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utyof cattle
police.
61. It shall be the special duty of the Chief of Police or
iuch person as he may appoint as his agents to cause all animals
or birds found running at larjre contrary to the provisions of this
by-law or any other by-laws relating to pounds or pound keepers,
to be impounded, and to prosecute ail persons offending against
any of the provisions of the by-laws of the Town, there shall be
payable in respect of each animal or bird named in section fifty-
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seven, distrained under the authority of this by-law.
(i) The compensation to be allowed the Chief of Police or
such person as he may appoint as his agents for services render-
ed by him in carrying out the provisions of this by-law relating to
pounds and pound keepers, shall be as follows r^—
each.
For distraining and impounding sheep or goats, ten cents ^^^ ^f p^jy,
police.
For distraining and impounding swine, horses, mules,
horned or other cattle, twenty-five cents each.
For distraining and impounding geese, five cents each.
The Pound Keeper shall pay such fee to the Chief of
Police or such person as the Chief of Police may appoint as his
agent on impounding such animal or bird mentioned in section ahau coUeot*'
fifty-seven; such fee the pound keeper shall collect trora the »u other "tees!
owner or owners in addition to all other fees imposed by this by-
law.
62. Nothing herein contained shall be taken to be substi- JpecfinV**
tution of the provisions of " The Act respecting Pounds," except EesuperMdecu
in so far as the provisions of this by-law are inconsistent there-
with.
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6*. Nothing herein contained shall be construed so far as may 'impSund
to prevent any person who may feel aggrieved from impounding SfnRat^farge
any animal or bird that may be found running at large or tres- or trespassing,
passing contrary to the provisions of this by-law relating to pounds
and pound keepers.
64. The owner or occupant of any land shall be responsi- owners of
ble for any damage or damages caused by any animnl or animals permftted^u)
under his charge and keeping as though such animal or animals uabie forSam-
were his own property, and the owner of any aiiimal not permit- fence^e^Jaw^
ted to run at large by the by-laws of this municipality shall be '"*"''"°''
liable for any damage done by such animal although the
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Pound keeper
shall impound
animals deliv-
ered to bim
for'that pur-
pose.
Owner of
(Ceese or poul-
try trespassiDg
maybe
brouffbt before
any justice of
the peace.
Owner of any
animals im-
pounded en-
titled to his
animal at any
time on Kirine
security for aU
costs and dam-
ages not ex-
ceeding 920.
Form.
fence enclosing the premises was not of the height required by
this by-law. R. S. O., Chap. 195, Sec. 2.
65. If not previously replevied the pound keeper shall im-
pound any horse, bull, ox, cow, sheep, goat, pig or other cattle,
geese or any other poultry distrained for unlawfully running at
large or for trespassing and doing damage, delivered to him for
that purpose by any person resident within the Town who has
detained the same ; or if the owner of any geese or other poultry
refuses or neglects to prevent the same from trespassing on his
neighbor's premises after a notice in writing has been served upon
him of their trespass, then the owner of such poultry may be
brought before any justice of the peace and fined such sum as the
justice directs. R. S. O., Chap. 195, Sec. 3.
66. The owner of any animal impounded shall at any time
be ehtitled to his animal on demand made therefor without pay-
ment of any poundage fees on giving satisfactory security to the
pound keeper for all costs, damages and poundage fees that may
be established against him, but the person distraining and im-
pounding the animal shall at the time of such impounding deposit
poundage fees if such are demanded, and within twenty-four
hours thereafter deliver to the pound keeper duplicate statements
in writing of his demands against the owner for danrages
(if any) not exceeding twen y dollars, done by such
animal exclusive of such poundage fees, and shall also'
give his written agreement (with a security if required by the
pouild keeper) in the form following or in words to the same
• effect : —
I (or we as the case may be) do hereby agree that I (or
we) will pay to the owner of the (describing animal) by me (A.
B.) this day impounded, all costs to which the said owner may be
put in case the distress by me, the said (A. B.) proves to be il-
legal, or in case the claim for damages now put in by me the said
(A.. B.) fails to be established. R. S. 0„ Chap. 195, Sec. 5.
67. In case any pound keeper or person who impounds or
confines qr causes to be impounded or confined any animal as.
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aforesaid rtfuses or neglects to find, provide and supply the ani- poSndlteeper
mal with good and sufficient food, water and shelter as aforesaid, re'uje" or n«-
° ' ' Klect to supply
he shall for every day^ during which he so refuses or neglects forfeit food'watjr
a sum not less than one dollar nor more than four dollars. R. »»* shelter.
S. O., Chap. 195, Sec. 22.
68. In case an animal or bird is impounded, notices for the Notice of sale,
sale thereof shall be given by the pound keeper within forty-eight
hours afterwards, but no pig nor poultry shall be sold till after
four clear days, nor any horse or other cattle till after eighi clear maybe mad*.
days from the time of impounding the same.
69. The notices of sale may be written or printed and shall Noiice of sale,
be affixed and continued for three clear successive days in three
public places within the Town. The pound keeper shall deliver to
the Town Clerk a notice of such sale which shall be posted up in
some conspicuous place on or near the door of his office. Such
notices shall specify the time and place at which the animal or
animals will be publicly sold if not sooner replevied or redeemed
by the owner or some one on his behalf, paying the amount of
damages (if any), together with the lawful fees and charges of the
pound keeper as herein provided.
70. Any pound keeper or other person wilfully receiving a Penalty for
larger amount of fees than by this by-law are authorized sh.ill be iar|erf°li.
liable to the penalties imposed by this law for an infraction of the
provisions thereof
LICENSES.
71. No person shall for hire or gain directly or indirectly Keepers of
keep or have in his possession or on his premises any billiard or ba-jifteiie*^
bagatelle table or keep or have a billiard or bagatelle table in a ifcenaed.
house or place of public entertainment or resort within the Town,
whether such billiard or bagatelle table is used or not, without
having obtained a license so to do.
72. it shall be unlawful to have any internal means of com internal com-
municaticii .etween a room in which a billiard or bagatelle table Keen"^
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billiard room jg kent. and Victualling houses or dinanes and houses where fruits,
or yictualHng *^ > = ,, , . • j n
house and any oysters, clams or victuals are sold to be eaten therein, ana all
nlace where ■' • «. , ^ • *. r j.u„
liquor may be other phces for reception, refreshment oi entertainment ot tne
ed. ^''^ public, or any place in which spirituous, fermented or other man-
ufactured liquors may be sold within the Town.
Hour for cios- 73. That in all places where billiard or bagatelle tables are
sa'turdky""*' ke^t within the Town, the lights shall be extinguished and the
nl|ht8 eie^ven' places closed from the hour of seven o'clock on Saturday nights
o'clock. ^jjj g.^ ^^ ^j^g ^^^^y^ Qjj Monday morning thereafter, and from the
hour of eleven of the clock in 'every other night till six of the clock
in the following morning thereafter.
Keepers 11- 74- No person licensed under the provisions of this by-law
afiowdAinVen or any by-law ot the Town to keep a bowling alley, billiard or
SerJona^hlre- bagatelle table, victualling house ordinary, or house where fruit,
fimbUn^^r oysteis, clanis or victuals are sold to be eaten therein, or a place
anyj|^"ch room foi- the reception, refreshment or entertainment of the public, shall
permit any drunken or disorderly person or any one who keeps
or resides in a house of ill-fame or any prostitute to resort to or
frequent the oremiscs kept by him in respect of which such license
is granted ; or keep or suffer or permit to be kept in such premises
any faro bank, rouge et noir, roulette table or any other device for
gambling or gaming, or suffer or permit tippling or gambling of
any kind to be carried on therein.
License may 71?, It anv person who has taken out a license for any cf
be forfeited in '*' ' ' . .
caseofconvic- the purposes mentioned in the next preceding section is convict-
tion of breach rr ,.,,/.ir,,
of by-law. ed of a breach of the provisions of any by-law of the 1 own, regu-
lating the trade or business carried on by him under such license,
or the premises in which the same is cariied on or the mode of
carrying on su'zh trade or business, or of the breach of any sta-
tute or by-law in force in the municipality relating to shop or
tavern licenses, his license may in the discretion of the Police
Magistrate or other convicting judge or justice be absolutely for-
feited.
No minor un 76. That it shall be unlawful to allow minors under sixteen
der 16 years ^^^^^ ^f ^^^ ^^ engage in a game of billiards or bagatelle or loiter
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in a room or house where billiard or bagatelle tables are keptun- oW to loiter in
less such minors are accompanied by their parents, master or room,
guardians or are members of the proprietor's family.
