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[Assented to 29th March, 1910.] 1. A Law further to amend Law 20 of 1899, entitled “ The Tariff Law, 1899.” [.Assented to 18th May, 1910.] 2. The Appropriation Law, 1910-1911. 3. A Law further to amend the Laws relating to Ele­ mentary Education. [Assented to 2nd June, 1910.] 4. A Law further to amend Law 8 of 1867 entitled “ A Law to organize a Constabulary Force.” [Assented to 6th June, 1910.] 5. A Law further to amend an Act for the Further quieting possessions and regulating Re-Surveys. 6. A Law further to amend Law 36 of 1873 entitled “ A Law to amend and consolidate the Laws relating to Harbours.” 7. A Law to prohibit the keeping of Goats in the City of Kingston. 8. The Deceased Wife’s Sister Marriage Law, 1910. 9'. A Law to amend Law 19 of 1894 entitled “ The Tele­ phone Law, amendment Law, 1894.” 10. A Law to amend Law 8 of 1908, entitled “ The Ap­ propriation Law, 1908-1909.” 11. A Law to amend Law 11 of 1896, entitled “ The Cayman Islands Administration of Justice Law, 1896.” 12. A Law to allow and confirm certain expenditure incurred in the Financial Year 1908-1909. 13. A Law to amend Law 28 of 1904, entitled “ A Law to consolidate and amend the Resident Magistrates Law.” [Assented to 7th June, 1910.] 14. A Law to amend Law 51 of 1908, entitled I The Post Office Law, 1908.”

8 6 6 3 7 IV [Assented to 16th June, 1910.] 15. A Law to amend the Marine Board Law, 1903. [Assented to 30th June, 1910.] 16. A Law further to amend Law 20 of 1899, entitled “ The Tariff Law, 1899.” 17. A Law further to amend Law 40 of 1903, entitled “ The Stamp Duty Law, 1903,” and to consolidate and amend certain Laws amending the said Law. 18. A Law further to amend The Tobacco Duty Laws, 1900-1906. 19. A Law to regulate the Importation of Bees. 20. The sale of Drugs and Poisons Law, 1894, Amend­ ment Law, 1910. 21. A Law to amend Law 1 of 1909, entitled “ The Con- tageous Diseases Animals (Inland) Law, 1909.” 22. A Law further to amend Law 10 of 1868 and to pro­ vide for the Identification of Licensed Dogs. 23. A. Law to provide for the Notification of the Disease known as Yaws. 24. A Law to amend Law 36 of 1909, entitled “ The Kingston Court Law, 1909.” 25. A Law to amend Law 42 of 1909, entitled “ The Judicature Law, 1879, Amendment Law, 1909.” 26. A Law to provide for the issue of Wharf Warrants. [Assented to 2nd July, 1910.] 27. A Law for taking the Census in the year One Thousand Nine Hundred and Eleven. 28. A Law to provide for certain Loans being made in the Parish of Saint Elizabeth for Water Supply. 29. A Law to amend Law 23 of 1907, entitled “ The Earth­ quake Loans Administration Law.” [Assented to 4th July, 1910.] 30. A Law to amend Law 28 of 1897, entitled “ The Kingston Improvements Law, 1890, Amendment Law, 1897.” [Assented to 7th July, 1910.] 31. A Law further to amend Law 23 of 1879, and to regulate the return of Indian Immigrants and to provide for the maintenance of Insane Immi­ grants. V [.Assented to 30th July, 1910.'] 32. A Law further to amend Law 34,1881, entitled “ The Reformatories and Industrial Schools Law, 1881.” 33. A Law further to amend Law 21 of 1888, entitled “ The Registration of Titles Law, 1888” and Law - 20 of 1889, entitled “ The Registration of Titles Law, 1888, further Amendment Law, 1889.” 34. A Law further to amend Law 32 of 1890, entitled “ The Electric Lighting Law, 1890.” 35. A Law further to amend Law 6 of 1867, entitled “ A Law to establish Boards of Health.” 36. A Law to continue and amend the Jamaica Hotels Law, 1904. [Assented to 11th August, 1910.] 37. A Law to make provision for increasing the Water Supply for Kingston and the Liguanea Plains.

