celled, under a like penalty to that which is imposed by the 2nd 28 Vic. c. 12. section of the 22 Vic. c. 22.

without a certificate.

28 Vic. c. 42.-An Act to amend the Act of Assembly 19 Vic.

c. 7, and other Laws for improving the Sanitary condition

of the Colony. (Assented to 3rd May, 1865.)

W

HEREAS, it is expedient to amend certain of the laws of PREAMBLE. this Colony, enacted for improving its sanitary condition;

May it, &c.:

I. That it shall be lawful for the Governor, on the recommenda- Authorizes the tion of the Board of Health, to appoint a fit and proper person as appointment of inspector of nuisances, which said inspector shall be the executive an Inspector of Nuisances. officer of the said Board, and shall perform the occasional clerical duty, and all such things as may be ordered by such Board relating to sanitary matters; and it shall be the particular duty of the said inspector to use vigilance in promptly discovering and reporting to the Chairman of the said Board any nuisances existing, or which may hereafter exist or occur, tending to taint or infect the atmosphere, or injure the health of the inhabitants in and about the city, suburbs, and harbour of Nassau, and Island of New Providence.

II. The Inspector of Nuisances, who may be appointed under the provisions of this Act, shall receive a salary out of the Public Treasury, at the rate of 150l. per annum, payable monthly, by warrant in the usual manner, on a certificate from the Chairman of the said Board that he has duly performed the duties required of him by this Act.

III. That the 44th section of the Act 19th Vic. c. 7, and so much of the schedule to the Act 26 Vic. c. 15, as grants a salary to the Clerk of the Board of Health, is hereby repealed. IV. Where any putrid or other substances mentioned in the 15th section of the Act of Assembly, 12th Vic. c. 8, are found within any part of the harbour of Nassau, or afloat or on shore within the limits specified in the said section, it shall be the duty of the Inspector of Nuisances to cause the same to be removed, either over the bar of the said harbour, or to be buried an adequate depth, as he may be directed by the Board of Health, or the Chairman thereof for the time being; and the expense attending such removal or burial shall be payable out of the Public Treasury, by warrant in the usual manner, on the certificate of the Chairman of the said Board of Health, as aforesaid.

V. No person shall deposit any offensive matter, whether vegetable or animal, on land adjacent to the sea, or on land adjoining any public road of the Island of New Providence, under the like penalty as attaches to persons throwing putrid substances into the harbour of Nassau, under the 15th section of the Act 12th Vic. c. 8.

VI. Whereas it is at times necessary to send sick persons from New Providence, or from vessels arriving and being at the port of Nassau, or otherwise, to the Quarantine Station at Athol İsland, and it is desirable that such persons should be conveyed to the

Salary of Inspector of Nuisances.

Salary to Clerk of Board of

Health abolished.

Duty of In

spector of

Nuisances to have putrid or other substances re

moved.

Penalty for depositing

offensive

matter.

Provision for conveying sick persons to

Quarantine

station.

28 Vic. c. 42. Quarantine Hospital on the said Island as speedily as possible after such order, and with due protection from the sun and weather; Be it enacted, that it shall be lawful for the Board of Health, with the concurrence of the Governor in Council, to make due provision for the conveyance of such persons accordingly, and for the conveyance of provisions and other necessaries to and from the Quarantine Station aforesaid; the expense whereof may be defrayed under the authority given in the 48th section of the said Act 19 Vic. c. 7.

Duty of Revenue Officers

to report any offensive

matter on

board any vessel in port.

VII. It shall be the duty of the officers of Revenue, stationed on board of any vessel in the port of Nassau, on discovering any putrid fish, potatoes, or other putrid or decayed and offensive substance on board of any vessel in the said port, to give prompt intimation to the Medical Inspector thereof, in order that effectual steps may be taken for abating the nuisance and preventing the injurious consequence liable to flow therefrom.

29 Vic. c. 9.-To prohibit the Interment of deceased Persons otherwise than in Places set apart as Parochial or other Public Burial Grounds.

See Act printed in full, ante Part V., Class II.

PREAMBLE.

Continuing

certain Acts.

29 Vic. c. 18.-An Act to continue Two Acts of Assembly, making Provision for keeping a Supply of Ice at the Ice House in the Island of New Providence. (Assented to 11th May, 1866.)

