Reenactment of By-Laws
mode
under Ordinance
15 of 1854
dim 13.
Runactinent of
By
Canon
mode
undra Ordinanc
24 418879.13.
ORDINANCE No. 13 of 1901.
Public Health.
BASEMENTS.
1. The conditions under which alone it shall be lawful to live in, occupy, or use, or to let or sublet, or to suffer or permit to be used for habitation any cellar, vault, underground room, basement or room, any side of which abuts on or against the earth or soil, shall be that (1) such cellar, vault, underground room, basement or room fronts on a street which is of a clear width of not less than eight 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 area of such window or windows clear of window frames shall be at least one-tenth of the floor area of such cellar, vault, underground room, basement or room, and (3) that no side of such cellar, vault, underground room, 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 four feet distant horizontally from the external wall of such cellar, vault, underground room, basement or room, and (5) that the area formed between such ground outside and such external wall is not obstructed or covered over either wholly or partially by the erection of structures, coverings or fixtures of any kind whatsoever; Provided always that the Board may, if it thinks fit, grant permission in writing to obstruct or cover such area in any manner which may be previously approved by the Board.
2. The conditions under which alone 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, basement or room any side of which abuts on or against the earth or soil shall be that such cellar, vault, underground room, basement or room 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 room, basement or room does not exceed thirty feet in length, as measured from the front wall to the back wall.
Such shop may not be used for habitation except by such a person or by such number of persons as the Board may authorize in writing, and in every case in which the Board authorizes any person or persons to use for habitation any such shop, sleeping accommodation shall be provided by the 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.
CATTLE-SHEDS, Pig-sties, etc.
1. Annual licences expiring on the 31st day of December of the year in which they are granted shall be issued for the keeping of cattle, swine, sheep and goats.
2. Any person desirous of obtaining a licence to keep cattle, swine, sheep or goats shall make application to the Board by means of a properly filled-in form, for which purpose blank forms can be obtained from the Secretary of the Board at his Office.
3. No building in which cattle, swine, sheep and goats are housed shall be situated nearer than six feet to any dwelling-house and shall not in any way connect with a public or private sewer except with the special permission of the Board. Such building shall be lighted and ventilated to the satisfaction of the Board and the flooring thereof shall be of granite slabs, concrete, or other impervious material and provided with water-tight channels for draining urine and fluid noxious matters into a water-tight covered sump or such other place as may be approved of by the Board. The sump shall be constructed to the satisfaction of the Board and shall be emptied and the contents thereof together with solid manure in the building removed daily.
4. Each cow shall have at least twenty-four square feet nett area of standing room and three hundred and sixty cubic feet of air-space; but in no case shall the building be less than twelve feet in height.
(a) Each sheep and goat shall have at least eight square feet of standing room and ninety cubic feet of air-space.
(b) Each pig shall have at least eight square feet of standing room, and every pigsty shall be not less than four feet in height at its lowest part, and shall be thoroughly ventilated to the satisfaction of the Board.
6. The buildings shall be at all times kept in a cleanly condition and the walls be scraped and lime-washed at least once every six months.
7. A building for which a licence is held to house cattle, swine, sheep or goats shall not be used for any other purpose than the housing of such animals except the storage of fodder, and the space occupied by such fodder shall not be included in the cubic airspace laid down in bye-laws 4 and 5.
8. Buildings in which cattle, sheep, goats and swine are housed shall be at all times open to inspection by members of the Board or any of the Board's officers.
9. Every licensee or, in his absence, the person in charge of the animals shall, with all possible speed, report to the officer in charge of the nearest Police Station any and every case of disease occurring amongst his animals. In the event of an animal dying, the carcase shall not be removed or buried without an order in writing from an Inspector of Live-Stock or from some person authorized by him.
The Board may, in its discretion, cancel any licence to keep animals on the holder of such licence being a second time convicted before a Police Magistrate for a breach of these bye-laws.
11. In the calculation of cubic space under No. 4 of these bye-laws, two calves under one year shall be counted as one cow.
12. In the calculation of cubic space under No. 5 of these bye-laws, two lambs, two kids and two young pigs under four months shall be counted as one sheep, one goat, and one pig respectively.
13. Any person desirous of obtaining a licence for a building in which animals are to be housed shall make adequate provision that such building shall have a suitable supply of good wholesome water for the use of the animals to be housed therein, and such supply of water shall be within such distance of such building as shall in each case be determined by the Board.
CEMETERIES.
Cemeteries other than Church Cemeteries.
1. Every cemetery shall be at all times open to inspection by members of the Board and any of its officers who may be directed to make such inspections.
Each grave shall bear a number.
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12.4 1851.
Reenactment of By-Laws
mode
under Ordinance
15 of 1854
dim 13.
Runactinent of
By
་་
Canon
mode
undra Ordinanc
24 418879.13.
ORDINANCE No. 13 of 1901.
Public Health.
BASEMENTS.
