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It will be observed, that in the following pages, the order in which the Bye-Laws were passed, has not been followed, and such parts of their original form as were purely technical, have been omitted, and a classification of subjects at- tempted for the purpose of rendering the compilation concise and easy of reference. There is added an appendix, embracing chiefly extracts from provincial enactments and regulations having reference to the Citv of Montreal. IV. The recent existence of our Municipal Corporation, the multiplicity of subjects for which entirely new regulations have been framed, the rapid increase of the population of the City and extension of its limits, ren- der it impossible to judge of the propriety and fitness of all the following Bye-Laws, until a much longer experience shall have sufficiently tested them. Many of them have been framed under serious difficulties, arising from defects in the Ordinances of Incorporation. MONTREAL, 1st NOV. 1842. ci])al s for been ition ren- •iety aws, lave hem ties, 3 of I NDEX. A. Animals, driving of, ""'S"; not to be ill used, "^[ -i Amusements, places of, to be closed on Sunday,'..*.*.'... !i...*.'.*l 16 Apprentices, Regulations respecting, *.*.*.117 Assessment on Property, ..!...!.'.*.**..''.' 75 persons aggrieved by amount of, to apply' to Council, 7Q Auctioneers, duty on, ....'!].'! gn B. Bathing opposite City prohibited, 115 Bells, ringing of on Streets, prohibited, ".'.'.". .".*.'.'.*.",*.'l 17 Billiard Tables, duty on keepers of, ."/.]" 33 Bread, weight and quality of, *".'.. *.*..'.*..'.*.'.'.*.!'.'.13.5 to be stamped "iSf Butchers' Stalls to be leased annually, '.'.'..''..'.*.'.'.!.'...*'.,* 10 not to permit others to sell on their Stalls,'...'.!.".'.' M not to sell other articles than Meat, .".** H to keep Stalls clean, U not to encumber passages, "]| n to have Certificates of Registry, 22*-l-23 c. Carriages, ^ (Pleasure, ) duty on, .'.■"■. .'.*.■.'.*.'.*.'.■'.■.'.*.*■ '.*. .85-186 (tor Hire,) duty on, 81—85 Superintendent of, 7-> (for Hire,) to be enregistered, ] 72 Certificates, charges for, 73 Numbers to be affixed to, 24 Numbers not to be exchanged, *."..*.' 73 Drivers not to absent themselves from, ...*.*.' 74 Drivers not to loiter abodt, 70—1 lo I VI. PAGB. Cabs, Caleches, &c., Siaiuls for, 60 rates of Fare establishe , 64 detention of — how charged, 65 ^ higher rate after certain bours> 65 persons calling out cab,&c. to pay ^ fare, 66 Drivers to exhibit Tariff, 66 to have iarifF fixed inside of Cabs,.... 67 Lamps, Cabs to hav*?, with numbers painted on, 66 Carts, Stands for, 68 Tariff of Cartage, 69 to contain two hogsheads, 70 for Lime, size of, 70 for Loose Materials, » 71 to be provided with Drivers, 72 Drivers to be able-bodied men, 70 Carters to take -first offer, 70 Carrier Bdvs on Markets, 24 to have names enregistered, 24 Cellar — Shoots in Streets to be covered, 98 Cellar Doors, rekgulations concerning, 110 ChimnieS; duty on, llJi to be swept every twt) months, 113 penalty on occupants for refusing to have them swopt, 46 in case of Chimney iaking fire, penalty on occu- pants, 47 — 58 to be kept in order, c 50 construction of, 50 of Brick, to be eight inches thick, 51 Ladders to be attached to, 51 tops of, to be hooped with Iron or cramped, 51 Clerks of Markets, (see Markets.) D. Distilleries, erection of, 56 Dogs, duty on, 86 Doors to Archways on Streets to open inwards, 114 Drains and Common Sewers, 100 opening of Streets for, 100 expense of — by whom borne, 101 private, size and construction of, 102 Duties, penalty on persons not paying,, 85 when leviable, 84 Persons liable to pay, 88 E. Bxhibitions of Wild Beasts, duty on, 87 not to be opened without permission of the Mayor, 87 (Kqueslrian,) duty on, 8H vn. F. Farmers not to encumber Streets near Markets, ^14 allowed to sell Butcher Meat on Markets, 10 Fire Arms, I .. . Fire Works, I P^"^"3^ ^°'' '^^scharging of, 57 Fire Department, , 35 Members and Officers, 85 allowance to Members, 36 Badges of Members, 43 Inspector, duties of, • 37—40 may dismiss Men, S6 may QfFer Rewards, 39 may enter & examine Premises, 40 Captains, duties of, 40 — 41 senior to take precedence, 42. responsible for Property, 40 to drill Companies once a-month, 42 penalty for absence, 42 Lieutenants, duties of, 43 Men, duties of, 43 Members, duty of, in case of Fire 44 penalty for disorderly conduct,.. 44 list of, to be sent to Sheriff,.... 44 First Engine, Premium to, 45 Tire Committee to procure Buildings to keep Engines, Hose, &c. in, 45 "ire, Rules and Regulations for Preventing Accidents by, 48 Gable-ends of Houses, construction of, 48 Division Walls, construction of, 49 Steam-engines, erection of, ^ 53 Matches, Friction, making of, 53 Lamps not allowed in Stables, &c. without Lanterns,... 54 Shavings, where not allowed to be burned, 54 Smoking in Stables, &c., penalty for, 54 Stove-pipes, placing of, 49 holes not to be left open, 49 through Roofs prohibited, 51 Boilers for Soap, &c., ciOLstruction of, , 52 Distillerie:^, erection of, • 56 Wood-yards, */, .'...;;,*; 55 Wood-ashes, Hay, &c 55 Unslacked Lime, where to be kept, 54 Scuttles on Roofs, 55 Fire-arms, penalty for discharging of,., 57 Wooden Houses, building of, 58 Houses, imperfections in, to be remedied, 59 Shingle Roofs to be white-washed or painted, 57 Heartli-stones nlaoinp of i.iii,,. ,. , 'l^ I I Vlll. PAGK. G. Games on Streets on Sunday prohibited, 116 Grocers, duty on, 80 Gunpowder, storing of, 127 not more than 251bs. to be kept in one House, 127 penalty if more than 251bs. is kept, ..127 proceedings to be adopted in cases of suspicion, 128 Hawkers, duty on, 82 S:^' Market,} («" Markets,) 24 Horses, duty on, 84 Houses, wooden, building of, 38 impel fections in, to be remedied, 59 Ladders to, 51 — 54 Hucksters, 20 to have Certificates, 23 to exhibit Certificate, - 23 not to purchase before certain hours, 20 — 21 not to p\irchase Provisions before coming to Market, 20 times when they may purchase, 21 L. Ladders to Chimnies,.. 51 on Buildings, 54 Liverystable -keepers, duty on,... 81 Lots, vacant, to be fenced or enclosed 114 M. Markets, 3 Rules and Regulations ot, 3 Clerks, General Duties of, ....3 — 4 to keep accounts of all violations of regu- lations, 3 liable to bo dismissed for incompetency,... 4 not to trade or purchase for others, 4 duties, menial of, to be performed by persons ap- pointed by Market Committee, 4 Regulations, General, 5 persons selling Butcher Meat, &c., elsewhere than on Markets liable to penalty, 5 New Market. — Market days and hours, 5 to be swept, 14 Clerk of, to decide desputes, 6 Articles to be placed on Stalls, 7 Articles deficient in weight or disguised to be confiscated, 8 Articles to be re-weighed or re-measured by Clerk, 9 IX. New Market. — Articles prohibited from being sold on, 9 Auction Salerf near, prohibited, 9 Animals not to be killed or bled, &c., on, 7 Butchers' Stalls of, to be let annually by Auction, 10 to have Certificates of Registry,22 — 23 not to permit others to sell on their Stalls, 11 not to sell other things, 11 to keep their Stalls clean, 11 not to encumber passages, 11 Stalls to be numbered, 14 ('hafing Dishes prohibited on Market, 15 Farmers not to encumber Streets near Market, 14 Fees for Stands, 12 to be collected by Clerk, 12 Grain to be weighed by Clerk if desired,... 18 Hand-carts and Sleds prohibited in passages, 12 Hucksters, (see Hucksters,) 20 Meat not to be retailed, except on Butchers' Stalls, • 10 Meat, putrid, not to be kept or left on, 12 Persons disorderly, penalty on, 14 Provisions, &c., brought in Schooners, &c., can be sold on board after notice,...,.-. 21 Provisions, unwh jlesome, .....7 — 22 Rates, penalty on persons refusing to pay,. 14 Stands to be allotted on vacant spaces, 13 Stalls to be numbered, 14 Vehicles to be arranged by Clerk, 6 Sides of, not to be used as a Caleche stand, 13 Venders to be classified by Clerk, 6 — 7 all, to have Weights and Measures, 9 not to weigh for others, 9 Weights and Measures to be inspected by Clerk, 16 Weights, denominations of, , 16 quantity in Bag and Tureen, 17 Weights not to remain in scales after weigh- ing 17 Weigh-house — when to be kept open, 15 rates for weighing, 15 rates for measuring, 16 Fish Market — where lobe held, 18 Clerk of New Market, to have controul over, IS to keep it clean, 18 Fish not to ho gutted on Market, 19 Fish, tainted, to be confiscated, 19 I X. Fish Market — Stalls to be kept clean, '''iy no persons but Fishermen allowed to sell,.... 19 Hay Market on Commissioners' Square, 24 Hay, for sale, to be taken to Hay Markets,... 24 to be weighed, 25 weight of, 25 damaged, 28 gathering of, on Market prohibited 29 Certificates of Weight, 26 valid for one day only, 29 form of, 27 Illegal Certificate, penalty for, 28 Vehicles to be arranged by Clerk, 29 to be stamped, 25 Weighing, charges for, , 27 Weigh-house, when open, 29 Cattle Market, to be held on Vigor Square 30 Market hours, 31 Regulations of Hay Market applicable to this, 30 Clerk to preserve order, 31 orders of, to be obeyed, .33 to keep accounts of Monies, 33 Cattle, not to be sold on New Market, 3| cruelty to, prohibited, 32 register of, , 33 Charges, go Pens to be erected, jjg Matches, Friction, makingof without permission, prohibited,' 53 Measures, (see Markets,) ,^^ 2g Merchants, wholesale, duty on> /////.......'.... 77 retail, duty on, 77 Montreal, City and Town of, .*..".'!.'.'..".'].'.'.'.".*!!.'l21 constituted a liody Corporate, .'.*.'.*.*122 divided into Wards, .'.'..*.'!.','!.'.".123 Wards, boundaries of, 123 126 N. Nuisances, q^ Inspector of Fire Department to enforce regula- tions relating to, *^ 94 Stagnant VV'ater on Lots, 90 Private Drains for carrying off Stagnant Water,' ^'^ 90 Privies, all Dwelling-houses to have, 9] to be cleaned, 91 Water, dirty, allowing to run from Pre'mi's'es] ' penalty for,.., 92 Water, dirty, throwing "into Streets, penal'ty'for" 92 Swine, =.. = .... , ^ ■; Qi, XI. Nuisances. — Dead Animals, 03 Putrid Substances, gjj Rubbish, places for, 94 transport of, through Streets, 94 Yards to be kept clean, 91 P. Pawnbrokers, duty on, ^2 Property, malicious injury to, , 129 Provisions for sale to be taken to Market, ', 20 unwholesome, , 7 22 R. Retailers, duty on, nn Roads, Winter, Snow on, to be levelled, .'.'.'." 97 Snow, not more than four inches of, to be kept on Side-paths, 97 Snow on Streets to be cut to a certain depth, 98 Ice on same to be made rough, gg on Streets to be removed, 97 Sleighs, how to be driven in coming out of Cross-streets, gg Sleigh-bells,..., 97 Pools of Water to be drained off, 99 Plates over Shoots to be made rough, 98 Wheeled- carriages not to be used after notice from Surveyor,.. gg S. Sewers, common, (see Drains,) iqq Sleighs, ....*.".'.* 131 Bells of, '" 07 description to be used for transport and passcnvcrs, l31 Drivers of, to keep to the right f. I33 Penalty on persons offending, I34 Servants, hired, regulations respecting .'.*..'.*.'.'.* 117 Spouts, Buildings adjoining Streets to have, .'."!!.'ll2 Stage-coaches, duty on, **"* oc Statute-labour Money, *' *' mn Streets, sweeping of, ' ' 05 Snow on, to be levelled, .*.'..'..'.'.' 97 not to be allowed to accumulate on Side-paths, 97 Ice on, to be made rough, 9^ Snow and Ice to be removed on notice, 96 97 Plates on, to be made rouah, ' Ott iiixcavations m, i |,o Obstructions in, _ "*10'3 projections into, to be removed by order of the City Surveyor, 103 Side-walks of, penalty for encumbering .*..*.'.','. 105 Signs on, not to extend more than (J inciios fromWJuij !06 Awning-posts, AO^ Xll. Wares, ^c, suspended from Houses, I OH raising Goods from, penalty for, 107 crossings not to be obstructed, 107 Hand-barrows not to be used on Side-paths, 108 Side-paths of, persons injuring to repair same, 108 no persons to sell anything on 109 Cellar Doors on, 110 Oaming Tables on, prohibited, ..100 Trucks not to be backed on Foot-paths, except in certain cases, 10^ skating on, prohibited, 110 foot-ball on, prohibited, 1 1 1 Stoves, regulations concerning, 52 Sweeping Chimnies, Overseer of, 40 of Chimnies, 113 jefuslng to have Chimney swept, penalty for, 46 Overseer to accompany Sweepers, 47 to obey orders of Fire Committee,... ... 47 to collect Dues and Charges, 47 to hav3 an Office, , 4S Sweepers, pay «»f. 48 T. Taxes, (see Assessment,) 76 Tavern-keepers, duty on, .... 78 Theatres, duty on, 87 Timber, large, not to be dragged on Streets, 115 Trading on Sunday prohibited, 116 Trees, &c., destroying or damaging, ....129 V. Vehicles, (see Carriages,) 60 duty on, 85 — 86 Vegetables, destroying or damaging of, 130 W. Walls, Fences, &c., destroying of, 131 Wards of the City, boundaries of, , 123 Weights and Measures, (see Markets,) 16 Weigh-house, (see Markets,) 15 — 29 N. B By Resolution of Council, the duties of Superintendent of Coaches, &c, were assigned to the Clerk of the New Market, so far as regards the issuing of Certificates of Registry of Carters, &c. and the charges for the same in the Market Bye-Law, superseded by those in Bye-Law of 6th October, 1841— page 73. ERRATUM In 8th line of Section 18, in page 110, for " under the penalty of five shillings for each offence,"' read, " under a penalty not exceeding twenty shillings for each offence." MARKETS CHAPTEK I. KEGULATIONS RELATING TO PUBLIC MARKETS AND MARKET-PLACES.* GENERAL DUTIES OF CLERKS OF MARKETS. 1. That the Clerks of the Markets shall, under to .nfor.e the control and superintendance of the Market "'■""''°"" Committee appointed by the said Council, have the care and superintendance of the markets and market-places respectively, belonging to the said city ; and that it shall be their duty to execute and carry into effect, all the regulations, orders, and bye-laws for the government of the same res- pectively, and all the orders of the said Com- mittee, not inconsistent with or repugnant to the said regulations, orders, or bye-laws. all violaliout of 2. That it shall be the duty of the said Clerks to keep ac i.„ . . , - , , counts of al to enter m a book, to be kept for that purpose, uulei! accurate accounts, from day to day, of any and • Bye-Law " For the better Government of the Public Markets and Market Places in the said City, and to Increase the Revenue there, from, ' passed on the 22nd day of May. 1841. I PUBLIC MARKETS. Liable to be flismisspd for incompetency every infringement or violation of any of the rules, regulations, or bye-laws in force, together with the name or names of the party offending, as also the name or names of one or more persons who may have witnessed such infringement or viola- tion, and whir^i said book shall be at all times open to the inspection of the said Committee. 3. That negligence, incapacity, partiality, or the shghtest breach of trust in the performance of their duties, shall subject the said Clerks to im- mediate dismissal from office. N ot to trade or purchase for otliers. 4. That it shall not be lawful for any of the said Clerks, or of their assistants, to tr ide, either directly or indirectly, in, or have any direct or indirect interest in the sales or profits of, any things or animals, which shall be brought and exposed to sale on any of the said markets or market- places, or to purchase any such, for and on behalf of others ; but the said Clerks or their assistants shall not hereby be prohibited from purchasing in the said markets what may be necessary for the private use of themselves and families. To bft per- formed by persons ap. pointed by Market Com mittee. MENIAL DUTIES ABOUT MARKETS. 5. That it shall be the duty of the Market Committee to appoint proper persons to perform the menial duties and services in and about the said markets and market-places, and to determine their remuneration, and to remove them sure. plea- PlfBLEC MARKETS. 5 GENERAL REGULATIONS. 6. That any person or persons who shall here- after sell, on any other place than the public markets or market places in the said city, or ex- pose for sale any fres'i provisions, butchers' meat, live cattle, forage, or other effects commonly sold on the markets, shall incur and pay a fine or penalty of not less than ten and not more than twenty-five shillings : Provided, it shall be lawful for the Market Committee named by the Council of the said city to establish private stalls in other parts of the city, and the occupiers of such stalls shall be bound by the rules relating to butchers, in the same manner as if the stalls were on the said markets. Persons iftll. ing butchers' meat&(-.piiin- where thnu on markota liuhle to pon- alty of 25». Market Com. mittee may permit pri- ▼ate stalls to be established NEW MARKET. 7. That it shall be the duty of the Clerk of ^''V^"' ''■'•y* •' ^* and hours. the New Market to cause it to be kept open daily, (Sundays and holidays excepted,) from five o'clock in the morning till four o'clock in the afternoon, from the first day of April to the first day of December, and from seven o'clock in the morning till four o'clock in the afternoon, from the first day of December to the first day of April, in each and every year : Provided, that on the Saturday in each week, (when not a holiday,) the said market shall be kept open till ten o'clock at night, and when Saturday is a holiday, it shall be kept open to the same hour on the preceding or Friday night. 6 PUBLIC MARKETS. Clerk to de- cide diiputei. 8. That it shall be the duty of the Clerk of the said Market, to attend to the same constantly, during market hours, unless prevented by sickness or unavoidable accident, and to inspect all article brought to the said market, and to decide all dif- ferences and disputes therein between buyers and sellers, and to enforce with impartiality all the regulations for the government of the same. Vcliicles to be arranged by orders of clerk. 9. That it shall be the duty of the said Clerk to arrange all vehicles brought to market outside the footpaths next to the stalls ; and should any of the owners or drivers thereof refuse to obey his orders in this particular, he or she shall incur and J xy a penalty not exceeding twenty shillings and not less than five shillings for each and every offence. 10. That all persons who shall bring goods or provisions to sell on the said market, either upon Persona to rang-e them. selvps on the •tenches, aud to submit to • i /» i order of Clerk or ou the Gutsidc 01 tlic covcrcd benches, shall place themselves according to the directions of the said Clerk, and in case of dispute concerning pre- ference or choice of places upon the said covered benches, or elsewhere in any part of the said market, the s< id Clerk is hereby authorized to decide the same, and all persons who shall not submit to his decision, or who shall refuse to remove the chests, boxes, or benches upon which the goods or provisions shall be exposed to sale, or to place themselves in the line or row that the said clerk shall point out to them, shall incur a fine not exceeding twenty shillings and not less than five shillings, for each offence. PUBLIC MARKETS. VeiitltTstobe il > 11. That it shall be the duty of the said Clerk, c\l»Z' as far as practicable, to classify the various deno- minations of venders, and to arrange all those con- tiguously who deal in the same or similar articles. 12. That provisions or CxFects brought to the 4'\*i«cpd*o" said market and exposed to sale, shall be placed on stalls or benches, or contained in carts or other vehicles, boxes, barrels, bags, or baskets, and shall not be exposed or placed on the ground or pavement of the said market, with the exception of articles i.f ctraw manufacture and wooden ware, and m winter, of hogs, whole sheep, and beef in quarters, under a line or penalty of five shil- lings for each offence. 