offence ten dollars.
be name plate put up by the Council, or who puts pulls down or defaces any number 1928 Cap.

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PRESERVATION OF PAVEMENTS.

shall break up or open the pavement, or surface in the town for laying wires or erecting or barricades, 9.No person soil of any street hoardings without off ending exceeding twenty-four or barricades hoardings as aforesaid, may be removed person the previous against so offending.
consent this enactment dollars, so laid or erected without and every person to a penalty poles, posts, such consent shall be liable and any wires, or for any other purpose of the Council by the Council at the cost of the not posts, whatsoever, Any damage done by the breaking up of the pavement, in such operation surface or soil of any street interested be made good by them at the expense expense may be recovered by action in the name of the town clerk.
of such person, in a court of competent shall be made good by the person or may, at the option of the Council, and such jurisdiction ENCROACHMENTS.
10.If any person shall encroach upon any street or part thereof (a)by building thereon, on any part thereof, any house or structure, (b)by erecting, planting or digging thereon any fence, hedge, ditch, arch, bridge (c)in any other manner whatever, or drain, every such person shall be guilty and shall be liable by-laws, one hundred not exceeding for every such offence to a penalty dollars.
of an offence under these 11.It shall be lawful for the Council or to cause such building obstruction ditch, arch, bridge or drain or other encroachment moved, taken down or filled up or opened at the cost of the person so offending.
to be re­ to remove every such hedge, or other structure, 12.The Council may, by written notice of any land adjoining a tune to be specified representative) owner within land to be properly fence or any such land is allowed repair, any street, in such notice, require such to cause such and, where the to be, or to remain out of fenced to their satisfaction, such fence to be repaired to require to the owner (or his Any owner or the representative default in complying upon him under this section with the requirements shall be liable to a penalty not satisfaction.
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1929 fifty dollars, and to a further for every day that the default exceeding one dollar notice not exceed one hundred dollars.

from the Council thereof : Provided penalty continues not exceeding after written that the amount does 13.The Council PRUNING OF TREES.
shall have full power and authority of any tree hanging over in the town, in such a manner as to injure or the drainage thereof, any public the proprietor require road, or thoroughfare such street, endanger be pruned, direct by notice tendent in writing upon such proprietor.
road or thoroughfare the safety of the inhabitants, or to to cause the same to in such manner and within such time as they may to be served by the town superin­ to street, If such proprietor fails to comply with the requirements of by their upon any private premises or land in the for the Council to enter, it shall be lawful such notice, officers and servants, town wherein to be pruned in accordance such pruning magistrate.
such tree may be growing and to cause the same may be recovered with such notice, of by the town clerk before a and the expense PRIVATE STREETS.

14.It shall be lawful for the Council, if they think fit, on the of the owner or owners of any lands adjoining application street not repairable owners to take over such street repairable Council by the Council shall think fit.
by the Council, to agree with such owner the same a street and to declare upon such terms and conditions as the any or 15.Where on an application made under the prececling require the Council of their taking the execution by them, the Council any works to be executed as may be agreed and such owner; and the expenses by the over any street not main­ may agree with such owner or section owner as a condition tainable owners to undertake themselves upon such terms and conditions the Council Council cil from the owner for the time being of the lands and premises abutting such land provided the recovery of such works upon between incurred by the due to the Coun­ and premises, in the New Amsterdam and until repayment recoverable, in the manner Ordinance in the execution on such street, if needs be, shall be a charge Town Council of town taxes.
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within the town (not being a street is not laid or any part of such street and made paved, metalled, drained, of the Council, to the respective channelled may, by the Council owners of the premises or part thereof on such street or abutting 16.Where any street by the Council) repairable out, levelled, good to the satisfaction notice addressed adjoining fronting, as may require channelled channel drain, specified fifty dollars.
in such notice, to be levelled, paved, metalled, them to level, pave, metal, drained, or made good, require or make good the same within a time to be on pain of a penalty not exceeding CONTROL OF STREET TRAFFIC: PRECAUTIONS.
from time 17.It shall be lawful for the town superintendent the execution of works and repairs or bridge or any part thereof to time to order that during in any street traffic on any such street to traffic during such time as the town superintendent requisite performance shall be publicly such order refers.
of such works or repairs; in or near the street for the public or part thereof or bridge or bridge safety or for the proper and efficient and notice shall be closed may deem of such order to which posted respectively the Any person who shall pass over, or be upon any street or any part thereof in contravention of an offence and shall on conviction or shall of such notice be liable thereof bridge be guilty to a penalty not exceeding ten dollars.
precautions or repairs of or drains acci­ against during the construction shall, trenches, bridges, thoroughfares, 18.The Council any of the streets, of the town, take proper dent, and shall cause such bars or chains or in any of the streets, the passage on, as to them may seem proper; cause any such works, by them, to be lighted accidents.
prevent to be affixed across to prevent and while such works are being carried and the town council or repair the construction the night, during and guarded thereof so as to thoroughfares, for guarding of vehicles or bridges shall also during Every person who takes down, alters bar or chain, or extinguishes authority to a penalty any such any such light, without the of the town superintendent one hundred dollars.
not exceeding or removes or consent shall be liable 19.When any building material, rubbish laid or any hole is made in any of the streets, bridges of the town the town superintendent shall cause a thing is or ·other thoroughfares or New Amster<lam Town Council.

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1931 light to be fixed in a proper place upon or near the such light every night, sufficient same and shall continue sunrise while such material, remains and shall cause and such hole to be sufficiently material, filled up or otherwise made or other thing is removed secure.
rubbish rubbish such material, fenced rubbish and enclosed from sunset or other thing or such hole or such hole is until such or other thing to 20.If the town superintendent such material, rubbish fails so to light, fence or or other thing or such hole, he in addition enclose shall, recovered exceeding exceeding continues: hundred to the payment by any person injured, twenty-four ten dollars Provided dollars.
dollars, of any damages be liable which may be to a penalty not penalty not and to a further for every day during which .such default that the amount does not exceed one 21.If any bridge, building, or thoroughfare or enclosure, the Council protection, or thoroughfare, or enclosed of such repair, any street repair, street repaired, and the expenses repaid to the Council repaired, protected or enclosed.
protected or hole or any other place near of the town is, for want of sufficient dangerous to passengers on such shall cause the same to be so as to prevent danger therefrom protection by the proprietor or enclosure shall be of the premises so 22.Every person intending to build or take down any is likely hoardings or fences to be obstructed of any such building by means of such work, shall, or rendered beginning the of the town, or cause the same to be the outward part incon­ before same, for that purpose from the Council and shall to be put up in order to building within the limits done, or to alter or repair or to cause the same to be done, in any case where any street or thoroughfare venient obtain permission cause sufficient separate from the handrail, passengers, such hoarding aforesaid, the Council, requires, to prevent accidents, during where such· works are being on and to serve as a footway for or fence, the building street if there is room enough, in order cause the same to be sufficiently lighted and in good condition time as the public in any case in which it is necessary and shall continue and handrail carried platform or thoroughfare, with a convenient with such platform of such hoarding during such and shall, the night.
or fence, outside standing as of to the satisfaction safety or convenience 23.Every person who- (a)fails with such to put up such hoarding handrail as aforesaid, or fence, or to continue or such platform the same 1932 Cap.

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and in good condition as aforesaid respectively during standing the time aforesaid; or (b)does not, while is standing, or such hoarding keep the same sufficiently or such platform in the night; or fence lighted (c)does not remove the same when directed to do so by the Council shall in addition be recovered within a reasonable time after being so directed, to the payment of any damages which may by any person injured, to a penalty be liable not exceeding a further penalty which such default continues: dollars.
not exceed one hundred ten dollars Provided for every day during that the amount does to not exceeding twenty-four dollars, and 1\:IJ:scELLANEOUS OFFENCES.

24.It shall not be lawful for any person to place or leave either any public dam, road, slope or parapet by day or night any cart, carriage place or thoroughfare thereof.
street, or other vehicle on of the town or on any Every person who contravenes � twenty-four this section dollars; not exceedin or other vehicle of the owner, by any member of the police shall be liable and any such cart, may be forthwith removed, force or at the to a penalty can-iage expense town constable, have been paid.
and detained until such penalty and expenses 25.Every person who without the sanction of the Council­ (a) digs or removes any earth, burnt brick or road metal from any of the streets, or public of the town; or places dams, parapets, trenches, drains (b)opens any of the draining sluices or kokers of the town, to a penalty shall be liable Any member of the police warrant not exceeding force or town constable and convey before fifty dollars.
may take without the magistrate into custody any person who, within his view, does such act.

26.It shall be lawful to pave for the owner of any premises FooTWAYs.

of any street the footway with such materials may approve.

tendent owner shall give notice and in such manner as the town superin­ Before commencing such paving such in writing to the town superintendent of on which such premises shall abut New Amsterdam Town Cvuncil.

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1933 of the footwa to pave such footway, y proposed his intention extent it is proposed from the date of such notice.
in such notice the and the day on which the work, not being less than ten days specifying to commence to be paved, 27.The Council, in order to secure a regular line and satis­ width and level for the footpaths to the owner of the premises in any street, may, adjoining or alter the line of the footpaths, cut fronting, factory after notice abutting on such street, down, reduce or level such footpath operations ment of the footpath; operations structure damage thereto, damages shall necessitate on the premises the Council as may be necessary provided caused by such operations.
of any wall or other the removal of any such owner or cause any shall make good and repair all and carry out such other for the improve­ or desirable always that when any such 28.It shall not be lawful or pavement of wood or other articles for any person to carry on the head any tray of fish, greasy articles, to incommode liable other on any footway bundles persons.
29.No person shall throw or leave in any street or public place or on any footway skin or seed, banana skin or any other slippery substance animals.
or dangerous to cause injury or damage to passengers or in the town, any orange peel, mango likely 30.No person shall throw, place or leave on any street or or any footway glass or crockery public place, or any broken being road material) injury or damage to passengers in the town, any broken bottle or any other sharp substance (not as to be likely to cause in such a position or animals.
for any person 31.It shall not be lawful to lead, ride or drive any horse or other animal or any cycle, or to draw or drive any cart or carriage (except a child's upon any footway of the town, or to fasten any horse or other animal so that it stands across or upon any footway.

or other vehicle of any street perambulator) 32.No person shall carry or convey along or through any or public place the undressed carcass street any offensive offal, unless the same be properly of any animal, covered.

