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By-law dealing with the nuisance; and on June 30th, 1927,the Council
passed the following Resolution:—
That in virtue of section 23 of the Municipal Corporations Act,
1882, as applied by section 16 of the Local Government Act,
1888, and section 5 (2) of the London Government Act, 1899,
the Council do make the following by-law:—
"METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF HAMPSTEAD.
Nuisance by Dogs.
No person being in charge of a dog in any street or public
place, and having the dog on the lead, shall allow or
permit such dog to deposit its excrement upon the
public footway.
Any person offending against this by-law shall be liable
to a penalty not exceeding Forty shillings.
This by-law shall cease to be in force after the 30th day
of June, 1929, unless a by-law confirming and continuing
its provisions has been duly made and come
into force before that date.
This by-law was made in pursuance of section 23 of the
Municipal Corporations Act, 1882, section 16 of the
Local Government Act, 1888, and section 5 of the
London Government Act, 1899.
In witness whereof the Council of the Metropolitan
Borough of Hampstead has caused its common seal
to be hereunto affixed this 30th day of June, 1927."
The sanction of the Home Secretary to the by-law having been
obtained, it came into force in the Borough on 14th September,
1927.
Copies of the by-law, together with the advisory notice issued by
the Public Health Department, were displayed throughout the Borough.
The notice referred to is in the following terms: —
Dog Nuisance.
The fouling of the public footways by Dogs is very offensive to the
general public.