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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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or other place-such area or entrance opening into or 47. Depositing any timber shavings in any wooden
upon or near any public street, road, thoroughfare, building at a less distance than 10 feet from any
or other public place.
adjoining land, street, public place, or building.
36. Any carter riding on any cart, dray, or wagon 48. Making or lighting any fire in any building
without having and holding proper and sufficient within the Town of North Invercargill situate at a
reins, and no competent person having charge of the less distance than 50 feet from any other building,
animal or animals drawing the same.
save in some properly-constructed fireplace.
37. Driving any vehicle whatsoever, or riding any 49. Keeping any swine within 60 feet of any pub-
animal, and, when meeting any other vehicle or lic or private dwelling, shop, or of any public or
animal, not keeping on the left or near side of the private street, or within 60 feet of any adjoining
road or street, or, when passing any other vehicle or land.
animal going in the same direction, not going or 50. Emptying any privy, or loading, carrying, re-
passing, or not allowing any person desirous so to do moving, or depositing any night-soil, offal, filth,
to pass, when practicable, on the right or off side of rubbish, or other offensive refuse or matter, within
such other vehicle or animal.
the Town of North Invercargill, save between the
38. Driver of any horse or vehicle injuring any hours of 11 o'clock p.m. and 6 o'clock a.m. of any day.
person or property whatsoever by negligence or by 51. Depositing any night-soil, offal, filth, rubbish,
driving on the wrong side of the road, or by being or other offensive refuse or matter, or emptying the
away from his horse or cattle so as to be unable to contents of any privy, within the Town of North
have the full control over them.
Invercargill, at any place save and except at the
39. Driving or having the sole charge of more than Corporation Manure Depôt.
one vehicle on any public road or street, unless in 52. Any person who in making a drain under a
cases where two of such carriages, and no more, shall footway shall not comply with or shall commit a
be drawn each by one horse only, and the horse of breach of the above By-laws Nos. 2, 3, 4, or 5, shall,
the hinder of such carriages shall be attached by a on being convicted of any such non-compliance or
sufficient rein to the back of the foremost of such breach, forfeit and pay any fine not exceeding £5.
vehicles.
53. Any person who in making a crossing shall
40. Driver or guard of public vehicle for convey- not comply with or shall commit a breach of any of
ance of passengers wilfully delaying on the road, or the By-laws Nos. 6, 7, 8, and 9, shall, on being con-
using any abusive or insulting language to any victed of any such non-compliance or breach, forfeit
passenger, or, by reason of intoxication, negligence, and pay any fine not exceeding £5.
or other misconduct, causing injury to or endangering 54. Any person who shall within the Town of
the safety of the person or property of any passenger North Invercargill ply any hackney carriage or
or other person.
borough stage carriage for hire, or ply a wood-cart
41. Turning loose any horse or cattle upon any or a night-cart without having first taken out the
public street, or allowing any animal or animals to license required by the above by-laws, or who shall
wander on any public street or thoroughfare within fail to comply with the requirements of any of the
the Town of North Invercargill.
above By-laws Nos. 12, 13, 14, and 18, or who shall
42. Leaving upon any public street or thorough- charge any higher fare than is mentioned in the
fare any plough, harrow, cart, or other vehicle, with- above By-laws Nos. 15 and 19, or who shall carry
out any horse or animal harnessed thereto, unless in any greater weight on a cart than is mentioned in
consequence of some accident having occurred.
the above By-law No. 19, shall, on being convicted
43. Having any iron, timber, or boards laid across of so doing, or of such non-compliance, forfeit and
any vehicle going along any street or thoroughfare, pay any fine not exceeding £5.
so that either end shall project more than 2 feet
beyond the wheels or sides of such vehicle, without
permission from the Town Council.
44. Suffering or allowing any waste or impure
water, offensive vegetable or animal matter, or other
matter, to remain in any cellar or place within any
building or premises in the town, or allowing any
- waste or impure water or other matter to run or
flow from any such building or premises upon or
over or be on any carriage road or footway or other
place, whether public or private, within the said
town, or allowing the contents of any water-closet,
privy, or cesspool to overflow, or to soak therefrom
so as to be offensive.
- Making or keeping any stack of hay, corn,
straw, or other agricultural produce belonging to the
class of cereals stored in the open air at a less dis-
tance than 30 feet from any building and street
line, and from the land of the adjoining owner. - Making or keeping any stack of hay, corn,
straw, or other agricultural produce belonging to the
class of cereals stored in any building within the
Town of North Invercargill, attached to or at a less
distance than 20 feet from any other building
unless the roof of such first-mentioned building
is covered with iron or slates and the walls are con-
structed wholly of brick. Provided always that any
building while used as a stable only may be used for
the storage of hay, corn, straw, or other agricultural
produce, whether complying with the foregoing
regulations or not, if built of wood or iron, and if its
storing capacity shall not exceed 3,000 cubic feet.
INTERPRETATION.
In these by-laws the phrase "borough stage
carriage" shall mean every carriage plying for hire
for passengers at separate fares, and which shall
upon every journey go from or come to any place
within the Town of North Invercargill. The word
"cart" shall include express wagon and dray.
These by-laws shall come into force on the 31st
day of March, 1880.
The above by-laws were made by the Council of
North Invercargill at a special meeting held at the
Council Chambers, Dublin Street, North Invercar-
gill, on the 15th day of January, 1880.
(L.S.)
JOHN GARMSON, Mayor.
G. F. DE JOUX, Town Clerk.
Regulations for Orawaiti Cemetery, County of Buller,
approved.
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Wellington, 23rd March, 1880.
THE following regulations of the Orawaiti Ceme-
tery, County of Buller, have been submitted to
His Excellency the Governor in Council, and are
published in accordance with "The Cemeteries
Management Act, 1877."
THOMAS DICK.
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Continuation of North Invercargill Town By-laws: Offences and Penalties
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🏘️ Provincial & Local Government15 January 1880
By-laws, North Invercargill, Public conduct, Sanitation, Vehicles, Fines, Interpretation
- JOHN GARMSON, Mayor
- G. F. DE JOUX, Town Clerk
🏘️ Approval of Regulations for Orawaiti Cemetery, County of Buller
🏘️ Provincial & Local Government23 March 1880
Regulations, Orawaiti Cemetery, Buller County, Cemetery Management Act
- THOMAS DICK
NZ Gazette 1880, No 28