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Penalties.
19. Every person who shall offend against any of the foregoing
bye-laws shall be liable for every such offence to a penalty
of five pounds, and in the case of a continuing offence to a
further penalty of forty shillings for each day after written
notice of the offence from the Sanitary Authority:
Provided, nevertheless, that the justices or court before
whom any complaint may be made or any proceedings may be
taken in respect of any such offence may, if they think fit,
adjudge the payment as a penalty of any sum less than the full
amount of the penalty imposed by this bye-law.
There are other bye-laws which m.iy be made by the
Sanitary Authority, and which are now under consideration.
They are :—
Ser. 66. Removal to hospital of infected persons. This
is now effected under the provisions of the various acts and
regulations of the Metropolitan Asylums Board.
Sec. 88. Bye-laws for the Mortuary. Regulations are in
existence for the control of the Mortuary and the Mortuarykeeper,
under which the Mortuary has hitherto been regulated.
Sec. 95. Tents and Vans. Bye-laws were made by the
District Board some years since, which have been acted on
until the present time.
Sanitary The following Bills were introduced into
Legislation
during 1893 ment during the Session. Only those affecting the
Vestry as the Sanitary Authority, are here noticed, together
with their ultimate fate.
Drainage A Bill to enable Local Authorities to separate
Separation .
Bill. house drainage from rain and surface water,—Bill
was dropped.