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33.If any person shall impede the free fl.ow of water in, OBSTRUCTION OF DRAINS.
or dam or fill up or otherwise drain, inter-lot (a)any ditch, obstruct or drain in or adjoining any or street, (c)any ditch, on any land into or or which the water of any ditch, inter-lot drain, (b)any ditch, inter-lot which shall be connected street watercourse being drain, in or upon any land, or drain or watercourse with any ditch, from any drain or drain or watercourse through watercourse mentioned (d)any ditch, drain in (b) shall fl.ow, or or watercourse every such person shall be guilty by-laws and shall forfeit sum not exceeding fifty dollars.
and pay for every such offence any under any street, of an offence under these SIGNBOARDS.

to retain, for any person 34.It shall not be lawful hang to, on, or along any building, other matter or thing, feet from such footway so that the same do not project twelve inches the face of such wall.
except at a height and in alignm ent with the building from such wall more fix or erect, or any signboard, flagstaff, of not less than ten and than to over any footway measured at right angles 35.It shall not be lawful for any person to hang or allow to project height over any footway any blind, shade than ten feet from any footway.

or awning at a less 36.It shall not be lawful for any person to use any blind, shade or awning as an advertisement, allow to be advertised name of the person it is attached.
any matter or firm in occupation or advertise or suffer or the or thing thereon except to which of the building 37.It shall not be lawful for any person any merchandise part of any footway or street.
so that the same projects to fix, hang or expose or hangs over any matter or thing is erected or retained 38.If any signboard, to the provisions contrary the Council after giving premises of these by-laws, to cause the same to be removed six hours' it shall be lawful for and taken away of the to the occupier so to do, and the expenses notice of the Council's intention in writing • New Amsterdam Tm.on Council.

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1935 of and incidental mary manner as a fine in addition breach of the provisions to such removal hereof.

shall be recovered in a sum­ to the penalty incurred for 39.In the foregoing by-laws sions shall have the meanings to them that.

is to say: " signboard contrivance pose of advertisement or thing employed " means any sign, board, frame, or other wholly or in part for the pur­ or announcement.
the following hereinafter words and expres­ respectively assjgned "footway" means any pathway " street " means the space between roadway and shall include and any public alley or passage, bridges, whether such side drains, road, lane, footway, a thoroughfare or not.

the side-drains of any any highway square, court, other than a street.
any of the provisions 40.Any person offending against 29 to 36 (both inclusive) of these by-laws, to a penalty and to a further penalty by-laws such offence be liable dollars, for every day during which he shall continue service in writing any signboard, matter or thing erected the provisions of these by-laws: does not exceed one hundred dollars.
not exceeding not exceeding requiring or retained on him by the Council Provided him to remove contrary that the amount to such offence after shall for every twenty-four five dollars, of parapet, 41.

(1) Every person PROHIBITION AGAINST BILL-POSTING.
who without the consent to be affixed or placed of the Council bill, street, alleyway, bank, pillar, any poster, or upon any affixes or pll:!,ces or causes advertisement or other paper or thing against building, wall, pavement, bridge, tree, post, fence, paling, or part of the town owned by or under the control Council, building, tree, post, fence, paling, part of the town with chalk or paint, any other material, to a penalty or writes upon, soils, wall, pavement, street, bank, pillar, of the or marks any such bridge, drain, or other property of and or in any other way or with defaces, alleyway, drain, or any other property on being convicted not exceeding twenty-five dollars who is found committing without any offence against warrant (2)Any person or other constable of the Council this by-law may be taken into custody police or servant as soon as possible constable to be dealt with according to law.
into the custody or may be apprehended and shall in the latter of some police or other by any officer shall, by any parapet, case be delivered thereof, be liable 1936 Cap.

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42.Any person for which no penalty by-laws such offence to a penalty of a continuing dollar tendent exceed one hundred or the town clerk; for each day after written dollars.
who shall offend against is specified, not exceeding shall be liable ten dollars, for every and in case any of the foregoing offence to a fttrther penalty notice Provided that the amount does not from the town superin­ not exceeding one BY-LAWS of dwelling-houses, rooms, broken glass and crockery, and flower garden refuse receptacles, from a dwelling-house FOR SCA VEN GING AND CLEANSING.
1.In the construction of these by-laws " house the expression course or in larger in waste-paper, yard refuse refuse, in the prescribed refuse" means dust and sweepings premises, and business and includes kitchen ref use when contained but does not include materials broken glass and crockery quantities the ordinary or waste product the branches than would be produced of living of all dwelling-houses, the limits therein.
2.The occupiers of trees, building of any trade or manufacture, from business premises manure, in the morning excepted), (including or other premises they form part of the occupied and in front of the have the yards, the pavement holidays thereof and, whenever of the town shall, of every day (Sundays enclosures houses, not later than 8 o'clock and public entrances entrances) the pavements and cleansed.
premises receptacle of removal for the purpose premises servants; and where such premises the duty of the owner to have the pavements cleansed, for removal.
swept in front of and around the said property of such They shall also place within a movable of such its through it shall be daily swept and in a conveniently accessible in which shall be placed all house refuse by the Council are not occupied and the rubbish removed the gateway position or deposited as aforesaid ware­ rooms, stores, within property, to be provided by the occupier of be of metal or metal lined or be as may be prescribed by the 3.The covered receptacle shall be movable, every premises made of such other material Council, houses, hotels, vided with a well-fitting by the Council, be kept covered when in use.
and of a capacity three cubic feet and in the case of twelve cubic feet Every such receptacle in the case of business dwelling­ premises and shall be pro­ not exceeding, shall at all times be kept in good repair, cover made of material to be prescribed and shall New Amsterdam Town Council.

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1937 4.Where in any business premises three cubic feet in capacity, or hotel the receptacle the occupier exceeds provided tha premises scavengers the scavenging for emptying carts.
shall provide the necessary assistance of such receptacles into the contents of to the 5.In all cases where two or more persons occupy the same are let out in rooms thereof shall be liable or entrance, using such yard, basement or where any houses or premises premises, where there jg a common yard, basement, owner and all the occupiers or entrance the house refuse also be liable receptacle is insufficient many as may be found necessary alternative cubic feet capacity of by-law 4 are complied may be substituted, for any offence against one receptacle for depositing for their cleanliness receptacle shall be provided, not in any case of more than twelve provided and for depositing as aforesaid, and shall these by-laws.
If one all the house refuse as or in the the conditions in a movable with.

the of all houses, 6.The occupiers within premises from any obstruction owners thereof.

the limits stores, warehouses, or other of the town shall keep their drains free yards the and in the case of tenement 7.In the case of buildings, yards and places schools chapels, and other places of a public character, such as churches, of a similar nature charge to be the occupiers.
whether of such buildings, in yards or other places, in use or not, the persons shall be d�emed 8.In all cases where by these by-laws the occupiers of premises occupier occupier, the are bound to perform or if there is a difficulty owner of such premises any act, if there shall be no in ascertai ning who is the shall be liable.
of houses or other premises who fail to or trunks 9.The occupiers remove branches trade or manufacture, hours' such occupier an offence punishable notice of trees, or the waste products of any after forty-eight from the premises, to remove the same shall have been served on by any officer of the Council, shall be guilty of on summary conviction.

10.Where in these by-laws any duty is cast on the owner or occupier liable.

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11.Every person transgressing any of the provisions of these of any breach of the same shall on ten twenty-five be liable for the first offence, for a second or subsequent offence, two by-laws, and found guilty summary conviction dollars dollars continuing dollars by written that the amount does not exceed one hundred and in the case of a not exceeding of the time allowed Provided to a penalty and not exceeding for each day after the expiration of the offence from the Council: offence to a further not exceeding dollars.
penalty notice SPECIAL BY-LAWS FOR PITT STREET By-laW'S, 30th Nov., 1!123.

passed by the Mayor and Town Council Governor and Court of Policy in force by section continued and approved by the 1923, and New Amsterdam on the 30th November, 214 of the present Town Council Ordinance.

1.In the application of by-law 13 of the by-laws approved to buildings the 18th October, to be substituted and Court of Policy 1918, the words "six feet" shall be deemed for " three feet " for Pitt Street.
by the Governor in relation on storey or rebuilt, 2.The whole of the basement of any front buildings renewed along the northern shall be floored with concrete.

to be erected, by-laws, Street, basement one storey, shall not be less than twelve feet.
and southern storey after the passing of these front quarters of Pitt The height of such from floor to floor, in the case of buildings of or erections shall be covered 3.The roofs of all new buildings tiles or metal, with shingles such buildings as have escaped the shall be and are covered to remain so for the space of twelve months from the of these by-laws when it shall be imperative or erections, unless by the Council, with slates, late fiTe in Pitt Street allowed confirmation the proprietors period of twelve roofs of the said buildings tiles or metal.
The floors of all the buildings mentioned of such buildings months is extended shall be constructed on the said to have the with slates, hereinbefore in terms aforesaid.

or erections of concrete covered 4.The by-laws in relation Governor now in force shall apply and be read together and Court of Policy 1918, and with these by-laws.

to buildings on the 18th October, by the approved New Anisterdarn Town Council.

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1939 5.It shall not be lawful or alter or add to any building and until such person unless such buildings for the approval of in writing from them.
the Council, or of alterations for any person to erect a new building any structural or execute work of designs shall lay over plans and or additions, such approval as the case may be, to be obtained of twenty-four 6.Every person any of these by-laws who shall offend against for every such offence to a penalty for each day after written by the town that the magistrate shall be liable and in the case of a continuing dollars, penalty of ten dollars offence has been served nevertheleBs may be made or any proceedings any such offence may, if he think fit, adjudge any sum less than this by-law, for a continuing and provided also offence to a further notice superintendent: Provided before whom any complaint may be taken in respect that in no case shall the penalty one hundred offence exceed the payment dollars.
of of of the the full amount of the penalty imposed by MOSQUITO PREVENTION.

BY-LAWS made by the Mayor and Town Council Local Government and Gmtrt of Policy force by section Ordinance, on the 1st February, 179 of the �f;";: 8 by the Governor 1�15.

•• 1915, and continued Town Council 214 of the present 1907, confirmed Nw Amsterdam under section in Ordinance.

