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"From and after the first day of November,
"one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two, no
"place within any parish or place mentioned in
"the schedules to the firstly-recited Act shall be
"used by any person carrying on the business of a
"slaughterer of cattle or cowkeeper or dairyman as
"a slaughter-house for the purpose of slaughtering
"cattle or a cow-house or place for the keeping of
"cows, without a licence had for such purpose
"respectively from the Justices of the Peace
"assembled at a Special Sessions held in the
"division or district where such slaughter-house,
"cow-house, or place is situate, and such licence
"shall continue in force for the period of one year
"from the granting thereof, and thenceforth until
"the Special Sessions to be held next after the
"expiration of such period, and no fee or reward
"exceeding five shillings shall be taken for any
"such licence ; and if any person carrying on such
"business of a slaughterer of cattle, cowkeeper, or
"dairyman use as a slaughter-house or cow-house
''any place within any parish or place mentioned in
"the schedules of the firstly-recited Act which is
"not so licensed, every person so offending shall
"for each offence be liable to a penalty not
"exceeding five pounds, of which offence the fact
"that cattle have been taken into such place shall
"be deemed sufficient prima facie evidence:
"Provided always, that before any licence for the
"use of any place as a slaughter-house or cow-house