13. That anv person or persons, who shall l^ZZtl^ ♦^ "^ * , bled, Ac, on hereafter slaughter, or bleed, or gut any animal, "^""et. or pluck, or remove the feathers from any fowl or poultry of any description, or shall expose any meat in a bleeding state, or the uncleansed entrails of anv animal, in or on the said market, shall for- feit and pay a fine or penalty of five shillings for each offence. 14. That any person or persons who shall place ^Zt or offer for sale, on the said market, the flesh of any animal, which shall have died of disease, or which shall not have been in a sound state when killed, or any measly pork or any blown or fraudu- lently dressed meat, or any bull beef or boar-pork or any tainted or unwholesome meat, poultry, game, or any veal or lamb, under three weeks old, Unwlioleronie ions. 8 PUBLIC MARKETS. Articles (Ii'fl- ripnt, in «(flit or (lii)fiiiHi>(l, to be roiili^- I'ated, or unsaleable from leanness, shall, besides the confiscation and forfeiture of {dl such flesh, meat, poultry, or game, forfeit and pay a fine, not ex- ceeding forty shiUings, and not less than five shillings, for each offence. 15. That any person who shall sell or offer for sale in the said market, any article whatsoever, which shall be deficient in the weight or measure for which the same shall be sold, or offered for sale, or which shall, with fraudulent intent, be disguised, shall, for the first offence, suffer forfeiture of every such article, and for the second or any subsequent offence, shall, besides such forfeiture, f^y a penalty not exceeding twenty shillings, and not less than five shillings, and further, it shall be the duty of said Cierk, to seize and confiscate every such article, in presence of two credible witnesses, who shall assist at the examination of the same, and whose names shall be preserved in writing by the said Clerk, as also the day, month, and year of such confiscation, the name or names of the person or persons owning such property, and the quantity and quality of the same. ■;•! Ailiclf ■ may bRre-m('a>ur- p(l or re 16. That it shall be competent for any nur- P(l or re- , 1 1 n "^ '■ o]Z}'r:'r;;f.r. ^l^^ser who shall suspect any fraudulent dealing, or deem himself, or herself, wonged, in the weight or measure of any article or articles, bou^dit by hmi or her on the said market, to demand and have such article or articles re-measured or re- weighed at the market weigh-house, on condition, however, that the purchaser shall pay the charges PUULIO MARKETS. 9 of such re-measuring or re-weighiiig, should the pretended weight or measure l^e found to be cor- rect ; but, if otherwise, such charges shall be paid by the vender, besides the penalty herein- before imposed. 17. That all persons who shall sell or offer for ■;•! Each Vflnder tdlK-lirdviried sale, by retail, any goods or provisions whatsoever, «"'> •««""'•» by weight or measure, in or on the said markets, shall each be provided with a good beam, scales, weights, and measures of proper dimensions, and duly stamped according to law, under a penalty of ten shillings for every neglect so to do. 18. That any person or persons having scales f„fXT''*'' and weights for his own use, on the said markei, who shall weigh any article whatsoever for other individuals, shall forfeit and pay the fine or penalty of ten shillings for each oflfence. 19. That any person or persons who shall here- h|jt«£|{ora after sell, or expose for sale, on the said markets, ™"*^''*- any harness or leather, or any boots or shoes, of any description whatsoever, made of the same, or shall hawk about small wares, fruits, vegetables, sweets, or biscuits, or any goods or wares what- soever, on the said market, shall, for each and every such offence, incur and pay a fine of not less than five, and not exceeding fifteen shillings, or suffer imprisonment in the common gaol not longer than ten days. I 20. That any person or persons who shall here- ol,"^ sales near 10 PUBLIC MARKETS. market pro- hibited. after expose or sell any article or animal by auction, in the said market, or on any of the streets imme- diately adjoining or opposite the same, shall incur and pay a fine or penalty of fivp rounds for each offence ; provided that nothing in the foregoing shall be taken to extend to sales by the authority of law. Butchers' stills to be nniiiially aiictum. Int BUTCHERS. 21. That the butchers' stalls in the said markets ''^ shall be let annually, on the twenty-fifth day of August, by public auction, and that written leases of the same shall be immediately thereafter ex- ecuted, in which leases it shall be conditioned, among other things, that the lessees, and each of them, shall comply with the rules, regulations, and bye-laws, legally established for the government of the said market ; and that the said lessees shall not underlet the said stalls, or any part thereof, nor permit the same, or any part thereof, to be occupied by any other person, without the writ- ten consent of the Market Committee, imder a penalty of forfeiting their respective stalls and leases. Mciit not to hi" n>i;iil«'il I'xccpt on butclii-rs' stall.-, Faritiflrs ox- 22« That any person or persons who shall cut, retail, and weigh meat, beef, mutton, veal, lamb, salt pork, or beef, and expose the same for sale at any other than a butcher's stall, or at that of a vender of salt provisions, sliall incur and pay a penalty of ten shilHngs for each oflfence : Provided that nothing in the foregoing shall be construed to extend to countrymen and farmers bringing to PUBLIC MARKETS. 11 market and selling the meats raised or slaughtered on their own farms. ButoherB not to permit others to sell stalls 23. That any butcher who shall permit any other person or persons, not being in his employ, -""-»' to sell, or expose for sale, any article whatsoever, on his or her stall or stalls, shall incur and pay a fine of ten shilling for each offence. Nor sell any " le 24. That any butcher who shall hereafter sell, <^^j^ or expose for sale, on his or her stall or stalls, any other article than meat, shall incur and pay a penalty not exceeding twenty-five shillings for each offence. 25. That it shall be the duty of each and every ci:ar'"'""'' butcher, or other occupier of a stall or stalls in the said market, to keep the same at all times clean, and to scrape or wash the chopping-blocks, as often as necessary, in order that no blood or filth whatever may remain thereon ; and whenever any stall or stalls shall be left or kept in an unclean or improper state, it shall be the duty of the Clerk of the said market to cause the same to be cleansed, and to charge the expense thereof to the lessee or lessees thereof; and f^r each and every subse- quent offence the said lessee or lessees shall, besides the expense aforesaid, incur and pay a penalty of not less than five, and not more than thirty shillings. 2(). That any butcher, or other person, who ,^mbe shall obstruct or encumber the passage between the butchers' stalls, in the said market, by leaving Not to r» r |m»». age. I 12 PUBLIC MARKETS. Handcarts & sleds, in ])as sages oil. opposite to his or her stall any heads or hides of animals, or tubs of salted provisions, or other meat, or any thing whatsoever, or shall hang or affix meat to his or her stall, so that uie same shall project over and upon the said passage more than twelve inches, or shall suspend from the roof of the market-house, over the said passage, any meat, at a less height from the said passage than eight feet, shall incur and pay the penalty of ten shilUngs for each offence. 27. That it shall not be lawful for any person '"roiiit Qj, persons to drag or push any hand-cart, sled, or traineau, during market hours, on any of the pass- ages or foot-paths of the said markets, under the penalty of five shillings for each offence. No putrid inpiU or mat- ter to 1)0 left on stiiil?. 28. That any butcher, or occupier of a stall or stand in the said market, who shall keep or leave on the same, any meat, fish, or putrid matter, dif- fusing an offensive odour, shall incur and pay the penalty of ten shillings for each offence. Feostoberol- Serled bv tlio Clerk. FEES FOR STANDS. 29. That the following shall hereafter be the rent or daily payment to be demanded and received by the Clerk of the said market, for the occupation of unrented stalls or stands therein, to be daily collected by the said Clerk, immediately on such stall or stands being occupied, and to be accounted for in such manner and at such times as the Market Committee shall direct. PUBLIC MARKETS. 13 ■ Firstly, For a stand, under cover, of five feet in breadth, for the sale of fresh or salt pork, beef, or niutton. in the carcase or quarter, or fish m winter^ or any other article usually exposed for sale on the said market, fifteen pence per day. Secondly, For a stand for each vegetable car^ or corresponding winter vehicle, one shilling per day. Thirdly, For a stand of five feet in breadth, for the sale of eggs and poultry, not the produce of the vender's farm, one shilling and three pence ^turthly. For a stand of five feet in breadth, for a fruiterer, fifteen pence per day. Fifthly, For a stand of three feet m front, for the sale of cooked victuals, sixpence per day Sixthly, For a stand of three feet m front, tor the sale of any article not hereinbefore enmnerated, three pence per day. , stands may 30 That it shall, whenever required and ren- ,, .,i,,,w .m dered necessary, be lawful for the said Clerk to allot stands of five feet by four feet, on the vacau. space between the top of the said market and the Monument, and to exact for each such stand fifteen pence per day. . Siclc« of Mar- .31. That it shall not be lawful fcr any ca^r ^^^ or drivers of vehicles for hire, to occupy as a stand, any portion of the sides of the New Market, in the said City, until after market hours, under a . B,e.La« " To am.nd the Byc-L.w reguMng Car.. »n6 Carriage. ,„ iS: :,1 m., a Tariff »f Charge, for the sa^e." Pa»ed o„ .he 7th day of January, 1842. I 14 PUBLIC MARKETS. penalty not exceeding twenty-five shillings for each offence. Fiirraera not to encurabfT stretita in the neighbour, hood. Market lo be s\ve[jt. 32. That any farmer or farmers, or vegetable venders, or others, to whom no vacant space can be allotted on either of the sides of the said markets, who shall encumber, with their vehicles, the said streets, or any street or streets, in the immediate vicinity of the said market, shall incur and pay a penalty not exceeding twenty shillings, and not less than five shiUings, for each offence. 33. That it shall be the duty of the said Clerk to cause the said market to be swept every market day evening, and also the streets north-east and south-west of the stalls tO be swept daily, and kept clean, in summer, and to cause the snow thereon, in winter, to be levelled. rates. Penalty on 34. That anv person or persons who shall refuse persons ref us- •z ■•■ ^ ing to pay ^^^ ^^^ ^^ ^j^^ ^^j^ Clcrk, whcu demanded, any of the rents or rates hereinbefore specified, shall incur and pay a penalty not exceeding twenty shillings. stalls to l>p numbered. Penalty on disorderly ^ergons. 35. That all the stalls and stands in the said market shall be numbered in the manner to be determined on by the Market Committee. 36. That any person or persons who shall play at any game, or lie down, or sleep, or behave in a disorderly, noisy, or riotous manner, within the limits of the said market, shall incur a penalty not less than five shillings and not exceeding five PUBLIC MARKETS. 15 pounds, or imprisonment in the common gaol not exceeding tliirty days, lor each offence. . 1 Chiiiinf; dish. 37 That any person or persons who shall smoke, »,,.«.-. cr bum charcoal, or coal, or other substances m chafing dishes, under the said market-house, shall incur and pay a fine or penalty not exceeding fifty shillings, or suffer imprisonment not exceedmg thirty days for eax:h offence. WEIGH HOUSE. to be : op'">- 38 That it shall be the duty of the said Clerk St", to keep open the market weigh-house, during, and at the same times as the said market is herein- before directed to be kept open ; and the scales, weights, and measures, and every thing connected with it, shall be maintained in a clean and orderly manner : and that he shall weigh and measure the different articles that are sold and disposed ot in the said market, whenever he shall be thereunto required by the parties interested therein, or either of them, for which weighing or measuring he shall be entitled to ask, demand and receive the foUowmg charges, for and on account of the Corporation, to wit : — . Firstly, For weighing all articles not exceeding Rn^e^jor^^ ten pounds, one penny. Secondly, For weighing all articles over ten pounds, but not exceeding forty pounds, two pence. Thirdly, For weighing all articles over forty sever ^ ' ~ pounds, and not exceeding seventy pound; s, three pence. 16 PUBLIC MARKETS, Kutes for nit'a--uriiig'. Fourthly, For weighing all articles over seventy pounds, and not exceeding one hundred pounds, four pence. Fifthly, For weighing all articles over one hun- dred pounds, and not exceeding two hundred pounds, sixpence. Sixthly, For weighing all articles over two hun- dred pounds, there shall he charged, in addition to sixpence, for every additional one hundred pounds over the two hundred pounds, one penny. Seventhly, For the measuring of every half- pint, pint, quart, gallon, or for the measuring of every bushel or minot of any article, one penny. To lip in ted b clerk. Boeotnd by the c-li WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. 39. That it shall be the duty of the said Clerk, once in every month, or oftener if deemed neces- sary, to inspect, examine, and test all the weights, measures, and beams used in weighing and mea- suring in the said market ; and that any person or persons who shall neglect or refuse to exhibit his, her, or their weights, measures, or beams, or any of them, for the purpose of examination and in- spection as aforesaid, or shall obstruct, hinder, or molest the said Clerk in the performance of his duties, enjoined by this section, shall incur and pay a penalty not exceeding five pounds, or suffer imprisonment not exceeding fifteen days for each offence. Tlipir (li'iin- min;t(i<)!i 40. That the standard pound, avoirdupois weight, with its parts, multiples, and proportions, and that PUBLIC MARKETS. 17 the Canada minot, with its parts, multiples, and proportions, shall be held and considered as the weights and measures, according to which all articles exposed for sale, intended to be sold by weight or measure, shall be sold in or on the said market ; and any person or persons who shall, after the fifteenth day of June next, sell any article whatsoever, by weight or measure, in or on the said market, according to any other denominations of weights and measures then those hereinbefore specified, shall, for each offence, forfeit the sum of ten shiUings. 41. That each bae of potatoes shall contain one Q"/»*;[,I Z minot and a half : that the measure called a tureen, commonly used in the retailing of potatoes, peas, and beans in pod, and other such articles, is here- by required to be of the capacity of half a gallon, liquid measure, of the conical form as heretofore used ; but the diameter of the bottom of such measure shall hereafter be five inches, and the diameter of the top nine inches, under the penalty of ten shillings for each infraction of the provisions of this section. not remain in scales after 42. That any butcher, or other person, using to^ilmai •' scales af suspended beams and scales in the said market, "«« who shall allow any weight or weights, or other thing to remain in the said scales, after he or she, in any instance, shall have finished the weighing of meat or other articles he or she may deal in, shall forfeit and pay the fine or penalty of five shillings for each offence. 18 PUBLIC MARKETS. (irnin &c to bi> we iifhcd hvi'lork il'ilu- •ired. who shall sell 43. That any person or persons grain, meal, flour, or any other article whatsoever, by weight or measure, on the said market, and shall refuse to have such weighed by the Clerk of the market, if the purchaser desires, shall pay a fine of ten shillings for each offence. FISH MARKET. Wlicro to held . be 44. That the Fish Market, in the said New Market shall be the only place, except St. Ann's Market, for the vending of fresh fish in the said city, from the first day of April to the fifteenth day of December, in each year ; and any j)erson or persons who shall, within that period, sell or expose for sale, any fresh fish elsewhere, within the said city, with the exception aforesaid, shall incur and pay a penalty not exceeding forty shillings for each offence. Under con- trol of oierk, and to be kept Wt>iin. 45. That the said Fish Market shall be under the charge, control, and superintendance of the said Clerk of the New Market, and shall be kept open during the same hours as the said market is hereinfore directed to ])e kept open, provided that it shall not be required to be oj)en during any evening ; and that the said Clerk shall cause the said Fish Market to be well swept and washed every market day, afternoon; and that the said Clerk is hereby authorized to allot stands and places to persons bringing or exposing fish to sale in the said m.arket, who shall obey his orders in this respect, under a penalty not exceeding twenty PUBLIC MARKETS. 19 shillings, and not less than five shillings for each offence. 46. That any person who shall bring to, or Tainted fi.h expose to sale on, the said market, any unwhole- some or tainted fish, shall incur the seizure and confiscation of the same, and a further penalty of forty shillings for each offence. 47. That the sum of one shilling and three nentof"*"* pence shall be the rent or daily payment to be demanded and received by the said Clerk for the occupation of each and every of the stalls or stands in the said market, from each and every occupant or joint occupants of the same, to be daily collected by him for and on account of the Corporation, im- mediately upon such stall or stand being occupied. 48. That no person or persons other than fish- whomsysMi ermen, or those who have purchased from them ^^^' at the fishing places, shall sell, or expose for sale, any fresh fish in the said Fish Market, under a pe- nalty not exceeding forty shillings for each offence. 49. That no person shall gut or clean fish in tisimottobo ^ '^ gutted on any of the markets or market places in the said ""*"''*'*■ city, under pain of forfeiture of the fish, and the fine of five shillings for each offence. 50. That all lessees of stalls or stands in the staiu to be kfipt olean . said Fish Market, shall keep them clean in confor- mity to the directions of the said Clerk, under a penalty of ten shillings for each offence, I 20 I'UBLIC MAKKETS. HUCKSTERS. Not to pur- olinsH lii'lorp fprtnln hours. 51. That any person or persons trading as hucksters or regraters, who shall, under any pre- text whatsoever, buy on said market, to sell again, before eleven o'clock, A. M., from the first of May to the thirtieth of September, or before noon, from first of October to the thirtieth of April, shall incur and pay a penalty not exceeding five pounds for each offence. Provisions, Sc. for sale to he taken to markets. 