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 OF THE CORPORATION 
 
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 THE COUNTY OF KENT. 
 
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 BY-JL.A."WS 
 
 No. 15. A BY-LAW 
 
 To transfer certain County Roads therein named to 
 the St. Clair and Rond-Eau Plank Road Company. 
 
 Passed 1th May, 1858. 
 
 Whbrbas a ioint stock company called the Bt. Clair acd 
 Eond-Eau Plank Road Company has been formed, for the purpoie 
 of planking and gravelling the road or highway leading from the 
 Rond-Eau to the village cf Blenheim, thence to Cook's Corner. 
 thenc« along the Township Line between the Townships of 
 Raleigh and Harwich to the town cf Chatham, and from the 
 ■aid town of Chatham, on the Township Ijino between the Town- 
 ship of Dover East and the Township of Chatham, to the village 
 of Wallaceburgh ; and whereas it is expedient and proper that 
 every facility and encouragement be given to such Company in 
 the construction of the road as aforesaid ; , 
 
 Be it therefore enacted, by virtue of and under the authority 
 ef the Upper Canada Municipal Corporation Act of 1849, also 
 of an Act to atithorize the formation of joint stock companies 
 for the construction of roads and other works in Upper Canada, 
 that 80 much of the above-recited and proposed line of road which 
 at the day of the date of the passing of this By-Law is, or may 
 be, under the control of the Municipal Council of the Couaty of 
 Kent, be, and the same is hereby transferred by the Council to 
 the said St. Clair and Rond-Eau Plank Road Company; andtheaaid 
 Municipal Co«.c«il of the County of Kent, for the purposes of the 
 said Company, hereby divests itself of and from all control over 
 ■fie same, saving and except such jurisdiction over the same as 
 •ball or may hereafter arise through the neglect or failure ot the 
 said Company as hcreiuafter provided. 
 
 2d. And bo it further enacted that if the saul Company shall 
 si any time hereafter refuse or neglect to comply and oomform 
 to all and singular the provisions and requirements of the btatute 
 under which the same is incorporated, and of the Statutes which 
 may be hereafter passed affecting the same, and ot this By-La jr, 
 
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 iil| shall aiid may W. lawful for the aaid Muuici'ijal Council of the 
 County of Kent to retake possession of the said roads, and to 
 become posscpped thereof to all intents and purposes, as if this 
 Bj-Law bad nevnr been passed. 
 
 3d. And whereftfltt certain sum of nnoney has heretofore been 
 appropriated by the said Wuniiipal Council of the County of 
 Kent, for the improvement and clonrinij of (ho said line of road 
 above recited, or of somo portion thereof; and whereas it is advis- 
 ablo that the formation of the said Company and their action there- 
 upon be no bnr to the expenditure of the said sum bo appropriated 
 forthwith: theicforo be it enacted that the said sura of money 
 be expended on the siid lino of road in the manner heretofoie 
 eontemplated by the said Municipal Council, and that the araotint 
 thereof so expended be within six months after the passing there- 
 bf, ttfc the option of the said Council, repaid by tho spid Company 
 ID the manner to be directed by the said Municipal Council, or an 
 equivalent in the stock of tho said Company be transferred by tho 
 fiaid Company to the said Council. 
 
 4lh. And be it enacted that the said Company shall commence 
 work and operatKn on the said road for the purposes aforesaid 
 within four months fiom tho passing hereof, and that the whole 
 work be completed by the said Company within two years from 
 the passing hereof. 
 
 titb. That it shall not be lawful for the sard Company at any 
 tirne during their construction of tho said ro»d in mannei afjre- 
 §aid, to place any obstruction whatever in or along the said liKe of 
 road in any niantjer to prevent the usual travelling and convenience 
 thereof. 
 
 6th. That provided the said Company shall progress In the 
 eonstructicn of the road aforesaid according to the foregoing pro- 
 visions in this By Law contained in that behalf, and shall other-- 
 wise conform to the true intent and noeaning ther of, the said 
 Municipal Council hereby by this By-Lavf enable the said Com- 
 pany to take possession for the purppses aforesaid of such remain- 
 ing portion of tho said road or any part thereof as shall hereafter 
 be surtendeied by the Government of this Province to the said 
 Municipal Council, and su^jh portion hereafter to be surrendered 
 fthall, without further transfer frcm the said Council, bo considered 
 and shall be under the control of the said Company to all intonU 
 and purposes, and in the same manner and subject to the earns 
 provisions and regulations as such portions as are now particularly 
 transferred by virtue hereof. 
 
 JAMES SMITH, Wardea. 
 WILLlAiM COSQAAVE, Clerk. 
 
 
BY-LAWS. O" 
 
 No. 20. A BY-LAW 
 
 To establish and centirm a certain piece of road in • 
 the Township of Raleigh, being a continuation of 
 the Town Line between Raleigh and Tilbury East. 
 
 Passed \Ot?i December, 1853. 
 
 WiiBiirAS. Archibald MfNaugbton and otlers in ibe Township* 
 of Raleigh and Tilbury East, have by jietition prayed this Council 
 to eaiablish and confirm a certain pieco of road running through 
 a portion of the Township of Raleigh tl-.crein tneiiiionod ; 
 
 Bt it therefore exacted, by the Nuniciipal Council of tbo 
 County of Kent, in C'ounoil assembled, under and by virtue of 
 the Municipal Corporation Att ot 1849 : 
 
 1st, That the Comniiosioners nppointrd to expend cer'ain 
 moneys u^on the Town Line between Raleij;h and Tilbury East 
 Bhall have the said lino of road surveyed and biyed out as prayed 
 for in the said petition ; that is to bay, to contiuue the lino of road 
 between the Townships of Raleigh and Tilbury East through the 
 said Township of Raleigh until it meets the River Thames. 
 
 2d And be it enacted that so much of iho said line of road 
 BE runs through iho Township of Raleigh as sb.ill have been suri 
 veyed and laid out as aforesaid, the same sliall bo deemed and 
 deolared to be the continuation of the Town Line between Raleigh 
 aud Tilbury East, and that in all time coining ; and money or 
 statute labor to be expended upon tho said Town Line a portion 
 thereof may be laid out and expended upon the said fence running 
 through the Township of Raleigh, as if the same had been tho 
 ofiffinal allowance of road between the forementioned Townships, 
 original aiiowau JAMES SMITH, Warden. 
 
 WILLIAM COSGRAVP], Clerk. 
 
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 No. 39. A BY-LAW 
 
 To confer the power of Police Regulations on the 
 
 Village of Morpeth. 
 
 Passed 20th December, 1864. 
 
 WhbrbAS a petition has been laid before the Council from cer, 
 tarn inhabitants of the Township of Howard praying to have the 
 benefits of Police regulations conferred on the village of Morpeth, 
 in the County of Kent; 
 
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t) BY-LAWS. 
 
 1^0 it therefore e:)aoted, by tiie Municipal Coiinoil of the 
 (%)unly of K<'nt, in Council npsembied, by virtue of and under the 
 Munifiip 1 Corporation Acl «if 1849 : 
 
 Ut. Thf»t the village of Morpfth aa composed within the limits 
 of tba south halves of lots numbers ninety-one and ninety-two on 
 I'albot street, shall be from the passing of this By-Lavr a Pclioe 
 Villnpe, according to the true intent and meaning of the Statnta 
 in that caso provided. 
 
 2d- And be it also enaoted, that the lirst annual election of 
 Police 'I'rustoes shnll take place ut the building commonly called 
 the Town HhII, in the said village of Murpeth, at ten of the clock 
 A. M.; and also that Matthew Scott, h.sq., shall preside at such 
 said meeting. 
 
 JAMES SMITH, Warden. 
 WILLUM OOSGRAVE, Clerk. 
 
 No. 55. A BY-LAW 
 
 To separate the Township of Zone from the Town- 
 ship of Camden, in the County of Kent. 
 
 Passed 7th June, 1866. 
 
 , Whsrbas it appears from the Afisessment Soil of tho united 
 Townships of Camden and ^ne that there are over one huodred 
 
 ' inhabitant- freeholders and householders on the Asseaemenfc Boll of 
 the Township of Zone for the year 1855 ; and whereas it is ex- 
 pedient to eepai-a/te the said Township of Zone from the said 
 Township of Camden according to law; 
 
 Be it therefore enacted, by and under the authority of the 
 Upper Canada Municipal Corporation Act, aad it is hereby en- 
 
 ' acted by the authority of the same, that the first election " Coun- 
 cillors for the Township of Zone shall be held in the Soiiool 
 House, in Section number ten, In the said Township, and that 
 Amos B. Thomas be and he is hereby appointed to hold and pre- 
 side at the first election, so to be held as aforesaid, on tbefirst Moa- 
 day in January, one thousand eight hundred andififty-Beven, ao- 
 'cordiog to kiw. 
 