REGULATIONS, &C. Telegraph Control. Public Safety Electric Lighting Laws. Telegraph Control. Company’s Law. Building Regulations. Infectious Diseases.

ORDERS IN COUNCIL. Importation of Cattle, &c., from United States of America. " Dogs. “ Articles from infectious places. VI

Statute* and Laws repealed, amended or otherwise affected by Laws 1 to 37 o f 1910.

Statutes or Laws | repealed or How affected. Numbe of amended. Law 1910.

[ I Incorporated with 20 of 1909 | I Schedule I. amended by 1 of 1910. : Schedule II. added to j Incorporated with 1 Certain words in Section 8 repealed 31 of 1892 | by and others substituted for I; Section 24 repealed and new section i substituted for 22 of 1900 : Repealed by , Section 3 repealed and new section 3 of 1910. 6 of 1909 substituted as Sec 25 of Law 31 i of 1892 l ! Section 4 repealed by 23 of 1899 (Certain words in section 3 repealed and others substituted 9 of 1893 | Section 3 repealed by 8 of 1867 Incorporated with 4 of 1910. 41 of 1908 j Repealed by / Geo. II. Cap. IV. ; Section 7 repealed by 5 of 1910. 36 of 1873 j Certain words in section 4 repealed by 9 of 1910. 8 of 1908 ! Certain words and figures in the j Schedule repealed and others sub­ 10 of 1910. stituted / Incorporated with 11 of 1896 \ Section 12 repealed by [ 11 of 1910. 3 of 1889 Section 5 repealed by J 28 of 1904 Incorporated with 13 of 1910. Sections 5 and 23 repealed by 1 The words “ process proceeding ” oc­ curring in line 3 of section 7 repeal­ ed by and the words “ process or 51 of 1908 14 of 1910. proceedings” substituted for Sections 8 and 9 and Schedule A re­ pealed by and new sections and . Schedule substituted for Incorporated with 1 Section 33 repealed and new section substituted 36 of 1903 Sections 427 to 431 of Imperial Act 15 of 1910. 57 and 58 Vic. Cap. 60 applies to all foreign ships while in any port in Jamaica Incorporated with 20 of 1899 Schedules I & II amended by j 16 of 1910. , Section 16 amended by Incorporated with Section 24 amended by 40 of 1903 Section 29, subsection added to 17 of 1910. Section 52, subsection added to , Schedule B, amended by VII

Statutes and Laws repealed, amended or otherwise affected by Laws 1 to 37 o f 1910.

Statutes or Laws Number of repealed or How affected. Law 1910. amended.

29 of 1905 5 of 1906 8 of 1907 Repealed by 17 of 1910. 15 of 1908 38 of 1909 Incorporated with Section 3 repealed by & new section 28 of 1900 substituted Section 6 amended by 18 of 1910. Section 3 repealed by 10 of 1902 Section 4 repealed by & new section substituted 34 of 1894 Incorporated with 20 of 1910. Incorporated with Section 2 (1) amended by 21 of 1910. 1 of 1909 Section 2 (1) (b) amended by Section 2 (3) amended by 10 of 1868 Incorporated with 22 of 1910. 22 of 1908 Repealed by 23 of 1910. Incorporated with 36 of 1909 ] Section 7 repealed by and new 24 of 1910. section substituted for Incorporated with 24 of 1879 / 25 of 1910. \ Subsection added to section 3 by Incorporated with 23 of 1907 Section 21 repealed by and new 29 of 1910. section substituted for Incorporated with 28 of 1897 Section 53 repealed by and new sec­ 30 of 1910. tion substituted 23 of 1879 Incorporated with 31 of 1910. 34 of 1881 Incorporated with 32 of 1910. 21 of 1888 f & Laws amend- < Incorporated with mg the same L Section 20 amended by 33 of 1910. 21 of 1888 ] Sections 43 ,46, 47, 116 repealed by and new sections substituted by 20 of 1889 Section 37 repealed by and new section substituted by 32 of 1890 Incorporated with 34 of 1910. f Sections 1 and 10 amended by 6 of 1867 j Sections 3, 7, 9, 11 and 17 repealed by 35 of 1910. 15 of 1887 Section 3 repealed by 22 of 1898 Section 4 amended by 19 of 1899 Section 2 amended by Re-enacted except section 9 15 of 1904 / 36 ot 1910. Section 2 further amended /

JAMAICA—LAW 1 OF 1910.