52. Whereas by an Ordnance passed in the seventeenth year of the Reign of George III. chap. 4, now in force in this Province, it is among other things ordained — "Firstly, That all kinds of Hve stock (horned cat- tle excepted), and all kinds of provisions and pro- vender whatsoever, which shall be brought to the towns of Quebec and Montreal for sale, shall be carried to the pub]ic market places of these towns^ and there exposed ; and if any butcher, huckster, or other person buying to sell again, shall buy or contract for, or cause to be bought and con- tracted for, any kind of provisions or provender in the roads or in the streets coming to market, such butcher, huckster, or other person buying to sell again, shall for every such offence forfeit the sum of five pounds ; and every person who does not buy to sell again, shall, if guilty of the same oflPence, forfeit the sum of twenty shillings ; and if any person whatsoever shall dissuade or deter any person from bringing any kind of provisions or pro- vender to market, or from selling the same when PUBLIC MARKETS. •21 Times wliwi Huckster!! miiy iiuTilmae brought to market, or shall i)ersuade any person to enhance the price of such provision or provender, such person so offending therein shall forfeit the sum of five pounds." " Secondly, That no butcher, huckster, or other person buying to sell again, shall on any pretence purchase or contract for, or cause to be purchased or contracted for, any kind of provisions or provender brought to tlie markets of either of the said towns, before the hour of ten in the forenoon, from the first day of May to the thirtieth day of September, nor before the hour of twelve at noon, from the first day of October to the thirtieth day of April, under a penalty on such butcher, huckster, or other person buying to sell again, before the said hours, of five pounds for every such offence." " Thirdly, That any person bringing live stock, or promjons^ any other kind of provisions or provender, to either -hooners.*.. of the said towns, in schooners, sloops, or other such like craft, shall be at liberty to sell the same on board, an hour after notice having been given to the inhabitants of the town by the belln^m. Any person purchasing any of the above articles on board, before the said notice shall have been given, shall forfeit the siun of twenty shillings ; and no butcher, huckster, or other person buying to sell again, shall purchase any such provision or provender until three hours after such notice, under a penalty of five pounds for every such offence." "Fourthly, That ail provisions coming to either moanow. of the said towns in canoes, shall be carried to the market place, and there exposed to sale ; and any person purchasing such provisions before the same I 22 PUBLIC MARKETS. (Jnwhdleiome provision*. No article to be talten for. cibly. Fortnerpolice regulations repealed in part. shall be brought to the market place, shall forfrU twenty shillings." "Fifthly, That all blown meat, or meat fraudu- lently or deceitfully set off, all veal under three weeks old, and all tainted meat, fish, or other pro- visions whatsoever, shall be forfeited ; to be dis- posed of in such manner as the Commisioner of the Peace, to whom complaint shall be made may direct." "Sixthly, That any person who shall take, or at- tempt to take, forcibly, and at any arbitrary price, any commodity brought to market, shall forfeit the sum of ten shillings." It is ordained. That each and every Clerk of the Markets in this City do strictly enforce the above Ordinance. REGISTRY OF NAMES OF CARTERS, &C. 53. That all bye-laws, rules, and regulations of pohce, now in force in the said city, touching the licencing of carters, the owner or owners of caleches, butchers, hucksters, by any magistrate in Weekly or Special Sessions of the Peace in the said city, or touching the granting or issuing of the said licences, by the Clerk of the Peace for the District of Montreal, or the registry of such licences, or the charges made for the same, shall be, and the same are hereby repealed. Blinks of re- piatry to be kept. 54. That it shall be the duty of the Clerk of the said Market, to keep books of registry, in which shall be entered, every year, the names of i PUBLIC MARKETS. 23 all butchers, hucksters, carters, calechemen, and keepers of such veliicles, within the said city, who were heretofore required to take out licences ; and he is hereby authorized to issue certificates of regis- try and numbers as heretofore, all which certificates of registry shall be signed by the City Treasurer, for which certificates and numbers the said Clerk shall be entitled to demand and exact the following charges, for and on account of the said Corpo- ration, viz : — Firstly, For every certificate of registry for a butcher, five shillings. Secondly, For every certificate of registry for a huckster or regrater, and number, six shillings and three pence. Thirdly, For every certificate of registry and number for a carter, three shillings and ninepence. Fourthly, For every certificate of registry and double number for a caleche, or keeper of a cab or vehicle of that description, six shillings and three pence. Charges for certincutes of regiatry. m of 55. That every huckster or regrater shall fix "avehuuun." •' *^ ber exhibited and keep in a conspicuous place, on his or her stand or stall, in the said market, the number of his or her certificate of registry, which number shall be issued by the said Clerk at the time of granting or issuing such certificate of registry. 56. That any person or persons who shall, from f„t?ive"efti. and after fifteen days from the passmg ot this Ki^"^y- bye-law, exercise the tr^de or business of butcher, huckster, or that of carter, calecheman, or cab- I 24 PUBLIC MARKETS. man, without having enregistered his, or her, or their name or names, and procured a certificate or certificates of registry as aforesaid, and such numbers, and affix the same to his, her, or their stall, stand, horse, car, truck, caleche, or cab, respectively, as required by the bye-law, rules, or regulations which are or shall be in force, shall forfeit and pay the fine or penalty of ten shillings for each offence. carrier boys. 57- That it shall bc thc duty of the Clerk of the said New Market to enregister, in a book to be kept for that purpose, the names of all porters or carrier boys frequenting the same, and to grant them numbers and certificates on the conditions which are or shall be provided ; and that all fees and charges therefor shall be received by, and paid to, the said Clerk, for and on behalf of the Corpo- ration ; and any person or persons who shall act as porter or carrier on the said New Market, for hire, without having enregistered his name and received such certificate and number as aforesaid, shall incur a penalty of five shillings, or imprison- ment not exceeding five days, for each offence. HAY MARKET ON COMMISSIONERS' SQUARE. Hay to be 58. That It shall not be lawful for any person taken to mar- p i i . itet. or persons to expose tor sale any hay or straw, on any street, square, lane, or other public place within tiic said city, except on the Hay Market thereof, under the penalty of twenty shillings for each offence. PUBLIC MARKETS. 2.5 59. That any person who shall bring hay or Sl'lleijhed, gtraw to the said market for sale, shall be, and is^ hereby required, to cause immediately there- after such hay or straw to be weighed by the Clerk of the said Market, or his deputy, and at • the same time tx) state to the said Clerk, or his deputy, his own name and that of the proprietor of the said hay or straw, if he shall not himself be the proprietor thereof. Wcijrlit nt Hay, S:c. . 60. That all hay or straw which shall be sold or delivered within the said city shall be consi- dered as sold by weight, and that when such hay or straw shall be sold by the ton, there shall be delivered for each ton, twenty hundred weight, (20 cwt.) avoirdupois, and so in proportion for any part of a ton, and when sold by the hundred bundles, or any larger or smaller number of bun- dles, each bundle of hay shall weigh sixteen pounds, and each bundle of straw twelve, also avoirdupois ; and each load of hay or straw which shall be ^veiglled in bulk shall be calculated at the rales hereinbefore specified, and the number of bundles fixed, at the rate of sixteen pounds for each bun- dle of hay, and twelve for each bundle of straw, and paid for proportionably. fil. That the proprietor or owner of each ve- ^^^"^^ hide whatsoever, in wliich hay or straw shall be gold on the said market, shall cause every such vehicle to be weighed and stamped by the Clerk of the said market, in the manner m licreniafter |)rovi ded, namely,— the weight of ench cart or 26 PUBLIC MARKETS. other vehicle of that description, shall be legibly stamped on the outside of the square of the after part of the shaft, on each side of the said cart or vehicle, and also on the fillies of the wheels there- of ; and the weight of each sleigh, or other winter vehicle of that description, shall be legibly stamp- ed on the fore or carved part of the runners thereof; and when any unstamped or unweighed vehicle shall be brought to the said market, the owner thereof, or the person in charge of it, shall deposit with the said Clerk the amount of the charge for the weighing and stamping of such vehicle, with a view that the said owner or person shall return with the said vehicle when unloaded, and have the same duly weighed and stamped ; and any person or persons who shall take, or cause to be taken, any vehicle whatsoever, loaded with hay or straw, to the said market, oftener than once, without having the same duly weighed and stamped, shall forfeit and pay the sum of twenty shillings for each offence ; and the said Clerk is hereby enjoined to preserve, in writing, a memo- randum of the names of the owner or owners person or persons having charge of all unweighed and unstamped vehicles, and make such mark upon such vehicles, when brought for the first time to the said market, as to render them after- wards to be easily recognized. Lc n n a e f c Certificate of weight. 62. That the said Clerk shall deliver to every person or persons, having a load of hay or straw weighed in tb .sui' market, a certificate of the weight of the lv ^e.. s^ eeified by him in the follow- ing manner : — PUBLIC MARKETS. 27 HAY MARKET, — Montreal, Load of Hay (or Straw, as the case may be,) lbs., gross weight, lbs., weight of the vehicle, lbs., net weight. Equal to bundles of 16 lbs. (or 12 lbs.) each. , Clerk Hay Market. -, 184 CertificaW. ee for weighing. 63. That the said Clerk shall be entitled to de- ^'^^^, mand and receive, for and on behalf of the Corpo- ration, for the weighing of each and every vehicle, and the stamping of the same, and of each and of every load of hay or straw, and granting a certi- ficate of the weights of the same, the following charges, namely : — For the weighing and stamping each vehicle, nine pence. Hay. Firstly, For the weighing of every load of hay, not exceeding six hundred pounds, four pence. Secondly, for the weighing every load over six hundred pounds, and not exceeding nine hundred pounds, six pence. Thirdly, For the weighing of every load over nine hundred pounds, and not exceeding twelve hundred pounds, eight pence. Fourthly, For the weighing of every load ex- ceeding twelve hundred pounds, and not exceed- ing sixteen hundred pounds, ten pence. Fifthly, For the weighing of every load over six- teen hundred pounds, one shilling. Straw. Firstly, For the weighing of every load of straw, not exceeding six hundred pounds, four pence. I 28 PUBLIC MARKETS. Uamag^pd hay, &c. IlIcgM cpi'ti- firntes. Secondly, For the weighing of every load over six hundred pounds, and not exceeding eight hundred pounds, sixpence. Thirdly, For the weighing of every load over eight hundred pounds, and not exceeding one thousand pounds, eightpence. Fourthly, For the weighing of every load over one thousand pounds, and not exceeding twelve hundred pounds, tenpence. Fifthly, For the weighing of every load over twelve hundred pounds, and more than one hun- dred bundles, one shilling. 64. That any person who shall practice, either directly or indirectly, any fraud or deception in the weighing or weights of hay or strawy or who shall attempt to pass or sell as good and merchant- able hay or straw what shall be afterwards disco- vered to be injured or damaged, shall incur and pay a penalty not exceeding five pounds ; and that the Clerk of the said Market be, and he is hereby authorized and empowered to re-weigh any load of straw or hay, whenever he shall suspect that fraud, in regard to the weight of the same, has been practised. 6.5. That any person or persons who shall sell hay or straw within the said city, weighed at any other place than at one or other of the city weigh houses, or shall offer with the same a weigh ticket or certificate of weight, signed by any other person than a Hay Market Clerk, appointed by the said PUBLIC MARKETS. 29 over Council, shall forfeit and pay a fine not exceeding forty shillings for earh offence. 66 That any person or persons whosoever, who J^J^'mIp. shall, while any vehicle or vehicles, loaded #itii Hay or straw, shall remain on the said market, rake or collect together, with a view to carry the same away, any hay or straw lying on the said market, shall incur a penalty not exceeding ten shillings, or imprisonment not exceeding five days, for each offence. 67. That all persons bringing or offering hay or ^f^^^ I 11 direction ot Straw for sale on the said market, shall occupy cierk. such stand, and place themselves thereon as di- rected by the Clerk thereof, under a penalty of forty shillings for every neglect or refusal so to do. 68. That no certificate of weight shall be con- ^^%,, sidered as valid for any longer period than for ""' the day on which it bears date. 60. That it shall be the duty of the Clerk of t|«- ,[o;;.^ '^ to be open. the said market to remain at the Weigh House thereon every day, Sundays and hohdays excep- ted, from eight o'clock in the morning till four o'clock in the afternoon. 70. That all vehicles containing charcoal, boards, Si-tltc*! ' to be arrang- shingles, posts, ladders, water spouts, and other cdb,cie.k. wooden ware, which are usually brought to the said market for sale, shall be placed and arranged either on Commissioners' Square or M'Gill Street, 30 PUBLIC MARKETS. as the Clerk of the said market may direct ; and in case of refusal or neglect to comply with such direction, the owners or drivers thereof shall mcur and pay a penalty not exceeding forty shdhngs and not less than ten shillings for each offence ; and for any stand occupied by any such vehicle the Clerk of the said Market shall be entitled to demand and exact, for and on behalf of the Cor- poration, from the owner or driver thereof, the sum of sixpence, which shall be paid by such driver or owner, under a penalty of five shilhngs for refusal so to do. Above provi- sions applica- ble to Viger Market • 71. That whatever in this Bye-Law contained shall relate to the duties of the Clerk of the Hay Market on Commissioner Square, to the weighmg of hay or straw on the same, to the stamping of vehicles, to granting certificates of weights and the charges of the same, to penalties incurred for the violation of the rules and regulations for the government thereof, shall be held and taken to be applicable to, and shall be enforced in Viger Market, when used as a hay market. CATTLE MARKET. To be held on Viger Square. 72. That Viger Square shall hereafter be the Cattle Market for the City of Montreal, and that all Uve stock, horses, sheep, pigs (other than suckin^^ ones,) and all other animals, with the ex- ception hereinafter made, shall be exposed for sale on no other public place in the said city than on the said Cattle Market, under the penalty of ten I PUBLIC MARKETS. 31 t ; and ;h such [1 incur hillings ffence ; vehicle itled to he Cor- 3of, the 3y such shillings ontained the Hay iveighing nping of ^hts and irred for s for the ken to be in Viger er be the , and that ther than ith the ex- ad for sale y than on ilty of ten shillings for every violation of the provisions of this section : Provided that any farmer having for sale, besides other produce, not more than two calves or two lambs, may sell or expose the same for sale on the New Market, in his own vehicle, but not otherwise ; and provided also that over and above the charge to be by him paid for the stand of his said vehicle, he shall pay to the Clerk of the said market for such calf or calves, lamb or lambs at the same rate as is established for their sale on the said Cattle Market. Cattlo not to be sold nn 73. That any person or persons who shall here after sell or expose for sale on any part of the n*- Market. New Market, any horses or cattle of any descrip- tion, except as in the case hereinbefore provided, and shall neglect or refuse to remove the same to Viger Square, shall incur and pay a penalty not exceeding twenty shillings for each offence. 74. That the Clerk of Viger Market shall be M.rkcthour8. in attendance thereon from seven o'clock in the morning till five o'clock in the afternoon, from the first day of April till the first day of Decem- ber, and from eight o'clock in the morning till four in the afternoon from the first day of Decem- ber till the first of April, Sundays and Hobdays excepted. 75. That it shall be the duty of the said Clerk cifj'; „VTr';- to preserve order therein, and enforce the regula- tions concerning the same, and to make such clas- sifications and arrangement of all animals brought I 32 PUBLIC MARKETS. Charges. Cruelty to a- nimala iirolii- bitod. to the same for sale, as the Market Committee shall from time to time direct. 76. That the following shall be the charges which the said Clerk is hereby empowered to de- mand and exact, for and on behalf of the Corpo- ration, from all persons bringing live stock to the said market for sale, viz :— Firstly, For each and every horned cattle, six Secondly, For each and every hog or calf, three pence. Thirdly, For each and every horse, one shillmg. Fourthly, For each and every sheep, lamb, or goat, two pence. 77. That any person or persons, selling or ex- posing to sale on the said market any live stock whatsoever, who shall in any way ill-treat, or be guilty of cruelty towards the same, either by beat- ing them unnecessarily, or keeping them lying on the ground with their feet tied, shall incur and pay a fine or penalty not exceeding fifty shillings and not less than five shillings, for each offence. Peii; to be Brertod. 78. That the Market Committee shall, and are hereby empowered to cause to be erected on the said Cattle Market a sufficient number of suitable pens for the reception and safe keeping, during market hours, of animals brought to the said market for sale, and to cause to be erected a suf- ficient number of posts, with rings fixed in the PUBLIC MARKETS. 33 mittee barges to de- 3orpo- to the ;le, six f, three hilUng. mb, or or ex- e stock t, or be )y beat- ying on and pay ngs and e. and are I on the suitable , during the said 3d a suf- d in the same, to which horses or cattle may be tied if necessary. 79. That it shall be the duty of the Clerk of the ^^^^^ said market to keep a register of the numbers and kind of cattle and animals brought to the said mar- ket for sale, and the names of the owners thereof. 80. That any person or persons who shall re- gfJ^tVL fuse to obey all reasonable orders of the said Clerk, touching the arrangements or good order of the said market, or who shall behave in a noisy or dis- orderly manner thereon, shall incur and pay a fine or penalty not exceeding forty shillings and not less than five shillings, or sufi'er imprisonment for not more than ten days and not less than five days, for each offence. 81. That it shall be the duty of the Clerks of g£|r; the several markets to collect faithfully all market nief*"'"" fees, rents, or charges, and to see to all fines and penalties being strictly enforced in their respective markets, and to render a true and faithful account thereof on the Friday of every week, or oftener if required, and pay over the amounts of the same to the City Treasurer, and to have constantly ex- posed to public view in their respective markets or market places, tables of the fees and charges payable and made therein, and to submit without delay to the Attorney of the Corporation, a state- ment of each and every violation of any of the bye-laws, rules, and regulations in force in the said markets, in order to the immediate prosecu- 34 PUBLIC MARKETS. All regfttl* tious incon Hon of each and every offender or offenders in that behalf. „.. ..»