Established 1823.

Published by authority of the City council

Law to establish and regulate one or more Pounds. [Auenled to 7th Feb. 1855.] Be it enacted by the City Council of the City of Charlottetown :

Sec. 1. That if any damage shall be done or occasioned by any horses, mules, esees, goats. sheep. swine, or neat cattle of any kind by breaking into any enclosure within the City, the fence whereof shall not be less than four feet and a halfin height and otherwise a lew- ful fence, it shall and me be lawful for the

erson or persons whose once or fences shall iavc been broken and whose enclosure has re- ceived such damage, to cause such horses, mules, asses, goats, sheep. swine, yr nest cattle to be taken to the nearest Pound, and the keeper of such pound shall and he is hereby required to receive such horses, mules, asses, goats, sheep, swine or neat cattle, and to im- pound the same, until they shall be claimed by their respective owners, provided that within twenty-four hours after such trespassing bears shall have been impounded. the owner or occu- pier of such enclosure shall deliver or cause to

c delivered to the keeper of the ound or leave or cause to be left at his dwe ling house or place of residence his aliidavit or the aliidavit of one or more credible person or persons sworn bifore and attested by the Mayor or one of the City Councillors or a true copy thereof certiﬁed by said Mayor or Councillor, stating the time when and place where such horses, mules. eases. goats, sheep, swine or neat cattle so im- pounded, committed such damage and trespass.

Sec 2. he said pound-keeper shall cause such impounded beasts to be advertised by posting up printed forius in three of the most

ublic places of the City within twenty-four liours after they shall have been impounded: and the person or persons injured may proceed ngiiiist the owner or owners of such horses, mules, asses, goats, sheep, swine or neat cattle refusing to pay for the damage done by such horses. inules, asses, goats, sheep. swine or neat cattle according to a law now in force relating to trespasses.

Sec. 3. It shall be the duty of the und- keeper to rovidc for and sustain al such horses. mu es, nsses, goats sheep, swine or neat cattle impounded, with necessary and wholesome provender and water, and the own- ers of such horses‘. mules, asses, goats, sheep, swine or neat cattle shall pay to the keeper of the pound over and above the amount of da- Inxigus which shall be adjudged to have been done by the said horses. mules, asses, goats, s‘icc,-, swine or neiit cattlu for each and every day the same shall be impounded,

For every horse. mule, ass, and head of neat cattle, the sum of Is. 3d.

For every shccp. goat and pig, the sum of Gd.

And if the owner of such horses, mules, nsses, goats, sheep, swine or nc.it cattle shall neglect or refuse to pay the same to the keeper of the pound, together with the charges of ad- vertising. within fourteen days after the tres- pas-ing beasts shall be impounded, then the said keeper of the pound shall cause the horses, mules, asses, goats, sheep, swine or neat cattle so impounded as aforesaid to be publicly sold by the pound-keeper, such sale to bcannounced by a City crier on the day of sale, and said sale to be between the hours of ten o'clock a. in. and two o’cloclt . m., and the money arising therefrom alter deducting the charge of the said keeper for pound fees and for supporting the said horses, mules. asses, goats, sheep, swinc or neat cattle whilst so impounded end the damages ndjud ed to the person or persons injured as aforcsai shall be paid forthwith to the City Trcaisurcr, for the owner or owners of the horses, mules, asses, goats, sheep, swine or neat cattle so impounded and sold as aforeseid and if no owner or owners shall a peer within six months, the money so remaining in the hands of the City Treasurer shall be and become part and parcel of the City funds.

' Sec. 4. any person or persons who shall linvo had impounded any horses. asses. mules, goats, sheep, swine or neat cattle as aforesaid shall fail or neglect to deliver or cause to be delivered to the keeper of the pound,orto leave

or cause to be left at his dwelling house plncc of residence, such ethdevit es eforeee within the time herein-before ’ i“"'P°'°. the said pound-keeper shell not any such case exact or take from the owner owners of such im unded bcests any fees any sum whatever or his charge in supporti such horses, mules, asses, goats, sheep, swi pr neat cattle, but the erscn or persons so fei ing or neglecting shallp seid pound-keeper over and above the pound f charged by this law, the sum of one ehilli and three pence for every horse, mule, ass, heed of neat cattle, and the sum of six pen for every sheep, goet or swine for each a every day the_ same shall be provided and tamed by him before being claimed by owner or owners thereof respectively; and default of yment the same to be rccove the oath of such pound-keeper or other credib witness or witnesses in the Ma or's or Poli Court and levied with rensongb .

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and chattels, or the offender or offenders to imprisoned not exceeding sixty days.