1.These by-laws Mosquito Prevention 2.All vats, tanks, mosquito-proof prevent or tanks or other vessels.
wire netting the entrance may be cited as the New Amsterdam by-laws.

or other vessels, shall be screened or other suitable with so as to material into or exit of mosquitoes from such vats 3.The inlet and overflow vessels shall be placed manner as to prevent of mosquitoes.
4.All buckets pipes into such vats, tanks or other in such positions the entrance or screened into or exit from the same in such a or other vessels or other purposes shall be emptied containing water for fire and cleaned extinguishing at least once a week.

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the vats, tanks, 5.The work of screening and all such other shall be done by the owners of the properties on which shall be and all vats, tanks, or other vessels three months from the date of the coming into vessels they are situated, within screened force of these by-laws.

6.Any person contravening any of these by-laws shall be to a be liable and, on summary conviction, of an offence, guilty penalty not exceeding ten dollars.

NEW AMSTERDAM MARKET BY-LAWS.


BY-LAW.

ARRAN(molENT OF BY-LAWS.

1.Short title-.

2.Interpretation.

3.

)Iarket 4.Landing 5.Penalty.

6.Accounting 7.Prohibition to be helcl in places place for fish, etc.

appointed.

by clerk of market.

of officer of the market being interested sold in things in the market.

8--12.

Hours of opening and closin_g.

13.Market tolls.

14.Fees payable 15.Feei-; payable 16.Goo<ls brought on barrel by huck,itN or hag brought into market.

etc.

on plnutnin.

to the market.


J 7-18.

Seizure and clestrnction of unwholesome nwat, etc.

19.Appointment 20.Powers of inspectors.

21.Penalty for obstructing of int<pl•ctur;.. ins11ector.

and measures.

of weights of places of stalls.

22-21.

Inspection 25.Allotment 26.Numbering 27.Rent.

28.Payment of rent by stall-holder 29.Removal of properly.

in the market.

30-35.

Obligations Restriction 36--38. of tenant.

as to article 39.Animal for sale to be slaughtered.

· fees.

· 40.
· fees.

· 40.

Slaughter-house to he sold by stall-holrler.

4.1-42.

Hours of opening 43-44.

Examination and closing the slaughter-house.

taken to the slaughter-house.

of animals 4.5.

Keeping of register of animols.

46-17.

Time of keeping 48-49.

Licensing, animal before i;laughtNing .

etc., of persons employed in slaughter-house.

50.Sule of meat.

51.Seizure of meat.

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ancl examination as to sale of mutton.

of meat for sale.
of meat for sale.

52.Com·eyance 53.Special provision 54.Dress of vendor of meat.

55.Cleaning 56.Imposing 57.Prohibition of shambles.

of short weight of smoking, or bad meat.

etc., in the market.

58 60.

Removal of obstruction.

of salted of quantity provisions.

of horse, 61.Limitation 62.Kindling of fire.

63.Prohibition 64.Dogs.

65.Payment 66.Liability 67.Expulsion 68.Prohibition of rent, etc.

of marketable from the market.

etc., articles.

entering the market.

of !


:'Ille of meat without licence outside the market.

stellings.

69-70.

Tolls at public 71-74.

Licensing of hawker.

75.Obstructing 76.Appropriation 77.General streets.

of fines.

penalty.

MARKETS.

BY-LAWS made by the Jfoyor and Town Council nance No.

10 of 1916, approved 2nd Novernber, 1917, and continued New Amsterdam present under section by the Governor in Council in force by section 76 of Ordi­ on the 214 of the By-laws 2nd Nov., 1917.
Town Council Ordinance.

t t ti 1.These by-laws may be cited as the New Amsterdam le.

Shor Market By-laws.

2.In these by-laws, the following have the meanings hereinafter that is to say:- Interpreta­ words and e1,.

'})ressions shall tion.


to them, assigned respectively " clerk of the market " means the person appointed to keep and be in charge of any market, and includes Cow1cil the deputy of such clerk and the officer of the Council house; time being in charge of any market or slaughter for the by the any market or slaughter­ " market " means and includes or established commodities, house appointed of marketable and includes sheds, covered and open spaces and grounds comprised within the place so appointed B.G.-VOL.
by the Council for the sale all buildings, The stelling and or established.

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landing 14, Smythtown, river frontage place on the river frontage New Amsterdam, of the market on mud lot line of such and the whole shall be deemed to be part of such market; " slaughter-house or established appointed used therewith; "means and includes any slaughter-house by the Council, and the premises " fresh meat " means meat of any cattle, sheep, slaughtered for sale, and includes imported goat, pig, fresh or turtle, meat; " marketable commodities " means fresh and salted meat, and fruit, fish, shrimps, ground provisions, vegetables, sweetmeats; "stall '' includes counter, bench, stand, and any space set apart for the reception for sale; or other erection of any article " fees " includes tolls, rates, dues, rent'3, and other imposts in relation " hawking to any market or slaughter-house; " means the carrying modity in a cart or tray or other receptacle the town for sale.
house or about the streets within from house to of any marketable com­ Market to be held in places appointed.

3.It shall not be lawful fresh meat, fresh fish and other marketable commodities place in the town not being a market within the meaning these by-laws.

to hold any market for the sale of in any of Landing place for fish, etc.
4.It shall not be lawful to land fresh fish, turtle or shrimps at any place save and except at the market on mud lot 14, Smyth town: that all fresh fish, turtle steamer or Sprostons' Provided Government stelling use or private consumption, there disposed for any purpose or premises of.

or shrimps stelling landed at the or at any private other than for personal shall be taken to the market to be Penalty.
5.Every person who commit<, a breach of any of the fore­ fifty not exceeding to a penalty shall be liable going by-laws, dollars.

Accounting by clerk of market.

6.The clerk of the market shall keep a correct accruing fees, dues and revenues over all such fees, dues and revenues clerk, deliver writing, and shall, to the town clerk a just and true account month.
for the preceding of all account to the market and shall pay day by day to the town on or before the filth day of every month, of the same, in New .Amsterdam Town Council.

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1943 heifer, 7.It shall not be lawful for the clerk of the market or for any ohiffi"bition o o oer Pr by the or other officer or servant employed f the of for sale in the market; or market constable, to be in �ny manner interested calf, sheep, in the s�le of any b�, =�!et lamb, goat, kid, hog, or pig interested nor shall the clerk of :il� or other officer or servant or indirectly, market constable Council, ox, cow, steer, to be slaughtered the market, directly as aforesaid employed emolument of any kind or description the sale of anything therein, save to him by the Council, allowed or deriving any such interest the said remuneration, any salary forfeiting of his office and of that may be due to him at the time.
upon pain, on proof, any such emolument remuneration of his having other than from the market or from of being deprived and except the receive, the market.

any 8.The market shall be opened at half-past and be kept open until half-past morning, afternoon, Saturday morning from Monday to Friday, it shall be opened at half-past and be kept open until nine o'clock five o'clock in the How:s of d �fu:=�an in the five o'clock and on both inclusive; in the five o'clock in the evening.
9.The market shall be opened on Sundays from five to of fresh meat only, and for the sale of bread, in the morning eight o'clock stalls fish, fruit, shall be opened from five to nine o'clock ice and drugs; and on public holidays in the morning.

for the delivery vegetables, the market from the butchers' 10.Each opening and closing shall be notified by the ringing of a bell; within the closing twenty minutes after the bell shall have rung for of the market, all persons shall quit the same.
11.And any person other than the servants of the Council execution shall be guilty in the lawful by-law, to a penalty dollars.

arrest the magistrate.
any offender Any police, of their duty, failing of an offence, and be liable to comply with this on conviction twenty not less than ten dollars nor exceeding town or other constable may lawfully against this by-law, and take him before 12.Any unauthorised persons hours may be arrested town or other constable, prohibited police, punishment offence, be liable to which he may be subject found in the market during without and shall, by any any warrant to any in addition of any other in respect to a penalty not exceeding twenty dollars.
13.Every person who, not being a tenant or occupier to to the market for the therein, or counter resorts shop, stand, of any ��ket 1944 Cap.

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poultry, purpose of selling other articles market, before for sale, such fees and tolJs as mav from time to time by the Council.
whatever be fixed of any <lescription, i:;hall pay at the gate of the to expose any article vegetables, he is permitted fish, turtle, fruits, or A toWJ1 constable market for the purpose any goods therein.

may search any package brought into the of seeing that the proper fee is paid on Fees payable on barrel or bag brought into market.
14.EYery person who bring8 any barrel or bag of any com­ the sum of to modity to the market for sale shall pay, on entrance, eight cents for each such barrel remain in the market for one week thereafter.

tion of such week, a further bag shall be such barrel and sold by the clerk of the market, after deducting fee of four cents for each barrel ancl, in default of payment thereof, or bag which shalJ be allowed At the expira­ the market fees shall be handed to the owner.
or bag and the commodity and the proceeds or any charged therein may be seized thereof, by F­ payable huckster OD plantain, etc.
15.Every huckster shall pay the fees fixed from tin1e to time of such commodities and in default as may be exposed of payment of to a penalty not exceeding and sold by the clerk of the one dollar, shall be seized of such fees, he shall be liable in respect by the Council by h�m for sale in the market, such fees, he shall be liable and such commodities market, to a penalty shall be seized ceeds thereof, penalty, from the market.
and in default of payment not exceeding and sold by the clerk of the market, after deduction and such commodities and the pro­ of the market fees and one dollar, therefrom shall be handed to such huckster who may be expelled Goods brought to the market.

16.All provisions or other articles brought to the market stPlling boat, pw1t, or vessel pay the same fees as if the articles and shall be were entered under the same restrictions.
in any corial, shall be liable to by the gate, 17.All meat, fish, whether fresh or salted, poultry, vegetables, Seizure and destruction of un­ wholesome ID8&t, etc.

fruit, and other articles the opinion unwholesome quality offered for sale in the market which, in of the clerk of the market, is or are of a bad or shall be by him seized and destroyed.

18.

(1) It shall not be lawful to bring any uncooked fresh corning directly meat or fish into the town except by vessel from some place outside the Colony.
(2)Any person who shall commit a breach of this by-law be liable to a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars.

shall No N e:w Amsterdarn Town Oounoil.

