Health Act-Amendment.

6. A LOCAL Board may cause to be affixed distinctive Local Board may numbers to every house, tent, or other dwelling not being within a number houses, tents, municipality, and every occupier of such house, tent, or dwelling etc., outside Munici shall maintain the number, and the plate or material on which the pality.

number is painted or otherwise shown, in the place where the same has been affixed as aforesaid; and, in case of non-observance of

this section, every such occupier shall be guilty of an offence, and, Offence and penalty. on conviction thereof, shall be liable to a fine of not more than Five pounds.

Lapse of time for

7. IN case any Local Board fails to make or give notice of a public health rate within the time limited in that behalf, the making health rate. Governor may, by notice published in the Government Gazette, appoint a further time within which such Local Board may make and give notice of such rate.

Amendment of sec

8. SECTION three of the principal Act is hereby amended by inserting, in the fifteenth paragraph, at the end of the first line, after tion 3 of the printhe word "cow," the words "or goat.'

cipal Act.

Amendment of sec

9. SECTION twelve of the principal Act is hereby amended by inserting, in the second paragraph, after the word "Board," where tion 12. it first occurs in the fourth line of that paragraph, the words “and may enter into contracts on its behalf."

10. SECTION seventeen of the principal Act is hereby Amendment of secamended by inserting, in the third line, after the word "contracted," tion 17. the words

or abolished."

11. SECTION thirty-two of the principal Act is hereby Amendment of secamended by inserting, as the second paragraph thereof, as follows:- tion 32.

"The Central Board may make—

(a.) Model by-laws for the guidance of local boards in the
execution of this Act; and

(b.) All such by-laws for any portion of the Colony as a Local
Board might make, if such portion were within the
district of a Local Board.

(a.) May, and so far as expressly directed by the Central Board
shall, adopt the model by-laws prepared by the Central
Board; and

South Australian Health Act, 1898, secs. 147 and 148.

Model by-laws.

(b.) May make, in addition, all such by-laws not repugnant
thereto as it may deem necessary or convenient for By-laws.
properly carrying into effect the provisions of this Act
within the district of the Local Board."

12.

Amendment of sec

Health Act Amendment.

12. SECTION thirty-three of the principal Act is hereby tion 33 of the prin- amended by inserting, in the second line of paragraph (d), after the word "milk," the words "cream, butter, or cheese.'

cipal Act.

Amendment of section 38.

Amendment of section 145.

Amendment of section 146.

13. SECTION thirty-eight of the principal Act is hereby amended by inserting, at the end of the second paragraph, the words "unless such cesspools are so situated and of such construction as shall be required by the by-laws of the Local Board," and by striking out the word "and," in the second line of the seventeenth paragraph, and by inserting after the word "shops" the words "streets and other places."

14. SECTION one hundred and forty-five of the principal Act is hereby amended by striking out the word "eight," in the third line, and inserting instead thereof the word “nine.

15. SECTION one hundred and forty-six of the principal Act is hereby amended by omitting from the first line the words "within any city or town," and omitting from the third line the word "therein."

16.

SECTION one hundred and fifty-three of the principal Amendment of sec- Act is hereby amended as follows:—

tion 153.

Closing public building.

Amendment of section 173.

Amendment of sec. tion 180.

By striking out the word "Local," in the last line of the first paragraph, and inserting instead thereof the word "Central," and

By inserting after the second paragraph thereof the following paragraph:

"When such direction or order is in writing, and has been served on the owner or occupier of such public building, and has not been complied with within fourteen days after such service, the Central Board may, by order in writing, direct the owner or occupier to close such public building until such order is complied with to the satisfaction of the Central Board, and the same shall be closed accordingly, and remain closed until the Central Board otherwise, by writing, directs."

17. SECTION one hundred and seventy-three of the principal Act is hereby amended by omitting from the second line of the fourth paragraph the word "Council," and inserting in lieu thereof the words Local Board."

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18. SECTION one hundred and eighty of the principal Act is hereby amended by omitting from the last line of the second paragraph the word "week," and inserting in lieu thereof the word "month."

19.

Health Act Amendment.

19. SECTION one hundred and eighty-eight of the principal Amendment of secAct is hereby amended by omitting from the fifth line of the fifth tion 188. paragraph the words "Municipal Council," and inserting in lieu

thereof the words "Local Board."

20. SECTION two hundred and thirty-three of the principal Amendment of secAct is hereby amended by striking out the words from "one hundred tion 233. and twelve" to "one hundred and ninety" inclusive, in the third, fourth, and fifth lines, and inserting instead thereof the words “one hundred and thirteen, one hundred and twenty-five, one hundred and seventy-five, one hundred and seventy-six, one hundred and seventy-seven, and one hundred and ninety-three."

21. SECTION two hundred and thirty-eight of the principal Amendment of sec. Act is hereby amended by substituting the word "or" for the word 238. "and," at the end of sub-section one thereof, and by the substitution of the word "or" for the word "and" at the commencement of the fifth line of sub-section two thereof, and by the addition to such section, at the foot or end thereof, of the following words:-"The rate book, compiled under the provisions of the Municipal Institutions Act, 1895, shall be prima facie evidence of the contents of such book, and of the due striking of such rate, without any evidence that the notices or any of the conditions precedent to the due striking of the rate required by the Municipal Institutions Act, 1895, or any amendment thereof, have been given or complied with."

Amendment of sec

22. SECTION two hundred and forty-two of the principal Act is hereby amended by inserting, at the beginning of the third line, tion 242. the word "regulation."

In the name and on behalf of the Queen I hereby assent
to this Act.

ALEX. C. ONSLOW, Administrator.

By Authority: RICHARD PETHER, Government Printer, Perth.

AN ACT for requiring the Proprietors of Railways to carry Mails.

[Assented to, 5th December, 1900.]

E it enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

1. THIS Act may be cited as the Carriage of Mails Act, 1900.

2.

IN this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
"Mails" shall include letters, packets, newspapers, and parcels
sent by post, and also letter-bags and mail-bags, whether
containing letters, packets, newspapers, or parcels, or not:
"Railway Company" means the proprietors of a railway not
belonging to the Government; and

Other words shall bear the same interpretation as in the Post
and Telegraph Act, 1893.

Short title.

Interpretation.

3.