 _ JAMES SMITH, Warden. 
 
 WILLIAM COSGRAVE, Clerk. 
 
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 No. 63. A BY LAW 
 
 To confer the power of Police Regulations on th« 
 Village oi Blenheim. 
 
 Patted bth June, 1867. 
 Whkhbas a petition has been laid before the Municipal Coun- 
 oil of the County of Kent, from certain inhabitants of ll>o Towa- 
 ■h'D of Harwich, praying to have the benefit of Police regula- 
 tions oooforred on the Village of Blenheim, in tl.o County of 
 
 K.cnt * 
 
 Be*it tberrfore enacted, by tho Municipal Oouncil of the County 
 of Kent in Counoil assenabled, by virtue of and under the Munici- 
 pal Corporation Act of 1 849 : , • , ■ . 
 
 lit. That the Village of Blenheim, as composed witlun the 
 litnlts of the east half of lot number ten in the Township of Hai- 
 wicb and west of the Communication Road, and also the west 
 half of lot number tea east of tho Commu: ^ "^ ''' '" t»i« 
 
 said Township of Farwioh, shall be from r' 
 Law a Police Village, according to the real 
 tho Statute in that caee provided. 
 
 2d. And be it enacted that the first am 
 Trustees shall take place at John B. Gheldou t 
 Village of Blenheim, at ten o'clock in the forenooL , aUo that 
 
 Arebibald Fletcher, Esq., shall preside at such said meetirg. 
 Ar«QiD»m r , vj , r j^^^g g^lTH, Warden. 
 
 WILUAM ODS&RAVB, Clerk. 
 
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 > of this By- 
 leaning of 
 
 f Police 
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 No. 72. A BY-LAW 
 
 To authorize and requke the financial accounts of 
 ■ the County of Kent to be kept, rendered, mi 
 
 made in Decimate. 
 
 Pamd llth DeotmUr, 1887. 
 
 Wmbbib it is inconvenient to continue the cu-tom of keeping 
 
 fteoS recounts of the County of Kent in Hahfax curreney; 
 
 • Be i h^refore enacted, by the Municipal Corporation of ^ 
 
 County of Kent, that from and after the fi/J^f ^ of fanuajT. 
 
 Anno Domini 1868, a^l the pubbc accounts of the Municipal Uor- 
 
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 BY-LAWS. 
 
 porntion of the County of Keat, in tie Province of Canada, ihall 
 be kepi iu Dollars and Cents. 
 
 JAMES SMITH, Warden. 
 WILLIAM COaORAVK, Clork. 
 
 No. 75. A BY-LAW 
 
 To repeal a certain By-Law, passed the fourth of 
 Juno, 1857, and to confirm the several Rules of 
 of Order of the Municipal Council of the County 
 of Kent, as revised and amended. 
 
 Passed 27th January, 1858, 
 Wbebuas it is expedient and necessary to repeal a certain By- 
 Law, passed tlie fourth of June, 1857, entitled a By-Law to con- 
 fine the several Ivnies of Order of the Municipal Council of the 
 County of Kent, and to adopt and confirm the standing Rules of 
 Order of this Cf^uncil, as revised an>' amended by the Committee 
 appoinled to revise and amend the .same ; 
 
 Be it therefore enacted, by the Municipal Council of the 
 County of Kent, in Council assembled, by virtue and under the 
 authority of the Municipal Corporations Act of 1849, and it i^ 
 hereby enacted by the authority of thn same, that the By-Law 
 passed the fourth of June, 1857, entitled a By-Laflr to confirm 
 the seveial Rules of Order of the Municipal Council of the County 
 of Kent, be and the same is hereby repealed; and that the Rules 
 as revised and amended by the Committee be the standing Rules 
 of this Council. 
 
 JAMES SMITH, Warden. 
 WILLIAM COSGRAVE, Cle.k. 
 
 Revised ancl Ameaded Ru^es of Order of thejtiumc'' 
 ipal Council of Kent. 
 
 Ist That the Roll be called over, and, if a quorum of Coun- 
 cillors be present, the business of the day shall be proceeded 
 with. But that the Minutes of the previous Meeting be the Srst 
 maUer to be read, in order that they be corrected or approved of, 
 when they shall be signed by the Warden and Clerk, in presanoa 
 of the Council. .^ 
 
 
BY-LiWa. 
 
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 2d That every notioe, motion, or ro^olatiou b« qivpn 'm writ, 
 ing, and tbat ever} aH)tiou o. rcolu.ion be s.couded before b.n.g 
 
 "8a!"'lhat .0 member shall ,poak t^ice to the q'f -;«"; jf^' 
 o^itlmo of the Counci:. unless in o.:.«cr s5.ncr.lly to the ob- 
 
 ^"ir ThtV^he' ":'Dy-La. i, to bo brought in. leave, b, 
 
 ^^St' thl^ai^Ltr'bofore it p.se.' M.ll b. ,en,l throe 
 timesltho second reading to t.ke pi m, the day f,nu..ng its m- 
 ToZTZ. unL", the CoJ'ncil deem it nocess-.y thnt any p..tto. 
 «lftr TcLftW be read the s^ nd time ou Iho s;uae day- 
 "^\h^ That the'motion., Dy-La.s. nd othe. matters veqmr.n^ 
 a'voteorthe Council, be read ly t ,0 Clerk; a^ter b » g re. . 
 the (juestion shall be put by tho Warden m tho mann.r lollo, ■-,. 
 
 At the First. Reading: . .j. 
 
 IB it the pleasure ot tho Council tbui ihi« By-Law he adopted 1 
 
 At the Second Keiding: , * , , 
 
 U ik the pleasure of tho Council that h.s By-Law be adopted! 
 
 At the Third Readivy: 
 I, it the pleasure of this Council .hat this By-Law do now 
 
 ^Tth That after loato granted, all noticed of inolion. By 
 Lals'&o he Jut on a roll or order ol thn day. ho that the same 
 i^arbo tak'en up tha n.»t day in regulnr disouasion And that n 
 Hit of such motions. &c.. as remain undisposed ot be put up erory 
 morniDriu Tme co ..,acnou8 plaee in th. Council room, for the 
 X'Snot Councillors, wh.ch li.l shall take preeedenao of any 
 
 '^^tr'Tbat wbill?'a Councillor is speaking, no one sball inter- 
 
 '"^9th^''"That when two or more Councillor, rise at the same lime 
 to s^e'ak the Warden shall decide in favor of the one who first 
 
 '^'^th 'TlXany Councillor on bein, -lied to ''order" shall - 
 de is rom peaking, until the Warden decides the q«e«^o» «f 
 crder after which he .hall be at lioer ty to explain . i hat the 
 Coundl)* 3 shil k«e^ their seals, uni.ss goin. out or coming .a. 
 Tha- "he" about to speak they shall r:se. without, however eav- 
 ine their places, and shall address themselves to the W"dea^ 
 iLt no Co^uncillor shall leave the Council C^nmher dunng the 
 time that the Warden is putting a question. ^^^^^ "^"V'/^Xll 
 hereon is taken. That on a question being put. the 7^a» .b.n 
 
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 rise, ftnd the Warden, first counting them, shall ihen cdunt th« 
 iiayt sitting, and shill decide by iho worda Y^az and Nay^. In 
 cases in wbich the votes shall bu entered by the Olerk in the min 
 
 utes, he first saying 
 
 the feia will riae," sJiall take down theif 
 
 names, and tlun shall do the same with respect to the Nays, and 
 shall afterwards repeat tbe words Carried, or Lost, by minutes of 
 the proceedings. 
 
 ] 1th. That a motion for adjournment shall be always in order. 
 12th. That any Councillor shall move for a comraitteo, stat- 
 ing at the same time what kind of a committee ho requires 
 
 I3th. That the Waiden shall be ex ojfi'-to member of all com-f 
 mittees, and that the mover shall be chairman of the committee 
 appointed, unlo-s it bo otherwise agreed upon among tbe raember« 
 of said committee. 
 
 14th. That notice of any motion, &c., to bo brought befora 
 tbe Council shall bo given as soon as possible m the morning, so 
 that the regular Older of the day may not be interrupted in its 
 progress. 
 