W

HEREAS two Acts of Assembly relating to the supply of Ice, designated respectively in the printed copies of the Laws, as 20 Vic. c. 4, and 23 Vic. c. 10, will expire at the termination of the present Session of Assembly, and it is expedient that the same should be continued in force; May it, &c. :

I. That the said recited Acts shall be, and the same are hereby continued in force, for the further term of five years, and from thence to the end of the then next Session of Assembly.

PART VI.

CLASSES II. & III.

WEIGHTS, MEASURES, AND PUBLIC MARKETS.

28 Vic. c. 4.-An Act to revive and continue the Act of the 21st year of Her Majesty's Reign, c. 9, for establishing and regulating a Public Market at Dunmore Town, Harbour Island. (Assented to February 24th, 1865.)

HEREAS the Act of Assembly, 21st Vic. c. 9, for esta- PREAMBLE.

W blishing and regulating a Public Market at Dunmore

Town, Harbour Island, expired at the close of the last Session of
Assembly, and it is expedient to revive and continue the same;
May it, &c.:

I. That the said recited Act shall be and the same is hereby 21 Vic. c. 9, revived, and shall be, and the same is hereby continued in force revived for ten from and after the passing hereof, for and during the term of ten years. years, and from thence to the end of the then next Session of

Assembly.

II. All persons who have, since the expiration of the said Act Persons inof Assembly, done or performed any act, matter, or thing, under demnified for or by virtue of the said Act, as if the same was in force, shall be, any act committed since and they and each and every of them are, hereby indemnified the expiration from any action or proceeding at law, or other liability whatsoever, of 21st Vic. in respect of any such act, matter or thing, by them so done, or c. 9. performed.

30 Vic. c. 12.-An Act to Consolidate and Amend the Laws relating to Public Markets in the Island of New Providence. (Assented to 2nd April, 1867.)

WH

HEREAS the Laws regulating the several Public Markets PREamble. in the Island of New Providence will expire with the

present Session, and it is expedient that the same should be con

solidated, and in certain respects amended; May it, &c. :

I. That the premises situated in Bay-street, in the City of Public Market Nassau, heretofore used and known as the Nassau Market, shall site. continue to be a Public Market for the city and suburbs of Nassau, in which, subject to the payment of such rates and to the observance of such rules and regulations as may be imposed and made by this Act, or under its authority, all persons may put to open show or sale and sell butchers' meat and fish of all kinds, poultry, wild fowl, eggs, grain, vegetables, and other articles, upon every day in the week (Sundays excepted), during such hours as the said market shall be kept open, and to which also all persons may resort during such hours for any lawful purpose.

II. That the limits of such market shall extend eastwardly to Limits of Culmer-street in the eastern district of the Island of New Provi- Market.

30 Vic. c. 12. dence, westwardly to Fort Charlotte in the western district, and southwardly to the northern boundary of Grant's Town Market, and no person shall sell or expose for sale within such limits in any other place than the said market any butchers' meat, under a penalty not exceeding 17. for every offence, and such butchers' meat shall be forfeited: Provided, that nothing herein contained shall extend to preserved or salted meats, or to meats brought to the Port of Nassau in ice.

Superintend

to be under Board of Works.

III. That the said market shall be under the superintendence ence of Market of the Board of Public Works for the Island of New Providence, and it shall be lawful for the said Board, from time to time, to make, or cause to be made, such repairs, alterations, improvements, and additions to the buildings in the said market as they shall judge necessary and proper; and also to erect, or cause to be erected, a slaughter-house, and fish-shed, within the said market premises.

Exempts
Market from

27 Vic. c. 4.

regulated.

IV. That the 27 Vic. c. 4, shall not extend to any buildings erected under the authority of this Act.

V. That the building in the said market in which meat is sold Market hours shall be kept open on every week-day (Sundays excepted), for the sale of butchers' meat, from sunrise until three o'clock in the afternoon, and the remaining portion of the said market shall be kept open for the sale of all other articles until six o'clock in the afternoon; and on Saturdays all portions of the said market shall be kept open for the sale of butchers' meat and other articles in their respective places until eight o'clock in the evening.

Market rates and dues to be decided by Governor in Council.

Appointment of Clerk.

Dues to be paid weekly to Receiver General.

Salary of
Clerk.

