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of having been so found at large have
been impounded by the Board the amount
of such penalty and the costs if adjudged
respectively before the release or sale of
such cattle shall be added to the pound
fees and charges payable in respect of
such cattle, and the amount thereof or
such lesser amount (if any) as after the
sale of the cattle may remain in the hands
of the poundkeeper shall be paid over by
him accordingly, and if the proceeds of
any sale of such cattle shall not be sufficient after paying the lawful fees and
charges aforesaid to satisfy such penalty
and costs, or if such penalty and costs
shall have been adjudged after the release
or sale of the cattle the same or so much
thereof as remains unpaid shall and may
be recovered from the owner of the cattle
in like manner as other penalties and
costs adjudged by Justices are by law to
be recovered, and if in the case of any
information under this section the owner
be not known then the provisions of the
last preceding section, so far as necessary
to give the adjudicating Justice jurisdiction, shall apply.

44. If any goat shall have been sold
    under the provisions of the two last preceding sections, or under the provisions
    of "The Local Boards Act, 1873," relating to the impounding of cattle for
    trespass in the streets, and shall after
    the expiration of twenty-four hours be
    found in any place whatsoever within
    the district, any Justice may by warrant
    under his hand direct to any constable,
    authorise the destruction of such goat,
    and the same may be destroyed accordingly.

45. It shall be lawful for the Board to
    make regulations from time to time for
    appointing the hours during which it
    shall not be lawful to drive into or
    through the district, or such part
    thereof as shall by boundaries be set
    forth in such regulation any cattle intended for sale slaughter or shipment, or
    travelling from one part of New Zealand
    or of any other colony to any other place,
    and to provide if they shall see fit in such
    regulations separately with respect to
    Sundays and week days, and if any person
    shall drive any such cattle contrary
    to such regulation he shall forfeit for
    every head of cattle so driven a sum not
    exceeding twenty shillings. Provided that
    nothing herein contained shall apply to
    horses driven in harness or to oxen in
    the yoke.

46. It shall not be lawful to break in
    any horse or other animal in any street
    whether public or private, or in any public
    place, save such public places as from time
    to time may be appointed by some regulation of the Board in that behalf, which
    regulation the Board are hereby authorized to make, or by locking the wheels of
    any cart or other vehicle or otherwise to
    test or try any horse or other animal so
    as to obstruct or injure any street or
    public place, and any person offending
    against this section shall forfeit a sum
    not exceeding five pounds.

PART II.

Clause 6.

Whosoever shall obstruct or damage
any culvert, sewer, or drain belonging to
or under the control of the Board shall
forfeit a sum not exceeding ten pounds,
and shall pay to the Board, by way of
compensation, for any such damage such
further sum not exceeding ten pounds as
the convicting Justice shall order.

PART VII.

Clauses 1 to 7 inclusive.

1. Every person who wilfully sets or
   causes to be set on fire any chimney, flue,
   smoke vent, or stove pipe, herein called
   in common "chimney," shall forfeit a
   sum not exceeding five pounds: Provided
   always that nothing herein contained
   shall exempt the person so setting or
   causing to be set on fire any chimney
   from liability to be informed against or
   prosecuted before any criminal Court for
   such act as for an indictable offence.

2. If any chimney accidentally catch or
   be on fire, the person occupying or using
   the premises in which such chimney is
   situated shall forfeit a sum not exceeding
   forty shillings: Provided always that
   such forfeiture shall not be incurred if
   such person prove to the satisfaction of
   the Justice before whom the case is
   heard that such fire was in nowise owing
   to the omission, neglect, or carelessness,
   whether with respect to cleansing such
   chimney or otherwise, of himself or his
   servant.

3. It shall be lawful for the Board from
   time to time to make regulations for all
   or any of the purposes following, that is
   to say—

For prescribing the distance from
any adjoining land, or from any
building within which it shall not
be lawful to make or keep any
stack of hay, corn, straw, or other
produce, if not placed under roof
or cover, and the like where placed
under roof or cover, and for prohibiting or restraining the use for
such covering of such inflammable
materials as shall be described in
such regulation.

For prescribing the distance from
any adjoining land, or from any
street or public place, or from any
building within which it shall not
be lawful to deposit such combustible materials as shall be
specified in the regulation, or save
in some properly constructed fire-
place within some building, to
make or light any fire.

And every such regulation may be made.