77. No transient trader or other person who occupies prem-
ises within the Town for a temporary period, and whose name
has not been duly entered on the assessment roll of the Town in
respect of income or personal property for the then current year,
and who may offer goods or merchandise of any description for
sale by auction conducted by himself or by a licensed auctioneer
or otherwise, shall carry on his trade or business or offer goods
or merchandise for sale in manner aforesaid without having ob
tained a license so to do, provided always that this section shall
not effect, applj- to or restrict the sale of the stock of an insolvent
estate which is being sold or disposed of within the Town where
the insolvent carried on business therewith at the tin- 1 of the issue
of a writ of attachment or the execution of an assignment. This
section shall be construed to apply whether the goods and mer-
chandise are offered by auction or otherwise. 43 Vic, Chap, 24,
Sec. 24.
Transient
traders, etc.. to
be licensed.
ProviBO sec-
tion not to
apply to sales
of Insolvent
stock in cer-
tain oases.
Meaning of
section.
78. Every license to a transient trader or other person men- ^
tioned in the next preceding section shall continue in force for the transient
number of days for which the license fee is paid and no longer >n force for
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ana the period for which such license is to continue is to be stated which iicenHo
, fee is paid,
therein.
79. No person shall keep within the Town a victualling victualling
house ordinary, or house where fruit, oysters, clams or victuals licensed" ^^
are sold to be e»ten therein, or a place for the reception, refresh-
ment or entertainment of the public, without having obtained a apply* to keeo°-
license so to do, provided always that this section shall not apply or^oarding^"*
to keepers of licensed taverns or of boarding houses. houses.
80. No person shall hold or keep any exhibition for hire or Bowling alleyg
profit or keep a bowling alley or other place of amusement with- *° ^® Uoenaed.
in the Town without having obtained a license so to do.
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Person givinf? 8i. No person shall give or assist ill eiviiit? any exhibition
exhibition of ... o o j
waxworks.i o{ waxworlc, menagerie, circus nding or other such like shows
etc.. to bo 11- ,, ,•■•,, , . , . . ™
cenaod. usually exhibited by showmen, within the To\rn, vr ithout having
obtained a license so to do.
mo"n nmy'b'c"'' ^^- -^"7 ^"^ imposed for an infraction of the provision of
goods used in ^^c next preceding section of this by-law may be levied by distress
theexhibition. ^^^ g^jg ^f jj^g gQ^^jg j^,,jj chattels of such showman, or belonging
to or used in such exhibition whether owned by such shopman
or not, and in default of payment thereof the offender may be im-
prisoned in the common gaol of the county of Middlesex for any
in"Sefauit!!^"* ^^^^ "°^ exceeding one month. Every license to a person mem.
tioned in section eighty one of this by-law shall continue in force
for one day.
Keepers of 83. No person shall set up, use or drive within the Town
cabs, etc., to , . ., , , , , , „ .
be licensed, any cab, carnage, omnibus or other vehicle used for hire for the
conveyance of persons from place to place within the'Town, with-
out having obtained a license so to do.
Keepers of ^^ ^° owner of a livery stable or owner of horses for hire
to be^iiliensed *^*^^ '^^^^V "" *^^ business of a livery stable keeper within the
Town without having obtained a license so to do.
Butchers to be
licenssd.
85. No person shall sell fresh meat in quantities less than by
the quarter carcase within the Town without having obtained a
license so to do, and only at the place set forth in such license.
censed.
Keepers of in- ^^' No person shall set up c: keep an intelligence office
offlces'to^e 11- within the Town for the purpose of registering the names and resi-
dence of any giving information to or procuring servants for em-
ployers in want of domestics or laborers, and for registering the
names and residents of any giving information to or procuring em-
ployment for domestics, servants and other laborers desiring em-
ployment, without having obtained a license so to do.
Hours during 87. Every person licensed to keep an intelligence office
which intelli- 1 j i 10
gence oiHces within the Town, shall keep his office open for business between
are kept open. ^ / , ■ , , 1 • ,
he hours of nine o'clock in the morning and six o clock in the
evening, Sundays and holidays excepted.
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88. Every person licensed to keep an intelligence office lacpemui
shall keep a book in which shall be entered at the time oi appli- book omd
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No parson shall suffer or permit any dog of which he vift^'run**!?
is the owner, possessor or harborer to run at large within the large.
Town, if such dog is of a vicious or ferocious disposition or ac-
customed to snap at or bite mankind, or if such dog has previous-
ly attacked or bitten any person travelling in or along the public
streets.
1 1 6. No peison shall after the first day of February next After 1st Feb.
suffer or permit any dog of which he is the owner, possessor or run at large
harborer to run at large within the Town unless such dog shall ^„
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of the standing committee of the said Council called the Board
of Health.
124. There shall be appointed by the Council an officer to Health inapcc-
be called the Health Inspector, who shall hold office during the pointed? *^"
pleasure of the Council and until his successor is appointed, and
such appointment shall not be limited to one officer if it be deem-
ed necessary in the interest of the Public Health to increase the
number of such inspectors.
125. Every Health Inspector shall before entering upon the Declaration of
duties of his office make the following declaration before the
Mayor or Town Clerk for the time being, viz. :
I, hereby declare that I will to the best of
my skill and judgment duly and faithfully perform all the duties
appertaining to my office of Health Inspector as declared by the
by-laws of the Town of Strathroy,and that I will not directly or in-
directly for myself or others in trust for me or on my own ac-
count have any interest or concern in any purchase, contract or
agreement to be made in pursuance of such by-laws.
126. The following shall be the duties of the Health In- Duties of
° Health In-
spector : specter.
(i.) To attend at the health office a portion of each day as to attend
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the said board may direct.
(2.) To keep a record of all his proceecKngs in a book in T^j^gg g.
which shall be entered any expenditure ordered in his department co»d of pro-
with the names of all persons or workmen the time worked and
the amount to be paid to each individual, and to make a report
thereof to the said board whenever directed by said board ao to
do.
(3.) T) keep a vigilant, supervision over all the lanes, by- to keep sup-
ways and vacant lots or premises within the Town, upon which flnes'^&c"^
any accumulation of dung, manure, offal, filth, refuse, stagnant
water or other offensive matter may be found, and at once, either
when required by any person or otherwise, to examine the same.
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To notify por- and notify the person who owns or (occupies such premises lo re-
IccumuiaTion'' move the same and if necessary to require the premises to be
of dung. &c. ^ig^j^gg^ ^„^ disinfected.
(a.) To make a report of such examination and if such ac-
To report \^ ' '
theron and if cumulation be not removed within twenty-four hours after notice
not removed , , . . . , . , -
to lay in«'or- thereof as aforesaid to lodge mformation before the proper of-
ficer to the end, that proceedings may be immediately taken
against the person offending in accordance with the provisions of
this by-law, and it shall be at his discretion to cause such ac-
cumulation to be removed.
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To visit but- (5-) To visit the premises of all butchers at least Oiice or
cheers prem- ^^j^^ during the months of May, June, July, August, rfeptember
and October, and once a month during the remainder of the year,
and to report to the said board the result of such visits'immedi-
ately thereafter.
To provide for (6.) To make all necessary arrangements for removing all
removal of dej decaying animal or vegetable matter from the streets.
or vegetable
L /v (7.) To see that the provisions of the by-laws of the Town
To see that by- M ' '^
laws relating relating to the public health are enforced, and generally to obey
public health o r . , . ,.
are observed, ^nd carry out the instructions and directions ot tiie said board m
matter relating to the public health.
... 127 In addition to the appointment of Health Inspector the
Appomtment i.^/. j- ir , , r u
of medical Council mav, when it is deemed indispensable for the preserva-
health officer. ^ ^ ' , , , i j «• i
tion of the public health and the more promptly and effectually
carrying into effect the sanitary provisions of this or any other
by-law of the Council, appoint one or more members of the medi-
cal profession to be Medical Health Officer or officers of the
Town, to hold office during the pleasure ot tlie Council, and
whose duties and remuneration shall be specially defined from
time to time by resolution of th2 Council.
Board to ex- 1 28. The said board shall examine into all nuisances, sources
offlfth ftc'"''®^ of filth and causes of sickness within the Town that may in its
opinion be injurious to ihe health of the inhabitants and shall de-
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stroy, remove or prevent the same ;is the case may reqinre, and «°^'„'^ to^^^.%g
shall lurther enquire respecting articles that are capable of con- of iiiih, 6.c.
containmg or conveying infection or cor.tagion brought or conveyed
into the Town by or through any vehicle or by any means what-
soever.
120. The said Board may grant permits for or restrain the Removal of
removal of any nuisance or infected articles within the Town
when they consider it safe and proper for the public safety so to
do.