1. The conditions under which along it shall be lawful to live in occupy, or use, or to let or sublet, or to suffer or permit to be used for habitation any cellar. vault, underground room, basement or room, any side of which abats on or against the earth or soil, sali be that (1) such cellar, vault, underground room, basement or rom fronts mi a street which is of a clear width of not less than eight feat free from any vertical obstruction whatever, and (2) that such cellar, rault, underground room, basement or room is provided with one window at least opening into the external air and that the total area of such window or windows clear of window frames shall be at least one-tenth of the floor area of such cellar. vault, nadurground room, basement or room, and (3) that no side of such cellar, vault, uuter- ground room, 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 snch cellar, vault, under- ground room, basement or room the ground outside is at least four fect distant horizontally from the external wall of such cellar, vault. underground room, husement or room, and (3) that the area formed between such ground outside and such external wail is not obstruct el or coveral over either wholly or partially by the wrection of siractures, coverings or fixtures any kind whatsoever; Providest always that the Board way, if it thinks fit, grant permission in writing to obstruct or cover such area in any manner which may be previously approved by the Boned.
2. The conditions under which alone it shall be lawful to ovenpy or use, or to let or sublet, or to suffer or permit to be used for ocenip- ation as a shop any cellar, vault, underground roon, basement or room any side of which abuts on or against the earth or soil shall be that such cellar, vault, underground roun, basement or 1001 com plies 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 wilth of not less than eight feet free from any vertical obstrar- Fion whatever, and that such cellar, vault, undergroami zoom, bust ment or mom does not exceed thirty feet in length, as measured from the front wall to the back wall.
Such shop may not be used for habitation except by such a person or by such number of persons as the Bearl may authorize in writing. and in every case in which the Board authorizes funny persuts or persons to use for habitation any such shop. sleeping serom- modation shall be provided by the erection of a cockluft or bouks, which shall have a clear space of at least four feet between it or them and such side or sides of the cellar, vault, mulegrand voom, basement or room as abuts or abut against the earth or soil.
CATTLE-SAIDs, Pig-sties, Eru.
1. Annust licences expiring on the 31st day of December of the year in which they are granted shall be issued for the keeping of dattie, swine, sheep and gents,
2. Any person desirous of obtaining a licence to keep cattle, swine, sheep or gents shall make application to the Bart by means of a properly filled-in form, for which purpose blank formis can le obtained from the Secretary of the Bound at his Office.
3. No building in which cattle, swine, sheep and goats are housed shall be signate wearer thun six feet to any dwelling-honse and shall not in any way connect with a public or private sewer except with the speed permission of the Board. Such building shall be lighted and ventilated the satisfaction of the Boart and de Hooring thereof shall be of granite sinks, concrete, or other impervious material and provided with water-tight channels for draining sli
ORDINANCE No. 13 OF 1901.
Public Health.
urine and fluid noxious matters into a water-tight coveral samp or such other place as may be approved of by the Board. The simp shall be entstructed to the satisfaction of the Board and shall emptied and the contents thereof together with solid manure in the building removed daily.
4. Each cow shall have at least twenty-four square feet nett area of standing room and three hundred and sixty cubic feet of air-space; but in no case shall the building be less than twelve feet in height.
(a.) Each sheep and goat shall have at least eight square fert of standing rooni and ninety cabie fret of air-space.
(b) Each pig shall have at least eight square feet of standing room, and every pigsty shall be not less than four feet in height at its lowest part, and shall be thoroughly vent- ilated to the satisfaction of the Board.
6. The buildings shall be at all times kept in a cleanly condition and the walls be scraped and lime-washed at least once every six months.
7. A building for which a licence is hebt to house cattle, swine. sheep or goats shall not be used for any other purpose than the hasing of such animals except the storage of folder, and the spare ecupied by such fodder sluill not be included in the cubic airspare laid down in bye-lawa 4 and h,
8. Buildings in which cattle, sheep, goats and swine are houard shall be at all times open to inspection by members of the Board or any of the Beanl's officers.
9. Every Heenseu or, in his absence, the person in charge of the animals shall, with all possible speed, report to the officer in charge of the nearest Palice Station any and every case of disease occurring amongst bis animals. In the event of an animal lying the carcase shall not be removed or buried without an onder in writing from an Inspector of Live-Stock or from some person authorized by him.
The Boan may, in its discretion, cancel any licence to keep animals on the holder of such licence being a second time convicted hefore a Police Magistrate for a breach of these bye-laws.
1. In the calculation of cubic space under No. 4 of these bye-laws.
two calves-uniler one year→shall be counted as one cow.
12. In the calculation of cubic space under No. 5 of these bye-laws, two lambs, two kids and two young pigs-under four months--shall be counted as oue sheep, one goal, and one pig respectively.
13. Any person desirous of obtaining a licence for a building in which animals are to be housed shall make adequate provision that such building shall have a suitable supply of good wholesome water for the use of the nuimals to be housed therein, and such supply of water shall be within such distance of such building as shall in rach rase be determined by the Board.
CEMETERIES.
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Cemeteries ather than Chiurse Crmeteries.
1. Every cemetery shall be at all times open to inspection by members of the Board and any of its officers who may be dirented in make such inspections.
Each grave shall bear a namber.
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camoter
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