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men, and other such casual guests are provided with food or lodgings for hire, gain, or reward, shall be deemed to be a public lodging house.

And every person who shall keep such a house, without having previously obtained a license for the same as hereinafter provided, shall forfeit and pay any sum not exceeding twenty shillings for every day such an offence shall be committed.

2. Any person desirous of obtaining a license to keep a public lodging house, shall deliver to the Clerk of the City Council an application in writing for the same, accompanied by a Certificate signed by three known and respectable householders, to the effect that the applicant is a fit and proper person to conduct such a house. Every such license shall, when the granting thereof be approved of by the City Council, be signed by the Chairman and countersigned by the Clerk, and shall be in force until the first day of January next following the issuing thereof: a fee of twenty shillings shall be paid to the City Treasurer for the same.

3. Every licensed lodging-house keeper as aforesaid shall be required to have placed over the door of his house, painted in legible characters, the words "Licensed Lodging House"; and shall provide clean and sufficient bedding for the comfort of persons lodging therein, and also cause proper means to be taken for the ventilation of the sleeping and other apartments; and shall for every breach of this regulation in any particular forfeit and pay any sum not exceeding twenty shillings. It shall be lawful for the Inspector of Nuisances, at all reasonable times, to inspect Public Lodging Houses, in reference to the cleanliness and ventilation of the same.

4. Any licensed lodging house keeper who shall permit any person or persons to be guilty of disorderly conduct in the house or premises specified in the license granted for the same, shall for every such offence forfeit and pay any sum not exceeding forty shillings.

HOUSES OF ILL FAME.

Every person who shall keep any house of ill fame or repute, shall for every such offence forfeit and pay any sum not exceeding ten pounds. And in order to facilitate the obtaining of convictions for this offence, the Inspector of Nuisances or any Constable, upon the information in writing of any two or more householders of the City, that any house is so conducted as to come under this character—or the Inspector of Nuisances without receiving such information, if he shall have reasonable grounds to believe that any house of this character exists within the City—is hereby authorized to enter therein at any hour and to examine the same.

ARSENIC, ETC.

1. Arsenic shall not be sold or supplied to any person, unless on the production of a Certificate from a Justice of the Peace that such Arsenic is required for the purpose of Sheep Dressing; and shall in no case be sold in any less quantity than 2 lbs; or without having first been coloured black. And any Druggist or other person who shall sell or supply any poisonous drug or substance to any person without a written request or authority from a recognised medical practitioner, and without first affixing a label on the paper covering the same having the word “Poison” printed thereon in large plain letters, shall forfeit and pay for every such offence any sum not exceeding five pounds.

2. Any Druggist or other person who shall sell or supply any poisonous drug or substance to any person without a written request or authority from a recognised medical practitioner, and without first affixing a label on the paper covering the same having the word “Poison” printed thereon in large plain letters, shall forfeit and pay for every such offence any sum not exceeding five pounds.

GENERAL.

1. Any fine, penalty, or forfeiture, imposed by these Bye-Laws for any offence for which the right to proceed has not been expressly given to an officer or person, may be sued and proceeded for by any person whomsoever. Any fine, penalty, or forfeiture imposed by these Bye-Laws, where the right to proceed has been specially given to any other, constable, or other person, shall be sued or proceeded for by such officer, constable, or other person only.

2. Nothing in these Bye-Laws contained shall render or be deemed to render any person liable to any fine or penalty, exceeding the sum of ten pounds.

Passed by the Auckland City Council this eighteenth day of May, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty-four.

WALTER LEE,
Chairman City Council.

J. MITCHELL,
Clerk City Council.

I hereby signify my assent to these Bye-Laws.

R. H. WYNYARD,
Superintendent.

SCHEDULE A.

City of Auckland,
New Zealand.

No. ___

This is to certify that of hath this day been duly licensed to carry on the business of Hawker and Pedler in the City of Auckland until the 31st day of December next, subject to such bye-laws and regulations of the Council of the said City as may from time to time be passed concerning Licensed Hawkers and Pedlers.

Given under my hand this day of
A. B.,
Chairman City Council.

Entered,
C. D.,
Treasurer of the City Council.

SCHEDULE B.

City of Auckland,
New Zealand.

No. ___

This is to certify that of is authorised by this License to ply one [Cart, Dray, or Waggon, as the case may be] for hire within the City of Auckland until the 31st day of December next, subject to such Rules and Regulations as may be from time to time made by the Council of the said City for the Regulating of Carters plying for hire.

Given under my hand, at the City Council Chamber in Auckland, this day of 185_.
A. B.,
Chairman of City Council.

Entered,
C. D.,
Treasurer of City Council.