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under this by-law shall be instituted without the of the Mayor of New first had and obtained 19.The Council may appoint to be inspectors persons of food, with such salaries may think fit; and such inspectors pleasure of the Council.
of meat, fish, shrimps, such and so many fit and proper App�ini" and other articles ;o� rs.

as the Council or other allowances shall hold office during the any animal carcass, or marketable com­ may at any time or times �ower:o of mspeo rs.

and eight in the evening game, fish, vegetables for sale or deposited and examine 20.
Any inspector for the purpose and intended so appointed the hours of six in the morning inspect between with his assistants, meat, poultry, modities exposed place in the town, place in the town, that the same was not exposed or in any cold stores, or place, for the food of man, resting intended And if any such animal, carcass, of them appear to such inspector unwholesome or carry away the same himself have the same dealt with by a justice things, to be diseased or any commodities or unfit for the food of man, he may seize and in order to or by his assistants of the peace.
or unsound in any market or in any in any of sale or deposited for the food of man, the proof in any such market or deposited fo'r any such purpose, or was not with the party charged.

any inspector or place for the purpose otstructing inspector.

or rena.lty and examination who in any manner prevents any premises or who refuses from entering 21.Any person his assistants of making such inspection under these by-laws, assistants purpose obstructs carrying liable such offence.
the means of access of making such inspection or impedes into execution his duties not exceeding to a penalty any such inspector to such premises under these by-laws, twenty-five dollars as is authorised or his or place for the or who or examination, or his assistants when shall be for each to give such inspector 22.The clerk of the market and any inspector measures and any district inspect and examine the beams, scales, at every shop, stand or counter such beams, scales, legal.
commissioner weights in the market, weights true and and measures are correct, and take care that of weights may at all times �deig te measures .

and measures and o/P8?tn 23.Every person who is found in the possession of any beam, scale, weight gr measure which is not correct, true and legal, 1946 Cap.

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shall be liable, twenty dollars, and for the second or any subsequent to a penalty for the first offence, not exceeding forty dollars.
to a penalty not exceeding offence, 24.Every beam, scale, weight or measure which is not correct, material of such sale shall be applied true and legal shall he forfeited of which it is composed shall be sold, and the proceeds in aid of the revenues of the market.

and broken up, ancl the Allotment of places in the market.

25.

(1) It shall not be lawful for any person place in the market other than such place as may be allotted him by the clerk of the market or some other duly authorised person.
to occupy any to (2)Every person who contravenes to a penalty not exceeding liable expelled from the market.

this by-law shall be and may be one dollar, Numbering of stalls.

26.The clerk of the market shall cause all the shops, stalls, in plain or occupier characters in the market to be numbered and registered In such book he shall also register stands stands and counters and legible that purpose.
every tenant ters, the date when each tenancy the rent, the date when such tenancy and the cause of its ceasing.

the clerk of the market may let the same to any approved person at such rent as shall from time to time be fixed by the Council.

in a book kept by him for the names of and coun­ the amount of or occupancy stalls, commenced, ceased, vacant ·when any stall becomes of such shops, Rent.
27.It shall be lawful for the clerk of the market to demand table, or using any stall, and take from eyery person occupying shed or place in any puhlic stand, anv such market anv marketable or thin� which 'the Council article or using any weighing routs, stallages, time to time appoint from time to time payable the market as the Council may permit such kept in any Ruch market, shall from as the Council A list of the fees and fi.x by resolution.
in such parts of market or bringing into or any other to be sold therein, machine tolls and charges shall he exhibited commodities shall direct.

Payment of rent by ltallholder.


28.The rent of each shop, sta.ll, or counter in the market shall be by the dav, week, or month, as may from time to be time be fi.xecl by 'the Couiieil, advance, payable in being ejected or occupier i'n all cases, of the tenant by the clerk of the market, ou pain, in default thereof, and the rent shall, therefrom stand, New Amsterdam Town Council.

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1947 stand or counter, or occupier is in default of payment, of any such shop, stall, the clerk of the market may being let to some other stand stand or counter, and seize and sell goods sufficient to meet such rent and may eject such and such shop, stall, person.

If any tenant or counter, enter such shop, stall, therefrom tenant or occupier and if he fails be liable from such shop, stall, stand, or counter; to do so, the clerk of the market shall himself and responsible for such rent.
29.If any tenant of a stall, on giving shall not forthwith remove all property the same shall be removed by the clerk of the ejected him therein, market and sold at the expiration of such removal expenses incurr�d vided that any perishable unless claimed reimbursed article of seven days from the date within that period, and all to the clerk of the market: Pro­ may be sold at once.

Removal up possession or being of belonging to property.

30.
30.

(1) The tenant of a stall shall, place and keep exposed possession, part of the front of his stall as the clerk of the market shall point out, his name in such plain and legible characters, in such manner and form as the clerk of the market shall direct.

to the public and on the day of taking view in such 0 bliga tions of tenant.

(2)No tenant shall be allowed to open or use any such stall until he has complied with this by-law.
31.Every tenant or occupier of a shop, stall, stand, or counter in the market shall be bound at all times to keep the same, in­ cluding clean and free from all offal, filfth and dirt of every kind.
the front, rear and sides thereof perfectly 32.If such tenant or occupier refuses or neglects stand, to do so, the clerk of the market shall cause his shop, stall, to be cleaned tenant or occupier the clerk over and above such expenses, ing two dollars be liable for every such removal of the market all expenses thereby and freed from all offal, filfth or dirt, and such shall be bound to reimburse and repay to incurred, and shall not exceed­ or neglect.
to a penalty or counter 33.It shall be the duty of the clerk of the market to see that all shops, stalls, the drains thereof closing of the market, deprived due to him at the time.

stands, and counters are properly cleaned in the market and all every day before the on pain, if this duty is neglected, of being of his office and of forfeitinp: any pay that may be 1948 Cap.

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or occupier 34.The tenant of every shop in the market shall and doors of his shop are he bound to see that all tho windows and if proper!

)· of the any Ruch window or cloor is found open after the closing to a penalty not occupier nmrket, exceeding HUC"h tenant or t,vo dollars.

shut ancl fo.stenecl before leaving shall be liable the market, 35.Ex<'ept with the permission of the clerk of the market, no person shall be allowed advertisi part of the market or market compound.
or any printo<l ng matter, to affi..x any poster, matter whatever on any advertisement, Restriction as to article sold by stall-holder.

to he 36.

(1) It shall not he lawful for any tenant or occupier of in the market, except by special to sell or offer for sale thereat fruit, the pro<luce stand or rounter an_v stall.

of the Council.
of the Council.

permission thing other than vcg<'tahles and hreacl, c-ak<>, ginger-beer, sugar-cakes, kind, and from abrnad yams, potatoes, any tenant for gale thereat food i;]iall as shall ho specially any­ of the Colony, of any nor shall sell or offer And no cooked of any such stand or counter he sold in the market except wine or malt liquor.

or refreshments for the pmpose.


at such stands or occupier and onions, spirits, or stalls (2)Every person this by-law shall be liable provided who contravenes five dollars, and may also be expelled to a penalty from the market.
not exceeding 37.Any person who jg found throwing plantain, banana or cocorite any skin or stalk of or any offal any mango, ora.nge, of an.v kjnd whatever b)· any memher of the police and taken to the poljce and shall he liable trate, in or around the market may be arrested force or town or other constable, station to a penalty before the magis­ not exceeding five and charged dollars.
shall sell an:v article hjm; nor shall any sale at or occupied by outcry in any market be allowed, except in any market except at for which the Mayor has given special a per­ 38.No person some Rtall rented or puLlic auc·tion sale at auction mission.

may be summa.ril the market, exceeding Every person committin _v ejected and shall be liable dollars.

twenty-four g a breach of this by-law by, or by direction in addition of, the clerk of to a penalty not Animal for sale to be slaughtered.

39.
39.

(I) It shall not be lawful for any person of sale any bull, cow, ox, steer, lamb, goat, kid, hog, pig or turtle within to kill or slaughter heifer, the precincts calf, of at and within the slaughter house appropriated for the purpose sheep, the town, except for that purpose.

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1949 (2)Every person who contravenes to a penalty of not less than ten dollars dollars.
this by-law shall be liable and not exceeding :fifty 40.All fees and tolls as may from time to time be fixed by flaug�ter­ ouse eea.

to the slaughter-house, shall be paid in the Council, at the town clerk's accruing office.

41.The gates of the slaughter-house :five o'clock, shall be opened every How:9 of and closed and locked every �':!smg except on Saturdays in the morning, when they may be !f0 and on Sundays when h�::!.
r hte _ morning at half-past evening at six o'clock, opened at four o'clock they shall be kept closed.

42.Every person who refuses or neglects house when the same is about to be closed, penalty not exceeding :five dollars.

to quit the slaughter­ shall be liable to a 43.

(1) It shall not be lawful for any person to take any �4'18'­ animal of the kind mentioned house until the same has been examined and approved by the :k� clerk of the market or by some person duly authorised to act ho':iae� for him.
in by-law 39 into the slaughter- a�ls to ug r- hte (2)Every person who contravenes to a penalty of not less than :five dollars twenty dollars.

this by-law shall be liable and not exceeding 44.All cattle taken to the cattle-pen shall be tied to the sides of the pen, and any damage done by any animal which is not fastened to the owner thereof.
shall be chargeable of all animals K�ping t 45.The clerk of the market shall keep a register may be made for admission :S!�.0 or for which application specifying admitted, into the slaughter-house, marks, the names and places of abode of the persons bringing or leading persons to whom they belong at the time of such admission or application.

the same, and the names and places of abode of the their kinds, colours, and 46.
(1) It shall not be lawful to slaughter until the or heifer in the slaughter-house therein for twelve hours: Provided any such animal so brought in, the clerk of the market may order that such animal shall be immediately that in case of accident any bull, cow, OX rm� of animal has been a:!r:ig to !t01 slaughtered.

aug tenng.

(2)Every person who contravenes this by-law shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding twenty-four dollars.

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47.It shall not be lawful to keep any animal longer than hours in the slaughter-house without twenty-four for every additional the fee chargeable brought the clerk of the market.

twenty-four under by-law 40. in be removed alive except by special half of hours or part thereof, :Nor shall any animal so of permission charging Licenaing, etc., of pel'80nt1 employed in sla.ughter­ ho1186.

