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14. Every Pound keeper or some person appointed by him as And to be at his deputy, and for whose acts or omissions in respect of any matter and deliver or thing under this Ordinance he shall be responsible, shall con- specified hours Strays between stantly be at hand between the hours of six in the morning and six daily. in the evening to receive and deliver all strays, and in default thereof every such Pound keeper shall be liable upon summary conviction to a penalty not exceeding Ten Dollars for each time he or his deputy shall be so absent; and no stray shall be received at any Pound except between the hours aforesaid.

15. If any Pound-keeper shall hire out, let, use, work, or employ any stray, or allow any stray to be taken out of the Pound wrong fully, or shall suffer any stray while so impounded to be ill-used or injured, he shall, for every such offence, be liable upon summary conviction to a penalty not exceeding Fifty Dollars.

Pound Keepers

not to hire out

or use Strays.

16. In case any stray that may have been impounded shall Unclaimed Strays to be not be redeemed within one week, the same shall be sold, and the sold after no Pound-keeper shall advertise for one week in the Official Gazette tice. for sale all strays except sheep and goats, and he shall notify upon a board to be placed in some conspicuous place at or near the Pound the intended sale of all strays for two days beforehand, and every such sale shall take place between the hours of eleven and three o'clock in the day.

17. If any Pound-keeper or his Deputy shall directly or indirectly Pound Keepers not to purchase purchase any unclaimed stray sold out of his Pound, the purchase Strays. shall be void, and he shall, for every such offence, besides, forfeit upon summary conviction, a penalty not exceeding Fifty Dollars.

18. Every member of the Police Force who shall be a Pound- Pound Keepers being Police keeper, shall regularly and at least once in each month, pay over to Officers to aothe Inspector General of Police to the credit of the Police Pound count regularly to Inspectore Fee Fund, the proceeds of all sales of strays made by him after General, deducting such amounts as he may have paid for rewards; and from and out of such Fund every such Pound-keeper shall be entitled to a gratuity monthly of Five Dollars, or such other gratuity as the Governor and Court of Policy shall from time to time be pleased to appoint, and from and out of such Fund shall be defrayed all expenses

incurred

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incurred for establishing Pounds and for advertising and feeding strays and other incidental legal charges, and the balance if any shall be annually carried to the credit of the Police Reward Fund.

19. Every Pound Keeper who shall not be a member of the Police Pound Keepers Force, shall regularly and at least once in each month pay over to not being Po lice Officers to the Colonial Receiver General the balance of the proceeds of all account regu sales of strays made by him, after deducting the sums of money paid ceiver General for Rewards, the expenses of Poundage and of advertising and feeding strays and other incidental legal charges, and a commission for his own use and benefit of Five per cent on the amount of all such sales.

Penalty on failure to account

On proof of Property, ba lance of sale of Strays to be paid to Owner.

20. If any Pound Keeper shall fail or neglect duly and faithfully to comply with the provisions of either of the two last proceeding sections which shall be applicable to his case, he shall for every such failure or neglect be liable on summary conviction to a penalty not exceeding Twenty-four Dollars; and in the event of his not paying over any money in his hands ou account of the sale of strays to the proper officer and within the time in that behalf prescribed, he shall in addition to such penalty forfeit and pay double the amount of the money so kept back by him.

21. If any person shall prove to the satisfacaion of any Stipendiary or Special Justice of the Peace within three months after the sale of any stray, that he was the owner of such stray, the InspectorGeneral of Police or Colonial Receiver-General, as the case may be, shall, upon the Order of such Justice, pay over to such owner the balance of the proceeds of the sale of such stray which shall have been paid into his hands.

22. All prosecutions for penalties and forfeitures under this OrBecovery and dinance may be instituted by any person before any Stipendiary or appropriation of Penalties: Special Justice of the Peace (which term shall comprehend and include any Superintendent of Rivers, Creeks. Crown Lands, and Forests), and the same shall be conducted in a summary manner and shall be subject to the Review provided by Ordinance No. 19,

No. XV.-XVI.

No. 19 of the year 1856, and all penalties and forfeitures recovered in any such prosecution shall be appropriated and paid as follows, that is to say, one-half to the party prosecuting, and the other half to Her Majesty for the use of the Colony and in support of the Government thereof.*

[Ord. 7 anno E1866.]

