MOERAKI HUNDRED

North Otago Times, Volume I, Issue 10, 28 April 1864, Page 2 (Supplement)

MOERAKI HUNDRED

Tho Wardens for the Moeraki Hundred have adopted the following Regulations uz.: — 1 . No diseased cattle shall be depastured upon the Hundred, and any person or persons who shall tui n out or depasture any diseased beast, shall forfeit and pay for e^ ery such offence, any sum not exceeding fi\ e pounds. 2. No entire animal over the age of sis months, excepting horses, asses, or mules, and no such horse, ass, or mule, over the age of twelve months shall be depasturing upon the Hundred without the consent, in Miiting, of the wardens, or a majority of them : and any person or persons who shall turn out or depasture any entire animal over the abo\e specified t'ges, without having previously obtained the consent, in \M-iting, of the Wai dens, or a majority of them, shall forfeit and pay any sum not exceeding five pounds for every such offence. !3. Whenever it shall appear to the Wardens, or a majority of them, that any beast of a dangerous or vicious character, 01 when ft om any other cause they shall deem it advisable to prohibit any specified beast from being depastured upon the Hundred, it shall be lawful for them, or a majority of them, to prohibit the depasturing of any such beast, and to give notice ill writing ' of such prohibition to the owner, or person having charge of such beast, and if the same shall not be removed from the unfenced pasture lands of the Hundred within twenty-four hours, or such further time as may be stated in s-uch notice, after the service of such notice, by the delivering of the same personally, or by leaving the eame at the usual place of residence of such owner, or poison having charge of such beast, the owner or person ha\ ing charge of such beast shall forfeit and pay any sum not exceeding five pounds ; or if any person, as aforesaid, after Inning received notice as aforesaid, shall turn out or depastuie on any unfenced lands of the Hundreds any prohibited beast, he shall forfeit and pay any sum not exceeding five pounds for every such offence ; or in the event of the owner of any beast which the Wardens shall deem it advisable to prohibit from running upon the Hundred, being' unknown to them, it shall be lawful for them to impound such beast, to be dealt with under the * Impounding Oidinance, 18G2. 4. No sheep shall be depastured on the

Hundred without the consent, in writing, of the Wardens, or a majority of them, and under such restrictions as they may deem it advisable to impose, and any person depasturing sheep on the unenclosed lands within the Hundred, without such consent, as aforesaid, shall foi i'eit and pay for every such offence any sum not exceeding five pounds —provided always that this bye law shall not be applicable to sheep, bunu fide travelling through the Hundred, if the same shall travel at a rate of not less than five miles a-day. 5. No uubrandcd cattle over the age of six mouths shall be depastured on the Hundred, and unbra tided cattle above the age of six months found on the Hundred, and unbranded cattle above the age of six months found on the Hundred, may be impounded to be dealt with according to law. 6. AIL pcsons depasturing stock on th° Hundred shall furnish to the Wardens a return, showing the number, age, sex, colour, description, and brands of all and every beast depastured on the Hundred by each of them, or failing to make such return as aforesaid, within twenty-torn- hours after turning out any such bea*t, or making a false return, shall forfeit and pay for cvciy such ofi'ence a sum not exceeding five pounds. 7. The Wardens, or a majority of them, may at any time call upon any license holder to make a return showing the number, description, sex, age, color, andbiands I of stock depastured upon the Hundred i belonging to him or her, or in his or her custody : and any license holder neglecting or refusing to make such return within one week after having been required by notice in writing to make such return as | making a false return, shall forfeit and pay j for eveiy such offence any sum not exceeding five pounds. 8. Any cattle not being the property of, or in the custody of, a license holder, or ■ being the property of, or in the custody of, a license holder, but depastured on the ' Hundred in contravention of any bye laws 1 duly passed, may be impounded, and the owner or custodian of &uch cattle may be ' proceeded against for trespass, and shall forfeit and pay for every such offence any i sum not exceeding five pounds. [Nothing herein contained shall prejudice the light of the Waste Land Board, or the Commissioner of Crown Lands, to proceed against such trespassers for the rei co\ery of the penalty of fifty pounds, imposed by the 76th clause of the " Waste Laud Regulations," for the illegal occupation of Crown Lands.] 9. Auy person who shall set fire to the heibage or grass upon the Crown Lands 1 within the Hundred, without the consent, in writing, of the Wardens, or a majority ■ of them, previously obtained, shall forfeit and pay for every such offence, any sum not exceeding five pounds, but such consent of the Wardens will not protect any person from the consequence of auy loss or i damage which may be sustained by any , person by reason of the caielessness with w hich puch burning of the Hundred may been yei formed. 10 Any person disturbing or harassing cattle depastured within the boundaries of the Hundred, shall forfeit and pay for every such offence, any sum not exceeding i tive pounds, provided always that a holder 1 of adepasturinglieense within the Hundred, or any person duly authorised in his behalf, may drive such 'Kittle for the purpose of collecting such as may belong to him,and for the free and legitimate use of his right of pasturage within the Hundred, but in the event of its being necessary for such purpose, to drive any cattle belonging to any other person a greater distance than half a mile, the peison so driving such cattle must take them to the nearest available stockyard, and there separate his own from those of other persons, and return the latter to the plate from which they were driven, and failing to do so, will be liable to the penalty of any sum not exceeding five pounds for every such offence. Any person removinsr cattle beyond the boundary of the Hundred, other than those belonging to him or for the removal of which he shall have due authority, shall forfeit and pay for every such offence, any sum not exceeding five pounds. 1 1 . All, or any of the acts authorised by these bye laws, to be done by the Wardens, or a majority of them, may be done by auy ranger or other person duly appointed bj them, or authorised in that behalf. W. II. CUTIEN, Chief Commissioner. j Waste Lauds Board Office, | Duiiodin, 13th April, 1804.