ORDINANCE No. 24 of 1887. 2181
Public Health.
18. Tenement-house. -Any domestic building let to and inha Tenement
house.
bited by more than one occupier or family, as tenants of a
common landlord , or as sub -tenants of a tenant of any
portion of such domestic building.
19. Vessel.- Any steam or sailing ship , launch, junk, lighter, Vessel,
sampan, or boat.
4. The Board shall consist of the Surveyor General, the Registrar Constitution
of the Board.
General, the Captain Superintendent of Police, the Colonial Surgeon ,
and not more than six additional members, four of whom, ( two being
Chinese ) shall be appointed by the Governor , and two elected by such [See Ordi
nance No. 1
rate-payers as are included in the special and common jury lists , and of 1890. ]
also by such rate- payers as are exempted from serving on juries on
account of their professional avocations . Non - official members of the
Board shall hold office for three years .
5. The mode of election , the proceedings incident thereto , and all Governor to
make rules
other matters relating to the election of the said members, by the said for elections.
rate-payers , shall be governed by rules made by the Governor in Council ,
who may, from time to time, add to , vary, or revoke, any of the said rules .
6. The Governor shall appoint the president, vice- president , and President,
Vice- Presi
secretary of the Board , and the names of all members appointed to the dent and
secretary.
Board shall be forthwith notified in the Government Gazette , and any
[See Ordi
number of the Government Gazette , containing a notice of any such nance No. 1
of 1890. ]
appointments shall be deemed sufficient evidence thereof, before any
Magistrate or Court of law.
7. If any member of the Board be at any time prevented by absence Substitute
members.
or other cause from acting for more than six months, the Governor, may
appoint, or, if the member has been elected, the electors inay nominate
some other person to replace such member, until he shall be able to
resume his functions.
8. The Board shall be held to be legally constituted , notwithstand Vacancies.
ing any vacancies occurring therein by death , absence , resignation , or
incapacity of any member.
9. The Governor may appoint such officers as he shall see fit to Sanitary staff.
be sanitary superintendent, sanitary surveyors, inspectors of nuisances ,
and such other servants as the Board may from time to time recommend ,