 I5tb. That profane laDguage shall not be made use of by aqy 
 Councillor in b'ession, nor shall disrespectful languago be ad- 
 dressed to tbe Warden, or to, or concerning any member of the 
 Council That spectators who may happen to be intoxicated shall 
 no« be allowed to rtinivn in the Council Chamber ; and that the 
 Messenger shall have full power and authority to keep order bo- 
 low the bar, or in the lobby. 
 
 16th. That a standing committee of Finance, or ways and 
 means, shall be appointed, to which all by-l?v7s or orders making 
 money appropriations shall be referred, to report upon to the 
 Council, whic.'i committee shall have power to send for person* 
 and pajters, and to report progress, and ask leave to sit again, ou 
 any particular subject requiring their deliberation. 
 
 I7th. That all pttitiuns or addresses to be presented to tbe 
 Council shall be introduced by a member thereof, who sball be re- 
 sponsible for the same. 
 
 18th. Th:it the Minutes of the Council Proceedings be re- 
 corded in the Record Book of the Cdunoil, and be sigried by tbe 
 Warden and the Clerk. 
 
 19th. Thai any of these Rulos may at any future time be 
 altered, amended or rescinded, at the will of the Council. 
 
 Munioipal Council Chamber of the Co. ) 
 of Kent. CbatQam, Jan. 1858. f 
 
BY-LAWS. 
 
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 No. 84. A BY-LAW 
 
 To ratify and confirm a By-Law passed by the 
 Municipality of Howard, providing for the sale of 
 the Government allowance for road between lota 
 numbers fifteen and sixteen, Town Line from the 
 Howard Town Line to the Town Line between 
 Howard and Harwich. 
 
 Passed l]th December, 1858. 
 
 WHaRBAS. the Municipality of Howard, on \\\Q Slst day of 
 AugviBt, 1858, passed a By-tawr providing for the sale of tbo 
 allowance for road bctwreen lots numoers fifieen and sixieen, Towa 
 Line from the Howard line to iho line between Howard an.! Har- 
 wich; and whereas by an Act of the Piovinciid Parliament, 
 passed in the year 1857, chapter 69, anil cniitlod an Act to pro- 
 vide for the disposal of road allowances in the rural municipalities 
 of Upper Canada, it is provided that such By laws befoie they 
 have any force shall be conarmed by a By-Liw of the County 
 Council in which such Township is situated; 
 
 Be it therefore macted by the Municipal Council of the Cor- 
 poration of the County of Kent, in Council assemble I, by virtue 
 and under an act of the Provincial Parliament of Canada, passed 
 the present year I8f)8, chapter 99, an I entitled an Act rospesiin:? 
 the municipal institutions ot Upper Canada, that the said By-Law 
 passed as afcrssaid" by the Municipality of Howard, be ratified 
 •nd.copfirmed so far as this Council' can ratify and oontirm the 
 
 "°*°' JAMES SMITH, Warden. 
 
 WILLIAM COSGRAVE, Clerk. 
 
 No. 105. A BY-LAW 
 
 For taking possession of that portion of the Road 
 
 r, lafetween the Townships of Dover East and Chat* 
 ham remaining unfinished by the Chatham, Rond- 
 Eau and St. Glair Plank and Gravel Road Com* 
 
 . pany, and to appoint Pathmasters thereon. 
 
 ^ ' Faitsd 9th July, 1859. 
 
 Whbhbas the Chatham, Rond-Eau and St. Clair Plank and 
 
 Grave) Road Company have failed to complete the said Road, and 
 
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 by-laws; 
 
 h.V6 in consequence forfeited .heir Cl.»rler .0 far "'^J' ' jj 
 unfinished P"r.ion. .hereof. _aceord,ng 00, ^^^J-j; 
 
 Vict 
 
 pedient end necess;i 
 Like possession of *ocU 
 rr'ts'of Te'';;;fi.;U!.e,l ,.«rtin., .I,ire„f ..may belong 10 .hi. Oor- 
 ^ »• ..«,ior fifl Aft 22(1 VicJoiia. chapter Qy; 
 P'b i .Wfo-et ted b; .be MnniLipl Corporation of .. 
 t, .!. Mf iflV „,wp..ib'ed bv virtue of and under tlie BUthonlf 
 rf-rU'ofale-lCt a. Lua.ent of 0^^^^^ 
 gpecting ibe Municipal Instiiutions ot Ur4'er Canada. 22d Vic 
 
 ''^t^i.^'T'^au'cm and aft.r tho passing of ibis By-Law that por- 
 tion of the road aforesaid, situate between tho 'f«^'\«»"P»,*'f,J^7.f, 
 East and Chatham, shall be and i. hereby resumed, and tha this 
 CorVra ;o.^ clkim and exercise all their r.ghts and pnv.leges 
 in ?id Road, in conformity M the above «« -rec, ed Act ^ 
 2d That Statute labor, Division numi.er tj'r^yv »''*"J=°™ 
 „,ence at the termination of that part of the ••oa*! between »"! 5 
 vTJ\r^A Chatham and shall terminate at ihe line between the 7tb 
 and S^h Oonctrns of' C and .hat John Campbell Bhall 
 
 h^uuA he is hereby appointed Palhmaster thereon. , 
 
 ^'3d \hatDiSon'Lmher3l shall commence at the term.na 
 .V «4 Tlivision numbi r 30, and thall include and consist of all 
 ha" p'orti^; the said Road' between the Concessions a. afore- 
 SBidandthe line between the Township of Chatham rnd the 
 !\ortb Gore of Chatham, and that Stephen Kenny shall be and 
 he is hereby appointed Pathm.stcr tWoi. ^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^ 
 
 WILLIAM COSGRAVE, Clerk. 
 
 v.-Pij'^rf^ A 
 
 ?,€' 
 
 No. 122. A BYLAW arvfii to t 
 To make provision for the preservation of the public 
 morals of the County of Kent. 
 
 . Patsed Wh June ISeO. 
 
 WHKR1A8 under the provisioti of an Act passed in the iM 
 veaTof IhrreLn of QueeS Victoria, chapter 54 of the Con.oh. 
 raedSatutea^f Upper Canada, entitled •; An Aet re.p«cttDg 
 tbe Municipal Instititions of Upper Canada," power is g.rwi t<l 
 
BY-LAWS, 
 
 IS 
 
 tlie Council of any County to pass By-Laws for certain inupbseH. 
 aud having pHrticular reference to tboae set forth in iho 282d 
 SeetioD of the said Act ; , , , ^ 
 
 l«t. Be It therefore enacted by the Council of the Corpora- 
 tion of the County of Kent, that m accordance wiib the provision 
 of the Statutes of Upper Canada, entitled ''An Act to prevent 
 the profanation of the Lord's Day, commonly called Sundar, in 
 Upper Canada,'** it ahall not be lawful for any person whatBoevef 
 in this County to eell or expose for sale, or to purcbas,e, wares, 
 merohaodize. goods, chattels or personal property, or any real 
 estate whatsoever on Sunday, nor do or perform any woUdly 
 Uhor, business, or work of hia, her or their calling, (conveying 
 Her Majesty's mail, selling drugs or mcdioines. aud wiks of 
 churity and necessity excepted). ! 
 
 2d. That it shall not be lawful for any pejson to use im-. 
 proper or profane language in any tavern, inn, grocery, or house i»f 
 public inteitainment, or in any streei or any public place within' 
 this County. . 
 
 8J. That it shall be unlawful for any person to play at inarble»| 
 Oricket, skUtles. ball, racket or any noisy gHme, or to fcamble with 
 dice, or otherwise, or to ran races on horseback or in oariiagea, 
 ©r vehicUs of any }<ind, or to dance or to pltiy profane u>h»ie dA 
 Bunday within this County. '^ , 
 
 4tb. 'i bat it shall not be lawful for any perse li to go out ftsb* 
 log, hunting or shooting, or in quest of or tb take, kill or d«6*roy 
 any deer or other game, or any wild animal, or any wild fowl cf 
 bird or fisii, or use any dog or use or carry any gun or rrflo, oir 
 otiier engine, or ai»y (isb rod, net or trap for the above mentioned 
 ptirposes, on Sunday, within this Couniy 
 
 5lh. And bo it further enacted, by the authority aforesBvi, 
 that it shall be unlawful to sell or give intoxicating dHnks of any 
 tort to any apprentice, servant, idiot, insane person or child, 
 within this County, without the consent of the master, legal pro« 
 IMtor, physician or parent bf such person or child. 
 
 6ih. Ihat it shall not be lawful for any person to post orcir- 
 eulate any indecent placards, writings or piotares, or write any 
 indecent words, or make any indecent piotures or drawings on any 
 walls or fences, or any other place whatsoever, or to circulate tbd 
 s^me within this County. 
 
