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PUBLIC HEALTH . [ 24 OF 1887. ] 977

8. Hill-side. The face of the natural hill , or the face of Hill-side.
any scarp or retaining-wall built to support the
same, or any artificial filling in or terracing with
earth behind such scarp or retaining-wall, made
with the object of supporting a street or forming a
site for a building
9. Householder.- For the purposes of this ordinance , the Householder.
actual tenant or occupier of any building, or in
cases where there shall be no such person , then the
immediate landlord of such building, and , in the
case of corporations, companies, and associations,
the secretary or manager thereof shall be deemed
the householder, and shall be liable under this
ordinance.
10. Keeper ofa common lodging -house.Any person licensed Keeper of a
common
to keep a common lodging -house. lodging .
house.

11. New building . – Any structure begun after the com- ing.
New build
mencement of this ordinance or ofwhich the enclosing
walls have not been carried higher than the footings,
or such old buildings as shall for the purposes of
reconstruction be taken down to an extent exceeding
one half, such half to be measured in cubic feet.
12. Occupier. — The person in actual occupation of any Occupier.
premises.
13. Owner . - Any house-owner, or the person for the time owner.
being receiving the rent of any premises, solely or
as joint-tenant , or tenant in common with others,
or receiving the rent of any premises whether on
bis own behalf or that of any other person , or, where
the owner cannot be found or ascertained, the
occupier ; and for the purposes of this ordinance
every mortgagee in possession shall be deemed an
owner.
14. Person ( and words applied in this ordinance to any Person .
individual)-Corporations, companies, and associa
tions.
15. Premises. - Any land , building, or structure of any Premises.
kind, footway, yard, alley, court, garden, stream,
nullah, pond, pool , paddy-field , marsh, drain , ditch,
or place open , covered , or enclosed, cesspool or
foreshore, also any vessel or boat lying within the
waters of the Colony.
16. Secretary .— The Secretary to the Sanitary Board duly Secretary.
appointed under the provisions of section 6 of this
ordinance.