..- 82. That all and every the bye-laws, or any SH5-part or section of them, of the Council of this '""•'• City, and all and every the rules, orders, regula- tions, and acts of authority made and passed by the Justices of the Peace for the City of Montreal, in and by an Act or Acts, Ordinance or Ordi- nances of the Legislature of this Province, which may now be in force concerning or touching any of the matters contained in the present bye-laws, which are inconsistent with or repugnant to the provisions thereof, shall be, and the same are hereby rescinded and repealed. FIRE DEPARTMENT/ CHAPTER II. REGULATIONS RELATINGTO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. 1. That the Fire Department of the City of '^^'"''•"•*'- Montreal, shall consist of one *' Inspector, Super- intendant, and Chief Engineer," one or more Overseer or Overseers of Sweeping of Chimnies, one Captain and one Lieutenant for each of the Engine or Hose Companies, which shall or may from time to time be estabhshed ; and that the said Department shall be imder the control and direction of the Fire Committee, appointed by the said Council. 2. That the Inspector shall be nominated and officers of, appointed by the said Council, and shall receive for his services a yearly salary of three hundred pounds ; and that the Overseer of Sweeping of Chimnies shall also be nominated and appointed by the said Council, and shall receive for his ' By-Law of the Council of the City of Montreal, establishing and regulating the Fire Department, passed 3d June 1341. 36 FIRE DEPARTMENT. Allownnceto Mombera services as salary the sum of one hundred and twenty-five pounds per annum ; and that the said Fire Committee are hereby authorized to nominate and appoint the Captains and Lieutenants of the said Companies, and that the latter shall each consist of not more than twenty-five men, and not fewer than twenty men, to be selected by the said Inspector. *3. That the Fire Committee of the Council are hereby empowered to award, and may award, whensoever they shall see fit, to any and every Captain, Lieutenant, or Engineman of any Engine or Hose Company belonging to and forming part of the Fire Department of the said City of Mont- treal, a compensation or allowance for his or their attendance at any fire, or on the occasion of any alarm of fire, within the limits of the said City, and the rate or amount of such compensation or allowance, whensoever awarded by the said Fire Committee, shall be as follows, viz. :— To each Captain, ten shillings ; each Lieutenant, seven shiUingr and sixpence; and each Fireman, five shillings. And the same, whensoever awarded as aforesaid, shall be paid in the manner and at the time the said Committee shall or may determine. i 4 That it shall be lawful for the said Lispector Inspector ^' ^ *•»"'" TeL ''"'''' to dismiss from any of the said Compames, any man * « By-Law of the Council of the City of Montreal to amend the E«-Law thereof establishing and regulating the Fire Department, and to repeal a certain section therein," passed 30th March, 1842. FIRE DEPARTMENT. 37 Captains to give notlt'o of resigning. belonging to the same, who shall prove to be of unsteady habits, incompetent, or who shall have been guilty of disobedient or disorderly conduct ; and each and every Captain, Lieutenant, or Fire- man appointed to, or entering into any of the aforesaid Companies, shall subscribe certain Ar- ticles of Agreement, to be drawn up by the said Fire Committee, in which, among other things, shall be conditioned, that any Captain or Lieu- tanant who shall resign his appointment • ithout having given one month's previous notice to the said Inspector of his intention of doing so, shall forfeit and pay the sum of not exceeding five pounds ; that each of the men of the said Com- panies shall give fifteen days' such notice, under a penalty of twenty shillings; and that the officers and men of such Compnnies shall bind i/retunied." and oblige themselves to redeliver, upon ceasing to be connected with the said Department, all appar- atus, implements, badges, and articles of clothing with which they may have been entrusted ; and if any of them fail in doing so, he shall incur im- prisonment not exceeding fifteen days. DUTIES OF INSPECTOR, CAPTAINS, LIEUTENANTS, AND MEMBERS OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. 5. That it shall be the duty of the said Inspector Duties of m ./ X specter. to superintend the Fire Department, to devote all his time and give his undivided attention to the performance of the duties thereof, to enforce to the utmost of his power all By-Laws, Rules, and I 38 FIRE DEPARTMENT. Regulations of the said Fire Committee, to make a monthly inspection, or oftener if deemed reqms- ite, of the engines, hose, hooks, and all other fire apparatus belonging to the said City, and of the engine or other houses used for the purposes of the said Department, and to make a monthly report, or oftener, on the state of the same to said Fire Committee, also to report at the same time as to the numbers and efficiency of the Engme and Hose Companies, to keep fair and exact rolls of the said Companies respectively, shewing the time of admission and discharge of members. It shall also be the duty of the said Inspector whenever any fire shall break out in the city, to repair forth- with to the place where the fire shall be, and to exercise sole and absolute ' ntrol and command over all the officers and men attached to the Fire Department, and shall take all proper measures for the extinguishment of any fire, the protection of property, the prevention of depredation and theft, and preservation of order; and the said " Inspector is hereby authorized and empowered, to cause to be demolished or taken down, all build- ings or fences which he shall deem necessary to be demohshed or taken down, in order to arrest the progress of any fire ; and he is further author- ized and empowered to demand the aid and assist- ance, when required, of each and every person present at any fire, or to order such to retire ; and it shall also be the duty of the said Inspector to report to the said Committee with all possible despatch, after the occurrence of any fire, the FIRE DEPARTMENT. 39 locality, origin, extent of, and all particulars con- nected with the same, the conduct of the officers and men on the occasion, the time of the arrival of each engine, and under whose command, the efficiency of the water plugs, and the state of the engines and appurtenances, after the fire ; also to submit annually to the said Committee, a com- plete report of all accidents by fire which may have happened within the city during the year, with the causes thereof, as well as can be ascer- tained, and the number, value and description of the buildings destroyed or injured, and if insured or not, together with the names of the owners or occupants, and the trade, business, or profession of the latter ; and further, it shall be the duty of the said Inspector to report to the Attorney of the Corporation the names of all offenaers against any of the By-Laws, Rules, and Regulations relative to the said Department, and to supply such evidence as may lead to conviction and punishment of all such offenders. 6. That in case of the absence of the Inspector, fn'Tf X the senior officer of those present be, and is here- ope^to.. by authorized to discharge the duties of the said Inspector, with full powers. 7. That the said Inspector be, and is hereby ,'rroiCrc. authorized to offer a moderate reward to any per- son who shall perform any hazardous undertak- ing or meritorious action at any fire. wiura. 40 FIRE DEPARTMENT. May examine premiaes. In every case wJien re- f mfifnl. f»r nt.hpT incombus- Chtranlei buknpt in der, &c ^Q FIRE DEPARTMENT tible material, shall incur and pay a fine or penalty not exceeding twenty shillings for each offence. 36. That anv proprietor or proprietors of any house or building within the said city, who shall neglect or refuse to maintain the chimney or chimnies or such house or building in good con- dition, or to repair the same within the time spe- cified in an order to that effect by the Inspector aforesaid, or fail to cause the removal of any ob- struction or obstructions in the said chimney or chimnies, preventing the same from bemg well and easily swept, or who shall permit more than two pipes to terminate in the same chimney m each story of such house or building, or who shall allow a stove-pipe to terminate in any other place than in a chimney, shall incur and pay a fine or penalty of twenty shillings for each and every offence. m Construction «f chimnies. ill 37 Tliat any person or persons who shall hereafter construct in any house or building covered with shingles, or wood, within the said city, any chimney or chimnies which shall be elevated less than three feet six inches above the ridge-pole, thereof, or who shall construct m any house covered with metal, slate, or tile, any chimney or chimnies which shall be so elevated less than two feet, or who shall construct such chunney or chimnies so obliquely as to prevent it or them being easily swept, or who shall construct any vent or vents m eucn cni*""- „- FIRK DKI'ARTMENT. 51 nalty I any shall By or con- e spe- pector ny ob- ley or T well 3 than ney in shall r place fine or . every shall )uilding bhe said hall be lOve the t in any lie, any elexated Lct such revent it ionstruct mnies of less area than one hundred and forty-four indies each, or who shall fail to have the whole interior surface of such vents well plastered from top to bottom, shall incur and pay a penalty not exceed- ing five pounds for each offence, and a further fine not exceeding five pounds for every subsequent ofi'ence or month such person or persons shall so offend. 38. That any person or persons who shall here- R.;;f ^^:''""- after construct, or permit to be constructed, in his, her, or their house, in the said city, any chimney of brick, the sides of which shall be of less thickness than eight inches, within such building, and the area of the flue thereof be less than one hundred and forty-four inches, or who shall not construct the same on a good and proper foundation, or who shall pass a stove-pipe through the top or sides of ^^^^^^H,, any wooden house, out-house, fence, or any build- ing whatsoever, owned or occupied by him, her, or them, in the said city, shall forfeit and pay a fine or penalty not exceeding five pounds for each offence. 39. That all ladders to chimnies in the said La-uiersto chimnius. city shall hereafter be well secured and fastened to the same by iron hooks, and shall not extend hit^her than within six inches from the tops of such chimnies ; and that the tops of chimnies, if composed of brick, are hereby required to be hooped with iron, or if composed of stone, to be cramped or hooped with iron ; and that any pro- 52 FIRK DEPARTMENT. Beams w.ilU. Stoves. Boilers wap, &r. prietor or proprietors who shall infringe or fail to observe anv of the provisions of this section, shall forfeit and pay a penalty not exceeding forty shillings. ' 40. That any person or persons who shall here- after build or enter, or permit to be built or en- tered, any beam or joist into any wall or chimney in his, her, or their house or building, in the said city, nearer than eight inches to any flue or fire- place in such wall or chimney, or who shall place any stove into any partition in the said house without leaving nine inches clear from any wood work immediately above such stove, and seven inches clear from any wood work opposite the sides of the same, shall incur and pay a penalty not exceeding five pounds. ,„ 41 That every kettle, boiler, or copper, for the use of any tallow-chandler, soap-boiler, painter, chemist, druggist, or other such artificer, withm the said city shall be so fixed or erected m brick or stone, laid in mortar, as to prevent all com- munication between the contents of such kettle, boiler, or copper and the fire; and that the fire- place under every such kettle, boiler, or copper shall be so constructed and secured, by an iron door, as to encl.>se the fire therein; and any per- son or persons who shall hereafter erect any kettle, boiler, or copper, or use the same for any or either of the p.u-noses aforesaid, contrary to the pro- visions of tHs section, shall, for each offence, m- FIRE DEPARTMENT. 53 cur and pay a iine or penalty not exceeding five pounds and not less than ten shillings. 42. That any person or persons who shall here- smaii^ «;*«'" after construct or use, or permit to be constructed or used, in any house or building in the said city, owned or occupied by him, her, or them, any steam-engine for the grinding of coffee, the manu- facture of soda water, the turning of any latl \ or any purpose whatsoeve without a written per- mission or certificate tc le effect, that there is no apparent danger of fire from the same, from the said " Inspector to prevent Accidents by Fire," to be granted after inspection of the premises, where such engine is to be placed, shall forfeit and pay a fine or penalty not exceeding five pounds, and not less than ten shillings ; and that for each such written permission or certificate, there shall be paid to the said Inspector, by the party ob- taining, the same, the sum of ten shillings, for and on behalf of the said city. 43, That any person or persons who shall here- after manufacture any kind of fireworks, or friction matches, in any house or building in the said city, without a written permission or certificate from the said Inspector, for which he shall be entitled to de- mand and receive the sum of ten shillings for the said Corporation, shall incur a penalty not exceed- ing five pounds : Provided, that no such permission or certificate shall be granted when such house or Friction roatches. r-^ 54 FIRE DEPARTMENT l.RtWcrs on builtiiiigs. lime. Ill building shall adjoin or be in the immediate vicmity ^ of other buildings. 44. That any proprietor or proprietors of any house or building within the said city, who shall neglect or fail to have and maintain on his, her, or their houses or buildings, a sufficient number of ladders, or shall refuse to repair the same when required by the said Inspector, shall incur a penalty not exceeding five pounds. 45. That any person or persons who shall keep, connected with or lying upon wood, any unslacked lime, in any house, out-house, or wooden building within the said city, or who shall keep, or permit to be kept, any loose straw or hay in any house in which he, she, or they shall live, or who shall set fire to or burn any shavings, chips, straw, or other combustible materials, for the sole purpose of con- suming the same, in any street, square, or lane in the said city, or within any enclosure, within fifty feet of any building, or who shall carry, or keep, or suffer to be carried or kept, any lighted candle La.,..n.a. or kuip, iu auy livery or other stable in the said city, unless such lamp or candle shall be so en- closed in a lantern or shade as to prevent any ac- cidents by fire therefrom, shall incur and pay the fine or penalty of twenty shillings for each and every offence. Shavings, &< bles Smoliiiig In Mable*. M'. 46 That an^' person or persons who shall smoke, FIRE DEPARTMENT 55 linity r any shall er, or )er of when enalty keep, lacked lilding permit )iise in lall set r other of con- lane in lin fifty r keep, candle :he said ) so en- any ac- pay the ach and II smoke. or have in his or her possession any lighted pipe or cigar in any rope walk, stable, barn, carpenters' or cabinet makers' work-shop, or other shop or building where straw, shavings, or other such com- bustible materials may be, or who shall carry fire through any of the streets, squares, lanes, or court- yards in the said city, except in some covered metal vessel or fire pan, shall incur a penalty not exceed- ing twenty shillings, or imprisonment not exceeding five days. 47. That any person or persons who shall place wood-ashes. or keep any wood-ashes, removed from stoves or fire places, in any wooden box, or near any wooden partition in his, her, or their house or houses, in the said city, or in any out-house or shed, or shall place, or permit to be placed, any hay, straw, or other combustible materials, uncovered, in his or their yard or court-yard, or any lot of ground with- in one hundred feet of any building, shall incur and pay a fine or penalty not exceeding forty shil- lings for each offence. 48. That any proprietor or proprietors of any house, store, or other building within the said city, more than one story high, who shall neglect to have and maintain an apperture or scuttle, of not less dimensions than four hundred and thirty-two inches in area on the roof thereof, with a ladder or steps tlicreto, or shall refuse to construct such scuttle or stairs within two weeks after being noti- fied so to do by the said Inspector, sliall incur and R(Mittl(>a oa roofs. I 56 FIRE DEPARTMENT. *c ») pay a penalty not exceeding five pounds for each offence, and a further penalty of ten shillings for every subsequent offence or day the roof of his, her, or their hou«e, store, or other building shall be unprovided with such apperture or scuttle as aforesaid, D,.tiuenes. 49- That it shall not be lawful for any person or persons hereafter to erect any building within the said city wherein to distil hquors, make oils or turpentine, unless such building shall be so isolated and distant from neigbouring houses or dwellings as that the latter shall not be in danger of fire from the burning of such building, under a penalty not exceeding five pounds, and a further penalty of twenty shillings for every subsequent offence or day such building shall be used for the purposes aforesaid. Wood-yards. 50. That any person or persons who shall keep for sale any cord wood, or other wood, boards, planks, or other wooden building materials, in any yard in the said city, so near neighbouring build- ings as to endanger the same should fire occur, or who shall keep such yard without having the same inspected by the said Inspector, or shall not receive from him a certificate of inspection, shall forfeit and pay a penalty not exceeding five pounds ; and that for every such certificate the Inspector shall be entitled to demand and receive the sum of five phillintvs, for and on account of the said Corporation. FIRE DEPARTMENT. 57 51. That any proprietor or proprietors of houses, ^j^^ or oth^ bildings in the said city, having roofs i-"^^- covered with shingles, who shall fail or neglect, within the fifteenth day of June and the fifteenth day of August, in each and every year, either to whitewash the roofs of such houses, sheds, out- houses, or other buildings, with lime slacked in water, impregnated with salt or other saline sub- stances, or to paint the same within the above mentioned period, at least once in every three years, shall incur and pay a penalty not exceed- ing five pounds for each ofience, and a further penalty not exceeding ten shillings for each sub- sequent offence, or for each day the roof of such houses or buildings shall remain without being whitewashed or painted as aforesid. Cliiiniii(>'» witlvout fire places. 52. That the proprietor or proprietors of any house or building within the said city, having any chimney or chimnies with no fire place or fire places thereto, who shall neglect or fail to have made into such chimney or chimnies such opening or openings, securely guarded by iron doors and frames as shall admit the said chimney or chim- nies to be easily swept, shall forfeit and pay, for each offence, a penalty not exceeding five pounds. 