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X. Opening any drain or sewer, or removing the surface of any footway or carriage road without authority from the Board of Commissioners so to do.

XI. Neglecting to clean any private yard, way, passage, avenue, watercloset, privy, or drain, when ordered to do so by the Inspector of Nuisances or other person acting on behalf of the Board, by which neglect a nuisance by offensive smell or otherwise is caused.

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

XIII. Throwing or discharging any stone or other missile to the damage or danger of any person or property.

XIV. Having any awning on or over any footway in any public street or thoroughfare not being eight (8) feet clear above the footway, or obstructing the footway by the supports of such awning or verandah, or hanging any goods on or under such awning over the footway.

XV. Furiously or negligently riding or driving through any public place, street, place, or thoroughfare.

XVI. 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 direction, of the Board.

XVII. Exposing for sale any article whatsoever on any footway, or outside any shop window or doorway abutting on any public thoroughfare or street.

XVIII. Discharging any firearms, or squib, cracker, rocket, or other firework within the district without permission from the Board; provided that the provision aforesaid as to discharging firearms shall not apply to any Justice of the Peace, or any person in Her Majesty’s military or naval service, or any member of the police, or peace officer, or any member of a recognized volunteer corps, or any special constable, or any person actually in pursuit of any felon or offender.

XIX. Any person laying out or opening any street or building therein, and omitting during the operations necessary for forming such street or building thereon 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 Board.

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

XXI. Any person neglecting or omitting to keep in good repair any rail, gate, fence, or cover 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 on or upon or near any public street, road, thoroughfare, or other public place.

XXII. Any person throwing any offensive matter, or any animal with the intention of drowning it into any watercourse or other place from which a supply of water for the use of the inhabitants of the said district is obtained.

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

XXIV. Any person driving any vehicle whatsoever, or riding any animal, and when meeting any other vehicle or animal, not keeping on the left or near side of the street, or when passing any other vehicle or animal going in the same direction not going or passing, or not allowing any person desirous so to do to pass when practicable on the right or off side of such other vehicle or animal.

XXV. Any driver of any horse or vehicle injuring any person or property whatever by negligence, or by driving on the wrong side of the road, or by being away from his horse or cattle, so as to be unable to have the full control over them.

XXVI. Any person driving any dog or goat harnessed to any vehicle through any public place.



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VUW Te Waharoa PDF Wellington Provincial Gazette 1876, No 22





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