Cemeteries Act 1899 (WA)

lectern awitralta.

ANN() SEXAGESIMO TERTIO

VICTORIA: REGINA].

No. XXXVIII.

AN ACT for the further Regulation of Ceme-

teries.

[Assented to, 16th December, i899.]

Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, in this present Parlia- BE it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and

ment assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

1.	THIS Act may be cited as the Cemeteries Act, 1899.	Short title.
2.	THE trustees of every public cemetery now or hereafter to	lucorporationof trim-

be appointed under the Cemeteries Act, 1897, shall be a body	tees of cemeteries.
corporate, with perpetual succession, under the name of the " Trus- tees of the Cemetery" (the word '' Cemetery" being immediately preceded by the name or designation of the cemetery for which the trustees are appointed), and shall have a common seal, and may sue and be sued by such corporate name.

63° VICTORIIE, No. 38.

Cemeteries Act, 1899.

THE trustees of every public cemetery appointed under the under the said Act. impose pecuniary penalties for the breach of such by-laws not exceeding Five pounds for each breach, and, in case of a continuing breach. not exceeding One pound for every day during which such breach continues_ and every such breach shall constitute an offence against this Act, and the penalty therefor may- be recovered before-a Court of summary jurisdiction.

Trustees by their 3.

by-laws may impose	said Cemeteries Act, 1891, may. by the by-laws which they make
pecuniary penalties.

Amendment of GI	4.	THE Cemeteries Act, 1897, is hereby amended as follows:
Viet., No. 23,

sections 4, 31, and 37. In section four, after the words " in this Act," in the first line,

insert the words Minister shall mean the Minister

administering this k et "

In section thirty-one strike out the words Colonial Treasurer,"

in the second line_ and in place thereof insert the word

t• Minister.-

in section thirty-seven the word to,” in the sixth line, is

struck out.

In the name and on behalf of the Queen I hereby assent

to this Act.

GERARD SMITH, Governor.

By Authority: RICHARD PETHER, Government Printer, Perth.