48.
48.

(I) It shall not be lawful slaughter-house for the purpose of therein person to for any tmauthorised slaughtering nor b licensed unless :y for him to slaughter enter the shall it be lawful the clerk of the market.

(2)Every person who enters or is found in the slaughter­ house without exceeding five dollars.

being licensed shall be liable not to a penalty 49.The clerk of the market may revoke, for misconduct, any licence issued by him.

Sa.le of meat.
Sa.le of meat.

lamb, 50.It shall not be lawful for any beef, veal, mutton, fresh fish, or other commodities except at such shops, stalls, as may be set apart and appropriated pork, turtle, for sale in the market, counters nor shall any commodities at such shops, stands, of all such meat, fish or other commodities offered for sale contrary commits exceeding a breach of this by-law shall be liable to this section; five dollars.
stalls, to be sold or offered stands, or purpose for that as may be sold or who not and every person to a penalty other than the above named be sold or counters on pain of the forfeiture Seizure of meat.

51.Any meat found in the market other than of an animal in the slaughter-house shall be seized of such seizure and the disposal The person introducing slaughtered of the market, discretion.
on conviction holder of the shop or stall in which such meat is found shall be deemed to be the person introducing market.

such meat shall be liable ten dollars; not exceeding the same into the to a penalty by the clerk shall be in his and the Conveyance and examination of meat for sale.

52.
52.

(1) It shall not be lawful for any butcher to convey from the slaughter-house meat unless the same is properly the clerk of the market, morning, has been iuspected or from any market any of in the five o'clock for sale until it nor shall any such meat be exposed or before half-past and approved covered or other person (2)Every person who contravenes of not less than two dollars, of by the clerk of the market.

this by-law shall be liable and not exceeding ten to the satisfaction to a penalty dollars.
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1951 53.All mutton exposed for sale in the market, 0 of which have been cut off, shall be con-�: t: and shall be sold as such.

ea.le t: mu n. tail of the carcass sidered Every person who sells or offers for sale any such mutton as sheep mutton shall be liable exceeding dollars and taken to be goat mutton, ten dollars.

to a penalty and not 81on the feet and Spec!&!, of not less than two 54.
(1) Every person who sells meat in the market shall, and shall wear an apron, dressed, whilst so doing, be cleanly and shall be provided with a clean dress or table or shambles.

Dress of vendor of meat.

(2)Every person who contravenes this by-law shall be liable to a penalty ten dollars.

of not less than two dollars and not exceeding 55.

(1) Every person who sells meat, turtle or fish in the CJeanin g as soon as he has finished the sale thereof or as �hambles.
market shall, soon as the bell for the closing and wash down the table, thoroughly by him.

clean the scales of the market has rung, scrape shambles, chopping block or slab, and and weights which have been used (2)Every person who contravenes this by-law shall be liable to a penalty ten dollars.

of not less than two dollars and not exceeding 56.If any person selling or ��g meat in the market imposes �eight or to impose short weight or bad meat upon any person, of not less bad meat.
and for the for the first offence, and not exceeding to a penalty fifty dollars, attempts he shall be liable, than ten dollars, second or any subsequent thereto and may in addition offence to a penalty be expelled from the market.

of fifty dollarn, 57.

(1) It shall not be lawful for any person to spit or smoke P in the market, of the market, any hatchet, or to sit on any of the tables, or to sharpen stalls knife, on the steps, or other instrument.

cutlass, shambles hib:= n !° �to� th!'


or stalls marke t. or walls thereof, (2)Every person who contravenes of not less than one dollar this by-law shall be liable and not exceeding five to a penalty dollars.

58.It shall be lawful for the clerk of the market to remove �emoval obstructing persons and, in case any such obstruction any of the paths �bstructi on.
to and all to the market, all obstructions or passages made by any goods, wares or merchandise, soever, imposed and the expenses to seize and keep possession by the clerk of the market, of the removal, have been paid.

is what- or anything of the same until a penalty not exceeding five dollars, 1952 Cap.

161.J New Amsterilam Town C'ouncil.

59.Any person who resists the removal of any obstruction may be expruled from the market.
60.Every person who assaults or obstructs any person to collect fees, or to inspect authorised commodity, any fire, or to inspect market, other duty under these by-laws shall be liable or to remove any obstruction, or tenancy any part, portion or to remove any disorderly within the any or to perform of such duty twenty-four in the execution not exceeding or seize any marketable or to extinguish to a penalty dollars.

person, Limitation of quantity of salted provisiona.
61.At any shop, stall, booth, provisions stand, there shall not be permitted appropriated a or counter to the sale of salted greater market, quantity be sufficient than will, in the opinion for immediate sale.

of the clerk of the Kindl� of fire.

62.Every person who kindles or uses fire in any coalpot or of fire in any shop, stall or shed, or in any part of the holder market, a penalty not exceeding offence.
other than the public kitchen thereof, shall be liable five dollars dollars for the second for the first to and offence, or subsequent not exceeding twenty-four Prohibition of honie, etc., entering the market.

63.

(1) No person any horse, barrow, mule, donkey, automobile, shall be allowed cattle to enter the market with or cart, nor with any wheel­ (2)Every person thio;; by-law shall be liable bicycle or other cycle.

who contravenes five dollars.

to a penalty not exceeding Dogs.

64.


(I) All dogs found within not claimed, market within and a penalty twenty-fom the market or slaughter house if paid to the clerk of the may be destroyed.

of one dollar hours, (2)Any mangy or diseased dog found in the market may be by order of the clerk of the market.

destroyed Payment of rent, etc.


65.All and every market rent, hire, toll, fee, fine, penalty and due leviable New .Amsterdam and received a sufficient and made payable Town Council acquittance and discharge for the same.

by the clerk of the market, and his receipt shall be under and by virtue of the Ordinance shall be demanded of Liability marketable artiolos.
punctual 66.For ensuring and due, every marketable penalty soever in the possession, offender, the committing of any offence, article care, custody, payment of every toll, fee, fine, of every kind what­ and control of an at the time of or of any person in his employment, shall over and above the personal N e:w Amsterdam Town Council.

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1953 be liable for of the offender, the payment liability toll, fee, fine, penalty or due, and may be seized the clerk of the market until one hour previous closing for recovering sell such article and shall restore any surplus from him any deficiency.

of every such and kept by to the time for at which time the clerk of the market may penalty, the toll, the market, fee, fine, or due, to the offender and recover 67.Every tenant or occupier .
h mt e mar et, an every ot er person w o persIStsm for the government k to the regulations or stand, of any shop, stall, ·on Expulm .

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om t e fr h market.

h h d counter acting in any way contrary of the market or any of them, shall, in respect of any penalty liable to be expelled or otherwise which he may incur, order of the Council.
from the market by be over and above any liability or turtle by the Council, for sale in any part of the town except or established 68.It shall not be lawful for any beef, veal, mutton, to be sold or delivered lamb, Pr:f hition or offered �f m«!t shambles, o�:d: for that th0 k as may be set apart and appropriated or mar et.

is sold or delivered the of this by-law, and sold by the clerk of the pork, fresh fis,h shrimps or exposed appointed and counters purpose.
offered or exposed the same shall be liable market for the benefit of the town funds, sells, delivers penalty or offers for sale the same shall be liable for sale in contravention If any such thing as aforesaid in a market tthout of five dollars.

at such stalls, to be seized and the person who to a or the market any bricks, 69.Every person who lands at or ships from any public e.t Tolls_ :;:,'df:gs.
kind, shall as the shells, stalling corn, :firewood, coal or any other article pay to the clerk of the market such tolls and charges Council posts, staves, of whatever shall from time to time appoint and fix by resolution.

shingles, 70.

(I) In respect of any of the above-named it shall articles not be lawful for any person or place on the river of the town, not being private stelling.
frontage to land at or ship from any �telling within of the boundaries the limits property and not being a public (2)Every person who contravenes twenty-four not exceeding to a penalty dollars.

this by-law shall be liable 71.It shall not be lawful for any person or offer for sale any marketable expose sell, or grains store or premises person has obtained within the precincts occupied by a licence such him and duly licensed, to do so from the Council.
unless of the town, except in a shop, to hawk, huckster or Licensing commodities, �wker.

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72.Any of the above-mentioned articles and removed of such persons for sale may forthwith hibited place at the expense town or other constable.
so illegally from such pro­ by any aforesaid be seized exposed referred to in by-law 71 hereof 73.For such licence there shall to the clerk of market the sum of one dollar in each for every six months (in June and December be be payable advance year) over and above the market required of his land.

fees.

But no licence shall on his premises, of any person the produce who sells, in 74.Every person who sells, articles the above-mentioned licence in addition shall be liable, to a penalty dollars.
exposes or offers for sale any of without having first obtained such to the payment of the licence, of not less than two dollaw and not exceeding five Obstructing streets.

75.It shall not be lawful, upon a penalty whatever while selling, expos:u1g any vendor, article or dams of the town, or to rest his goods thereon time than is necessary to sit on any of the roads, to effect a sale.

or offering streets, road slopes for a longer of five dollars, for sale any for Appropria­ tion of fineR.
76.All fines, penalties and forfeitures by virtue of any of these by-laws, that is to say, one-third follows, not being an officer or servant plainant, two-thirds remain:u1g shall be appropriated recovered under or as shall be paid to the com­ aud the of the Cow1cil, to the town clerk in aicl of the to,vn funds.

General penalty.
General penalty.

77.Any person committing a breach of or an offence a.gair1St these by-laws on summary conviction for which no penalty to a penalty is 8pecifie<l not exceeding shall be liable five dollars.

PREVENTION OF TUBERCULOSIS WORKSHOPS AND BAKERIES.

IN FACTORIES, BY-LAWS By-laws, Gaz.

23rd June, 1917.

3rd May, 1921. approved as Notice by the Governor No.

676 of 1917 in the Gazette on the l 0th January, of the 23rd June, 1917, 1914, and published and amended on the 3rd May, 1921.
BAKERIES AND PROVISION SHOPS.

1.A bakery is any place in \vhich are baked bread, bis<'uits.

ca.Im or confectionery with a view to making profit.

New Amster<lam T<YWn Council.

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1955 A provision shop is any place in which food and foodstuffs are stored, prepared or sold.

