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♦ 
 
 RULES, REGULATIONS, 
 AND BY-LAWS 
 
 -OF THE— 
 
 *:. -'ff' 
 
 Municipal Council 
 
 -OF 
 
 Ciimb^land County. 
 
 1898. 
 
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RULE; 
 
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 REQULATDON 
 
 AND BY=LAWi 
 
 OF THE 
 
 MUNICIPAL COUNCIL 
 
 OF 
 
 "fe 
 
 CUMBERLAND COUNTY. 
 
 1898. 
 
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 In all the proceedings had or taken in the Municipal Council o, 
 the County of Cumberland the following «y-lavvs shall be observed 
 and they shall be the rules and regulations, regulating the order arul 
 despatch of business in the Council and the Committees thereof 
 
 rlv 
 
By=Laws, Rules & Regulations 
 
 nUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF CUriBERLAND. 
 
 CHAPTER 1. 
 
 iiiicipal Council oi 
 shall be observed, 
 ting- the order and 
 ttees thereof. 
 
 
 I. IWeetings of Council. 
 
 vSec. I There shall ha two regular meetings of the Council in each 
 jear. The first is hereby designated the "Annual Meeting" and 
 shall be held on the second Tuesday of January in each year, in ac- 
 cordance with the Statute in that behalf; the second is hereby desig- 
 nated the "Half-yearly Meeting "and shall be held on the second Tues- 
 day of April in each year. All meetings of the Council shall be held 
 at the Court House in the Town of Amherst except when some other 
 place shall be specially designated by resolution of the Council. 
 
 II. Speeial Meetings. 
 
 Sec. 2, Be.sides the regular meetings, the Council may mee.i^ often 
 as expedient for the despatch of business, at such time and piace as 
 they may appoint ; public notice shall be given of the time and place 
 of each meeting of the Council, and all meetings shall be open and 
 public ; the Council shall have power to adjourn and to appoint com- 
 mittees to act durirg the session and recess. If any Council fails to 
 meet at the time appointed by law, they shall not thereby be deemed 
 to be dissolved, but may hold future meetings as if there had been no 
 failure :— Sec. 33, Cap. 3 Acts 1895. 
 
 Sec. 3. The warden, on application of at least one third of the Coun- 
 cillors, shall call special meetings ; the notice shall specify the object 
 thereof, and be posted up in some public place in each district, and 
 each councillor shall be served wiih a copy thereof personally or by 
 leaving the same at his residence at least five days before the meet- 
 ng, or by sending notice post paid to his address at least ten days be- 
 
MrMCII'AI. Cot'Nfll, HVI.AWS 
 
 ore. the meeting. In case uf absence from the Province of the warden 
 or in case of there beinjr „o warden, the Clerk on like apj.licalion 
 shall call a special meeting in the same manner and tor the like pur- 
 pnrpoKcs as the warden :— vSec. 34, Cap. 3 .Acts 1S95 
 
 III. Opening Proceedings. 
 
 vSec.4. The Chair .shall betaken precisely at the honr named for 
 meeting, 
 
 Sec. 5. When no honr is named the Chair. shall betaken at loo'clock 
 a. m. 
 
 Sec. 6. A majority of the Council shall be a qnornm for the transact 
 ion of bu.sine.ss ; a smaller number may adjourn f.om time to time. 
 
 Sec. 7. On appearance of a quorum the warden shall call the conn 
 cillors to order, and open the proceedings. 
 
 IV. Minutes. 
 
 vSecS. Upon the opening of each .session of everv meeting of the 
 Council, regular or special, the minutes of the ne.xt preceding .se.ssitm 
 of the same meeting shall be read for correction ; the clerk shall forth- 
 with after the close of such meeting enter in writing the minutes of 
 each session thereof .so read and corrected in the Minute Book of the 
 proceedings of the Council, and at every regular meeting, the unap- 
 proved minutes of all previous meetings as entered in such book shal 
 be again read and after all mistakes therein have been corrected shal 
 be declared approved. 
 
 The warden and clerk shall .severally mark with the initials- of their 
 respective names all erasures or interlineations rendered ne^css^iry by 
 any correction on the final reading of such minutes and then individ- 
 ually sign the name. 
 
 V. Duties of Warden op Other Presiding 
 
 Officer. 
 
 Sec. y. The warden shall preserve order and decorum, and decide 
 questions of order, subject to an appeal to the Council, and in the ab- 
 .sence of the warden, the deputy warden shall have the same authority 
 while presiding at the meeting as the warden would have had if pres- 
 ent. 
 
 Sec. 10. Before it shall be competent for any councillor to make a 
 motion the warden shall have the privilege of bringing such matters 
 
he warden, 
 
 pplicatioii, 
 10 like ptir 
 
 named for 
 lo o'clock 
 
 L' transact 
 ) time. 
 
 tile conn 
 
 inj;- of the 
 ig session 
 I all forth- 
 linutes of 
 ■)k of the 
 he unap- 
 3ok shal 
 ted shal 
 
 :i of their 
 ssary b\' 
 individ 
 
 ing 
 
 decide 
 
 1 the ab- 
 
 Lithority 
 
 if pres- 
 
 make a 
 matters 
 
 Municipal Counuii. Bv-I,AWrf 
 
 as he may have in charge before the Council. He shall have the 
 same privilejie at any time except when a quebtion is actually under 
 debate. 
 
 Sec. 1 1. The warden shall state every question propcly presented to 
 the Council ; and before putting it to vote shall ask, "Is the Council 
 ready for the question ?" Should no councillor offer to speak, he 
 shall proceed with the question, after which no member shall be per- 
 mitted to speak upon it. 
 
 Sec. 12. The warden's decision or ])oints of order shall not be debat 
 able unless, entertaining doubts, he invites discu.ssion. He may speak 
 to points of order in preference toother councillors, rising from hiw 
 seat for that purpose, and shall decide questions of order, subject to an 
 appeal to the Council by any two councillors. On such an appeal no 
 councillor shall speak more than once. 
 
 Sec. 13. When an appeal is made from his decision he shall put the 
 question, "Shall the decision ot the chair be sustained ?" 
 
 Sec. 14. When a majority of the members of a municipal Council 
 shall signify in writing a request that the warden shall submit to a 
 vote of the Council any proposed resolution, the said warden shall 
 forthwith put such motion or resolution to a vote of the Council, and 
 in any case if said warden refuses or neglects to submit such resolu- 
 tion to a vote of said council any member of said Council may submit 
 such resolution to a vots of said Council, and vote him.self thereon, 
 and if a majority of said Council shall vote foresaid resolution the 
 same shall be recorded by the municipal clerk in the minutes of pro- 
 ceedings of said Council, f I shall be in all respects valid and bind- 
 ing -.—Sec. 3 Cap. 3, Acts. 895. 
 
 VI f^ules of Gondact and Debate. 
 
 Sec. 15. It .shall be his duty, and the privilege of any councillor, to 
 call a member to order who violates any established rule, order or 
 regulation. 
 
 Sec. 16. No councillor shall .speak more than twice upon any ques- 
 tion, except in explanation, but the Council may give any mem 
 ber special leave to speak oftener, and the originator of the motion 
 shall have the general reply 
 
 wSec. 17. No councillor shall speak more than ten minutes upon any 
 ((uestion at one time, without leave of Council. 
 
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 MfNKII'AI, COUNCII, UV-I.AWS 
 
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 Sec 2,v WlK-n a c.uncilh,.- is called to onlcr. he sl.all keep his seit 
 111 til the point IS determined. * 
 
 Sec. 24. If any councilU.r in speakin^M-mpeach the motives o. any 
 other eonncillor, or treat him with personal disrespect or nse 1" 
 o.m.i.K language, or vvillfullv violate anv of the -n es or r 1 
 oforder, he shall he deem.d ,ni.ity of a villuon :1^.Z. ^^f^^" ^^ 
 lie censured hy the warden. ■ 
 
 Sec 25. If any councillor shall deem himself r-^rsonallv af^.^rieved 
 by a decision ofthe chair, he. seconded by any eonncillor mt " 
 peal from such decision to the Council. ^ 
 
 Sec. 26. Any conversation by whisperin;. or otherwise, which is cal 
 culated to disturb a councillor while speaking, or hinde the ™n "t 
 .0,1 of business shall be deemed a violation of order, and f e s 
 ted in shall receive censure. pt.rsis- 
 
 Sec. 27. Kvery councillor shall be heard in his place touchine anv 
 charge brought against him. as such, or regarding inv m , T 
 which his I-ivate interests may be affected t:f?:t-:gr^^^^^^^ ^l' 
 shall wuh<lraw before the Council further proceeds therein 
 
 Sec. 28. All questions arising in the Council shall be decided bv -, 
 majority of votes : and tlie warden or ten-nnr-,,-,- u ■ ' 
 
 v\<uueiM r ien.porai3 vhuirinaii sliall have 
 
 : 
 
is spt'iikin^ 
 illor and tlu' 
 i^'iruid siu-li 
 uardi-M for 
 
 1:111(1 np.'ui'l 
 iK'stion iiii- 
 n>,nia;,a' ;,,„! 
 
 I' arise at a 
 ('"iiiK-illor 
 
 JtllCI 
 
 nic-iii 
 
 on of order 
 Li'dcd witli. 
 
 dciiiaiukil 
 )<-■ counted 
 
 -'I> liis scat 
 
 'fs of any 
 use unhc- 
 -'gulations 
 and may 
 
 a},'},'neved 
 may ap- 
 
 ichiscal- 
 e tranact 
 if persis 
 
 liing any 
 otioii by 
 lieard he 
 
 ded by a 
 all have 
 
 MUNItll'AI, Citl'NCII, HV-I<A\VH 7 
 
 a ri^lit to vote on all (pu-Mtions lii-fore the Coiineil ; and in the event 
 of a tie, when a vote IS taken, the (piestion tlien put to the Council 
 shall he considered as passing in the ncjjativc ;— Sec ;i Cap ^ 
 Acts 1S95. 
 
 VII IVIotions in General. 
 
 Sec. 29. ,\ motion must be seconded and afterwards repeated, from 
 the chair, or read aloud before it is debated. It shall be reduced to 
 writing if any member recpiires it. 
 
 Hcc. 30. All resolutions in reference to money shall be su!)mitted in 
 writinjj. 
 
 Sec. 31. After a motion is read by the warden it shall be deemed to 
 be in posession (>f tlie ,'onncil but may with the permission of the 
 Council be;withdrawn at any time before decision or amendment, 
 
 Sec. 32. When any cjuestion is before the Council, the only motions 
 in order shall be : — . 
 
 First — To adjourn. 
 Second— To lay on the table. 
 Thiid — To postiM)ne indefinitely, 
 lumrth — To postpone to a definite prriod 
 Fifth — To amend ; or 
 Si.xth— To refer. 
 Set. 33. A motion to adjourn shall always be in order, except in the 
 folK)vvin}j ca,ses : — 
 
 First— When a member is in po.s.session of the floor. 
 Second— While the Yays and Nays are being called. 
 Third — While the mend)ers are voting. 
 l'\)urth When adjournment was the last preceding motion 
 Sec. 34. The following questions shall be decided without debate : 
 First — A motion to reconsider. 
 .Second— All motions as to priority of business or as to the 
 
 suspension of the "General order of the day. 
 Third— Application to speak more than the prescribed ntim 
 
 ber of times. 
 Fourth — A motion to allow any person other than members 
 
 of the Council to address the Conncil. 
 Fifth — A motion to adjourn. 
 Sixth — A motion to p.'-.'^tp.onc to a day certain. 
 vSeventh —A motion to lay on the table. 
 
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 <;.. ^^'f^^^' ~ ^ '"""°" *° ^'^'^""^ °^ withdraw from voting . 
 bee. 35^ Any motion within the meaning of section 4^. Subsection 6 
 of h,s chapter n.ay be taken up and moved by any J'ncillor p Isent 
 
 ..ei^n;'^ssx^^r:^:sj^;s 
 
 d!v ••.^nd'^lT"""' f\"^ '" pursuance of ' 'The General Order of the 
 Daj and not disposed of shall be placed at the foot of the list unless 
 
 t::Z:;^'''l''' Counci,. but when any order, reso^^tlt 
 ZZZnf ""^'^''^ by reason Of the Council breaking up 
 
 non shall be the first business proceeded with and disno^Prl ^f a. iu 
 next sitting of the Council under that particul.rhear 
 
 VII. flmcndmcnts in General 
 
 Sec. ,8 Amendments shall be put in the reverse order to that in 
 u h ch they are moved . Every amendment submitted shall be reduc 
 
 Sec. 39. On an amendment to "stritp ni,f o«-^ • . ,, . 
 paragraph as it would se.„d,f so amendeT "'""^ ""^ 
 
 oret rr Je'-:,ra^d'',srr„':t"„rM rr- " "■'^■■- 
 
 IX Appointments 
 
 ately in the order in which they are proposed. ^ 
 
 X ^econsidcpation 
 
 Sec. 4a. After any question has been decided either in the affirma- 
 
voting. 
 Subsection 6 
 nllor present 
 r giving not- 
 
 ne^ed wthout 
 
 Order of the 
 e list unless 
 •esolution or 
 breaking up 
 ion or ques- 
 ed of at the 
 
 to that in 
 11 be reduc- 
 iiid shall be 
 ,-ote. Only 
 ny amend 
 
 ' the para- 
 the words 
 finally the 
 
 at the dis- 
 any coun- 
 ;sent must 
 :illor shall 
 on the re- 
 
 to any of- 
 on separ 
 
 e affirma- 
 
 MlINICrPAI, CoUNCIIv r>VK IvAWS 
 
 J) 
 
 tive or negative any member may at the same time or at the first 
 sitting thereafter during the same meeting move for a reconsideration 
 thereof ; but no discussioii of the miin question shall be allowed un- 
 less reconsidered, and there shall be no reconsideration at any subse- 
 <iuent sitting unless notice of such reconsideration be given at the nit- 
 ting at which the main motion is carried ; and afttr such notice is 
 given no action shall be taken by the councilon the main motion un- 
 less such reconsideration is disposed of. If the motion for reconsid- 
 eration be not made until the next sitting, or if at the same sitting, 
 aiul any meml^er of the Council shall have left before such reconsid- 
 eration is moved the question shall not be reconsidered unless a ma- 
 jority of the whole Council v:.te refor. No question shall be re- 
 considered more than once, nor shall a vote to reconsider be reconsid- 
 ered. 
 
 XI General Ofder* of the Day. 
 
 Sec. 43. The following shall be "The general order of the Day "as near 
 as may be, subject however to alteration by the Council at any meet- 
 ing as the exigency of the business may require. 
 
 1 Calling the roll ; 
 
 2 At the fir.st sittiu}:: of each meeting, reading, correcting and 
 finally approving of th unapproved minutes of all previous nuetings; 
 at each subsequent sitting readii.g for correction the minutes of the 
 next precceding sitting. 
 
 3 Reconsideration of motions or resolutions, due notice of such 
 having been given. 
 
 4 Reading and consideration of petitions and memorials. 
 
 5 Presentation and consideration of reports of Committees ; 
 
 6 Consideration of motiong or resolutions of which notice has 
 been given on a previous day. 
 
 7 Miscellaneous business. 
 
 Sec. 44 The clerk shall have prepared for the use of the members 
 at each sitting of the general meetings of the Council all matters 
 that are to come before the Council in the sequence in which such 
 matters should appear in the "general order of the day . "' 
 
 Sec. 45 The bnsine.ss shall subject to tlie prnvisior..s of Section 
 43 of this Chapter be taken up in the order in which it .stands upon 
 "the general order of the day, " 
 
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 MiTNioiPAr, CoiiN(;ir< Byk I.aws 
 
 Sec 46 For all special meetings of the Council the clerk shall 
 prepare for the use of the members of the Council under the direction 
 of the warden a memorandum of the particular business to be trans- 
 acted at such meeting. 
 
 XII Petitions And Corrtrespondcnce. 
 
 ■ -^f' f ^ ^T-' ?^^'^'""' remonstrance or other written applicat- 
 ion intended to be presented to the Council must be plainly written 
 or pnnted on paper and signed by the requisite persons both as to 
 nu.nber and status with the circun.stances required certified Uy son.c 
 member of the Council and no letters or other documents shal be at- 
 tached to the same. 
 
 Sec. 48 Every such petition, remonstrance or other written ap 
 
 ^CZr '?"■"''' '"^ ''" ^°""^'' ^>' «-- "--»>- thereof 
 
 who shall exannne the same and b. answerable that it does not con- 
 tain any impertinent or improper matter and that the same is respect- 
 ful and temperate m its language. 
 
 Sec 49 Kvery petition, memorial or other written application 
 intended to be presented to the Council shall have endorse^! thereo 
 the names of one or more of the petitioners or applicants and Z 
 substance of the matter therein contained. PP'»^«"ts and the 
 
 ^r^;.^" Jf^ ^°"""' "'*^' ^y "-^solHtio" dispense with the reid 
 ingof the whole of any such petition, memorial or other wrUten a' 
 plication and accept in lien thereof the reading of such endo;^: 
 
 Sec. 51 All accounts and petitions or applications involving ex 
 penditure of money for the payment of which it may be n Jessarv 'o 
 amerce the County, shall be filed with a councillor for theXtriS n 
 
 cSoft'l P^'^^.^^P^^^- P— ting the same reside or wtth^e 
 Clerk of he munic.pahty at least one week previous to the annual or 
 half yearly meeting of the Council in which each year together ""ti th 
 necessary vouchees and explanations, and each councillor shairdelive 
 all such accounts, petitions and applications that may be conn ed" 
 oh,s charge to the clerk immediately after the opening 7^^'^:^ 
 and theconsiderat on of all such acroiitif« .,^»J \. '"'"'^"""C" 
 not so presented shall be def^d^ "Le C^Zlli''''''^''^- 
 Sec. 52 No person except members and officers of the Oo„«nn 
 shall be allowed within the bar during the sitting o* tlL 'h 1." tf 
 out the permission of the warden. " ''^^■ 
 
 01! 
 