 7ih. That it shall not be lawful for any person to utter any 
 •rpfana oath or any obscene, indecent, blasphemous or grossly m- 
 Mlting language in any of the streets or public places or high- 
 ways within this County. ' ' i*"7'' ^ 
 bth. That it shall not be kwful for any person to be drunlr, 
 
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 tiY-LAWS. 
 
 or guilty of Auy drunkenness 
 
 or disorderly cnntlucf, in any of th» 
 
 )iul)lic ftrcef*, higliways, or 
 
 public places wilhin ihia County 
 
 9th. Thai it B 
 
 hall not be IhwIuI for any person to bathe, or ip- 
 
 th. 
 
 decently expose bis or her person by wnsnni^, ... u..y ^^^^^^ 
 in the Ccunty, lying or running near any pubhc r.mbway or 'Iwell- 
 L houhe, between tho hours of sunrise and sunset ot each day, 
 ;<inleM provided isith and clothed in a proper bathing UrftsB, ml- 
 ficiont to prevent Hny indecent exposure ot the persou. 
 
 lOlb Tliat it shall not be lawful for the owner or person u\ 
 oharRO of any stud horse to allow or permit the trying or cover- 
 ing any mare or ma.o. in any offensive exposed place, or in any 
 
 iiffhway in this County. , ,. t ^^ 
 
 lUb. That it Shall not ba lawful for any gambling hosuo or 
 place to be within this County, and that it shall be awtul for any 
 Constable of this County to seize and destroy all faro batiks, 
 fougo et noire, roulette fables, and other devices for gambling 
 found within such place or house. e . :a 
 
 i'itb. And be it further en-icted. by the authority aforesaid, 
 %Ut any «erPOu or persons guilty of a violation of any of tho pro- 
 •vittoni of ttie said By-Law, shall, upon conviction bofor. any 
 Justice or Justices of the Peace having junsdiction in the sa d 
 County, be liable to a fine of not more than fifty dollars, with costs 
 ^( conviction, to l.e collected by distress and sale ot goods and 
 -ehatiels of the said offender or offenders, and in case no goods or 
 tihattel« aro found belonging to the said offender or offenders al 
 •foresaid, on which to levy the fine and costs as nforesaid, it shah 
 be lawful for any such Justice or Justices of the Peace to com. 
 mit theoffondor or offenders to the common gaol or lock-up within 
 Hhe said County of Kent, for a period of not more than one month, 
 Either without hard labor, as the said Justice or Justices ot the 
 Petoemay determine, unless the fiue and all costs be sooner paid. 
 •13th. And be it enacted, by the authority aforesaid, that ali 
 ^nea and penalties imposed and collected by virtue of this^ By- 
 Law, shai! be, when collected, paid half to the informer and the 
 remainder to the County Treasurer, and shall form part ot the 
 
 ivuds of the County. , . 
 
 • 14th. And be it. further enacted, that two hundred Copies oi 
 Oiie By-Law be printed in sheet form, for distribution to the 
 various Township Clerks in the County, and tl^at the keeper of 
 every public house in this County keep a copy of this iiJ'^»:^ 
 (which will bo furnished on application, to the Clerk ot. the 
 Mi^nioipafity in which he resides,) constantly posted in some con, 
 Kpiouous place in bis or her bar-room. „..^,„„ m j-, 
 
 ^ * JAMKS SMITU, Wardeu. 
 
 WILLIAM COSGRAVE, Clerk. 
 
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 BT-LAW3. 
 
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 No. 157. A BY-LAW 
 
 For the purpose of making an anjiual allowance to- 
 the Warden. 
 
 raised Zlst JanuanJ, 1862. 
 
 Whersas it is expedient to make an annual allowance to liio 
 Warden, aoci to seiile tbe amouni of said allowance aa a eompeu- 
 sation for attending to tbo duties of said office of Warden ; j 
 
 Be it theretoio unactwd by the Municipal Council of the Cor- 
 poration of the County of Kent in Council aasernblfcd, by virtub 
 of and under an Act, chapter 54, of the Consolidated Statutes of 
 Upper Canada : 
 
 l8t. That the Warden aball receive the suna of One HMndred 
 Dollars per annum, as a compensation for attending to the dutiea 
 of Baid ofi&ce of Warden. 
 
 2d. That the Trtasurer shall pay to the Warden tbp Baid sum 
 of One Hundred Dollars at tbe end of the laoi sessioo of Council 
 
 in each year, . . , .... 
 
 3d. That this By-Law shall be and remain in fordo until a u 
 
 cither amended or repealed. 
 
 JA.MES SMITH, Warden. 
 
 WILLIAM COSQRAVE, Clerk. 
 
 No. 165. A BY-LAW 
 
 To regulate and define the duties of Inspector of 
 
 Weights and Measures, and to repeal all former 
 
 By-Laws relating thereto. 
 
 , Passed 13th June, 1862. 
 
 Whbkias it is expedient to regulate and define the duties of 
 the Inspector of Weights and Measures for this County, and to 
 repeal all former By-Laws relating thereto ; , , ^ . , 
 
 Be it therefore enacted bv the Corporation of the County of 
 Kent, in Council aesembled. by virtue of and r >der the authority 
 of an Act respecting the Municipal Institution!* of Upper Canada, 
 22d Victoria, chapter 54., and in conformity with the 22d Viotorm, 
 
 •hapter 68 : .,..,. r. t .i... t., 
 
 Ut. That from and after the passing of this By-Law, the In- 
 spector of Weights and Measures for this County ihall hw the 
 
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 BY-LAWS. 
 
 of th ^ MuttlcipaUty, 
 
 I «r tV,a atftniUrd #ciizht9 and measures . , . . , 
 
 a'ff tL Irk stl" «r W»nd marked »ith .b. roysl ,D.ti»l. 
 ?°V°R '• f.r fbe pr^o.- «t marking .uch ....isht. a.d me..»r« 
 
 •' l? 'X:t '.ban ret: dSl/"-.,, In.pector .o ,UU ,,« tUe 
 Dciween luc in j^ |j,jjj o^q montb 
 
 m.asnrM oroug I .,,„i„e- „„d stamp all '<">^ weiglits and 
 me«ar«once eve y y"'^Zi\he «.mp Bhould mark thejear in 
 S iAr r: e'd o» tbe weigh, and »-";•.•»" '"»' -" 
 
 "TtS '"C y„7:;: ;': ^b\''':rrei.t "r-^Lped by ... 
 
 I„8oS;torb. shall Ventured to have and raoeiyed from .h. 
 oZers of .uch weight, or measure, tbe .am of tea cents for .aob 
 and averv such weight or measure' bo stampod. . , i , 
 
 5tb Vhat any person who has in his possession n »t^elTard, or 
 other weigiung mLlnno. which, on examination, .s found .^orreo 
 or othorms. unius.. or who. when thereto '^q^'JJ'^' "^^ ^^/.^^ 
 refuses to produce for such exammalion all weights or measures. 
 B e yard- 0? other weighing machines in bis P0^«««;^<;[»' ^-j.^.V^ 
 otherwise obstructs or hinders such exammal.on. shall bo liable 
 ?or the first offence to a penalty of Five Dollars, and tad^^fpa^y, 
 of Ten Dollars for the (.eoond offence. f,.L^»^]sJ fJ 
 
 6tb. That Thomas NichoU is hereby appointed Inspector of 
 Weights and Measures for the County of Kent, to have and to 
 ho d said office until this By-Law is either amended or ^^'P^ff 
 
 7th That the Inspector appointed under this By-Law shall be 
 eotitUd to all the P"v4egeB ^nd subject to all the prov..onsp^^ 
 th« Act chanter 68. of the Comsolidated btatutes flt^PP^f 
 Ital being an aU entitled a,, Act respectm., Weights ao^^^ 
 
 ^X' That all By-Laws prior^tahi. respectin^'^wo^fit/^d' 
 measures or L to the appointment of Inspeolor of such we.ghU 
 and metres, are hereby repealed ^^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^ 
 
 JAMBS HART, Clerk. 
 
BY-LAWfl. 
 
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 No. 183. A BY-LAW 
 
 To 
 
 / 
 
 , nrovide tor uic payment of rent for the different 
 pE offices in the Town of Chatham, and to 
 
 authorize the same. i ,<■„, 
 
 Paaed I9th December, 1888. 
 
 WnFKEAS it i» neuessnry tUt Bom« of ibe puWio officel of Ail 
 cZT^Tm b« k.pt in L ,»o,. con,enie.t and ba.,«..p.rt of 
 
 "'BlTt"the,d:o'"enJc.od by tb. Municipal Corpor.tio, of ih. 
 
