Oamaru Municipal Bylaws and Regulations




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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 be duly licensed by and under
the authority of the said Council; and every pro-
prietor 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 pay like sum of Five Pounds, paid 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
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
other thing whatsoever, which may have been ex-
hibited at any public show within the Town of
Oamaru during the three days previous 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 or 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 purpose
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 Oamaru,
tion 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 con-
struction 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 con-
structed, a side drain, together with cesspool 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; and 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 cesspool shall be emptied and cleansed
at such times as may be required by the Inspector of
Nuisances, subject to the before-mentioned 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 10s. nor
more than £5.

BYE LAW NO. VII.

Every person who shall plant or allow to grow
within the Town of Oamaru any hedge composed of
the plant commonly known as gorse or furze shall be
liable to a penalty not exceeding £5.

REGULATIONS.

REGULATIONS of the MUNICIPAL COUNCIL of
the Town of OAMARU, made under Schedule 13
of the "Municipal Corporations Act, 1867."

REGULATIONS as to PORTICOS.

No. 1.

Regulations made under authority of section 4, sub-
division 1, part 1 of the 13th Schedule.

No portico shall be erected upon or across any
public footway, any portion of the upper portion or
covering of which shall be less than 8 feet clear above
the level of such footpath. The shape, figure,
dimensions, and material of any such portico shall
be approved by the Council previous to the erection
thereof.

No. 2.

Regulations as to driving of great cattle through the
Town of Oamaru, made under authority of section
45, subdivision 9, part 1 of the 13th Schedule.

It shall not be lawful to drive into or through any
part of the Town of Oamaru, except between the
hours of 10 o\'clock, p.m. and 8 o\'clock, a.m. of any
day, any great cattle (provided that nothing herein
contained shall apply to horses driven in harness, or
to oxen in the yoke, or to driving milch cows to water
and back.)

No. 3.

Regulations as to erection and alteration of wooden
buildings, and erection, alteration, and repairs of



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🏘️ Regulations for the rule and government of the Town of Oamaru (Bye Law No. III) (continued from previous page)

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
Oamaru, Municipal Corporations Act, Bylaws, Bazaars, Auction, Licensing, Horses, Cattle

🏘️ Bye Law No. IV: Regulations for the drainage of the Town of Oamaru

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
Oamaru, Drainage, Sewers, Public Works, Municipal Corporations Act

🏘️ Bye Law No. V: Regulations for the construction of private drains in the Town of Oamaru

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
Oamaru, Private drains, Cesspools, Municipal Corporations Act, Sanitation

🏘️ Bye Law No. VI: Regulations for the disposal of dead animals and offensive matter

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
Oamaru, Sanitation, Dead animals, Offensive matter, Public health, Municipal Corporations Act

🏘️ Bye Law No. VII: Prohibition of gorse or furze hedges

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
Oamaru, Gorse, Furze, Hedges, Municipal Corporations Act, Penalties

🏘️ Regulations of the Municipal Council of the Town of Oamaru (Porticos, Cattle, Buildings)

🏘️ Provincial & Local Government
Oamaru, Municipal Corporations Act, Porticos, Cattle driving, Wooden buildings, Regulations