_ Sec. 5. All ‘geese or turkeys found tree in g as eioresai , may be taken by the owner occupant of the propert trespassed, and im undyc turkeys shall be so d expiration of forty-eight been so impounded should previously appear, the sale of such geesco turkeys to be announced by a City ericr on t day of sale in lieu of their being ad ' and such sale to take lace at the said pone between the hours o ten o'clock a.m., V two o'clock p. in. end the proceeds erisin therefrom over and above the amount damage which they may have caused to be psi to the City Treasurer, to end for the own or owners thereof, and in the event of no o ' or owners a peering for such geese or tnrkc so impoun ed within six months, then t moneys so remaining in the hands of the Cit Treasurer shall be used to and for city pu poses. »

Sec. 6. The following shall be the you feeis. viz: d

or receivin an im nndin eve her mule, ass and head of nepeot cattle‘, Is.%. For sheep, goats, and swine. per head, 6d.

And an equal sum for every twenty-fo hours the same may be detain

Advertising. 3s. Cry’

Sec. 7 All horses, mules, asses. sheep, or neat cattle found at lsr within the City shall be taken in charge by t c Police and impound. ed in one of the Cit pounds, and the owner or owners thereof shal be liable to be ﬁned ac- cording to the nuisance law of the City now in force, and in addition to such due with costs. shall be subject to ay thi pound fees as di- rected in section t c sixth of this law, end also the amount of keeping said as pro- vided for in the third section of this law, to- gether with advertising end crying the same as aforesaid, and if at the expiration of ten days after any horse mule, see. sheep or neat cattle shall have been impounded and adver- tised, no owner or owners shall appear therefor then the same shall sold by auction as di- rected by section third of this law, on or an order from the Meyer or presiding Councillor and the proceeds arising therefrom after de- ducting the fine, pound fees, support cfsuch beasts and for advcrtisipg and crying the seine shall be forthwith hand to the City Treasurer subject to the directions speciﬁed in section the third of this law.

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Sec. 8. All goats, swine, geese, or turkeys Hg

found at large within the City shall be taken in charge by the Police and impounded in one of the City gzllndl, end the wner or owners there- of shel liable to be ned according to the nuisance law aforesaid, and in addition to such ﬁnes with costs, besub' ct to pay the and fees and the crying c the some ; e if no owner or owners for such goats, swine, geese or turlisys shall appear be ore the expiration of twenty-four hours after the same shall have been impounded, then the same may be sold by public l:CCl0lElllIdOlilln order from the geyor or resi ing ounci or, s te‘- an- noiiiiccd by a City orier and mkcpleeses di- rected in the fifth section of this law sldthe

proceeds arising therolka so be cl” 1

turllay,? February 16, 1856.

eopwvi-ion: C ’ mi. his, sin section ofthis

(Bee. 9. ‘lbs Ci Council may‘ appoint the rlottetown Bo elty to be pore of the sei City, and the seleryef the pound-keepers shall be deter- minid by the City Council. z.,. .

"Soc. 1 . -'1'hesits lhr one of the City unds maybe in the fuel yard of the City jai ,or in see other place as the City Council may

_ or persons shall res- , t, sheep, swine,

, turkey or nset cat s from any person siding or ltsking any such animals to the d or pounds, the oﬂeudcr shell forfeit end for every such ohnce‘ any sum not exceed- mg twenty shillings over and above all do-

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ms _ sunny he sustained b the trespass of animals so rescued. sai nalty and h the pound reesoneblc

«ehellrhe recovered in the Mayor's or Court by warrant of distress or imprié scnmeet in._the City jail for a period not ‘ex-

. .~ rson or persons shall

“say brush of go pound orpcnnde or

"by any other indirect meeue "refocus any

rse gboec,tur- n

hereon to levy. then who imprisoned not exceeding sixty

‘ . 18. Pound-kecpex-s' to he a strict and coslrest-eeount of the colour and ription of snybeest-tr bird as aforesaid or any incum- bemnee or neimnes which may be received by them so that when claimed after eels there maybe eb~’s-eeeeneble dispute arise thereon.

' ' Ros-r. llurcimcsos, Mayor. Wm. B. Wellner, City Clerk. February let, 1856.

Lew Relating to Criers. Aucnlcd to 7th February/.]

Be it enacted by the City Coii'niiil'cf‘the' 'Cify"'

of Charlottetown :

See. 1. The City Council may from time to time great licenses to such and so many persons as they may deem expedient to be common cri- crs in this City, and such licensee shall conti- nue, in force until the first day of September next after the date thereof, unless sooner re- voked by the City Council, and no longer.

Sec. . No rson shall be a common crier within the City of Charlottetown, or cry any goods, wares, msrcliendisc, lost or found, stolen

I. strs , or public sales, or any other mat- ter or subject in any of the streets, squares, lanes or market places within this City. unless heshell be licensed as aforesaid.

