The Public Health Act, 1875 (38 & 39 Vict., cap. 55). The Rivers Pollution Prevention Act, 1876 (39 & 40 Vict., cap. 75). The Canal Boats Act, 1877 (40 & 41 Vict., cap. 60) : and other statutes relating to the public health the text of the Queen's printers' editions preceded by a complete index to the same / by Frederic Stratton.

  • United Kingdom
Date:
1890
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The Public Health Act, 1875 (38 & 39 Vict., cap. 55). The Rivers Pollution Prevention Act, 1876 (39 & 40 Vict., cap. 75). The Canal Boats Act, 1877 (40 & 41 Vict., cap. 60) : and other statutes relating to the public health the text of the Queen's printers' editions preceded by a complete index to the same / by Frederic Stratton. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    6. The chaiiiiian shall propose to the meeting the resolution, and the meeting fihall decide for or against its adoption : Provided, that if any owner or ratepayer demands that such question be decided by a poll of owners and ratepayers, such po!l shall be taken by voting papers in the form O. in schedule IV. to this Act, in the same way and with the same incidents and conditions as to the qualification oi electors and scale of voting, as to notice to be given by the returning officer, delivery filling up and collection of voting papers, as to the counting of votes, as to penalties for neglect or refusal to comply with the provisions of the Act, and in all respects whatsoever as is provided by the rules for the election of local boards in schedule II. to this Act; except that in districts or places where there is no register of owners and proxies under this Act, any owner or proxy shall be entitled to have a voting paper delivt red to him if at least fourteen days before the last day appointed f(A delivery of the voting papers he sends a claim in writing to the summoning officer containing the particulars required by schedule II. to this Act to be contained in claims to be ^entered on the register of owners and proxies, and except that the provisions with respect to certain specified days of the month shall not apply. For the purposes of such poll the summoning officer shall be the retu'ing officer, and shall have the |)Owers and perform the duties of a returning officer under schedule II. to this Act, so far as the same are applicable to a poll under this schedule. If no poll is demanded, or the demand for a poll is withdrawn by the persons making the same, a declaration by the chairman shall, in the absence of proof to the contrary, be sufficient evidence of the decision of such meeting. 7. A copy, under the hand of the summoning officer, of every resolution so passed, shall be forwarded by him to the Local Government Board ; and it shall be his duty to publish a copy thereof by advertisement for three successive weeks.in some one or more of the local newspapers circulated in the district or place, and by causing a copy thereof to be affixed to the principal doors of every church and chapel in the place to which notices are usually affixed. 8. Where in pursuance of a resolution passed in manner provided by this schedule any place is constituted a local government district, all costs incurred by the sum- moning officer in relation to the meeting and any poll taken in pursuance of any demand made thereat, shall be a first charge on the general district rates leviable within such district; in the case of a resolution so passed by owners or ratepayers in any urban district, such costs shall be paid out of the fund or rate applicable by the urban authority to the general purposes of this Act. SCHEDULE IV. FORMS. Form A. Form of Notice reqturing Abatement of Nuisance. To [person causing the nuisa7ice^ or owner or occupier of the pre7nises whereon the nuisance exists, as the case may be]. Take notice that under the provisions of the Public Health Act, 1875, the [describe the local authoriiy\ being satisfied of the existence of a nuisance at [describe pre??iises or place where the nuisance exists], arising from [describe the cause op mdsance, for insta7ice, want of a privy or drain ; or for further instance, a ditch or drain so foul as to be a nuisance or injurious to healih ; or for foirth'er instance, swine kept so as fo be a nuisance or injurious to health], do hereby require you within ^ from the service of this notice to abate the same, and for that purj^ose to [state any things required to be done or works to be executed], if ^ou make default in complying with the requisitions of this notice, or if the said nuisance, though abated, is likely to recur, a summons will be issued requiring your aiiendance lo aeswcr a complomi which will be made to a court of summary