942 [ 17 of 1887. ) CATTLE DISEASES, SLAUGHTER-HOUSES
AND MARKETS .
( 6. ) The Governor may order the forfeiture of any lease of
a market building if it shall be proved to his
satisfaction that the licensee has used such market
building for any other purposes than those pertain
ing to the business of a market.
Sub -letting
probibited.
19. No lessee of any market building shall sublet or assign the
same or any part thereof without the written permission of the
Registrar General , nor shall transfer his lease to any other person..
Nevertheless the business of any lessee may be carried on , in
case of his death or absence, by his executors, administrators,
or agents until the expiration of his lease.
Alterations to
buildings.
20. No alteration in or addition to any market building sball
be made or commenced by any lessee thereof without the sanc
tion of the Surveyor General in writing.
Repairs to
buildings by
21. Whenever the lessee of any market building shall fail to
lessee. comply with any condition 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 Surveyor General may sum
mon such lessee before aa Police Magistrate, who may summarily
order him to execute such repairs or other works within a rea
sonable time to be specified in such order. Any failure to carry
out the terms of such order shall be deemed an offence against
this ordinance.
Sales outside
22. Except as by this ordinance provided, no person shall
markets pro- within the city or harbour of Victoria or in such villages as
shall be named in any bye-law to be made for the purpose by
the Governor in Council sell or expose for sale in any place not
being a public market within the meaning of this ordinance any
articles of food for man usually sold or exposed for sale in a
public market ; always provided that the Governor in Council
may from time to time grant licences for the sale of articles of
food for man elsewhere than in a public market, to such persons,
for such considerations, and for such periods as he shall think
fit.
Exceptions to 23. Nothing in this ordinance shall be so construed as to
the prohibi
tion of sales forbid any of the following sales of food :
outside
markets ,
( 1. ) Of rice, bread, milk, salt-fish, or confectionery.
( 2. ) Of green vegetables, fruit, bean -curd , congee, soup, or
other prepared food by licensed hawkers.
( 3. ) Of fish, by licensed boatmen at a distance of at least
one hundred yards from shore.
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