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law shall be and continue in force from and after the date of
the granting thereof until the 31st day of December then
next ensuing, and no longer.
Licenses to be numbered.
9. Each license shall be numbered in succession as issued,
and shall be registered according to its number.
Refusal to produce License.
10. If any such pedlar or hawker having obtained such
license or licenses as aforesaid shall at any time, on demand
thereof being made of him by any Justice of the Peace or
constable, or by any officer of the County Council, or by any
person to whom he shall within twenty-four hours previously
have sold or offered to sell any goods, neglect or refuse to
produce and show to such Justice of the Peace or constable,
or officer of the County Council, or other person his said
license, he shall forfeit and pay on conviction for every such
offence such sum not exceeding £5 as to the convicting
Justices shall seem meet.
Hiring or lending License.
11. If any person shall let out or hire or lend any license
to him granted as aforesaid, or shall trade with or under
colour of any license granted unto any person whatsoever, or
of any license in which his own real name shall not be
inserted as the name of the person to whom the same is
granted, the person letting out, hiring, or lending any such
license, and the person so trading with, or under colour of,
any license granted to any other person, or any license in
which his own real name shall not be inserted as the name
of the person to whom the same is granted, shall each of
them forfeit the sum of £5; and, in case any person shall be
convicted or have judgment against him for lending his
license to any other person contrary to this by-law, such his
license shall be from thenceforth forfeited and void.
Drunkenness, Abusive Language, &c.
12. Any licensee trading as such within the county who
shall be guilty of drunkenness, using abusive language, or
extorting money, shall forfeit and pay on conviction for every
such offence such sum not exceeding £5 as to the convicting
Justices may seem meet.
Definition of Pedlars and Hawkers.
13. The selling or offering for sale goods carried about on
the person or on any animal or on any movable conveyance,
whether by land or water, within the Manawatu County
(other than those of their own agricultural produce), shall be
deemed to be carrying on the business of a pedlar or hawker
within the meaning of this by-law.
Recovery of Penalties.
14. All fines and penalties incurred under the provisions
hereof shall be recovered in a summary way, and in the
manner directed by "The Justices of the Peace Act, 1882,"
and any amendments thereof.
Interpretation Clause.
15. In the construction of this by-law, unless there be
something in the context repugnant thereto, any word
denoting the singular number or the male sex shall be taken
to extend to any other number of persons and things, and to
both sexes.
SCHEDULE A.
Form of License for a Pedlar and Hawker trading on Foot.
Manawatu County, New)
Zealand, to wit.
WHEREAS
, of
, in the Provincial District of
Wellington, New Zealand,
has applied to the
Manawatu County Council for a pedlar's and hawker's
license authorizing and empowering him to carry on his own
person goods, wares, and merchandise for the purpose of
sale, travelling on foot only, without any horse or other
animal bearing or drawing burden, within the Manawatu
County: And whereas the said Council have granted the said
application, and the said
hath paid to the County
Treasurer the sum of twenty shillings as the fee for such
license:
Now know ye that the said
is hereby licensed to
trade as such pedlar and hawker as aforesaid within the
Manawatu County; and this license shall continue in force
until the 31st day of December, 18
, and no longer.
Given under my hand this
day of
, 18
Α.Β.,
Chairman of the Manawatu County Council.
SCHEDULE A2.
Form of Application for a License for a Pedlar and
Hawker trading on foot.
To the Clerk of the Manawatu County Council.
I, A.B. [Here insert name, residence, and addition], hereby
apply for a pedlar's and hawker's license, authorizing me to
carry on my person goods, wares, and merchandise for the
purpose of sale, travelling on foot only, without any horse or
other animal bearing or drawing burden, within the Mana-
watu County.
Dated at
, this
day of
, 13
A.D.
We, the undersigned, hereby certify that the above-named
applicant is a fit and proper person to obtain a pedlar's and
hawker's license.
C.D., of [residence, occupation].
E.F., of [residence, occupation].
G.H., of [residence, occupation].
SCHEDULE B.
Form of License for a Pedlar and Hawker trading with
Pack or Draught Animals.
Manawatu County, New)
Zealand, to wit.
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WHEREAS
, of
, in the Provincial District of
Wellington, New Zealand,
has applied to the
Manawatu County Council for a license authorizing and
empowering him to carry goods, wares, and merchandise for
the purpose of sale, by pack-horse or by other animal [or by
cart or other vehicle, or by boat or other craft, as the case
may be], within the Manawatu County: And whereas the
said Council have granted the said application, and the said
hath paid to the County Treasurer the sum of five
pounds as the fee for such license:
Now know ye that the said
is hereby licensed to
trade as such pedlar and hawker as aforesaid within the
Manawatu County; and this license shall continue in force
until the 31st day of December, 18
, and no longer.
Given under my hand this
day of
, 18
Α.Β.,
Chairman of the Manawatu County Council.
SCHEDULE B2.
Form of Notice of Application for a License for a Pedlar
or Hawker trading with Pack or Draught Animals.
To the Clerk of the Manawatu County Council.
I, A.B. [Here insert name, residence, and addition], hereby
apply for a pedlar's and hawker's license, authorizing me to
carry goods, wares, and merchandise for the purpose of sale,
by pack-horse or other animal [or by cart or other vehicle,
or by boat or other craft, as the case may be], within the
Manawatu County.
Dated at
,
this
day of
, 18
Α.Β.
We, the undersigned, hereby certify that the above-named
applicant is a fit and proper person to obtain a pedlar's and
hawker's license.
C.D., of [residence, occupation].
E.F., of [residence, occupation].
G.H., of [residence, occupation].
I certify that the foregoing is a correct copy of By-law
No. 3 of the Manawatu County Council.
ERNEST S. THYNNE,
Chairman.
The seal of the Manawatu County Council was affixed
hereto in the presence of—Ernest S. Thynne and Thos. F.
Gibson, Councillors of the County Council of Manawatu, on
the 12th day of October, 1883.
It is hereby notified and proclaimed that the foregoing
By-law No. 3 of the Manawatu County Council has been
duly made by the said Council, and the common seal of the
body corporate has been affixed thereto; that a copy thereof
has been sent to the Colonial Secretary.
By order of the Council.
ERNEST S. THYNNE,
Chairman of the County Council.
BY-LAW No. IV.
The owner of any pig or goat found running at large shall
be deemed guilty of an offence, and shall, upon conviction,
forfeit and pay any sum not exceeding £2, and not less than
10s., for every pig or goat so found running at large; to be
recovered in the manner provided by clause 208 of "The
Counties Act, 1876."
I certify that the foregoing is a correct copy of By-law
No. 4 of the Manawatu County Council.
ERNEST S. THYNNE,
Chairman.
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Continuation of By-law No. III: Pedlars and Hawkers licensing regulations and schedules.
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🏘️ Provincial & Local Government12 October 1883
Manawatu County Council, By-laws, Pedlars, Hawkers, Licensing, Penalties, Regulations, Schedule Forms
- Ernest S. Thynne, Chairman
- Ernest S. Thynne, Chairman of the County Council
- Thos. F. Gibson, Councillor of the County Council of Manawatu
🏘️ By-law No. IV: Regulations regarding pigs and goats running at large in Manawatu County.
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- Ernest S. Thynne, Chairman
NZ Gazette 1883, No 112