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Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2555, 15 March 1877, Page 3

County Council THAMES COUNTY BY-LAWS. rpHE undermentioned By-Laws of the -*■ Thames Coumy 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 3JLst day of March, 1877. E. W. Hoiiis, County Clerk. Thames, March 12th, 1877, BY-LAW No. 1. By-Law of the Thames County Council, made under special order of the said Council, dated the 30th day of January, 1877, confirmed the 28th day of February, 1877, and sealed with the common seal of the said Council the sth day of March, 1877. In pursuance of the 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-La-w, mean and include the Buildings, Yards, and Premises in respect of which any license may be granted under such By-Law. (1). Ho Building or* Premises within the County shall be used as a place for the Slaughtering •of Sheep or Cattle not'the'property of the owner of the Building or Premises, except licensed as hereinafter mentioned; nor shall any .Building',. ,or Premises, unless licensed as aforesaid, be used, for the Slaughtering of Sheep/Swine, or Catfl© 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 Buildings and Premises. ' ,(2). Any owner or occupier of Premises may apply to the Council for a license, to use the same as a fc laughter-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 in force Until the 31st day of December .following the date of such license. > - • (4). Every licensed Slaughter-house shall be kept clean, and < the * " Buildings scraped, lime-washed, 1 and, purified, so that no'noxious ' or injurious effects m&'y 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 Olerk, of all Sheep and Cattle slaughtered at hiss 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 1 - . entries made in such Register. * during the then previous seven' ?. days. • --. - S - (6).JThere-Bh»lUnot be admitted into. : : -»nyJic_ensed Premises any animal which, from injury or other cause, would not, when killed, be 1 fit for huniati food; nor* shall 1 ' ■ there be so'admitted the carcase of "any animal unfit for human "- food. (7). Every licensee shall give immediate' notice- in writing to the '.County Clerk, and to the Inspector of Slaughter-houses, of any diseased animal bfeing brought to' fsuch' licensed Slaughter-house for - slaughter. (8). All animals .'received into pens, stalls 5, 1' or yards belonging to licensed Slaughter-houses shall v" be properly watered and fed. (9). No animal shall, m such licensed * Premises," be subjected to any -pain not necessarily consequent upon or entailed by' the act of slaughter. - ' (10). Every licensee shall admit to the licensediPrettiisei, 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 I of omission or commission against' this By-Law, shall forfeit and , pay a sum not exceeding £5. Schedule 'No. 1 1. i' No. day of 18 .' . - ,To the Council of the County, of Thames. I, . .-of , -< I r being the owner of Premise* I situated at within the County of Thames, make application for a license to use such Premises as a Slaughter-house , '• day of ,18 . I do hereby certify that I have examined the Premises described in the above application of Mr 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 30fch day of January, 1877; confirmed the 28ih day of February, 1877, and sealed with the common seal of the said Council the sfch day of 1 March, 1877. In pursuance of the powers vested in them under ''The Counties Act, 1876," the. Thames County Council ordain as follows, that is to say :— (1). The word " Pedlar " or " Hawker " ; ' shall, for the purpose of this Byi Law, mean and include persons disposing of Goods or Wares