VI. That the Governor, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, shall have full power and authority, from time to time, to decide what rates and dues shall be taken in the said market for stallage, slaughterage, wharfage, and otherwise, and to fix and impose the same; and also, from time to time, to make such rules and regulations as to the Governor, acting as aforesaid, may appear necessary for the good government and ordering of the said market, and for carrying this Act, and the provisions thereof, into execution; and any person or persons refusing or neglecting to abide by and obey any or either of such rules and regulations shall for every offence forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding five pounds, to be recovered and applied as hereinafter directed.

VII. That it shall be lawful for the Governor, from time to time, to appoint, by commission under his seal at arms, a fit and proper person to be clerk of the said market, who shall hold his office during pleasure, whose duty it shall be to give constant attendance in the said market, during market hours, and generally to carry out and enforce the provisions of this Act, and all rules and regulations which may, from time to time, be made for the government of the said market.

VIII. That all rates and dues, and other monies arising from the sale of stalls as hereinafter provided for, shall be collected and received by the said clerk, and by him paid over weekly to the Receiver-General and Treasurer, to be kept by that officer as a separate fund, to be designated the Market Fund.

IX. That the said clerk shall receive and be paid out of the said Public Treasury, in monthly payments, in the usual manner, a salary at and after the rate of 150l. per annum, to be charged to

the said Market Fund.

X. That no person shall be entitled to sell butchers' meat in the 30 Vic. c. 12. said market without having been first licensed for the purpose by

an instrument in writing under the hand of the said clerk, all Butchers to be which licences shall be subject to be revoked by the Board of licensed. Works for any violation of market rules or misconduct in the

said market.

without

licence.

Stalls and blocks to be sold every year

at Public Auction.

XI. That no person not having a licence granted in manner Penalty for herein before mentioned, and in force, shall vend, sell, dispose of, selling meat or deliver in the said market any butchers' meat by retail, under a penalty not exceeding 51. for each and every offence, to be sued for, recovered, and applied as hereinafter directed. XII. That in the month of May, in every year, it shall be the duty of the clerk of the said market to put up at public auction in the said market the rental or use for one year of the several stalls and blocks in the meat market, save and except one stall and two blocks to be retained for the use of the Contractor for the time being for supplying fresh meat to her Majesty's Forces, and one stall and one block to be reserved for use as hereinafter provided for, and to sell the same to the highest bidders therefor, who, upon payment of the purchase-money, shall be licensed and put in possession of the stalls and blocks respectively purchased by them, and shall, subject to the provisions of this Act, be entitled to retain and use the same for one entire year. Provided always, that no one individual shall be permitted to purchase or to hold more than one of such stalls and blocks during any one year.

XIII. That the purchaser of any such stall and block shall not Stalls and have the right to transfer the same to any other person; and if blocks not such purchaser shall not use the stall and block purchased by him transferable after purchase. at least twice in every week for the sale of fresh meat, such purchaser shall forfeit his right thereto, and the same shall be sold for the unexpired term of the original rental.

XIV. That every person who shall expose for sale in the said market, or within the limits aforesaid, any unwholesome provisions, or shall attempt to introduce or sell in the said market the meat of any animal which has been killed or has died before arriving at the said market, shall for such offence be subject to a penalty not exceeding 51.

Penalty for exposing for sale unwholesome provisions.

XV. That the clerk of the said market shall inspect all turtle Clerk to incut up for sale therein; and no person who shall kill turtle for spect all turtle sale by retail shall cut up any of the callapach or bone part of the cut up for sale. callapee with intent to sell the same with the flesh under a penalty not exceeding thirty shillings.

XVI. That if any licensed butcher shall refuse or neglect to Penalty for a pay for any animal purchased by him for the purpose of being licensed slaughtered and exposed for sale in the said market, whether such butcher refusing to pay for animal has actually been slaughtered or exposed for sale or not, any animal such refusal or neglect shall be deemed fraudulent, and such purchased by butcher shall upon proof thereof before any Justice of the Peace him. be adjudged to have forfeited his licence, and his right to any stall and block then held by him in the said market, unless the sum of money due by him in respect of any such animal shall within thirty days after such adjudication be well and faithfully paid by him to the person entitled to receive the same.

XVII. That, with the view of having on record for reference a Clerk's duty to detailed account of the revenue of the public market showing any keep a cash

book.