thereof, of a sum not exceeding two pounds, or, in default of pay- 28 Vic. c. 22. ment, to be imprisoned for any period not exceeding twenty days, with or without hard labour: Provided, however, that no part of to be used, the lot on which the public buildings are situated shall be so set under penalty. apart. riage of articles. V. The rates to be paid for the carriage of articles in such Rates to be carts, waggons, drays, or other like vehicles, shall not exceed the paid for carrates specified in the schedule hereunto annexed, marked (B). VI. Any person in charge of a licensed cart, waggon, dray, or other like vehicle, not being at the time actually employed, or enAny person in charge of gaged to be employed, who shall refuse to take charge of and a licensed convey to any place in the Island of New Providence, within two vehicle unmiles from the Vendue House, in the City of Nassau, in the said employed island, any articles which he may be required to take charge of may not refuse employand convey, shall forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding two pounds, ment under or, in default of payment, be imprisoned, with or without hard certain penal. labour, for a period not exceeding thirty days, or to have his ties. licence forfeited, or suspended for any period not exceeding three months; or have his licence forfeited or suspended, in addition to any such penalty. VII. It shall be the duty of the drivers of all such licensed Drivers of carts, waggons, drays, or other like vehicles, under the orders of licensed vehicles must the police inspector, to keep clean their particular stand once a week, or oftener if required to do so, as also portions of any public stands clean' keep their street or thoroughfare immediately adjacent thereto, under a or be liable to penalty not exceeding one pound for each and every refusal or penalty. neglect so to do, or, in default of payment, to imprisonment for any period not exceeding fourteen days. VIII. to IX., inclusive, repealed by 29 Vic. c. 29. ment for the XII. Every person, whether licensed under this Act or not, All persons who shall commit any of the offences in this section designated, liable to fine shall, for each such offence, on conviction thereof before the or imprisonpolice or acting police magistrate, or before the assistant police offences "a, b, magistrate for the Island of New Providence, be liable to a C, and d," folpenalty not exceeding three pounds for the first offence, and for lowing. the second or subsequent offence, a sum not exceeding five pounds, or to imprisonment, with or without hard labour, for any period not exceeding thirty days in default of payment (that is to say): (a) Whoever shall, by means of any cart, dray, waggon, hand- 28 Vic. c. 22. Taxes to be paid into the Treasury. Licences may be suspended or forfeited, upon conviction. Rules and regulations to be made by Police Magis trate and Inspector of (d) Every person found galloping, riding, or driving any horse, mare, gelding, mule, ass, carriage, waggon, dray, cart, or other vehicle as aforesaid, or by any means propelling the same violently through the roads, streets, or highways, so as to endanger the life or limb of any person, or to the common danger of passengers therein. XIII. All taxes for licences under this Act, shall be paid into the Public Treasury, for and towards the general revenue of the Colony. XIV. Whenever any offence in this Act mentioned, is committed by any person licensed by virtue thereof, it shall be lawful for the person hearing and adjudicating on the complaint made, to suspend for such period as he may think fit, or to declare forfeited the licence of any person convicted of such offence, in addition to any penalty. XV. The police magistrate and inspector of police shall, immediately after the passing of this Act, and thereafter, from time to time, make rules and regulations for the government of the drivers of all licensed carts, waggons, drays, and other like vehicles, and to annex thereto penalties for the breach of any Police, for go- such rules and regulations, as also, from time to time, to alter and rescind the same; all which rules and regulations, on being confirmed by the Governor in Council, shall have the force and effect of law. vernment of drivers. A copy of this Act to be supplied certain persons. Name of Act. Commence ment and du. ration of Act. XVI. A printed copy of this Act, and of the rules and regulations made under it, shall be delivered, free of charge, to every person licensed under this Act, as also to every member of the police force. XVII. This Act may be cited for all purposes, as the Drayman's Act, of 1865. XVIII. That this Act, except so far as relates to the framing of Rules under the 15th section, shall commence and take effect on the first day of May next, and shall continue in force for five years, and from thence to the end of the then next session of Assembly, and no longer. NO. Form of licence for vehicles. SCHEDULE A. [Here insert the number of the Licence.] BAHAMA ISLANDS. By Receiver-General and Treasurer. This is to License for one year A. B., of the Island of New Providence, to employ a cart, waggon, dray, or other like vehicle, as the case may be, naming the particular description of vehicle for the carriage of articles for hire. day of A.D. 18 Dated the SCHEDULE B. Amount which For the carriage of every load of five barrels of flour, or their may be charged equivalent in weight or bulk, the several distances following, that for carriage. is to say: Not exceeding a half mile, nine pence; exceeding a half mile, but not exceeding one mile, one shilling; exceeding one mile, but not exceeding two miles, two shillings; and for 28 Vic. c. 22. every mile exceeding two miles, one shilling additional; and for the carriage of any articles not making a full load, a deduction of one-third of the above charge shall be made. SCHEDULE C. BAHAMA ISLANDS, Į New Providence, These are to License Form of licence to driver. to take charge of and drive any licensed dray, waggon, cart, or other vehicle referred to in the Drayman's Act, of 1865, for a period of one year. Given under my hand this day of 18 N.B.-This licence is not transferable or exchangeable.