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OTAGO
PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
(PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY)
Vol. XIX. Wednesday : June 9, 1875. No. 967
CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF DUNEDIN.
BYE-LAWS AND REGULATIONS of the Council of the City of Dunedin.
BYE LAW, No. 1.
A Bye-law of the Council of the City of Dunedin, made under sections 186 and 361 of the "Municipal Corporations Act, 1867."
A Bye-law for regulating the market place and the buildings, stalls, pens, and standings therein, and for preventing nuisances or obstructions therein, or in the immediate approaches thereto.
In pursuance of the powers and provisions contained in section 861, part 21, and in section 186, of the "Municipal Corporations Act 1867," the Council of the City of Dunedin ordain as follows, that is to say:—
1st.—That the market known as the "Dunedin Market," being the reserve numbered 1 on the plan of the town of Dunedin, and forming part of block 17, Dunedin, shall be open for public use on Wednesday and Saturday in each week, and on such special occasions as the Council may from time to time direct, from sunrise till 11 o'clock p.m., subject to such rules and regulations as may be ordered by the Council of the City of Dunedin in that behalf.
2nd.—That no person shall place or keep any cart, vehicle, wheelbarrow, signboard, or any article whatever in any part of the said market, nor enclose any stall contrary to the directions of the market inspector, or other officer appointed by the said Council.
3rd.—No sales shall take place in the said market before or after the hours fixed by the said Council for holding such market.
4th.—No person shall use within the said market any weights, scales, or measures which have not been stamped in accordance with any Ordinance in force, or that may be hereafter enacted in that behalf, and the market inspector, or other officer appointed by the said Council shall, and is hereby empowered to sieze and detain any scales, weights, or measures that have not been so stamped as aforesaid, or are found to be deficient or otherwise incorrect.
5th.—No rubbish, dirt, or market refuse shall be allowed to remain opposite any stall or standing in the said market or its precincts.
6th.—That all persons desirous of occupying stalls or standings, shall, except where otherwise provided, pay the dues quarterly, in advance, for same, according to the rates fixed by special order of the Council, and such payment shall entitle the occupier thereof to vend all marketable commodities upon or within such stall or standing for three calendar months free from any further charge.
7th.—For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this bye-law, the word "stall" shall mean the area within four pegs or posts within the market sheds, having a frontage of 8 feet to the main avenue of each market shed; the word "standing" shall mean an area of 160 square feet, having a frontage of 10 feet to such a portion of the said market as the market inspector or other officer employed by the said Council shall point out.
8th.—That the contravention of any of the provisions of this bye-law shall render the offender liable
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Otago Provincial Gazette 1875, No 967
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