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[ 17 of 1887. ) CATTLE DISEASES, SLAUGHTER - IIOUSES
AND MARKETS .
[ Ibid. ) ing animals within the Colony or within any particular district
or locality therein, for such rent, premium , or consideration
and for such period and upon such conditions as shall be
deemed expedient; always provided that the Governor in
Council may at discretion lease the privilege of slaughtering
animals by private contract or appoint any person to manage
the public slaughter -houses. All contracts entered into for the
leasing of the privilege of slaughtering animals within the
Colony before the passing of this ordinance shall continue in
force until such contracts shall expire.
Prohibiting
the establish
9. No slaughter -house shall be opened or kept open except
ment of other under the provisions of this ordinance; and every slaughter
slaughter- house which shall be otherwise opened or kept open shall,
houses.
together with the building in which the same shall be carried
on , be deemed a nuisance.
Privilege of 10. The lessee of the privilege of slaughtering animals shall
slaughtering
animals, enjoy, during the whole of the term of his lease, the sole and
exclusive privilege of slaughtering animals in the Colony, and
shall give such security for the payment of the rent thereof and
for the due observance of the bye- laws regulating slaughter
houses as the Governor in Council may direct.
Sub -letting
prohibited .
11. The lessce of the privilege of slaughtering animals in the
Colony shall not sublet or assign any part thereof without the
written permission of the Registrar General.
Slaughtering 12. No person shall slaughter any animal or dress any carcase
except in
slaughter thereof for sale except within a slaughter -house appointed for
houses
prohibited. that purpose under tliis ordinance ; always provided that goats
may be slaughtered by or for any Indians, Indian troops or
Indian Police quartered in the Colony.
Unauthorised
13. Except as provided in this ordinance no person shall
fees,onebarges demand or receive any money or other valuable consideration as
prohibited.
a fee, fine , toll, rent or otherwise for access or admission to or
for slaughtering any animal in any slaughter -house.
Slaughter- 14. The Captain Superintendent of Police, the Registrar
to inspection.. General, the Surveyor General, and their respective officers as
well as members and officers of the Sanitary Board shall have
at all times free access to every part of every slaughter-house.
Power to 15. The Governor in Council may from time to time make
make
bye-laws. d when made revoke, add to , or alter bye - laws for regulating
the slaughter -houses in the Colony.