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Municipal Council Bye Laws 
 
 11 
 
 the clerk shall 
 r the direction 
 ss to he trans 
 
 nee. 
 
 itten applicat 
 ainly written 
 lis both as to 
 :ified l)y some 
 ts shall beat- 
 
 ir written ap 
 mber thereof 
 loes not con- 
 ne is respect- 
 application 
 irsed thereon 
 iits and the ■ 
 
 ith the read- 
 r written ap- 
 ndorseiuent. 
 
 ivolving ex- 
 necessary to 
 le district in 
 or with the 
 J annual or 
 her with the 
 shall deliver 
 'itiniitted in- 
 the Council 
 ipplications 
 
 the Council 
 >unci! wilh- 
 
 Sec. 53 In all unprovided cases in the proceedings of the Coun- 
 cil the laws of Parliament shall be followed. 
 
 3^111 Committees. 
 
 Sec. 54 S<:anding Committees of the Council shall be appointed 
 nnually on the first day of the January meeting or as soon thereafter 
 * possible as follows: — 
 
 First—On Nominations. 
 vSecond — On Finance. 
 Third— On Roads and Bridges. 
 Fourth— On Public Property. 
 Fifth— On Remittals. 
 Sixth — On Licenses. 
 Seventh— On Poor. 
 
 Sec. 55 All Standing Committees shall consist of three council- 
 lors each, excepting the Committees on Finance and on Roads and 
 Bridges, which shall consi.st of Five members each. 
 
 vSec. 56 The Committee on Nominations shall be appointed by 
 the Warden, subject to the concurrence of the Council ; and the mem- 
 bers of all other Committees shall be named by the Committee on 
 Nominations, subject to the approval of the Council. 
 
 Sec. 57 The warden shall be a member ex -officio of all standing 
 Committees. 
 
 Sec. 5« The first person named in the appointment of a Com- 
 mittee shall be the convener thereof; and the clerk shall n- tify him 
 of his appointment by furnishing him with a copy of the resolution 
 appointing the Committee ; but each Committee at its organization 
 shall appoint its own chairman. 
 
 H Sec. 59 It shall be the duty of all Committees to report on mat- 
 ters referred to them by the Council. The report shall be in writing 
 signed by the chairman or a majority thereof. If the Committee be 
 not unanimous the minority may submit a separate repoit. On each 
 page of every report a blank margin two inches wide shall be left on 
 which may be entered by the warden or clerk the orders of the Coun- 
 cil respecting the report and the matters therein submitted ; and such 
 report shnil i^c filed in converjient fofisi and preserved as part of the 
 records of the proceedings of the Council, 
 
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 12 MiiNicii'Ai. Council By-Laws 
 
 Sec 60. Itshalbetheduty of the Committee on Nominations to 
 nonnnat. other conunittees an<l to sabmit for the -"f "■;;!-" f^^^^ 
 Council a list of the names of snitahle persons to hll the othce of such 
 committees. | 
 
 Sec 6. It Shall be the duty of the committee on iMuance to examine 
 aM accounts referred to tlKMU by the Council ; and to nu,ke recom- 
 mendations respecting the payments of salaries and accounts; and . 
 also to prepare estimates and submit proposals for the ra.smg ot 
 money by assessment, loans, bonds or other-wise. 
 
 Sec 62. It shall be the duty of the Committee on Roads and 
 Bridges to e.xamine the returns of surveyors of highways and petit^ 
 ions relnt.ng to roads and bridges and matters connected therew.th 
 and the requirements of the several Road Districts : and f^^^o'^ 
 port fron. t'me to time upon the condition of the roads and bndge 
 and the character of the work performed thereon and to deal with tl t 
 petitions presented to the Council regarding statue labor upon private 
 roads 
 
 See 6. It shall be the duty of the Committee on Public Proper- 
 ty to examine and report on the condition of any public proper- 
 ty, and to make recommendations for the purchase, sale, leasing and 
 management thereof. 
 
 Sec 64 It shall be the duty of the Committee on Remittals to 
 examine the collectors' returns from every District and report on the 
 deficiencies therein, and generally to examine matters relating to as- 
 sessments and rates 
 
 Sec 65 It shai: be the duty of the Cominittee on Licenses to 
 examine the report and accounts of the Canada Temperance Act In- 
 spector and also examine and report on the reports of the clerks of 
 license regarding auctioneer, peddlar's hawker's and other* 
 licenses, and generally enquire as to all matters connected therewith. 
 
 Sec 66 The Committee on Poor shall make recommendations 
 with regard to the management of the poor, f.nd report on matters 
 connected with their support. They shall also at the first annual 
 uieeting in each year lay before the Council a correct state- 
 ,„ent of the number and condition of the poor in the several district.s 
 and the sum required for their support. 
 
Nominations to 
 
 jsideration of tlie 
 
 the office of such 
 
 latice to cxamnic 
 
 to lualce recom- 
 
 1 accounts ; and 
 
 n the raising of 
 
 e on Roads and 
 hvvays and petit- 
 mected therewith 
 and also to re 
 ads and bridges 
 i to deal with the 
 ibor upon private 
 
 on Public Proper- 
 ly public proper- 
 sale, leasing and 
 
 on Remittals to 
 ind report on the 
 srs relating to as- 
 
 ee on Licenses to 
 emperance Act In- 
 s of the clerks of 
 ker's and other* 
 nnected therewith. 
 
 ■ recommendations 
 report on matters 
 t the first annual 
 a correct state- 
 lie several districts* 
 
 Municipal Councii. By-Laws 
 
 18 
 
 XIV Speeial Committees 
 
 Sec. 67. Special or Select Conunittees may be appointed on mot- 
 ion at any time. 
 
 Sec. 68. The mover or proposer of any question which shall be 
 referred to a Special Committee shall always be named as a member 
 of such Committee, unless he be pensonally interested or excused 
 by a majority of the Councillors present at his own request. 
 
 Sec. 69. .\11 reports of Committees, written resolutions, peti- 
 tinns and otht^r original communications to the Counc 1 shall be num- 
 hcred mid initiiilod by tiio dork and marked with the date of the 
 nioi'tiiig of the Council at which they are pn sonted and shall ho re.''erred 
 to in the minutes in addition to any other designation by such number- 
 ing and all sucii reports, resolutions, petitions and other ccmimunica- 
 tions sliall bo lilod in convenient form liy the clerk and remain as part 
 ol the records (if tlic Conr.nil. 
 
' I 
 
 1.1 1 
 
 r I 
 
 I 
 
 The following rules, regulations and by-laws shall govern and be 
 obeyed by the under-mentioned officers of the Municipality of Cumber- 
 land. 
 
govern iind ho 
 Mly of Cumber- 
 
 CHAPTER tl 
 
 1 The Council And County Officers. 
 
 Sec. 1 At the first meeting „: every Municipal Ciincil after a 
 K<'n.'ral election ..fConncillors the person holding the olHce of clerk 
 Mjall preside until the Warden beelected,unlc««a chairn.an l.eann.,int- 
 od l.y tho^Councillors elect ; and it shall not be necessary for the oi.tco- 
 ing Councillors to attem'. Sec. (J Chapter 8, Acts 1895. 
 
 Sec. 2 The Council eleC, and sw-.m shall at tne first meeting 
 next alter their return choose fn.m among themselves a Warden who 
 shall hold office until the ii.-xt election of Councillors ; si . uid a va 
 cancy occur in the office of Warden the Council at the first mcetin. 
 thereafter shall elect a Warden; but during his te.nporary absence 
 they may choose a chairman from the members present and should a 
 niajonty of the Councillors n ,t agree upon the chofoe of a Warden then 
 the Governor in Council shall appoint one of the Councillors Warden 
 Stc. 4, Cap. 3, Acts 1895. 
 
 Sec 3 The Council shall fron. time to time as occasion shall re- 
 quire select one of its members as a deputy Warden to act in the ab- 
 sense, illness or death of the Warden and such member when notified 
 
 I'lrThu'Me'w'V'"' ;"■ "*' ^^""--'P"''^^ and any three Council 
 lois that he Warden ,s absent or unable to fulfill his duties or ,ha, a 
 vacancy by death of .he Warden is not filled, shall have all the n„wc^ 
 and authority of the Warden. Sec 'y, Cap. 3, Acts )8!»5. 
 
 Sec. 4 It shall be the duty of the Warden to be vigilant at all 
 
 imesin protecting the interests of the Mnnicipalitv. He shall so 
 far as may be ,n his power communicate to the Council from time 
 
 o une such information and recommend such measure as may tend 
 to the improvenient of the finances and the good government of the 
 municipality. He shall perform such acts as may be required of hin 
 by law of the by-laws of the Council and on vacating h^s office sh" 
 
 hL"charge'° '''" '"''"'°'' '" "^'''' "^"'' ""^^''^ ^"'^ ^locuments in 
 
 11 Councillors. 
 
 Sec. 5 Kvery Councillor shall attend punctually at the hour of 
 meeting and report his name to the clerk forthwith . 
 
;f!! ( 
 
 16 
 
 Municipal Council, Hv-Laws 
 
 Sec. 6 No person who may be elected Councillor sh::!l act in 
 that capacity until he shall have taken and subscribed before the 
 Warden or Municipal C'lork, the Oath of AllcKianco to IJor Majesty and 
 also the Oath of office and qualilication. Sec. 23 Cap. 8, Acts 18!»r). 
 
 See. 7 A Warden or Councillor may resign) his oHico at anv time 
 by declaration to that etlect under his hand and on [nivinent of a line 
 of $20.00. Sec. t>7, Cap. 3, Acta 18<.»o. 
 
 Sec. 8 The Warden or Councillor elected to till tiie occasional 
 vacancy shall hold office for the rcHid.i(> of the term of the jk n*)n whom 
 ho succeed-r but no longer ; but he shall he eligible for re-election S.-c 
 28, Cap. 3, Acts 1895. 
 
 Sec. 9 The Warden and every Councillor shall forfeit and pay as 
 a penary for each day he may be absent from tlie meetings of tjio 
 Council without being previou.5ly < xcused the following sums that in to 
 say :— The Warden the sum of $4.00 and every Councillor the sum of 
 f2.00. The Council may however relieve such Warden or Councillor 
 Irom sucli penalty upon his submitting in writing reastais satisfactory 
 to the Council for such non attendance. Sec. 36, Cap. 3, Acts, ISU,'). 
 
 III. ClePk. 
 
 Sec 10 The general duty of the dork sliall bo to record in a book 
 all the proceedings of the corporation, and state an exact account of 
 the attendance of each Councillor at each meeting, make regular en- 
 tries of all resolutions and decisions, and if required by any member 
 present, to enter the votes as given, and to {reserve and file all ac- 
 counts, and to keep the bojks records and accounts of the corporation 
 which shall be open, without fee or reward, to the inspection of all per 
 sons being ratepayers of the Municipality at all seasonable times and 
 hours. Sec. 39, Cap. 3, Acts 1895. 
 
 Sec. 11 The clerk of the municipality shall cause lists of all of- 
 ficers appointed by the Council for the several townships or districts to 
 bo posted in at least three of the most public places therein within three 
 weeks from the meeting of such Councils. Sec. 53, Cap. 3, Acts 1895, 
 Sec. 12 He shall attend at his office daily, Sundays and public holi- 
 days excepted from 10 o'clock a.m. to four o'clock p.m. e.Kcept when at- 
 tending the session of the Council; he shall furnish the treasurer with a 
 true copy of -very order of the Council autl orizing the payment of money 
 out of the County funds ; ho shall prepare and see to the proper execu- 
 tion of all Ig.--, hond«, deeds, contracts, agreements, debentures or 
 other securities entered into or issued by the municipality. Ho 
 
I 
 
 MuNiciPAi, CoiNcii, Byk Laws 
 
 17 
 
 or shali act in 
 ibed hclorc tlif 
 lor Majesty ami 
 ). 8, ActK 18!)"). 
 lice at any time 
 yiiiont ol' a (iii<' 
 
 tlio occasional 
 10 jit n*)n wlioni 
 velocti(jn. Sec. 
 
 I'eit ami p^ay a.s 
 
 leoiin^'s of tlio 
 Slims that is to 
 illnr fho sum of 
 1 or Comu'illor 
 .)ii8 satisfactory 
 3, Acts, 1895. 
 
 )cord in a book 
 ict account of 
 :o regdiar cn- 
 y any ineml)or 
 lid file all ac- 
 110 corporation 
 tion of all per 
 lile tinit's and 
 
 lists of all of- 
 or districts to 
 n within throe 
 . 3, Acts 1896, 
 1 public holi- 
 tcept when at- 
 Jasurer with a 
 iient of money 
 proper oxecu- 
 deltonturesor 
 cipality. Ho 
 
 slmll giv,. proper notice to all [lersons appointed to any ofTice or place 
 by he Council and shall furnish of ies of all orders or resolutions 
 made l)y the Council to the persmis who may be Hir.-ctod tliorebv or 
 whose duty it may bo to execute such ord(-r and he shall nenorally 
 n>"- n such acts as nniy be required of him by law or by the by-laws or 
 ..rders of the Council, lie shall annually ^Jve a bond with sureties to 
 bo api roved by the Council and warden in the sum of two thousand 
 dollars for the dii.' and faithful discharge of the .juties of his (.mce. 
 Tlie bond shall be kept by the warden. 
 
 IV TpcQsufep. 
 
 Sec. 13 It shall be the duty of the treasurer to receive and safely 
 keep all moneys belonning to the Municipality, or wiiich ho shall be 
 appointed to receive, and keep and pay out the same to such persons 
 and 111 sucii manner as he shall b,. directed to do by any lawful order 
 of the municipal corporation, or by any law of the; Province, and strict- 
 ly to conform and obey any such law or any l>y-law lawlully made by 
 any such municipal corporation, and faithfully do and perform all such 
 duties as may be assijjnod to liim by any such law or by-law. Soc 40 
 Cap. 3, Acts, I89,'i. 
 
 Sec. 14 He sliall attend at his office daily. Sunday's and public 
 holidays excepted from ten o'clock a. m. until four o'clock p. m. Ho 
 shall lay before the Council on the first day of tiie nneiual meeting 
 in each year a report of the receipts and expenditures of the municipal 
 ity for the preceding year and also a statement of the colloctor's ac- 
 counts and of the liabilities and assetts of the municipality as .,f the 
 31st day of December of tlie s.tid preceding year. He shall at the 
 same time furnish the warden with an abstract of the County receipts 
 and expenditures for the previous year to be laid before tlie Legislature. 
 The books and accounts kept by him as such treasurer shall bo kept in 
 a clear and intelligible manner and according to the best recognized 
 methods of book-keeping. These books shall be the property of the 
 municipality and shall be open to the inspection of the warden or any 
 member of the Council at any time. 
 
 Sec. 15 The treasurer shall also lay before the Council on the 
 first day of tiie half-yearly meeting in each year an abstract state- 
 ment of his account with the municipality as of the 3l8t day of March 
 then last past ; and he shall also at the same time submit a full state- 
 m.ont of the Road and Bridge Service a<-en„nt up to th.- day of meeting 
 for the information of the Council 
 
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 MuNiciPAr. CoiiNcii. Byk Laws 
 
 III 
 
 Sep. 16 He shall not permit .my Councillor to ovcrdnvv the ii- 
 inonnt (illottffi to hirt District out of tlio Roiul and Bridge urant dur- 
 ing any year. 
 
 See. 17 The troaMurcr sliall give to I ho Council the indoninity or 
 security of a guarantee company to bo approved hy the warden in a 
 sum of money not less than *U(),()() for tlu' faithful perform,»nce of the 
 duties of hi« ofFice and mere espv^ciall> for the duo accounting for and 
 paying over of nil moneys whic)i shall come into his hands i)y virture 
 of his office. All premiums payable in r.-spect of every suoli policy of 
 guarantee or indemnity shall bo paid by Municipal Council and shall 
 form a County charge, 
 
 Tlio policy of indemnity shiiU bo kept by iho vv.irdon. 
 Sec, 18 One and the same person sliall not 1)0 elected clerk and 
 treasurer of the Municipality. 
 
 V Auditors 
 
 Sec. 19 ItshiU be the duty of the M.inicipitity auditors to 
 examine and audit the accounts of the treasurer, and all other ac- 
 coumts of the Council or corporation, or in which the municipality is 
 concerned ; and all such accounts as may be referred to them by the 
 Council for special examination, and report as instructed; and it shall 
 be the duty of the Council to refer to them all such accounts, and 
 their duty faithfully to report thereon without needless delay. Sec. 
 44, Cap. 3 Acts 1895. 
 
 Sec. 20. The Municipality auditors shall have authority to call 
 for all books and vouchers they may deem necessary for elucidating 
 any account laid before them. No account shall be allowed or pass- 
 ed by the Council until the same is audited and reported upon by the 
 municipality auditors ; and all audited accounts shall be open at all 
 reasonable times to the inspection of any elector or ratepayer of the 
 municipality. The Council may make such compensation to the 
 municipality auditors as they may think right and proper from time 
 to time. The auditors shall perform the duties required by this sec- 
 ion in the office of the municipal treasurer, or in such other place 
 as the Council may direct. Sec. 44, Cap. 3, Acts, I895. 
 