A Law further to amend Law 20 of 1899, entitled “ The Tariff Law, 1899. ” [29 th March, 1910.] E it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Council B of Jamaica, as follows :— 1 —This Law may be cited as The Tariff Law, Amend­ Short Title. ment Law, 1910, and shall be read as one with “ The Tariff Law, 1899,” (Law 20 of 1899) hereinafter called the Principal Law.

2—From and after the coming into operation of this Amendment of Schedule I of Prin­ Law the following shall appear as items 44 and 48 respec­ cipal Law. tively of Schedule I of the Principal Law, namely :-S 2 [LAW 1.] Tariff Law, Amendment Law, 1910. 44. Naphtha, Gasolene, and Petrol, per gallon 0 0 4 48. Oils, Petroleum and its products, per gallon 0 0 4

Addition to Sche­ 3— The following shall be added to Schedule II of the dule II ot Princi­ pal Law. Principal Law. 28. (a) Quinine—the alkaloid Quinine and the follow­ ing salts, namely: Sulphate of Quinine. Acid Sulphate of Quinine. Hydrochloride of Quinine. Acid Hydrochloride of Quinine. Hydrobromide of Quinine. Acid Hydrobromide of Quinine.

Time of coming into operation. 4— This Law shall come into operation on the 1st day of April, 1910. JAMAICA—LAW 2 OF 1910.

The Appropriation Law, igiO-1911. [18th May, 1910.] ITT HERE AS of the amount of nine hundred and ninety- Preamble. * * one thousand five hundred and forty-seven pounds seven shillings and eleven pence required for the service of the Civil Government of this Island, and for other purposes, for the Financial Year to end 31st day of March, one thousand nine hundred and eleven the sum of three hundred and twenty-six thousand and eighty- nine pound and nine shillings has been provided for by Law, and it is now requisite to make a further provision of six hundred and sixty-five thousand four hundred and fifty-seven pounds eighteen shillings and eleven pence :

Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Council of Jamaica, as follows*:-— 2 [Law 2.J Appropriation Law, 1910-1911.

Treasurer on war­ 1—The Treasurer of the Island shall, on the warrant of rant of Governor to pay a sum not the Governor, pay a sum not exceeding in the aggregate exceeding in the aggregate £665,457 six hundred and sixty-five thousand four hundred and fifty- 18s. lid. for defraying the seven pounds eighteen shillings and eleven pence for de­ charges, &c., of the Civil Government fraying the several charges and expenses of the Civil Go­ of this Island. vernment of this Island, and for other purposes, for the Financial Year to end on the 31st day of March, one thousand nine hundred and eleven, set forth in the Schedule to this Law annexed.

SCHEDULE TO APPROPRIATION LAW.

£ s. d. Schedule. Charges o f Debt 450 II 2 Pensions 632 14 I The Governor and Staff 1,482 13 0 Privy Council 30 0 0 Legislative Council 1,038 10 0 Colonial Secretariat 3,088 5 8 Public Works Department 15,185 6 0 Lands Department 2,799 8 4 Audit Department 3,466 7 0 Public Treasury 3,753 18 9 Government Savings Bank 2,022 II 9 Clerks of Parochial Boards 600 0 0 Stamp Office 823 14 8 Excise, Internal Revenue and Customs ... 38,364 14 6 Postal and Telegraph Service 38,932 7 10 Judicial 12,826 10 6 M edical 55,374 15 8 Constabulary and Prisons 92,923 I 0 Reformatory 5,544 16 0 Industrial Schools 1,644 13 6 Education 68,571 15 II Harbours and Pilotage ... . 2,994 2 4 Military— Imperial Troops and Colonial defence and preservation of Internal order 5,494 6 8 Direct Cable Subsidy 1,000 0 0 Registrar General’s Department, Record Office, and Registration of Titles Office 738 14 0 Government Printing Office 9,040 6 0 Institute of Jamaica 1,000 0 0 Pensions— Widows and Orphans 16 15 0 Agricultural Services 12,593 7 2 Miscellaneous 10,423 16 0 Public Works and Buildings and Light Houses 16 Railw ay 165,575 5 107,024 0 0

£ 665,457 18 II JAMAICA—LAW 3 OF 1910.