 Oo^u^of^'frinO,,-^ 
 
 ^;;.?JJat'ontiSr; it\ riveting tho Maoioipa, I-tiU- 
 
 "°?:.:' ?i:i;", 'sut'^of si.ty ao,i.„ be p"^ --i^„,*:, s: 
 
 dork of tbo Peace and Oonnly A.torney. for tho rent ot nu 
 Bboriff of t Ooun;, for reo^ of bis office, comm.cong from th. 
 
 in his hands. GEORGK YOUNG, tardea. 
 
 JAMES HART, Clerk. 
 
 No. 185. A BY-LAW 
 
 persons contrayemng it. ^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^ 
 
ill 
 
 J$ BT-LAWfl. 
 
 uaing the water, for <l«hing. for using the ice, or for any other 
 purpose whatsoever, unless said holes or cute are properly fenced 
 with either brush or timber, to a proper and sufficient height, so 
 ihac travellers on said river may clearly see such fence, and also 
 that a sufficient space for travel must be left on either side of such 
 holes or cuts. 
 
 Be it therefore enaoled 'by the Municipal Corporation of th6 
 tlbuntjr of Kent, in Council assembled, by virtue of and under an 
 Att of the Provincial Parliament of Canada, chapter 54 of thi 
 Consolidated Ptattitcs of Upper Canada, that from and after the 
 passing of this By-Law it shall not be lawful for any person or 
 persons to out a bole or boles in the ice on the River Thames, for 
 the purpose of talcing water or ice therefrom, or for cutting ioO 
 for the purpose of fishing in said river, or for any other purpose 
 whatsoever, without having a proper or sufficient brush or timber 
 fence erected around such hole or cut, to a proper height, so 
 that all travellers can see and be warned from the danger of ap- 
 proaching such holes or cuts, and that a sufficient width or space 
 ihust be left on either side of such hole or out for travel, not l«88 
 than thirty feet, to be measured fiom the water's edge to such 
 cut 01* hole. 
 
 Every offence against this By-Law shall be punished sum- 
 laarily, on information and conviction before a Justice of the 
 peace, by a fine not exceeding Ten Dollars nor less than One, iu 
 the discretion of such Ju&tico, or in defa^lt of payment the 
 Justice shall issue a warrant of distress against the goods and 
 chattels of the defendant, and in the event of no distress being 
 fbnud, then such Justice shall commit the defendant to the oom- 
 iBion gaol for a period not exceeding one month, or by imprisoB- 
 ment in the common gaol for a period not exceeding two months, 
 without fine ; one-half of the fine to the Municipality and the 
 other half to the informer. 
 
 GEORGE YOUNG, Ward**. 
 
 JAMES HART, Clerk. 
 
 No. 193. "T"bY-LAW 
 
 To confirm a certain By-Law passed by the Town- 
 skip of Howard, on' the 15th day of April, 1869, 
 entitled "A By-Law to establish a Road along 
 and on the east side of lot number three, in the 
 Block in Howard." 
 
 Patted 'Qth Daeemher, 1864. 
 B>i Hili«)r'efor» enacted by Ihe Municipal Corporation of tiis 
 
 
BT-LAW$. 
 
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 rouatf of Kent. In CoUnoiI Assembled, by virtue of aad under 
 HO Aot, 2 ;;d Victoria, chapter &i, of the Consolidated Statutes 
 
 of Upper Canada. , , , ,, • ■ r« 
 
 Wheraas, by a certain By Law, paasod by the Mumcpal Cor. 
 poration of the Township of Howard, in the County of Ker.t. on 
 the fifteenth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and fifty- 
 nine wherein John Atkinson. Donald MoKmfay, and elcTea 
 othe'rfl. petitioned the said Council to open a certain road de. 
 scribed in said By-Law as follows : Commencing at the road aU 
 lowanco between the Block and tho Second Concession, Eastern 
 Range, in Howard, through lot number three m said Block, along 
 the east side of said l.t number throe to the allowance for road 
 between the Block and the Third C.uoession. the w.diU iboroof 
 to be forty feet, and that it be a pubUo highway to all intentg tod 
 
 purposes^^ it^herefore enacted, that said By-Law, as aforesaid. 
 IS hereby confirmed as tar as this Council has power so to do, and 
 that the same is hereby constituted a p^.^W^^^^^^ 
 
 JAMES HART. Clerk. ; 
 
 Ho. 203. A BY-LAW 
 
 To confirm a By-Law passed by xMunicipal Corpo- 
 ration of the Township of Harwich, on the ninth 
 day of December,' in the year of our Lord one 
 thousand eight hundred and sixty-five, lor the 
 purpose of conveying to John Kelly part oi the 
 Thirteenth Concession. Line from Lake Jirie, l^ 
 the Townbhip of Harwich. 
 
 Fa$8ed Wh December f 1865, 
 WHBRBAi it is requisite and necessary to confirm the said 
 
 %ViIthereforeenacted, bythe Municipal O^rporatioa of the 
 County of Kent, in Council assembled, under and by virtue of M 
 iSnid Victoria, chapter 54, of the Consolidated Statutes _of 
 Upper Canada ; ihat the said By-Law be and the same is hereby 
 raS and conarmed, in bo far as this Corporaliou can ratify aod 
 
 confirm tbe same. GEORGE YOUNtt, Wwdefl. 
 
 ;rAMBS HART, Clerk, 
 
 I- ( 
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 BT-LAWS. 
 
 No. 208. A BY-LAW 
 
 To confirm a By-Law passed by the Municipal Cor- ' 
 porSof the Township, of Ilowarcl, on the first 
 Kf July, one thousand eight hundred and sixty 
 fiTe, for the purpose ot conveying to Neil Camp- 
 bill a certain portion of the original allowance for 
 road or S Line in front of lot number 
 ten, in the Twelfth Concession of Howard. 
 
 Patted l^th January, 1866. 
 Wheeub it iB requisite and necessary to confirm tho sai* 
 
 ^?ar ^ThaUhe said By-Law be and tho same is hereby ratified 
 .Bd confirmed, in bo far as this CorporaUon can rat.fy and confirm 
 
 ^^Sr'^Tbat the By-Law passed by this Corporation, on tho l6th 
 day of Ce-nber. one thousand eight hundred and suty.five, be 
 and the same is hereby repcaled.^^^ MoMICHAEL. Wardon. 
 JAME8 HART, Clerk. 
 
 No. 210. A BY-LAW 
 
 To amend and consolidate the several By-Laws reg- 
 ulating the Tolls for crossing the Kent, Tecumseh 
 and Moravia Bridges, and other purposes. 
 
 Pasted lllh January, 1866. 
 Wmrbas it is necessary and expedient to amend and consoli- 
 dlte the several By-Laws regulating the lolls on tho Kent 
 TecumBeh and Moravia Bridees, and for other purposes connected 
 
 *^Bet therefore enacted by the ' 'cip.l Council of the Cor- 
 
 poration of the County of Kent, in .c.l assembled, under and 
 
 ^J Twue of an Act. 22d Victoria, ch. i 54, of the Consolidated 
 Btatntei of Upper Canada : 
 
BY-LAWS. 
 
 2\ 
 
 lit TL»t the following rates of toll, «oil no' more, shall b» 
 collected for crossing the bridges aforesaid, vir: 
 
 For every waggon or other oarnago drawn by two hcrsos or 
 other beasts of draught, the sum of ten oonls. 
 
 For every addiiionil horse or beast of draught, the sam of two 
 
 *'' For every waggon or other vehicle drawn by one horse or other 
 beast of draught, tho sum of five cents. 
 
 Fo, every horse, gelding, mare, ass or mule, the sum of three 
 
 *'V0T every ox, steer, bull, cow or heifer the sum of two cents. 
 
