CITY BY-LAWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume IX, Issue 2489, 17 January 1872, Page 3

CITY BY-LAWS.

Vv-tfudiy's Provincial gazette contains by,,J So. 0 of the Municipal Council o.This bylaw Provides tor ~..; ,;,.,.,„ of offenders airamsl certain re-nlat :00, Hi I'down bv the Municipal Council. i-tie i'imitof each penally is .Co, and we are very „lad to notice that, by tne table o, ohomvs, a far-'C number of hitherto existing limsanc -s etinl a "ood elinnee of l.t-iilfl done away wila. y D .. instance : Throwing or sweeping rubbish, „,,„, orange-peel, .V,-., into any street, channel, footway, or pinmo place, may he bv aCo fine. This is quite rigid. 4-5 is all too little, when we remcino-r that, broken bones or a severed artery may be the result of the calenders oarelessn-ss. Liulienulil not lead tlieir hip-dogs on the loot way, ftrthe leader of any annua! a:o:ig any jootpatu ~U T be visited summarily. Keeping any within the limits of the city is ille-al. Beating carp,is, breaking -in , 10r ,,.5, .ning kite-, ,;-!,«-_ bows and arrow.-, or phmug any obstructive game, are fl !I ounces under the by-law, as also is the thro-.viug or discharging of any stoic- or ir,is.-ile."" Who now v. ill be safe ? The ihirsly p.,;,en 2 er must either pocket hi.- orange peel or choke himself will! it ; the erratic newsboy must resume the natural use of his feet, am! discontinue standing upon his head on the footpath ; and the everlasting old lady wilii the objectionable goat, will disappear from the annals oft lie Police Court. These regulations will, however, be of inestimable value if properly carried out. The power to preserve order and comfort is placed in the hands of the municipal authorities, and it is for them to see tUat the spirit of the law is acted up to with due fairness.