A Law further to amend the Laws relating to Elementary E ducation. [18th May, 1910.] E it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Council B of Jamaica, as follows 1—This Law may be cited as The Elementary Educa- short title, tion Amendment Law 1910, and shall be read as one with Law 31 of 1892 entitled “ The Elementary Educa­ tion Law, 1892 ” (hereinafter called the Principal Law) and the Laws amending the same.

2—In this Law “ Board” means a School Board, pro- Definitions, vision for the creation of which is made by this Law. “ The Board of Education ” means the Board of Educa­ tion established by section 8 of the Principal Law. 2 [Law 3.] Elementary Education Amendment Law, 1910. Constitution of 3— (i) There shall be for every such Town or District as School Board. the Governor may from time to time approve a School; Board and each such School Board shall consist of not less than three persons and shall bear such name as the Governor may direct.

Women eligible. (2) Women shall be eligible for appointment to a Board.

Appointment of 4— The Members of a Board shall be appointed by the members. Duration. Governor and shall hold Office for three years but shall be eligible for re-appointment. Members may be 5— (1) It shall be lawful for the Governor to remove removed and vacancies filled up any of the Members of a Board and to fill up any by Governor. vacancies thereon. Chairman and (2) The members of each Board shall annually Vice-Chairman. appoint a Chairman and a Vice-Chairman out of their number.

Quorum. 6— (1) Three Members of a Board including the Chair­ man or Member presiding shall, unless the Go­ vernor otherwise orders, form a quorum.

Procedure in absence of Chair­ (2) If the Chairman and Vice-Chairman be both man and Vice- Chairman. absent from any meeting the members present shall elect a Chairman to preside at that Meet­ ing in the absence of such Chairman and Vice- Chairman.

Mode of resigna­ 7— (1) Any Member of a Board may resign his seat tion. thereat by letter addressed to the Governor. Appointment of (2) Any Member leaving the Island shall inform acting member during absence of the Chairman in writing of the time he is likely member from Island. to be absent, and the Chairman shall report the matter to the Governor, who may if he sees fit appoint an acting Member during such absence. Member leaving (3) Any Member leaving the Island without so Island without notification vacates communicating with the Chairman shall ipso his seat facto vacate his seat. Elementary Education Amendment Law, 1910. [Law 3.] 3 8— A Board shall, subject to the provisions of thePowers of Board. Code of Regulations, have full power of management of all Government Elementary Schools within the Town or District for which it shall be appointed and shall also have such duties and powers in respect of educational matters as may with the approval of the Governor be assigned or delegated to it by the Board of Education.

9— A Board may make by-laws for the conduct of Bye-laws.its business, the regulation of its proceedings and the times and places of its meetings but no such by-law shall take effect unless and until it has been approved by the Super­ intending Inspector of Schools.

10— The Chairman may by five days’ notice addressedSpecial meeting. to each member call a Special Meeting of a Board at any time and at any place, within the parish, town or part of the Island for which such Board may be constituted.

11— The words “not less than nine or more than thir­Certain words in Section 8 of 31 of teen members” occurring in Section 8 of the Principal 1892 repealed and others substituted. Law are hereby repealed and the following words sub­ stituted “not less than twelve or more than fifteen members.”

12— (1) From and after the making of any Order underProvisions for com­ section 18 of the Principal Law declaring that pulsory attendance. within any District or Town named therein all children between the ages in the said section men­ tioned shall attend School, it shall be the duty of the Board for the District or Town named in the Order, subject to the directions of the Superintend­ ing Inspector of Schools, to take all proper mea­ sures, by prosecution of parents and otherwise to enforce compliance with such Order, and all costp and expenses connected with any such enforcement as aforesaid shall be charged to the vote provided for such purposes among the annual appropriations made by the Legislature for the vote of Elementary Education. 4 [Law 3.] Elementary Education Amendment Law, 1910.

