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5. No court-yard or back-yard, which ap- pertains 10, or is used in connection with any domestic building, and which is at the time of thic approval of these bye-laws by the Legislative Council, either wholly or partially open to the sky, shall be obstructed, in a vertical direction, either wholly or partially, or, if already partially so obstructail, he further so obstructed to any extent whatsoever, by the erection or fixture of any structure or object of any kind whatsoever, whether temporary or permanent, without the permission in writing of the Sanitary Board. Provided, nevertheless, that in cases where such Jack-yards exceed an area of 100 square feet in the case of buildings of two stories in height, and 150 square feet in the case of buildings of three or more stories in height, such back-yards need only be kept clear of obstructions (including bridges and covered ways) and fixtures, and ope vertically to the sky throughout, to the extent of 100 and 150 square feet respectively,

One bridge or covered way may, however, when such is necessary for giving access to buildings, be erected on each story, but such bridges or covered ways must be erected one over the other, and any such bridge or covered way shall not exceed 3 feet 6 inches in width unless the Sanitary Board gives permission in writing in any parti cular case for the erection of bridges or covered ways of greater wilth,

This bye-law shall apply to all cases in which it is proposed to substitute another court-yard or back-yard for any existing one.

6. The Medical Officer of Health, or such other officer as the Sanitary Board may appoint for this purpose, shall, within such limits as the said Board may from time to time define, cause to be measured the floor area and enbic capacity of all domestic buildings or parts thereof, and shall cause to be calculated the number of occupants that may lawfully pass the night in such build- ings or any parts thereof in accordance with the provisions of section 9 of Ordinance 15 of 1891, and shall cause such number in English and Chinese to be fixed to such buildings or parts thereof in such manner as the said Board may from time to time direct.

7. The space required by section 8, sub-section (4), of Ordinance 15 of 1894, to be left above parti- tions shall not be enclosed except with wire net- ting, iron bars, lattice work or carved wood work, arranged in such a way as to leave at least two- thirds of such space open and as far as practicable evenly distributed.

8. The Secretary to the Sanitary Board shall, upon the requisition of the Medical Officer of Health, or by direction of the President of the sail Board, authorise in writing, in English and Chinese, one or more of the Board's officers to enter any domestic building at any hour be- tween 6 Pl. und midnight, for the purpose of ascertaining whether such building or any part thereof is in an overcrowded condition.

9. No officer of the said Boaril shall, between the hours of midnight and 8 o'clock the following

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