 For every dozen or less than a dozen of sheep, hogs, or olL<^r 
 animals not enumerated, the sum of five cents. ^^u^^.^a 
 
 «d That the sums hereinbefore mentioned shall be ooUeoted 
 
 for^croBsina and re-crossing said Bridges, if on t.ie same day but 
 
 if the nartfes fail to returS on the same d.y. then the collector .. 
 
 herebyCowered to collect for returning on any other day apart 
 
 f,om thldav stK5b pa,*y crossed said Bridges, the sum betoremen- 
 
 o?ed teedra Jays, that nothing herein shall be construed 
 
 to prevenUbrToli-keeper from compounding with any person or 
 
 «nr.nn» fnir a less rale by the year or oihorwise. 
 
 persons for ale rate y^ attending Sabbath Schools or dmne 
 
 worsbio on Sundays, and funerals on Sundays or any other day of 
 
 The teTshaU be Uempl from paying toll on said Bridges; and 
 
 bat the horse and car/.ages of'.uch person or person, attending 
 
 a KKatK Snhools divine worship and funerals are likewise exempt 
 Sabbath School . divine w j ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^.^^^ ^^^^^ 
 
 ^res^'Sat ::CeS and the resident ^Missionary in 
 Mn!!!L Town and his family and horses and carnages are also 
 
 o^he rete haviog jurUdiolioa «Ubi» .be Corpor.uon of tb. 
 ^Tll^ "Tfaflw persoa or pewoD. driviog or r.ding over the 
 
 Sjfcot:^;' o'r^b T«« mr-r^oi t.^o .b, ofend.. 
 
 r-Shrrut-dtuiru^^^^^^^^^^ 
 
 a'ert""."i»>? of p.y-en. sucb fine .nd eo.t. may b. 
 
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 BY-LAWS. 
 
 rt ootcrvd by distre.s and sale of the offender's goodi And ohattoli, 
 and if no sufficient diitreis can be found suoh offender or oOena- 
 ers m»y be committed to the common gaol, at hard labor, for any 
 period not leas ti.an three daya nor more th»n twenty uays ; aucb 
 fine and penalties to be paid over to the Comity Trcaiuier, lor 
 the general uaes of the County. ♦ u. „, 
 
 ftth. That any person or peraonB forcibly evading the tolls, or 
 assaultlDg the Toll-keeper, or any other ^erbon employed by them 
 in the collection of the aaid loUa, shall be subject to the same 
 peualties, and said penalties ahall and may be collected m the same 
 iay as fines under the preceding section of tbi6 By-Law are 
 
 directed to bo oolleoied. , . .1. u- v » ki i 
 
 6lh. That the Tolls shall be rented yearly to the highest bid- 
 det. and due und proper security naali be taken for the payment 
 of the rent and for the tare and aaanagement of the said Undges, 
 
 §bV\ rent to be paid half yearly. ^. , , . . ^ *• e 
 
 7ili 'J hat the Warden and the Clerk of this Corporation for 
 the lime being in each year shall be and they are hereby ap- 
 pointed a Commitieo for renting said Bridges; and that any per- 
 son or persons renting said Bridges are hereby reqmred to im-. 
 mediately notify the Clerk of this Corporation of any sudden 
 oasuality that may occu. "0 said Bridges ; and also that any per- 
 son or persons renting the said Bridges shall not have any pnwer 
 whatever to sublet said Bridges, withotit first obtaining writteu 
 autbority from the Comaluee appointed by this By-Law to lent 
 
 said Bridges. , , ., . ^ -i • . j 
 
 hth. That all By Laws paflsed by this Council prior to and 
 
 conflicting with thit By Law, be now and the stme aie hereby 
 
 ^'P*'*'^'^ JOHN MrMICHAEL, Wardei^. 
 
 JAMES HART» Clerk. 
 
 No. 21% A BY-LAW 
 
 To authorize the use of a Lever Press Seal bjr this 
 
 Corporation. 
 
 Paned Wh Jun* 1866. 
 
 Wbxrbai it has been thought expedient to proeurt % Ltm 
 Press Seal, with the devioes of th« Seal formwly in um wgrwa* 
 thereon ; 
 
BT-LAWS. 
 
 13 
 
 Be it therefore enactud. bj the Muoioipal Counoil of iha C orpn- 
 yatioD of the County of Kent assembled, uador and by virtue of 
 an Aet of the Provincial Parliament, ohapter 64 of the Consoli- 
 dated Statute! of Upper Xanadu: That the Levor iVess Seel pro- 
 onred by the County Clerk, as instructed by a resolution of dun 
 OouDcil, and now produced by the Clerk, shall be used in all oasea 
 raquirinj? the SunJ of the Corporalion to be attached thereto, in 
 foom and place of the sea), fotmorly in use ; and this By-Law shall 
 take effect imtfiediatoly from and nftei the passing thereof. 
 
 JOHN McMICnABL, Warden. 
 
 Iambs hart, curk. 
 
 No. 217. A BY-LAW 
 To confirm a By-Law jassed by the Municipal Cor- 
 poration of the Township cf Howard, on the 24 ?■ 
 day of March, 1866, for the purpose of closing 
 that portion of the old road leading from the 
 Twelfth Concession Line to within a short dis- 
 tance of the Village of Ridgetown, and running 
 through lots numbers sev^en and eight in the 
 Twelfth Concession, lots eight and nine in the 
 Eleventh Concession, and lot nine in the Tenth 
 Concession ; and to vest in some of the parties 
 ownii^g the land which such road leads through, 
 the portion of laud or road allowance aforesaid. 
 
 Pasted \4ith December, 1866. 
 Whshrbab it ii neaeseary and requisite to confirm the said 
 T)v T fkw * 
 
 Be it therefore enacted, by the Manioipal Corporation of tla 
 Cotnty of Kent, in Council assembled, under and by virtue of an 
 |k«t, 22d Victoria, chapter 54, of the Consolidated Statutes of 
 
 Cpp«r Canada: 
 
 IB*. That th« said By-Law be and the same iB hereby ratified 
 an j confirmed, in so far as this Ccrporauon can ratify and confirm 
 
 * **"**■ JOHN MoMICHAEL, Warden. 
 
 JAMii^S HART, CUrk. 
 
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 -BY-LAWa. 
 
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 No. 225. A BY-LAW 
 
 dred and --ty-^^S' ^^^i ^^^["Xwance for side 
 eertain P°'.''°".f,]^^„\te numbers twelve and 
 
 road, le'^'?'"g f *J!effth Concession of Howard 
 thirteen in the Twell U L, .^ ^.^ 
 
 unto annexed. ^^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^ I867. 
 
 WH«KK.sit.necos..ya.dre,ui.tetoeoafir.thesaidBy. 
 
 ^^j it therefore en.cted by ^^^ I^^SanWu^^^^^^ 
 County of Kent, m C-n- asset^^^^^^^ J, .^r 51. of 
 
 Municipal Instituuons Acts ot upp g^^id By-Law bo and 
 
 1866. as amended by chapter 5i . 1 oa 
 is hereby confirmed. (.^^EB COATSWOBTH. Warden. 
 JAMES HART, Clerk. 
 
 Nc. 226. A BY-LAW 
 
 J /-^v +hf annreliension of Horse 
 -Offering rewards lor tne appic 
 
 Thieves in this County. ^^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^ ^g^.^^ 
 
 :. . «-.f^ the Act respecting the 
 
 Be it enacted, in ^«,;''^*"^^„;'^^ beinfchapter 51 of the 
 
 Municipal Institutions ot Upper Canada bei ^^^ ^P p„.ed 
 
 29tb and 30th Victoria, as amended Dy m 
 
 , August, 1866: Munioipality, for the time 
 
 ,st. That the Treasurer of th ^^^,^^,P^^,^,. 
 
 the 15th August, 1866 : „r tms wiumoiP»"v — -- . 
 
 ,st. That the Treasurer of thi ^- rs'out'of the funds of 
 being, shall pay the «"™ f/^^/^^ay pursue and apprehend, 
 this Municipality, to any person who may p 
 
BY-LAWSi 2$ 
 
 ot oaase to be apprehfnded, any persoa or persons guiltr of skeaU 
 ing any horse op ma-e within this Oounty. 
 
 2d. All former By-Laws inoonsiatent with this By-LsTr aro 
 hereby repealed. 
 
 , „ CALEB COATSWORTH, Wardto. 
 
 JAMES n.iRT. Clerk. 
 
 No. 229, A BYLAW 
 
 To confirm a By-Law passed by the Municipal Coun- 
 cil of the Township of Raleigh, on the third day 
 of September, one thousand eight hundred and 
 Bixty-seven, for the purpose of closing the original 
 allowance for road between lots numbers one hun- 
 dred and forty-seven and one hundred and forty- 
 eight, Talbot Road, in said Township of Raleigh, 
 and to vest the same in Phillip A. Toll, of Ra- 
 leigh, in lieu of other lands given for a public 
 road on the west side of the east half of lot num- 
 ber one hundred and forty-seven, a copy of which 
 said By-Law is hereunto annexed. 
 
 Pan'd 2Ut November, 1867. 
 Whsr^as it is necessary and reqnisito to confirm said By-Law; 
 Bo it therefore enacted, by the Municipnl Council of ihe Cor* 
 poration of the County of Kent, asaorabled, under and by virtue 
 of an Act, chapter 5l, as amended hv chipter 52 of the annual 
 Statutes of l8t)6 ; that the said [3y*La\T be and the same is bere* 
 by confirmed. 
 