 Sec. 21 The auditors shall attend on the C<mncil during the re- 
 gular meetings and in addition to the other duties required of them 
 by law they shall assist the Finance Committee in preparing the esti- 
 mates for assessment. 
 
to ovonliav tlio a- 
 Bridnc urant dur- 
 
 il tho iudfjinnity or 
 ' tlio warden in a 
 perrorni,nico of the 
 icconnting for and 
 i« Imiids by virture 
 .'ory suoli policy of 
 Council and ahall 
 
 (V.irdoii. 
 
 elected clerk and 
 
 ility auditors to 
 ind all other ac- 
 le municipality is 
 i to them by the 
 ucted; and it shall 
 h accounts, and 
 Hess delay. Sec. 
 
 authority to call 
 y for elucidating 
 ; allowed or pass- 
 irted upon by the 
 all be open at all 
 ratepayer of the 
 pensation to the 
 proper from time 
 uired by this sec- 
 such other place 
 895- 
 
 :il during the re- 
 required of them 
 eparingf the esti- 
 
 MuNiciPAi. Council Byk Laws 
 
 19 
 
 Sec. 22 Any county or District officer refu.sing to produce for 
 U,e exannnafon of the auditors any book, voucher or other paper or 
 wntinjj they may deen. necessary for elucidating any acc<,unt laid 
 before them, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding ^201 tea 
 offence and ,n default of inunediate payn.ent thereof to imprisonn.en 
 for a period not exceeding 30 days. 
 
 VI GoIlectot»s 
 
 Sec 23 It shall be the ,luty of every collector of countv or 
 poor ra es f<,rthw,th upon receipt of his roll to enter upon and rom 
 hat date onward to be diligent and unremitting in the ,.rform n "e 
 fthedut,esdevolv,ngnpon him under the provisions of Chapters 
 three and five of Acts of Assembly pas.sed in the year I895. entiled 
 ^An Actto an,end and consolidate Chapter 56 lievised'statuJe of 
 County Incorpcvrat.on.s and the Acts in amendn.ent thereof, and 
 An Act to amend and consolidate the Acts relating to Municipal As 
 sesMuents- respectively, and all Acts in au.endment thereto 'unless 
 otherwise directed by the Council at the annual meeting in January 
 of any yc. r he shall pay over one half the amount shown by his roll 
 on or before the nrst day ofjuly and the remainder on or befo.e the 
 first day ofOctoberin each and every year; and it .shall be incum- 
 bent upon every .uch collector if necessary to be in a position legally 
 on or before the .5th day of November in each vear to make the 
 •Return- prescribed in Section 54 of .said Chapter 5 of the \cU i«oc 
 or any amendment thereto and to go forward therein thereafter aV 
 the law directs. '*'^ 
 
 Sec. 24 It shall also be the duty of everj collector cf countv 
 rates on or before the 3.st day of December in each vear to return to 
 the councillor for his District or if more than one to one of sad 
 councilors, his county roll with a written statement annexed Z 
 ing his explanation and reasons for the non -collection of all nncol' 
 lected rates therein, to be laid before the Council at its first meeting 
 thereafter. 'ccung 
 
 Sec. 25 A bend with one or more sureties as the councillor or 
 councillors for the Di.strict may determine .shall before entering udo^ 
 the duties of his office oe given by each ccMector of county r!testo 
 the Municipality as obligee in a penal sum representing double thl 
 amount ofthe rates and taxes to be collected by him as shown hv hi! 
 roll, for the la.lhlul performance of the duties of his office and for tl," 
 due accounting for and paving over of all monevs received bv him 
 
1^0 
 
 MiiNiLii'Ai, CouNcii. By-Laws 
 
 such colic-tor. This bond shall l.edelivere.l to the co„nVill„r for the 
 District or oneoluu-n,, where then- is more than o.u-. whose approv- 
 al endorsed in writing thereon shall he necessary to its acceptance hv 
 the Municipality, The councillor shall forthwith after approving the 
 same file the said bond with the clerk of the Municii.alitv who shall irive 
 him his receipt therefor, and who shall hold the same in his custodv 
 as the propel ty of the Municipality. It shall further be the duty ("i 
 the Councillor for each District to notify the .said Clerk if ih- col 
 lector for his district has not -m or before the first day of Im,,. rext 
 after his appointment delivered to him the said councillor the bond 
 required by this by-law. The failure of such ai,pointee on or before 
 the tenth day of June aforesaid to give the bond required by this by- 
 law shall constitute a refusal to act within the meaning of section L 
 of Chapter 3, Acts 1S95. ^ 
 
 VII Ovepsecps Of The Poop. 
 
 Sec. 26. Overseers of the poor for the several Poor Di.strictsin 
 this Municipality shall hold office from and including the first day of 
 January in each year until and including the 31st day of December in 
 each year. 
 
 Sec. 27. All such overseers shall be appointed at the half-year 
 ly meeting in each year to take office on the first day of January of 
 the then next ensuing year and to hold therein until their successors 
 come into office in due course 
 
 Sec. 28. If any overseer so appointed to office between the half 
 yearly meeting at which he shall have been appointed and the first 
 day of January then next ensuing shall die, resign. leave the Province 
 or refuse to act. section 50 of Chapter 3. Acts 1895 of "County Incor- 
 porations" shall apply and in filling such vacancy the warden and 
 any three councillors shall have the power tid nitboritv thereby giv- 
 en in the case of a vacancy occurring by rta.son of !he neglect ir n,„. 
 mission to appoint by the Council and t) :. ,r,., ,., „t of the person 
 to such vacancy shall either be approved and confirmed or another 
 person appointed to such office by the Council at the January session 
 thereof next after the vacancy shall have been filled by the warden 
 and councillors as aforesaid. 
 
 Sec. 29. The overseers of the poor for the different Districts with 
 tht. assistance of the clerk and treasurer shall on or before the first 
 '>.:y of the annual meeting of the County Council in Tannary fil^ ,>-,>>, 
 lae clerk o^-he Municipality their account together with the neces 
 
 sar} 
 
 3 I.St 
 
 exai 
 
 the 
 
 couf 
 supi 
 totl 
 pap( 
 then 
 the ] 
 
 of 111 
 
 inim 
 
 for a 
 
 victi 
 
 obey 
 
 ! 
 
 fice c 
 
 rlerk 
 
 book 
 
 shall 
 
 Oven 
 
 penal 
 
 ful di 
 
 be re( 
 
 Oven 
 
 in su( 
 
 ed or 
 
 S 
 street 
 make- 
 by thi 
 rateps 
 mutat 
 of saic 
 hands 
 survei 
 upon 1 
 defav.l 
 imprif 
 
MuNiciPAi, C()UN( rr, By-Laws 
 
 21 
 
 J 
 
 lie coiint-illor for the | sary 
 none, vvliose approv- 
 
 to its acixptanoe l)y 
 1 after approving the 
 l)ality who shall givp 
 
 saint in liis custody 
 irther be the duty vi 
 id Clerk if th? col- 
 St (lay of Jiitf . cxt 
 councillor the bond 
 lointee on or before 
 required by this by- 
 :aiiing of section 50 
 
 lOP. 
 
 il Poor Di.stricts in 
 ing the first day of 
 day of December in 
 
 ?d at the half-year- 
 t day of January of 
 til their successors 
 
 e between the half 
 linted and the first 
 leave the Province 
 of "County Incor- 
 y the warden and 
 hority thereby giv- 
 : he neglect or om- 
 nt of the person 
 ihrined or another 
 le January session 
 ;d by the warden 
 
 rent Districts with 
 or before the first 
 Jannarv file with B 
 r with the neces- 
 
 i!""'!-";''": ''",'■ "'.^;''"PP<'rt of the poor up to and including the 
 
 purjiose of being audited. 
 
 dV 
 
 bef( 
 
 »re 
 
 ,^ist day of I)eoeinl)er then last past for th 
 examined and pass.d by the Comici! ; an.l tluv' shall als,","! 
 the Council at the same time a correct statement of the number and 
 conditio , of the iioor in their several .listricts and the sum required to 
 support th.ni for the then pr.sent year; thev shall also deliver over 
 to their successors at the evpi,ati.,u of their term of olTice all books 
 papers an.l moneys in their hands belonging to the poor district or to 
 them as overseers. Kvery overseer of the poor who violates any of 
 the provisu.ns ,.( this section shall forfeit and pav as a penalty a sum 
 of money n<.t less than $5.00 nor more than $20 .,0, an.l in .lefailt of 
 immediate payment such overseer shall be liable to imprisonront 
 f<ira period n..l exceeding 40 days. Kverv refu.sal after a first oon 
 viction to obey the onler of the Council equirin.,r this bv law to U- 
 obeyed shall constitute a separate oflTence against the same 
 
 Sec. 30. One person shall be ajipointed bv the Council to the . 
 ficeof clerk and treasurer of the poor for each ptjor disUi.i Sucl 
 clerk and treasurer shall enter the proceedings of the overseers in a 
 book kept for that purpo.se and at the expiration of his term of office 
 shall deliver the .same and any money in han.l unexpended to the 
 Overseers. He shall give a bond with one or more sureties in such 
 penalty as may be required by the overseers of the poor for the faith 
 ful discharge of his duty and the accounting for all moneys fiat niav 
 be received or expended by liim as such clerk and treasurer The 
 Overseers ot the Poor in the name of their office shall be the obliged 
 in such bond. Such clerk and treasurer shall hold office until remov 
 ed or until his successor is appointed. 
 
 VIII Supveyors of Htghcuays 
 Sec. 31 Exery surveyor of highways and commi.ssioner of 
 streets shall, on or before the first day of December in each year 
 make a true and correct return in writing, upon the forms furnished 
 by this Municipality.to the clerk.of the statute labor performed by each 
 ratepayer or party liable to perform statute labor, showing the com 
 mutations of fints received or collected by him, and the expenditure 
 of said commutation and fines and of the amount of money in his 
 hands which he shall pay over to the clerk of the Municipality Any 
 surveyor who shall violate this section or neglect the duty imposed 
 upon him thereby shall forfeit and pay the sum of five dollars and in 
 def^Hult of Mnme-iiate payment thereof the offender shall be liable to 
 imprisonment for the period of ten days. 
 
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 Municipal Council By-Laws 
 
 Mi 
 
 /X Salat^ies 
 
 Sec. 34. The salary of the warden shall he itcn r.,. ^ 
 gether with travelling expenses ThT u ^^ , ^^' ''"""'" ^"- 
 
 for each days actual at enda" " and fees fo^ 7 ,f " '^ ^"'' ^^•"" 
 five cents per mile for once go n^to I^d Ln Jv ""^ at the rate of 
 salary of the auditors shall b'e Sil^o eTch er a ^ '"'Tl' ^''^ 
 of the Municipal clerk and treasurer ch.ii u ^ ""'"' ^^^ salaries 
 of .he Ccncifa. .he CaJ^rrn;'";', t/thc'^rof' '^ "* 
 s.on for collecting poor and Coun.y rite, sha I be filrt "' ;"'""""■ 
 C.1 iron, time ,o .in,e and .l,e an,o„« shal be „e , ^ed in't, ", "^"""i 
 sums assessed for Countv q«,i ^^ . '"tuiaea in the several 
 
 the respective ottrlts! ' ^ "'" "P"" "" Municipality and 
 
 Sec. 35. AH salaries and services the olnro-«.c r . • , 
 finitely fixed by law or by the bv llw! of fh. ^^ ^ "^^'"'^ "'^ ^"- 
 
 are payable by the Countv ^ J . Municipality and which 
 
 rundVprovided^LX::^-^^^^^^^^^^^^^ of the 
 
 satisfied that the ctii" LVo^:^, '^^ ^ ir'''^'''^ ^"' «"^" ^^ 
 performed. ^* '''^ ^^''^'^^ has been duly 
 
 Sec. 36. In Chapters i and 2 of these bv-law« th 
 
 .ng when applied to the Council shall have the samme^^^^ '""'' 
 has in Section 32 of Chanter t of tl,P a ! ^''^,^^'"^ meaning as i t 
 
 n-ean .be „do,e\er,„.tr::,^„f,::rrvtr,:l';i'„'':!,.;:,5'f ■■'»•■»" 
 ..eetda.,, for .be despatch ofbnsine.;. di.";;;ni:b:d"frr "be 
 
,AWS 
 
 the county auditors 
 
 shall examine same 
 
 performed, conimuta- 
 
 in formation regarding 
 
 )nsider necessary for 
 
 med on any private 
 erefor. The petition 
 District in which the 
 •rivate road shall be 
 on of the Surveyor oi 
 ictin which the pri 
 •ad returns for such 
 
 Municipal Councii,* By-Laws 
 
 23 
 
 word ..sitting- as used in the said chapters which when used therein 
 shall mean any particular session of the Council held during such 
 temi or meeting. '"'mg sucn 
 
 S5000 per annum to- 
 s shall be paid $2.00 
 celling at the rate of 
 very meeting. The 
 mum. The salaries 
 -d annually by vote 
 rhe rate of commis- 
 fixed by the Coun- 
 uded in the several 
 le Municipality and 
 
 Js for which are de- 
 icipality and which 
 reasurer out of the 
 ^f the warden, who 
 nature of the coun- 
 racted and shall be 
 /ice has been duly 
 
 •s the word 'meet- 
 ime meaning as i t 
 t is to say, it shall 
 which ihu Council 
 guished from the 
 
ii I : 
 
 l> n 
 
 Sec. 
 
 CHAPTER III. 
 
 The Coppopation Seal' 
 
 The seal of the Municipality made of metal in the venr 
 and having engraved thereon 
 
 is and shall continue to be the Common Seal thereof 
 Sec. 2. The seal shall be kept by the clerk of the Municipality 
 
 n.r. Vi, ^^ ^^^'^^''' documents to which the Municipality is a 
 par ty^shal when authorized by resolution of the Council be exccu ed 
 on behalf of the Municipality under the Common Seal the^of a est 
 ed by the signature of the warden and clerk. 
 
 Sec, 4. The warden or clerk may affix the'seal to anv certificate 
 
 Sec. 5. Any person requiring the Municipal .seal to be affixed to 
 used within the Municipality, 50 cents. *'.oo , if to be 
 
seal' 
 
 le of metal in the vent- 
 
 Seal thereof, 
 of the Municipality, 
 the Municipality is a 
 2 Council be executed 
 1 Seal thereof, attest- 
 
 5eal to any certificate 
 ^g it for the purpose 
 
 seal to be affixed to 
 nication shall pay to 
 
 iut to be used out o 
 nnce, $i.oo ; if to be 
 
 Vf/- 
 
 ^c_^^^^^^-X^^ 
 
 It is ordered by the warden and .Municipal Council of the 
 ICounty of Cumberland in meeting assembled that the following re- 
 Igulations, by laws and ordinances shall be in force and have the 
 ■force of law within the said Municipality of Cumberland. 
 
 
CHAPTER IV. 
 
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 Of Elections 
 
 Sec. I. There shall be forwarded by post to the address of every 
 officer appointed to preside at the election of councillors, postage pre- 
 paid or delivered in person to every such officer, l)y the clerk, of this 
 Municipality at least thirty days before the day fixed for the holding of 
 such election or elections, handbills containing a statement of the time 
 and place of holding each said election and a notification that nominat- 
 ions for candidates must be filed vv ith the presiding oflicer of the Polling 
 District for which such candidate or candidates is or are to be nomin- 
 ated at least ten days before the day fixed for holding such election 
 and that such nomination must be in writing signed by at least six 
 persons qualified to vote at such election. The clerk shall at the 
 same time forward or deliver to every such officer instructions em- 
 bodying the sections of the "Consolidated Act 1895 of County Incor- 
 porations" and all amendments thereto, regulating or bearing upon 
 such elections and the holding thereof together with any regulations 
 this Council may have made regarding the duties of presiding oflicers, 
 poll clerks, and other officials at councillors' elections. 
 
 Sec. 2 The presiding officers shall sign such handbills before 
 posting the same as required by section 9 of the "Consolidated Act 
 1895 of County Incorporation." 
 
 Sec. 3. After the ballots are counted the presiding officer shall 
 make up a written statement in the poll book of the number of votes 
 given for each candidate in the Polling District or division over which 
 he presides and of the number of ballot papers rejected and not count- 
 ed by him. 
 
 Sec. 4. Every presiding officer shall immediately after counting 
 the ballots and declaring the candidate or candidates elected undei 
 section 14 of the Consolidated Act, I895 of County Incorporations, re 
 place in the box the ballots together with the list of electors and all 
 other paper used by such presiding officer or such poll clerk in the [ 
 taking of such poll, except the poll book and shall then and there in I 
 the presence of the poll clerk and all such persons as may be present " 
 
MiMLU'Ai, Ciirmii. By-La w.s 
 
 27 
 
 3 tlie address of every 
 ncillors, postage pre- 
 hy the clerk, of this 
 xed for the liolding of 
 statement of the time 
 Fication thatnominat- 
 r officer of the Polling 
 is or art to be nornin- 
 olding such election 
 igned by at least six 
 le clerk shall at the 
 cer instructions em- 
 895 of County Incor- 
 ing or bearing upon 
 with any regulations 
 3 of presiding officers, 
 elections. 
 
 uch handbills before 
 le "Consolidated Act 
 
 the polling place, h ck imd stal the said Lallot box and within 
 tn days thereafter deliver to the clerk of the Municipality the said 
 illot box containing the -said ballots and the said other papers to- 
 lethcr with the poll book containing his election returns as aforesaid, 
 Ihich book shall also be securely sealed up and attached to the said 
 lal.ot box. 
 
 Sec. 5. The clerk upon each ballot box Leing delivcr- 
 Id to him shall give the presiding officer so delivering the ^ame a re- 
 leipt therefor and immediately thereafter shall store the same in the 
 }ault in his office in the Court House of this Municipality at Amherst 
 ind shall on no account remove the same, open or break the seal, un- 
 lock or otherwise interfere or meddle with any such box after so de- 
 |)ositing the same, but every such box shall continue locked and seal- 
 .^d for the period of twenty-one days after tue councillor or councillors 
 liave been sworn in and from thence until the determination of any 
 f egal proceedings instituted to test the validity of the election, but 
 ^nothing herein contained shall be construed as intended to prevent 
 *he clerk from opening the poll books attached to such boxes for the 
 'purpose of carrying out the provisions of section 30 of the Consolidat- 
 jed Act, 1895, of County Incorporations. 
 
