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ORDINANCE No. 14 OF 1845. 157


Good Order and Cleanliness .


1. Every person who shall erect any shed or house of matting or [See Ord. No.
15 of 1889
other inflammable material, so as in case of fire to endanger sec. 58. ]
any neighbouring building.

2. Every person who , without the consent of the owner or occupier ,
shall affix any posting-bill or other paper against or upon any
building, wall, fence, or pale, or write upon, soil , deface, or
mark any such building , wall, fence, or pale with chalk or paint ,
or in any other way whatsoever , or wilfully break, destroy ,
or damage any part of such building, wall , fence, or pale , or any
fixture or appendage thereto .

3. Every person employed as a domestic servant, who shall neglect
or without just cause absent himself from his duty without the
leave of his employer , or shall leave his employer's service
without giving reasonable notice to the said employer , or shall
wilfully disobey his employer's lawful and reasonable orders
or use any abusive or insulting language or behaviour to his
employer, or be guilty of riotous and disorderly conduct.

4. Every person who shall neglect to affix to his house, and keep
alight during the night, such lamp or lanthorn as may be
required and approved of by the Superintendent of Police.

5. Every person who shall keep a house or other building for the
occupation or resort of public prostitutes, to the annoyance of
any person inhabiting or residing near thereto .

6. All persons assembling together in the night-time without lawful

excuse ; and every person seeing any such illegal assemblage ,
or knowing, or having reason to suspect that such assemblage

had taken place or was about to take place , who shall not give
immediate notice thereof to the nearest guard house or Police
station, or to some constable belonging to the Police Force.

7. Every person employed as a private guard or watchman who

shall sleep on his post, or be negligent, remiss, or cowardly in
the execution of his duty.

8. Every owner, headman, or other person in charge of any boat which shall be
found alongside of any public wharf or landing - place (unless while taking
on board or landing passengers or cargo) , or lying off the same, so as to
prevent the free access of other boats thereto ; and the owner, headman, or
other person in charge of any boat which shall be moored or at anchor at a