Shouts
while playing Chai-Mui.
Making noise at niglit calculated to disturb public
tranquillity.
Watchman
or servant
making noise by direction of pro- prietor of dwelling- house, etc.
Liability of proprietor
house.
1746
12.-(1) No person shall utter any shouts or cries or make other noises while playing the game known as "Chai- Mui" within the hours prescribed for any district or place by regulation of the Governor in Council.
(2) Every person who contravenes the provisions of this section shall be liable to a fine not exceeding ten dollars: Provided that, where such contravention takes place in any restaurant or common lodging-house, the keeper or other person having or appearing to have the care or management thereof, either alone or with others, shall be liable to the same penalty.
13.-(1) No person shall, between sunset and 6 a.m., make or cause or permit to be made or caused any noise whatsoever calculated to disturb or interfere with the public tranquillity or calculated to disturb or annoy any person: Provided always that in the case of funerals and marriages it shall be lawful to play ceremonial music of a moderately quiet character from which the reed-pipe, cymbals and other specially noisy instruments are excluded, but in no case shall such music be played between the hours of midnight and
6 a.m.
(2) Every person who contravenes any of the provisions of this section shall be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars.
(3) If it appears to the magistrate that the person so offending acted as watchman or servant of the proprietor or occupier of any dwelling-house, warehouse, or other out- house, office or premises, or of the inhabitant or person in charge thereof, or by or with the direction, knowledge, sanction, sufferance or permission of such proprietor or occupier or of such inhabitant or person in charge as aforesaid, it shall be lawful for the magistrate to dismiss the charge as against the watchman or servant or person acting as such and to summon forthwith before him the proprietor or occupier, or inhabitant or person in charge aforesaid, and being satisfied that he did so direct, sanction, suffer or permit the making of the said noise, to impose a fine on such proprietor or occupier, or inhabitant or person in charge aforesaid, not exceeding one hundred dollars.
(4) When such noise as aforesaid is made in or upon of dwelling any dwelling house or premises, if it is impracticable or difficult to apprehend, discover or identify the person so making it, it shall be lawful for a magistrate, on information thereof, to summon before him the proprietor or occupier, or inhabitant or person in charge, of such dwelling-house or premises, and if it appears that such noise was made by the direction or with the knowledge, sanction, sufferance or permission of the proprietor, occupier, inhabitant or person in charge, to impose on him a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars.
Destruction
of rabid
dogs and animals.
(5) This section shall not apply to such districts or areas as the Governor in Council may direct by notification in the Gazette.
14-(1) It shall be lawful for any officer of police to destroy any dog or other animal reasonably suspected to be in a rabid state, or which has been bitten by any dog or animal reasonably suspected to be in a rabid state
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