Sydney Commissioners Act 1855 No 23a (NSW)

1855. 19*̂ YIO. No. 23. 2947

Sydney Commissioners.

No. XXIII.

An Act to amend certain Acts relative to the coMmŝioLmi.

powers and duties of the Commissioners for the City of Sydney and their Officers. [26 /̂i October, 1855.]

“I^T IIE IIE A S it is expedient to amend certain Acts of Council

\ T ridative to the powers and duti(!S of the Commissioners for tlie

City of Sydney and their Olliccrs Bo it therefore enacted by Ilis Excellency the Governor of New South Wales by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council thereof as follows :—

1. Anv i)crson sellinij!’ or exposin'^ to sale within the Citv of i"'*?'' ' 'f

Sydney or having in his possession for the purpose of selling or other- sale. wise any blown ])riclced or stulFcd veal lamb butcher’s meat or any other article intended for the food of man shall forfeit and pay a penalty not exceeding twenty pounds.

2. Tlio owner or occupier of any slaughter-house within the Jieit or spleen of

City of S>alney used for the slaughter of animals intended for luxman “A'c klTrimtii''*'''* food shall keep the melt or spleen of such animals in the said slaughter- examined by inspco- housc for the period of twelve hours after the same has been

slauglitercd unless the Inspector of Slaughter-houses shall have pre­ viously to that period of time examined the melt or spleen of such slaughtered animals And any such owner or occupier who shall neglect to do so shall forfeit and pay a penalty not exceeding tv/enty

pounds. .

b. Such person or persons as may from time to time be in that Commisaioners to

behalf appointed by the Commissioners for the City of Sydney all such slaughter-liouses and the melt or spleen and tlie carcasses of all cattle slauglitercd or intended to be slaughtered therein and shall see that as far as possible all the provisions of this Act are duly observed.

be the Inspector or Inspectors during the pleasure of the said Commis­

sioners of slaughter-houses within the City of Sydney and such Duties ofinspcctors.

I. Any person who shall assault resist or obstruct any such pennity for resisting

Inspector of Slaughter-houses when in the execution of his duty or inspoctora.

shall aid abet or incite any person so to do shall for every such olfence

forfeit and pay a penalty not exceeding live pounds.

5 . The blood offal and fflth of all such animals as may be niooii &c. to iic

slaughtered in any slaughter-house or the premises or appurtenance;;

thereunto belonging situated in the said City shall be removed there-	'
from onc(i at least in evciy twelve hours and any owner or occupier who shall fail or neglect to comply witli this enactment shall for every such offence forfeit and pay a penalty not exceeding ten pounds.

G. In any shop building stall or other place within the said Provision against

City kept or used for the sale of butcdier’s meat poultry or fish no unwholesome

meat &c.

animal e.ircass meat poultry flesh or fish Avhich is unfit for the food of man shall be kept or retaiiu'd unless entirely separate and apart from any animal carcass meat poultry ficsli or fish which is intended for such food nor unless the same be ticketed in large and legible and conspicuous characters as being unfit for such food and any person who shall keej) in any shop building stall or place occujiicd or used by him as aforesaid any animal (aarcass meat poultry flesh or fish which is unfit for tlie food of man otlierwise than entirely sejiaratc and apart and ticketed as aforesaid shall bo liable to a penalty not exceeding tw(;nty

pound.s

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Sydney Commissioners.

pounds and tlio Inspector of Nuisances or any other officer appointed by the Commissioners for the City for that purpose may and he is hereby empowered at all reasonable times with or without assistants to enter into and inspect any shop building stall or other place kept or used for the sale of butcher’s meat poultry or fish or as a slaughter-house or any place situated within the said City where any such articles intended for sale are kept and to examine any animal carcass meat poultry flesh or fish which may he therein or thereon and in case any animal carcass meat poultry flesh or fish appear to him to he intended for the food of man and to be unfit for such food the same may lie seized and if it appear to any Justice of the Peace upon the evidence of a competent person that any such animal carcass meat poultry flesh or fish is unfit for the food of man he shall order the same to he destroyed or to he so disposed of as to prevent its being exposed for sale or used for such food and the person to whom such animal carcass meat poultry flesh or fish belongs or in whose custody the same is found shall he liable to a penalty not exceeding ten pounds for every animal or carcass fish or piece of meat flesh or fish or any poultry so found and as to which such Justice shall he satisfied that it was intended for the food of man.

Provision against

sale of adulterated 7. I f any person shall sell or expose for sale within the said

food.	City any adulterated butter meal bread or other article of food know­ ing the same to be adulterated such person so offending shall upon conviction before any Justice of the Peace for every such offence he liable to a penalty not exceeding fifty pounds and such adulterated article shall he forfeited and disposed of as the Justice shall direct and it shall he lawful for such Justice on the application of the Inspector of Nuisances or other officer acting under this Act s(‘tting forth that he has received information and has just cause to bediove that any adulterated article of food is in the possession of any person for the purpose of being disposed of Avithin the said City to grant a Avarrant to enter upon the premises of such person and to search for and seize such article of food and to forfeit and dispose of the same as to such Justice shall seem proper.
Power to appoint
Collectors of Kates.	8. The said Commissioners are hereby empoAvered to appoint Collectors of Hates and to take security from them for the proper and faithful discharge of their duties and AAdien any distress shall be made for rates the costs mentioned in the Schedule to this Act annexed marked A may be also distrained for and recovered.
Power to increase

license fee on hack­ 9. The said Commissioners shall have full power by any by-laws

ney carriages.

to be made in pursuance of the poAAcrs in them vested to increase the license fee upon any hackney carriage or omnibus to bo licensed by them to ply for hire and tlui fee to be jiaid by the proprietors drivers conductors or persons in attendance ujion any such hackney caridage or omnibus to the several amounts mentioned in the Schedule hereunto annexed marked B anything in the Act of Council passed in the

11 Vic. No. 21.

eleventh year of the reign of Her present Majesty Queen Victoria and

numbered tAventy-onc notwithstanding.

Forfeitures how 10. All penalties or forfeitures under this Act may be recovered

recovered.

in a summary Avay before any Justice of the Peace as by law or this

Act is or shall be provided.

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Schedule o f Costs.

£ 3. d.

For every warrant of distress ... ... ... ... ... . .. ••• 0 2 0 0 1 0

For every levy . .. ... . .. ... ... ... ... ... ...

For man in posso.ssion each day or a part of a day ... ... ... ... 0 5 0

For inventory sale coniini.ssion and delivery of goods not exceeding one shilling

in the pound on the net proceeds of the sale.

SCHEDULE B.

£ s. d.

For every Hackney Carriage yearly ... ... ... ... ... 5 0 0

For every Omnibus yearly	. ..	...	...	...	...	...	10 0 0
For every Driver’s License yearly	. ..	...	...	...	...	0 10 0

For every Conductor or Attendant on any such Carriage or Omnibus yearly 0 5 0