* 29 Vic. c. 26. An Act to amend the Drayman's Act, 1865. (Assented to 11th May, 1866.) WE HEREAS the Drayman's Act, 1865, requires amendment PREAMBLE. in certain particulars; May it, &c.: son to drive it. I. That from and after the passing of this Act, it shall be Owner of Dray, lawful for the owner of every dray, cart, waggon, or other like &c., may obvehicle, licensed under the Act to which this Act is an amend- tain licence in ment, upon obtaining a licence in his own name, from the Re- his name and employ a perceiver-General and Treasurer, who shall, upon the payment of a fee of four shillings, grant the said licence in the form in the Schedule C to the said Act of 1865, annexed, to employ any person to drive such dray, cart, waggon, or other like vehicle: Provided that such person be of the age of eighteen years and upwards, and be provided with decent clothes to be worn as a driver. Not lawful to ride on a Dray II. It shall not be lawful for the person in charge of any licensed cart, waggon, dray, or other like vehicle, whenever the when loaded, same may be loaded, to ride thereon, nor shall it be lawful for the nor to quit the person in charge of any such cart, waggon, dray, or other like same without vehicle, to quit the same in any place of public resort, without leaving some leaving some other person of the age of eighteen years or upwards one in charge. in charge thereof, whether such cart, waggon, dray, or other like vehicle be stationary or moving, under a penalty in either of the cases aforesaid, of a sum not less than five shillings for every offence, and not exceeding 27., or in default of payment to imprisonment for any period not exceeding twenty days; nor shall it be lawful, under the like penalty, for the person in charge as aforesaid, to drive out of a walk any horse or other animal by which such cart, waggon, dray, or other like vehicle shall be drawn. See 29 Vict. c. 26, s. 3. 29 Vic. c. 26. Repealing clause. Duration clause. III. That the 8th, 9th, 10th, and 11th sections of the Drayman's Act, 1865, and so much of the Schedule C thereto annexed as prohibits the transfer of a driver's licence, shall be and the same are hereby repealed. IV. That this Act shall continue in force so long as the Act to which it is an amendment remains in force. PREAMBLE. Repeal of so much of Act referred to, as relates to the PART VI. CLASS VIII. POLICE REGULATIONS. 25 Vic. c. 4. An Act to amend the Act 24 Vic. c. 20, to amend the Laws establishing Police Regulations in the Colony. (Assented to March 7th, 1862.) W HEREAS, in and by an Act passed in the last session of the General Assembly of these Islands, it is amongst other things enacted: "That every person who shall post in any place of public resort, or in sight of any person who may be passing through, or by such place of public resort, any defamatory matter relating to any person, or who shall otherwise publicly or privately distribute any such defamatory matter, shall on conviction, before a Justice of the Peace, be liable to a penalty not exceeding five pounds, or to imprisonment with, or without hard labour, for any period not exceeding forty days." And whereas it is desirable to repeal so much of the said enactment as relates to the private distribution of defamatory matter; May it, &c.: That so much of the said enactment as relates to the private distribution of defamatory matter, shall be and the same is hereby private distri- repealed. bution of defa matory matter. PREAMBLE. No wheeled 25 Vic. c. 21. An Act entitled An Act to amend the Act of Assembly, 17 Vic. c. 25, for establishing Police Regulations for the Island of New Providence, and for other Purposes. (Assented to 29th April, 1862.) W HEREAS, it is necessary to protect Fleeming's Square from being injured by wheeled vehicles passing over the same; May it, &c.: I. Every person who shall unnecessarily drive any carriage, cart, waggon, dray, or otherwise propel any wheeled carriage or 25 Vic. c.21. vehicle across, or upon any part of Fleeming's Square in the town of Nassau, in the Island of New Providence, used as a military carriage to be parade ground (the streets surrounding the same excepted), shall unnecessarily for each such offence, on conviction before the police magistrate driven across for the said Island of New Providence, be liable to a penalty not Fleeming's exceeding fifty shillings, or to imprisonment, with or without hard Square under a penalty; the labour, for any period not exceeding twenty days: Provided, streets surthat nothing herein contained shall be construed to prevent car- rounding the riages for pleasure to go upon the said Square, when the regi- said Square mental band may perform thereon, for any other than military excepted. Carriages may II. This Act shall be construed as if it had been originally Square when imbodied in, and formed part of the Act to which it is an the Regimental amendment. purposes. go on the Band is performing thereon, for other than Military purposes. 26 Vic. c. 1. An Act to regulate the Licensing of Billiard Rooms, and for other Purposes. (Assented to March 13th, 1863.) W HEREAS, it is expedient that public Billiard Rooms should PREAMBLE. be licensed and otherwise placed under legislative regulation; May it, &c.: I. That from and after the commencement of this Act, it shall Unlawful to not be lawful for any person to keep a public billiard room without keep Public having first obtained a licence for the purpose, as hereinafter pro- without liBilliard Rooms vided for, under a penalty of not exceeding five pounds for every cence. day or part of a day that any such billiard room shall be kept open, or any billiard table therein used. II. That every licence under this Act shall be granted in the How licence same manner as persons are now licensed to retail spirituous granted. liquors, and shall be in force for one year and no longer, from the date thereof. licence. III. That every person obtaining a licence, as aforesaid, shall Ten pounds for pay at the office of the Receiver-General and Treasurer the sum of ten pounds, as a tax thereon, which sum shall be received and applied by the said Receiver-General and Treasurer in aid of the general revenue of the Colony. IV. That it shall not be lawful to keep under the same roof, Unlawful to or attached to any licensed billiard room, a bar, or other place for retail wines the supply of wine, or spirituous or malt liquors, to the persons or liquors in frequenting such billiard room, or otherwise to supply such tached to Bilany place atpersons with wine, or spirituous or malt liquors, unless the liard Room, person holding the licence for such room shall be also licensed, without a liin manner aforesaid, to supply wine or spirituous or malt liquors, cence for that as aforesaid, nor without payment by such person of the like purpose. amount of tax as is now by law imposed on the retail of spirituous liquors under licence. V. That no licensed billiard room shall be kept open, or any Billiard Rooms billiard table therein used on Sundays, or after the hour of eleven not to be kept o'clock at night on any other day, under a penalty to be paid by open after |