BYE-LAWS

Bye-law No. III.—A Bye-law to license Bazaars for sale of Horses, Cattle, &c.

It shall not be lawful for any person or persons to offer, either by private sale or public auction, any horse, horned cattle, or carriage in any bazaar within the said town, unless such bazaar, repository, or sale yard shall bodily licensed by and under the authority of the said Council; and every proprietor or owner for the time being of such bazaar shall pay a license fee of five pounds for the same, and such license shall be renewed annually, and a like sum of five pounds for such renewal: and any person selling either by private sale or public auction any horses or carriages in any bazaar, repository, or sale yard, without being duly licensed as aforesaid, shall on conviction forfeit and pay for every such offence the sum of five pounds to the Corporation of the town of Oamaru; provided that nothing contained in this Bye-law shall prevent the sale of any horse, horned cattle, sheep, pig, or any other animal, or any carriage or any other thing whatsoever, which may have been exhibited at any public show within the town of Oamaru during the three days previously to the sale of any such horse, horned cattle, sheep, pig, or other animal, or any carriage or other thing whatsoever.

Bye-law No. IV.—To provide for the more effectual drainage of the Town of Oamaru.

Whereas it is expedient to provide for the more effectual drainage of the town of Oamaru, be it therefore ordered and directed by the Council of the town of Oamaru, that from and after the day on which this Bye-law shall come into operation, the following regulations shall be in force within the said town of Oamaru:—That any person under an order signed by the Mayor Town Clerk shall be allowed to enter upon any land or premises in the town of Oamaru (a notice to that effect under the hand of the Mayor or Town Clerk having been served at least one week previously on the occupier or owner of such land or premises) for the purposes of carrying through such land or premises any main or sub-main sewer or drain that may in the opinion of the town Surveyor, be required; and any person offering any obstruction in the execution of such work, shall be subject to a penalty for every such offence of the sum of two pounds to the Corporation of the town of Oamaru. Provided that the land or premises so entered upon shall be restored, as nearly as possible, to the same state as before the construction of such drain.

Bye-law No. V.—To provide for the construction and regulation of private drains in the Town of Oamaru.

Whereas it is expedient to provide for the construction and regulation of private drains in the Town of Oamaru: Be it therefore ordered and directed by the Council of the Town of Oamaru that from and after the day on which this bye-law shall come into operation, the following regulations shall be in force within the said Town of Oamaru:—The occupier or owner of any section or part of a section within the said Town of Oamaru shall, upon receiving notice under the hand of the Mayor or Town Clerk to that effect, within one month from the date of such notice, construct, or cause to be constructed, a side drain, together with cess-pool and grating, in accordance with a plan furnished by the Town Surveyor, and under his direction, and cause such drains to communicate with any main or sub-main drain as may be required after the expiration of such notice, the Council shall have power to have the same constructed at the sole cost and expense of such occupier or owner, such cost or expense to be recovered in a summary way in the Resident Magistrate’s Court at Oamaru, and any person or persons obstructing the execution of such works, shall forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding two pounds. Such cess-pool shall be emptied and cleansed at such times as may be required by the Inspector of Nuisances, subject to the aforementioned fine.

Bye-law No. VI.—For compelling owners of dead animals or offensive matter to bury the same.

It is ordered and directed by the Council of the Town of Oamaru, by virtue of the authority in them vested, that from and after the day on which this Bye-law shall come into operation, it shall not be lawful for any person to deposit any dead animal or offensive matter except in such place or places as may be appointed by the Council, and that it shall be compulsory upon the person removing the said animal or offensive matter (which removal shall be effected before the expiry of twenty-four hours) to bury the same in or upon such place as directed by the said Council, at least two feet underground, or in such other manner as directed by the Inspector of Nuisances, or such other person as the Corporation may appoint, such animal or offensive matter to be buried within twenty-four hours from its removal to such place. Every person who shall fail to observe the provisions of this Bye-law shall forfeit and pay for every such offence a sum not less than ten shillings and not exceeding five pounds.

REGULATIONS:

1. Regulation as to driving of great cattle through the Town of Oamaru.

2. Regulation as to erection and alteration of wooden buildings, and erection, alteration and repairs of chimneys, &c.

3. Regulation as to making and keeping, or stacking hay, corn, or straw, &c., within the town.

4. Regulation as to keeping of swine.

BYE-LAWS passed by the Wardens of the Winton Hundred:—

1. That no person be allowed to depasture more than fifteen head of cattle to every hundred acres occupied by him or her, and any person depasturing more than fifteen head of cattle shall forfeit and pay for every such offence any sum not exceeding five pounds.

2. That any person depasturing stock on the Hundred who shall not have taken out a depasturing license, shall forfeit and pay for every such offence a sum not exceeding five pounds, and the cattle may be impounded.

3. All stock over the age of six months depastured on the Hundred shall be branded with the registered brand of the owners thereof; and unbranded stock above the age of six months found on the Hundred may be impounded to be dealt with according to law.

4. No bull over the age of nine months, or entire horse over the age of twelve months, shall be allowed to depasture on the Hundred without the permission in writing of the Wardens, or a majority of them, and any person turning out any bull or entire horse without having such permission, shall forfeit and pay for every such offence any sum not exceeding five pounds.

5. All persons depasturing stock on the Hundred shall furnish to the Wardens, on or before a day to be fixed by them by advertisement in one of the local papers, a return showing the numbers, brands, and description of all stock above the age of six months depastured on the Hundred by each of them; and in the event of any person bringing more stock on the Hundred, shall make a like return within fourteen days from the time of bringing said stock, and whosoever shall make a false return or shall fail to make such return, shall pay any sum not exceeding five pounds, and the cattle may be impounded.

6. Any person disturbing or harassing stock depasturing on the Hundred, shall forfeit and pay for every such offence any sum not exceeding five pounds; provided always that a holder of a depasturing license within the Hundred, may drive such stock for the purpose of collecting such as belong to him or her and for the free and legitimate use of his or her right of pasturage within the Hundred; but in the event of its being necessary for such purpose to drive any stock a greater distance than half a mile, the person so driving such stock must take them to the nearest available stockyard and there separate his own from those of other persons, and return the latter to the place from whence they were driven, and failing to do so, shall forfeit and pay for every such offence any sum not exceeding five pounds.

7. Any person removing stock beyond the boundary of the Hundred other than those belonging to him, or for the removal of which he shall not have an authority, shall forfeit and pay for every such offence any sum not exceeding five pounds.

8. That no sheep be allowed to be depastured on the Hundred; and any person depasturing sheep on the Hundred shall forfeit and pay for every such offence any sum not exceeding five pounds.

9. Any stock not being the property of or which are not branded with the registered brand of the holder of the license under which they are depastured, or which are depastured on the Hundred in contravention of any bye-law duly passed, may be impounded, and the owner shall forfeit and pay for every such offence any sum not exceeding five pounds.