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ment or room, any side of which abuts on or against the earth or soil, shall be that (1) such cellar, vault, underground roun, basement or room fronts on a street which is of a clear width of not less than & feet free from any vertical obstruction whatever, and (2) that such cellar, vault, underground room, basement or room is provided with one window at least opening into the external air and that the total aren of snch window or windows clear of window frames shall be at least one tenth of the floor area of such cellar, vanlt, underground room, basement or room, and (3) that no side of such cellar, vault, underground root, basement or room abuts against the earth or soil to an average height exceeding four feet above the floor level, and (4) that throughout the remainder of the height of such cellar, vault, underground room, basement or room the ground outside is at least 4 feet distant horizontally from the external wall of such cellar, vault, underground room, basement or room, and (5) that the area forined between such ground outside and such external wall is not obstructed or covered over either wholly or partially by the crection of structures, coverings or fixtures of any kind whatsoever. Provided always that the Sanitary Board may, if it thinks fit, grant per- mission in writing to obstruct or cover such aren in any manner which may be previously approved by the Board.

15. The conditions under which ulune it shall be lawful to occupy or use, or to let or sublet, or to suffer or permit to be used for occupation as a shop any cellar, vault, underground room, base- ment or room any side of which abuts on or against the earth or soil shall be that such cellar, vault, underground room, basement or form complies with the provisions of the preceding bye-law, or that such cellar, vault, underground room, basement or room fronts on a street of a clear width of not less than eight feet free from any vertical obstruction whatever, and that such cellar, vault, underground rouni, basement or room does not exceed thirty feet in length, as masural from the front wall to the back wall.

Such shop may not be used for habitation ex- cept by such a person or by such number of persons as the Sanitary Board may authorize in writing, und in every case in which the Sanitary Board authorizes any person or persons to use for habi- tation any such shop, sleeping accommodation shall be provided by ile erection of a cockloft or bunks, which shall have a clear space of at least four feet between it or them and such side or sides of the cellar. vault, underground room, basement or room as abuts or abut against the earth or soil.

16. The Sanitary Board shall, if satisfied that any domestic building in the Colony is in a dirty condition, give notice to the householder to have such building, in respect of which the notice is given, thoroughly cleansed and line-washed within a period of one week from the date of receipt of such notice, and such householder shall cleanse and lime-wash such premises in accordance with such notice.