Cattle Slaughtering Act 1830 No 5a (NSW)

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No. IV.

An Act for regulat ing the s laughter ing of Cattle
and for prevent ing the improper driving of

the same th rough the Streets of Sydney and

for other purposes. [15th March, 1830.]

WH E R E A S it is expedient to establish proper regula t ions respect­ing t h e s l augh te r ing of Ca t t l e wi th t h e view of checking t h e	depredat ions to which they are now subject and for ave r t i ng t h e
danger wh ich ensues from t h e improper dr iv ing of Cat t le t h r o u g h t h e
s t reets of Sydney Be i t therefore enacted by H i s Exce l lency t h e
Governor of N e w South Wales and i ts Dependencies w i th t h e advice
of t h e Legis la t ive Counci l Tha t from a n d after t h e f i r s t day of J u n e
n e x t after t h e pass ing of th i s Ac t no person shal l keep a s laughter ­
house or place for s l a u g h t e r i n g cat t le in tended for sale or ba r t e r
w i t h o u t be ing duly licensed a n d every person i n t e n d i n g to keep any
such s l augh te r -house or place as aforesaid shal l t a k e ou t a license for

t h e same on t h e first Tuesday in t h e m o n t h	of M a y	nex t	after	t h e
pass ing of th i s Ac t in m a n n e r a n d form hereinafter	set	for th	a n d	for

every such license he or she shall pay t h e s u m of two shi l l ings	and
s ixpence	s ter l ing .

2. A n d he it fu r ther enacted T h a t from and after t h e said first

day of J u n e nex t after t h e pass ing of t h i s Ac t no person	or	persons
shal l s laughte r or cause to he s l augh te red any cat t le in any	house	or
place no t	having such	license as directed by th i s A c t u n d e r t h e pena l ty

of Ten P o u n d s for each and every head of cat t le as aforesaid s laugh­ tered in such unl icensed house or place a n d every person in t end ing to s laughte r any ca t t le in t h e Towns or Dis t r ic t s of Sydney P a r r a m a t t a or Liverpool shal l first give twelve hou r s not ice in wr i t ing of t he cat t le in tended to be so s laughtered specifying t h e place and t ime to t h e Inspec tors who shall be appoin ted wi th in t h e said towns or dis tr icts respectively unde r t h e pena l ty of F ive P o u n d s for each and every head of ca t t le which shall be so s laughte red w i t h o u t such not ice hav ing been given thereof as last ment ioned unless it shal l be m a d e to appear to any two or more Magi s t r a t e s before w h o m such fine shal l be sought to be recovered t h a t such not ice could not have been given a n d t h a t

owing to some unforeseen accident it was necessary t h a t such ca t t le

should have been immediate ly s laughte red t h e n and in t h a t case t h e

skins of all such cat t le shall w i t h o u t delay after be ing so s laughtered be produced to t h e said Inspectors for t he said towns or dis tr icts respectively where such cat t le shall have been s laugh te red as last men t ioned u n d e r t h e pena l ty of Five P o u n d s for every skin so neglected to be produced.

3. A n d be it fu r ther enacted Tha t any person or persons who

m a y be desirous of ob ta in ing a l icense for a s laughter -house or place

for s l augh te r ing cat t le shal l on t h e day hereinbefore specified apply

for t h e same in wr i t i ng to t h e Bench of Magi s t r a t e s neares t to his

her or the i r usua l place of residence and such Bench of Mag i s t r a t e s two or more being present if t hey be satisfied t h a t such appl icant or app l ican t s is or are of unexcept ionable charac ter shal l issue and deliver to t h e person or persons so app ly ing such a license unde r the i r h a n d s

as is requi red by th i s Ac t Provided always T h a t every such appl ica t ion

for a l icense shal l par t i cu la r ly specify and describe t h e house or place

in t ended to be so licensed and t h a t t he Magi s t r a t e s shal l consider t h a t

t h e s i tua t ion of such house' or place shal l no t be objectionable.

4. A n d be i t fur ther enacted T h a t it shal l and may be lawful

for any Bench of Magi s t r a t e s two or more be ing present to g r a n t in

m a n n e r	as aforesaid a license for a s laughte r -house or place for
s l augh te r ing cat t le w i th in t h e distr ict of such Bench to any	unex­

c e p t i o n a b l e p e r s o n w h o may or sha l l apply for the same at t h e m e e t i n g of such Bench on t h e first Sa tu rday of every m o n t h and such license shall r ema in in force un t i l t h e thir ty-f i rs t day of December following.

