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ORDINANCE No. 17 OF 1887 . 2139


Cattle Diseases, Slaughter- Houses, and Markets.


the business of any lessce may be carried on, in case of his death or
absence, by his executors , administrators , or agents until the expiration
of his lease.

20. No alteration in or addition to any market building shall be Alterations to
buildings.
made or commenced by any lessee thereof without the sanction of the
Surveyor General in writing .

21. Whenever the lessee of any market building shall fail to comply Repairs to
buildings by
with any condition of his holding or grant as to the execution of any lessee.

repairs to such market building , or other works in connection with the
same, the Surveyor General may summon such lessee before a Police

Magistrate, who may summarily order him to execute such repairs or
other works within a reasonable 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.

22. Except as by this Ordinance provided , no person shall within Sales outside
markets pro
the city or harbour of Victoria or in such villages as shall be named in hibited.

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 .

23. Nothing in this Ordinance shall be so construed as to forbid Exceptions to
the prohibi
any of the following sales of food : tion of sales
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.

(4. ) Of cooked provisions to customers by any licensed vict
ualler or keeper of a boarding house or refreshment
room .

( 5. ) Of any food commonly sold by chandlers and purveyors
not being raw butchers ' meat .

(6. ) Public sales by licensed auctioneers .