53. Tliat any person or persons who shall fire ^,'-'-f„°l or disharge any gun, fowling-piece, tirearms, or lubitcd. shall set fire to any cracker, squib, serpent, or rocket, or shall throw any lighted cracker, squib, serpent or rocket in any of the streets, squares, or k 58 FJRE DEPARTMENT. riarili(» of hpartlistoiies 4I Penalty fur flpu taking lire. F.uililinp of >\ MlultMl lanes of tlie said city, or nearer tiian fifty yards to any house or building within the limits of the same, shall incur and pay a penalty not exceeding twenty shillings for each offence. 54. That any person or persons who shall here- after lay, or permit to be laid or placed in any ^ wooden floor, any hearth stone which shall not rest upon brick or stone underneath to its whole extent, not less than three inches in thicliness, and which shall not be well bedded in mortar, shall incur and pay a fine or penalty not exceeding five pounds for each offence. 55. That whenever any flue or chimney within the said city shall take fire, and it shall appear that the occupier or occupiers of the house or building where such flue or chimney may be, had refused to allow the same to be swept at the periods hereinbefore specified, when the same may or shall be swept, every such occupier or occupiers shall forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding forty shillings for each offence. 56. That any person or persons who shall here- after build in that ])ortion of the said city bounded by the River Saint Lawrence, Craig and Saint Louis Streets, and by Lacroix and Me Gill Streets, any wooden dwelling house, or use any such build- ing as a dwelling house, or who shall make any fire in anv wooden out-house, shall incur and wv a penalty not exceeding fiyc^ pounds foi oach oflenre. FIRE DEPARTMENT. 59 57. That in all other cases not herein before K^^ir specified, wherever the said " Inspector to prevent •«— Accidents by Fire," shall detect any imperfection, improper construction, or defect m any house or building within the said city, from which imper- fection, improper construction, or defect there may apparently be danger from fire, the proprietor or proprietors of such house or building shall repair or remedy the saiue within a reasonable time, after being notified so to d. . by the said Inspector, under a penalty not exceeding fifty shillings for each offence. * 7« * CARRIAGES FOR HIRE. CHAPTER III. REGULATIONS RELATING TO CARRIAGES TOR HIRE Stands raleches for und 1. Whereas, it has become necessary to in- crease the number of stands for carts and carriages for hire, in this city, and enact regulations res- pecting the conduct and hiring of the same ; be it therefore ordained and enacted, and it is hereby ordained and enacted, that the following described places, be the only stands on which it shall be lawful to place for hire, coaches, cabs, caleches, or such like vehicles in summer, or corresponding vehicles in winter, namely :— No. 1,— That part oi the Place d'Armes in front of the offices of the Fabrique, now used as a stand for caleches and cabs, shall henceforth be a stand for fifteen such vehicles, only, which shall be ranged, according to the order of their arrival, from the north-east angle of that portion of the square opposite the said offices. ♦"BTL^T^the Council of Montreal. regul«ting carts and carringos for hire an.l fixing a t .r.tf of charges for the .am . pa.3cd 6lh October, 1841 ; amended by By-Law, passed 7th Junuan, 184- CARRIAGES FOR HIRE. 61 res- No. 2.— That part of M'GiU Street between Saint Paul Street and the south-east corner of Notre Dame Street ; provided, that the vehicles on this stand be in single line, in the middle of the street with the horses' heads towards the Hay- Market. No. 3.— That part of Gosford Street, from the north-east corner of the Government Garden to Notre Dame Street; provided the vehicles be placed in a single line alongside the Government Garden wall, or south-west side of the said street, with the horses' heads towards Notre Dame Street. No. 4.— That part of Dalhousie Square, fron^ the wicket gate leading into the Barracks, north- east termination of St. Paul Street, to the street leading down to the Artillery Barrack ; provided the vehicles be placed in a straight line, with the horses' heads towards the square, and all re- turning vehicles take the stand nearest the said wicket gate. No. 5.— That part of Commissioners' Street, from the New Market to Saint Joseph Street ; provided the vehicles be placed in single Une alon o B 3 s ■c a. W o «^ fO « D- ra "1 -1 P OS a- O ^ 1 Or CO c a. 2 -« R - o "^^ S 09 f^ en CO n. O ■< n 3! 3 o i 3 = 3 3 p — I p 05 p ^^ ft- ; o. 2.>. s-> s->- o a S a S s 3-5 3.5 Bwi 1 5^?- gu §-2.; o< P 0,^ '^ ^ ' ;i. « < n i, ^ 1 f Si i^l 2 B re 2. 03 n. to o Ji. o F^ 5 3' OS ?»- o o en o.a- Mi" O p- lo- 1 person. 2 persons. 09 ' 09 Co 05 P- I O P- (35 p. I OlP- to- es p. o • oi p. 09 • OiP- op. 10 • a> P- to «i §i &- r» s- !S '^ Ma c«k « " :^ S — <% 01 05 P- (n CD <% SI. !£ en s - J* — . * 09 R. O!^ ^P- O OS P- OS P- OS P- Oi" o p- 3 persons. Every addi- tional person O O > ffl W Hi 10 o P- op- 1 person. 05 ci. o p. op- «, p, o P- w P- 2 persons. » Co p. CO 4^ p. Co OS P- o • *• p- tap. o ■ t(^ P- op. 0'?=' 4*. P- OP. «k P- ^y 00 p. oS' rf^p. 3 persons. Every addi- tional person. w oS» o?" ^f op. cop- oP- op. -?> «!" o?' CO M p. Op. cdP- >(>■ p. CO Co ►- 5* K).* OlP- 09 P- op. op. o- op- -.'I p. 1 person. SP cop. o" OS p. w P- o^ 0: p- top. -?> osp. o • 05 p- op« j 2 persoi-s. 09 p. 3 persons. O {> w w w en 05 r Every addi- a_ tional person. CARRIACJKS FOU Illlli:. (i5 Tillll'l'!lll,.^<', > o M o n CO c» ^ Hi (33 , -1 Tiiiii'i'.'ili,.^ 0. Tliat Jiny person or persons en<,raging sueli ;n«y.;;; a- coach, cab, or caleche, who shall detain the same at his, her, or their place oi destination not more than one quarter ^: -^n aour, shall be entitled to return in the same .. rii place of departure, with- out payment of any additional fare ; provided, that should such -ierention extend beyond one quarter of an hour, but not to half an hour, every such driver or owner shall be entitled to charge and be paid one third of the original fare, as return fare ; and should such detention be for half of an h >ur, such driver or owner shall be en- titled to charge and be paid half of the original fare, as return fare ; and if such detention be for more than half of an hour, in such case it shall be optional for such driver or owner to charge and be paid, agreeably to the rate per time : and pro- vided also, that in every description of vehicle, each passenger shall be allowed a reasonable weight of luggage, free of charge. 7. That the above tariff shall not be taken or I'nvate bar- held to supersede any specific arrangement, which parties hiring such vehicles as aforesaid may make with the drivers or owners thereof. w o W One third higher rate to be allowed af. 8. That it shall be lawful for the drivers or ^^^^^^^^^ owners of such vehicles aforesaid, to charge and *«,,«-♦"» receive, for the conveyance of passengers in the said city, one third more than the rates in the above tariff specified, from and after the hour of seven o'clock in the evening in winter, (from the 06 CARRIAGES FOR HIRE. 1' , .X Persniis ciill- ing out I'lil)-,, Ac. to jiiiy half fare. Drivers to exhibit tariff. first of October to the thirtieth of April, (and nine o'clock in summer, (from the first of May to the first of October.) 9. That any person calUng out any of the said vehicles from its place, on any of the before des- cribed stands, and not employing it, shall be held and bound to pay to the owner or driver thereof, half the lowest rate of fare, under a penalty of twenty shillings for each offence. 10. That every driver of any coach, cab, ca- leche, or other such vehicle for hire in the said city, shall, when required so to do by any such passenger in any such coach, cab, or caleche, or other vehicle, exhibit a copy of the tariff or rates of conveyance herein before mentioned, under a penalty not exceeding two pounds ten shillings for each offence. Drivers of cabs, aif. not 11. That any person having charge of any BiS. coach, cab, caleche, or other such vehicle, on any of the stands aforesaid, who shall wantonly snap or flourish his whip, or shall needlessly leave such coach or other vehicle, shall incur a penalty not exceeding twenty-five shillings for each offence. 12. That every hackney coach, omnibus, car- riage, or cab, when driven or used in the night, unless it be moon-light, shall have fixed upon some conspicuous part of the outside in front thereof, t- o well lighted lami)S with glass fronts Cb1)9, ."vf- to liavL* liiiiipa. CARRIAGES FOR HIRE. t)7 and sides, and having the number of certitieate or registry thereof in plain legible figures of at least one inch in length, painted with black paint upon the glass of each of the said lamps, (and no other figure or device,) in such a manner that tlie same may be distinctly seen and known, under a penalty not exceeding two pounds ten shillings for each and every offence. 13. That there shall be affixed inside every 'i:TiT^!. hackney coach or cab, or such like covered vehicle, and corresponding winter vehicle, in a conspicuous place, a card, on which shall be printed, in plain legible characters, the number of the vehicle, name of the owner, and tariff of rates, (under a penalty not exceeding twenty-five shillings for each and every offence.*) 14. That the provisions of the foregoing sections wju-'- vei>i of this by-law, except those in reference to lamps, shall apply, and be held to apply to sleighs and winter vehicles of that description, which shall use any of the stands aforesaid. 15. That every owner, driver, or person having gi charge of any coach, carriage, cab, or caleche as aforesaid, in the said city, shall, upon being re- quested so to do, give the number of his vehicle, the name of the owner thereof, and his place of abode, mider a penalty not exceeding two pounds ten shillings for each offence. Drivers to vp name of ownors, Ac. * By-Law, 7th January, 1842. r)rt CARRIAGES FOR HIRK. stand* foi 16 That the following described places shall henceforth be the only stands in this city on which it shall be lawful to place for hire, carts, trucks, and such like vehicles, and corresponding winter vehicles, namely :— , c^ 4. • No. 1.— That part of Commissioners street alonsthe harbour revetment wall, from St. Joseph Street to Youville Street; provided the vehicles be ranged in single line, with the horses' heads directed up the river. ^0^ 9._^That part of Commissioners' Street, from the Custom House Square to Nicholas Street, the vehicles being ranged in single line, with the horses' heads directed towards M'Gill Street. No. 3.— That part of Commissioners' Streetalong the revetment wall, between the foot of the New Market and Bonsecours Street, with the horses' heads up the river, and in single line. Kot tn DP "P- IMisitc cross streets. Tariff for cartage. 17. That in every case where the above des- cribed stands are intersected by cross streets, ramp- ways or foot-paths, clear c-rresponding spaces shall be left for the same, (unuer a penalty not exceeding twenty five shillings for each and every offence.*) 18. That it shall not be lawful for the drivers or owners of carts, trucks, or such vehicles, to demand or exact for the transport of any goods, wares, or merchandize whatever, from one pl«,ce to another, in the City of Montreal, higher rates or charges than the following, namely :— (under a penalty not exceeding twenty-five shillings for each and every offence.*) ^ " • lij.Law, 7th .Taiiuary, ISl'i CARRIAGES FOR H!RK. 09 a en 5 £.9. 2 — !^ f S I ►Tjz O M >• T) >< w • ' (t> M 09 1 CT- 'II ,.« ■^ s o B g ^ e 3 o ^ 5. £.8 (-5 CD I- o c •1 :^ ET < a 3 33 o a. 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CAIIBIAUES FOR HIBE. 19 That no carter shall make use of, for hire, within the said city, any cart or tumbrel that shall contain less than two hogsheads, ^'^.^t"; *; cases hereinafter provided for, and which shall not have been previously measured and stamped by a dulv authorized person, or by the S"penntenden of "coaches, cabs, and caleches, appomted by the Corporation, (under a penalty not exceedmg twenty-five shiUings for each and every offence.- ) 90 That all tumbrels used for the carting of lim'c'shall be capable of containing three banques, and those for sand two bariques: in both cases to be stamped, (under a penalty not exceeding twen- ty-tive shillings for each and every offence.-) Carlffs to tBku fust o.. ter — iiiiV, to loitiT iibout. If I* I To hi- a'lle- biKliod mi'ii, 21 That anv carter who shall be on any of the stands aforesaid vmemployed, shall be held to accommodate the first person who shall offer h,m employment, under a penalty not exccedmg twenty shillings for each offence ; and that, any carter who shall remain and loiter about, when unemployed, in any other place than on any of the stands afore- said, shall incur a like penalty for each offence. 22. That all carters, and persons employed as carters, within the said city, shall he able-bodied m n, ach capable of loading his cart, truclc, or U.A and shall be provided «itlV good horses and >vith substantial vehicles and harness, and shall drive tlu'ir horsc^switl, care, (under a penal- • Bj.l.aw, Till Sammy. I8J-2, CARRIAGES FOR HIRE. 71 ty not exceeding twenty-five shillings for each and every offence.*) 23. That any person who shall attempt to rid ^''"- =^'" or drive any animal or animals, through any part of the said city, without being provided with means to controul the said animal or animals ; or who shall ride or drive any such animal or animals through any part of the said city, at a rate faster than a moderate trot, shall incur and pay a penalty not exceeding twenty-five shillings, for each of- fence against anypro vision of this sect ion. 24. That anv carter, cab driver, or other person, Aimrais n.i •^ ■'■til lie ill iisi'cl. who shall unreasonably or cruelly beat or other- wise ill use any horse or other animal under his care, within the said city, shall incur and pay a penalty not exceeding thirty shillings for each off'encc. 25. That anv person who shall cart water, or ca-tins w.ter " ^ on Sunday cause water to be carted on Sunday, unless in case p'-"'"'''^"''- of fire or other emergency, shall incur and pay a penalty not exceeding thirty shillings for each ofi'ence. 26. '^hat all tumbrels, or other such vehicles, cartirg <.f loose mat? . publicly used in the said city, for the transport of '■"'* loose materials, shall be so constructed as not to drop or loose any of the load in the streets, under a penalty of twenty-five shillings for each offence. 1^ n CARRIAGES FOR HIRE. Evtr y rart to have" n dri- ver. H Superintend- ent of coachc* t I Books of gistry t" kept. 27 That every cart, truck, or such hke vehicle, shall be provided with a driver ; it shall however be allowable for one driver to have charge of two such, when the led horse and cart are securely attached to the one preceding it, (under a penalty not exceeding twenty-five shillings for each and every ofl'ence.*) 28. That a suitable and proper person shall be appointed, by the Council of the said city, who shall be known and called the Superintendent of coaches, cabs, caleches, carts, trucks, and all other kinds of vehicles for hire, whose duty it shall be to visit the public stands, and all places where such coaches, cabs, caleches, carts, trucks, or other kinds of vehi- cles are permitted to stand, and to enforce the rules and regulations respecting such coaches, cabs, ca- tches, carts, trucks, or other kinds of vehicles, and the drivers thereof, and to maintain order amongst the same, and to report all offenders against any of the provisions of this by-law, to, the Attorney of th?. Corporation. 29. That it shall be the d,uty of the said Su- perintendent of coaches, cabs, caleches, carts, trucks, and all other kinds of vehicles for hire, to keep books of registry, in which shall be entered, every year, the names of all coachmen, cabmen, calechemen, carters, and drivers of every kmd of vehicle for hire, within the said city ; and he is re- * Bv-L«w, 74li January, \M'2 CARRIACES FOR HIRE. 73 hereby authorized, from and after the first day of May next, to issue certificates of registry and numbers, to be attached, in the manner he shall direct, to the horses and vehicles of all such coach- men, cabmen, calechemen, carters, and drivers of any kind of vehicles whatsoever for hire ; for all which certificates and numbers the Superinten- dent shall be entitled to demand and exact the following charges, for and on behalf of the Cor- poration, namely : — Firstly,— For every certificate of registry and ,.^:^^^iT' number for a cart, seven shillings and six pence. Secondly,— For every certificate of registry and double number for a caleche, ten shillings. Thirdly,— For every certificate of registry and double number for a cab, twelve shillings and six- pence. Fourthly,— For every certificate of registry and double number for a coach drawn by two horses, twenty-five shillings. Fifthly,— For every certificate of registry and double number for an omnibus, forty shillings. 30. That any person or persons who shall ex- Nu™b«^°» change, lend out, or permit to be used by others not "^ in his, her, or their employ, his, her, or their num- ber or numbers, for which certificates have been taken out, or shall have a number on his, her, or their horse different from the number on the vehi- cle attached, shall forfeit and pay a fine not exceed^ ing five pounds and not less than twenty shillings^ for each and every offence. 71 CARRIAGES FOR HIRK. ntivei«lmtlo nhspnt them- selves from vehicles. When New Market may be usod H9 a »tand- i it tetl hor-P-t. ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS.* 1. That it shall not be lawful for any of the drivers of vehicles frequenting the public stands in the said city, to stray or absent himself, or themselves, from the vehicle or vehicles under his or their charge, under a penalty not exceeding w enty-five shilhngs for each offence. •2. That it shall not be lawful for any carters or drivers of vehicles for hire, to occupy as a stand any portion of the sides of the New Market, in the said city, until after market hours, under a penalty not exceeding twenty-five shillings for each offence. 3. That in all cases when a horse or horses, with a cart or other vehicle, are led by means of a rope or chain attached to another cart, or other vehicle, within the said city, the length of rope or chain so used shall not exceed six feet, under a penalty not exceeding twenty-five shillings for each offence. H\ Law, la;-.. a Tti' JmiiMvy, 184;.'. ASSESSMENTS & DUTIES. cnAPTp:R IV. REGULATIONS RFXATING TO ASSESSiMENTS AND DUTIES. for of 1". in thk' * 1. That anniuilly hereafter between the tentli a «' of ^-. ... ..