Soc. 3. Every rson so licensed shall keep a true and correct list of all the matters and this by him cried, and the names of the per- sons whom he was employed to cry the same, which listshell be open and subject to the in- spection of the Meyer and City Council, when- ever they shall demand the semmﬁid no coin- mon ericr shall publish or cry any a ueive,libcl- loos, prcﬁne or obscene matter or subject.

Sec. 4. ' Any pslrson who shall be guilty ofa visletion of this w, or any pert thereof, shall itedd pay for each oﬁincc a sum not ex- ceeding Ive ends, or be imprisoned for o piricd not exceeding thirty ds s.

Sec. 5 The person so appointed or licensed, shell, on receipt or tender of the foe therefor,

~for said City, who

in mctilrch, under specs tynot and ‘ '

CINew Series. No. 318,

hell 5. ewjf shill’ Jhgsthcr“ with out bf two shillings endlslifpencc for thcntoy. issue_ of every such license.-

_ William B. Wellner, . ’ Fcbrnsryﬁ, 1&3 I-2 Law .-relating to Weights and Mceeuveea ’ [Auuuedio ‘m M. 1856.] - Be it caectsdbythe CityCoencilof the0_iy , of Charlottetown: . y . ‘ Sec. 1. The same standard wci to ~ - measures in use for the County c Qceenfs

Ros-i-. l cl.'k- I if if ‘j,

(kuuty shall continue to be the standard Hr " C .

all weights and measures in use and to be withinthe limits of said City, and en eemﬁ of weights and measures shall be sppein be duly sworn ‘into

oicc and give security forthc due_end lhitlslh '3 , L I

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pcrlormance of the_duties of his said omen :*sI

:e;uch asesyer of weightsiepd measures '. v‘ r

remunerated by a salary to be horse by tl_ie.City Council, shall keep an acco _ _ e_ l fees received b him and shall pay the the overdo the City asurcr to and or the-ems! the City, seven de s bclbrc each and every-of the quartei-4y meetings of as City Council.‘ . a" See. 2.‘ he person so appointed shell ab! ell weights and measures, scelc ‘beams, [$0 ‘ or otlh? beams or ‘balances brought to him or wlic ' He shall be calledupon ' cbein in accordance with the standard id . shell’ etsmip, brand or mark the same,‘ ith the lettcri'V‘ ,o ’ ’ shillings for «ctr ' Sec. .' ‘The said sea dellllnd and receive for inspectin . assaying:

‘stdmplng, llrending or marking as a scald:

followingfees and no other, via: ' - For each weight under ﬁfty—six sum of ' '

For sum 6

?cr'eech measure ngt more then one gslioiu the "snin‘of3d. ' ’ -

And for each liquid measure over one gallon» the ugh of lid. ’

F'0r'uch yard-stick, the sum of 3d. _

For each dry measure not exceeding one

And each measure execding one bushel, the sum of Is. 6 .

For each common scale beam, the sum of Gd.

For each patent or other beam or balance, the sum of Is.

For each latform balance or weighin ms- chine for weighing Coal, llay or other we gbty and bulky commodities, the sum of 2s.

And in addition a reasonable sum for adjust. ing any weights, measures, beams and helanou of any description, which he may be called upon to and shall-adjust.

c. 4. From and after the publication here-

of. all persons using weights, measures, emis- ms, tent or other basins or balances in weighing or measuring any articles intended to be purchased, sold. bertei-ed or exchanged in. cludin such balances-or machines as are used for weighin coal, hey or other weighty and bulky-commodities shall cause such ‘weights, measures, scale-beams, patent or other beams or balances to be asse ed. stamped, =hrended or marked by the sai use or (unless the same shell have been prcviou y assayed, stamped, branded or marked by the esseyer of weights and measures for Queen’s County) and if any person in weighing or measuring any articles for purchase or sale shall use any weights, measures, scale-beeinsgpetent or other beams or balances not so stein , branded ormsrkcdo every such person shel forfeit and pay e am not exceeding ten shillings for each and evil

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each’ weight of ﬁfty-six poundnstho

cry such matters or subjects. as he may ole cc

be celled u prohibited, under a penalty not cxccsdin shillings, or be imprisoned not exceeding fa oi in hours.

sec. 6. The fee to be demendcdby ssid City Criers for each and every subject or sale that tlﬁyumey cry, shell not exceed the sum of two s n . - ‘

rs. i dc to be if‘ cemmee.C:i: en gulp: ofiii btioeiisos.

n to cry, except such so are herein ten rty-

City or

f ‘See. 5. Tao se“l,d"eeeeycr shell helrchyhe: a power en an it to ins el weigh

mcaeei-es, scele- ’ wﬂotlissbeeme and balances--in use in the City and H‘ this purpose shall visit once in every: rec months or oltcner, if required by thshleycr, the house, shop or otlce of every peruse, vend- ding, exchanging or bartering any moditics by weights or meesures,eud rfhc ' any of the weights. mseeuue.

to essay, and thc .~ ,_-‘I