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BYE-LAWS OF THE CORPORATION OF THE INCORPORATED TOWN OF OAMARU.

BYE LAW No. I.

In pursuance of the powers and provisions contained in Section 181, part 13, of the "Municipal Corporations Act, 1867," the Council of the Town of Oamaru ordain as follows, that is to say:—

1st.—The whole of the subdivisions of the 1st, 2nd, 5th, 6th, 7th, 9th, and 11th, and sub-divisions 1 and 2 of the 5th part of the 13th Schedule of the said Act, are hereby adopted in and for the said Town of Oamaru, and for and on behalf of the said Corporation.

2nd.—The following Bye-laws heretofore existing are hereby repealed—that is to say, the whole of the existing Bye-Laws numbered I. to VI. both inclusive.

BYE LAW No. II.

Bye Law of the Council of the Town of Oamaru, made under Section 186 of the "Municipal Corporations Act, 1867."

A Bye Law to provide for the better rule and government of the Town of Oamaru.

In pursuance of the powers and provisions contained in Section 186 of part 13 of the "Municipal Corporations Act, 1867," the Council of the Town of Oamaru ordain as follows, that is to say:—

Any person guilty, within the said Town of Oamaru, of any of the acts, offences, omissions or neglects mentioned in any of the following Bye Laws, shall, on being convicted of any such act, offence, neglect or omission, be liable to pay any penalty not exceeding five pounds (£5)—

1st.—Throwing any glass, filth, dirt, rubbish, or matter of a similar nature, upon any street, footway, court, alley, or public place whatsoever.

2nd.—Riding, driving, leading, or wheeling any barrow, cart, dray, carriage, or animal upon or along any footpath, without the permission of the Town Council to do so.

3rd.—Placing any timber, bricks, stones, or materials upon any footway, channel, surface drain, or road, without such permission as aforesaid.

4th.—Burning any materials or matter upon any footway, carriage road, or open or public place, without such permission as aforesaid.

5th.—Leaving any inflammable materials or matter in any public shed or place, or on any open space near any building, without such permission as aforesaid.

6th.—Drawing or trailing any sledge, timber, or material, upon any footway or road.

7th.—Emptying any privy or cesspool, or carrying away any night soil, or other offensive matter, without having a license from the Town Council to do so.

8th.—Allowing any night soil or other offensive matter to be spilt or otherwise cast on to or upon any road, street, footway, public place or thoroughfare.

9th.—Allowing the droppings from the eaves of any house to fall upon any footway.

10th.—Placing, any placard or other document, writing, or painting on, or otherwise defacing any

house, or building, or any wall, fence, lamp post, gate, or place, without the consent of the occupier or owner thereof.

11th.—Opening any drain or sewer, or removing the surface of any footway or road, without authority from the Town Council to do so.

12th.—Neglecting to clean any private yard, way, passage, or avenue, by which neglect a nuisance is caused.

13th.—Rolling any cask, beating any carpet, breaking in any horse, flying any kite, using any bows or arrows, or playing at any game, to the annoyance of any person, in any public thoroughfare, or obstructing any footpath or road, whether by allowing any cart or animal to remain across such footpath or road, or by placing goods thereon, or otherwise.

14th.—Throwing or discharging any stone or other missile, to the damage or danger of any person or property.

15th.—Blasting any rock, stone, or timber in or near any public place, without permission of the Town Council.

16th.—Furiously or negligently riding or driving through any public place, street, or thoroughfare.

17th.—Exposing in any public street or thoroughfare, except in any fair or market lawfully appointed for that purpose, any horse or animal for show, hire, or sale.

18th.—If any person shall kill or slaughter any animal without having been duly licensed in that behalf by the Town Council.

19th.—Making any cellar door or other opening from the footway of any street or public thoroughfare, without the consent, or not in accordance with the directions of the Town Council.

20th.—Exposing for sale any article whatsoever on any footway, or outside of any shep window or doorway abutting on any public thoroughfare or street.

21st.—Discharging any firearms, or letting off any fireworks.

22nd.—Any person laying out or opening any street or building therein, and omitting during the operations necessary for forming such street, or for building therein, to take all such precautions for guarding against injury to the passengers along such street as may be necessary, or as may be directed by the Town Council.

23rd.—Any person placing any obstruction upon any street line, whereby life or limb is likely to be endangered.

24th.—Any person leaving any hole, excavation, or dangerous formation in or near any public place, street, or thoroughfare, without fencing or enclosing the same, or without keeping a light burning upon such formation from sunset to sunrise.

25th.—Any person neglecting or omitting to keep in good repair any rail, gate, fence over or about any area, or entrance to any cellar or other place, or keeping open for more than a reasonable time for taking in or out any articles any entrance to any area, cellar or other place (such area or entrance opening into, or upon, or near any public street, road, thoroughfare, or other public place).

26th.—Any person throwing any offensive matter, or matter likely to become offensive, or any animal, with the intention of drowning it, or any dead animal, into any river, watercourse, or other place from whence the supply of water for the use of the inhabitants of the said town is obtained.

27th.—Any carter riding on any cart, dray or waggon, without having holding proper and sufficient reins, and no competent person having charge of the animal or animals drawing the same.

28th.—Any person driving any vehicle whatsoever, or riding any animal, and when meeting any other