■■ day of May and the tenth day of June, in each ^::^Xj:. and every year, an assessment at the rate of one Ir.. shilUng in the pound on the assessed yearly value of all real property within the said city, be made and levied upon the owners of all such real |)roperiy as aforesaid, over and above, and sepa- rate apart, and distinct from llie rate of assessment which the Council may annually impose and levy upon all and every the occupier or occupiers of the lands, lots, houses, and buildings, in propor- tion to tlie value tliere(^f, within the City of Mon- reai, under and by virtue (^f all the powers and authorities herein before vested in the Justices for the District aforesaid, in and by the herein before mentioned Statuti^s of the 'M) and 'M) Geo. TIT. and transferred to the Council by the Ordinance Enac ting part of 2nd Section of By-Law, [tassod .inih Max-li, \ :i'4 7Q ASSESSMENTS AND nllTIF.S. herein before mentioned, of tlie 4 Viot. Cap. M : provided, that in case of the absence from the said city of the said owners of such real property as aforesaid, or in the event of their being unable to pay the said assessment tliereon, or of tlieir not being possessed of any goods, chattels, or eftects within the hmits of the said city, on which the amount of the said assessment may be levied, then, and in each and every such case, the said assess- ment may and shall be made and levied upon the occupier or occupiers of all such real property as aforesaid. *2. Repealed. ...o. a.. 3. That should any person or persons consider fil ^Z::^X^ uij^self herself, or themselves, aggrieved by the """"""""■ assessments or amounts rated on hmi, hor, or them, or on his, her, or their property, it shall be com- petent for him, her, or them, at any time withm three weeks after public notice shall have been given by the public crier, and in one newspaper published in the English language, and m one published in the French language, that the books of assessments for the current year are compiled and fyled in the office of the City Treasurer, and are open for public inspection, to apply to the said Council for such alteration, or reduction of such ^JL.,. .M ,» a„„„™, th, ,..-„„. of the sa,d c„y : ,.«^^ ** ASSESSMENTS AND DUTIES. 77 r^te of assessment or assessments, as the circum- stances of such application may justify. *4. Tliat the amount of commutation money J«J';;« '•""' payable by each person liable by law to statute labour, on the highways within the said city, shall be, and the same is hereby increased to the sum of five shillings currency for each person so liable ; and that each and every person so liable shall pay the said sum of five shillings annually, and shall not be allowed to offer his personal labour on the said highways instead thereof ; and the same shall be levied and paid at the time and in the manner prescribed by law. 5. Repealed, 6. That an annual duty shall be, and the same ^^^^JL'Z is hereby imposed upon and shall be paid by every meSu. person or firm of persons selling, by wholesale, any goods, wares, or merchandize whatsoever, within the said city, at the rate of ten pounds for every one hundred pounds of the assessed yearly value of the premises occupied and used by such person or firm of persons, for the purposes afore- said, and at and after the same rate for every greater and less sum of such value as aforesaid. 7. That an annual duty shall be, and the sarfl€ Ditto on tp. • •' ^ taiiiirerch..nt?i is hereby imposed upon and shall be paid by every person or firm of persons selling, by retail, • Third secMon of By-Law, of 30th March, 1842. ^ \^^ IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) h M/., / fA 1.0 I.I 1^12.8 ■ 50 I™** U, |3|2 11:25 i 1.4 Sciences Corporation liiM M 1.6 S :i>^ JV <^ 4^ ■"''^ u 23 WEST MAIN STREET WESSTER, N.Y. 14580 (716) 872-4503 % Pawnbrokfrii to [iHy tvvi'lvo pciiiiuls ten bliillinirs. 82 ASSESSMENTS AND DUTIES. shall incur and pay the penalty of five ponnils ibr each and every day, or portions of a day, su(!h pre- son or persons or firm of persons shall fail or ne- glect to pay, respectively, the duties so imposed as aforesaid. 14. That an annual duty of twelve pounds ten shillings shall be, and the same i^ hereby imposed upon and sliall be paid by every person or firm of persons exercising or dealino- in the business or employment of pawn broker, w ithin the said city ; and any person or firm of persons who shall, after the fifteenth dayof June next," exercise or deal in the business or employment of ]3awn broker, with- out ha\-ing paid tlie said annual duty, shall pay the forfeiture of two pounds ten shillings for each and every day such person or firm of persons shall so offend. llii\vk(trlan porforiiifra. * !2(). That any person or company oF persons, denominated equestrian performers, itinerant play- ers, or showmen, who shall perform or open any kind of exhibition within the said city, without having previously obtained permission from the Mayor so to do, and without having first paid to the City Treasurer the sum of five pounds, and without paying for each and every subsequent day or night such performance or exhibition shall be opened to the public, the sum of one pound five shillings, shall incur and pay a fine or penalty of five pounds for each and every oifence. \.) '. « \\ Linliility ot licrsunstu pay 27. That each and every person or persons liable to pay the annual duties herein before men- tioned and imposed, shall incur, and be liable for, and shall pay the said annual duties respectively, whether such person or persons may continue or remain for a whole year, or ^or any shorter period, in the exercise and practice of such trade, business, or profession, subject to duty as herein before di- rected. And that the keeping of a horse or horses, or of any carriage, caleche, cart, gig, waggon, ^r any vehicle of that description, for two months in the course of twelve calendar months ; and that the keeping of every billiard table for hire, or of any dog or bitch, for the space of one month, by anv person or persons within the said city, shall be considered keeping a horse or horses, or car- riage, ealeclie, cart, gig, waggon, or any vehicle * By-Law imposing ;i duty on equestrian pori'urmors, itinerant players, or showmen: passed Bth of January, 1841. ASSESSMENTS AND DUTIES. 89 3r80IlS, t play- en any nthout m the )aid to .8, and jnt day lall be id five alty of persons •e men- ble for, ctively, inue or period, usiness, fore di- ' horses, ;gon, ^r )nths in md that 'e, or of •nth, by :y, shall , or car- vehicle of that description, or a billiard table for hire, or a dog or bitch, within the meaning of this by-law, and shall subject the keepers or owners of the same to the duties herein before directed and im- posed respectively. 28. That all assessments, rates, commutation, or composition money, or annual duties, by this by-law fixed, imposed, and prescribed, shall be paid, for and on behalf of the Corporation, to the City Treasurer, in money or coin, at the rate at which such money or coin shall be current by law, in that part of the Province of Canada here- tofore constituting the Province of Lower Canada. uiit j)last'rb. \' NUISANCES.* if I CHAPTEB V. REGULATIONS RELATING TO NUISANCES. Stagiiaiil wil- ier. 1. That any proprietor or proprietors of any lot or lots in the said city, who shall, in the months of June, July, August, or September, permit stagnant water to remain in any excavation on such lot or lots until the same shall become offensive, or after such proprietor or proprietors shall have been notified to abate such nuisance within a reasonable time, shall incur and pay a penalty not exceeding five pounds for each offence. rrivaiciirains 2. That cach aud every lot or premises within the said city which shall abut on any square, street, lane, or highway, in which there shall bo a com- mon sewer, a drain, or other facilities for drainage, shall be furnished with a sufficient drain, under ground, to carry off the waste water ; and if any owner or owners of such lot or premises as afore- said, not furnished with a drain as aforesaid, shall * By-Law relating to nuisances affecting hcakh ; passed 1st July, 184 1. NUISANCES. 91 neglect or refuse to cause such drain to be con- structed, within three weeks after being notified so to do by any duly authorized officer of the Corporation, he, she, or they shall forfeit and pay a fine or penalty not exceeding five pounds for each offence. 3. That every lot or premises within the said ^''''"^' city on which there are or shall be erected a build- ing or buildings used as a dwelling house, shall be furnished with a privy or privies, with sufficient vaults sunk in the ground ; and that the owner or owners of any such building or buildings, con- nected with which there shall be no sufficient privy or privies, who shall neglect or refuse to cause such to be constructed thereon, within six weeks after such owner or owners shall have been notified so to do, by a duly authorized officer of the Corporation, shall incur and pay a fine or penalty not exceeding five pounds for each offence. cleans- 4. That whenever any privy in the said city J^^ shall become offensive, or the contents thereof reach within twelve inches of the surface of the earth, the same shall be cleansed by the occupier or occupiers of the premises where the same may be, under a penalty not exceeding fifty shillings and not less than twenty shilhngs for each offence. 5. That the occupant or occupants of any house var.is to be or houses within the said city, shall be, and are hereby required to keep the yard or yards or pre- m' < n, t |i 92 NUISANCES. Dirty water from premises IPI mises therewith connected, in a clean state, and free from filth and all oiFensive substances, and to collect in one place, in such yard or yards, all the house dirt or offal, under the penalty of ten shil- lings for each offence: Provided that when the accumulation of such dirt or offal shall be equal to a load, it shall be removed, under a like penalty; and provided also that stable dung may be allowed to be accumulated till the same shall be considered offensive. 6. That the occupant or occupants of any house or houses, or premises, in the said city, who shall permit or cause to be discharged, by any channel or gutter, or in any other way whatsoever, from such house or premises, into any street, square, lane, or highway, in the said city, any dirty or stinking water, or any thing that may cause public inconvenince and annoyance, shall incur and pay the fine or penalty of ten shilhngs for each offence. Ditto thrown into street. 7. That any occupant or occupants of any house or building in the said city, who shall throw, or permit to be thrown, any dirty water, ashes, soot, snow, or ice, or any dirt or filth whatsoever, into any square, street, lane, or highway, in the said city, shall pay a fine of ten shillings for each offence. swi.io. *c. 8. That any person or persons who shall keep any swine, dogs, foxes, or other such animals pn their premises, in the said city, shall midntain the NUISANCES. 93 houses, buildings, or pens in which the same shall be kept in such a clean state that the neighbours and passenger? may not be incommoded by the smell therefrom, under a penalty not exceeding fifty shillings for each offence. 9. That the owner or owners of every animal Dcaaanimai. that shall die or be found dead in any of the streets, squares, lanes, highways, or on any en- closed or open unenclosed ground in the said city, shall immediately thereafter bury such animal, at least three feet below the surface of the earth, under a penalty not exceeding forty shillings for each offence : and any person or persons who shall throw any such dead animal into any ditch, pond, canal, or any river opposite the said city, or into the small streams passing through the same, shall incur and pay a fine not exceeding forty shillings for each offence : and whenever the owner of such animal, or the person committing the offence afore- said, cannot be discovered, it shall be the duty of the proper officer of the Corporation to cause the removal of such nuisance as aforesaid. 10. That any person or persons who shall have putrui sub- or keep in any place within the said city, adjoin- ing any street, square, lane, or highway, any putrid, unsound, unwholesome, or refuse meat or beef of any animal, whether salted or otherwise, or any unsound pork, fish, hides, or skins of any kind, or horns, or bones, or any other putrid or unwholesome substances vvliatever, shall incur 1)4 NUISANCES. and pay a fine or penalty not exceeding five pounds for each offence. Transport of rul)bi»h thro' street. 11. That any person or persons who shall trans- port rubbish, dung, filth, sand, sweepings of streets, or mortar through any square, street, lane, or highway in the said city, in other than in well closed vehicles, so as to prevent any portion of the contents thereof from being dropped on the streets, shall incur and pay a fine or penalty not exceeding ten shillings for each offence : and that the driver or owner of such vehicles shall be equally liable for any infringement of the provisions of this section. Inspector of Fire Depart- ment to on- force provi- sions respect, ing nuisances 12. That it shall be the duty of the Inspector of the Fire Department to enforce, or cause to be enforced, as far as in his power, all the provisions of this by-law relating to nuisances in houses or the premises therewith connected, or on lots, or to the removal of dead animals ; and he is hereby authorized to visit and examine any house, lot, or building in the said city for the purposes aforesaid ; and any person or persons who shall obstruct or hinder him in the discharge of such duty shall incur and pay a fins or penalty not exceeding five pounds for each offence. ■ Placet for ru)>biih. 13. That the Road Committee shall be, and they are hereby empowered and authorized to procure as many places of deposit for dirt, rubbish, and such matters, collected in the said fitv as public convenience may require. five STREETS.^ CHAPTER VI. REGULATIONS RELATING TO SWEEPING THE STREETS. 1. That all proprietors or occupants of lots, houses, or buildings adjoining any street or lane having paved gutters, in the said city, shall sweep and collect in heaps, or cause to be swept and collected in heaps, on the outer side of the said gutters, the dust or dirt before their premises respectively, as far as the middle of such street or lane, from the first day of May to the fifteenth day of November in each year : Provided always, that the proprietors or occupants of East, Centre, and West Wards, shall be bound, previously to so sweeping and collecting in heaps the dust or dirt aforesaid, to well and sufficiently sprinkle the same with water, so that no inconvenience or in- jury can arise therefrom, or be occasioned thereby : and that all such proprietors and occupants in * By-Law of the Council of the Cit^ of Montreal, respecting the sweeping of the streets : passed 1st July, 1841. 4 ^ t hi ; ■ 'M 9G SWEEPING THE STREETS. Saint Mary's, Saint Lawrence, and Queen's Wards shall observe or cause to be observed the provisions of this section, so that the said dirt or dust shall be ready to be removed on the Thursday evening, or by six o'clock on the Friday morning of each and every week during the period aforesaid ; and that such proprietors or occupants in East, Centre, or West Wards, shall observe or cause the same to be observed on the Friday evening, so that the said dust or dirt may be ready to be removed by six o'clock on the Saturday morning of each and every week during the period aforesaid ; and that any person or persons who shall infringe any of the provisions of this section shall incur and pay a fine or penalty of five shillings for each offence. WINTER ROADS.^ CHAPTER VII. REGULATIONS RELATING TO WINTER ROADS. 1, (Repeals former regulations.) Former regw- Intions repeal. 2. That during the period in each and every 1;';°;^,,*'* ^ year, from and after the first day of November, until the first day of May, any person or persons owning, occupying, or having charge of any house, building or lot of land, in the said city, who shall neglect to maintain in good order one half the road or roads, in front of his, her, or their house, building, or lot of land aforesaid, by levelHng the same, breaking the cahots, and filling up the slopes, every day, and as often as the case shall require, shall incur and pay a penalty not exceeding fifteen shillings for each offence. 3. That whenever, during the winter season. Not to be ai- lowed to «c- snow or ice shall accumulate on any of the side- J^rinchrja ._ — side-iiaths. * By-Law relating to winter roads : passed 7th January, »8't2. 98 WINTER ROADS. Ice on to bo ruugli. s;iin(> iiiadu Strcnts to ho cut down to certain ilcp'h. walks in the said city, or any portion of them, it shall be the duty of the person or persons owning, occupying, or having charge of the house, building, or lot of ground, before which such accumulation as aforesaid shall be, to cut the said snow or ice down to a depth of four inches above the surface of the said side-walks, so that the same shall be uniform with that of the adjoining property, unless otherwise ordered, or permitted by the Surveyor of the said city, under a penalty not exceeding fifteen shillings for each offence. 4. That whenever the snow shall become so congealed, or ice formed, on any of the side-walks, or portions thereof, in the said city, as to prove dangerous to passengers, it shall be the duty of the person or persons owning, occupying, or having charge of the house, building, or lot of ground, before which the side-walks shall be in such state as aforesaid, to cause ashes to be strewed thereon, or the ice or congealed snow to be made rough, by cutting the same, under a penalty not exceeding ten shillings for each offence. 5. That the person or persons occupying or having charge of any house, building, or lot of ground, in the said city, who shall neglect to remove all the snow or ice from half the street or road in front of his, her, or their premises, over and above the thickness announced in a notice, by order of the City Surveyor, to be given by the public crier, and also within the time mentioned in it WINTER ROADS. 97 the said notice, shall incur and pay a penalty not exceedinc^ twenty-five shillings for each and every oflPence. vnynr ini'nsns of I)l'"lt><'t. 6. That should the person owning, occupying, J^„"y'„y imw or having charge of any house, building, or lot of land, in the said city, neglect or refuse to comply with the provisions of the two next preceding sections, it shall be the duty of the said Surveyor to cause the work therein ordered, to be done, at the expense of the pai'ty guilty of such neglect or refusal, from whom the said Corporation shall recover the amount of the said expense. 7. That in the spring, until the first day of l^'C'^lf^:, May, in each and every year, the person or persons owning, occupying, or having charge of any house, building, or lot of land, in the said city, who shall neglect or refuse to cause the dirt or dung, snow or ice, opposite his, her, or their premises respective- ly, to be collected and carried away, within the time specified in a notice to that effect, to be given by the public crier, shall incur and pay a penalty not exceeding twenty-five shillings for each offence. 8. That any person or persons who shall drive sioigi. bchs. any cariole, train, sleigh, or other vehicle, in the winter season, within the said city, without having at least two bells or grelots for each horse therein tackled, affixed to the harness of such horse, shall incur and pay a penalty not exceeding twenty- five shillini^s for each offence. H 98 WINTER ROADS. fP*' I Horses with itlciRh. ^^c. til Willie in 9. That any person or persons who shall drive SSSi^i any horse or horses, with sleigh, train, cariole, or 9troets.&c. ^^^^^ yehicle attached, faster than a walk, when coming out of any cross street or court-yard into any of the main or leading streets in the said city, or in turning any corner of a street or square in the same, shall incur and pay a penalty not ex- ceedmg forty shillings for every such offence. No wheel. cartiapea to bo used after notice from Surveyor. 10. That any person or persons who shall use any wheel-carriage on the streets of the said city, during the winter, after the City Surveyor shall have given public notice, prohibiting the use of all such wheel-carriages within the city, which prohibition shall continue until a notification to the contrary is issued by the said officer, shall incur and pf/ a penalty not exceeding fifteen shillings for each offence. 