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2138 ORDINANCE No. 17 OF 1887 .


Cattle Diseases, Slaughter-Houses, and Markets.


Buildings in 17. No buildings shall be erected or maintained in any market
markets.
except stalls , quarters for market officers, police and porters. Such
buildings shall be of stone or brick and the stalls shall be fitted with

stone or wooden counters . No person shall be allowed to pass the night
in any market except the Police and caretakers recognised by the Gov
ernment.

Letting of 18. All market buildings shall be let by the Registrar General in
market
buildings. such manner and on such conditions as shall from time to time be
[See Cond approved by the Governor in Council. Until such conditions and manner
tions and
manner of of letting shall be so established or varied they shall be as follows :
litting 21st
May, 1890,
Gazette 7th ( 1. ) All market buildings shall be let without fine or premium,
June, 1890.]
either from month to month, or for a term of years , for
the highest rent obtainable, such rent to be ascertained
.

by sealed tenders . In case of equal tenders the tenant
in possession , if any, shall have the preference .

2. ) If the letting is from month to month, a month's notice
of its discontinuance shall be given either by the Regis
trar General or the lessee as the case may be.

(3. ) If the letting is for a year or more, no notice of the expira
tion of the term shall be necessary.


(4. ) No market building shall be let for more than three years
except on a higher rent than can be obtained for three

years' lease, nor for any term exceeding five years ' lease
without the approval of the Governor.

(5. ) All rents of market buildings shall be paid to the Registrar
General in advance within the first seven days of each
month.

(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 pertaining to the business of
a market .

Sub-letting 19. No lessee of any market building shall sublet or assign the
prohibited.
same or any part thereof without the written permission of the Registrar
General, nor shall transfer his lease to any other person . Nevertheless