Slaughterhouses Act 1844 (SA)

ANNO SEPTIMO ET OCTAVO

VICTORIB REGINBe

&! Ht's Fxcellemy George Grey Esp& Governor and Commander-in- Chiejc of

Her Majesty's Province of Sot.& Australia and its Dependencies and Vice-

A d m i ~ n l of the same by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative

Council.

AN ORDINANCB to Azcthorize the Levying o f ~ e e i on the

8laughtering o f Cattle in South Australia.

I'IEREAS by an Act or Ordinancc of thr Govcmor with the Preamble.

tralia passed on the eighth day of December one thousand eight	m achic~ and consent of thr Legislative Council of South *US-
Inmdred m d forty intitulcd An Act to rcgulate the Slaughtering '
and p~event the Stcaliug of Cattle " it is enacted " that it shall be Sec* 6,
lawful for His Excellency the Governor from time to time to appoint within such towns or districts or parts of districts as to him shall sccm fit by a nolicr to be published in thc Government Gazette Inspectors of Slaughter-houses and of Brands and of the skins of Slaughtered Cattle: " And whereas it is necessary to provide for the remuneration of such persons a c t i n ~ in exemtion of the said
Ordinance in manner hereinafter mentioned: '2

it thcrcforc Enacted by His Excellency the Governor of South Australia with the advice &d consent of thc Legislative Council thereof

Be

¯ of thereof: That from and after the passing hereof it shall be lawful

h- 0- authorized

to levy dues.	for every Inspector aforesaid to levy collect and receive from every party who shall bring any head of Cattle or Stock to be slaughtered to any Public Slaughter-house appointed under the provisions of the
said recited Ordinance the respective dues specified and contained
in the Schedule hereto annexed: Provided always that it shall be lawful for the Governor from time to time as occaiion may require
by Proclamation of His Excellency published in the Government
Gazette to vary and reduce and again to advance the said dues not exceediag the maximum dues specified in the said Schedule and thc said several Inspectors shall at least once in every week make a return of all such dues received by them respectively verified under their respective hands and shall forthwith pay the amount thcrcof to the Colonial Treasurer on behalf of Her Majesty Her Heirs and Successore for the public use of the Province and support of the Government thereof.

GEORGE GREY,

Governor and Commander-&Chief.

Passed the Legislative Council, this Nineteenth

day o f Febmary, 1844.

W. L. O'HALLOBAN,

Clerk of Counc2.

SCHEDULE REFERRED TO.

S. d.

For every Calf not exceeding one year old and for every Boar

Sow and Pig. . .. .. .. . .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. . 2 6

For every Bull Cow Ox Heifer Steer and other head of Cattle., 5 0

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Adelaide : By authority, W. C. Cox,