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130. Whenever it shall appear necessary to the said Board ^y,^tp^enf ^f
or any of its officers for the preservation of the public health or nuisance, etc.
for the abatement of any nuisance or upon the receipt by the said
Board of a notice signed by two or more inhabitants of the Town
stating the conditions of any lot, house, building or place within the
Town to be so filthy as to be a nuisance or injurious to health, o'"
that a public nuisance exists in or upon such lot.house, building or
place, or that in or upon any such lot, house, building or place
any accumulation of dung, manure, offal, filth, refuse, stagnant
water or other offensive matter or thing is kept or permitted to
remain so as to be a nuisance or injurious as aforesaid, the said
Board or any of its officers may enter such lot, house, building or
place for the purpose of examining the same, and if necesssary ^^^^ q^^j.,, ^^_
may order the removal of any such matter ci thing as aforesaid, g^ncl! etcf "*'
A.nd if any person having the care or control of such lot, house,
building or place after having had twenty-four hours notice from
the said Board or any of its officers, to remove or abate such mat-
ter or thing as aforesaid, shall neglect or refuse to remove or abate
the samo.he shall b-i subject to the penalties of this by-law, and the
Slid Board may remove or cause to be removed such matter or In case of fail-
■' J 1 • "™ *° remove
thine and abate or cause to be abated such nuisance, the costs afcer notice at
,- , 1. . -Ill •!/-,• expense of
and expenr.es whereof shall be paid by the person in default m person in de-
' fault,
addition to the penalties imposed by this by-law.
131. Ihe notice mentioned in the next preceding section of on whom no-
this by law, may be served on the occupant or person having gerveVand*^
charge or control of such lot, house, building or place, and if such **°^-
lot, house, building or place is vacant, the same may be served
on the owner thereof or his agent if known and resident in the
Town, and if not known or not residing in the Town, may be affix-
ed to such lot, house, building or place.
Duty of board
ing-housc
keepers, etc..
dui-ing epi-
demic.
132. Whenever any boarding house-keeper or householder
within the Town shall know that any person within his house has
the smali-pox or any other disease dangerous to the public health,
he shall immediately give r.otice to the said board or any of its
officers.
f hvBl- ^33' Whenever any physician within the Town shall know
ciaiis (iiirinK ^]^^^ r^^y person whom he is called upon to visit within the Town
is infected with the small-pox or any other disease dangerous to
the public health, such physici.in shall immediately give notice
thereof to the said board or any of its officers.
iJuringepi- 134- The said board Or any of its officers may isolate any
may be'^lsohuf- pcrson having the small-pox or other disease dangerous to the
'"^- public health within the Town, and may cause to be posted upon
Nofc maybe ^^ "^^^ *^^^ ^^^^ of any house or dwelling in which such person is,
a notice stating that such disease is within the said house or
dwelling.
put up on
house.
135. The said board or any of its officers may order and
houses may be direct the person in possession of any slaughter house or place
in which cattle, sheep or swine are or have been slaughtered
within the Town, to remove the same out of the Town limits or
to discontinue slaughtering in such slaughter house or other
place on the premises thereof within the Town, and to thorough-
ly cleanse the same. If such person after having had twenty-four
hours notieo from the said board or any of its officers shall ne-
glect or refuse to obey the said order he shall be subject to the
penalties of this by-law.
1^6. That it shall be lawful for the said board or any of its
Swwie may be ^ , . . , .
removed out officers to Order or direct any person havmg in his possession or
of the town . . . ■ , • , rry u
limits. upon his premises any swme wiihm the lown to remove such
swine without the limits ol the Town, and to cause the pens,
styes, yard or place within which they are or were kept to be
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thoroughly cleansed within such time as the said^board may di-
rect by such notice.
I-??. Ihat the proprietor or occupant of any premises within Privies to be
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the Town shall cause the privies on their respective premises to vaults.
be built above vaults at least four feet in aepth and proper
ly constructed and covered, and that the proprietors or occupants
of any and all premises within the Town shall deposit and throw ^^^^ ^^ ^^^^
into their said privy vaults at least once in every fortnight °*^g®Jjf^|™''
between the first days of April and October in each year thrown there-
at least a peck of unslacked lime or its equivalent in any disin-
fecting chemical. ,
138. That the owner or occupant of any premises within priyy yauug
the Town shall cause the privy vaults upon his premises to be and flithre-^
cleansed and the filth therein removed to such place as the said J^t May fn
board may direct, at least once in each year not later than the ^°^ ^^^^'
first day of May.
139. That persons having upon their premises any private private drains
drain or sink shall cause the same to be cleanly kept, and shall cieaniy\ept,
pour down such private drain or sink at least once in each week solution to"be
a small quantity of any deoderizing chemical solution. once^a'v^ek.'^
140. That no person shall throw or cause to be thrown upon _
f f ^ Water not to
any stieet. alley or highway within the Town any water whatever be thrown on
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except the same be thrown within the box drain.
141. That no owner or the agent of any owner or person in ^^^3^3 not to
possession of any house within the Town, shall permit the same to be occupied
be occupied by a greater number ot persons than in the opinion of number of
Board will
the said board should be permitted.
permit.
142. Any person selling within the Town or exporting there selling or. ex-
roin 'blown, tainted or damaged fish or flesh meat, unless with edVr'famaged
the intent that the same shall be used for some other purpose etc!i prohibi-
than as food, shall be subject to the penalties of this by-law, and
upon trial or enquiry of such case the burden of proof shall be
upon the person accused to show for what purpose such fish or
ted.
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flesh meat was so exported or sold and 'he convicting jiutice may
order the same to be destroyed
Offensive
privy vaults,
drains, etc.,
to bo cleansed,
altered and
repaired as
the Hoard may
direct.
In default the
Board may do
so ut the own-
er's expense.
Sr^talnteT'*' ^43' ^° peison shall bring into the Town any decayed fruit,
etc ' not'be potatoes Or Other vegetable product or any tainted or damaged
brouKhtinto flesh, meat ortisli, without a permit therefor from the said Board
the Town ' ' '
without a per- or the said Health Inspector, or in any other than such a manner
as he or the Board shall direct.
144. Whenever any privy vault or drain shall become offen-
sive or obstructed, the same shall be cleansed and made free, and
the owner, agent, occupant, or other person having charge of the
land in whtch such privy vault or drain may be situated, the
state or condition of which shall be In violation of the provisions
of this by-law shall remove, cleanse, alter, amend or repair the
same within a reasonabh^ lime after notice in writing to that effect
given by the said Board or any of its officers as the said Board
shall appoint, and in case of neglect or refusal the said Board may
cause the same to be removed, altered, amended or repaired as
they may deem expedient at the exi)ense of such owner, occu-
pant jr other person.
145. No pc-son shall remove or cause to be removed, or
aid or assist in removing, or transport or cause to be transported,
or aid or assist in transporting in, through or along any stree^,
highway or public place within the Town, night soil or other con-
tents of any privy vault, sink or cesspit, except substance not
soluble in water, unless the sp.me be removed and transported b^
means of air tight apparatus or in such manner as shall prevent
such night soil or other contents from being agitated or exposed
in the open air during such removal or transportation.
Depositing or 146. No person shall deposit night soil upon any of the
soil, etc. streets or upon any lot within het Town, or Dury within the Town
night soil removed from any privy vault or other receptacle with-
out the permission of the said Board.
Removal of
night soil,
etc.
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Throwing 147. No person shall throw any night soil, dirt, filth, carca-
streetsoMnto ses ot animals, or rubbish of any street, lane or highway within
denham!,^^" he Town or into the river Sydenham, or any other public water
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where it runs within or opposite to the limits of the Town. All
such substances shall be removed from the place where the same
have been so thrown or left as aforesaid by the person who shall
have so thrown or left the same as aforesaid or directed the same Remoml
to be done within twenty-four hours after personal notice to that
effect given to him by the said Health Inspector, in default of
which such removal may be made under the direction of the said
Health Inspector, and the expense thereof shall in that case be
borne by the person in default.
148. No person shall without the permission of the said J'^^S^^p^^*^^*
Board transport or carry or cause to be transported or carried, or throuuhtown.
assist in transporting or carrying in through or along any street,
highway or public place within the Town the body or remains of
any dead person which have been interred and afterwards disin-
terred for the purpose of removal from the place of interment.
140. It shall be the duty of all officers and servants of the All officers.
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corporation to give all possible aid and assistance in their power Health in-
to the Health Inspector and any ot the officers of the said board
in the discharge of their duties.
STREETS AND SIDEWALKS.
FOOT PASSENGERS.
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150. Any person or persons in meeting and passing another Persons to
or others shall pass on the right, and any person or persons over- other on the
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taking another or others and passing, must pass on the right, and
any person or persons wilfully offending against this provision
whereby any disturbance or confusion is occasioned, shall be lia- ^^^j^'^^ ^ ^^^
ble to the penalties imposed by this by-law for an infraction of
the provisions thereof.