23. Nothing in this Ordinance contained shall be taken to Ordinance net to apply to extend or apply to the city of Georgetown according to the muni- Georgetown. cipal limits and boundaries thereof.

may

24. The Governor and Court of Policy may from time to time Governor and make and alter general Rules and Orders, consistent with the pro- may make Court of Policy visions of this Ordinance, for reducing all or any of the Pound Fees Rules. and other charges and expenses specified in this Ordinance, and for regulating the mode of accounting for the same, and generally for the guidance and government of Pound Keepers in the discharge of their duties; and all such Rules and Orders shall be published in the Official Gazette, and when so published shall be binding upon all concerned.

ment of Ordi.

25. This Ordinance shall come into operation and take effect on Commencethe first day of July, in this present year, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Sixty-six.

nance.

XVI.

AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR THE PUNISHMENT OF [Ord. 9 anno OFFENCES AGAINST THE POST OFFICE.

Enacted 25th May 1866, published the 26th following,

came into operation on 1st July, 1866.

[FRANCIS HINCKS, Governor.]

1866.]

WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for the Punishment of Preamble.

offences against the Post Office: Be it therefore enacted by His

Excellency

See Ordinance No. 5 of 1872, which provides for the distribution of the proceeds of all fuos, penalties, and forfeitures.

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Excellency the Governor of British Guiana, with the advice and consent of the Court of Policy thereof, as follows :—

PRELIMINARY.

1. In the interpretation of this Ordinance, unless in any case it Interpretation be otherwise specially provided, or the subject or context be repug nant to such construction,

Clanse

Valuable Se curity

Letter

Post Letter
Bag

The term "valuable Security" shall include any Order, or other Security whatsoever entitling or evidencing the Title of any Person or Body Corporate to any Share or Interest in any Public Stock or Fund, whether of the United Kingdom, or of Great Britain, or of Ireland, or of any Foreign State, or of this Colony, or in any Fund of any Body Corporate, Company, or Society, whether within the United Kingdom or in any Foreign State or Country, or in this Colony, or to any Deposit in any Bank, and shall also include any Debenture, Deed, Bond, Bill, Note, Warrant, Order, or other Security whatsoever for Money or for payment of Money, whether of the United Kingdom, or of Great Britain, or of Ireland, or of any Foreign State, or of this Colony, and any Document of Title to Lands or Goods :

The term "Letter" shall include Packet, and the term "Post Letter" shall mean any Letter or Packet transmitted by the Post under the authority of the Colonial Postmaster; and a Letter shall be deemed a Post Letter from the time of its being delivered to a Post Office to the time of its being deli vered to the person to whom it is addressed; and the delivery to a Letter Carrier or other person authorised to receive Letters for the Post shall be a delivery to the Post Office; and a delivery at the house or office of the person to whom the Letter is addressed, or to him or to his servant or agent or other person considered to be authorised to receive the Letter according to the usual manner of delivering that person's letters shall be a delivery to the person addressed :

The term "Post Letter Bag" shall include a Mail Bag or Box, or
Packet or Parcel or other Envelope or Covering in which Post

Letters

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Letters are contained, whether it does or does not contain
Post Letters:

The term "Mail" shall include every conveyance by which Post Mail
Letters are carried, whether it be a Coach or Cart or Horse
or any other conveyance, and also a person, employed in con-
veying or delivering Post Letters, and also every vessel which
is included in the term "Post Office Packet":

The term "Post Office Packet" shall include every vessel em- Post Office ployed by or under the Post Office or the Colonial Government Packet or the Admiralty for the transmission of Post Letters, and also

Ships or Vessels (though not regularly employed as Post Office

Packets) for the conveyance of Post Letters under contract,

and also a ship or other vessel in the service of Her Majesty in respect of Letters conveyed by it:

Post Office

The term "Officer of the Post Office" shall include the Colonial Officer of the Post Masters and every Deputy and District Post Master, Agent, Officer, Clerk, Letter Carrier, Guard, Rider, or any other person employed in any business of the Post Office, whether employed by the Colonial Post Master, or by auy person under him or on behalf of the Post Office:

The term "Person employed under the Post Office" shall include Persons em. every person employed in any business of the Post Office ployed under according to the interpretation given to Officer of the Post Office:

The term "Post Office" shall mean any House, Building, Room, Post Office. or Place where Post Letters are received or delivered, or in which they are sorted, made up, or despatched :

The term "Court" shall mean the Supreme Court of Criminal Court.
Justice in and for each and every of the several Counties of

the Colony :

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