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A.D. 1901.]

PUBLIC HEALTH.

[No. 10,

20. Any officer of the Board specially authorized by the Board, and subject to such directions as the Board may impose, may enter and inspect at any time any domestic building for the purpose of ascertaining whether such building or any part thereof is in an overcrowded condition.

21-(1.) Any member or officer of the Board duly authorized by the Board in writing may, at any time between the hours of six o'clock in the morning and six o'clock in the evening, enter any shop or premises used for the sale or preparation for sale or for the storage of food, to inspect and examine any food found therein which he may have reason to believe is intended to be used as human food, and, in case any such food appears to such member or officer to be unfit for such use, he may seize the same, and the Board may order it to be destroyed or to be so disposed of as to prevent it from being used as human food.

(2.) Every person in whose possession there is found any food liable to seizure under this section shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars.

Assault, etc., on Member or Officer.

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Power of officer to inspect domestic building with reference to overcrowding.

Power of member or officer to enter shop and seize food unfit for human use, and disposal thereof.

Penalty for assaulting, obstructing, etc., member or officer.

22. Every person who assaults, obstructs, molests, or hinders any member or officer of the Board in the execution of the duties or the exercise of the powers imposed or conferred upon him by this Ordinance shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars.

Nuisances.

23. The following shall be deemed to be "nuisances" liable to be dealt with summarily in the manner provided by this Ordinance; that is to say,-

(1.) any failure to supply, or any inadequate or defective provision of, drain, drain-trap, ventilating-pipe, subsoil-drainage, or cesspool accommodation, or any building or part of a building so dark or so ill-ventilated as to be dangerous or prejudicial to the health of the inmates;

(2.) any street or road, or any part thereof, or any water-course, nullah, ditch, gutter, side-channel, drain, ashpit, sewer, privy, urinal, or cesspool so foul as to be noxious, noisome, or unhealthy;

(3.) any water-course, well, tank, pool, pond, canal, conduit, or cistern, the water of which, from any cause, is so tainted with impurities or so unwholesome as to be injurious to the health of persons living near or using such water, or which is likely to promote or aggravate epidemic disease;

Enumeration of nuisances liable to be dealt with summarily.

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A.D. 1901.] PUBLIC HEALTH. [No. 10, 20. Any officer of the Board specially authorized by the Board, and subject to such directions as the Board may impose, may enter and inspect at any time any domestic building for the purpose of ascertaining whether such building or any part thereof is in an overcrowded condition. 21-(1.) Any member or officer of the Board duly authorized by the Board in writing may, at any time between the hours of six o'clock in the morning and six o'clock in the evening, enter any shop or premises used for the sale or preparation for sale or for the storage of food, to inspect and examine any food found therein which he may have reason to believe is intended to be used as human food, and, in case any such food appears to such member or officer to be unfit for such use, he may seize the same, and the Board may order it to be destroyed or to be so disposed of as to prevent it from being used as human food. (2.) Every person in whose possession there is found any food liable to seizure under this section shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars. Assault, etc., on Member or Officer. 883 Power of officer to inspect domestic building with reference to overcrowding. Power of member or officer to enter shop and seize food unfit for human use, and disposal thereof. Penalty for assaulting, obstructing, etc., member or officer. 22. Every person who assaults, obstructs, molests, or hinders any member or officer of the Board in the execution of the duties or the exercise of the powers imposed or conferred upon him by this Ordinance shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars. Nuisances. 23. The following shall be deemed to be "nuisances" liable to be dealt with summarily in the manner provided by this Ordinance; that is to say,- (1.) any failure to supply, or any inadequate or defective provision of, drain, drain-trap, ventilating-pipe, subsoil-drainage, or cesspool accommodation, or any building or part of a building so dark or so ill-ventilated as to be dangerous or prejudicial to the health of the inmates; (2.) any street or road, or any part thereof, or any water-course, nullah, ditch, gutter, side-channel, drain, ashpit, sewer, privy, urinal, or cesspool so foul as to be noxious, noisome, or unhealthy; (3.) any water-course, well, tank, pool, pond, canal, conduit, or cistern, the water of which, from any cause, is so tainted with impurities or so unwholesome as to be injurious to the health of persons living near or using such water, or which is likely to promote or aggravate epidemic disease; Enumeration of nuisances liable to be dealt with summarily.
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A.D. 1901.] PUBLIC HEALTH. [No. 10, 20. Any officer of the Board specially authorized by the Board, and. Power of ubject to such directions as the Board may impose, may enter and in- spect at time any any domestic building for the purpose of ascertaining whether such building or any part thereof is in an overcrowded con- dition. 21-(1.) Any member or officer of the Board duly authorized by the Board in writing may, at any time between the hours of six o'clock in the morning and six o'clock in the evening, enter any shop or premises used for the sale or preparation for sale or for the storage of food, to inspect and examine any food found therein which he may have reason to believe is intended to be used as human food, and, in case any such food appears to such member or officer to be unfit for such use, he may seize the same, and the Board may order it to be destroyed or to be so disposed of as to prevent it from being used as human food. (2.) Every person in whose possession there is found any food liable to seizure under this section shall be liable to a penalty not ex- ceeding one hundred dollars. Assault, etc., on Member or Officer. 883 officer to inspect domes- tic building with reference to over- crowding. Power of member or officer to enter shop and unfit for seize food use, human and disposal thereof. assaulting, 22. Every person who assaults, obstructs, molests, or hinders any Penalty for Imember or officer of the Board in the execution of the duties or the exercise of the powers imposed or conferred upon him by this Ordinance shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars. Nuisances. 23. The following shall be deemed to be "nuisances" liable to be dealt with summarily in the manner provided by this Ordinance; that is to say,- (1.) any failure to supply, or any inadequate or defective provision of, drain, drain-trap, ventilating-pipe, subsoil-drainage, or cesspool accommodation, or any building or part of a building so dark or so ill-ventilated as to be dangerous or prejudicial to the health of the inmates; (2.) any street or road, or any part thereof, or any water-course, nul- lah, ditch, gutter, side-channel, drain, ashpit, sewer, privy, urinal, or cesspool so foul as to be noxious, noisome, or unhealthy; (3;) any water-course, well, tank, pool, pond, canal, conduit, or cistern, the water of which, from any cause, is so tainted with impurities or so unwholesome as to be injurious to the health of persons living near or using such water, or which is likely to promote or aggravate epidemic disease; or officer in execution of duty, etc. Enumeration liable to be of nuisances dealt with summarily.
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A.D. 1901.]