11; I. Three or more persons shall not stand in a group or Thne or more
• 1 11 • , • 1 n, • persons not to
near to each other on any street or sidewalk within the 1 own m stand in
' ,. r c ^ groups on the
such a manner as to obstruct a free passage for toot passengers, sidewalks or
after a request to move on made by any police officer, constable
or other peace officer or persofl duly authorized by the Mayor or
any councillor.
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street preach- 1 5 2- Nothing in the preceding scv^tion contained shall be
unWdi"-"^^ construed as prohibiting the congregation of individuals to attend
orderly. ^^ y^^^^^ ^^ ^^^^^^ preaching so long as the proceedings thereat
shall continue peaceable and ordijrly, and sii fficient space be left
both on the sidewalks and the central roadway to allow of the
ordinary traffic of the street and sidewalks upon which mch
Proviso side- Street preaching takes place ; provided always, that should the
waikor Bwet sidewalk or roadway during such street preaching be or become
strucied. ^t any time so obstructing, the same shall upon request as afore-
said, forthwith remove from such position and in the event of
their refusing so to do shall be liable to the penalities of this by-
law.
Runnlngraces
153. No person shall run or race on the streets or sidewalks
etc.. on side- or crowd or jostle other foot passengers so as to create discom-
•walka or ,. , r •
streets pro- fort, disturbance or confusion,
hibited. '
HORSES AND VEHICLES.
Persons driv
ing wai^gons,
etc., to have
strong reins.
Immoderate
driving.
154. No person shall drive any carriage, cart, waggon, sled,
sleigh, or other vehicle, or sit upon any horse or other beast har-
nessed thereto in order to ride or drive t.ie same, nor shall any
person ride or lead any horse, mare or gelding, unless he shall
have strong reins or lines fastened to the bridles of the beasts and
held in his hands sufficient to guide them and to restrain them
from running, galloping, or going immoderately through any of
the streets of the Town.
155. It shall be the duty of every driver or other person in
charge of any vehicle conveying goods, wares, or merchandise
through the streets of the Town to remain upon such vehicle
while the same is in motion, or to walk beside the horse or horses
drawing the same ; and every such person shall observe and com-
ply with the provisions of the statutes relative to the meeting or
overtaking of vehicles upon the public highway.
156. No person driving any carriage, cart, waggon, sled,
Immoderate gleigh, or Other vehicle, or riding upon any horse, mare or geld-
gaiTopi^nK pro- j„g ^'^^\\ ^ause or permit, or suffer the beast or beasts he shall
public s'treets. j.j^g qj. drive to go on a gallop or other immoderate rate, and
Drivers, etc,,
in charge of
vehicles con-
veying goods
through the
streets to re-
main on vehi-
cles or wallc
beside horses,
Passing -.ayiln.
other.
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every person so driving or ri.iing along any public ''trcet or „„„e.. .te.
thoroughfare in the town shall slacken his soeed m »PP'°^^^mg .arjro^or^^Bjand
any crossing for foot passenger., upon which any person may be ^^.,^,„„, being
crossing such public street or thoroughfare ; and no person snaii
suffer or permit any horse, mare or gelding, to run ^tlarge or to
stand in any street of the said Town without being sufticently se-
cured to prevent its running avray.
i„. It shall and may be lawful for any person or persons to Any person
stop any horse, mare or gelding found running at large or going horBCB-^ctc..
at a g.,llop or other immoderate rate, until the owner or owners larKo^or^Koinf
can be 'uund and proceeded with according to law. erate rate.
158 No person shall break in or train any horse, mare or
gelding, or shall e>.hibit or let to mares any stud horse m any
public place or in any of the streets or parks within the Town.
i„ No person shall ride, drive, lead or back any horse,
carriage, cart, waggon, sled, sleigh, or other vehicle, over or
along any paved or planked sidewalk within the Town unless it
be in crossing such paved or planked sidewalk to go into any
yard or lot.
160 Every owner or occupier of any house, building or lot, o^n^rs. etc..
who shall require to drive any horse, carriage, cart, waggon, sled, f^-^HS'
sleigh or other vehicle across aay paved or planked sidewalk for or««";-„ ^
the purpose of going in at any gate, or to any lot, or to the rear Sridgo.
of any premises, sjiall construct across the drain, gutter, or water
course opposite the gateway or premises a good and sufficient
bridge of planks, so constructed as not to obstruct the said drain,
gutter, or water course, and shall also P^ace a piece of timber Howjobe^
along so much of the edge of the said pavement or planking on
the side next the gateway or premises as is necessary for any ve-
hicle to pass over without injuring the said pavement or planking.
i6t. No person shall permit his horse, carriage, cart, ^ag. Ho^es^^not^to
:gon, sled, sleigh, or other vehicle, to stand upon any street with- streetio^nger
in the town longer than is absolutely necessary, for the owner, ,uteiy neces-
driver or person using the same to transact his business with the s"^
TralnlDK
horses or ex-
hibiting stud
horses on the
streets prohib-
ited.
Vehicles not
to drive on
side walks un-
less for the
fiurpose of go-
ng into a yard
or lot.
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person opposite whose house the same shdl stand ; and no per-
son shall tie his horse to any post, hook or ring, or in any way
across any pavement, sidewalk or crossing, so as to obstruct the
ordinary traffic of the street, or leave any carriage, cart, waggon,
sled, sleigh, or other vehicle, standing opposite any other person's
door than such as the owner, rider, driver, or occupant may have
business with ; and no person shall in any wise obstruct the free
iioreoB not to use of the streets or sidewalks of the said Town on the crossings
poBtreto". o"^ across the public streets by stopping any horse, cart, carriage,
ffio?\he°''' waggon, sled, sleigh, or other vehicle across the same, or by any
BtrectB. ^,
Other means.
VfthloloB with-
Proviso.
162. No person shall place any carriage, cart, waggon, sled,
vnniujuB wim- '
out horseB not sieiffh or Other vehicle, without horses, upon any street withm
to bo placed ^'^'b"> "• ' ,..,., . ,
on the Hireota. j|-,g 'Pown, provided always that nothmg m this clause contained
shall prevent licensed hotel keepers from placing not more than
two rows of vehicles without horses lengthwise on either of any
of the streets other than Front and Frank streets when absolutely
necessary and not otherwise.
Duty of chief 1 63. It shall be the duty of the chief of police of the Town
of police, etc. ^^^ ^j^^ ^^^^ ^^-^^^ ^,^ ^^f ^^y constable in the regular employ of
the said Town to remove frcmi off the streets of the Town any
horse or horses, carts or waggons, or other vehicles allowed to
stand upon any street in the Town longer than is absolutely nec-
essary for. the owner, driver, or person in charge or using the
same to transact his business with the person opposite whose
"'hfcies^ntt house, Store or place of business the said horse, horses, vehicle,
to stand long- vehicles shall Stand, and in no case shall a horse or horses,
or than two "'• »>->"^''-^ i • j ■
^""'■** team or waggon or other vehicle be allowed to stand tied in any
such streets for a longer period than two hours.
DIRT OR SNOW.
Removal of 164. Every occupant, and in case there is no occupant, the
^oVand ice owner of- every house, shop, building, lot or parcel of land, and
r'reao'f block every person having charge or care of any church, chapel or
pavement. ^^-^^^ public building fronting or abutting on Frank and Front
streets within the area of the block pavement shall water and
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cleanly^sweep and keep free from obstruction by dirt.dust.snow.ice,
or otlier encumbrances the pavement or sidewalk in front and about
his premises as aforesaid before eight o'clock in the morning of each ^^^^ ^^^^ ^
day from'the first day or May till the first day ot October in each bo cleaned,
year, and f.hall sweep the same before nine o'clock every morn-
ing during the rest of the year (Sundays xcepted).
165. Every occupant, and in case there is no occupant, the
owner of every house, shop, building, lot, or parcel of land, with-
in the Town, and every person having charge or care of ary
church, chapel, or other public building fronting or abutting on
the block paved portion of Frank and Front streets shall within
the first four hours after every fall of snow, or fall of hail or rain,
which shall freeze on the sidewalks, or after a fall of snow from
off any building, cause the same to be removed entirely off the
sidewalk opposite each house, shop, church, chapel, or other
building as aforesaid ; and in case the ice or snow shall be so
frozen that it cannot be removed without injury to the sidewalks
or pavements, every such person as aforesaid shall strew the
same with ; jhes, sand or some other suitable substance ; but no
person shall sprinkle, spread or place, or cause to be sprinkled,
spread or placed, any salt or like substance on the road or car-
riage way of any public highv.ayor street within the Town with
the intent or for the purpose of melting or dissolving any snow,
ice or dirt which may have accumulated on any road or carnage-
way ot any such street or public highway within the Town.
rinow, etc.. to
bo roinoved
wltiilu four
boufH
after falllnK
from sidewalk
and roofs of
building!.