U n it* o f Town or jo) Anv order made under section 18 of the Prin- District ' ' J cipal Law may prescribe the limits of any Town or District named in such Order and thereupon the limits so prescribed shall be for the purposes of the Order the limits of such Town or District.

Section 24 of Law 13— Section 24 of the Principal Law and Law 22 of 2i of 1900 repealed. 1900 entitled “ The Elementary Education Law 1892, “ Amendment Law 1900 ” are hereby repealed and the following section shall be read and numbered as section 24 of the Principal Law.

Substituted for Section 24 of Law 24—(1) Scholarships of the total annual value of Two 31 of 1892. hundred and eighty Pounds or of such greater annual value as the Legislative Council may by resolution approve shall be annually granted to pupils from the Elementary Schools of the Island, who shall declare their intention of con­ tinuing their Education at any School created or assisted under the Secondary Education Law, or which, not being a Public Elementary School, may on the recommendation of the Board of Education be approved by the Governor. (2)—Such Scholarships shall be awarded by the Superintending Inspector of Schools in such numbers -and after such examination and on such terms as to duration, value, age limit and otherwise as the Legislative Council may from time to time by resolution approve.

Repeal of Section 3 of Law 6 of 1909. 14—Section 3 of the “Elementary Education Amend­ ment Law, 1909” (6 of 1909) is hereby repealed and the following section shall be read and numbered as section 25 of the Principal Law. lecSon'IsofLaw 25. The Manager or Managers of any Public Elemen- 31 of 1892. tary School shall render.to the Superintending Inspector of Schools within fourteen days of the receipt of each of the grants referred to in Articles one hundred and seven, one hundred Elementary Education Amendment Law, 1910. [Law 3.] 5 and fourteen, and one hundred and sixteen of the Code of Regulations, Vouchers for the pay­ ments made out of each such grant and shall at the same time or not later than the close of each month render Vouchers for the amounts expended out of all other grants of whatever kind. If any such Vouchers are not received or are in the judgment of the Superintending In­ spector of Schools unsatisfactory it shall be law­ ful for the Superintending Inspector of Schools to suspend the payment of the whole or any part of the grants for the School pending investiga­ tion, and any unauthorised expenditure may be deducted from future payments to the School. 15— The words “any such alterations shall only take Certain words in effect after having lain for two weeks on the table of the I 3eg( repealed Legislative Council during its Session without being dis- “"^°etjers'sub' allowed by resolution of that Council” occurring in Sec­ tion 3 of the “Elementary Education Amending Law, 1899” (23 of 1899) are hereby repealed and the following words substituted “No such alteration shall take effect until it has been confirmed by a resolution of the Legis­ lative Council moved after previous notice.”

16— Section 3 of Law 9 of 1893 entitled “The Elemen- Repeal of Section tary Education Law, 1892, Amendment Law, 1893” and IndifsJthn^of section 4 of the Elementary Education Amendment Law, Law 6 of I909' 1909” (6 of 1909) are hereby repealed.

JAMAICA—LAW 4 OF 1910.

A Law Further to Amend Law 8 of 1867 entitled A Law to organize a Constabulary Force. [2nd June, 1910.\ E it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Council B of Jamaica, as follows:— 1—This Law may be cited as the Police Pension and Incorporated with Law 8 of 1867 and Reward Fund Law 1910 and shall be read as one with any law amending- the same. Law 8 of 1867 entitled “ A Law to organize a Constabu­ lary Force” hereinafter called the Principal Law and any Law incorporated with or amending the same.

2—(1) From and after the coming into operation of this No sums to be de­ ducted from pay of Law no sums shall be deducted for the pur­ the Police Force and all monies poses of pension from the pay of persons who payable for pension to be paid out o f joined the Police Force on or after the eleventh General Revenue. 2 [Law 4.J Police Pension and Reward Fund, 1910. day of August, 1894, or who may hereafter join the said Force and all monies at any time hereafter payable to any such person by way of pension shall be paid out of General Reve- nue. Pension to be paid according to rules (2) All sums hereafter payable by way of such pen­ approved under Section 24 of Prin­ sion shall be paid according to the rules relat­ cipal Law or such rules as may be ing to pensions approved and promulgated on made by Governor in Privy Council. the eleventh day of August, 1894, under the authority of section 24 of the Principal Law or such other rules as may hereafter be made by the Governor in Privy Council in that behalf.