2.It shall not be lawful of a bakery or provision shop is registered for any person shop unless to carry on the business the bakery or provision at the office of the Local Authority.
3.Every owner or representative of the owner of a bakery shop shall cause his bakery or provision state and free from any effluvia arising shop to from or provision be kept in a cleanly anr drain, water-closet, mnsance.

earth-closet, privy , urinal or other 4.It shall not be lawful of any owner of a bakery or provision closet, communicate earth-closet, directly for any owner or the representative shop to permit a water­ privy , urinal or ashpit to be within or with his bakery or provision shop.
5.It shall not be lawful of any owner of a bakery or provision or provision carried of the persons shop to be so overcrowded on therein employed therein.

as to be dang erous or injurious for any owner or the representative shop to allow his bakery while work is being to the health 6.Every owner (or his representative) of a bakery or pro­ shall cause all the inside and tops of such rooms vision ship the ceilings shop to be lime-washed from the period when it was last washed.
walls of the rooms and all in his.
bakery or provision once every twelve months; to date 7.It shall not be lawful for any owner (or his representative) it is constructed to allow a place on the same level with the bakery or provision shop forming part of the same building to be used as a sleeping place unless is effectually a partition extending there be an external area of which at least 4½ superficial from the floor to the ceiling, and unless window of at least nine superficial feet feet are made to open.
it from the bakery or provision shop by that is to say, unless separated as follows, 8.The penalty not exceeding fifty dollars.

for a breach of the above by-laws is a fine 9.The owner of any bakery or provision steps to ensure that all articles or offered for sale for human consumption shop shall take :i�• of food intended, are at all 1021.

Y, effectual exposed times properly protected (in cupboards, bins, boxes, barrels or B.Cl.-YoL.

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other containers doors) soever by means of suitable from the contn.m.ination not conducive covers or hinged lids or what­ of dust, flies or of anything to the health of man: Provided that n.rticles that have to be pealed, need not be so covered.

of food, including pared or cooked before consumption, fruits and vegetables By-la.we.

3rd Ma.y, 1921.
3rd Ma.y, 1921.

10.It shall not be lawful for the owner of a bakery or a any bread, shop or the person employed cakes, to any purchaser intended held or contained so to do, to sell and pastry, for the food of man which is usually provision deliver or any other artide wrapped, held or contained with printed paper within the meaning of this by-law.

It shall not be to he used more than lawful purpose.

unless in clean and unused paper.


And no paper clean matter on it shall be considered for the same paper the same is wrapped, or ,,Titten once for such in paper, confectionery The onus of proof in any prosecution for the breach of this by-law that such paper bas been only once used shall be on the seller.

By-la.we.

3rd Ma.y, 1921.

11.Any person who is found guilty shall be liable two preceding twenty-five by-laws dollars.

of any breach of the last to a penalty not exceeding STREET SELLERS.
approveil, as Notice by the Governor on No.

676 of 1917 in the Gazette of the 23rd June, 1917, 1914, arul publisheil, BY-LAWS the 10th January, and amendeil, on the 3rd Jlay, 1921.

By-laws, Ga.z.

23rd June, 1917.

3rd Ma.y, 1921.

1.

It shall not be lawful for any person to sell foodstuffs provisions unless duly licensed roads, public at the office of the town clerk.
places on the streets, or public or markets 2.Licences shall only be issued to those applicants who a certificate present who shall have performed three months.

of good health from a medical practitioner his examination within the previous 3.Licences shall be renewed annually within the month of January.

New Amsterdam Town Counci,l.

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1957 pastry or other confectionery, 4.Every tray, box, basket or other receptacle delivering, used for the rk"� for sale outside 1921. ay, offering ws, place any foodstuffs, shall be provided or other receptacle, with to cover of wood, metal or other suitable material pastry or other confec- of flies, dust or of any matter cakes, selling, or public such foodstuffs, from the contamination purpose of keeping, of any building or on any street bread, by the owner of such tray, box, basket an efficient protect tionery or thing whatsoever it shall not be lawful for any person to sell, sale, of any building outside or public place, other confectionery in unless by means of such cover.
the same be protected not conducive bread, cakes, or on any street, to the health any tray, box, basket or of man; and offer or expose for roadway, cakes, other receptacle, as aforesaid, footway any such foodstuffs, bread, pastry or from contamination Every tray, box, basket or other receptacle, All articles cover shall at all times be kept by the owner, having charge of the same, in a clean and wholesome of food exposed in the manner set forth in the of not less than two feet from by-laws the sidewalk, pavement, ground or place on which they are exposed shall be kept at a height for sale.
and every such and every person condition.

5.It shall not be lawful cakes, bread, for any person pastry, for the food of man, to sell and deliver selling confectionery or hawking or other article to any purchaser and no in clean and unused paper, the same is wrapped a 1921. y, or written matter of this by-law.

the meaning on it shall be considered It shall not for the same piece of paper to be used more than once foodstuffs, intended unless paper with printed clean paper within be lawful for such purpose.
any :k"�r· The onus of proof in any prosecution for the breach of this that such paper has been only once used shall be on the by-law seller.

6.It shall be lawful or other constable to inspect or By.Jaws, for any officer of the Local Authority times f�1� ay, at all reasonable any such tray, box, basket are kept or exposed any foodstuffs of these by-laws wherein any police for the purposes or other receptacle for sale.
7.Any person who is found guilty of any breach of these By-laws, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding twenty-five f3� J�e, by-laws dollars.

1917, and 3rd May, 1921.

B.G.-Vot.

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161.]

Ne:w Arnsterdam Toivn Counci.l.

WATER SUPPLY.

BY-LAWS By-laws, 8th Nov., 1918. made by the Mayor and Town Council 1918, approved November, by the Governor 1918, and continued and Court of Policy on the 8th 214 of the in force by section No.
8 of under Ordinance present New Amsterdam Town Council Ordinance.

1.These by-laws may be cited as the "New Amsterdam (Water Supply)" by-laws.
2.In these by-laws, unless the context otherwise requires, " owner " means the person in possession of or in receipt in his own right or as a trustee of the whole or any part of the rents or profits of any or either whether land or tenement personal representative or in the occu­ pation of such land or tenement other than as a tenant from year to year; the term " owner " also means and includes the person in whose name any lot or lots and buildings is or are for town taxes in the books of the town clerk; appraised of any other person, "waterworks" means the waterworks on the ketting Lochaber and Vryheid at the coming into operation between Plantations Council all waterworks which may hereafter of any ordinance, of the powers canal, meter, pipe, reservoir, through, to or from the waterworks; vested in the and underany means any pond or stream from, or flows to or along or by which water is conducted be constructed and in addition of these by-laws, trench, "stand-pipe" tap or appliance valve, connection waterworks or is vested means any fountain, stand-pipe, to be used for or in used or intended with the supply of water to the public from the and erected to in the Council; or which belongs by the Council dipper, and other appliances all meters, " means and includes " service cisterns, cocks, fittings which water flows or is intended or which are or may be used for the purpose or premises with tenement is the property which service so far as it lies within or premises water from the waterworks, of the owner of such tenement pipes, by or through valves, of supplying such tenement or premises; to flow from the waterworks, any and " premises " includes buildings, lands, ease­ ments and hereditaments messuages, of any tenure; New Amsterdam Town Council.
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1959 " water for domestic water from the waterworks ing, for water closets, stock or for washing manufacture purposes: Provided that the washing or business purpose or domestic use " includes used for drinking, wash­ cooking, for watering but does not include water carriages, nor water used for any trade, or for fountains or any ornamental of clothes linen and household where no machinery business is used shall not be deemed a trade or of this definition.
within the meaning For the purposes to horses, be limited two years of age; with two or four wheels of this definition donkeys, mules, " stock " shall mean and bulls and cows exceeding and carriage shall mean vehicles, whether and motor cars.

WATER FITTINGS.
WATER FITTINGS.

taps, cocks, :fittings with such supply as are required apparatus, whenever it shall think necessary, or upon or about of any owner of any premises supplied and with water from the Council, shall furnish or alter such meters, pipes, 3.The Council, the application to be supplied from time to time renew, repair valves, ferules, in connection be used by any Ordinance and shall provide proper in that behalf.
furnished the cost of all labour :finished advance manager the balance and labour owner of such premises, such premises.

town clerk, to the of the waterworks.


of the furnished by the Council, all materials or by-law for the time being in and appliances or permitted to force, and do all work necessary and things The cost of all materials with five per centum in addition, and shall be paid in when the work will be done by the of failure with the supply by the Council, of full payment, of materials In case or shall be a debt due to the Council by the on shall be a charge repayment and lllltil debt in connection SUPPLY OF WATER.
on the written in the town, shall furnish 4.The Council, application of the owner of any premises of a service o� domestic pipe: such premises pip� with a supply of water for domestic use upon payment of the cost of laying by means purposes such service Provided that the part of the service between of such tenement the waterworks or premises and the outer boundary shall be laid, maintained Council, laid, maintained and the part \vithin and kept in repair or paling and kept in repair such boundary at the cost of the shall be or paling at the cost of the owner: 1960 Cap.
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Provided further that the Council in any tenement or premises from the waterworks shall not be compelled to by reason whjclt or from any other or of distance lay a water service of situation cause, laying or palings would entail a service between more expenditure the waterworks or premises of tenements and th� outer boundary cost of than the average in the town: Provided further owner of any tenement compelled as to cost and other matters, may think fit, lay a service to lay a service, therein.
that the Council, or premises by arrangement with the in which it shall not be may, on such terms and conditions or at such enhanced rate as it 5.All water supplied by the Council except where otherwise or domestic for domestic purposes to any premises within expressly stated, be use the town shall, deemed to be supplied only.

may, on the written application 6.The Council of any premises mit such water to be used for other than domestic as it may th.ink fit.
domestic of the owner ,vith water by it, per­ or UBe upon such conditions the town supplied purposes within 7.The occupier of any premises with water from supplied or allows purposes the waterworks who uses or suffers such water for other than domestic without Council twenty-four five dollars water after notice having previously to do so, shall be liable to be used any or domestic use the permission of the not exceeding not exceeding so to use such and to a further dollars, for every day that he shall continue to a penalty penalty of the offence from the Council: obtained Provided the amount does not exceed one hundred dollars.
8.It shall be lawful of the the limits terms of payment town on such terms and conditions and other matters as it may think fit.

as to cost, for the Council to supply water beyond CHARGES FOR \VATER SUPPLY.