ProvlBO if
frozen, ashes
or sand to be
spread there-
on.
Salt prohibit-
ed.
166 In case the said snow, ice, and dirt have not been so if snow, etc.,
.... .... not removed
removed from the sidewalks adjoinmg aiy premises within the within 24
. , . - , hours road
said orescribed area in the said Town w .hin twenty-four hours commissioner
" , •. • 1 .1 , 1 J r ..L to remove
aftpr anv fall ot snow, rain or hail, it shall be the duty ot the at the expense
aiiv-i «.. ; .... ^ of owners, etc.
road commissioner or other person appointed for tnat purpose to
give information and prosecute the parties in default, if resident
within the Town, and also forthwith to cause the said snow, ice
and dirt to be removed at the expense of the corporation, and to
keep an account of all expenses so incurred, and of the proper-
ties in respect of which such moneys have been expended, and
the names of the o\vners and occupants thereof on the last re-
times
How collect-
ed.
Accumulation
ot snow and
ice on roof
and eaves of
buildings to
be forthwith
removed.
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made to the r gtrathrov on the first day of J>inuary, rt-pru, j y
Krrr «~°/,t, year of an expenses incurred a. afo^^^^^^^^^^
the Drecedins quarter, >Tith the number on the last revised assess
m nr^nonh^propert, in respect of .htch the -^ -P-e -
incurred, and the names of the owner and "-^-P^"' *";''';^^^
appearin- on the said roll and the satd trersurer shall m a book
Tbe kept by hin. lor that purpose, char-e aga.nst each such par^
eel ofland the unpaid balance of such assessment and cause the
sum to be collected in the same manner as other mumcpal taxes.
x6, Every occupant, and in case there is no occupant the
owner ^f ever, house shop, or building and every Pf'-" "avmg
Te cMrse or care of an, church, chapel or other pubhc bu.ldmg
ahu^ngon r erected w.thin te,, fee. of an, public street, thor
ouXe sidewaU or pavement shall whenever snow or tee shall
"cumlte on the roof or eaves of his house or bu.ldmg as afore-
saW "an extern that shall be dangerous to persons pass.ng, cause
he sle .0 be forthwith removed therefrom, and every person
■ whileTemoving the same shal, take due and proper care and pre-
caution for the warning and safety of persons passing.
,68 Whenever a street has been paved with cedar or othei
Duty 01 re.!- ^, '°°-., . ,, . ,, .^., of ,he residents along that portion of
denM trontlnir blocks, It shall be the au-y 01 Hie !<; „hstmctions
'ptSf«.. said street so paved to remove -''*"■ "Id LmSaeTn
from the portions of such -7;^^! du tyTh:!l be 'per-
front of the premises occupied by them, tiMs a y
formed in manner following ;
,,) Every owner.occupant or tenant of any P-™- -"J™^
to L tie last mentioned clause ^f^^^^^^^^^ ^X^rTt
be swept or gathered, between the fir d y o Ap ^^^ ^^^ ^^
dayofNovembermeach e^ atleaton ^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^,^^
the day preceding any holiday o da, ^^ ^j,, ,„a
ally large gathering is expected, all *= J"^™ ^^ j„ f„„, of
other obstructions from the portions of such streets 1
such premises and halfway across the str.et.
To sweep half-
way across
the street.
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Such accumulations sh.ll be heaped in the centre of the
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roadway from which they shall be rem oved by some party author- ^*^*>|',„*"^jjg
ized by the road committee. centre of road-
■' way.
(3.) The chief of police, road commissioner, or some one
authorized to do so shall at the commencement of each season
serve on each owner, when such owner is in possession, or on
each householder, tenant or occupant a notice in the form A to
this by-law annexed, and shall lodge a list of all persons so noti-
fied with the clerk of the municipality, whenever any owner, ten
ant or occupant refuses or neglects for twenty-four hours to clean
that portion of block paved streets adjoining his or their property
or properties, or whenever the ownei or owners of vacant proper-
ty for twenty-four hours neglect to clean the same the Council or
their commissioner shall cause to be cleared away all dirt from
such sidewalks and streets at the expense of the owner or occu-
pant so neglecting to clean in front of his or her premises as afore-
said, and in case of nonpayment such expenses shall be charged
in a special assessment against such premises to be rtcoverea in
like manner as all other municipal taxes.
Duty of road
commiasionrr
to serve notice
form A.
Proviso in
case of reiasal
or neglect to
be cleaned at
the owner's
expense.
How collect-
ed.
REMOVING BUILDINGS.
i6q. No person shall remove, or cause, or permit'to be re. Buildings not
' . . ,.,,.. , to be removed
moved, or assist in removmg any building into, along or across without leave
any street or sidewalk in the said Town without having first ob- committee.
tained leave in writing from the road committee.
170. No person shall or throw pile cordwood, firewood or Cordwood not
coal upon any paved or planked sidewalk in the Tow.i, or shall or piled on
saw or split cordwood or firewood upon any street or sidewalk m
the Town, and no person shall stand on any such sidewalk with
his wood saw and horse so as to obstruct a free passage for foot
passengers. Nor shall any person being the owner of any cord-
v>ood, firewood, coal, lumber or timber which has been thrown Motto remain
or piled upon any street in the said 1 own, permit the same to re- iw^toure."
main upon such street for a longer time than two hours so as to
obstruct" the free use thereof.
Goods not to
be placed on
any street or
sidewalk, nor
hung up or
exposed out-
side any shop,
warehouse,
&c.
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MERCHANDISE.
171. No person shall place any goods, wares or other mer-
chandise, or other articles of any kind upon any street or upon
any sidewalk, or hang or expose any goods, wares or merchandise
or other articles outside of any house, shop, warehouse, or other
building which shall project over any portion of the sidewalk of
any street, or over any street of the said Town. But the pro-
visions of this section shall not be construed to interfere with the
use of a portion of such street or sidewalk for a reasonable time
during the taking in or delivery of merchandise or other goods or
prevent the Town engineer under the direction of the road com-
mittee from granting written permission to construct platforms
across the drains, gutters or water courses on any of the streets
of the Town where such committee may deem it necessary or ad-
visable to grant such permission for tacilitating the reception or
delivery of merchandise or other goods, provided such permi-
sion in all cases, reserves to the sail committee or engineer the
right to withdraw the same whenever the said committee or en-
gineer may deem it advisable.
AUCTIONS.
Auction sales. 172- No person without first having obtained leave from the
mayor, or chief officer of the Town, shall sell by auction upon any
\ of the streets or sidewalks of the Town any horses, carriages,
furniture, or any other articles whatsoever.
EXCAVATIONS.
Proviso right
to withdraw
order.
Planking,
pavement,
sidewalk, &:c.,
not to be re-
moved with-
out a permit.
To be replac-
ed, relaid. and
made good by
the party re-
moving the
same.
173. No person or persons shall break, tear up or remove
any planking, pavement, sidewalk, curbing, raacadamizmg or
other road surface, or make any excavation in or under any
street or sidewalk of the Town for the purpose of building or other
wise, without having first obtained a proper permit or license
from the road committee so to do, and such permit being grant-
ed the same shall be done under the direction of the Town en-
gineer, and shall under the same inspection be replaced, relaid,
and made good by the parties who may have required to have
the same removed and such removal shall not be allowed to con-
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tinue any longer than is absolutely necessary in every case where
the said road committee may see fit to grant permission as afore-
said, the party to whom the same is granted shall be held respon-
sible for any accidents that may occur to any person or property
by reason thereof, and shall keep and maintain such lights and Sha»^keep^^^
watchmen, and shall take such further care and precaution as Ji|^^tU^h«'^
may be necessary for the protection any safety of the public, and
the Town engineer or any one acting in that capacity shall be
the sole judge as to what are necessary precautions,
REMOVAL OF GRAVEL, SAND OR EARTH.
174. No person shall take away any gravel, or dig up, take No|jer8on
or carry away any earth, sand, or cut any sod from any street away or du
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laid out in the Town, or from any vacant lot belongmg to the ^^nd^or cut^
said corporation of the Town without having first obtained per. street without
*^ , ^ M 1 • 1 -^ the permission
mission from the committee ot the Council havmg authority of the Council,
&0.
to grant the same.
ENCROACHMENTS, FENCES, AWNINGS OR
SIGNS.
