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fend against decency, between the hours of eight in the morning and eight in the evening, shall be liable to a fine of twenty shillings.

12. Be it enacted, That any person who shall offend against decency by the exposure of his person, shall be liable to a fine of not more than ten pounds, or may at the discretion of any two Justices of the Peace, be committed to Gaol and hard labour for any term not exceeding two months.

13. Be it enacted, That upon complaint made to any two Justices of the Peace of the existence of any nuisance in the form of any noisome or unwholesome trade, or of any privy, stye, or receptacle for filth of any kind, the said Justices of the Peace shall inspect, or order an inspection of the same, and shall give seven days’ notice to abate such nuisance; and in default of the same being abated, the owner or occupier of the premises on which such nuisance exists, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding ten pounds.

14. Be it enacted, That if any person shall haul or draw by himself or his servant, upon any part of a street or public place, any timber, stone, or other weights, otherwise than upon a wheeled carriage, or shall suffer the same to drag, or trail, or hang over such carriage to the obstruction or injury of the said streets, or ways, he shall be liable to a fine of forty shillings over and above the damage occasioned thereby.

15. Be it enacted, That if any owner or occupier of premises, having iron or wooden rails, bars, or trap doors, over the areas, or openings to any kitchen, cellar, or other part of a building beneath the surface of the footway, shall neglect to keep the same in repair, or shall leave the same open (save at such reasonable times at which coals, wood, or other things, shall be in process of putting down or taking up) so as to endanger persons passing and repassing, shall be liable to a fine of not more than five pounds, nor less than forty shillings.

16. Be it enacted, That it shall not be lawful for any person to make any Cellar, or any opening of a like nature, beneath the surface of the footway, without the approval of the Commissioners for the repairs of streets, [or of the Resident Magistrate where there are no such Commissioners]; and that any person offending against this provision shall be liable to a fine of five pounds, as well as to the expense of removing or closing up the same; such expense to be assessed by any two Justices of the Peace.

17. Be it enacted, That if any person shall drive or cause to be driven, any carriage with any night soil or ammoniacal liquor through the streets, or public places, between the hours of five o’clock in the morning and ten o’clock at night, or shall shoot from a carriage, or cast any night soil, filth, or ammoniacal liquor upon the streets, it shall be lawful for any person whomsoever to seize and apprehend the person so offending, without any other warrant than this Ordinance, and to convey such person before any two Justices of the Peace, who are hereby empowered to fine the same offender, or the owner, if the driver cannot be found, as well as the employers of the person so offending, in the sum of not more than five pounds.

18. Be it enacted, That if any person shall throw, or cause to be thrown, any dead animals, or part thereof, into any street, lane, road, or other public place, or into any river, creek, or stream, or other water, or leave or cause the same to be left on the bank thereof, he shall be liable to a fine of not more than twenty, and not less than five shillings.

19. Be it enacted, That if any person shall open any drain or sewer in any street, or remove or cause to be removed, any turf or clay, sand, soil, gravel, stone, or other material used in the formation of the streets or carriage ways, therefrom, without leave from the Commissioners for repairs of streets, [or from the Resident Magistrate where there are no such Commissioners]; or shall wantonly damage the said streets or carriage ways, or who shall remove any ballast, sea or tide embankment, without written authority of the Harbour Master, or if there is no Harbour Master, of the Resident Magistrate, or who shall remove or damage or otherwise interfere with any buoys, beacons, or other surveying marks, put up by competent authority either on shore or afloat, he shall be liable to a fine of not more than five pounds, and not less than one pound.

20. Be it enacted, That if the driver of any waggon, wain, cart, dray, or other carriage, shall ride thereupon, (not having some person on foot to guide the same) such as are drawn by horses and properly driven with reins only excepted, or shall wilfully remain at such a distance from his carriage whilst passing through the street, as not to have the command of his horse,