 CALEB COATSWORTH, Warden. 
 JAMES HART, Clerk. 
 
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26 
 
 BY-LAWS. 
 
 To consoMate thejevera^^^^ ^^ ,^a for 
 
 .Unt to consolidate the rarioae By-L»w. 
 
 *''i f Anv Ora'^^ «^ ^'''^^^ i^'y"" Over and Terminer. General 
 1st Any wr . pyjyg^ Oyer anu (, j- Courti. 
 
 tbe Courts «f/gX,7se9slons of tbe P«/f '^^^^^/eand be peid 
 
 ^le'^lSy ofCt, t^^ t:;::fda;re sTaU attend ruch 
 in the '^'0""''J' n^i\„- ner day lor every u*j ^j^^ 
 
 the «um of One ^^ ^^^P^^ of ton cents fl^^J^J^X^^ said 
 Court, and c! e J^'^^^; j^ f, ^m bis place « /5»^7°22d Vi^^^"*' 
 be .nail "'^c^^^^'y \\^'p ovisions of the said Act 22d V ^^^ 
 eourr. aco-d-.^-^^^^^^^^^^ statutes of Upper Canad 
 
 «v& too and 1T4.] _^ . ^ .. g^^e^iff shall be paid lor each 
 *^y«i And bo it enacted that tbe »»«"" ^^ ^^d for checking 
 
 . V-^oinhefore contained, anu lu Jurors as atoresftiai » 
 
 T.*ntttneD; found inadequate jo pay ^« J^ "^j^^ i^fi.ieney. 
 ffirmV^^^PaThat lu moJey'. "quired to b.p.jd 
 
 '^ifh. And ^^^* Toi tW, %^aw. .hall be .0 paid by tV 
 
 aider the proTHicni oi twi / 
 
 et 
 

 pce 
 for 
 
 8. 
 uftW» 
 
 jn of 
 il Itt- 
 obap* 
 
 my of 
 enera\ 
 
 )ourti. 
 
 d such 
 ry mile 
 lie eai^ 
 ictorifti 
 , [Set 
 
 for etch 
 becking 
 ants per 
 reasurer 
 
 yB, tbat 
 Session* 
 
 shtU be 
 with tb« 
 2-2d Vio- 
 e provis- 
 ,tioa •ball 
 aresald, » 
 jncy. 
 
 to bt p»»<i 
 Aid by *¥• 
 
 BT-1.AWB. *»- 
 
 Tr#Murer of ihe Cour.ty. in accordance witli ihe provifioul of the 
 Ira ATj22d Victoria, chapter 31. [See By- La v.. 18. 100. and 
 
 "si Tbat all By.Lawa. or parts of By-Laws, inconsistent 
 witb tbo provisions of thi. By-Law. - »-by^^.ealed.^^ 
 
 JAME3 HART, Clerk. 
 
 No. 234. A BY-LAW 
 
 To consolidate and amend the several By-Laws now 
 in force, for licensing Auctioneers, Hawkers, Ped- 
 dlers, or Petty Chapmen, and for other purposes 
 
 therein mentioned. 
 
 Patted 10th June, 1868. 
 
 WHtmiAi it is expedient to consolidate and amend ibe varioM 
 By-Laws for licensing Auctioneers, Hawkers, Pedlers, or Petty 
 
 ^ WthWefore eacted. by the Council of the Corporation of 
 the County of Kent, under nnd by virtue of ibe Mun.c ,,.l Inst.^ 
 ttt'ions Acts of Upper Canada, as amended by the Act of the Leg- 
 sl&t ure of the Province of Ontario : ' ., • • 
 
 l.t A license shall be granted to any Auctioneer, authorizing 
 him to t.11 goods, wares or merchandize iu any town or township 
 in"be County of Kent, by putting them up ior ««!;• «»<1, ^f/'^S 
 them by auction ; ior which he shall pay the sum of Ten Dollars, 
 .aid license to be valid for the te.m of twelve months commenc 
 ni C tho twenty-eighth day of January in o«ch «.>d every 
 ye«. Such license not to be transferable, neither «b.ll it aulb.r- 
 
 •Vd" A licensee S^be granted to any H.wUr or Fedler or 
 Petty Chapman, authorizing bim to sell gnosis, ^ares or merch.n. 
 S^lef not being the growth, produce or manufacture «t Cn.da. by 
 £oioR from place to place or by goi,>g r.,.u Uum.- ... hous.. 
 fn a?y town or township in the County ot K^it. Pr.v..h-d. 
 .Iwa/s. that no license .ball be required tu aut;or.z« ...sale. 
 is al-ore/aid. of goods, ware, or m.rchfndize. the growth, ,.0- 
 
 duoe or manufacture of Canada. • i ^^, „» ,i,o f„linw- 
 
 Emy license issued or granted shall bo pHid for at the follow 
 
 ing rates, and shall be valid lor tbo term of '^^^^'^ ^^^^^ ''Xi 
 .Zring iro» *b« twentyeigbtb day of January, id each and efery 
 
 year: 
 
 -mt^-^- 
 
28 
 
 BT-LAVB. 
 
 ,il 
 
 If travelling on fool with such goods, wares or mftrohindiM, 
 
 (be win of Five Dollars. . , i. • *. j,.- 
 
 If travelling with one liorsp. cr otbcr amnal bearir.e or draw- 
 Ip« potdd wares or raeicbandize. the Pura of Ton rollari. 
 
 If traveling mXh two l.orFcs, or other animals bearing or draw- 
 ing gcodi. wafcB or incrclmndze, the nim of Twenty !>«''«»• 
 
 M On payment ol any of the foregoing sum, to the Coontr 
 Treasurer, be shall grant a re coipt, in »he fcrm of a icense, to ib« 
 pe.Brn p«;ing for tb'e s«me. auihorlzing him to sell »'^ the »ann. 
 provided for in this 13y-Law, either as auctioneer, hawker, pea- 
 
 lor or ictiy chapman. , , j'«»/*, 
 
 4lb. Any person putting UP goods wares or merchandize for 
 tale nt nublio auction or competition, without having first paid th« 
 niaVu ol ten riollars. ns cfiresaid. and received his license as pro- 
 vided for in this By-Law. shall, upon conviction thereor, lorieii 
 and ray the sum of twenty dulUirs. . 
 
 6th. Any Hawker. Pedier or Petty Chapman offering for sale, 
 
 or 8.11iDff. iods. wares or mercbandize. not being the growth, 
 produ e^or manufacture of Canada, by going from place to p a e 
 Kom bouse to bouse, in the County of Kent, without having 
 first paid the turn required, ns aforesaid, and \fP'^'^^^'ll'l'^l 
 tbere^for. as is provided for by this By-Law. f «» ^°'f«'^,«"^J*y.* 
 lum of not less tlan five dollars nor more than twenty dollars for 
 
 «aeb offense. ^^^^ ^^ ^^^^^.^^^^^ f^, contravening the provisions of 
 
 tbiB By-Law may be recovered, on conviciioa before »"/ J^^'"" 
 of the Peace wit^bin the County, on tho oath of one credible wit. 
 cess other ihan the informer ; such informer to ^2°^'^'%°"^;^"^ ?^^ 
 ^I fines or forfeitures, the other half to bo by Buob Justice paid 
 to the County Treasurer. , . ..^ _^_ 
 
 7.b. An/ Justice of the Peace before whom a '^o^JJ'^ f J ^JJ 
 be made for cont.avening the provisions of this By Law. is l^reby 
 .utborized, if the fine and costs are not paid f«^lbwiih, to i«ue • 
 wairant of distress to distrain the gooda and c»>«*-'^^/ ^/r/l^X 
 10 offending: and if sufficient dist.eas cannot ^3 t'^^^^; ^® »*^^^^^ 
 commit the offender to the common gaol for any time not exceed- 
 inc twenty days, or until such fine and costs are paid. 
 