171:, No person shall without having first obtained leave Moveable
. , 1 traps or doors
from the road committee, construct, place, or make any move- ^n the side-
able traps or doors for the purpose of entrance to any cellar or ^*^''^' ^*'-
premises under any building which shall in any wise encroach
upon the sidewalk or streets of the Town.
176. No person shall erect or continue any awning, sign, ^^^"^^^^g^f
sign post, hanging or swinging sign which shall in any way ex- «J^°jP«f » p™"
tend over any street or sidewalk in the Town, unless a plan
thereof shall be first submitted to and approved of by the said Proviso.
road committee upon the report of the road commissioner.
177. It shall and may be lawful for any person or persons signej&o.,
aoDointed bv the said municipal council of the Town for that Sored after
^^ ' , • • •^' J ^u 14 days notice,
purpose, after fourteen days notice in writing served on the own-
er or occupier of any premises before which such last mentioned
awning, sign, sign post, hanging or swinging sign exists to cause
the same to be removed, and no person or persons shall obstruct
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or impede such person or persons so appointed in the due exe-
cution of the provisions of this section.
Frac»B erect- 178. Any person or persons who has or have erected, or
'jA across^ any ^^^y hereafter erect any fence on or across any road or thorough-
moved af^e^" f^j.^^ g^j^^j ^^q refuses O'" neglects for ten days ofter being notified
notice. ^^ ^^^ ^^^^^^ engineer or road commissioner in writing to remove
the same, shall be liable to the penalties imposed by this liy-law
Proviso. for an infraction of tlie provisions thereof. Provided always that
when any crop is growing on the U\nd enclosed by any fence ob-
structing any street, lane or other thoroughfare, the road com-
missioner, clerk or engineer may extend the time for removing the
said fence.
Climbing on 179. No person sliall be allowed to climb on or into any ot
;%hibiDed" the fences of the squares, parks or public places of the Town, or
upon any of the railings or feices along any of the screets of the
'I'own.
180. No person shall deface or disfigure any public or priv-
dM^fng' ate building or buildings, wall, fence, raihng, sign, monument,
^'^^' "''■'■ post or other property in the Town by cutting, breaking, daub-
ing with paint or other substance, or shall in any way injure the
same.
FIRE AND FIREWORKS.
181. No person shall set fire to any shavings, chips, straw
K'SfsVraw oj o^y^er combustible matter for the purpose of consuming the
on'flre^onle ^^^^ -^^ any ol the Streets or parks of the Town, or in any en-
'''''*'■ closure within one hundred feet of any building, and no person
Not to Curry .1, ,, ^rv fire throu-^h any of the streei s or parks in the Town
fire through =>"'^" ^^^"J , , ,. 1 c .. ^„„
the streets. gxcept in some covered vessel or metal nre pan.
182. No person or persons shall make or light any fire or
bonfire in any of the streets, squares, parks or public places of
the Town, or shall fire or discharge any gun, fowling piece or
firearms, or shall set fire to any fireworks within the Town un-
less specially authorised by the mayor or the municipal council
of the Town, and no person or pers.ms shall light, set off or
Bonfires.
Proviso.
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throw *iny fire-crackers, squibs, serpent or other noisy, offensive Jj^^B^^^t^of"
or dangerous substance or fireworks in any of the streets, squares,
parks or public places within the Town.
THROWING DANGEROUS MISSILES.
183. No person shall cast, project, or throw any stones or ^^^^°Y/bSii8
balls of snow or ice, or other missiles, dangerous to the public, or of now. etc.
use any bow and arrow, or catapult in any ot the streets, parks
or public places within the Town.
COOPERS' SHOPS.
184. Every coopers' shop erected on Front and Frank Coop^era.^car-
itreets, or which mar hereafter be erected in either of the said joinere shops,
streets within the fire limits, shall hive a chimney at least six
feet by eight feet at the base, and ten feet above any other build-
ing situated within one hundred ieet of said shop, and all coopers,
carpenters, joiners and other shops where any readily combusti-
ble material accumulates shall be cleaned of such combustible
material every morning, and the shavings or other combustible
rubbish removed to some place tree from danger by fire, and it
shall be the duty of the chief of police in addition to all other
duties prescribed by this by-law to see the provisions of this
clause enforced.
INTERPRETATION.
185. Whenever the word "street" or "streets" is mentioned ^^JP"**"**"
in this by-law, it shall be understood and construed as including
all highways, thoroughfares, lanes, roads, alleys, avenues, bridges,
courts, court yards, commons, public squares and public places,
and shall be also understood as including the sidewalks, unless
the contrary is expressed, or such construction would be incon-
sistent with the manifest intent of this by-law, also the "board of
works" and "road committee" shall be construed to mean all and
the same body, also the word "inspector," "overseer," and "road
commissioner" shall be construed to mean one and the same per-
son.
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ChOdrea not 1 86. No child shall ride or hang on the platfonn of any car,
iSd^a^^ or ride or hang on behind any waggon or other vehicle within the
Town,
FIRE LIMITS.
gin limits. 187. No person or persons, body or bodies corporate, shall
construct or erect any wooden or f'ame building within the area
between Colborne street ap'l Maria street on Front street within
the space of one hundred e rh or south of Front street, nor
shall any wooden or frame t .ng be constructed or erected on
any part of Frank street from Front street to the station grounds
of the Grand Trunk Railway within the distance of one hundred
feet of the east or oi the west side of Frank street, nor shall any
wooden or frame building De constructed or erected between Col-
borne and Thomas streets, extending southwardly to the distance
of three hundred and thirty feet from the southern verge of Front
str.et and northwardly to the distance of three hundred and
thirt>- feet from the northern verge of Front street aforesaid, and
extending eas.wardly from Thomas street to a line which would
form a continuation of the western boundary line of Colborne
street if extended.
188. No person or persons, body or bodies corporate, shall
I^^^^t, erect or construct any \ < landah, portico or gallery, or any other
*^^^*il wooden structure whatsoever, either as a lean to to any buildmg
^^^ already constructed or about to be constructed, or overhanging
any other building or the street wihin the fire limits set forth in-
the next preceding section, and t person shall remove any
wooden building or structure from any part of che said fire limits
to erect the same on any other part of the said fire limits.
PREVENTING FIRES.
1 89. It shall be the duty of all good citizens residing within
^l^men" ^^^ ^own to use their best efforts at all times in the suppression
w^ caued Qf i^re, and any person who shall "without lawful excuse," neg-
lect or refuse to obey the orders of his worship the mayor, reeve,
deputy-reeve, or any councillor, the senior officer in command of
the fire company, engineer, or fire warden either to assist the
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nrei^en or perform any reasonable service at any fire shall be
liable to the penalties imposed by this by-law for an infraction of
the provisions thereof.
1 90. The chief, captain, or foreman in charge of the fire de- puiung down
J • u 1. buildings to
partment at any fire m the Town is hereby empowered with the preveuf flre
sanction of the Mayor of the Town to cause to be pulled down or
demolished adjacent houses or other erections when necessary to
prevent the spread of fire, but not otherwise.
apreadlng.
191. No person shall in any way impede or hinder any fire- shall not im-
man or other person who shall be assisting in extinguishing a fire Bremen.
or be in the performance of any other duties connected there-
with, nor shall any person drive any vehicle whatever over any Shall not
hose while in use or about to be used at any fire, or at any other bose.
time while in use.
192. The members of the council shall be fire wardens, and whole council
as such shall use their best endeavors in the suppression of fire wardMs.
within the Town.
193. There shall be appointed a fire warden or inspector of Shall appoint
buildings for the Town, whose duty shall be :
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(i.) To examine carefully whenever he deems it necessary. To examine
or is directed by the mayor, reeve, deputy-reeve, or any council- chimney^!
lor or the chairman of the fire and water committee to do so, all
chimneys, flues, fire-places, stoves, ovens, boilers or other appar-
atus or things which may be dangerous in causing or promoting
1 1 , • . . To report
fire and to report thereon to the mayor, police magistrate or the thereon.
chairman of the fire and water committee, (as the case may be)
and under the direction of the mayor, police magistrate or chair.
man of the fire and water committee, if the same be dangerous,
to notify the owner or oerson using the same, or occupying the To notify own-
. . , ,; . er to remove.
building m which the same is or are contained to discontinue
the use of or remove the same, and if such owner or persons us-
ing the same or occupying the building in which the same is or
are contained neglects or refuses after receiving such notice to dis-
continue the use of the same,or to remove the same within a tea-
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In cuao of
owners do-
rault lo re-
move at his
oxponse.
To enfo"oe
provisions of
ijjr-laws.
Buildlngrs
erectci con-
trary to by-
law may be
removed.
sonablelimein that behalf under the direction of the mayor,police
magistrate or chairman of the fire and water committee to em-
ploy such aid and assistance as may be necessary and to remove
ihe same at the expense of the person in default.
