PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE
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TITLC.O.885
3 PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON
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hold his office during his good behaviour only, and may be removed from his office by the Officer administering the Government, and in all cases of vacancy hereafter happening, the Officer administering the Government is hereby authorised and em- l'ound-keeper powered to appoint some fit and proper person to fill the office of pound-keeper for the
parish in which such vacancy may occur.
may be re- moved by the officer admi-
Government, and another
6. And be it enacted, That every person hereafter appointed pound-keeper shall, ntering the before entering on the duties of his office, enter into a bond to Her Majesty, her heirs and successors, with two good and sufficient sureties, to be approved of by the Colonial *ppointed.
Pound.
Secretary for the time being, in the penalty of fifty pounds sterling money, conditioned keepers soap for the due care and protection of the stock committed to his care or impounded, to be pointed stuall
recovered by due course of law, at the suit of any person aggrieved, and for his, her, or euter into bond.
their benefit, to the extent of such grievance, which said bond shall be lodged by the pound-keeper entering into the same, in the said secretary's office, with a fee of four shillings and twopence to the said secretary, to be paid by the pound-keeper lodging the same; and the said secretary shall duly record the said bond, and shall furnish the said pound-keeper with a certificate of his having received the said bond and fee, and such certificate shall be a sufficient warrant to the pound-keeper whom it may concern, to enter upon the execution of the duties of his said office: Provided always, that nothing herein contained shall be construed to invalidate the several bonds already executed by the pound-keepers heretofore appointed, and their respective securities, but that the same shall be and remain in full force and operation, anything herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding.
Present bonds to be valid.
In case of pound-
keeper's dinth, con atable to exist his representa- tivea
Stock straying
in public
roads or streets shall
be taken to
the pound.
Stek staked in any roul shall be taken
7. And be it enacted, That in case of the death of any pound-keeper, any two Justices of the Peace acting for the district wherein such vacancy may occur, shall, in case of necessity, appoint some constable or policeman to aid and assist the representatives or sureties of such deceased pound-keeper to perform the duties of pound-keeper, until such vacancy be filled up as hereinbefore directed.
8. And be it enacted, That whensoever any stock shall stray into or trespass, or shall be found at large, or unlawfully staked, or otherwise unlawfully tied or confined upon any land, it shall be lawful for the person or persons aggrieved thereby to cause the said stock to be taken to the pound of the parish in manner hereinafter mentioned; and whensoever any stock shall be found straying at large in any of the public streets, high- ways, squares, or other places, it shall be lawful for any person, and every constable and policeman is hereby expressly required and directed, on view thereof, to cause the said stock to be taken to the pound of the parish in manner hereinafter mentioned.
9. And be it enacted, That whensoever any stock shall be found staked or tied in any of the public roads or streets, or so near to any public road or street that such stock to the pound. may run into any road or street, it shall be lawful for any person, and every constable or policeman is hereby expressly required and directed, on view thereof, to cause the said stock to be taken to the pound of the parish in manner hereinafter mentioned.
10. And be it enacted, That any person unlawfully and maliciously staking, tying, or otherwise unlawfully and maliciously confining or depasturing any stock upon any lands, fining stock. shall, on complaint of the person aggrieved, and any person so staking or tying, confining or depasturing any such stock in manner aforesaid, on or near any public road or highway, shall be liable, on conviction thereof before any two Justices of the Peace, to pay a fine not exceeding five pounds, or to imprisonment for any term not exceeding three calendar months
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11. And be it enacted, That whensoever any goat or swine shall stray and trespass wear and be at large and untethered upon any land, and shall otherwise be unlawfully at large thereon found doing actual daniage, or whensoever any feathered stock shall be netual found doing actual damage in any garden or other cultivated ground, it shall be lawful dang may for the owner or possessor of any such land, or for his, her, or their agent or agents, Goats and servant or servants, to destroy the same: and whensorer any goat or swine shall be wine found at found at large in any of the public streets, highways, squares, or other places, it shall be large in the tre may be lawful for any person, and every constable and policeman is hereby required and directed, destroyed on view thereof, to destroy the same: Provided always, that immediate notice be given to de to the owner or owners thereof to remove the carcass or carcasses, and in case the owner strov.
Notion to be
cannot be found, or, being found, neglects or refuses to remove the same within three KIFCD to hours after such notice given, then the owner or owners of such land, or such person, www.constable or policeman, as aforesaid, are hereby authorized and required to bury the said carcass or carcasses: Provided always, that such carcass or carcasses shall not in any manner be cut up, divided, or mutilated, further than may be actually necessary for destroying the same; and any person who shall unnecessarily and wantonly cut up, divide, or mutilate any such carcass, shall, on conviction thereol before any two Justices
Duty of the
police
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Carens not
to be muti-
Iated.