5. A n d be it fur ther enacted Tha t every keeper of a licensed

house or place for s l augh te r ing cat t le except in t h e Towns or Dis t r i c t s

of Sydney P a r r a m a t t a and Liverpool shall keep a book in which he

or she shall en te r a pa r t i cu la r account a n d descript ion of all ca t t le s laughtered in such house or place specifying t h e colour m a r k or m a r k s b rand or b r a n d s sex and apparen t age of such cat t le toge ther wi th t h e n a m e of t h e person from w h o m it shall have been purchased and of the t ime of s l augh te r and a repor t of all ca t t le s l augh te red w i t h t h e par t icu la rs above s ta ted is to be t r ansmi t t ed weekly in wr i t ing u n d e r t h e hands of such keeper of each s laughter -house to t h e Bench of Magis t ra tes of t h e district and if any such keeper of a licensed s laughte r -house shal l neglect to keep such book or record or shall m a k e a false en t ry there in or shall fail or refuse to m a k e such weekly repor t to t he Bench of Magis t ra tes of the district or to produce such

book

book or record when so requi red by any Mag i s t r a t e he or she for every

such offence shal l forfeit a n d pay a s u m no t exceeding F ive P o u n d s .

6. A n d he it fur ther enacted Tha t it shall he lawful for H i s Excellency the Governor to appoin t or cause to he appoin ted some person or persons wi th in t h e Towns of Sydney P a r r a m a t t a and Liver­ pool respectively to he called " Inspec tor or Inspec to r s of S laughter ­ houses and of Cat t le s laughtered " and t h e person or persons who shall be so appoin ted shal l and ho and they are hereby requi red and directed to repa i r w i t h o u t delay to t h e place or places w i th in his or their respective dis t r ic ts at which he or they shall have informat ion of any cat t le hav ing been s laughtered or of any cat t le be ing in tended to be s laughtered and also in all cases in which not ice shall have been given to h im or t h e m or left at his or the i r respective place or places of residence of t h e in ten t ion to s laughte r any cat t le and every such Inspec tor shall examine t h e said cat t le s laughte red or so in tended to

be s laughte red in his distr ict and shall t ake a par t i cu la r descr ipt ion

thereof wi th t h e colour m a r k or m a r k s b r and or b rands sex and

apparen t age toge ther wi th t h e n a m e of t h e owner or owners thereof

and of t he t ime or place of s l augh te r which par t i cu la rs he shall care­ fully en te r or cause to be entered in a book to be kep t by h im for t h a t purpose and which book such Inspec tor shall produce for examinat ion to t h e Jus t i ces assembled at every Cour t of Q u a r t e r Sessions for t h e

Towns of Sydney P a r r a m a t t a and Liverpool respectively and for t h e

information of any Mag i s t r a t e or Magi s t r a t e s wi th in t h e said towns or dis tr icts whenever he shal l be so requi red and they shal l also m a k e

a weekly r e t u r n to t he Bench of Magi s t r a t e s of t he distr ict .

7. A n d be it fu r ther enac ted T h a t n o t h i n g in th i s Act conta ined

shal l ex tend to prevent any person or persons from s laugh te r ing cat t le

for h is her or the i r family servants or laborers .

8. A n d be it fur ther enac ted T h a t it shal l a n d m a y be lawful

for any M a g i s t r a t e to demand t h e skins of any cat t le t h a t m a y have been s laughtered w i t h i n fourteen days previous to t h e da te of such demand or a full and satisfactory account to w h o m t h e skin has been sold or in wha t m a n n e r disposed of and any person or persons who u p o n such demand shall refuse or neglect to produce t h e skins of any ca t t l e t h a t have been s laughtered or to give a full and satisfactory account of how and in wha t m a n n e r t h e skins have been disposed of shal l for each and every such offence forfeit and pay a sum not

exceeding Ten P o u n d s on convict ion before two Magis t ra tes .

9. A n d be it fur ther enacted T h a t i t shal l and may be lawful

from and after t he said first day of J u n e nex t for any Jus t i ce of t h e

Peace Inspec to r of S laughter -houses and of Catt ies l aughte red or any Constable to enter any house or place licensed as aforesaid at any t ime of t h e day and n i g h t where the re shall be good cause to suspect t h a t stolen cat t le have been s laughtered for the purpose of ob ta in ing proof

thereof.

10. A n d be it fu r ther enacted Tha t it shall be lawful for In spec to r s of S laughter -houses and of Cat t le s laughtered to be

appoin ted for t h e Towns or Dis t r ic t s of Sydney P a r r a m a t t a and Liverpool as aforesaid to ask demand a n d receive t h e s u m of th ree ­ pence for each a n d every head of ca t t le inspected unde r t h e a u t h o r i t y of th i s L a w or Ordinance to be paid by the owner or owners p ropr ie to r or propr ie tors of all cat t le s laughtered or to be s laughtered which are in tended to be or a m part thereof sold or bartered away.

1 1 . And be it fu r ther enacted That if t he re shal l be any

obs t ruc t ion or h inderance given to any Jus t i ce of t h e Peace Inspec tor of S laughter -houses and of Cat t le s laughtered or to any Constable so as to prevent h i m or t h e m or any of t h e m from en te r ing any premises l icensed as aforesaid for the purpose of examin ing any cat t le lately

s laughtered

s laugh te red or t he skins thereof the person or persons so offending shal l be deemed and t a k e n to be gu i l ty of a misdemeanor and shal l be

deal t w i th accordingly.