(2) And generally to enforce the provisions of the by-laws
of the Town in force for preventing fires.
194. The fire warder or inspector of buildings may, under
the direction of the mayor, police magistrate or cnairman of the
fire and water committee pull down or remove at the expense of
the owner thereof, any building or erection which may be con-
structed or placed in contravention of this by-law.
Mode of con- 195- Every chimney or flue built or constructed within the
structing ^^^ ^ own, shall be built of brick, stone or other incombustible ma-
flues, terial, and the walls thereof shall be not less than four inches in
thickness, exclusive of plastering and shall be well and suflrcient-
ly plastered and every su<;h chimney shall rise at least three feet
above the toof of the house or building in which the same shall
be ; and every such chimney or flue if built in circular form shall
be not less than twelve inches in diameter, and if of oval form
not less than nine inches by sixteen inches, and every such chim-
ney or flue shall be so constructed as to admit of its being scrap-
ed, brushed or cleansed.
Chimneys and 1 96. No person shall build or construct within the Town^
Xcted asTn any chimney or flue otherwise than in accordance with the pro-
jireceding sec- ^.^j^^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^^^ preceding section of this by-law, and no per-
son shall use within the Town any chimney or flue constructed
or built otherwise than in accordance with such provisions.
stove pipes.
197. The pipe of every stove, chimney or fire place within
the Town, shall be conducted into a chimney of stone, brick or
other incombustible material, and in all cases where a stove pipe
passes through the wood work of a building within the Town, it
shall be separated from such woodwork at least three inches by
metal or other incombustible material, and all pipes from stoves
or fire places shall be supported and stayed by wires, and no
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person shall within the Town use any pipe or stove pipe which
is not put up in accordance with the provisions of this by-law.
198. The occupant or other person in possession or charge HearthBo^r^
of any house or building within the Town, or of any room or puoed under
place therein, where a stove is used shall have placed and keep
under such stove a hearth or pan of brick or metal, or other in-
combustible material, and the bottom of such stove shall not be
less than eight inches from such heurth c: pan, and the sides or
ends thereof, not less than eighteen inches from any wooden par
tition and the pipes of su.-h stove shall not be placed within twelve Placing and
inches of the ceilmg or of any wooden partition, and where any stovepipes,
such stove is used to heat more than one room or place by being
built into any wall or partition, the space around it on the top
and sides to the distance of at least nine inches shall be filled up
with bricks and mortar, stone, sheet iron, or other incombustible
material.
199. No person shall keep or have in any house or place g^^^ing^f
within the Town at any one time, more than ten pounds of gun- Runpowder.
powder, unless the same is kept in a magazine to be approved of
by the fire and water committee, and all gunpowder under the
said quantity which is kept on hand by any person within the
Town shall be deposited in a fire proof box or safe, and no per-
son shall take a lighted candle, lantern, lamp or light, or fire of
uny description near the same.
200. The chief of police, constable, fire warden or any peace
officer upon the written authority of the mayor, police magistrate
or chairman ot the fire and water committee or any inspector may
at any time between the hours of nine o'clock in the forenoon
and six o'clock in the afternoon, enter into and upon any house,
building or place within ihe Town for the purpose of examining
the same in order that he may ascertain whether the provisions
of the by-laws of the Town for preventing fires are observed ana
no person shall obstruct the said officeis in making such examina-
tion, or refuse him or prevent him having access to such house,
building or, place for tne purpose aforesaid.
Officers ma7
exAinine
premised to
see if provi-
Bionsof by-
law are ob-
served
Officers not to
be obstructed
or hindereda
in so doing.
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Chimney
sweep.
SWEEPING OF CHIMNEYS.
201. There shall be one chimney sweep ippointed for the
Town.
Duties of. 20J. It shall be the duty of the chimney sweep :
To provide
brashes and
apparatus.
To sweep
chimneys
when requir-
ed.
To complain
to Inspector
of infraction
of by-laws.
Totepor*^ any
dangerous
chimney or
flue.
Chlmii' /
sweep -d give
security.
Fees.
(i.) To provide himself with such brushes and other appar-
atus for cleaning chimneys as shall be approved of by the fire and
water committee, and he shall not be entitled to collect the fees
and rates authorized by this by-law unless such apparatus is used.
(2.) To cause »o be well and effectually swept every flue and
chimney in use within ♦he Town, which he shall be required to
sweep.
(3.) To make complaint to the inspector of buildings of any
infraction of the by-laws of th" Town relating to the swe-ning of
chimneys in order that the offender may be proceeded against.
(4.) To report to the inspector of buildings any chimney or
flue which shall be so const -ucted as to be dangerous in promot-
ing or causing fires, and any other infraction of the by-laws of the
Town for preventing fires.
203. The chimney sweep shall give security to the satisfac-
tion of the fire and water committee, for the due and 'ifficient
performance of his duties and for the payment of any damage
done to any perso 1 by the negligent dischar!i;e of such duties.
204. The chimney sweep shall be entitled to the foiicving
rates and fees for services performed by him, that is to say :
.or sweeping each flue of a one-story house, ten cents.
For sweeping each flue of a two-siory house, fifteen cents.
For sweeping each flue of a house more than two stoiies high,
twenty-five cents,
205. Every person occupying a house or building, or i«aom
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therein within the Town, in or attached to, which there is a chim- oooupantB to
, , , have chim-
ney or flue or pipe used as a chimney o- Hui, it the same nas neysand fluo»
been in constant use during the year, shall cause the same to be
well and sufficiently swept and cleaned once in every six months; i ^loo a year
and if the same has not been in constant use during the year ua^ otherwise
shall cause the .ame to be well and sufficiently swept and clean- °"°®-
ed once in every twelve months.
POLLIi^G SUB-DIVISIONS.
M-
206. Each of the wa'-ds within the Tov/n shall form two Wards toform
polling sub-divisions
two pollinK
BUb-diviaionH.
207. The first polling sub-division of the first ward shall j,,^^^ p^„i„jj
consist of that part of the said ward which lies west of McKellar 5J»„^;f ';;,S
and Richmond street?, and south of the road allowance between
the 4th and 5th coacess^ions of Adelaide. Polling place at the
Maitland street school house, and shall be known as polling sub- Sub-division
division numiset one.
208. The second polling s-b-division of the first ward shall gee ,nd pomng
consist of that part of the said ward which lies west of Maria t]*;f 1 ^ard.'
street to its intersection at the side road; thence west thereof and
north of the road allowance between the 4th and 5th concessions
of Adelaide. Polling place at or near R. P. Smith's coach house, Suh-divislon
and shall be known as polling sub-division namber two.
209. The first polling sub-division of the second ward shall piy„t r,oiiing
consist of that part of the said ward which lies west of Caradoc ?j'o.'2 vaSr
street and north of Centre street to Frank street ; thence north of
James street to Maria street and its intersection with the side
road. Polling place at the Town llall.and shall be known as poU- s^yb-division
ing sub-division number three.
No 3.
210. The second polling sub-division ot ih*- second ward ^^^^^^ ^^jj,
shall consist of that part of the said ward which lies west of Car- ^Y^^^^ofl^''
jidoc street and south of Centre street to Frank street ; ihence ward,
south ot James street and east of Richmond and McKellar st. eets. ^^ (^j^jgion
Polling place at the High School, and shall be known as polling No. i.
sub-division number four.
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Plnitpor'nic
Hub-dfvlHlon
No. 3 WBtd.
Bub-d'vlHion
No. 6.
211. The first polling sub-division of the third ward shall
consist of that part of llic suid ward which lies east of Caradoc
street and north of Metcalfe street. Polling plare at the Colborne
street school house, and shall be known as polling sub-division
number five.
8 cond po -
InBBub-d' vi-
sion No. 3
ward.
Sub-c'' vision
No. 6.
312. The serond polling sub-division of 'he third ward shall
consist ot that part of the said ward which lies east of Caradoc
street and south of Metcalfe street. Polling place at the Caradoc
street school house, and shall be known as polling sub-division
number six.
PUBLIC MARKET.
Market
Mprket days,
Time when
cpen.
213. The market for the corporation of the Town of Strath-
roy shall be known as the Strathroy market, bounded on the east
by P'rank street, on the south by James street, on he west by
Thomas street, and on the north by broken lots nu:nbering from
seventy-four to seventy-eight inclusive, on the south of Centre
street containing one and three-fourths acres more or less, except-
ing and reserving that portion thereof lying on the north and
western side reserved for leasing purposes.
214. Every day in the year shall be a market day excepting
Sundays, Christmas day, Good Friday and New Year's day, and
Wednesday's and Saturday's of such week shall be observed as
special market days.