9.The following charges shall be payable of water from the waterworks to the Council to any part of the for the delivery town through which mains have been laid:- purposes or domestic For domestic First tap .. .

For each additional For puncheon tap .

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1 00 of 100 gallons 50 use- $4 00 The Council charges upon due notice shall be at liberty being given.

to increase the foregoing Ne:w Amsterdam Town Council.

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1961 boilers, 10.Special shops, spirit stores vision fountains, other than domestic on the merits charges liquor for steamers, soda water and other factories, or shops, stores, and pro­ wharves gardens, byr es, bakeries, and water motors and for other purposes by the Council shall be considered purposes, of each case.

stables, garages livery retail 11.The charge for the supply of water shall be paid in may be pai.d half-yearly advance and in January and in July.
12.If the charge January, re-opened dollar for the supply of water be not paid by 31st or 31st July, the supply will be shut off and will be due, and one only on the payment of the charges and re-opening.

to cover the cost of shutting GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTION.
for the Governor by his warrant to Secretary to pay, and the Financial shall accordingly 13.It shall be lawful direct the Financial Secretary may from time to time be agreed officer in the public for the purpose, institution service in respect or department.

pay to the Council upon by the Council such sums as and any may appoint to any public whom the Governor of water supplied WASTE OF "\V ATER.
of any premises 14.Any occupier allows permits, (not due to a defective causes, premises shall have given due notice offence and shall be liable not exceeding twenty-four to the Council) on conviction dollars.
service supplied with water who or suffers any waste of water on such of which the occupier shall be guilty of an to a penalty thereof 15.Whenever there is waste of water in any premises supplied with water, the Council remedy which it may have against such waste of may, without cut off and discontinue water, prnjudi.ce any other person liable such supply: to any other for PTOvided that such cutting off and discontinuance shall not take place until notice shall have been given by the Council.
16.Every such notice shall be in writing and shall be signed of the waterworks by the manager duly given by being affixed on some part of the premises respect continued.

in of which the water supply is to be cut off and dis­ and shall be deemed to be 1962 Cap.

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17.For the purposes of these by-laws there shall be deemed a "waste of water·• in any of the following cases:- from a tap or cock into a bath (a)When water is flowing or utensil or a vessel which is at the same time overflowing.

(b)\Vhen water is flowing from a tap or cock into a vessel of its which is at the same time being emptied or utensil contents.
(c)When water is flowing from a tap or cock into a vessel which has a defective outlet, plug or which is not or utensil watertight.

(d)\Yhen water is flowing fron:1 a tap or cock without received for some domestic into some vessel purpose.

or utensil, and without bein� being used OFFENCES OTHER THA� \YASTE.
18.Every person who- { I) bathes in any part of the waterworks: (2)drives, or permits or suffers any animal to be driven or to enter into the waterworks: (3)washes in or throws into, or canses or suffers any a,nimal to be washed in or thrown into the waterworks: (4)washes in or throws into the waterworks an?
dead animal or any part of any dead animal; (5)puts or throws or causes into the waterworks offern,ive or noisome (6)washes or cleanses any rubbish, or suffers to be put or thrown dirt, filfth or any foul, solid or liquid: matter whether or suffers or causes to be washed or any doth.
wool, leather or skin cleansed in the waterworks of any animal or any clothes: (7)docs or comm.its any other thing or act whatsoever whereby any water flowing to or from the waterworks fouled or the flow thereof or polluted, impeded: is be injured any Ordinance {8) wilfully or negligently injures or damaged any of the works constructed or damages or cau1;0s to under for the time bei.ng of an offence agairn,t in force, these hy-lawi-;, and on con­ shall be guilty viction penalty not exceeding offence is continued: thereof not exceeding five dollars shall for every such offence forfeit and pay a and a. forther twenty-four dollars, penalty for ea.ch day after the first that tho Provided the amount does not exceed one hundred dollars.
New Amsterdam Town Oounml.

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1963 19.Every occupier suffer any stopcock, without giving to him shall be wasted, sum not exceedin notice supplied of premises pipe or other work to be out of repair to the Council so that the water supplied with water who shall shall forfeit, for every such offence, a g twenty-four dollars.
of any premises 20.The owner or occupier water from the waterworks or suffer the same to be used for the purposes premises of such water to any other person shall of an offence and shall upon con­ viction to a penalty dollars.
who shall use such water or permit of any other or who shall supply or dispose not exceeding one hundred supplied be guilty be liable thereof with 21.Every person, the Council, to the Cowicil, who not having agreed to be supplied shall take away water from any water­ other than such as may have use of the public, shall be on conviction to a penalty for the gratuitous with water by works belonging been provided guilty not exceeding of an offence and be liable ten dollars.
wilfully who shall 22.Every person or carelessly break, or open any meter, main, lock, cock, valve, pipe, work or engine belonging to the Council, water from the waterworks, whereby and be liable dollars.
or shall flush or draw off the or shall do any other wilful act such water shall be wasted shall be guilty on conviction to a penalty not exceeding fifty injure of an offence 23.If any person, not having from the Council a supply of water for other than domestic purpose, to him for any other than domestic of water for any other than domestic purposes, pose other than those for which he is entitled any water supplied of an offence and be liable ing ten dollars.
to him by the Council, on conviction purposes, to a penalty uses for any pur­ to use the same, he shall be guilty uses any water supplied or having a supply not exceed­ supplied 24.
(I} It shall not be lawful for the owner or occupier with water by the Council premises to affix or cause or permit to be affi.xedanypipeor apparatus to a pipe belonging or to a communication service other person or tion or service without to or used by such owner, occupier in any such communica­ to make any alteration pipe or in any apparatus in every such case of the Council.

or any other person pipe belonging to the Council connected the consent therewith or or of any 1964 Cap.

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(2)If any person act in any respect twenty-four by-law he shall for an)' such offence be liable exceeding of the Council injury done to recover unduly consumed.

without damages from and without to reco\'er to its property, to the right prejudice of any him in respect to the right prejudice misused from him the value of any water wasted, dollars, or in contravention to a penalty of this not 25.

(1) No person town in any tenement take or use water from the waterworks.
or premises or persons duly supplied except the those resident within with water may (2)Any person acting in contravention be guilty penalty of an offence and shall on eonviction twenty-four not exceeding dollars.

of this by-law shall be liable to a ENTRY AND INSPECTION.

of the waterworks, authorised may enter into any any member of the by the manager premises other person 26.The manager Council and any waterworks or the l\1ayor with water from the waterworks therein cause whatever.
and see if there is any waste of such water from any in order to examine of the supplied the service 27.If any person lawfully to any premises claiming admission into such such from ma1..-i..ng prevented admission of this by-law is refused in pursuance tenement or premises examination, or otherwise guilty to a penalty or otherwise so refw,i.ng the examination of an offence and on conviction the person preventing of the service thereof dollars.
shall be shall be liable not exceeding twenty-four admission to any premises BURIAL GROUNDS.

REGULATIONS Refa.

32 of 952. made by the Central ancl 157 of the Puhlic Health Ordinance, 12 (c), 65 (cl) and approved by the in Council on the 11th November, 1952. under sections Board of Health Governor These regulations will be found under Chapter 145 (supra).
Regulations regulation Amsterdam, 10, 19 and 20 and paragraphs (b) and (c) of sub­ 21 apply to the Town of New (2) of regulation by virtue of regulation 22 (2).

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1965 SALE OF MILK.

BY-LAWS made by the Mayor and Town Council Local Government and Court of Policy force by section Ordinance, on the 1st February, 280 of the �y-�ii by the Governor 1915, and continued Town Council 214 of the present 1907, confirmed New Amsterdam under se,ction in 1�\5.
·• 6 • 8 Ordinance.

1.These by-laws may be cited as the New Amsterdam (Sale of Milk) by-laws.
2.In these by-laws:- " dairy " means a place where milk is kept for sale, and every room where such milk is stored; includes "cattle-b yr e" means a place where milking cows are kept; "cattle-pen " means a place where milking cows are kept at night only; "cow-keeper" means the person in whose name any cattle-byre or cattle-pen is registered; "dairym an" means the person in whose name any dairy is registered; " inspecting officer " includes the municipal meat inspector, the town superintendent, other person or persons time to time appoint; the sanitary as the Local Authority inspectors, and such may from " licensee every person licensed milk for sale in the town of New Amsterdam. "
includes to sell or offer l.REGISTRATION AND LICENCES.

3.It shall not be lawful for any person to keep a dairy, cattle­ unless registered byre or cattle-pen clerk.

Such registration cattle-byre be kept in such byre or pen.

cents shall be paid ·by each of such persons in aid of the town funds.)

applied shall specify and the maximum number of cows to A registration at the office of the town the position or cattle-pen fee of twenty-four (which fee shall be of such dairy, 1966 Cap.

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4.It shall not be lawful for any dairyman or any person to offer or carry milk for sale, unless by the town clerk.

A licence paid for such licence town funds).

(which fee shall be applied fee of twenty-four cents shall be in aid of the a licence is issued for so doing 5.Every registration and every licence shall expire on the 31st December place or such licence is issued.
of the year in which such registration takes 6.The town clerk shall keep and from time to time revise and correct cow-keepers, the register dairymen and licensees.
of all dairies, cattle-b yr es, cattle-pens, 7.Licences shall be issued under the following conditions:­ ( a)In the case of milk to be obtained within the town, the applicant shall- (i)state the name of the cow-keeper, the situation of the the number and description of cattle-byre or cattle-pen, the cows kept, and the names of the milkers a certificate meat inspector (ii)furnish by the Local Authority municipal pointed best of bis knowledge other dangerous disease for human consumption; from the town superintendent, or other qualified person ap­ that each cow is to the free from tuberculosis or and belief and is otherwise fit to supply milk employed; (iii)furnish a certificate from a registered that every person employed or contagious practitioner to the best of his knowledge infectious (iv)furnish every cattle-b with these by-laws.
(b)In the case of milk to be obtained disease a certificate yr e or cattle-pen medical in milking free from is any and belief and is fit to be so employed; from an inspecting officer that is constructed in accordance from beyond the boundaries of the town, the applicant shall- (i)state the name of the cow-keeper, the situation of the cattle-byre or cattle-pen; (ii)furnish a certificate from a registered that every person employed practitioner apparently and is fit to be so employed; free from any infectious medical in milking is or contagious disease New Amsterdam Town Counail.
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1967 (iii)furnish a certificate from any person appointed by the Governor or cattle-pen, ance with these by-laws: for such purpose, that every cattle-byre as the case may be, is constructed in accord­ always that if any dairy, or dairyman and the applicant signed by the secretary Provided cow-keeper Authority, certificate Board to that effect, (b)hereof will not be required.
produces to the town clerk a of the Local Government mentioned in part the other certificates is duly registered by any Local cattle-b y re, or cattle-pen 8.The town clerk shall endorse the cow-keeper, pen from which the milk is to be obtained.

and the situation on each licence of the cattle-byre the name of or cattle­ 9.If any licensee desires at any time to obtain milk from he shall make application and submit the par­ other sources ticulars endorse aforementioned this licence accordingly.
to the town clerk who, if satisfied, shall 10.Every licensee shall, whenever he ceases to take milk from any source the town clerk who shall endorse which has been approved, his licence immediately notify accordingly.