 ^8tb Any ^Constable and every Bailiff of a Division Court or 
 other person within the County, are hereby authomed to demand 
 from any Auctioneer. Hawker. Pedler or Petty Chapman a s^ghl 
 of Vbe license under which be sells the goods. ;«"%«f^";"«*'*^ 
 dise ; and upon bis refusal or neglect to produce the same, « 
 •bill be the duty of aucb Constable, Bailiff or other person to 
 take the party so offending before a Justice of the Peace, m order 
 
it 
 
 BY-LAWS, 
 
 20' 
 
 to VftVA ^'itA 
 
 L»w 87 3 
 
 conTioted a. provided for by this By-Law. [?ce By- 
 
 itural Societies, 
 
 o.k \t .l.«n nnd may be lawful for l^o Agricu 
 
 mcd 
 
 nfCCsBrtry, to expose an I o\ 
 
 "V*" rf: '..id sefdt eSor live .lock p«ri,or. to be .oW or 
 ,l,o„ b.ba t ""' "r7;;/„,„,5,i,, of ,„eb /ocitty. lh« officer, or 
 
 ireinbe". or «»? f '''' V . j „|,|,„„t .ubjeoting the person 
 
 „ person, eo "P"!' '8 '" '°]^, "', the ..Id A„'ticult„r.l Soeie.e. 
 
 lOtb. Jlwi/ii Jy bt.L»w ore hereby repealed, 
 wilb Ibe provisi..n. of ibis BJ-i.»w joHN DUCK. W.rdtn. 
 
 JAMES HART, Clerk. • 
 
 No. 235. A BY-LAW 
 
 To .mend and consolidate the several By-Laws now 
 
 ^°i„ tee relating to the appointment of c^rtam 
 
 Officers of the Corporation of the County 
 
 Kent, their duties and salane^^^^^ ^^^^ _^^__^_ ^^^^ 
 
 wn.«.« 1. i. e.peauM '^ -:t^^t o°o:po«"o:r '""", 
 
 ^•r mf ctiro:::^' ss. b, »a be . ^^ .p- 
 
 1 
 
so 
 
 VT-LAwa. 
 
 '\ 
 
 i\ 
 
 ill 
 
 four of ih. »l.ck in Ih. .ftemon. f.r Ih. dwp.lok «« »l» "»"• 
 
 ""4!:' "TI,rT,.«"« .Ull perform .U .nd .«rr aaty required 
 ,f it by .l!e"ev.r.l Acf of P..li.».ent, tb. Bj-Uw. «d 
 
 "^"'"TVe'^rdurTngoffico bour. .hall ...fi.e hi»..U 
 
 '•^;;°'t:°Vri;-rhMr"S fo«r good .nd.ufficie.» 
 
 *"*•• T? ,1,. Saetion of tl.e Council ) for the faithful per- 
 
 •ureiiea. (V' '.''V ,' .. Tr«.ur«r nnd for ibe proper disposal 
 
 •"" "Jfo \r "Jou" t o l°e"gi,e°u bj'.b. T.e'aJurer .ball be .. 
 ^'JlttM^Uk^ I'ud ;e«i;."'Vba\l bo .ocounfod for by biu.. .ud 
 
 kim"^be«ve™7Ao»of Parliameot. .he By-Law. aud roeo-. 
 lutioM of tho Council of thi. Corporation. . 
 
 lO.h Tl,.t hpreafter. at the propw time and aeason, the Uer« 
 
gX-LikWB. 
 
 81 
 
 . -♦ thm town of Chavb^m* 
 t be In the buiioeti ?»" of tbe »own oi 
 
 M««ter <o tU. Council, >"'' .t" "'Y/„d°„o, upon »\d Oo»noJ. 
 
 J^orC^e"t.^3i,::f;re.=it^^^^^ 
 
 "r^-"H-?Uh, ..iary of .he K..per of the Court Ho.~ 
 JAMBS HA^» Clerk. 
 
 ..vE^jsiiiis'PP^' 
 
82 
 
 BT-LAWfl. 
 
 ;V ■ 
 
 I n 1 
 
 No. 236. A B7-LAW 
 
 To amend and consolidate the various By-Laws reg- 
 ulating the manner of auditing the accounts of 
 the Corporation of the County of Kent. 
 
 Passed \Qth June, 186S. 
 
 WiiBBBAS it is czpediont to consolidate tbe Ky-Lavrs rega!At- 
 ing the mantlet of audiiiu^ the accounts of tbe Corporatioa of tbe 
 Co,unty of Kent ; 
 
 Be it tberefufH enacted, by tho Council of the Oorporation of 
 tbe County of Kent, under and by virtue of the Municipal Insti* 
 tutions Acta cf Upper Canada, as amended by tbe Act of tbe 
 Legislature of tbe Province of Onttwic) : 
 
 1st. That the County Auditors shnll meet nt the ofBoe of tb^ 
 County Treasurer, on the third Tuesday in tho monilis of MHrcb. 
 June, September and December, in each and every year, (except 
 from some unavoidable cause Ihpy are unible to meet on the days 
 •foresaid, but in thai case as soon hs may be thereafter,) for the 
 purpose of auditing all accounts chargeable to the County and 
 payable by the Treasurer under any Stutufe uf tho Province, Ky- 
 Law or contract of the County, or any order of the Justiceti of 
 tbe Peace in Quarter Sessions, in force at the date of this By' 
 Law, until altered by proper authority. 
 
 2d. The Auditors aforesaid shall make an abstract of all ac- 
 eounts audited by them at each audit, acd sball si^n the same 
 and file it with the Treasurer, and when the sumo is countersis;ned 
 by the Warden it shall be sufficient authority fur the Treasurer to 
 pay the sums set down therein ; and said abstrtiot shall remain on 
 file in the Tieasurer's office, with the receipts of all persons having 
 received paymeat of any sum of money set down therein ; tbe 
 Auditors sball also number and endorse on each account tbe 
 •mount allowed, and certiBy tbe audit and date thereof, and ahsU 
 file a copy of tbe aforesaid abstract with tho Clerk of this Cor* 
 poration, accompanied by a f eport thereon. 
 
 3d; AU accounts requiring :o be audited sball be left with the 
 Treasurer, at least two days before the day of audit as aforesaid, 
 and all accounts not required to be paid by any Statute, By-Law, 
 contract or order, as aforesaid, ^ball not be audited or allowed bj 
 the Auditors, but sball be laid before the Council at tbe firit 
 meeting thereof. [See By-Law 100.] 
 
 4th. It shall and may be lawful for the 'tretaarer to require 
 from .parties reeeiviog payment of accounts which b»ve been 
 
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BT-LA.W8. 
 
 ^n 
 
 » -««ar aniwt from tbe alitrrtct fiUd 
 p*B.6d, receipt! in tbe usual raauner, apart from 
 
 wd «gMd by the ^;^^^^^^^^^ of all claims for ga.l -up-lie., 
 
 6th. For ite bette.^ ^ Hoofunt, shall be iz future made up 
 furnished under contract, \°« *°°° u j^ne, September, an.l 
 to the fifth day of the months of Ma ch J ^^ ^^P ^.^^ 
 
 ^s^c^heZri:':^ •^^» '^ ^-^y ^^'■ 
 
 ^";r^ That all By-La^B or pa.U of By-LawB inconsistent with 
 j;^o JoSs :? th^ By-Law le ^-^^^^^'^^^ Warden. 
 
 JAMES HAllT, Clerk. 
 
 No. 237. A BY-LAW 
 
 To amend and consolidatp the -^^^^^^^^^ 
 
 provide for the payment of mileaje to s ^^^^ 
 cilors, and for the payment ot their servi 
 acting aa Commissioners. ^^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^^ 
 
 WHK...S. it is expedieat to co^ol^da. ^e .ve.1 Byp^ 
 
 this Corporation, ^^'^"^I'Z^tSroLiie.ge to said Council- 
 attendance, *<> authorize the payment ^^^ ^ ^^ ^^^^ 
 
 MorrfhSr ric^el^S -'^^ as commissioners or 
 
 t,e County of K.nt-t ,, ,^,,aed by the 
 
 tutions Acts ot tue ^^o^'r'^ Prnvinoo ol Ontario : 
 
 Aet of the Legislature of^h^Pro^ o' ^ ^^ ^^^^^^^ ^ave 
 
 Ut. That each and e^e^-.^^^^^^^'^J^^- for each days attend- 
 aud receive the sum f/^°S'nrany Committee of the same ; 
 ;Le in Council, or f^^^^^^^S "Lr each and every Councillor 
 and it is hereby further enacted, ttiaj ^^^^^ ^,i^ 
 
 Zli be entitled ^^ ^^^^^.t/eS C-"«^^^°"' '° 
 
 for every mile necessarily traveueu v>y 
 
 ', .'S 
 
 'it 
 4 
 
 
u 
 
 bV-lawb. 
 
 t« make out a list of the number of days attendance of each 
 
 Tny md 0? work, undertaken and earned on ,n P"\<>; "»/^,* 
 
 '%T Th.t »ll By-Law, or p«i. of By-Uw. inoo««t.nt with 
 th. prorUion. of this By-Law are ^"fj^^'^^^f^^ pardon. 
 
 JAMES HART, Clerk. 
 
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