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7. The lessee of every market stall shall take all reason- able measures to secure the observance of all by-laws relating to markets. He shall employ a sufficient number of persons to wash and keep the stall clean to the satisfaction of the Council and shall be responsible for all damage to or loss of any property.
S. No lessee of any market stall shall sub-let or assign the same or any part thereof without the written permission of the Council nor shall he transfer his lease to any other person. Never- theless the business of any lessee may be carried on in the case of his death or absence, with the consent in writing of the Council, by his executors, administrators or agents until the expiration of his lease.
9. Whenever the lessee of any market building fails to comply with any conditions of his holding or grant as to the execution of any repairs to such market building or other works in connection with the same,
the Director of Public Works may summon such lessee before a magistrate, who may summarily order him to execute such repairs or other works within a reasonable time to be specified in such order. Any failure to carry out the terms of such order shall be deemed an offence against this by-law.
10. Except as provided by these by-laws, no person shall demand or receive any money or other valuable consideration as a fee, fine, toll, rent or otherwise for access or admission to, or for selling or buying in, any market.
11. The Council shall from time to time fix the hours during which each market shall be open to the public. The hours during which any market is open to the public shall be posted on a board placed in a conspicuous position at such market. At least one month's previous notice in writing shall be given to each stall-holder of any alteration in the hours during which any market is open to the public.
12. 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 such market.
13. No person shall sell, or offer or expose for sale, any article in any part of the market other than the part thereof which is appro- priated for the sale of such article.
14. No person shall hawk or cry any article whatever for sale in any market.
15. No person shall in any market beg or apply for alms or expose or exhibit any sores, wounds or bodily ailments or deformity, nor shall any person so afflicted or any leper engage or assist in any business therein.
16. No person shall commit a nuisance in any part of any market.
17. No person shall spit in any part of any market.
18. No person other than such caretakers and officers as the Council shall decide shall sleep in any market.
19. No person shall wash or bathe in any fish tank or in any receptacle which is used for the storage of food.
Schedule.
Market Stalls.
20. Market stalls shall be classified and set apart by the Council for the sale respectively of meat, game, poultry, fish, fruit, vegetables and other perishable goods.
21. All market-stalls shall be numbered.
22. A register of all market stalls shall be kept by the Secretary of the Council in the form A in the Schedule to these by-laws. Every entry in such register shall be prima facie evidence of the facts therein appearing. The person or persons whose name or names is or are entered in such register as the lessee is or are hereinafter referred as the stall-holder.
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