 Sec. 6. The presiding officer at such elections shall receive for 
 [his services the sum of $2.00. There shall be paid for a polling booth 
 [when required a sum of money not exceeding $2.00. Each poll clerk 
 [and constable shall receive for his services at such election the sum of 
 l$i.oo. These several sums shall be paid to the presiding officer who 
 j«hall see that they are all paid to the several services and persons for 
 whom or which they are appropriated. 
 
 residing officer shall 
 "the number of votes 
 r division over which 
 jected and not count- 
 
 liately after counting 
 lidates elected under i 
 ;y Incorporations, re- 
 ist of electors and all \ 
 uch poll clerk in the 
 all then and there in! 
 tis as may be present '• 
 
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 CHAPTER V 
 
 , Publie Streets and Highcuays. 
 
 Sec. I No person shall place or leave- any structure vehicle or 
 other article or thing upon any public street, hiRhwav road 
 thorouRhfare or l)ri,l,!re that will either encumber the same or in anv 
 way interfere with or that may be dan-erous to the free and sivc 
 passage of the travelinjr public along- the same. 
 
 Sec. 2 The leaving of a carriage, sleigh, sle<l, cart or other veh- 
 icle standing on any public street, lane thorougfarc or bridge shall 
 be considered an otTence against the provisions of the preceding .sec- 
 tion unless some per.son shall be in the immediate and visible cliar-e 
 thereof. " 
 
 Sec. .V Kvery twenty-four hours such encumbrance is allowed to 
 remain after notice by the commissioner of streets or surveyor of 
 Highways to the person placing or leaving the same thereon or the 
 owner thereof to remove such encumbrance .shall con.stitute a distinct 
 and separate oflfence against this by-law and such commi.ssioner or 
 surveyor may if such encumbrance is not removed within twenty four 
 hours after such notice cause the same to be removed at tlie expense 
 of the offender the s.ame to be recovered before any Justice or Justices 
 of the peace for this Municipality, as in ca.se of private debt by an<l in* 
 the name of such commissioner or surveyor. 
 
 Sec. 4. No person shall throw, sweep or .leposit or allow -.my 
 person in his employ to throw, sweep or c, posit any ashes paper 
 garbage, rubbish or any substance or material whatever into upon or 
 over the public highway or sidewalks thereof in this Municipalitv. 
 
 Sec 5. No per.son shall throw or .leposit in anv sewer or gutter 
 within this Municipality any dead animal, likely to 'become ofTensive 
 or detrimental to public health. 
 
 Sec. 6. No person shall keep any pig sty on the front of any 
 public street, road or thoroughfare or bordering thereon 
 
 Sec. 7. Xo person shall designedly and unnecessarily 
 drive any carnage, sleigh. sled. cart, bicycle or other vehicle or 
 designedly and unnecessarily rideanylior.se or other animal on the 
 
 i 
 
Mlnicii'ai. (Oi:N( 11. ]{v-I,.\\vs 
 
 uays. 
 
 structure vehicle or 
 et, hi^liway, road, 
 ?r the same or in any 
 I the free and save 
 
 d, cart or other veli- 
 are or bridge shall 
 fthe preceding- sec- 
 e and visible charge 
 
 iibrance is allowed to 
 sets or surveyor of 
 same thereon or the 
 constitute a distinct 
 ch commissioner or 
 d within twenty-four 
 loved at the expense 
 y Justice or Justices, 
 ivate debt by and in 
 
 'posit or allow an\- 
 t any ashes, paj)er, 
 atever into, upon or 
 n this Municipality, 
 any sewer or gutter 
 to become offensive 
 
 >n the front of any 
 
 ercon. 
 
 :iiid unnece.ssarilv 
 
 r other vehicle or 
 
 ither animal on the 
 
 sidewalk or side path of any public highway and no person shall ob- 
 struct any sidewalk orsidepath or leave standing thereon any carriags 
 cart, sleigh or other vehicle or leave any animal standing.thereon, 
 or roll or place any heavy articles on the .same to the obstruction 
 thereof 
 
 Sec, S, Any pers(m or persons gniltv of infraction of anv of the 
 ne.xt preceding .sections of this chapter shall forfeit and pav as a 
 penalty a sum of money not le.ss than $2,00 nor more than $20.00 and 
 in default of payment thereof shall be liable to imprisonment for a 
 |)eii<)d not exceeding forty days and not less than ten days. 
 
 Sec. 9. Ifany owner oroccuj)ier ofany farm or other lands in 
 buil.ling, repairing or renewing the fence or fences ne.xt adjoining 
 any highway in this .Municipaiity upon the propertv he .so owns or 
 occupies encroaches upon such highsvay he shall forfeit and pay as a 
 penalty for each offence the sum of 520.00 and in default of immed- 
 iate payment shall be liable to imprisonment for a period of not more 
 than sixty days unle.ss he shall before commencing to build .such 
 fence or repair or renew the same have notified the commissioner of 
 streets or the surveyor of highways of the .statute labor district 
 town or village through which such public highwav runs that he 
 was about to build, renew or re])air his said fence or fences adjoining 
 sucli Inghway and request such commis.sioner or survevor to attend 
 and define the line of the highway. 
 
 . Sec. 10. I'lKm being .so notified by sticii owner or oocui)ier as re- 
 <|uired by the preceding section the Survevor of High wavs or Com- 
 mi.ssicmer of .streets .shall immediately repair to that part of the high- 
 way along which it is proposed to erect, or renew such fence or 
 fences and if po.ssible arrive at an agreement with such proprietor or 
 occupier as to the true line of the ..aid highwav between the points 
 where it is propo.sed to place any such fence ; if such owner and 
 such surveyor or commissioner cannot agree as to the true line of 
 the highway it shall be the further duty of such commis.sioner or 
 surve>-or immediately to notify the Supervi.sors of Public Grounds in 
 and lor the polling- district in which such statue labor district, village 
 or town IS situate regarding the circum.stances ; and it shall thereupon 
 hethe.lutyofthe supervisors forthwith to take proceedincrs under 
 Chapter 56, Revised Statutes and the .Vets in anieiuh 
 
 define the true line of the liigl 
 
 -nt th 
 
 ereol to 
 
 <lecisioii of the su])ervisors til 
 
 iwa.\- as aforesaid and pending the 
 
 e owner or occupier shall refrane fr 
 
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 MiNiciPAi, CouNcii, By-Laws 
 
 placing the fence or fences which he is about to erect renew or repair) 
 on or over any point or points, place or places along the line of tht ' 
 said highway which the Commissioner or Surveyor shall have claim 
 ed aspart thereof. Any occupier or owner offending against the pro 
 visions of this section shall likewise forfeit and pay as a penalty the 
 sum of $20.00 for each offence and in default of immediate pavment 
 shall be liable to imprisonment for a period not e.xceeding .si.xty days 
 Sec. II No person .shall erect any veranda, bav window "porch 
 sign, awing, fence or other project over anv sidewalk or .street in the 
 villages of Wallace; Pugwash. Oxford, J ogg.ins Arinc-s, River Hebert 
 Advocate Harbor or Port Greville without making application in writ 
 ing to the Council and obtaining permission therefor Mih 
 ject to such conditions as .said Council may impose. Kvery such no 
 jectionnowor hereafter erected over any sidewalk or street without 
 the permission of the Council shall be removal bv the owner or 
 occupier of the premises out from which the same is built or projects ^ 
 within forty eight hours after notice from the surveyor of highway 
 or commissioner of streets of the village .so to do and in default' oi 
 such order being complied with immediately the Surveyor or Omi 
 missioner may remove the same at the expense of such owner or oe 
 cupier who shall be liable for such expen.se as a privnte debt to Ik 
 collected by and in the name of such surveyor or commi.ssioner before 
 any justice or justices of the peace of this Municipality as a private 
 debt and such owner or occupier shall also l)e liable to a penalty for 
 each offence against this section not exceeding *2o.oo and in default i 
 of payment thereof, to imprisonment for a period not exceeding fortv 
 days. Twenty days shall be allowed offenders after each convictioi, * 
 to comply with this by-law and eacii twent\- days neglect thereafter J 
 so to comply, shall be considered a new offence, and shall render the ' 
 offender liable to the .same penalty and in default of payment to the 
 Bame period of imprisonment. 
 
 Sec. 12. No portable saw mill shall be placed, set up or operated 
 within forty yards of any public highway, street or thoroughfare in 
 this Municipality. Any person so placing, setting up or operating 
 any saw mill in violation of this section or any person engaged or as 
 sisting in setting up or operating such mill shall forfeit and pay as i 
 penalty for each offence the sum of #20.00 and in default of imnied'. 
 iate payment shall be liable to impri.sonment for a period not exceed' 
 iog sixty days ; five day.s shall be allowed offenders after each oonvic 
 tion to comply with this by-law and each five davs neglect thereafter I 
 
AWS 
 
 erect renew or repair 
 ;s alonjf the line of the 
 veyor sliall have olaitii 
 ending against the pro 
 id pay as a penalty tin 
 of immediate payment 
 t exceeding sixty days 
 a, bay window. jKircli 
 lewalk or street in tin 
 
 ; Mines, River Hehert 
 ing application in writ 
 ission therefor, sut) 
 lose. Ivvery such pro 
 ivalk or street without 
 ved hy the owner oi 
 me is built or projects 
 surveyor of highways 
 > do and in default oi 
 he Surveyor or Com 
 : of such owner or oc 
 i a privnte debt to U 
 - commissioner before 
 licipality as a privatt 
 iable to a penalty for 
 *2o.oo and in default 
 
 1 not exceeding forty 
 after each conviction 
 
 lys neglect thereafter 
 
 and shall render the 
 
 It of payment to tlu 
 
 !d, set up or operated 
 it or thoroughfare in 
 itiR up or operating 
 •erson engaged or as 
 I forfeit and pay as a 
 n default of inuned- 
 a period not exceed 
 TH after each convic 
 '■•s neglect thereafter 
 
 .Mink iiAi. Cot ncii, lU-LAws 
 
 31 
 
 so to comply shall be considered anew offence and shall render the 
 offender liable to the san.e penalty and in default to the same period 
 of imprisonment. 
 
 ^ Sec. 1 3 No person shall ride or drive any horse or horses at full 
 I speed or ,n a disorderly manner in any street or highway of any 
 Uown or village ,n this Municipality : nor shall trotting or galloping 
 . races of any kind be premitted on any such streets or l^gh^s- 
 I Sec. ,4 No person shall trot or gallop anv horse over a bridtre 
 live feir '""""' ""^"' '^'" ^'''''"'' ''^^''^''' '""^^^ ^^^" t^'^"ty- 
 
 -.mxed'to'th 'i"'"''''^'' "" '""""'' '^'■'"'^" "" "'" ^'^^'^'-^y «hall have 
 . H xed to the harness two o,H.n bells or four good round bells, such 
 as are commonly u.sed in sleighs. 
 
 5^c. 16 Carriages on runners used for the conveyance of loads 
 ..n^the li.ghway shall not be less than four feet wide from out.sidet 
 
 feet^!!ll7 ;'^'"'"^'^"^^'«>-'"«t>-'^^- of greater width than fourteen 
 Itct .shall be drawn on any highway. 
 
 Sec. ,5 No nnloaded sled shall have pointed stakes standing on 
 frames or projecting pieces outside. 'anaing on 
 
 Sec ,9 No person shall place logs or heavy articles or weights 
 
 r . ^ ' ^' •^' • ''• '"^ •'"" 19 of this chanter shall 
 
 or each offence forfeit and pay as a penalty a sum not nZ han 
 
 Sec. 21 A keeper shall be appointed for every bridge in the 
 Municipality which is si.xty feet in length whose duty it shall L to 
 protect such bridges and enforce the penalty for violation of se^tiol 
 
 regulating booms ,n regard to the bridge of which he is such keeper 
 
OHAPTER Vf. 
 
 Of Uicenses. 
 I Exhibitions. 
 
 forth. poni„K,li. ic ," „ S r,""''"'"' 'T ""■'■''■* "f"«"-^ 
 exhibit the saL, with thoo ':,'''"'''■""' '" "' ""'■ "">■ »" "' 
 
 *4o.oo per day at the discretion of fl, "^ ° "'"" ""^""^ than 
 
 fv^tii p"rwh:^it tp^;:::r:"h Tf '" r-^ ''- "- -- 
 
 show or entertainment the 3" ,1 "" "^'''''■t'"". oirc.s, 
 
 in which it . proposed to ^let^ ;:'::. ii:,™-"- ^>^ ^he Histri.-t 
 license instead of the clerk and such . n '"'" "'^■'' ^''"^"^ «"^-J' 
 
 opportunity thereafter pavovrtot:^^^ «'■''"' '^t the ti... 
 
 ecT^y hi. . .. .rantir. of any He:,::::^;:';;:—;: ^ -- 
 
 at ni,h^a::^"^'i;:^"t;r ricm ""^^" ''^^^- ^•-- -^'-k 
 
 trict may withdraw any licen e -u " "■" " T"""""^'^ ''"'■ ^^'^ '>'- 
 bein, held thereunder to iL" ^nce e ^ ^fif i "'" ^'^ P-^-"-ce 
 or councillor or councillors to be i„uu. rU .V^^''""' '° '^"'^'' '^''^ 
 
 Sec. 4. Any person who violate he pro ?''" "' '"''^'^'^"^• 
 chapter shall forfeit and pav for e "r off^" '«"' "' ''''''''' ' °^^"'« 
 ooand in default of payment, shall' heli"he '"'""'"^^^^^^ 
 period not exceeding sixty days. ""pnsonment for a 
 
 Sec. 5. Any person wlio refu.ses to <-ln«,> . 
 
?* 
 
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 MrxicrrAi, Cf)fNcir, Byi: Laws 
 
 .'5:? 
 
 ''•>"■ iir otiier entertain 
 "" is trained by ihf 
 I "P. m.-iiiitaint-J, car 
 ■viflioiil a lictnse first 
 tlie clerk oflicenses 
 to set up, carry <„, ,„ 
 1 lor or councillors foi 
 I Si.oo nor more than 
 ncillor or councillors 
 of license fixinjr the 
 press the number Mf 
 
 "ore than Hve miles 
 1 exhibition, circus, 
 illors for the District 
 aine may ^rra„t such 
 ■s shall at the lirst 
 eense the fee receiv 
 lis section. 
 
 ?fore eleven o'chjck 
 ncillors for the Dis- 
 :ic'r the perfr)nnance 
 pears to such clerk 
 - or indecent, 
 ■of section 1 ofthis 
 Miote.\ceedinjr:t!2o- 
 "iprisoninent ior a 
 
 ucl! tJuatrieal ex- 
 licen.sed as afore- 
 
 said upon order so to do in writiut,^ •>> the clerk of IJcense who has 
 granted the same or the cnincillor or councillors for the district in 
 which the same is bein;^ exhibited under such license declarinjr the 
 same to be immorial, profane or indec-it shall forfeit and pay a fine 
 not exceedin.- $20.00 and in default of payment shall be liable to im- 
 prisonment for a period not exceeding sixty days. 
 
 Sec. 6. Kvery day or porti(m of a day that any theatrical exhibi- 
 tu)n, circus, or other show or entertainment for hire or profit or to 
 which adiuission is gained on the paymc -t of money is offered to view 
 or exhibited without a license under tin chapter shall constitute a 
 .separate onVncc against the same ; the clerk of License may at any 
 time havo free access and entrance to such show, exhibition or enter- 
 tainment for the purpose of <letermining whether in his opinion the 
 same is profane, indecent or immoral. 
 
 vSec. 7. Notwith.standing anything in the next six preceding 
 .sections no license nor fee shall be requied for anv exhibition, show 
 concert or entertainment which is in the opinion of the c ouncillor or 
 councillors ior the district for any religious, charitable or philantn- 
 
 ropic object. 
 
 II. Auctioneers and Peddlers. 
 
 Sec. 8. No person unless he is at the time a ratepayer of the 
 County shall within the limits of the .same sell by auction, hawk or 
 peddle goods, wares or merchandise of any kind or description what 
 ever within the said County without having first obtained a license 
 authorizing such person to sell by auction or to hawk or peddle. 
 
 Sec. 9. No person whether he be a ratepayer of the County or 
 not shall as the agent of any person or corporation who or which is 
 not at the time a ratepayer therein within the limits of the County 
 •sell by auction, hawk or peddle goods, wares merchandise of any kind 
 whatever without his principal having first obtained a license author- 
 izing such principal to sell by auction or to hawk or peddle and de- 
 signating him as such agent. 
 
 Sec. 10. These licenses shall bear the date of the day of the issue 
 thereof, shall remain in force for six months or one year as the case 
 may be from the date of issue and shall be of three clas.ses to be known 
 respectively as, 
 
 (a) An auctioneer' license, 
 
 (b) A hawker's pack license. 
 
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 Ml'MCU'AI. CoLNdl. Ilvi; IwVWS 
 
 iii 
 
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 Ik 
 
 11 ■ 
 
 'Hmi 
 
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 (c) A hawker's wajjon license 
 
 Sec., 3 A Pack License shall n„t entitle the person or coroor. 
 t.on or any agent of any such person or corporation, to wh.Z i. 
 wh,ch ,t .s .ssued to hawk or peddle goods, wares or n.erchan.l t" 
 
 carry or transport the same for the ni.rDose nf I, . i "^'^^"•"'""'' ''' ^" 
 throughout the ('ounty by n..„: o'f rho '^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ '^ ^-"'""^ 
 ance other than the Intercolonial Railwav Tiv • ''^' 
 
 entitle the person or corporation to ^h ^ or t'S. Z7 '''''' 
 ■ssued to the privileges which a Pack Ucense ^o a "e< "^red 
 
 on such person or corporation, and in addition to hawk or pt I 
 goods, wares or merchandise throughout the CuunJ, . 
 
