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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2554, 14 March 1877, Page 3

County Council THAMES COUNTY BY-LAWS. rpKE undermentioned By-Laws of the -*- Thames County Council are hereby published by order of the Council, and Notice is hereby given that the said By-Laws respectively will come into force on the 3JLsfc day of March, 1877. E. W. Hollis; County Clerk. Thames, March 12th, 1877, BY-LAW No. 1. By-Law of the Thames County Council, made uuder special order of the said Council, dated the 30th day 'of January, 1877. confirmed tho 28th day of February, 1877, and sealed with "the common soal of the said Council the sth day of March, 1877. In pursuance of tho powers vested in them under "The Counties Act, 1876," the Council of the County of Thames ordain as follows, that is to say —The word " Slaughter-house " shall, for the purpose of this By-Law, mean and include the Buildings, Yards, and Premises in respect of which any license may be granted under such By-Law. (1). No Building or Premises within the County shall be used as a place for the Slaughtering of Sheep 7 or Cattle not the property of the owner of tho Building or Premises, except licensed as herein after mentioned ; nor shall any Building or Premises, unless . licensed as aforesaid, be used for the Slaughtering of Sheep, Swine, or Catllo the property .of the owner alter .notice served upon , such owner, "or left for him on . such Premises, requiring such owner to discontinue such user, or to take out a license under this By-Law for such BuildiDgs and Premises. (2). Any owner or occupier of Premises may apply to the Council for a license to use the same as a Mauguter-house, such application : '' to be in writing in the form set "out in Schedule No. 1 hereto affixed, and to be lodged with the County Clerk."" . (3). For each such license there shall be paid by the licensee to the County Fund a fee of not less than £5, or exceeding £25 ; and ' each license shall remain hrforce until the 31st day of December following the date of such license. (4). Every licensed Slaughter-house - shall be kept dean, and -the Buildings scraped, lime-washed, and purified, so that no noxious or injurious effects may accrue to the public from '.such Slaughterhouse. " , (5). Every licensee shall keep at all ■ times, legibly written with ink, a [Register in a form to be obtained " " -from the County Clerkj of all Sheep and Cattle slaughtered at liis licensed Premises, with" the brand or mark on each Sheep or Head of Cattle, and shall, if, so directed by the Council; transmit to the County Clerk a copy of the. entries made in such Kegister \ during" "the then previous seven days. . r • (6). There shall .not> be admitted-into ■ any licensed Premises any animal which, from injury 'or other caiue, would not, when killed, be fit for human food; nor shall there be so admitted the carcase * of any animal unfit for humanfood. ' - ' ■; (7). Every licensee shall give imme--diate notice in writing- to the County Clerk, and to the InspecN tor of Slaughter-houses',-of any diseased animal being brought to such licensed Slaughter-house for slaughter. ' '' * \\ (8). All animals received into' pens, stalls, or yards belonging to licensed Slaughter-houses shall be properly watered and fed. (9). No animal shall, in such licensed Premises, ,be subjected to any . pain not necessarily consequent "-'upon or entailed by the act.of slaughter. (10)Y"Every licensee shall admit-to the i ' licensed Premises, at any hour of the day or night, any Officer of the Council or of the Armed Constabulary. ' ' -. (11).' Any person guilty of any offence of omission or commission against . ■ this By-Law, shall forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding £5. *' ,-s ■ . < ■ "" ' Schedule No. 1 1-. No. -/ r ' day of--18 .' • ' . ' ". To the-Council of the County of * Titames. • ; I, ■ of - being the owner of Premises .tftuated at • / witMu the County of Thanies,\niake application for a license to use such Premises as a Slaughter-house : day of ,18 . . I do hereby "certify that I have examined tho Premises described in the above application of M"r > ' and that they are suitable for the purpose for-which"they are asked-to be licensed.' - Officer of the Council of the County of Thames. BY-LAW No. 2. • -•" By-Law of the Thames County Council, made by special order of the said Council, dated the 30th day of January, , 1877 ; confirmed tho 28ih day of Fobruary, 1877, and sealed with the common seal of the said Council tho sth day of March, 1877. In pursuance of the powers vested in them under "The Counties Act, 187G," tho Thames County Council dfdain'as; follows, that is to say :— :. (1).- The word. '< Pedlar" or " Hawker " shall, for the purpose o£ this ByLaw, pican and include persons disposing of Goods or Wares