Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1884 edition. Excerpt: ...for the purpose of being used as public walks or pleasure grounds, and may support or contribute to the support of public walks or pleasure grounds provided by any person whomsoever. Any urban authority may make byelaws for the regulation of any such public walk or pleasure ground, and may by such byelaws provide for the removal from such public walk or pleasure ground of any person infringing any such byelaw by any officer of the urban authority or constable. Urban Authority may provide Public Clocks. 165. Any urban authority may from time to time provide such clocks as they consider necessary, and cause them to be fixed on or against any public building, or, with the consent of the owner or occupier, on or against any private building the situation of which may be convenient for that purpose, and may cause the dials thereof to be lighted at night, and may from time to time alter and remove any such clocks to such other like situation as they may consider expedient. MARKETS AND SLAUGHTER-HOUSES. Urban Authority may provide Markets. 166. Where an urban authority are a local board or improvement commissioners they shall have power, with the 1 As to purchasing land, vide % 175 and 1yb, post. consent of the owners1 and ratepayers of their district, expressed by resolution passed in manner provided in Schedule III. to this Act, and where the urban authority are a town council they shall have power, with the consent of two-thirds of their number, to do the following things, or any of them, within their district: To provide a market place, and construct a market house and other conveniences, for the purpose of holding markets: To provide houses and places for weighing carts: To make convenient approaches to such market: To provide all such..