215. The market shall be opened every morning, Sundays,
Christmas day. Good Friday and New Year's day excepted, by
the clerk of the market at six o'clock a.m., between the first days
of May and December, and at eight o'clock a.m., during the rest
of the year, and shall be closed at 5 o'clock p.m., all the year
round.
Fees of weigh 2 1 6. That the iees of the v/eigh scales be sold or let, or a
Bofd^orfet.^ clerk appointed as the Council may determine, and the person
Clerk of ma?- purchasing or leasing the same shall be the clerk of the market,
eeouritV.'^* and shall give security to the corporation for the payment of the
purchase money or fees collected in such proportions and at such
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periods and for the general performance of the duties of hiu office
as the corporation shall from time to time by resolution adopt, and
if any clerk shall wilfully commit a breach of any of the provi- »;«Jj;j,Hyjo^r^.
lions of this bylaw or wilfully misbehaves himself in his office he law.
shall incur a penalty of not less than one dollar or more than
twenty, to be recovered before the police magistrate, or any )us-
tice of the peace having jurisdiction, and on conviction as afore-
said, said market clerk may forfeit his said office, and the corpor-
ation may thereafter resell the said weigh fees for the remainder
of the term or appoint another clerk.
217. When the market clerk shall weigh a load of hay, goods afo-J-^wo'^h-
or merchandise, grain, pork or other articles, he shall give the eU-rk^to «ivea
paity a ticket containing the name of the party for whom weigh-
ed, the weight of the load including the waggon or other vehicle,
and the quantity weighed in the denomination in which the same
is usually sold.
218 No assistant clerk shall be appointed until first being ^ggigt^nt
approved by the Town Council and taking the usual declaration -»J«" -n-i-oin'-
of office, the Council holding the right of discharging all assistant
clerks for misconduct.
319. That the market clerk shall be responsible for and Market^ ojork
make good any injury occasioned by his misconduct or that of ^<;r^a'jyy»|m>ry
his assistant.
aBsistant.
aao. The clerk shall attend to the weigh house every lawtul ^,,^^^ ^^ ^^^^
day, and open said weigh houscat the hour specified in section {Swfufd*^*;'^
two'hundred and fifteen of this by-law, and keep it open every
lawful market day until the hour of five o'clock p.m.
331.
i he clerk of the market shall enforce the removal of p^^^j „,
any waggon or other vehicle from the ground as soon as the pro- °" •
duce brought in it shall have been sold, and it shall be his duty
to enforce the removal of every obstruction and nuisance of any
kind from the market ground.
222. Any person bring into the market anything for sale in
any waggon or other vehicle shall place his waggon or other
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waKgons.&o.. vehicle in such place and order as the clerk of the market shall
iuoX^bf direct, and in case of refusal so to do the clerk of the market
^^^'^' may enforce its removal, but in carrying out the provisions of
this section no preference whatever shall be given by the clerk
of the mark et.
8 2^. No huckster, grocer, butcher or runner shall on special
&c..not to buy j^jarket days before the hour of eleven o'clock in the forenoon
market dayB within the Town, purchase market meats, fish, fruit, roots, vege-
o'ciookf ^^ tables, poultry, and diary products, eggs and all articles required
for family use and such as are usually sold m the market, pro-
vided always that potatoes and pork by the load for export be
exempt from the operation of this clause.
Only licensed 224. No person except licensed butchers shall sell meat m
sell meu\n less quantities than by the quarter, and no butcher shall expose
sinaii quanti- ^^^^ f^j. gj^jg ^j J^ny other place than in the market stalls or such
other place as the Council may by regulation permit.
Tainted orun
wlifllesome
meat, &c.
225. No person shall bring into or expose for sale within
the Hmits of the corporation any tainted or unwholesome meat,
poultry, fish or other articles of food, and it shall be the duty of
the clerk of the market until an inspector is appointed for the
purpose, to inspect all meat, poultry, -fish, or other articles of food
MaybeseiMd. brought to or exposed within the corporation, and if any of such
articles be found tainted or unwholesome, to seize and destroy the
same.
Immoderate
driving.
Auction sales
Prov'.o.
226. No person or persons shall drive any vehicle, horse or
other animal on the market square, or any portion thereof at an
immoderate rate.
227. No person or persons shall expose for sale any goods or
■ chattels by auction on any street, lane or vacant lot in the cor-
poration, nor shall sell by auction on the market before the hour
of 12 o'clock noon, except animals ; and all sales on the market
place shall be under the supervision of the market clerk, and it
shall not be lawful for persons to assemble or congregate on the
sidewalks spas to prevent or obstruct the public from passing or
repassing.
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228. The Council shall furnisl the market clerk with a book tjierK to be
wherein be shall keep an account as directed by the Council, ot with book,
all articles weighed, the owner's name, the ^^ eight of such articles
showing the gross and net weight, and the number when practi-
cable. It shall also be the duty of the clerk to give to each per-
son for whom any article shall be weighed a cheque which shall
be a true copy ot the ectry in his book.
229. The following shall -be paid to the market clerk for
weighing and measuring :
For weighing a load of hay, fifteen cents.
For weighing slaughtered meat, or grain, or other articles ex-
posed for sale under one hundred pounds, two cents,.
Over one hundred pounds and up to^ one thousand pounds,
five cents.
•Over one thousand pounds, ten cents.
For weighing live animals other than sheep or pigs per head,
three cents.
Sheep or pigs if more than five, per head, one cent.
If less than five, for the lot, four cents.
For measuring a load of wood, five cents. I
230. All persons residing within the corporation offering ^^^.^^^^^^^^^
grain of their own growth and raised within the corporation, or from all re^_
produce of any kind as aforesaid, for>ale,^shall be free from all cept weigh
the restrictions of this by-law except the weigh fees.
231. The clerk of the market shall keep the market house, ^^^^ ^f,^^^_
shed and grounds clean, and shall keep up a fire in the market ket cicrK.
house when the same is required.
232. No person shall sell or offer for sale within the Town Calf meat,
for the purpose of the same being used as food, any calf or meat
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of any calf which shall have been less than four weeks old at the
time it was killed.
Dressed fowls 233. That no turkeys, chickens or other fowls shall be offer-
i?om food. ed for sale within the Town unless the crops of such turkeys,
chickens or other fowls are free from food or other substance,
and shrunken close to their bodies.
Penalty.
Court of Re-
Tision.
Summary
remedy.
Penalty.
234. Every person exposing for sale turkeys, chickens or
other fowls contrary to the provisions of the next preceding sec-
tion shall be liable to the penalties imposed by this by-law for an
infraction Of the provisiuns thereof.
COURT OF REVISION.
235. The Court of Revision shall not have power under the
provisions of section fifty-eight of "The Assessment Act" or any
other act which may be passed for the like purpose, to remit or
reduce the iaxes due by any person, imless the petition for such
remission or reduction is presented during the year for which
such ta::es shall have been imposed.
SUMMARY REMEDY IF BY-LAWS NOT
OBEYED.
236. If any person shall make default in doing any matter or
thing which is by this by-law directed to be done by him, such
matter or thing may unless where it is otherwise provided by this
by-law be done at the expense of the person in default, and the
expense thereof may be recovered by the Council uith costs by
action and distress, and in case of non-payment thereof, the Kame
shall be recovered in like manner as municipal taxes,
PENALTY.
2 V- Any person guilty of an infraction of any of the pro-
visions of this by-law shall, unless where another and different
penalty is prescribed by this by-law.be liable on conviction to be
fined in any sum not exceeding fifty dollars, exclusive of costs ;
arid in case of non-payment of the fine and costs, the same may
m>?^-:^4mm^Ez
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.e levied by distress and sale ^r the , cods -d c^^^^^^^^^^^^
offender; and in case of ----^^^'^'''^'^1^^^^ can
there being being no distress ^"^\7\°^J ^^^ in the
be levied such offender -f ^ f J^^^^^^^^^ 'jjo without hard
common gaol of the codttty of Middlesex, wiin
iSr a'ny period not exceeding twenty-one days.
.,8 Every money penalty recovered before f J^lJ^[lZ^.^ u>
23». r,vc y J.^ inctices of the peace, under this Dy {"reaflurer.
police magistrate or justice or justices o ^" J treasurer for
law, shall be paid over by him or them to the Town
the use of the municipality.
REPEAL OF BY-LAWS.
.39. Alloy-laws inconsistent with the provisions ot this by^.
law are hereby repealed.
Passed in open CouncU this seventh day of November in the
y Jof our Ld one thousand eight hundred and eighty-two.
J. B. WINLOW,
, Clerk.
D. M. CAMERON,
Chairman of Counciu
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