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expose his person, by bathing or otherwise near any public road or dwelling house,
And it shall be lawful for any Constable belonging to the Police Force to take into custody, without warrant, any person who shall commit any such offence within view of any such Constable; or if such offence shall not have been committed within view of such Constable, then upon complaint of the party who shall have been injured or anuoyed by, or been witness to, the commission of any such offence; and in the absence of any such Con- stable, it shall be lawful for the party so injured or an- noyed, or who shall have seen the offence committed, to seize and detain the offender until he can be given into the custody of such Constable, or until he can be taken before a Magistrate.
III. And be it further enacted and ordained, That every person who shall, within the said Colony, be guilty of any of the following offences, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding Five Pounds :-
1. Every person who shall erect any shed or house of matting or other inflammable material, so as in case of fire to endanger any neighbouring building.
2. Every person who, without the consent of the owner or occupier, shall affix any Posting-bill or other paper against or upon any building, wall, fence, or pale, or write upon, soil, deface, or mark any such building, wall, fence, or pale with chalk or paint, or in any other way whatso- ever, or wilfully break, destroy, or damage any part of such building, wall, fence, or pale, or any fixture or appendage thereto.
3. Every person employed as a domestic servant who shall neglect or without just cause absent himself from his duty without the leave of his employer, or shall leave his employer's service without giving reasonable notice to the said employer, or shall wilfully disobey his em- ployer's lawful and reasonable orders, or use any abusive or insulting language or behaviour to his employer, or be guilty of riotous and disorderly conduct.
4. Every person who shall neglect to affix to his house and keep alight during the night, such lamp or lanthorn as may be required and approved of by the Superintendent of Police.
5. Every person who shall keep a house or other build- ing for the occupation or resort of public prostitutes, to annoyance of any person inhabiting or residing near
the thereto.
6. All persons assembling together in the night time without lawful excuse, and every person seeing any such illegal assemblage, or knowing, or having reason to suspect
that such assemblage had taken place or was about to take place, who shall not give immediate notice thereof to the nearest guard house or police station, or to some Con- stable belonging to the Police Force.
7. Every person employed as a private guard or watch- man who shall sleep on his post, or be negligent, remiss, or cowardly in the execution of his duty.
8. Every owner, headman, or other person in charge of any boat which shall be found alongside of
any public wharf or landing place (unless while taking on board or landing passengers or cargo,) or lying off the same so as to prevent the free access of other boats thereto, and the owner, headman, or other person in charge of any boat which shall be moored or at anchor at a distance of less than one hundred and fifty yards from low water mark, between the hours of 9 o'clock at night and gunfire in the morning: Provided always, that nothing herein con- tained shall be construed to extend to any boat moored or at anchor alongside of any private wharf with the con- sent of the owner thereof.
9. Every person who shall cast or throw any ballast, rubbish, or other substance, either from the shore or from any vessel, into the harbour of the said Colony, so as to create a nuisance or obstruction therein, or shall neglect within a reasonable time to remove any sunken vessel in the said harbour belonging to him or in his charge or keeping,
10. Every person who shall wantonly or cruelly muti- late or otherwise ill-use any horse, mule, dog, or other animal.
And it shall be lawful for any Constable belonging to the Police Force to take into custody without warrant any person who shall commit any such offence within view of any such Constable; or if such offence shall not have been committed within view of such Constable, then upon the complaint of the party who shall have been injured or annoyed by, or been witness to the commission of any such offence; and in the absence of any such Constable it shall be lawful for the party so injured or annoyed, or who shall have seen the offence committed, to seize and detain the offender until he can be given into the custody of such Constable, or until he can be taken before a Magistrate.
IV. And be it further enacted and ordained, That it shall
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