346 ORDINANCE No. 8 of 1856 .
Buildings and Nuisances.
Contracts to be 5. All contracts hereafter to be made for works contrary to the provisions of this
made or execu
ted to the con Ordinance shall be null and void, and it shall not be lawful to execute in contravention
trary of this Or
dinance.
of the said provisions any contracts heretofore made for works and in force at the
passing of this Ordinance, unless the same have heretofore received the sanction of the
Surveyor General.
Double Police 6. Over and above all other penalties and liabilities by this Ordinance imposed ,
rates to be paid
for buildings il
legally construc the owner of every building constructed , reconstructed , or altered in contravention of
ted, &c., until
abatement. this Ordinance shall pay in respect of the same a periodical Police rate of double the
amount to which, but for such contravention he would have been liable in respect of
the said building, yet so as that if the same shall be abated , diminished , or removed under
the provisions of this Ordinance, the said owner shall cease to be liable to pay any such
Police rate in respect thereof.
Saving of Crown 7. No remedies for breaches of contract committed by Crown lessees or others
remedies.
now vested in the Crown or its officers shall be prejudiced by this Ordinance.
Every house to 8. It shall not be lawful to construct, reconstruct or (if now in the course of
have a cooking
place and privy. construction or reconstruction) to complete any house without a sufficient and safe
place for lighting of fires and cooking of food ; and also a sufficient water- closet or privy,
and a sufficient ashpit furnished with proper doors and coverings ; All which shall be
provided to the satisfaction of the Surveyor General, and from time to time emptied
and cleansed , at such periods as the Surveyor General may direct ; and every person
offending against any of the enactments in this section contained shall for every such
Penalty. offence forfeit and pay to the Crown a penalty not exceeding fifty dollars nor less than
ten dollars.
The Surveyor 9. The Surveyor General shall in case any house whether now existing or hereafter
General shall
require the
owner or to be constructed or reconstructed shall not be provided or shall be imperfectly
occupier of any
house to make provided with any of the works in the last immediately preceding section specified , or
good all
deficiencies in with one or more proper drain or drains to the said house of at least six inches in
works of that
kind and cause diameter, give written notice of every such deficiency to the owner or occupier of the
them to be made
good. said house, thereby requiring him to provide for and make good the said deficiency
forthwith or within some specified and reasonable term to the satisfaction of the Surveyor
General : and in case the said owner or occupier shall not obey or comply with the said
requirement, the said Surveyor General shall cause the said works to be executed, and
may recover the charges and expenses thereof together with his costs of procedure by
summary application to a Stipendiary Magistrate, or any two Justices, who shall, in
case of default in payment thereof, levy the amount so recovered by warrant of distress
and sale upon the goods and chattels of such owner or occupier, without prejudice
to the right of either party to recover over, retain, or deduct against theother the
amount so paid or recovered.
Public and 10. The Surveyor General may provide and maintain in proper and suitable
common privies,
sewage places, situations common water- closets, privies, urinals, and other like conveniencies for
etc., may be
provided.
public accommodation ; and also proper buildings, pits, places, boxes or other