CO885-5 — Page 325

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE

Reference :-

C.O. 885

5 PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE, LONDON

ALLY WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE BE REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPHIC-

COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH-NOT TO

206

Concerning Public Roads.

CXXII. All public roads that existed on the 2nd of September 1879 shall be considered as still open for public use.

Anyone having closed such a road shall immediately reopen the same, or prove his right to close it to the satisfaction of the Municipal Board.

Dated Apia, 5th January 1883.

Concerning Registration of Land Sales.

CXXIII. Persons buying or selling taxable real estate within the Municipality of Apia shall record the same in the office of the secretary of the Board.

Any breach of this regulation shall be punished by a fine not exceeding twenty-five (25) dollars.

Dated Apia, 2nd February 1883.

Concerning Public Nuisances.

CXXIV. All public nuisances shall be removed.

1. Anything endangering the safety of public life, health, private or public property shall be considered 'a public nuisance, and as such be subject to immediate removal on the unanimous order of the Municipal Board.

2. The Magistrate shall give notice in writing to the proprietors or occupants of any property on which a public nuisance is to remove the same.

3. If the removal be not made within a reasonable time, the Magistrate will enforce this regulation by a fine not exceeding twenty-five (25) dollars, or in default of payment by imprisonment not exceeding thirty days with or without hard labour, and order the removal of the nuisance at the expense of the persons so fined or imprisoned.

4. Any resident of this Municipality may make complaint of public nuisances in writing to the secretary of the Board who will communicate the same to the Board in session, which will empower the Magistrate to order the removal thereof, if proved to be such.

Dated at Apia, Samoa, March 16, 1883.

Concerning Mulivai Bridge.

CXXVII. It is forbidden to ride or drive over the Mulivai Bridge, except at a walking pace.

Any person offending against this regulation will be liable to a fine not exceeding five (5) dollars, or in default of payment to be imprisoned with or without hard labour for six days.

Any repetition of such offence shall be liable to a fine not exceeding ten (10) dollars, or twelve days' imprisonment with or without hard labour.

Dated Apia, 6th July 1883.

Concerning Horses.

CXXVIII. It is forbidden to ride on horseback through the towns of the Munici- pality without a proper bridle. Unbridled horses passing through such towns must be led.

Anyone offending will be liable to a fine not exceeding five (5) dollars or six days' imprisonment.

Dated Apia, 6th July 1883.

Concerning Dogs.

CXXIX. The owners of dogs over three months old belonging within the Munici- pality shall register the same in the office of the secretary of the Board, and shall take out a license for each one, for which they shall pay the sum of two (2) dollars per annum, payable quarterly in advance. Any dog for which a license has not been taken out by the end of the first fortnight of a quarter, and which is loose in the Municipality, shall be liable to be destroyed. Any violation of this regulation shall be punished by a fine of five (5) dollars or ten days' imprisonment.

Dated at Apia, 5th October 1883.

207

Concerning the Public Peace.

CXXX. The Magistrate is empowered, upon complaint of any one resident within the Municipality of Apia, and upon proof of sufficient grounds for such complaint, to bind any person over, in any sum not exceeding two hundred (200) dollars, to keep the peace.

The Magistrate has to obtain the consent of the Consul of the nationality to which the offender belongs before taking any proceedings under this regulation. In the event of the offender having no Consular representation, the magistrate shall obtain the consent of the three Consuls.

Dated at Apia, Samoa, June 6th, 1884.

Concerning Cattle.

CXXXI. No cattle shall be slaughtered in any part of the Municipality, where such proceeding would be likely to create a nuisance.

Any person persisting in so doing, after being warned by the police, will be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty (50) dollars, or to sixty days' imprisonment.

Dated at Apia, Samoa, 4th June 1884.

Concerning supplying Intoxicating Liquor to Policemen. CXXXII. Any person supplying intoxicating liquor to a policeman while on duty shall be punished by a fine of not less than ten (10) dollars, and not exceeding fifty (50) dollars, or by imprisonment of not less than 12 days, and not exceeding sixty days.

Any policeman who shall drink intoxicating liquor while on duty shall be liable to be dismissed from the municipal police force, and to forfeit all wages then due to him.

Dated at Apia, 3rd October 1884.

Concerning Cricket.

CXXXIII. It is strictly prohibited to play cricket on the public road or within eight fathoms of the public road, such distance to be marked by a rope on all occasions of playing.

Any one found guilty of a breach of this regulation shall be liable to a fine not exceeding five (5) dollars, or to imprisonment not exceeding six days.

All damages or injuries received by persons passing on the public road from cricket balls, from wheresoever thrown, shall be paid for by the party throwing or striking the

ball.

Dated Apia, 7th November 1884.

Concerning Payment of Rates.

CXXXIV. After the expiration of the time allowed, any one remaining in arrear of payment of rates shall on making a settlement of such payment pay in excess 25 per cent. over and above the sum due.

Apia, 1st May 1885.

Concerning New Buildings.

CXXXV.-1. Before erecting any building at or close to a public road within the Municipality of Apia, the permission of the Municipal Board will have to be applied for by laying before the same the plan of the premises with a sketch of the building to be erected.

2. No building shall be allowed which might prove an obstruction to enlarging a public road in future.

3. No building as a rule shall be erected in advance of the row of existing buildings.

4. Any building erected in contravention of the present regulations must be removed on the order of the Municipal Board.

Any contravention of this regulation will be punished with a fine not exceeding two hundred (200) dollars.

Apia, 7th August 1885,

4 81481.

I i