11. That it shall be the duty of every proprietor or proprietors, or company of persons having any cellar shoot, or other aperture, in the streets or side-walks m the said city, to cause, within ten days after the publication of this by-law, the iron plate or plates over such shoot or aperture, to be roughed or studded on the exposed surface there- of, or otherwise made so as to prevent danger to passengers therefrom, under a penalty not exceed- ing five pounds for each offence or neglect so to do. Penalty on 12. That auv pcrsou or persons or company of persons plac- . 1 •• ThLIf «ith! persons^ who shall, after the period in the preced- out beinff '■ roughed. Plates over shoot», ."^c in Streets to be roughed. i : I WINTER ROADS. 99 ing section specified, place on the moutli of any cellar shoot, or other aperture whatsoever, in any of the squares, streets, lanes, or side-walks, in the said city, any iron plate or plates not made rough or studded on the outer surface, or otherwse so made as to prevent danger to passengers, shall incur and pay the penalty of not less than two pounds ten shillings nor exceeding five pounds for each offence. Pools of \va- tpr to he 13. That whenever, during the winter season, or in spring, before the snow or ice shall have r- niiircs not re- inovisil wlieii orilercd to lie romovod by .5. That whenever any article or material what soever, encumbering or obstructing any side-walk street, square, lane, or highway, in the said city, survJyor, shall have been ordered or directed to be removed, pursuant to any of the preceding sections of this by-law, and the same shall not be removed with- in the tim J limited by such order or direction, it shall be lawful for the Surveyor of highways, streets, and bridges, or his deputy, to order the I "^•"rrrnhii i lOG UliSTRUCTlUNS IN STREETS. same to be carried or transported to a place of deposit, allotted by the Council for the reception of all such articles or materials. » toexte/^'^from ^- That auy person or persons who shall place, wall above •. i j i i j l •ixinchpsand hang, or suspend, or cause to be placed, nuns, or twelve iiiche» ° r ' r ' O' suspended, any sign, show-bill, show-board, or any emblem of his, her, or their trade, at any greater distance than six inches in front of and from the mall of any house, store, or other building, within the said city, or at any greater distance than twelve inches where such sign, show-bill, show-board, or emblem shall be placed, hung, or suspended, at a height not less than, ten feet above the side-walk or street in front of such house, store, or building, shall incur and pay a penalty of ten shillings cur- rency for each oiFence. lis- Awning )«iti ■ ii^: iKtncU'il rroin liuu.iesi. 7. That any person or persons who shall place, fix or continue, in any street, square, lane, or highway of this city, any awning posts, or any cloth or canvas for an awning, unless the same shall be so placed and fixed, and such posts shall be at such height as shall cause no public incon- venience, and as shall be directed by the Surveyor of highways, streets, and bridges, or his deputy, or who shall neglect or refuse to comply with such directions or orders of the said Surveyor or his deputy, sliall forfeit and pay for every such offence •he sum of ten shillings currency. 8. That any [)erson or })ersons, for any })uri)ose OBSTRUCTIONS IN STREETS. 10'; • whatsoever, who shall intentionally place, or cause to be placed, or shall suspend, or cause to be suspended or exposed from any house, shop, store, building, or lot abutting on any of the public streets, squares, lanes, or highways of this city, any goods, wares, or merchandize whatsoever, so that the same shall extend or project from the wall in front of such house, shop, store, building, or lot more than six inches towards or into anv public street, square, lane, or highway aforesaid, shall forfeit and pay the sum of ten shillings for each offence. I 9. That no person or persons, whether agent, raDrnf^ooa" owner, or employer, shall hereafter suffer or per- •^y't^ikur'^ mit any case, bale, bundle, box, crate, or any goods, wares or merchandize to be raised from anv street, square, or public place, on the outside of any building, for the purpose of storing the same in the second or any higher story of any such building, or to be lowered from the same in a similar manner, by means of a rope, pully, tackle, or windlass, under the penalty for each offence of ten shillings currency : Provided, that the pro- visions of this section shall not be considered or taken to extend to the raising of any materials or other articles necessary in the repairing, erecting, or taking down of any building, or to the removing of any merchandize or other articles, in case of clanger by fire or other such casualty. 10. Tliat no person or persons shall place anv SsnoiTob.; *■ ubstnu'tt'd. I 108 OBSTRUCTIONS IN STREETS. 4>i 91!' Hanillmrrows not to bp used on foot-paths. I'aity injiir- iii:? toot.piitli to ri'pair tlio btt'ue. animal, cart, truck, or carriage of any description whatsoever, or any obstructions of any kind, upon or across any of the flags or stepping stones, placed for the convenience of foot passengers, across any street, square, lane, or highway, in the said city, under a penalty of not less than five shilhngs nor more than five pounds for each and every offence. 11. That no person or persons shall lead, drive, or ride any horse or other animal, or wheel or drag any hand barrow or hand cart, or push or drag any sleigh or sled, or saw any wood, or in any otherwise needlessly impede any foot-path or side- walk in the said city, under the penalty of twenty shillings for each oifence. 12. That if any driver, carter, or other person or persons, shall break or otherwise injure any foot- path or side- walk in the said city, he, she, or they shall, within twenty-four hours thereafter, cause the same to be well and sufficiently repaired and mend- ed, under a penalty of not less than ten shillings and not more than five pounds for each ofience. 1 ..m J .£ Tnii'ks mny ho. backi'.l o t'Oa 13. That any owner or occupant of any store, '.r.mLu o!u house, building, or lot, m the said city, who shall permit or suffer any cart, truck, or any kind of summer or winter vehicle whatsoever, for the pur- pose of loading or unloading the same with any boxes, crates, casks or packages whatsoever, weigh- ing less than one hundred weight each, to be driven or placed, or backed over or upon the foot- i i OBSTRUCTIONS IN STREETS. 109 path or side-walk opposite such store, house, build- ing, or lot, or who shall suffer or permit any cart, truck, or any kind of summer or winter vehicle, for the purpose of loading and unloading the same with any boxes, crates, casks, or packages what- soever, weighing more than one hundred weight each, to be driven, or placed, or backed over or upon the foot-path or side-walk opposite such store, house, building, or lot as aforesaid, and remain so for a longer space of time than three minutes at any one time, shall incur and pay a fine or penalty not exceeding ten shillings for each offence. Tables fr.r pamiiif^ apon m till' streets 14. That no person or persons shall expose in any of the streets, squares, lanes, highways, or i"^"''"'"*''^' other public places of the said city, any table or device, of any kind whatsoever, upon which any game of chance or hazard can be played ; and no person shall play at any table or- device, or unlaw- ful game, in any place as aforesaid, under the penalty of a sum not less than five shillings and not more than two pounds ten shillings for each offence. 15. That no person or persons shall encumber or obstruct any side-walk, street, square, highway, or rati.i' bridge in the said city, by exposing for sale thereon, either in baskets or on tables, or in any other man- ner, any fruit, confectionary, small wares, beer, or any other article, under the penalty of five shil- lings for each offence. No small warci ti) bt- Rolil on foot- 110 OBSTRUCTIONS IN STREETS. 16. :i I Skatinp on utrepts prohi- bitocl. I'oiialty carters nut stanil. 17. That no person or persons shall slide with a sled, train, traineau, or shall skate on any square, treet, lane, or highway, in the said city, under the I)enalty of ten shillings currency for each offence. 18. That no person owning, driving, or having charge of any cart, caleche, cab, sleigh, or any other kind of vehicle whatsoever for hire, shall remain or loiter about with his cart, caleche, cab, sleigh, or vehicle, when unemployed, on any square, street, lane, or road of the said city, or on any other than the stands allotted for such carts, ca- leches, cabs, sleighs, or vehicles, under the penalty of five shillings for each offence. Cellar doors. ■ 19. That all proprietors or occupiers, or person or persons having charge of any house or building in the said city, having cellar doors made on the foot-path or side-walk opposite their premises, shall constantly keep the said doors in good repair and shut after dark, nor leave the said cellar doors open, or suffer the same to be left open in the day time for any greater length of time than may be reason- ably sufficient for getting into or out of the same such goods, wood, or effects as may be intended to be introduced into or taken out of such cellar ; and during the time the said cellar door shall re- main open in the day timt' i'ov the purpose afore- said, it shall be the duty of the proprietor or oocu- OBSTRUCTIONS IN STREETS. Ill with a square, der the iffence. having y other remain sleigh, square, on any ,rts, ca- penalty l)iers ot said premises, to put on each side of the opening of such cellar door a sufficient guard, to be at least three feet high, so as to protect pas- sengers from injury, under a penalty of five pounds for each offence, to be recovered from the proprie- tor, occupier, or person or persons having charge of any such house or building. 20. That whosoever shall hereafter at any time Foot.i,aii.&c. If, •'in Htrcets pro. play at foot-ball, or the game commonly called """"• shinty, or shall throw stones or snow-balls in any street, square, or lane of this city, shall forfeit and pay for each offence a sum not exceeding ten shil- lings currency, or shall be subject to an imprison- ment not exceeding twenty-four hours. person ►uilding on the is, shall air and rs open, ay time reason- c same itended cellar ; ihall re- e afore- >r occii- I ifr I'ovsons (Inm- aa'ing Strpi'ts til incur pon- nlty. 1 12 EXCAVATIONS IN STREETS.-SPOUTS. EXCAVATIONS IN STREETS.* That any person or persons wlio shall excavate, cut, disfigure, damage, or destroy any part what- ever of an\ square, street, highway, or lane, in the said City, 'without previous permission from the City Surveyor, or other duly authorized officer, shall incur and pay a fine or penalty not exceeding five pounds for each and every offence. SPOUTS.t nu-.iainna,,. That any proprietor of proprietors of houses or IXvSsS ijuildings adjoining any puhlic square, street, lane, or highway within the said City, who shall neglect to have and maintain to such houses and buildings, tight covered spouts, by which the water from the ro^'ofs of such houses or buildings may be conveyed to within a distance of not greater than twelve inches from the footpath or side-walk, shall incur and pay a penalty not exceeding five pounds for each and every offence : Provided always, that a notice of three days shall have been given previous to any prosecution for such offence : And provided that in case of the absence of such proprietor or proprietors, the occupant or occupants shall be held responsible in the premises, and suffer a like penalty, not exceeding five pounds for each offence against the provisions of this Section^ Bye-Law passed 12th September, 1842. t Ibid. > !■'! " i CHIMNEY DUTY. 113 CHIMNEY DUTY.* r; 1. (Repeals former Regulations.) 2. That a duty of sevenpence half-penny shall gtoiy ^hmllet be and the same is hereby imposed upon and shall moutVs!^" be paid by each and every occupant or occupants of every house or building not exceeding in height a ground-floor and garret, within the said City, in respect of each and every chimney actually used in such house or building, which said duty shall be due and payable every two months, by every such occupant or occupants. 3. That a duty of one shilling and threepence shall be and the same is hereby imposed upon, ^LZ. and shall be paid by, every occupant or occupants of every house or building exceeding in height a ground-floor and garret, within the said city, in respect of each and every chimney actually used in such house or building, which said duty shall be due and payable every two months, by every such occupant or occupants aforesaid. l3. 3d. for houses of two more ChiTniii(>s to be swept every two 4. That it shall be the duty of the Overseer of the Sweeping of Chimnies, to sweep or cause to month.!"' be effectually swept, once in every two months, each and every chimney in use in the said city without any further charge for such sweeping than the duty or charge hereinbefore imposed. * By-Law ame»iding a By-Law establishing and Regulating the Fire Pcpartment, passed 1st August, 1842. i I lU lSnS(?ELLANE()rs UKG!TI,ATION». I'' I Doors to nrrhwayit to open iinvnrds to be itiit lots feiircd. MISCELLANEOUS REGULATIONS. * 1. Tliat after a month from the passing of this By-Law, all archways constructed on the border of any of the streets, lanes, or public squares of the City and Suburbs, and all porches or other entrances into court yards, shall be closed with doors that shall open into the interior, and not towards the said square, streets, or lanes, so as to leave the passage of the footwalks free at all times ; the same to be observed with respect to all gates of gardens, lots or other spaces of ground ; the whole under a penalty not exceed- ing five pounds currency agamst each and every person, whether proprietor or tenant, offending against any of the provisions of this section. f 2. Every proprietor of land or lots in the said town or suburbs, adjoining a public square, street, or lane, shall, upon notice being given to him by the Surveyor of Roads that the levelling of such public square, street, or lane, has been ordered, and that he is enjoined io carry the same into execution, cause to be erected without delay, a wall or fence of plank or upright pickets, at least five feet high, conformably to the line which the ' 3rd Section of Hj-Law passed 12lh Si.'iHcmbci, IS42, t 3rd Art. Rules and R^guLitions of rV'licp. I MISCELLANEOUS RE0ULAT10N8. I la ONS. of this border ires of : other d with nd not so as to at all pect to ,ces of 3xceed- d every Fending m. the said , street, him by of such )rdered, me into ielay, a at least hich the I said Surveyor shall indicate to him, on all sides of such lot or spaces of grounds as shall border such public square, street, or lane, so levelled, and maintain in good repair such wall or fence, under a penalty of five pounds currency. — Provided that the said notice shall be given, by the Sur- veyor to tlie proprietor, at least 15 days before the latter be required to erect such wall or fence, and eight days only in case he should be required to repair and maintain the same. And should the proprietor be absent from the District, the Surveyor shall affix the aforesaid notice to the door of the Parochial Church and upon the ground opposite which such work is to be performed ; which shall be considered a sufficient notice to the proprietor. - be diHgffed on *3. All pieces of timber, which, by reason of be:3tr their length, cannot be transported in carts or =trtfl^s! tumbrels, and are usually conveyed on trucks or other vehicles, such as deals, cedars, and other large timber, shall for the future, throughout every part of the town and suburbs, be transported on two trucks or upon such other vehicle so con- structed as that the said timber shall not in any manner touch the public way : the w^hole, under a penalty of forty shillings against each offender. 1 1. That no person or persons shall swim or barhi','?'',.p bathe in the river opposite or adjacent to the said ""y' po>ili' ihe I * ajth Art. Rules and Rpprulutions of Police. t By-Law, 7th January, 184-'. 116 MISCELLANEOUS REGULATIONS, (1, 1 'M Placps of amusement to be cloied oil Sunday. Games in Rtre-ts&c on Sunday pro- hibited. city, or in the canal, or other waters adjacent to any of the bridges or avenues leading into the city, so as to be exposed to the view of the in- habitants, under a penalty of ten shillings for each offence, *5. No t.ivem-keeper or other person, who has a billiard table, tennis court, shuffle-board, or other place of amusement, open to the pub- lic, shall permit any one whatever to play. on Sunday, under a penalty of three pounds cur- rency. f 6. All games, whatever, are forbidden in the streets, lanes, or pubHc squares, on Sunday, under a penalty of ten shillings : and all persons are forbidden to permit or suffer in tlieir houses or other buildings, on Sunday, either in the town or suburbs, any ball or dance, under a penalty which shall not be less than forty shillings for each offence. T'aliiifr >in Siiiiilav I'lo- »iil)itcd. J 7. No person shall sell or expose to sale, on Sunday, in the town or suburbs, any fruit, eat- ables, or provisions whatever, under a penalty which shall not be less than five shillings, nor exceed forty for each offence ; but butchers and bakers may sell meat and bread at their houses, till nine o'clock in the morning only. * 43rd .'Vrt. Rules and Rc|.ni!ations of Police, t 44111 Art. ibid. I 4Jtli Art ibid. MISCELLANEOUS REGULATIONS. 117 3ent to ito the the in- or each Q, "who -board, le pub- )lay on ds cur- iden in Sunday, persons • houses he town penalty ings for sale, on 'uit, eat- penalty ings, nor tiers and r houses, * 8. That save and except, at any religious or military ceremony or procession, or for any sheriff's or bailiff's sale, or any sale by order, decree, or judgment of any court, judge, justice of the peace, or commissioner, or for and on behalf of the asso- ciation incorporated by law, under the name, style and title of the Company of Proprietors of the Montreal Water Works, no person or persons, other than the Public Crier of this City, shall be hereafter permitted to ring, use or employ, any hand-bell, or other bell, or any trumpet, horn or other wind instrument, or any rattle or other imple- ment of a like kind or description in any street, square, lane, or public avenue, or thoroughfare of this city, for the purpose or with the design of calling, inviting, or directing attention to him, her, or them, or to his, her, or their avocations, pur- suit, dealings, or business, unless such person or persons shall have a written authority or license from the Mayor of the said City so to do, under a penalty, not exceeding one pound currency, and costs for each and every offence. f 9. Two or more Justices of the Peace shall hear and determine, at a Weekly or Special Ses- sion of the Peace, to be held in the town of Mont- real, all complaints concerning differences and dispute^ which shall arise between masters and Nobi'llstobe rung 111 slreeu except on cer- tain occatif ng • By-Law to prohibit Muffin Venders and others from ringing Bells in the streets. Passed 12th September, 1842. t 1st Art. Rt gulations respecting Apprentices and hired or indented Servants. 