12. A n d be it fur ther enacted T h a t no s laughter -house or place for s l augh te r ing cat t le shal l be licensed in any town unless wi th in s ix ty feet of a creek or r iver if t he re be such or if a seaport on t h e sea- beach wi th in a l ike d is tance of h igh-wate r m a r k a n d if no t on t h e

b a n k s of such waters or t he r e should be. no such waters as aforesaid

wi th in or adjoining any town t h e n no t wi th in	t h e boundar ies	of	any
such town.

13 . A n d be it fur ther enacted Tha t no cat t le in tended for sale

or s laughte r shall be dr iven in to t h e Town of Sydney n o r t h of t h e New

Cat t le M a r k e t except ing between t h e hour s of twelve a t n i g h t a n d six

in t he m o r n i n g and any person who shall be convicted of d r iv ing any cat t le as aforesaid a t o ther t h a n t h e periods above specified shall forfeit and pay t h e s u m of Ten Shil l ings for each and every head of

ca t t le so driven.

14. A n d be it fur ther enacted T h a t if any person or persons shal l d ischarge any g u n or pistol or any k ind of fire-arms in any road street or marke t -p lace or in any town for t h e purpose or u n d e r pre tence of k i l l ing or m a i m i n g a n y cat t le every person so offending shall upon convict ion before two or more Jus t i ces of t h e Peace in a summary m a n n e r be subject for each and every such offence to a fine no t exceed­ ing Five P o u n d s or t o impr i sonmen t for a t e r m no t exceeding one m o n t h .

15 .    A n d be i t fu r the r enacted Tha t in all cases of breach or non­

compliance wi th t h e di rect ions of th i s Act i t shal l be lawful for a

Mag i s t r a t e to issue a s u m m o n s command ing t h e person aga ins t w h o m informat ion h a s been given to appear before two or move of H i s Majes ty ' s Ju s t i ce s of t h e Peace for t he Colony of New South Wales who are hereby au thor ized to hear and de te rmine t h e case in a sum­ m a r y way and on convict ion thereof to order and direct t h e offender or offenders to forfeit and pay such sum as they in the i r discretion shal l t h i n k p rope r according to t he l imi ta t ions and provisions of th is A c t respectively men t ioned a n d in case such s u m so adjudged to be paid by such offender or offenders be no t paid wi th in t h i r t y days if shal l and m a y be lawful for such Jus t i ces to issue the i r w a r r a n t to levy t h e same by distress of t h e offender's goods and effects and in default of effects to commit t h e offender or offenders to t he nearest common gaol wi th in t h e said Colony for a t e r m not exceeding t h r e e

m o n t h s in addi t ion to any o ther period of impr i sonment	to which he
she or they m a y be l iable u n d e r t h e provisions of th i s	Act .

16. A n d be i t fur ther enacted T h a t if any person or persons ho ld ing a l icense u n d e r th i s Ac t shall be convicted before any two or more .Justices of t h e Peace of any breach of or non-conformity wi th t h e provisions of t h i s Ac t such license shall and t h e same is hereby declared to be n u l l and void from and after t he date of such conviction.

1 7 . A n d be i t fur ther enacted Tha t all fines a n d forfeitures

levied or paid u n d e r and by v i r tue of th i s Ac t shal l a t t h e discretion

of t he Mag i s t r a t e s be paid half to t h e informer or a p a r t thereof and the remain ing p a r t toge ther wi th such sums as may be received for licenses granted unde r th i s Ac t be appropr ia ted towards defraying t h e

expenses of prosecut ing offenders commit ted for t r i a l by v i r tue	thereof
and for car ry ing in to effect i ts several provisions.

18 . A n d be it fu r ther enacted Tha t all costs of sui t or sui ts whe re a fine or fines forfeiture or forfeitures is or are paid or levied shal l be pa id by the person who may be convicted under t h e provision or pro visions of th i s Act .

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19. A n d be i t fu r ther enacted T h a t th i s Law or Ordinance shall

be a n d con t inue in force u n t i l t h e thir ty-f i rs t day of M a y in t he year

one t h o u s a n d e ight h u n d r e d and th i r ty - two .

FORM OF L I C E N S E R E E E R R E D TO.

N E W S O U T H W A L E S .

License for Slaughtering Cattle.

W E the undersigned being of His Majesty's Just ices of the Peace for the

Terri tory of New South Wales do certify that by vir tue of the authori ty vested in us by an Act of the Governor and Council passed in the eleventh year of the reign of Hi s Majesty King George the Fourth inti tuled "An Act for regulating the slaughtering of Cattle and for " preventing the improper driving of the same through the Streets of Sydney and for other

" purposes " Mr.	is hereby licensed to slaughter cattle in Ills
situated and being in	and that this license is to remain in force from the

date hereof unti l the thirty-first day of December one thousand eight hundred and

Given under our hands and seals at this day of

one thousand eight hundred and

Registered by

A. B .

Clerk to the Magistrates.