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By-Laws made on 12TH May, 1903.
Waste Paper, Refuse, Advertising Bills, Broken Glass, &c.
No person shall (1) sweep or otherwise remove from any
shop, house, or vehicle into any street any waste paper, shavings,
or other refuse, or being a costermonger, newsvendor, or other
street trader, throw down and leave in any street any waste paper,
shavings, or other refuse; (2) throw down and leave in any street
any bill, placard, or other substance intended for the purpose of
advertising; (3) throw down and leave in any street any bill,
placard, or other paper which shall have been torn off or removed
from any bill-posting station. No person shall throw, place or
leave any bottle or any broken glass, nail, or other sharp
substance (not being road material) on or in any street or public
place in such a position as to be likely to cause injury to
passengers or animals or damage to property. Any person who
shall offend against any of these by-laws shall be liable for each
offence to a fine not exceeding forty shillings.
Spitting.
No person shall spit on the floor, side, or wall of any public
carriage, or of any public hall, public waiting room, or place of
public entertainment, whether admission thereto be obtained upon
payment or not. Any person who shall offend against this by-law
shall be liable for each offence to a fine not exceeding forty
shillings.
Window Cleaning, Painting, &c.
The by-law made by the Council on 20th March, 1900,
relating to window cleaning or painting, is hereby repealed, and
the following by-law substituted therefor:—
Every person who in any street, to the obstruction,
annoyance or danger of residents or passengers, orders or permits
any person in his service to stand or kneel on the sill of any
window for the purpose of cleaning or painting such window, or
for any other purpose whatsoever, such sill being more than six
feet in height from the level of the ground immediately below it,
without support sufficient to prevent such person from falling,
shall for every such offence forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding
^"5. Every person who in any street, to the obstruction,
annoyance, or danger of residents or passengers, stands or kneels
on the sill of any window for the purpose of cleaning or painting
such window, or for any other purpose whatsoever, such sill being
more than six feet in height from the level of the ground
immediately below it, without support sufficient to prevent such
person from falling, shall for every such offence forfeit and pay
a sum not exceeding twenty shillings.