APRIL 9.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 415

This license shall remain in force from the day of
now next until the thirty-first day of December, one
thousand eight hundred and
Given under our hands at , this day of ,
188 .
(Signed.)
Registered by
A.B.,
Clerk of County Council.

I certify that the foregoing is a correct copy of By-law No.
2 of the Horowhenua County Council.
ALEX. JOHN HADFIELD,
Chairman.

The seal of the Horowhenua County Council was affixed
hereto in the presence of—Alex. John Hadfield and William
Nevill Ward, Councillors of the County Council of Horo-
whenua, on the 18th day of March, 1885.

It is hereby notified and proclaimed that the foregoing
By-law No. 2 of the Horowhenua 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.
ALEX. JOHN HADFIELD,
Chairman of the County Council.

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BY-LAW No. III.
PEDLARS AND HAWKERS.

Pedlars and Hawkers to be licensed.

1. From and after the commencement and coming into
   operation of this by-law it shall not be lawful for any person
   to carry on the business of a pedlar or hawker in any place
   whatsoever within the Horowhenua County without having
   previously obtained a license as hereinafter directed, and if
   any person shall, without having first obtained such license,
   carry on such business within any part of the said county, he
   shall forfeit and pay, on conviction by any Resident Magis-
   trate or any two or more Justices of the Peace, a sum not
   exceeding £5.

Burden of Proof of being licensed.

2. Every person carrying on such business as aforesaid
   shall be deemed and taken to be unlicensed unless he shall
   prove to the contrary by the production of his license or
   otherwise.

Two Sorts of Pedlars’ and Hawkers’ Licenses.

3. There shall be two descriptions of pedlars’ and hawkers’
   licenses : the one being in the form in the Schedule annexed
   to this by-law, marked A, authorizing the holder thereof to
   carry on his own person his wares and merchandise for the
   purpose of sale ; and the other in the form in the Schedule
   annexed to this by-law, marked B, authorizing the holder
   thereof to carry his wares and merchandise for the purpose
   of sale by pack-horse or other animal, or by cart or other
   vehicle, or by boat, vessel, or craft ; and such licenses shall
   be signed by the Chairman for the time being of the Horo-
   whenua County Council.

Application to be made to the County Clerk.

4. Every person desirous of obtaining a pedlar’s and
   hawker’s license shall deliver to the County Clerk a notice
   in writing applying for the same, which notice, if the applica-
   tion be for a license authorizing the holder to carry on his
   own person his wares and merchandise for the purposes of
   sale, shall be in the form to the Schedule annexed to this
   by-law, and marked A2 or similar thereto ; or, if the appli-
   cation be for a license authorizing the holder to carry his
   wares and merchandise for the purpose of sale by pack-horse
   or other animal, or by cart or other vehicle, or by boat,
   vessel, or craft, such notice shall be in the form in the said
   Schedule hereunto annexed, marked B2, or similar thereto ;
   and such application shall thereupon be submitted to the
   Chairman, who shall have power either to grant or refuse any
   such license, subject to confirmation or otherwise at the next
   ordinary meeting of the Council.

Applicant for License to lodge Certificates of Good Character.

5. With the notice of application there shall be delivered
   to the County Clerk a certificate of the good character of the
   applicant, signed by at least three householders resident in
   the county.

County Council may grant or refuse Applications in their Discretion.

6. The County Council may, in their discretion, grant or
   refuse such application.

Fee for Personal License and for License to hawk with a Vehicle.

7. Every person applying for a license in the Horowhenua
   County shall, before the same is granted, pay to the County
   Treasurer the fees following, that is to say, a fee of £1 in
   the case of a license in the said Form A, and a fee of £5 in
   the case of a license in the said Form B.

Period of License.

8. Every license granted under the provisions of this by-
   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.

Drunkennes, 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 con-
    victing 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 Horowhenua 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 de-
    noting the singular number or the male sex shall be taken to
    extend to any other number of persons and things, and to
    both sexes.

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SCHEDULE A.

Form of License for a Pedlar and Hawker trading on Foot.

Horowhenua County, New Zealand, to wit.
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WHEREAS , of , in the Provincial District of
Wellington, New Zealand, has applied to the Horowhenua
County Council for a pedlar’s and hawker’s license, author-
izing 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 burdens, within the Horowhenua County ;
And whereas the said Council have granted the said applica-
tion, 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
Horowhenua 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 .
A.B.,
Chairman of the Horowhenua County Council,