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Erection

of stalls.

Business hours.

Restricted use of roarket thorough- fare.

Hawking

forbidden.

Dogs not allowed

125. No buildings shall be erected or maintained in any market except stalls.

126. All markets shall be open to the public between the hours of 6 a.m. and 6 p.m.

127. No person shall make use of any avenue or thoroughfare of any market for the conveyance of merchandise not intended for sale or exposure for sale in the market.

128. No person shall hawk or cry any article whatever for sale in any market.

129. No stallholder shall keep any dog in a market nor shall in market. any person knowingly permit any to follow him into a market.

Cleaving of

Carcasses.

Cleanliness of stall.

Garbare prohibited.

Provision of dust- bins.

Dumping

130. No person shall cleave any carcass or part of any carcass elsewhere than upon a cleaving block or chopping board or hooks provided for the purpose.

131. Every stallholder shall cause his stall, including cleaving blocks, chopping boards, and other implements and utensils used in connection with the business to be thoroughly cleansed at least once daily and in the case of fishmongers at least twice daily, or as often us shall be necessary to maintain them in a cleanly condition at all times. He shall be responsible for maintaining the avenue or passage-way in front of his stail in a cleanly condition at all times.

132. No stallholder shall suffer any garbage or refuse to remain on or be under or about his stall.

133. Every stallholder shall, if required to do so, provide a sanitary dust-bin of approved pattern.

134. No person shall throw any garbage or refuse on to any

of garbage market avenue or thoroughfare.

forbidden.

Sleeping forbidden.

Behaviour of

stallholder or big

agent.

135. No person shall sleep in any market.

136. No stallholder or agent for a stallholder shall act in any way prejudicial to the good order and cleanliness of any market.

fiesh meat

137. Except with the written permission of the District Com- Unsalted missioner no unsalted flesh meat shall be brought into a market, forbidden other than that which has been slaughtered in a Government in marketa. slaughter-house, or an approved private slaughter-house, or which has been imported from Canada, Australia, or New Zealand, or other approved places.

SPECIAL RULES FOR GOVERNMENT MARKETS.

138. All stails in a Government market shall be let by the Letting of District Commissioner for the sale of specified commodities Halls in Govern- without fine or premium from month to month, for a rental to be ment ascertained by scaled renders. The District Commissioner shall markets. not be bound to accept the highest or any tender: Provided that if a lesser dies his stall may be let to his son or sons or other near relative in his stead.

139. One month's notice of the discontinuance of any letting Discontin- shall be given by either the District Commissioner or the lessee uance of

any letting. as the case may be. Any person remaining in possession of a stall after his tenancy has been determined may be evicted from such stall.

140. All rents of stails in a Governnient market shall be paid each month in advance at a District Office where a receipt will be given.

141. In the event of any stallbolder failing to pay his rent

Monthly reat to

be paid in advance.

Con-

sequences

in advance during the first seven days of any month, his tenancy of failure shall be determined and the District Commissioner shall be entitled to pay rent. to put up the stall to tender at once and, if necessary, to evict the previous stallholder therefrom.

142. If it appears to the District Commissioner that any game Gaming

forbidden. of chance is played at any stall, whether for stakes or not, with of without the consent of the stallholder, it shall be lawful for the District Commissioner to terminate the stallholder's tenancy at once and take possession of such stall and the balance of the sent already paid shall be forfeited to the Government.

143. Every stallholder who absents himself from the Colony Absence of for a period exceeding one month shall give previous notice in stallholder. writing of such fact to the District Commissioner and report to him the name and address of the agent responsible for his stall during his absence.