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of the Peace, be liable to pay a fipe not exceeding twenty shillings, or to imprisonment for any term not exceeding one calendar month.
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INDIAN
Stock taken
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statement of
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which
of impound-
12. And be it further enacted, That whensoever any stock shall be taken up as herein- COLONII.B. before mentioned, the same shall, with all convenient speed, be sent to the pound of the parish in which the stray or trespass shall take place, with a statement in writing of the upto be sent to name of the person impounding the same, together with the cause of such impounding; all convenient and every pound-keeper shall keep a book, in which shall be entered the name of every ed, with person impounding such stock, with the name of the person taking or delivering the the part same, the date of such stock being received into such pound, the description of the stock, ing. and the alleged cause for impounding the same, together with the name of the person shall book redeeming or releasing such stock from the pound, and the amount paid for such to be kept by release, or for the sale, or disposal of the proceeds of such sale, as hereinafter mentioned;
keech book and the said book shall be open to the inspection of any person concerned in the impounding or releasing of such stock, or of any Justice of the Peace, from six o'clock to in the morning to six o'clock in the evening of every day, without any fee or reward.
13. And be it further enacted, That the said pound-keepers shall provide for such stock so impounded as aforesaid, all necessary provender and water, and shall be entitled keeper to t to have and receive the fees mentioned in the Schedule appended hereto, and such fees for stock im shall attach and become a primary lien on the stock impounded.
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14. And be it enacted, That any pound-keeper who shall neglect or refuse to provide roseive the all such necessary provender and water as aforesaid, for any and all stock which he shall Penalty on from time to time receive into his pound, shall, on conviction before any two Justices of pound-keeper the Peace, forfeit and pay to the owner or possessor of any stock aggrieved thereby, any to sum, in the discretion of such Justices of the Peace, not exceeding the sum of twenty vend shillings in respect of all stock, for the receiving of which such pound-keeper shall be water for stock entitled to receive the sum of four shillings, and not exceeding the sum of five shillings impounded. per day in respect of all stock, for the receiving of which such pound-keeper shall be entitled to receive the sum of one shilling per day.
Pound- keeper within
hours to
twenty-four titu
15. And be it enacted, That every pound-keeper, after the impounding of any stock, shall, within twenty-four hours, give notice to the owner or owners of the said stork, if such owner or owners is or are known, and if such owner or owners is or are not known, shall, on the expiration of the said twenty-four hours, put up a notice on some conspi- owners of cuous part of the pound, that such stock is impounded, in which notice shall be contained a full description of the stock so impounded.
give
stock of the same being in- pounded.
Penalty on
stock.
16. And be it enacted, That if any pound-keeper shall abuse, ill-treat, or injure any pound-keepers stock delivered to him to be impounded, such pound-keeper shall forfeit and pay for for abusing or every such offence to the owner or possessor of any such stock, upon conviction thereof ill-treating before any two Justices of the Peace, any sum not exceeding five pounds sterling: Provided always, that it shall be competent for any such owner or possessor to proceed by any suit at law in respect of any such offence, instead of proceeding before such two Justices of the Peace, if he should claim a higher recompense in respect of such offence or offences.
Penalty on pound-kesper
pound without
&c.
17. And be it enacted. That if any pound-keeper shall admit any stock whatever into his pound, without such statement as aforesaid, or shall omit to make such entry of the admitting same, and of the ultimate disposal of such stock, in the book to be kept by him for such stk into the purpose as aforesaid, or shall make any false entry therein, or shall neglect or refuse to making the produce such book, and to exhibit the entries made therein to any person lawfully quind requiring him so to do, or shall ask or receive any other or greater fee for the impounding of any stock than is set forth in the Schedule to this Act annexed, or shall bribe or offer to bribe any person or persons unlawfully to bring any stock to the pound, or shall omit to give or exhibit (as the case may be) such notice as aforesaid, such pound-keeper shall, on conviction thereof before any two Justices of the Peace, forfeit and pay any sum not exceeding the sum of twenty pounds, or be imprisoned in the common gaol for any time not exceeding the space of three calendar months.
Person un
pounding
penalty
18. And be it enacted, That any person who shall take up and impound any stock not trespassing upon his, her, or their lands, or upon the lands of his, her, or their fully- employer or employers, and unsanctioned or unauthorized by the owner or possessor of stock liable to such land, or any person who shall otherwise unlawfully take up and impound any stock whatsoever, shall, on conviction thereof before any two Justices of the Peace, forfeit and pay such sum of money as shall appear to such Justices to be a reasonable compensation for all loss, damages, and expenses, not exceeding the sum of five pounds, which may have been sustained by the owner or possessor of any such stock so unlawfully impounded by reason of the same, which sum shall be paid to the party aggrieved: Provided always, that it shall be competent for any such owner or possessor to proceed
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