 ^ul means ofconveyance for that purpose whate'r' ''' '"' '"^' 
 
 Sec. 14 Forms of license as in the schedule h^r^f . . 
 
 blank, signed warden and clerk of the M^^^^^'Z^:^:::^ Z 
 the .sa.d clerk to the .several clerks of licence throughon h^o "„ '^ 
 who are hereby authorized to issue the same nnnn ^' 
 
 say. for an auctioneer's license for siv .iiont),. fi ; . ^ 
 
 and for one year ten dollars ; for a H ^k ': ^^^^^^^^^ '/^^^^^ 
 
 months the sum of five dollars and f^on '"In hT t 
 
 for a Hawker's Wagon license for si. x nJtL\l J^ ^^^ do 
 lars and for one year fifteen dollars. ^ '^"'' 
 
 — " Sec. 15 A clerk of license shall only issue <;„.h i; 
 
 Within the PoHing restrict for which he is apltedt J r^^^^^^^ 
 on application, and .t shall be the dutv of al clerks of l.V 
 
 mediately after the granting of an V such license of T'' """ 
 Municipal clerk at Amherst fullparticula sTl erlf r'"^ '" "^' 
 shall become the immediate dutv of H Yr ' ^^^"-^"P^" it 
 
 withnotifytheclerksof icent reveyoi:r"pTr' t^' ^° '°"^- 
 County of the granting of such lice, le he pe son or'c ''":"'"" 
 whom issued and the date thereof. corporation to 
 
 chap^-si^ii ^;j;;;:"Lr"^r^: ''^ ^-^^^^^ °^ ^his 
 
 thereby con.r.d in the pa.icu.ar Poll" l^ O' trX:^^^:'^ 
 
MiNiciPAL CoiNcii, HvK Laws 
 
 86 
 
 'sonal to tlic person 
 )er.soii (inly to se)] 
 
 If the holder to sell 
 I l)y public auction 
 erson or corpora - 
 on, to whom or to 
 merchandise or to 
 kinj,' or peddling 
 riage or convey- 
 on License shall 
 lich the same is 
 d have conferred 
 Hawk or peddle 
 using any law 
 
 'eto annexed in. 
 shall be sent by 
 out the County, 
 n^licntion there- 
 ned. that is to 
 n of five dollars 
 license for six 
 n dollars ; and 
 n of eight dol- 
 
 h license when 
 nich clerk and 
 
 of license ini- 
 forward to the 
 
 whereupon it 
 clerk to forth - 
 : District of the 
 corporation to 
 
 'isions of this 
 ; the privilege 
 sre issued, but 
 
 ihroughoul the entire County, provided always that all rights 
 or privileges conferred by such license shall immediately cease at the 
 end of the period granted thereby and the holder thereof shall not be 
 entitled to any such right or privilege thereafter until he shall have 
 again been licensed and shall have paid the fees in respect of such re- 
 newal. 
 
 Sef- 17. Provided that this chapter shall not apply to the sale by 
 auction or otherwise or to the barter of the productsof the farni.fore.stor 
 sea or the olVering to .sell or barter or otherwise liade in said i)roducts 
 nor to goods taken and sold under execution and provided further 
 that nothing in this by-law shall extend or be construed to extend to 
 or include any incorporated town within the limits of the said County 
 vSec. 18. Any person who shall be convicted of selling goods, 
 wares or merchandise of any kind or descrii)tion bv public auction in 
 theCounty of Cumberland except under an auctioneer's licen.se or any 
 person who shall be convicted of hawking or peddling goods within the 
 said County withoutor except under a hawker's pack license, when the 
 facts and circumstancts attending such hawking or peddling rc(iuir- 
 ed him under this chapter to have such licen.se shall for each uflfence 
 forfeit and pay the sum of fifteen dollars, and in default of pavment 
 shall be liable to imprisonment for the period of twenty days 
 
 Sec. 19. Any person who shall be convicted of hawking or peddling 
 goods, wares or merchandise in the county without or except under 
 a hawker's wagon licen.se when the facts and circumstances attending 
 such hawking or peddling required him under this chapter to have such 
 license shall for each offence forfeit and pay the sum of twenty dollars, 
 and in default of immediate payment of .said penalty such person shall 
 be liable to imprisonment for the period of thirty days. 
 
 Sec . 20. Upon the trial of any person for an offence against sections 
 8 or 9 of this chapter in ca.se it beproved that such person was .selling 
 by auction, hawking or peddling or attempting to hawk or peddle 
 goods, wares or merchandi.se within the county the onus shall be up- 
 on the defendant to prove either that he had a licen.se authorizing 
 him so to do, or that he was a ratepayer of the said countv during the 
 year when such .selling or oflering to .sell by auction or otherwi.se was 
 made. 
 
 Sec 
 
 21. 
 
 certificate from the Municipal clerk of the County 
 
 certifying that the defendant was at 
 
 ratepayer within the said County shall be sufficient 
 
 any i -le during the said year a 
 
 prima facie proof 
 
36 
 
 MuNiciHAi. CouNcu By-Laws 
 
 In 
 
 of that fact and the clerk shall 
 cents to him such certificate to 
 Th ■ 
 
 furnish upon the pailuent of twenty 
 any ratepayer applying for the same. 
 
 provision 
 
 ion. >uer to entitle the prosecutor to a convic- 
 
 •sell goods, wares or n.erchnndis "/a^^'kind tl, "f °^ ^'^^''■"^ ^'> 
 ing District in this Countv ororll. i , "^^''^^""^e'- '" any Poll- 
 
 license o, a councillor^L ad dsX^M ^'"-'- ^° t''-lerk of 
 by such clerk or councillo T^ pe^ol "ff r" ''' ^^"" '"•^•^'"' 
 visions of this section shall forfd 'anlTav af . :'"^;^'''""^ '""^ P^ 
 ey not less than $2.00 nor „>ore tl an «ro n f ^'? '' '" '^"•"^f'"""- 
 fault of payment shall be 1 be IT ^ ' "'"'' "«'^"^^«»d in de- 
 
 than ten'da^s nor nfore^t u^i:;'^^^^ '"' ' '^'^^' ^^ '- 
 
 .ays^;:^. s^^tinir:.::^,:-^/^ ^ ^^-^-^- «- 
 
 clerk of this Municio-ilitv . .Z "^V f ^ ^°""'^'' ^'^ with the 
 
 issued by him Zi '; he -e rr n ""'"^ "" ""-ber of licenses 
 received therefor, the da oftsue and'Tr^ '° T'"'" '^"•^^' ^'^ ^-^ 
 pose for which granted and sh^pl^'c^t tt^^^ ^ ''' ''- 
 
 the same time all fees and oemlties hv ,, "^^' Treasurer at 
 
 ter or for violation of an^ o^thf ;?ov ^i:::::^ T'T?^^ ^'^^^■ 
 per cent of the san>e for his services and he shT ^.'^"'""^ '" 
 
 sued licenses. ^ ^"^" account for all unis- 
 
 Sec 25 If any clerk of license shall be Lniiltv nf a 
 duty under this chapter he shall be U.hl f r ^'''' "''S^'^^* ^^ 
 
 fault of immediate payn.ent s ,1 be t b le" L " "'*'"° "^' '" ^'^- 
 period of thirty days. ^° 'n.pnsonment for the 
 
 Sec. 26. It shall be the soeotal ri„f,. ^r tt 
 that the by.,„„.s i„ ,„i., c Xae, W '::*'' "^ '■'""« '» »- 
 SMUte olfender,, „!,„ violate tl,e i„,e '"' "'"''■«' ""'' '"P^o 
 
 fi~ii,:'Si"~i-imSSt! 
 
vvs 
 
 lie pa3lnent of twenty 
 pplying for the same. 
 
 fioiu proving by any 
 ratepayer as aforesaid. 
 
 for a breach of sec- 
 'ssary to prove more 
 ting to hawk or ped- 
 secutor to a convic- 
 
 , liawker or pedlar's 
 selling or offering to 
 ^reunder in any PoU- 
 either to the clerk of 
 ve the same initialed 
 ing against the pro- 
 jnalty a suniofnion- 
 ch offence and in de- 
 for a period not less 
 
 r District shall five 
 ouncil file with the 
 ; number of licenses 
 3111 issued, the fees 
 >{ time and the pur- 
 ^ounty Treasurer at 
 ■d under this chap- 
 after deducting w 
 ccount for all unis- 
 
 ' of any neglect of 
 of |8.oo and in de- 
 Jrisonment for the 
 
 of license to see 
 obeyed and to pro 
 
 CHAPTER V/t 
 
 Pounds and Closed Distficts. 
 
 Sec I. A pound may be either open or covered but every stich pound 
 j shall be situated immediately next adjoining the "public road 
 or highway. Every covered pound shall have on the side there- 
 of next the highway a board nailed or otherwise securely attached 
 thereto upon which shall be painted in white upon a dark ground in 
 large letters the words "Public Pound" so that the same may be read 
 ily seen and read by any person driving or traveling upon the said 
 highway. 
 
 In any such pound animals liable to be impounded either at 
 common law ander any statue of this province, under the pro- 
 visions of these by-laws or under any other by-law of this Council 
 may be lawfully confined. 
 
 Sec. 2. In order that the Council may set off any particular por- 
 tion or area of this Municipality and declare the same a '-closed dis- 
 trict" within the meaning and for the purposes mentioned in Chapter 
 19 of the Acts of As.sembly passed in the year 1S97, etnitled "An Act 
 to amend Chapter 3 of the Acts of 189:;, " it shall be necessary that a 
 petition signed by a majority of the ratepayers, as shown by' the last 
 completed county assessment rolls, dwelling within such portion or 
 area, be presented to the Council defining accurately such portion or 
 area and praying that the same may be set off and declared a "closed 
 district" and that the Council may make applicable to the said "closed 
 district" such by-laws within its power as the Council in its discre- 
 tion may deem necessary for the p:oper carrying into effect the pray- 
 er and object of the said petition. 
 
 Sec. 3. The Council shall refer such petition to a special com- 
 mittee for examination and report. The committee may if necessary 
 inquire into the genuineness of the signatures, .status and residence 
 of the persons signing such petition and report upon the Rp.mc with - 
 recommendation as to the propriety of granting or refusing the prayer 
 thereof For the purpo.se of enabling the committee to make up 
 
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 prayer of the oriJnal oetitlmli ""' ^" °PP°«'tion to the 
 
 and take evidence fo or aea^nst th""'' "'"' '''^ '^"^^ '^'-^''"- P-^-'^ 
 tion. ^' ""^^'""^ ^^"^ Srmniug of such origmal peti 
 
 Sec. 4 The Council after receiving the rennrt ^fM 
 upon said petition may cither grant or rlLT '^<""'"'ttee 
 
 granting the praver of L. u "'^"^ *''^ P'''''>'^'' thereof In 
 
 crease o^ otheSra Ue "o' llifftrb" ""h"^"""'^' '"^^ ^""'^^^^ ^- 
 forth in the said petition ' '""'""" °'' ^^"^'^"P^'- -^ 
 
 ea tpra^er irZ^:^^::^:^ Litt :M! 'k- -"^■ 
 
 a;-closeddistrirt.:^:rhi;^tilX^^^^^^^ ^— as 
 
 t.oned and set forth in Chapter i; of the Acts Jf I's^r'^'^^'^' """" 
 
 -a s^at^ wiS;^"?::s ^l:^z:::^ ^r "-" ^'-^"-^ 
 
 chapter a sufficient sum to ereof . i r , ^ meaning of this 
 
 nually thereafter asserupo„ t e ^I^T' T'''' ^"^ "'■-^>' -- 
 
 sum sufficient to meet the cos of tlii >nhab,tants and p.operty a 
 
 done or which has been d ne pi ^ ,"'?' T'^ """^'"^ ^° ^^ 
 
 used as a pound and the otll '^"""'^ "^ *'^''<^'- ^"closure 
 
 tain the sa^d pound oencture^'^'.rr"^''^ ^° '^^P -'^ "-'"- 
 
 er« residing in^uch rse'X^,;fr,f,^^-- 
 
 erection of such pound or for such a„nu I ''"'' ^^''^'^"^^ f""- ^»^^ 
 
 tenance of a pound . Such ZT assessment for the main- 
 
 HiontosetoLnch distrtt or' 2^^^^^^^^^^^ Pet- 
 
 any case must first be referred to . «n ^, ^^^"^'^ P"*'''''" ^nd in 
 with the same as alread^ lideVr^lt^^^^^^^^ 
 
 gard.ng petitions for setting off closed distril '''" ''" 
 
 pou^j^s L b^tsih^^ ;r;t::j^ ^''^ t'-' -'--- --' 
 
 amount required for the erecUon of . !!"' ''" "'"'"^'^ '^^ ^he 
 
 the amount necessarv fL S r^pai and ^"",1 "'' '™'" ^^^^ ^° >'-^ 
 to keep and maintain the'lmr^r ct^: f -.ri^S^^^ "^^^-^^^ 
 assesMuenl may adopt such estimate or modify the Tlme"^ '"' '""' 
 
 ■r-f-^fnu^- ^1- -,.,.« 
 
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 Sec. 8 Whenever and wherever any horse, cattle, swine, goats 
 Jsheep or other animals shall be found at large in any -closed dis' 
 |tncf the same may be impounded in the pound in and of such dis- 
 ftnct and deU.ned by such pound-keeper for twenty-four hours ; if not 
 then claimed the pound-keeper shall post up in three of theniost pub- 
 lic places in such -closed district^ a notice containing the description 
 ofany such annual with the color size, ear mark, ifanv, apparent 
 age and particular marks thereof so that the owner may be enabled to 
 recognize the same by such description, and shall at the foot thereof 
 I write a notice of the time and place of the finding of such animal and 
 Ithe pound vvherein detained ; and if the owner of such animal and his 
 fcddress are known to such pound-keeper he shall transmit a copy of 
 ■such notice to such owner through the post office nearest the residence of 
 Isuch pound-keeper, postage prepaid. The pound-keeper shall also 
 Iretain in his possession for the purpose of complying with the require- 
 fuents of section 16 of this chapter a true copy of such notice and of 
 yi other notioes he may be required to give or post by any section of 
 [this chapter. 
 
 Sec. 9. If no person shall claim the animal or animals within 
 1.0 days after such , otice is posted up. the pound-keeper may proceed 
 [to sell the same, having first given notice bj advertisements posted 
 Ini 3 of the most public places within such •closed district" coutain- 
 ling the like information regarding such animal or animals as is re 
 Iquired by the next preceding section and also the time and place of 
 Isnch proposed sale for at least six days before the same takes place 
 I • ^?; '°r J^"" P«"nd-keeper shall be entitled in respect of everv 
 laninial lawfully impounded within such -closed district" the follow 
 jing fees and expen.ses :— pgjjg 
 
 Unlocking pound for entry of animal 
 
 Unlocking pjound for release, ^°^' 
 
 Each notice required by section 8 or 9 of this chapter i^^" 
 
 2<A percent commission on the amount of sale if the sale 
 actually takes place 
 
 Expenses 
 
 For providing food for each horse, mare, gelding cow 
 yearling heifer, steer or other animal per day. . . ........ zix 
 
 A!! postage fees nccc.ss.-iriiy expended in carrying out ' 
 
 provisions of section 8 of this Chapter 
 
 Provided always that when more than one animal belonging 
 
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 I J 
 
 I'' I 
 
 ' S ll 'i 
 
 i 11 
 
 entitled to charge more fees for , , ^' ^^'^ Pound-keeper shall not be 
 
 one orsuch owL.^- ^: I:, 1^^ ":;.;:;:• :;::;-^- --^ - ->> 
 
 Chapt\sLlbfferea:eTtre'"'^' '"^°""''^' ^"■' '^ "^--'^ °^ "-^ 
 shaHpaytothepou dkl^^^^^ P-son elainnng to be such 
 
 as shall have been incurred with re ^ ? T'"^^ '""'^^"^^ ^"^P^""^- 
 when he shall have cLimed T . ' Y"''' '"''"'' "P ^^ ''^' ^^'^■ 
 as may be incur ej; "the poi^ke" ""' ^'''^'""^^ ^'^P^"- 
 ^uiries if so disposed oascert ^whet^^^^^^^ ^S'nak.ng reasonable in- 
 titled to such an'ima. or anLTaror not " ""' '^^^""''^"^ ^^ "-^^"^ ^ 
 
 ex^^si^aJr mS:^^: -.t^-^ - and 
 
 journment thereof the pound-keeper shaH .t H ^"' ''''''^ '^\' "'^ ^^y^<^ 
 
 rriirt;^£~?^^ 
 
 ses to which he 2y r LutiedT^re rr^' "" '^^^ ^"^ ^^P- 
 provisionsofthisc'ha^terh sh^l : 
 
 treasurer and the san,e shall be c dS t tT '? "" '°""^^' 
 paid over to the councillor or 'ounoU o "tt pT T''' ^"' 
 
 which such pound is situate tn h. , , 1 ''"^ ^^'^^"^^ '" 
 
 necessary on^uch pouTd ' '' '^'P'"' ^^^^^^^ ^^^ annual repairs 
 
 Sec. 13. Wherein any "closed di<;trinf" n^ . j 
 b„„„<,.„e,erc,se„,ai„„., care i„ ehis .spec. f„ ...pc^S; W.S 
 
 ™o„l:: '^\Xz;7.:^:zi'Vr'''' *° '.■"-"""-«■= ^oo- 
 
 it shall be Inwfnl f f ^^^"' ^•^^'^'•"'"g this Municipality 
 
 It snail be lawful to impound fhe ^an-e -vithi- -, v^-.,. • ^ - "^ 
 
 as such in any "closed distrirV" T ^ P "" '■"'^^^'^«^' "««' 
 
 y Closed district and m' ere not inconsistent with the 
 
vAWs 
 
 )ne and the same tinu' 
 tnd-keeper shall not Ix- 
 inlocking than if onh 
 led. 
 
 for a breach of this 
 1 claiming to be sueli 
 oing fees and expenses 
 
 animal up to the datr 
 !h additional expense- 
 Halving reasonable in 
 
 claimant is really en 
 
 y paying the fees and 
 for such sale or any ad 
 ; appointed hour pro- 
 giiest bidder therefor 
 e the fees and expen- 
 uch animal under the 
 lance to the county 
 1 closed district and 
 e Polling District in 
 d the annual repairs 
 
 MuNicrpAL Council Byk hxwa 
 
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 m provisions of any act or by-law regarding the disposition of such cat- 
 le when and after impounding, the provisions oV sections 8. 9. .0 
 1 1 and 12 of this chapter shall be followed. ' 
 
 Sec. 16. Every pound-keeper shall for each year render an ac- 
 count to the council up to the 3.st day of December thereof howi.g 
 the names of all persons from whom he has collected fees and expen 
 S.S during the year and the amount thereof, together with the amoimt 
 of the proceeds of all sales of impounded animals made by hnn durng 
 s chyear and a .statement of his disbursements and the disposition 
 
 v - \Te7Jr:r:t '^' '"" '^^ ^'^'^ Pound.keeper during L said 
 ear He shall file the .same with the Municipal clerk one week be- 
 .ore the January meeting of the Council in each vea, accompanied bv 
 copie.s of all notices that he may have given regarding any animal or 
 animals impounded during the year by him. 
 
