FENCING ORDINANCE. (Passed the second day of Octobe r, 1847.)
IWe.— ATq Ordinance to encourage the Fencing of Land;"' ''« " "' ' § , Pr«flm*/«.— Be it enacted, by the Lieutenant' Got* 3 «rnor of New Zetland, with the adtice and content of I the . Legislative .Council thereof, as {follows: . . < :" J tlfioiLipf^teUi^^pidingjxFenetto^ be :} porne ly ■ adjoining tiwnert.~\. lf,a.ny person nhall heretofore have erected, or shall hereafter erect * mfficient Fence ■ dividing his land ;from the land adjoining thereto, and * the pccupier,6f the adjoining land shall after the, first T «fay of January, 1848, in enclosing the same^ avail ? himself of,, the dividing Fence so erected, or of any , part thereof, he'ahall be liable to pay to the owner of the|adjoining land |by, whom the dividing Fence was . erecttd^or^to^thesthen ojrnejr of, such^land^the half t _ of the!then;^»lueT)f' an much^of,suc^diti|ing Fpnce^ta alisll be made*- ( *rail*ble' «s,a Fence to iiuch adj6in[nff* . land« \ >£ t \-*W " - - ' v"V _ "V f And Uto^U recovered Summarily.— lt the pejrion liable to .pay ,the -half^ the. value, of .such 'Fence as , aforessid, shall hot forthwith' piy y the, same, on de1 mand, to' f be mide in , that behalf in writing by the person, to whom the same shall ! be payable, the amount ' payable ,in respect . of guch Fence shall be recoverable -, in m- summary ,vr*y before any two Jaitices .of the Peace. Provided always, Hint it ihall be lawful for I' such Juitices to direct the payment of the same, {either f altoßettf«4gi^ the said 1 Juitices shall seem meet. / - ' -.,, * Expentet of Bepair* to be bome<in*Ukejnanner»~ - 3. .When »ny T such dividing Fence shall be out of repair, ■' and become insufficient, any occupier of adjoining, land Huving'giT^tf notice in writing to tiie.bther^occupier, of 'the land divided by such Fence, may, on^thVrefusal or neglectofiudiflast mentioned 'occupier, for the sp ee of one week to 'contribute to, the ? maintenance thereof, cavie the, , same to be repaired,; and ■made! a wfficient, Fence,''ayd ; ihall thereupon be. entitled W recover from ' such adjqiniq'g occupier, one half of ;thecost of repair . ingsucu,Fence, in a summary way aiaforeiaid. ; l Limitation of Amount.— 4. Provided always, that no greater sum khall.be recovered,. under the piovjiions of tbU Ordinance," in respect of, the making or repairing Of any, such Fence, than the mm of Two shillings « perrod.--^ •'' ' , , . I Interpretation.^'^. In the construction of this OrI dinance,-the-word " Ovrner" shall be taken to include I tbe tenant in fee simple— a tenant in tail — a tenant far 1 life;, and a tenant for any term of years, not being less - tiiaa seven years. * * rr ' s .*>.'.•'"- - (Signed) d * A fG'EORGB GREY, \ Lieutj Governor and Commander-in-Chief. ,
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New Zealander, Volume 3, Issue 165, 29 December 1847, Page 3
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428FENCING ORDINANCE. (Passed the second day of October, 1847.) New Zealander, Volume 3, Issue 165, 29 December 1847, Page 3
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