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Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 10512, 6 April 1927, Page 3

Wairarapa Counties' Joint By-laws NOTICE is hereby given that at a Special Meeting of Delegates (duly appointed under Section 113 of “The Counties’ Act. 19201 of the Councils of the Counties of Akitio, Pahiatua, Eketr.huna, Mauriceville, Castlcpoint, Masterton, Wairarapa South and Featherston held on the 10th day of February. 1927, it was resolved (by way of Special Order) that Joint By-Laws of the said Counties be made under “The Counties Act, 1920,” “The Public Works Act, 1908,” “The Health Act, 1920.” “The Motor Vehicles Act. 1924” and the several Acts amending the same respectively and every other power them respectively in this behalf enabling, the object and purport of which Joint By-Laws are as follows: 1. Repeal of all By-Laws previously made by the Councils of the said Counties. 2. Interpretation of terms and general. 3. Conduct of business at Meetings of Council or Committees. 4. Conduct of Officers. 5. Regulating use of Seal. 6. Defining Hawker and Pedlar and requiring Hawkers and Pedlars to be Licensed and fixing the License Fee. 7. Prohibiting Cattle from being at large on Roads ; prohibiting Pigs or Goats from running at Large. 8. Fixing the maximum load op a Bridge. 9. Making provision for Notice to be given to the Council of damage to Bridges and Roads and for repair of damage thereto. 10. Making provision as to the width of tyres on Motor Lorries and Vehicles drawn by Animals. 11. Making provision as to Bullocks as beasts of draught on Roads. 12 Making provision for the lighting of Engines, Vehicles, and Cycles on Roads between sunset and sunrise and requiring cycles to carry reflectors between sunset and sunrise. 13. Making provision for warning by Motorists and Cyclists and for Silencers on Motor Cycles. 14. Regulating traction-engine traffic on Roads, and brakes on Trac-tion-engines and Motor Berries. 15. Empowering Council by resolution to close any specified roads, road, or pant of a road- for Heavy Traffic during months from May to September, and empowering Council by resolution to close any specified Roads, road, or part of a road during the months aforesaid to Heavy Traffic exceeding a weight determined by the Council. IC. Providing for the Licensing of Heavy Traffic on Ronds, fixing the License fees.and regulating the conduct of Heavy Traffic. 17. Providing for refactors on Motor Lorries and regulating the speed of Motor Lorries. 18. Prohibiting fishing from Bridges and regulating mode of driving , Stock over Bridges. 19. Providing for the Licensing of Billiard Rooms, fixing the License fees ; and regulating the conduct of Billiard Rooms. 20. Providing for the Licensing of

Vehicles used to carry Passengers, or goods for hire or reward on County Roads ; fixing the Incense fees, and regulating the Traffic of such Vehicles. 21. Prohibiting certain nuisances on Roads and certain dangerous traffic 011 Roads, prohibiting or regulating hoardings or excavations on or near loads and removal of soil from Roads, maltin'’' provision as to steps to >b© taken by drovers of Live Stock on roads, to make way for \ ehicles; making provision as to damage to fences or gatea in County paddocks; as to the rules of the road; as to grippers attached to wheels; empowering Council to close road as unsafe for all or certain traffic; empowering Council to apnoint parking places for Motor Vehicles near Public gatherings; prohibiting the parking of Motor Vehicles on any Road at any place within half a mile of such gathering except at a parking place «o appointed ; and empowering an Inspector to control Motor Traffic within such half mile. 22. Fixing the Fees for Registration of premises used for carrying on offensive trades or for cattle sale yards, and prescribing the conditions and the form of certificate in respect of such registi ation. 2,‘1. Prescribing the penalties for breaches of any of the By-Laws. The said Resolution was confirmed at a subsequent Meeting of the said Relegates bold at the. Offi >c of tbo Mn.sterton County Council, Chapel Street, Mastorton, at N’oou on Monday the 14th dav of March, 1927. at which a further Resolution was passed that the said By-Laws should come into force upon the Ist dav o* Mnv. 1027. Dated at Masterton this Sixth dav of April, 1927. .1 C. D. MACKLF.V, Clerk to the Delegates.