 )oundexi,sts or if the 
 imals found at large 
 ws may be impound 
 iace where any such 
 sther such pound be 
 
 us or infectious dis- 
 e impounded along 
 nd-keeper shall be 
 nipounding horses 
 
 ound cattle at com. 
 
 this Municipality 
 
 liiid erected ur used 
 
 consistent with the 
 
^•i^ii 
 
 CHAPTER VIII 
 
 Of flnimals and Fouuls at Liat»ge. 
 
 Sec. I For the purpose of the by hiws in this Chapter ordained 
 the word "owner" shall include a person who keeps or harbors any of 
 the animals or fowls hereinafter mentioned and a person on or about 
 whose premises or in whose control, company or charge any such an 
 imal or fowl is usually to be found. 
 
 Sec. 2 The owner of any honse or cattle suffering from in- 
 fectious or contagious disease shall uike every precaution to prevent 
 every such animal or animals going off his premises uncared for or 
 coming in contact with or going in the near vicinity of any other 
 animal not so affected. Any such owner violating this by-law shall 
 forfeit and pay as a penalty a sum of money not less than $2 .00 and 
 not more than $20.00 and in default of immediate payment shall be 
 liableto impri.sonment for a period not less than ten and not more 
 than sixty days. 
 
 Sec. 3 No horse or cattle suffering from an infectious or contag- 
 ious disease shall be allowed to go at large within this Municipality, 
 and the owner thereof shall forfeit and pay as a penalty the sum of 
 $8.00 for each and every occasion on which such horse or cattle is or 
 are found running at large as aforesaid. 
 
 Sec 4 Any horse or cattle found on any highway, lane, street or 
 other public place within the Municipality suffering from an infect- 
 ious or contagious disease without some person being in immediate 
 charge thereof shall subject to the provisions of the next succeeding 
 section be deemed at large within the meaning of the next preced 
 ing section and prima facie evidence that the owner of such animal has 
 allowed the same to go at large. 
 
 Sec. 5. The fact that any horse or cattle suffering from an in- 
 fectious or contagious disease when found on the highway, lane, 
 .street or any public place in the Municipality or are in the immediate 
 charge of some person shall not prevent such horse or cattle being 
 deemed ac large within the meaning of this Chapter, unless such per- 
 
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 it Ltarge. 
 
 this Chapter ordained 
 
 eeps or harbors any of 
 
 a person on or about 
 
 r charge any such an- 
 
 ; siilTering from in- 
 )recaution to prevent 
 ii'ses uncared for or 
 icinity of any other 
 ing this by-law shall 
 t less than $2.00 and 
 te payment shall be 
 1 ten and not more 
 
 infectious or contag- 
 n this Municipality, 
 penalty the sum of 
 horse or cattle is or 
 
 tiwaj-, lane, street or 
 ng from an infect- 
 leing in immediate 
 lie next succeeding 
 if the next preced 
 r of such animal has 
 
 ffering from an in- 
 the highway, lane, 
 re in the immediate 
 rse or cattle being 
 sr, unless such per- 
 
 son is at the time leading or driving the same to or from some place 
 for medical treatment. ^ 
 
 Sec. 6 No stallion or bull over the age of six months shall be 
 permuted to run at large in this Municipality and the owner thereof 
 shall forfeit and pay as a penalty a sum of money not less than $2 00 
 nor more han $6,00 for each and every occasion when any such s^al 
 hon or bull shall be found at large as aforesaid. 
 
 Sec 7. No ram shall be allowed to run at large in this Munici- 
 pality between the first day of September and the ffrst dav of Decem- 
 ber ,n any year and the owner thereof shall forfeit and pay as a pen- 
 altvthe sum of $..00 for each and every occasion between thesa"d 
 dates when any such ram shall -be found at .arge as aforesaid 
 
 Sec 8. Any stallion, bull or ran. forbidden to run at large by 
 the next two preceding sections found on any highway lane street 
 or other public place in this Municipality without .sonfeone ";! g t 
 .mmediate charge thereof, shall be deemed at large within the min- 
 ing of the said sections, and there being so found shall be prima face 
 evidence that the owner thereof has allowed the same to go at large 
 
 Sec. 9. No geese, turkeys or other domestic fowls shall goat 
 
 large within any -closed district" and the owner thereof .shall forfeit 
 
 and pay as a penalty the sum of 10 cents for every such goose turkev 
 
 or other domestic fowl so lound at large as aforesaid ^ 
 
 Sec. 10. No horse, cattle or other domestic animals .shall be al- 
 
 f!hal 7f ' 'T "''''" '"' "'^'"^^^ ^'^^"^^" -^ theowner ther - 
 of shall forfeit and pay as a penalty a sum of money not less than 
 
 $3.00 nor more than $20.00 for each and e^ery occasion on which any 
 
 such horse or cattle is or are found at large as aforesaid. ^ 
 
 Sec. i^ Any horse or cattle found on any highway, lane street 
 or other public place within such '-closed district- without some per 
 son in immediate charge thereof shall be deemed at large within the 
 meaning of the next preceding section and prima face Evidence thai 
 the owner of such animal has allowed the same to go at large 
 
 Sec 12 Every person whoishall make default in the immediate 
 payment of any penalty of which he may be convicted for an offence 
 agains sec ions 36, 7, and 8 of this Chapter in respect of any horse 
 animal or fowls of which he is adjudged by such conviction to be the 
 he owner hereof shall be liable to imprisonment for a period not 
 less than ten nor more than 60 days. 
 
CHAPTER IX 
 
 Bushing of Ice 
 
 Sec. I The safest tracks practically obtainable on the ice over 
 the respective waters of Malagash, Wallace and Fox Harbors Wal 
 lace Bay, Pugvvash River and River Philip and on the ice over all 
 other rivers, creeks, harbors or bogs in the Municipality where it has 
 been heretofore or shall hereafter become the custom of the general 
 public to travel in the winter season, shall annually on the first op 
 portunity that presents itself at each place to be ascertained and the 
 
 course ofsnch tracks shall be defined by what has heretofore been 
 known as "Bushing." 
 
 Sec. 2 Any person who shall remove, displace or destroy any 
 bush or other material put down or used in defining any such course 
 or track shall forfeit and pay as a penalty a sum not more, than $4 00 
 nor less than $1.00 for each offence, unless he shall satisfy upon the 
 trial, the Justice of the Peace before whom he may be prosecuted for 
 each offence, that such removal, displacement or destruction was the 
 result ofan Inevitable accident caused by circumstances over whi. h 
 he ha ' no control, and in default of immediate payment shall be 
 liable to imprisonment for a period not less than three and not more 
 than fifteen days for each ofTence. 
 
 Sec. 3 It shall be the duty of the persons employed to ascertain 
 and define the tracks as hereinbefore mentioned to prosecute all per- 
 sons off-ending against the provisions of the next preceding section. 
 
 Sec. 4 The bushes or other material used in defining such 
 courses and tracks shall stand at least six feet above the ice upon or 
 into which they are set— they shall be securely affixed to or set in 
 the ice and placed not more than fifty yards apart. 
 
 Sec. 5. The councillor or where more than one,the councillors lor 
 each Polling District in which "bushing of ice" is to be done shall 
 annually between the 15th day of February and the 20th day of March 
 advertise for sealed tenders for the work of ascertaining all such 
 tracks within his or their District and defining and bnshino- the same 
 for the then next ensuing winter to be forwarded to him or them on 
 
 
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 ale on the ice over 
 Pox Harbors, Wal- 
 n the ice over all 
 ipality where it has 
 torn of the general 
 tlly on the first op- 
 ascertained and the 
 as heretofore been 
 
 ce or destroy any 
 ig any such course 
 ot more, than $4.00 
 1 satisfy upon the 
 'i be prosecuted for 
 estruction was the 
 tances over whiLh 
 payment shall be 
 iree and not more 
 
 45 
 
 or before the j.st day of March in the then current year ^^^a 
 vcrt.sen.ent shall be posted in three public places in the Polling dIs 
 tr,ct,n winch the harbors, rivers, lakes, streams, bogs or bays e 
 -l.nred to be bushed as aforesaid are situate for three vLks at east 
 and ,n sa.d noUce shall be stated the place or places where the work 
 Ks to be done, the manner of doing it and the fact that in order to re 
 ceu-e the remuneration for such it must be done to the satisfaction of 
 the council or councillors for the District in which such work is done 
 or If done partly in one District and partly in anothcr.then to the sat 
 .sfaction of the councillors for both districts which must be sign fied 
 .n writing o the Municipal clerk. On the assembling of the Councn 
 .n the Apnl meeting succeeding the time fixed for the receipt of such 
 enders the councillor or councillors shall deliver the same unbroken 
 to the clerk who shall hand the same to the Road and Bridge Commit 
 ee udio may award the same. The said committee shallot be" b- 
 hged to accept any of the said tenders. 
 
 Sec^6. In the event of the committee not accepting any ofthe 
 said tenders or in the case of any District for whici no tenders have 
 
 Tl nl V'^r"'"""'^ ^'^'^ ^° "-^P-^ to the Council and thereupon 
 .t shall be the duty of the councillor or councillors for the D strkHo 
 make the best arrangement possible for the defining asfertalg 
 and b,3h,ng ofthe said tracks as herein before set forth and LTed 
 lately report such arrangement to the Municipal clerk. 
 
 ployed to ascertain 
 prosecute all per- 
 receding section. 
 
 in defining such 
 I'e the ice upon or 
 ixed to or set in 
 
 :,the councillors for 
 5 to be done shall 
 20th day of March 
 ;rtaining all such 
 bushing the same 
 o him or them on 
 
"^ 
 
 I i !il 
 
 CHAPTER X 
 
 Boom t^egulations. 
 
 Sec. I. The right of every person or corporation, subject to tlie 
 limitations hereinafter ordained to have free and nnohstrncted passage 
 down every and any brook, river or stream in this Municipality for 
 the purpose of rafting, stream driving or otherwise conveying timber, 
 logs and lumber thereon is hereby recognized. 
 
 Sec. 2. Th_ owner or occupier ot every .saw mill or mill dam on 
 any river, stream or brook in this Municipality notwithstanding any- 
 thing in the preceding section, may erect, place and maintain proper 
 booms in the pond or stream immediately above such mill or dam in 
 which to gather and safely hold all logs, timber, or other lumber that 
 is intended to be cut or manuftictured in said mill or which the owner 
 or occupier thereof desires for any lawful purpose to so gather in, hold 
 and retain ; provided always that in erecting or placing such boom, 
 such owner, occupier or other person constructing tha sams shall leave 
 alraca-way through such pond, stream. river or- brook, at hast four- 
 te2n feet wide at its narrowest pnnt so that the timber, logs and lum- 
 ber of every person or corporation may have a free and unobstructed 
 passage whether on rafts or otherwise down and through such po.ids, 
 brooks or streams and so that the erecting and plf.cing of such booms 
 by any owner or occupier of any such mill or dam for his private u.se 
 and advantage as hereby authorized may not prove any hinderance or 
 cause any delay to other persons in conveying their timber, logs, or 
 lumber down any such river, pond, stream or brook in any of the 
 ways above mentioned. 
 
 Sec. 3 In driving, rafting, or otherwise conveying logs, timber 
 or lumber down any river, stream, lake or brook or through any 
 pond, men in sufficient numbers to effectually do the work rer- ;ired, 
 shall be supplied by the owner or other person in whose interest or on 
 whose behalf such logs, timber or other lumber is or are being rafted 
 or driven as aforesaid. These men shall constantly be and keep in 
 immediate touch and charge of such logs, timber and other lumber 
 in its course or passage down any such river, stream, lake, brook, or 
 
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 pond and sl.all speed tne work of rating. .Iriving or othcvvvise con- 
 veying as rapully as possible, so that the sanu- s}»ll not prove a 
 nuisance or hindrance to other persons l.y barring or preven . g the 
 free passage of the logs timber or other lumber of such other persons 
 in tlie course of being conveyed down anv such stream, river lake" 
 brook or pond, nor to the owner or occupier of any mill through the 
 pond above which a raceway has been placed, or constructed in ac- 
 cordance with section 2 of this chapter by preventing the free and con- 
 tinual access of his logs or timber to his said mill for the purpose of 
 i)enig cut or sawn or for any other purpose whatever. 
 
 Sec. 4 When the log<- of the owner of any saw mill or dam who 
 has constructed a proper boom leaving a raceway in accordance with 
 the provisions of section 2 of this chapter and those of anv 
 person or persons in the course of being conveyed down anx river' 
 stream, .ake or b-rook cm which such mill or dam is situated and 
 which It IS intended to drive or raft past, become so mi.xed or in- 
 termingled that it becomes necessary to separate the same such 
 separating, shall be done at or near the head of th ; pond im 
 mediately above said mill or dam and each party, that is to s ly the 
 owner or owners of the logs to be pa,ssed through the raceway and 
 over the dam and the owner or occupier of the mill, dam „r pond 
 above shall forthwith furnish a sufficient number of mtMi for the 
 double pnrpo.se of keeping the raceway clear and for shoving or driv 
 ing the logs for such mill into the side booms. 
 
 Sec. 5. The owner or c coupier of any mill or mill dam, who in 
 erecting or placing any such boom or booms in anv river, stream 
 lake or pond as is authorized by section 2 of this Chapter shall omit 
 to provide and leave and keep provided and left the raceway required 
 by such section in all its details shall forfeit and pay as a penalty the 
 sum of $20.00 and in default of immediate payment shall be impri.s-m 
 ed for a period not exceeding forty days. 
 
 Sec. 6. Any person in charge of any logs, timber 01 other lum- 
 ber being rafted, driven or otherwise conveyed down any river,strcam 
 lake or pond in this Municipality, may require the owner or occupier 
 of any saw mill, mill dam or pond situate on any such river, lake or 
 stream down which it is necessary so to convey said logs or oth(-r ! nn 
 ber by notice in writing,/;/ its absenceX^^ at once provid'e such raceway 
 and free and uninterrupted passage.in eveiy respect and for every 24 
 
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 hours in which such owner or occupier shall after being served with 
 such notice neglect to comply with the demand thereof and to provide 
 such raceway and free passage, he shall forfeit and pay as a penalty 
 not less than *4.oo. nor more than $8.00 and in default of payment 
 thereof he shall be liable to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 
 30 days. 
 
 Sec. 7 Every owner or other person on whose behalf any logs 
 timber or other lumber are being rafted or driven down any river, 
 stream, lake, brook or pond who shall by failing to provide a suf- 
 ficient number of men for the work as required by section :5 of this 
 chapter, hinder or delay the free passage of the logs or other lumber 
 of any other person in course of being rafted, driven or otherwise 
 conveyed down such stream, river, lake or brook, but behind those if 
 the offender shall forfeit and pay as a penalty not less than $4.00 and 
 not more than $8.00 for each twenty four hours the logs of such 
 other person shall be so delayed and in default of payment shall be 
 liable to imprisonment for a period not exceeding 30 days ; provided 
 such other person having logs so hindered or delayed shall have re- 
 quired the owner or the person in immediate charge of the said logs 
 or other lumber which it is alleged has caused such delay, by notice 
 in writing to provide such number of additional men as shall be suf- 
 ficient to speed the passage of such alleged offenders logs and pre- 
 vent their causing hindrance and delay to surh complainant; and pro- 
 vided further that the Justice of Peace before whom any complaint 
 is brought for an alleged violation of said section 3 
 shall upon the hearing thereof be of opinion that such hindrance 
 or delay was caused by the neglect to provide sufficient men. 
 
 Sec. 8. If in the rafting, driving or otherwise conveying any 
 logs, timber or other lumber down, through or over any river stream 
 brook or lake in this Municipality, any injury or damage is done or 
 caused to any public bridge over the same, and if it shall appear upon 
 complaint before any Justice of the Peace that the said injury or dam- 
 age was occasioned by the fact that the owner or person on whose be- 
 half such logs, timber or other lumber so being conveyed as aforesaid 
 had failed to furnish sufficient men to properly do the work of rafting 
 driving or otherwise conveying such logs down or over such river or 
 stream and at the same time to properly protect and safe guard such 
 bndgvS such owner or other peisun ahali forfeit and pay as a penalty 
 for such neglect a sum of money not less than $2.00 nor more than 
 
MUNICIIAI, CUUNCII, liYK LaWs 
 
 4«J 
 
 *2o.oo and in dt- fault .)f payment shall be liable to imprisonment for 
 .1 period not less tlian five days nor more than ten days. 
 