Officer70° con- ®—If any Sub-Officer or Constable who joined the Po­ rtable of less than ijCe Force on or after the eleventh day of August, 1894, or five years service . incapacitated by who may hereafter join the said Force having less than ill-health not ex- , . ceeding one week's five years continuous service shall become incapacitated months of service, from further service in the Constabulary by ill health not brought on by his own vice or intemperance it shall be lawful for the Governor in Privy Council to allow such Sub-Officer or Constable a gratuity not exceeding the amount of one week’s pay of his rank for every six months of his continuous service in the Force and such gratuity shall be paid out of General Revenue.

SSilitTrSn- 4—The capital sum now standing to the credit of the andinter«tilaccra1 C°ns4aI,'uIary' Pension Fund in respect of the contribu- ing therefrom to be tions of persons who joined the Police Force on or after earned to account of General Re- the eleventh day of August, 1894, shall be kept invested venue. , under its present designation of “ the Constabulary Pen­ sion Fund, Law 21 of 1895” and the interest accruing there­ from shall be carried to the account of General Revenue. Any amounts received by the repayment of invest­ ments held on account of this Fund shall be reinvested for the Fund, or applied at the discretion of the Governor to the reduction of the public debt of the Island,

5—From and after the coming into operation of this Law, tSSTof'M^dpS aU su°k fines> penalties, proportions of penalties and sums of money of whatever kind as have heretofore been car­ Police Pension and Reward Fund, 1910. [Law 4.] 3 ried to the account known as “ The Constabulary Force Law to be paid into General Revenue. Reward Fund,” save and except fines imposed under rules and regulations made under the authority of sec­ tion 3 of the Principal Law, shall be paid into General Revenue. 6—Law 41 of 1908 entitled “ The Constabulary Gra­ Law 41 of 1908 re­ pealed. tuities Law 1908” is hereby repealed

JAMAICA—LAW 5 OF 1910.

A Law further to amend an Act for the Further Quieting Possessions and Regulating Re-surveys. [6th June, 1910.] E it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Council B of Jamaica, as follows :—-

1—This Law may be cited as The Crown Lands Short Title. Squatters Law 1910.

2—Section V II of IV George II, Chapter IV, being an Repeal of Section vii of iv Geo. II, Act passed by the Council and Assembly of the Island of Chapter iv. Jamaica on the 27th day of November, one thousand seven hundred and thirty one and entitled “ An A ct for the further quieting possessions and regulating Re- surveys” is hereby repealed.

3—This Law shall come into operation on the first day Time of operation of Law. of April, 1911.

JAMAICA—LAW 6 OF 1910.

A Law further to Amend Law 36 of 1873 entitled A Law to Amend and Consolidate the Laws relating to Harbours. [6th June, 1910.] E it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Council B of Jamaica as follows:— 1—This Law may be cited as the Harbours Consolidation Short Title. Law 1873, Amendment Law, 1910.

2—In section fifteen of “ The Harbours Consolidation Law, Substitution for certain words in Law 1873 ” for the words “ penalties not exceeding Twenty Section 15 of the- Law of 1873. pounds ” shall be substituted the words “ penalties not exceed­ ing One Hundred pounds” and the said section shall henceforth be read and construed accordingly.

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JAMAICA—LAW 7 OF 1910.

A Law to prohibit the keeping of Goats in the City of K ingston. [6th June, 1910.] E it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Council B of Jamaica, as follows 1—-.This Law may be cited as the Kingston Goat Law, Short Title. 1910. 2—From and after the passing of this Law it shall not Unlawful to keep any Goat in the be lawful to keep any goat in the city of Kingston and City of Kingston. Law I of 1867 to the provisions of Law 1 of 1867 entitled “ A Law to pro­ apply to goats. h ib it the keeping of swine in the city of Kingston and “town of ‘Port Royal” shall apply to the keeping of goats in the city of Kingston in the same manner as such law applies to the keeping of swine.