118 MISCELLANEOUS REGULATIONS. mistresses and their apprentices, hired servants and journeymen. And the mode of proceeding, in all cases of complaint, shall be conformable to the Provincial Statute of 57 Geo. III. chap. 16. *10. All apprentices to any trade or mechanical art whatever, engaged by written agreement, or servants verbally engaged before witnesses, who shall desert from their service or duties, or who shall by day or night, absent themselves from the said service, or from the house or residence of their employers, without permission, or who shall refuse or neglect to perform their just duties, or to >bey the lawful commands which shall be given them by their masters or mistresses, or who shall be guilty of any fault or misdemeanor in the service of the same, may and shall be, upon complaint and due proof made before the Justices of the Peace, condemned to the line and punishment prescribed by the above mentioned Stc^tute, 57 Geo. III. chap. 16. ■■■■ ■ ''f' l:' itrd de- The Qu..en's Ward shall be bounded as fol- ^ lows : — The south-west side of Grey Nuns' Street, commencing at the Kiver St. Lawrence, and con- tinuing to William Street, the north-west side of Wilham Street thence to McGill Street, to the south-west side of McGill Street, thence to Com- missioner's Square, and thence to the south-east and south-west sides of Commissioner's Square, and the south-west side of Saint Eadegonde Street to Lagauchetiere Street, thence the north-west side of Lagauchetiere Street to Alexander Street, thence the south-west side of Alexander Street to Saint Catherine Street, thence the south-east side of Saint Catherine Street to City Councillors Street, thence the south-west side of City Councillors Street to Sherbrooke Street, thence the north-west side of Sherbrooke Street to Du,ocher Street, thence the south-west side of Durocher Street and the extension of the same to the city boundary line, thence along the same so far as it may extend towards the south-west, thence along the said line in a south-east direction to the Kiver Saint Law- rence, and thence to the place of beginning. The Saint Lawrence Ward shall be bounded st.iYi»ieace ward. as follows : — The north-west side of Craig Street, commencing at Sanguinet Street, and continuing to Eadegonde Street, thence the north-east side of Eadegonde Street to Lagauchetiere Street, thence the south-east side of Lagauchetiere Street to Alexander Street, thence the north-east side of Alexander Street to Saint Catherine Street, I 12() MONTREAL.— WARDS. I' St Mary"* Wind. tlience the north-west side of Saint Catherine Street to City Councillors Street, thence the north-east side of City Councillors Street to Sher- brooke Street, thence the south-east side of Sherbrooke Street to Durocher Street, thence the north-east side of Durocher Street to the city boundary line, thence along the said line towards the north-east until the same joins the extension of Sanguinet Street, thence the south-west side of Sanguinet Street, to Craig Street or the place of beginning. The Saint Mary's Ward shall be bounded as follows, bU such boundaries hereinafter mentioned to be comprised within the said Ward, viz :— The north-east side of Lacroix Street, commenc- ing at the Eiver Saint Lawrence and continuing to Saint Lewis Street from thence the north- west side of Saint Lewis Street to Sanguinet Street, from thence the north-east side of San- guinet Street, with the extension thereof to the city boundary, thence along the city boundary line so far as the same may be found to extend towards the north-east, thence continuing the said line in a south-east direction until the same shall reach the Eiver Saint Lawrence, and thence along the said River to the place of beginning. STORING OF GUNPOWDEll. 127 STORING OF GUNPOWDER.* 1. That it shall not be lawful for any person or persons, whomsoever, to store, keep or have within the city or town of Montreal, or within three miles from the boundaries thereof, any Gunpowder, exceeding in weight twenty-five pounds, at any one time, hi any house, building or place other than and except in a building or buildings constructed or to be constructed of stone covered with metal, made fire proof and furnished with proper lightning rods or con- ductors, and at a distance of at least two hundred feet on every side from any other building what- ever; which building or buildings, constructed and completed as aforesaid, before any gunpowder shall be stored or kept therein, shall be certified by a person of competent skill, to be sufficient for the safe storing and keeping of gunpowder therein, and shall be approved of as being sufficient for that purpose by two or more of the Justices of the Peace, resident in the said city or town of Montreal. Not inori' than '^5 Ibri. gunpowder to bu kept ill any buildinp; within ciiy and town of MomIii-hI or within threu niilKS from tlie boundar- iuit thereof. And the bnildini; tolin of a (leruliar (■onstrnt'tioM sindapproNed by 2 or moro JuHtifPs of the Peace. 2. That any person or persons, who shall store, keep or have any quantity of gunpowder, exceed- ing the said quantity of twenty-five pounds at any one time in any building or place withui the limits aforesaid, other than and except in a building con- structed, covered, furnished and situated as afore- said, shall forfeit to Her Majesty, her heirs and • Extracts from " Ordinance to provide more elfectuall}' for the safe storing and keeping of Gunpowder, within and near the City and Town of Montreal." 3rd Vic. cap. 33. Persons keepinjf more than '25 \hi. Gunpowder ill any other bnildirigtnin. cnrapenalty, !uul forfeit tlie powder. 128 STORING OF GUNPOWDER. Ill i i i :\ successors, for every such oiFence, the sum of ten pounds, sterling money of Great Britain, and all and every such gunpowder so stored or kept, contrary to the provisions of this Ordinance, shall be, and remain forfeited to Her Majesty, her heirs and successors. * * # What prn- ceeditigiinreto be Imd in cases 4. That it shall be lawful for any Justice of the of m'tormXn Pcacc for thc DistHct of Montreal, on information on onth, that tnbeiiove'thnt ^ud complalut on oath made before him, or on more than W i • i i i t i i • ''.'.'any buiV.u complamt by any two or more householders bemg t"? pVescTib- inhabitants within the said limits, assigning a rea- ed limits. ' O O sonable cause for believing that any quantity of gunpowder exceeding in weight twenty five pounds, is stored, or kept within the limits aforesaid, con- trary to the provisions of this Ordinance to issue his warrant under his hand and seal, to be direct- ed to one or more constables of the said city and town of Montreal, for the seizure of the said gun- powder, and for the conveyance of the same to a place in which it may be lawfully stored and kept with safety; and the constable or constables charged with the execution of any such warrant shall have full power and authority to enter into, and, if there shall be any occasion, to break open the door of the house, building or place mentioned in such warrant, in day time only, and there search for, seize and sef'ure such gunpowder, to be conveyed as afore- said, and to be detained until it shall be deter- mined in due course of law, as aforesaid, whether the same hath been or shall be declared forfeited by virtue of this Ordinance. MALlrFOirs INJURY TO PRoPF^RTY. 12{) MALICTOIIS INJURY TO PROPERTY.* 19. That if any person shall unlawfully and „r"*nmSns maliciously cut, hreak, bark, root up, or other- *''„i?j7'"'« rertiiin wise destroy or damage the whole or any part of any tree, sapling or shrub, or any underwood, res- pectively growing in any park, pleasure ground, garden, orchard or avenue, or in any ground ad- joining or belonging to any dwelling-house, every such offender shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and being convicted thereof shall be punished ac- cordingly ; And if any person shall unlawfully and maliciously cut, break, bark, root up, or otherwise .Yama^e'^px! destroy or damage the whole or any part of any tree, sapling, or shrub, or any underwood respec- tively, growing elsewhere than in any of the situa- ations hereinbefore mentioned, every such offender (in case the the amount of injury done shall ex- ceed the sum of one pound) shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and being convicted thereof shall be punished accordingly. TliP like ,11 to trt>H!<, Ac. (latnaf^e reed f 1. 20. That if any person shall unlawfully and ^r^aamHS"^ maliciously cut, break, bark, root up, or otherwise ..rii..dorw..oj * Extracts from '• An Act for CnnsoHdating .inH Amending the " Laws in tliis Province rehitivo to Malicions Injuries fo Property," 4th and r)tli Victoria, cap. 20, K \-M) MALICIOUS INJURY TO PROPERTY. ft*- RTOWmg, to theamnunt damage. victum of destroy or damage the whole or any part ot any damaiffi sumity'.'on" ^^^^j sapung, or shrub, or any underwood, where- soevt r the same may be respectively growing, the injury done, being to the amount of one shilling at the least, every such offender, being convicted thereof before a Justice of the Peace, shall forfeit and pay, over and above the amount of the injury done, such sum of money, not exceeding one pound, as to the Justice shall seem meet. ^"tu7^ra?i 21. That if any person shall unlawfully and agmien! &c° Hiallciously destroy, or damage with mtent to des- troy, any plant, root, fruit, or vegetable production growing in any garden, orchard, nursery ground, hot-house, green-house, or conservatory, every such offender, being convicted thereof before a Justice of the Peace, shall forfeit and p y, over and above the amount of the injury done, such sum of money, not exceeding two pounds, as to the Justice shall seem meet. I Dpstroyinac, &c vegetable productions 22. That if any person shall unlawfully and nof growing mallclously destroy, or damage with intent to des- in gardens. t n t n troy, any cultivated root or plant used for the food of man or beast, or for medicine, or for distilling, or for dyeing, or for or in the course of any manu- facture, and growing in any land, open or enclosed, not being a garden, orchard, or nursery ground, every such offender, being convicted thereof before a Justice of the Peace, shall forfeit and pay, over and above the amount of the injury done, such iii WINTER VEHICLES. 131 sum of money, not exceeding twenty shillings, as to the Justice shall seem meet. 23. That if any person shall unlawfully and acanyfelTcl; •'A v wall, btile, or maliciously cut, break, throw down, or in anywise *^''*'' destroy any fence of any description whatsoever, or any wall, stile, or gate, or any part thereof res- pectively, every such offender, being convicted before a Justice of the Peace, shall forfeit and pay, over and above the amount of the injury done, such sum of money, not exceeding one pound, as to the Justice shall seem meet. WINTER VEHICLES.* on tlic Qii's. s or public roads. 1. That from and after the fifteenth day of ,^ZU November, one thousand eiffht hundred and forty, tfan"p"rt "in no winter carriage, or vehicle without wheels, hiLhlnij^ puoUc n shall be used for the conveyance of any other load than passengers nnd their baggage to the amount of one hundred weight for each passen- ger, on any or any part of the Queen's highways, or public roads within this Province, except sleighs or sleds having runners at least six English feet in length on the straight part of the bottom thereof, and eight and a half feet in length, including the curved part, and that have no part of the bottom of the sleigh or sled,or of the cross beams that support * Extracts ♦Vom Ordinance, ^rd Victoria, ( iip. 2.'j >^N.»* 132 WINTER VEHICLES. a 'ait! m the bottom thereof, lower than ten EngHsh inclies above the bottom of the runners, such sleigh or sled to have an open space between the runners and the raves on which the body rests, except where such space is broken by the perpendicular knees between the said raves and runers, and a clear distance of at least two and a half English feet between the inside of the runners at the bottom thereof, nor shall the shaft or pole be at- tached to the body of the sleigh or sled, or runners thereof, at a lower height than ten English inches above the bottom of the runners ^ * * * * And provided always that the length hereinbefore prescribed for the runners of the said sleighs or sleds, shall not affect the sleds used for saw-logs or heavy timber, commonly called bob-sleds. Ally kind of wiritftr car- j-iagc may lio iiaeil for cros- ^illf? such ronds. 2. That nothing in this ordinance shall extend to prevent any kind of winter carriage from being used for crossing any such Queen's highway or pubhc road, or proceeding along it for a distance not exceeding six arpents, for the purpose of pass- ing from one part to another of the property of the owner or owners of such carriage. 3. That no cariole, train, berline, or other No winter I'arriag'o toho iispd on Midi (!lr'','«nvey^'" wmtcr Carriage, other than such sleighs or sleds Sr;,S ^^ ^^^ hereinbefore described and permitted, shall the ?urm"r°I bc uscd ou auy such Queen's highway or })ublic road, within this Province, for the convevance of passengers and their baggage as aforesaid, unless the horse or horses, or other beast or beasts of FiL. f t^ WINTER VEHICLES. 133 draught drawing such carriage shall be harnessed thereto in the manner hereinbefore prescribed, with regard to the sleighs or sleds hereby permit- ted to be used, nor unless the shafts of such Car- riage (if any there be) shall be attached to such cariole, train, berline, or other winter carriage at the height above the bottom of the runners hereinbefore prescribed, and fixed otherwise than under the bottom thereof. Wlipu WhltlT cleaitipt' drivors take to right. two volii- t.tho to llio 4. That when two winter vehicles meet, or a winter vehicle meets a person on horseback travelling on the same beaten track of snow, that it shall be the duty of the driver or drivers of such vehicle or vehicles, to drive their horse or horses or other beast or beasts of draught to the right, so that while passing, but one of the runners of such vehicle or of each of such vehicles shall occupy the beaten track. 5. That all and every the provisions of this sion'roMiVi; onrmiinrc up- ordinance shall extend and be applicable to all IJlXuf'Joa'i' public roads, defined and laid out during the wint"^sfason winter season by lawful authority, on the rivers and other waters when frozen, and on land : Pro- l'"tm!^ Z'' • • 1 11 ilistrict of vided always, that the said provisions shall not, «'"''»="^ during three years from the passing of this Ordi- nance, extend or be construed to extend to any public road in the district of Quebec, except the main public or post road by which communication is liad between the town of Three Rivers and tlie city of Quebec. 134 W^^TEil VEHICLES, m If fir 111;^ ■ Sns.X'J," 6. That each and every person offending against thisordinance thc piovisions of this ordinance, shall, for each and every such offence, incur a penalty of ten shillings currency, on conviction thereof before any Justice of the Peace for the District, on the oath of one credible witness other than the in- former ; and such Justice of the Peace may, if such penalty be not forthwith paid, with the costs of the prosecution, commit the offender to the common gaol of the District, for a period not ex- ceeding eight days. The enact- ment of the ordinance 3d Vict., cap. 25 with regard to winter car- riages used for passen- Rers exten- ded to other winter vehi- cles. *2. And whereas doubts have arisen, as to the true intent and meaning of certain parts of the or- dinance passed in the third year of Her Majesty's Reign, and intituled, " An Ordinance to provide for the improvement, during the winter season, of the Queen's highways in this Province, and for other purposes," be it therefore declared and fur- ther ordained and enacted, that each and every of the enactments of the said ordinance with regard to winter carriages or vehicles without wheels, used for the conveyance of passengers and their baggage to the amount of one hundred weight for each passenger, and with regard to persons using the same, on any or on any part of the Queen's Highways, or public roads in this Province, to which the provisions of the said ordinance shall then extend, do, and shall extend and aj)ply to all winter carriages or vehicles without wheels used on anv part of the said hi oh ways or roads for * Extract from Ordiiianco, 4tli Vii toria, caji. 53. WEIGHT k QUALITY OF BREAD. 135 any purpose or in any way whatever, excepting always winter carriages or vehicles without wheels used for the conveyance of loads other than pas. sengers and their baggage to the amount aforesaid, to which the enactments of the said section of the said ordinance do and shall apply. WEIGHT AND QUALITY OF BREAD.* 1. That all wheaten bread or loaves which shall be made or offered for sale, within the City of Mon- treal, from and after the fifteenth day of January jnstant, shall be made of the weight and quality hereafter described, that is to say : the brown loaf Zty^l °^ shall be made of good wholesome wheaten flour, and be baked in loaves of six pounds avoirdupois weight each, or of half loaves of three pounds avoirdupois weight each ; the white loaf shall be made of good sound fine wheaten flour, and shall be baked in loaves of four pounds avoirdupois weight each, or of half loaves of two pounds avoir- dupois weight each ; and any baker or other person Jf^jj^'M^n^^ or company, who shall, after the said fifteenth day of January instant, bake or offer for sale, in the said City, any wheaten loaf or loaves of less weight than such as are hereinbefore described, orthanwhat the said loaf or loaves purport to be, or that shall be made of any inferior description of flour or of adulterated flour, calculated to defraud the public, shall, for the first offence, forfeit the sum of two * By-Law of the Cousei! of the City of Montreal, regulatirig weight and quality of Bread, — passed 7th January, 1842. the I i:^(i WRIGHT k QUALITY OF BREAD. 1^ m I.iiavps to III! sliimpud with initiiiU of pounds ten shillings currency, and for every sub- sequent offence the sum of five pounds currency, and shall moreover suffer the forfeiture of all such bread as shall be found of light weight, or of in- ferior quality or adulterated. 2. That every baker, person or company, making bread or loaves for sale, as aforesaid, in the said City, who shall neglect to have stamped upon each loaf, the initials of his, her or their name, and the weight of the same, shall incur a penalty of thirty shillings for each offence. Inspector to 1)1' r)ilit(.-d. ;»; His pownrs and diiticj. 3. That a fit and proper person be appointed by resolution of the Council of the said City, who shall be, and is hereby authorized to inspect and to weigh from time to time such loaves, as afore- said, offered for sale in the said city ; and for this purpose to enter the houses of takers and others dealing in such bread, and to weigh and inspect the same ; and that the said Inspector shall make such inspection whenever he may have the slightest ground to infer fraud, or whenever ordered so to do, by the Mayor of the said City, and report all infringements of the foregoing regula './ns to the Attorney of the Corporation, provided that the said Inspector shall not regard any loaf that has been torn from another, and which is evidently mutilated, and where there is evidently no fraud intended, or any loaf which shall have been accidently burned or overbaked, as the criterion of the weight of the other loaves, among which such may be found. F-AD. for every sub- inds currency, ure of all sucli sight, or of in- fipany, making d, in the said ped upon each name, and the malty of thirty I appointed by lid City, who to inspect and ives, as afore- ; and for this ers and others md inspect the I all make such i the slightest ordered so to and report all ila './ns to the >d that the said that has been ntly mutilated, id intended, or dently burned I weight of the f be found. I