 Sec. 9. If fluch injury or damage shall have happened by rea.son 
 -1 the carelessness or neglect of the person or persons in charge there 
 -f such person or persons shall forfeit and pay a «um of money not 
 exceeding $20.00 and in default of payment shall be liable to impris- 
 • •nment for a period not exceeding twenty days. 
 
 [See Sect. 21, Cap. V these by-laws. 
 
 OH AFTER XI 
 
 Public Safety. 
 
 Sec I No person shall knowingly and unnecessarily di.scharg- 
 •iiy rifle, gun, pi.stol or other firearm on any public road or highway 
 in the County of Cumberland, nor in the vicinity of any house hotel 
 store, shop or other building whatever, nor in, upon or in the neigh- 
 borhood of any cultivated field or enclosure in the said county. 
 
 Hec. 2 No person shall knowingly set ofTanv fire cracker .squib 
 or other fire works, or set any fir, in the public streets, highways or 
 lanes in any village or within any Police District in the County of 
 Cumberland, nor shall auy person knowingly set off any fire cracker 
 squib or other fire w<,> ks in the said County in any olace or on any 
 occasion or at any hour or time when such setting off may end inger 
 tbe peace or safety oftlK neighborhood or of any of its inhabitants 'or 
 transient travellers therein 
 
 Sec. 3 No person shall enter a mill, barn, outhouse or stable 
 with a lighttd candle or lamp unless well enclosed in a lantern, nor 
 with a hj:' ted pipe or cigar, nor with fire not properly secured. 
 
 Sec. 4 No person shall light or have a fire in a wooden house 
 or outhouse unless such fire is in a brick or stone chimney or in a 
 stove of iron or other metal properly secured, 
 
 Sec. 5 No person shall place or deposit any <iuick or unslacked 
 
 limeincontactwithanywoodofthehou.se, outhouse or ^ny other 
 building. 
 
 Sec. 6 Any person who shall violate any of the sections of this 
 chapter shall forfeit and pay a penalty not exceeding five dollars 
 !or trach offence, and in default of immediate payment shall be liable 
 to iinprisonniuit for a period not extteding twenty days. 
 
CHAPTER XII. 
 
 Petty Offences. 
 
 Sec. I. No person shall knock or pound on any door of any 
 house or ring any door bell for the purpose of annoying the inmates 
 of any house under a penalty not exceeding $10.00 and in default ot 
 payment thereof to imprisonment for a psriod not exceeding twentv 
 days. 
 
 Sec. 2. Any person who shall on the street, lane, bridge, thor- 
 oughfare or sidewalk, or other public place in the County publicly use 
 or utter any profane, lewd or lascivious language, or who shall be 
 guilty of any obscene, lewd or lascivious conduct or behaviour or who 
 being on any street, lane, bridge, thoroughfare or other public placc 
 in the County shall openly challenge anyone to fight or by using in- 
 sulting or abusive language, taunting epithets or threatening gest- 
 ures provoke any other person to commit a breach of the peace or who 
 shall insult any person or persons in their shops or houses or in pro 
 ceeding with their lawful business or who shall be on any street lane 
 sidewalk or other public place in the County in a drunken or intoxi- 
 cated state, shall be subject to a fine of not less than two dollars nor 
 more than twenty dollars and in default of payment shall be impris- 
 oned for a period not exceeding sixty days. 
 
 Sec. 3. No person shall shout or make any unusual noise 
 calculated to annoy the inhabitants in or upon any of the streets 
 lanes, highways, .squares or thoroughfares of the Cou'nty under a pen- 
 alty not exceeding five dollars for each offence and in default of pay- 
 ment thereof, to imprisonment for a period not exceeding fifteen days 
 Sec. 4. If any person shall wantoily unhinge, take away or hide 
 any gate, in place, in front of any house, lot of land, or other premis- 
 es in the County he shall forfeit and pay a sura not exceeding two 
 dollars for his said offence and in default of payment shall be liable to 
 imprisonment for a period not exceeding ten days. 
 
 Sec. 5. No person shall post or paint any obscene, lewd or inde- 
 cent picture, or print in or on any public place in the County, nor 
 shall any person post up or expose to the public view any writing oj 
 
Municipal Council Bye Laws 
 
 51 
 
 an obscene or indecent tenor. Whoever offends against this by-law 
 shall forfeit and pay for his said offence a sum not exceeding twenty 
 dollars and in default of payment he shall be liable to imprisonment 
 for a period not exceeding sixty days. 
 
 Sec. 6. If any person shall encourage dogs to fight on any pub- 
 lic street or other public place in the County he shall forfeit and pay 
 the sum of two dollars for his said offence and in default of payment 
 may be imprisoned for a period not exceeding ten days 
 
 Sec. 7. No person shall wantonly, unnecessarily or wilfully dis- 
 turb the good order or harmony of any public meeting of the County's 
 citizens or others, being held in the County, for any lawful purpose, 
 whether such person be one of such gathering or meeting or otherwise. 
 Any person offending against this by-law shall forfeit and pay a sum 
 not exceeding five dollars for his said offence and in default of pay- 
 ment shall be liable to imprisonment for a period not exceeding ten 
 days. 
 
 Sec. 8. No person shall wantonly and unnecessarily annoy any 
 other person in the County by throwing stones, filth, garbage or ma- 
 terial of any kind whatever on, to or over the premises or into or 
 .i^^'iinst the house, shop or other building of or occupied by such 
 other penson. Any person who offends against the provision of this 
 .section shall forfeit and pay for his said offence a sum not exceeding 
 twenty dollars and in default of immediate payment shall be liable to 
 imprisonment for a period not exceeding sixty days. 
 
 '*'«w¥'P3^9P'i**^*' 
 
CHAPTER XIII . 
 Dogs. 
 
 thereof';!,' ^^^'^ '^■^P"''^" °^ ''^"^" '^^-'^^"'-^ '''"'1 '" the construction 
 thereo the word ■■dog- shall except when "bitch" is herei^.fte 
 .specally xuent:o„ed include bitch and the word ' 'owner ••shairrohuk 
 a person who keeps, harbors or possesses a dog, and a pe on o t 
 
 these' by-Ls""^ '^^ ""'" '^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^°"'- "'^^^^^ «^^" '^ -'^ject to 
 
 Sec. 3. No bull-dog or Mastiff shall go at large within the Conn 
 ty without continually wearing a nuzzle sufficient to prevJnucMog 
 from biting cr doing mischief, ^ 
 
 Sec. 4. Upon complaint to any justice of the peace in ,nd for 
 the County of Cumberland, that a dog is disposed to 'fight " is fierc 
 dangerous or malicious, or has attacked or bitten any person th' 
 owner shall be summoned and after hearing the compSntrT is t 
 of the peace may order that the dog be continually prevented from 
 
 er shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding twenty dollars for every 
 day upon which such dog shall afterwards be at large and in defauU 
 I'ty Tyl' °'^"^' '^"^^^^ ^° imprisonment for a ter^i not exceeS^^:^; 
 
 f „ ^^"'i' J^^°'^ ''" °"^'' ^"^ *^' destruction of a dog can be law- 
 fully made the owner of said dog shall be summoned before a ius 
 ice of the peace to show cause why the said dog should not be des 
 royed and the justice of the peace upon due proof of the service of 
 such summons may proceed to hear and determine the matter and 
 make such order as he deems just therein. The summons hall be 
 personally served when practicable, but if not, the same shall be Ift 
 at the .a.t place of abode of such owner, with some person her! 
 apparent years of di.scretion, "mereot 
 
 • fr,^''\^ The fonns to be used under this chapter shall be those 
 .11 the schedule hereto prescribed or forms to the like effect and an or 
 der granted under section 4 hereof may be executed by any cons abe 
 or police officer of the County . ^ constable 
 
 Hs^ 
 
CHAPTER X/\/. 
 
 I Penalties 
 
 ^ Sec. [ All finis ani psnalties propsrlv pivable to the Municip.i! 
 1 reas-irer for tli3 use of the Municipality or which shall hi others-is ■ 
 I)ayable to the Municipality for its use, whether the sam^ shall b> by 
 virtue of any Federal or Provincial statute or under the provisions 
 if any of the chapters of these by-laws (except where otherwise es- 
 pecially directed by any such statute or by-law) and all licenses or 
 other fees shall be appropriated and credited to the Municipal Roa.l 
 and Bnd?e ac< int and shall be expended solely in that service. 
 [See Sect. 74, Cap 3., Acts 1895.] 
 
 II ImpPisonment. 
 
 Sc-c. 2. Whenever imprisonment is mentifned in these by-laws or 
 in any of them or awarded in default of any penalty imposed for breach 
 of the said by-laws or any of them, it shall mean imprisonment in the 
 common jail in and for the County of Cumberland, at Amherst in the 
 said County. 
 
 Sec, 3 Whenever imprisonment is awarded in and by these by-laws 
 nrany of them it shall be understood that the offender shall be di'schar- 
 i^ed from such imprisonment at any time on payment of th-- penaltv 
 imposed and costs if any together with the costs of conveying .such 
 offender to the common jail as aforesaid. 
 
 Ill Justices' f^etupns. 
 
 Svr. ^. It shall be the special duty of the clerk of this Municipal- 
 ity to pro.secute every Justice of the Peace who fails to make the re- 
 turns required by sections 77, 78 and 79 of Chapter lo^ Revised Sta- 
 tutes Nova Scotia, or who fails to make the returns required by sec- 
 tion 902 and its various sub.sections of the Criminal Code of Canada, 
 f.)r the year 1892 or any act in amendment of either or any of the fore 
 going sections of the aforesaid acts. 
 
 i 
 
les. 
 
 removina: 
 
 OHAPTER XV. Uunati 
 
 Sec. I. The following charges shall be alloweH for 
 
 Joctors, for examination and certificate, each 
 ' ^"y conveyinsf Datient fn A=v.i.„„ f„. .... 
 
 connected therewith : — 
 
 nInC"/ "''''"' '" ^'•'■'"'"' '«'• ^""^ ^"d personal 
 For cab fare 
 
 ex 
 
 IS.oo 
 
 S'Oo 
 2.50 
 
 The railway travel there, second-class fares " " 
 
 "''"tlo'i"" ."'*'"" °' P''""' '° ^^^ — t ---'way sta- 
 
 Sec 2 TIif> f^ii • 1 * ^° ^^"t*^ per mile 
 
 '^c*-- 2. iMe rollowing- charp-e<5 «lnii k^ „ii j i- 
 
 Doctors, for xamination and certificate, each 
 Partycon^veyingpatient to Asylum, for time and personal ex: " '''^^ 
 
 The railway travel there, second-iiass fares ^"^ 
 
 For travel from residence of patient to nearest railway sta- 
 
 tion ■' 
 
 20 cents per mile. 
 
 CHAPTER X\/\ 
 
 Feptries. 
 
 Sec. I. Perries across the followine waterc in f I,- ->t •• 
 ..re her.b> established, that is to ..ylZTZl^: M-Jcpalit, 
 N^rth Wallace a„d between Barron 'f P„i«aTMr ™ of^to 
 obtain the appointment from the Council as a Fprrv.« r fu 
 icipality every applicant must have P eius^y ob IC "a 1 ce T' 
 the Municipal clerk under the Corporate seal nTr J '^ ^'■°"' 
 
 Such license may be granted o^ uno" Z ^^^""^-PaHty. 
 
 warden who before making s.^t:^:^!^'^;'^!:'^ ''' 
 quiry as to the fitness and capability of such applicant "" 
 
 Sec. 2. The applicant before obtaining such license shnll no . 
 the clerk the sum of $2.00 in addition tl tC cZZ or "ffi 
 Corporate .seal of the Municipality thereto. ^ ^""'"^ 
 
 Sec. 3. Out of the persons so licen.sed the ronnmi .^„ 
 appoint such number of ferrymen as may be suStreff^crafy 
 perform the services required in the work of such established ""s 
 .n the same manner and agreeing to the law, custom or pract ce Xh 
 now obtains in the appointment of district officer., by the Counr^ f 
 this Municipality. ■' ^ ^««ncil .,i 
 
S-oo 
 2.50 
 
 $5.00 
 300 
 
 __Wu>fICIPU, CoUNC!!. By-L.\W:4 r,- 
 
 Sec. 4. Each and every licensed ferryman shall keep ac all times 
 .1 safe and sufficient boat or boats, scow or scows in -ood order and 
 clean, properly floored and seated for the conveyance of pas.enrers 
 and with ample room for the accomodating of teams either loaded or 
 unloaded, horses, carriages, cattle, sheep or other animals or article, 
 animate or inanimate that may be required to be ferried 
 
 Sec 6. Each licensed ferryman shall provide himself with an,i 
 keep in Ins possession a printed copy of the by-laws affecting ferry- 
 men with the scale of fees to which he is entitled and shall show the 
 same to any passenger or passengers who may require to see it. 
 
 Sec. 7^ Imn.ediate attention must at all times be shown to t'.e 
 lerriage of passengers and they shall not be subject to any unneces- 
 sary detention and no boat or scow shall be taken off its course or out 
 of the service of such ierry under any pretense during the season. 
 
 Sec. 8. In case of vacancy occurring on any line of ferry by the 
 death or removal from the County of any appointed ferrynfan such 
 vacancy shall be filled from those persons holding ferrymen's licenses 
 by the written order of the warden until the next meeting of the 
 ( ouncil. * 
 
 til te^'J] f "/"^"J^'" hours of ferriage shall be from sunrise un- 
 til ten o clock at night, but each ferryman shall cany passengers 
 when required at all hours of the nightand shall beent-led to receive 
 double the fare for such service between the hours of ten o'clock U 
 night and .sunrise. 
 
 From Wallace to North Wallace and vice versa each and every 
 adult passenger 
 
 "''''''' "''alr^'\ . ;^ ^'^!\ ^^omP^^^^'^ ' by' parents oV "an ' """' 
 
 Each and every sheep or lamb ^ 
 
 Each cow, hcr.se or other animal over one 'year old " ' J .'" 
 
 Each calf, hog or colt '^ 
 
 Each carriage, cart wagon, sled 'or sieigh"one or" two horse;" ^ 
 
 Pro^ -, " %"'1.^"^«^'-, lorded or unloaded . ' ,, .. 
 
 From Barron's Point to Minudie and vice versa each and ev: 
 
 ery adult passenger 
 
 l-or ^v^r>j^;nd "nder ,, y.^^, accompanied'bypa;ents oran'^ 
 
 Each and every Sheep and "Lknib '.'.'.'.'.". ''^ 
 
 Each calf, hog, or colt ' , 
 
 Freight, per hundred pounds ..... 
 
 If 
 
fol- 
 
 cents 
 
 CHARTER XVII 
 
 Wharf at Advocate Harbor. 
 
 The Council shall annually, during pleasure, appoint a wharf- 
 
 "ger, for a pubhc wharf at Advocate Harbour, whose duty it shall be 
 
 o charge a wharfage or tax upon all goods landed, or shipped there- 
 
 rom. and all vessels mooring or laying thereat according to the 
 
 lowing rates, viz— 
 
 Ivuinber, per looo feet, ^superficial) 
 
 Trenail wedges and laths per looo .... ^ 
 
 Timber, per ton ^ 
 
 Shingles, per looo " '^ 
 
 Wo jd, per cord . " 3 
 
 ('oal, per ton 5 
 
 Brick, per M ..'..',' 5 
 
 Iron and metal of all \dm\s, per ton '° 
 
 Crates and Puncheons, each . '° 
 
 13oxes, per cubic foot 5 
 
 Harrels, of all kinds, each "^ 
 
 Half Barrels of all kinds, each....'."". ' 
 
 Bags of salt or other goods, each ... ■^ 
 
 Riggings, sails, wire and all heavy goods not') " ' 
 
 otherwise specified per loo lbs f 
 
 Hay, per ton, pressed 
 
 Haj', loose 
 
 Potatoes, per loo bushels ... . . .'. 
 
 Live stock, each 
 
 Waggons, carts, each ..... ! ^° 
 
 ( ioods and merchandise not herein specified to be charged a 
 
 lO 
 . lO 
 
 lO 
 
 approximate rates 
 
 at 
 
 V esse s 50 tons and under, per day or part of one day . ' " ,0 
 Vessels 50 tons and upwards per day or part of one day '"^ 
 ) 30 
 
 Over and above 50 tons and in additi.' .n" per ton" ". ' "half 
 
 ours 
 
 And said wharfinger shall keep said wharf in good 
 
 repair 
 
 out of 
 on 
 
 monies so collected, and shall be entitled to a fee of five per cenV 
 all such money collected disbursed, and any balance ove^Ln 1 
 such repairs shall be handed over to the TreLurer of tTl ^ • ?-^'^ 
 on or before the thirty-first day of December In each ^Z^ ^""•='P^'>t>' 
 together with an acco^unt of alf mone; colk ted and di^bur7e7 K 
 councillor represent ng said district No 10 shall ./r.^^' ?^^ 
 the Council in session.^draw sS uoneyV oni T ias^if^^^^ "t" h^f ^'''"' 
 nated ,n repairing road, and bridges in saTd diS! ' ^'""^^'''P' 
 
 
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 vide< 
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 to be 
 

 CHAPT£/^ X\/nL 
 
 (Repeal 
 
 All ordinances, by-laws and regulations of the Couhtv ot Cuiii 
 berland inconsistent with the foregoing ordinances and by-laws con 
 tained in Chapter I to XVIII both inclusive are hereby repealed Pro 
 vided that all of said by-laws ordinances and regulations shall never- 
 theless beconside:cd in force for the purpose of keeping effective and 
 validatingany matter or thing done in pursuance thereof in accordance 
 with or in obedience thereto before nuch Repeal and for the purpose of 
 enabling prosecutions and actions to be maintained and convictions 
 andjudgentents to be entered against all persons who luivi- oflfended 
 against the provisions of any such by-law, ordinance or regulation 
 and to enforce all judgements orders and convictions already made or 
 to be made in respect of matters happening before the said repeal 
 
 ii 
 
 
 I 
 
SCHEDULES. 
 