11.It shall not be lawful for any licensee to obtain milk from any other source except that endorsed on his licence.

12.Every person carrying or offering milk for sale, except in a dairy, The charge shall wear a badge to be provided for each badge shall be twelve cents: by the town clerk.
Provided, however, that if a person carrying or offering milk for sale is duly licensed badge issued if still by-law.
to him by the said Local Authority such badge in force shall be deemed to meet the requirements of this by any Local Authority and wears the 13.Every holder of a badge issued for the year mentioned shall wear the same on his left arm when engaged to whom a the same to be used by a thereon carrying of or offering milk for sale, and any person badge shall be issued person badge, shall be guilty liable to arrest who permits not named in such licence, and the person of an offence under these by-laws, by any constable.
so using such in the and 1968 Cap.

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14.It shall not be lawful for any person having for sale without wearing or to wear a badge belonging another such badge, person, or to wear a badge, taken out a licence not issued to or taken out in the name of or to unlawfully make or imitate a badge.

or without as aforesaid, to carry or offer milk and badge, 15.Every dairyman offer milk for sale shall attach for sale, a metal tablet the number of his licence aforesaid.
and every person licensed to carry or containing milk by the town clerk, bearing to each vessel to be provided Provided, The charge however, milk for sale has attached to his milk vessels to him by any Local Authority such tablets be deemed to meet the requirements for each metal tablet that if a person metal tablets if still of this by-law.
issued in force shall shall be eight cents: to carry or offer licensed corresponding with the register 16.The town clerk shall refuse to make any registration that the provisions or of these to issue any licence by-laws have been complied until satisfied with.

17.No licence shall be granted or renewed opinion of the Council, any well-founded to the neighbourhood, arising from any cattle-b bas been made or when a proper been observed.
complaint of nuisance yr e or cattle-pen has not amount of cleanliness when, in the 18.The town clerk may on good grounds at any time cancel issued any licence name of any person previously licensed dealer.

by him under these by-laws permitted or strike to supply milk to a out the 19.All persons a registered the dairyman delivering milk from a dairy or on behalf cow-keeper shall carry a written authorisation of from or cow-keeper.

II.CATTLE-BYRES AND CATTLE-PENS.


20.Every cattle-b yr e shall, for every cow, heifer, contain feet floor area, and 300 cubic feet capacity of air not less t.han 40 square ox, steer or other animal kept therein, superficial space, jalousie, or less than two square or other opening lattice feet ventilating to the external air.

space in window, 21.Every cattle-pen shall, other animal kept therein superficial feet floor area.
for every cow, heifer, contain not less than ox, steer, 40 square or or New Amsterd,am Town Council.

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1969 22.Every cattle-b tiles, yr e or cattle-pen shall be floored with or asphalt, so graded concrete, bricks laid in concrete towards the " gr ip" or channel gutter at the back that no liquid matter can remain on the floor.
The" grip" or channel shall be formed with a proper uniform fall, discharging into the yard drain The walls, if drain of or sub-main material any, shall be made of impervious a height of 4 feet from the floor.

The walls, shall be adequately cleansed.

a properly :flushed with water, and with shall be provided Every cattle-b constructed yr e or cattle-pen roof.

and water-tight if any, and drains and regularly the district.
other than wood for or dungstead shall be provided yr e or cattle-pen 23.Every cattle-b proper receptacle other refuse.

Every such receptacle or be less than ten feet distant and shall be maintained officer.

The dung shall be cleaned up as often as may be necessary, pen at least once daily.
from the cattle-b to the satisfaction for the reception dungstead and removed from inside the cattle-b with a of dung or shall not yr e or cattle-pen of the inspecting yr e or cattle­ 24.Every cow-keeper shall cause each cattle-b pen to'be kept thoroughly containing satisfaction be done at least once every three months.

five per cent.

of crude carbolic of the inspecting clean and disinfected acid and to the officer.
Such disinfection shall yr e or cattle­ with lime-wash 25.The inspecting officer shall report to the Local Authority any cattle-byres course of his inspections by-laws.

or cattle-pens which he may find during the are not in conformity with these III.

ANIMALS.

26.All cows shall be inspected and examined at intervals of by an inspecting not longer than animals) the inspecting twenty-four for his inspection six months ( free of cost to the owners of the of the intention officer.
Notice of be given by him such cows shall so that they may be kept penned officer to inspect at a time appointed.

hours beforehand, 27.The inspecting tuberculin, the cost thereof officer is empowered to test all cows with to be borne by the Council.

28.No cow-keeper shall cause or suffer any cow to be added for another in his stock without having the to or substituted same previously inspected officer.

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29.No cow-keeper sion to remain in a filthy infection or contamination.

shall cause or suffer any cow in his posses­ condition, so as to expose the milk to yr e or cattle-pen, 30.If at any time disease of such disease.

tered cattle-b keeper shall immediately existence immediate isolated.
cattle-b of to the satisfaction byre or cattle-pen yr e or cattle-pen exists in a regis­ the cow­ among the cattle or in other place, notify the Local Authority of the The inspecting officer shall cause the which shall be kept animal and from such or otherwise animal, removal All milk from such diseased of such diseased shall be destroyed of the inspecting is adequately disinfected.

officer, until the cattle­ disposed 31.A cow-keeper IV.MILKERS AND ATIENDANTS.
or dairyman milk cows or handle shall not- or a registered (a)himself, vessels used for containing of such trade or business, milk for sale, or in any other way take part or assist conduct person certified medical he or such other person meat inspector to do the same, unless as fit by the municipal practitioner; if suffering milk cows, or handle vessels from any contagious (b)himself, or cause or suffer any other has been in the disease, for sale, or in any way take part or assist such trade or business, notwithstanding aforesaid, contagious (c)himself who at any time appears or infectious disease, to to be suffering do the same; milk, or cause or suffer any other its udder and the hands and the utensils person to of such milker cleaned milk any cow until have been cleansed scalded.
thoroughly and that such person has been duly certified used for containing or infectious milk in the conduct of or cause or suffer any other person, as from any 32.A dairyman shall not- V.DAIRIES.

(a)permit any water-closet, earth-closet, cesspool or to be situate within, communicate directly with, or privy, urinal ventilate into any dairy; (b)use any dairy, or permit the same to be used as a sleeping apartment, or for any purpose incompatible with the N w Amster<larn Town Council.

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1971 proper preservation the milk vessels cause contamination of the cleanliness of such dairy, and of to or in any manner likely and milk therein, of the milk therein; (c)convey or carry, or permit to be conveyed through any dairy, any excremental any soiled bed or body clothing; or offensive or carried, matter or (d)wash, or permit any other person to wash, any bed or body clothing, or any dairy.
permit the same to be hung up to dry in (e)carry on within any dairy, any trade or business such a nature as would tend to contaminate of the milk; (j)keep milk for sale or storage would be liable or effluvia arising or by any offensive stances, gases or substances; in any place where it to become infected or contaminated from any sewer, drain, cesspit by gases or closet, effluvia from putrid or offensive sub­ or deleterioua or by impure air, or by any offensive (g)permit milk to be stored or carried in lead vessels.
33.Every dairyman shall cause the walls, shelves thoroughly shall also have the said milk vessels of his dairy and all milk vessels clean to the satisfaction used therein of the inspecting officer, and cleansed and scalded daily.

floors, counters to be kept and VI.

GENERAL.

and their officers shall, dairies, cattle-b 34.The Local Authority have the right of inspecting for the purpose of seeing that the provisions are complied with, and all persons Authority officer in the e·xecution under these by-laws.
or officer, or in any way obstructing refusing at all times, yr es and cattle-pens, of these bye-laws admission to such or impeding such of his duty shall be guilty of an offence 35.Any person found guilty on summary conviction shall be liable to a penalty of any not exceeding dollars for the first offence and not exceeding fifty for breach of these by-laws ten dollars a second or subsequent offence.
36.Any person giving false information and thereby obtain­ ing a licence guilty of an offence and on summary conviction penalty for the sale of milk under these by-laws shall be be liable to a not exceeding fifty dollars.

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CERTIFICATE UNDER BY-LAW 7 (a) (ii).

I hereby that I have inspected certify g at..... .. residin free from tuberculosis fit to supply .

.... ....... disease or other dangerolll!

, and milk for human consumption.


the following cow or cows of .. otherwise .. ... and that in my opinion :Marks for identification.

Colour.

Horns.

Brand.

Other marks.

Date CERTIFICATE I hereby certify that I have examined...

UNDER BY-LAW 7 (a) (iii), AND 7 (b) (ii).

..... .

.

.. residing at.

.. ............. and h e that h s e is to the best of my knowledge and belief free from any infectiou'!

or contagious disease , and is fit to be employed in milking cows.
Date CERTIFICATE UNDER BY-LAW 7 (a) (iv) AND 7 (b) (iii).

I hereby at certify that I have inspected the cattle-b yr e or cattle-pen of... .. and that it is constructed in accordance with these by-laws to hold .

.... ...... .

.......... cows.

Date .

THE POUND.

NOTICE under section 171 ( l).

The Pound 1s situated at Mud Lot No.

1, Queenstown.