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BY-LAWS.
Every Sanitary Authority are required (Section 16), to
make By-laws.
(a.) For the prevention of nuisances arising from any
snow, ice, salt, dust, ashes, rubbish, offal, carrion, fish, or
tilth, or other matter or thing in any street;
(b.) For preventing nuisances arising from any
offensive matter running out of any manufactory, brewery,
slaughter-house, knacker's yard, butcher's, or fishmonger's
shop, or dunghill, into any uncovered place whether or not
surrounded by a wall or fence;
(c.) For the prevention of the keeping of animals on
ny premises in such place or manner as to be a nuisance or
injurious or dangerous to health. [It is further enacted
by Section 17 that any premises within 40 yards of any
street or public place shall be deemed to be a place unfit for
keeping swine.]
(d.) For the paving of yards and open spaces in
connection with dwelling-houses.
Further (by Section 39) every Sanitary Authority
shall make By-laws with respect to the keeping of waterclosets
supplied with sufficient water for effective action;
Also (by Section 50) they shall make By-laws for
securing the cleanliness and freedom from pollution of tanks,
cisterns, and other receptacles used for storing of water
used, or likely to be used, by man for drinking or domestic
purposes, or for manufacturing drink for the use of man;