 1 Fopms Under Chapter VU 
 
 AUCTIONKKKS' IJCKNSK 
 
 COMNTV OF CfMIiRKLAND, 
 
 l*o!liiig District No, 
 
 {C/erk 0/ license sign /lejc) 
 
 Clerk of I,iceii.se.s, 
 Ucense is herebj- granted under the Rules Regulations and Hv- 
 laws of the Municipal Council of tlie County of Cumberland to 
 
 ^'^ ^^^^^■'^^ the calling of an auctioneer within the said 
 Lounty for the period of months from this date, the said 
 
 having paid the license fee therefor. Tliis license 
 IS issued subject to the said Rules, Regulations and Hs-laws or to anv 
 change or modification thereof and to the laws of the i>rovince 
 
 Given under the hands of the warden and Mnnicipal clerk of the 
 said County at {„ polling district No, afore.said 
 
 his day of 
 
 Warden, 
 
 Clerk 
 ( The fot'egoing license shall he endowed on the back asfolloivs) 
 
 An auctioneers' license shall be personal to the person to whom 
 It is granted and it shall entitle such person only to sell thereunder 
 .Sec. n. Chapter VI the by-laws. 
 
 An auctioneers' license shall not entitle the holder to sell goods 
 wares or merchandise in any other way than by public an.-tion 
 Chapter VI, the By-laws. 
 
 Poek UJeenses. 
 County ok Cumbekland, 
 Polling Di,strict No. 
 
 (Clerk of license sign here) 
 Clerk of licenses. 
 
MijNiciPAi, CoUNcit Byk Laws 
 
 59 
 
 A pack license" under the provisions of Chapter VI of the Rules 
 Regulations and By-laws of the Municipal Council for the County of 
 Cumberland is hereby granted to whereby 
 
 <^'ie said is entitled for the period of 
 
 months from this date to hawk or peddle in any and every place 
 throughout the County of Cumberland(save and except the Towns of 
 Amherst, Springhill and Parrsboro) goods, wares and merchandise of 
 any kind or 'description whatever. This license is granted subject to 
 the provisions of said Chapter and all the amendments that maybe 
 made thereto and subject also to the laws of the Province. 
 
 Given under the hands of the warden and Municipal clerk of the 
 County at in polling di.strict No. aforesaid this 
 
 day of ■ ' . 
 
 Warden. 
 Clerk. 
 ( The foregoing license shall be endorsed on the back as follows) 
 
 Thislicen.se shall not entitle the person or corporation holding 
 the same or the agent of any such person or corporation to hawk or 
 peddle goods, wares or merchandise or to carry or transport the same 
 for the purpose of hawking or peddling throughout the County of 
 Cumberland by means of any horse, carriage or conveyance other 
 than the Intercolonial Railway. vSec. 13, Chapter VI the by laws 
 
 The person holding this licen.se or the agent of the person or cor- 
 poration holding the same shall before selling or offering to sell goods 
 wares or merchandise of any kind hereunder in any and every polling 
 district of the said County, produce this licen.se to the clerk of licen- 
 .ses or a councillor for the district and have the same initialed by such 
 clerk or councillor. Penalty for neglect $2.00 to $10.00 aiifl in de- 
 fault of payment ten to thirty days imprisonment. Sec. 23. Chap. VI. 
 the by-laws. . \ ^ . . 
 
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 MuNicM'Ai, Council JJyk Laws 
 
 WAGCION I.ICENCI? 
 County op Cumbkruand. 
 houjng distkict no 
 
 (Cterk o/license ^/gn hue.) 
 Clerk of licenses. 
 A Wagjron License under the provisions of Chapter VI of th.- 
 Kmts, Regulations and By laws of the M„n,V.„ . T^ -- 
 
 County of Cumberland, is^ere^vtantedlr^^"^ '""'^'" ''^ ^"^- 
 
 whereby the said . . . 
 
 neriod .., m ' "r ''* entitled for tht- 
 
 ' "°'' months from this date to hawk 
 
 to and subject also to the laws of the Province 
 
 .aid CO,:,;;::;'- ' .'": ."■™'" °^"r„ *„",*" •;,""," """' *'" -^ "" 
 
 ,- •,.-,. •" » ol ing Distr ct No 
 
 uforcsa.d. tins . . . ^.,^. ^^ _ 
 
 Warden 
 
 Clerk, 
 
 V^*, 
 
 ( /'A is licevse »haU \e endorsed on the back as follows) 
 
 The person holding this license or the agent of the 
 person or corporat.on holding the same shall before selLgoroff-r nl 
 to sell goods wares or merchandise of any kind hereunder in'anv 
 polhng District in this County, produce this license to the c Lrk "^ 
 licenses or councilor for the District and have the same initialed b 
 sud. c erk or councillor. Penalty for neglect $.,oo to Jio.^ t d i 
 default ofpayment ten to thirty days imprisonment ^ ""^ '" 
 
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MUNICIPA!, COUNOII, BvkLaWS 
 
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 2, Fopms andep Ghapten XIII 
 
 INFORMATION 
 COUNTY OF CUMBKRLAND, S. S. 
 
 The inforiiu.tiun and romplaint of. 
 
 <>' in the County of Cumberland 
 
 taken before ine the undersigned, one of her Majesty's justices of the 
 
 peace in and for the County of Cumberland at in 
 
 the said County this day of who 
 
 says that a certain dog (here describe the dog) of which it is alleged. 
 
 '" the said County is the owner, being 
 
 within the said County 
 
 "A" is disposed to fight 
 
 "B" is fierce, dangerous malicious 
 
 "C" attacked or bit without provocation 
 
 at in the said County on the 
 
 day of 
 
 "D" being a bull -dog (or mastiff) was on the 
 
 day of at large in district of 
 
 in the said County without a muzzle sufficient to prevent the said dog 
 from biting or doing mischief contrary to the provisions of section 
 
 of Chapter XIII of the By-laws and Ordin nces of the Mun 
 
 iclpality of Cumberland. 
 
 'I 
 
 II 
 
 if 
 
 Taken before me the day and year first above written at . 
 in the County of Cumberland. 
 
 in 
 
 l)erland. 
 
 Justice cf the peace in and for the County of Cum- 
 
fi2 
 
 Municipal CouNtii, Mv Laws 
 
 SUMMONS 
 COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND S. S 
 
 You are hereby required to appear before me the undersigned one 
 of Her Majesty's Justices in and for the County>f Cuniberlind at mv 
 "*^''*-^ «* '" the said County on the day oV 
 
 at the hour of o'clock in the noon 
 
 to answer to the complaint of t.,ken before me 
 
 the said fustice this d^y (,f 
 
 who says that a certain dog (here describe the dog) of which it is al- 
 leged you are the owner being within tlie said County 
 
 "A" is disposed to fight 
 
 "B" is fierce, dangerous or malicious 
 
 "(;" attacked (or bit) without provocation 
 
 ^* in the said County on the 
 
 day of 
 
 ■D" being a bull dog (or mastiff) was on the 
 ^"y "f at large in the district of 
 
 ui the said County without a muzzle sufficient to prevent the 
 said dog from biting or doing mischief contrary to the provisions 
 of section of Chapter XIII of the by-laws and or- 
 
 dinances of the Municipality of Cumberland and in answering ' 
 the said complaint you are further required then and there to 
 show cause why the said dog should not be destroyed if the said 
 complaint shall be established before me upon the hearing thereof 
 
 Witness my hand and seal this day of 
 
 in the County aforesaid 
 
 Justice of the peace in and for the County of Cumberland. 
 
MUNICH' M, Council By-Laws 
 
 m 
 
 ORDKR 
 
 To any oftht- Constables or otl'^r peace officers in and for the 
 County of Cunibtrlaiid. 
 
 VVH' RKAS it hath been t! is day est /iblished before nie upon tlif 
 complaint of tba' 
 
 a certain do.ar (here describe the J<. . by r aie color etc. as in inform- 
 ation) of which ,s the owner 
 being within the said County 
 
 "A" disposed to fight 
 
 "B" is fierce, dangerous or malictons 
 
 "('" attacked or bit 
 
 on the day of 
 
 district of 
 •13" being a l)ull-dog (or'mastiff) was on the 
 
 without provocation 
 in the 
 in the said County 
 day 
 
 "'^ at large in the dictrict of in the 
 
 said County without a muzzle sufficient to prevent said dog from bit- 
 ing or doing mischief contrary to the provisions of section of Chapter 
 XIII of the by-laws cV ordinances of the Municipality of Cumberland, 
 I do order and adjudge that the said dog be destroyed and I do here- 
 b> authorize you the said Constable or peace officer or an\ one of 
 you forthwith to carry out the execution of this my order wherever 
 and whenever you shall find the said dog wtthin the said County and 
 make return of your doings here immediately after you shall have 
 executed the same. 
 
 WITNKSvS my hand and seal at in the 
 
 said County this day of 
 
 Justice of the peace in and for 
 the County ol Cumberland. 
 
 '^^ WK& 
 
Cha 
 Cha 
 
 Cha 
 
 Coupt House, Amhcpst. 
 
 ty of Cumberland held in the Court House at Amherst in the said 
 Connty on the twelfth day of April 1898, the foregoing Rules KeguTa 
 •ons and By-laws. Chapters I to XVIII inclusive together with the 
 
 ir/f H '''"""'" '""'"'^ *"'''^'" "^"-^ considered, ordained and 
 passed for the government of the said Council and of the said County 
 
 treated'o^ ' ''""' concerning the several matters therein 
 
 IN TESTIMOxVY WHEREOi^ the Common Seal of the said 
 
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Index to Chapters I, II and III 
 
 Chapter I, Meetings of Council, pages i ^3 inclusive. 
 Chapter „, Council and County Officers, pages 14 to 23 inclusivr 
 Chapter m, The Coporation Seal, Page 24 only. 
 
 Accounts, sec. 51, page lo- ' 
 
 Adjourn, niotion to. not debatable, sec. 34. page 7, when in order, when not 
 
 in order ss 32. 33, page 7, 
 Amendments, sec. 38. page 8. 
 
 Appeal from Warden, sec 9 page 4 ; sec. 12 and ,3 page 5. 
 Appointments, sec. 41, page 8. 
 Auditors, ss. 19 to 21, page 18. 
 
 Bonds, Collectors of County rates, sec. 25, page 19 ; of Clerk and treasurer of 
 poor, sec. 30 page 21 ; Municipal Clerk, .ec. 12 page 17 
 
 Clerk. Municipal ; to call special meetings of Council, sec. 3 page 4 to keep 
 nnnutes of Council, sec. 8 page 4 ; to pepare mLorandum 
 of business sec. 44 page 9 ; sec. 46 page ,0 ; to notify the 
 convener of committee sec. 58 page 11 ; to initial and file re- 
 ports of committees sec. 69 page 13 ; general duties of, see i 
 page ,5, ss ,0, II and 12 pages ,6 and 17 ; to keep collectors 
 t^ond sec. 25, page 20 ; gives auditors road returns sec « 
 page 22, salary of. sec. 34. page 22. • 
 
 Council. Meeting of. page 3. sec i ; majority a quorum sec. 6 page 4 • first 
 .neeting of ss . i and 2 page 15 ; opening proceedfnls of, SS 
 4 to 7 page 4. a , ^. 
 
 Councillor, Must be sworn, sec. 6 page 16; attendance of. sec. 5 page is 
 may resign, sec. 7 page 16; penalties on SS. 7 and 9 page 16 
 remuneration of. sec. 34, page 22. ^ i' 8^ '° 
 
 Collectois County Rates, Duties of, ss. 23 to 25 paee 10 
 
 Deeds, Execution of. sec. 3 page 24. 
 Deputy Warden, sec. 3 page 15, 
 Fees, ss 5 and 6 page 24. 
 
Finance Committee on, sec. 61 page r2. 
 Indemnity of Treasurer, sec. 17, page 18. 
 Licenses, Committee on, sec. 65, page 12. 
 "Meeting" Defined, sec. 36, page 22. 
 
 Meetings of Council, general, sec. i page 3 ; special ss 2 and 3 pages 3 and 
 4 ; first after election ss i to 3, page 15. 
 
 Motions, must be seconded and read, sec. 29 page 7 ; may be withdrawn, 
 when and how, sec. 31, page 7 ; when question before Council 
 what motions in order sec. 32, page 7 ; when to adjourn in or- 
 der sec. 33 page 7 ; when not, lb. What not debatable sec. 34 
 
 „ . ^. page 7 ; notice of, sec. 35 page 8 • sec dx sub-sec 6 nain-o 
 
 Nominations, Committee on, sec. 60; page 12 ^ suD sec. 6, page 9. 
 
 Order, points on, Warden's decision on, not debatable, sec. 12 page s • an 
 pealable, lb. 1^ K >•) . P 
 
 Order of Day, sec. 43 to 45. page 9 ; ss 36 and 37. page 8. 
 
 Parliament, Rules of sec. 53, page 11. 
 
 Penalties, on Uarden and CounciJlors, ss 7 and 9, page 16, on officers sec 
 22 page 19 I on overseers poor sec. 29, pages 20 and 21 ; on sur 
 veyors of highways sec. 31, page 21. 
 
 Petitions, sec. 47 to 51, page 10. 
 
 Poor, Committee on, .sec. 66, page 12. 
 
 Poor, Orerseers of, ss 26 to 30, pages 20 and 21. 
 
 Privats Roada, Statute Labor on, sec. 33, page 22. 
 
 Public Property, Committee on, sec. 63, page 12. 
 
 Quorum, sec. 6, page 4. 
 
 Questions, decided by majority, sec. 28, page 6 ; in case of tie lb; how stat- 
 ed to Council, sec. 1 1 page 5: how voted on sec. 22 page 6 • of 
 order takes priorty sec. 21, page 6. ' 
 
 Reconsideration, sec. 42, page 8. 
 
 Resolutions, as to money, sec. 30, page 7; must be submitted sec. 14 page 5 
 
 Remittals, Committee on, sec. 64, page 12. 
 
 Reports of Committees, sec =;9, page 1 1 ; sec. 69, page 13. 
 
 Remuneration of Warden and Councillors, sec. 34. page 22. 
 
 Roads and Bridges, Committee on, sec. 62, page 12. 
 
 Salaries, ss 34 and 35, page 22. 
 
 Seal Corporation, sec i and 2, page 24. 
 
 "Sitting" Defined, sec. 36, page 22. 
 
 Special Committee, ss 67 and 68 page 13. 
 
Strike Out and Insert, sec. 39, page 8. 
 
 Surveyor of Highways, sec. 31, page 21 ; ss 32 and 33 page 23. 
 
 Treasurer, ss. 13 to 15, page 17, and ss 16 to 18, page 18. 
 
 Warden, Duties of, call special meeting, sec. 3, page 3 ; at opening pro 
 ceediiigs, ss4 to 7 page ss4 ; preserve order, sec 9 page 4 
 privilege, sec. lo, page 4. 
 
 Voting, yeas and nays to be taken sec. 40, page 8 ; decide by a majority sec 
 
 28, page 6, when question called for, sec. 22, page 6. 
 Yeas and Nays, sec. 40, page 8. 
 
 INDEX TO OTHKR CHAPTERS. 
 Chapter IV, Of Elections, page 26. 
 Chapter V, Of Public Streets and Highways, page aS, 
 Chapter VI, Of Licenses, Etc., page 32. 
 Chapter VII, Of Pounds and Closed Districts, page 37. 
 Chapter VIII, Of Animals and Fowls going at large, page 42. 
 Chapter IX, Of Bushing of Ice, page 44. 
 Chapter X, Of Boo«n Regulations, page 46. 
 Chapter XI, Of Public Safety, page 49. 
 Chapter XII, Of Petty Oifences, page 50. 
 Chapter XIII, Of Dogs, page 52. 
 Chapter XIV, Of Penalties, page 53. 
 Chapter XV, Of Lunatics, page 54. 
 Chapter XVI, Of Ferries, page 54. 
 Chapter XVH, Of Wharf at Advocate Harbor, page 56. 
 Chapter XVIII, Of Repeal, page 57. 
 Schedules, pages 58 to 63. 
 Certificate of Clerk, page. 
 
To All Whom it flay Concern. 
 
 I, Donald J. McLeod of the Town of Amherst in the County of Cumber- 
 land, Clerk of the said Municipality, do hereby certify that the foregoing 
 and enclosed printed pages i to 64 both inclusive contain true copies of the 
 Rules, Regulations and By-laws of the Municipal Council of the said County 
 of Cumberland passed by the Council of the said Municipality at the half 
 yearly meeting of the said Council held in the Court House at Amherst afore 
 said on the 12th day of April 1898 under the powers vested in the said Coun- 
 cil under the provisions of Chapter 3 of the Acts of Assembly passed in the 
 year 1895 entitled "An Act to amend and consolidate Chapter 56 Revised 
 Statutes of County Incorporations and the acts in amendment thereof," and 
 that the said foregoing copies of said Rules, Regulations and By-laws have 
 been compared by me with the originals thereof now on file in my ofiice aj 
 Amherst aforesaid as such Municipal Clerk as aforesaid. 
 
 I also certify the following to be a true copy of the certificate of approv- 
 al of the said Rules Regulations and By-laws given by the Governor in Coun. 
 cil on the 15th day of April in the year 1898, that is to say:— "Approved, 
 by the Lieutetl ant"Governor in Council on the 15th day of April 1898, H 
 Crosskill, Clerk of "Executive Council," and that I duly compared the said 
 copy of the said certificate with the original thereof now on file in my off- 
 ice at Amherst aforesaid. > This certificate is given by me under section 97 
 of said Chapter 3 of the Acts of 1895 hereinbefore particularly mentioned 
 
 IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF I have hereunto as Clerk of the said 
 Municipality my hand subscribed this 15th day of June in the year of our 
 Lord One thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight at Amherst aforesaid 
 
 Municipal Clerk for County of Cumberland- 
 
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