PUBLIC HEALTH.

[No. 10,

20. Any officer of the Board specially authorized by the Board, and. Power of ubject to such directions as the Board may impose, may enter and in- spect at

time any

any domestic building for the purpose of ascertaining whether such building or any part thereof is in an overcrowded con- dition.

21-(1.) Any member or officer of the Board duly authorized by the Board in writing may, at any time between the hours of six o'clock in the morning and six o'clock in the evening, enter any shop or premises used for the sale or preparation for sale or for the storage of food, to inspect and examine any food found therein which he

may have reason to believe is intended to be used as human food, and, in case any such food appears to such member or officer to be unfit for such use, he may seize the same, and the Board may order it to be destroyed or to be so disposed of as to prevent it from being used as human food.

(2.) Every person in whose possession there is found any food liable to seizure under this section shall be liable to a penalty not ex- ceeding one hundred dollars.

Assault, etc., on Member or Officer.

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officer to inspect domes- tic building with reference to over-

crowding.

Power of

member or

officer to enter shop and unfit for

seize food

use,

human and disposal thereof.

assaulting,

22. Every person who assaults, obstructs, molests, or hinders any Penalty for Imember or officer of the Board in the execution of the duties or the exercise of the powers imposed or conferred upon him by this Ordinance shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars.

Nuisances.

23. The following shall be deemed to be "nuisances" liable to be dealt with summarily in the manner provided by this Ordinance; that is to say,-

(1.) any failure to supply, or any inadequate or defective provision of, drain, drain-trap, ventilating-pipe, subsoil-drainage, or cesspool accommodation, or any building or part of a building so dark or so ill-ventilated as to be dangerous or prejudicial to the health of the inmates;

(2.) any street or road, or any part thereof, or any water-course, nul- lah, ditch, gutter, side-channel, drain, ashpit, sewer, privy, urinal, or cesspool so foul as to be noxious, noisome, or unhealthy; (3;) any water-course, well, tank, pool, pond, canal, conduit, or cistern, the water of which, from any cause, is so tainted with impurities or so unwholesome as to be injurious to the health of persons living near or using such water, or which is likely to promote or aggravate epidemic disease;

or officer in execution of duty, etc.

Enumeration liable to be

of nuisances

dealt with summarily.

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