3—For the purposes of this Law the City of Kingston Definition of area of Kingston. shall be such area as may be defined from time to time by resolution of the Mayor and Council of Kingston and approved by the Governor in Privy Council and published in the Jamaica Gazette.

JAMAICA—LAW 8 OF 1910.

The Deceased Wife’s Sister Marriage Law, 1910. [6th June, 1910)

W H E R E A S doubts have arisen as to the validity of Preamble, ' ' marriages contractedacted between a man and his de­de- ceased Wife’s Sister and it is expedient to remove such doubts. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Council of Jamaica, as follows:—

1— This Law may be cited as the Deceased Wife’s Sister Title. Marriage Law 1910.

2— In this Law the word “ sister” shall include a sister of Definition, the half-blood.

3—This Law shall not come into operation unless and Time of coming until the Governor notifies by Proclamation that it is His luto operatIon- Majesty’s pleasure not to disallow the same and thereafter o Deceased Wife's Sister Marriage Law 1910. [La w 8.] it shall come into operation upon such day as the Governor shall notify by the same or any Proclamation.

vJio“ io0nf t i n ; 4—This Law extends to the Turks and Caicos Islands and to the Cayman Islands. Islands. Marriage with De- 5—No marriage heretofore or hereafter contracted between sister not void or a man and his deceased wife’s sister, within this Colony or contract.35 * ° without, shall be deemed to have been or shall be void or voidable, as a civil contract, by reason only of such affinity.

No Estate, Stc.. to (j—No right, title, estate or interest, whether in possession be prejudicially ° 7 ' . affected. o r expectancy, and whether vested or contingent at the time of the passing of this Law, existing in, to, or in respect of, any dignity, title of honour, or property, and no act or thing lawfully done or omitted before the passing of this Law shall be prejudicially affected nor shall any will be deemed to have been revoked by reason of any marriage heretofore contracted as aforesaid being made valid by this Cr0o»n& cbytohc Law. And no claim by the Crown for duties leviable on or affectcJdUdicially with reference to death, and before the passing of this Law due and payable, and no payment, commutation, composi­ tion, discharge, or settlement of account in respect of any duties leviable on or with reference to death before the pass­ ing of this Law duly made or given, shall be prejudicially affected by anything herein contained.

Nothing in this Law shall affect the devolution or dis­ tribution of the real or personal estate of any intestate, not being a party to the marriage, who at the time of the passing of this Law shall be, and shall until his death continue to be, a lunatic, so found by enquiry.

w ife ’s Sis7erh 7— (!) Wives’ sisters shall be included in the class of per­ sons adultery with whom constitutes a right on the part of wives, to sue for divorce under Law 14 of 1879 entitled The Divorce Law, 1879.

Marry sister°of (2) It shall not be lawful for a man to marry the sister of his divorced wife, or of his wife by whom he has been divorced, during the} lifetime of such wife. JAMAICA—LAW 9 OF 1910.

A Law to Amend Law 19 of 1894 entitled The Telephone Law, Amendment Law, 1894. [6th June, 1910.] E it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Council B of Jamaica, as follows 1—This Law may be cited as The Telephone Law short Title. Amendment Law, 1910.

2—The words “ The cost of supplying and maintaining Repeal of certain ° words in Section 4 “ any such wire maybe defrayed by advances on the of Law 19 of 1894. “ warrant of the Governor from the General Revenue and “ assets of the Island and charged to an account to be “ called ‘ The Private Telephone Account,’ and all “ moneys received for the rental or sale or on account of “ such wires, shall be paid into the Treasury and credited “ to the same account in repayment o f such advances and “ of interest thereon at the rate of 4 per cent, per annum” occurring in section 4 of Law 19 of 1894 entitled “ The Telephone Law Amendment Law, 1894” are hereby repealed.

JAMAICA—LAW 10 OF 1910.

A Law to amend Law 8 of 1908 entitled 11 The Appropria­ tion Law, 1908-1909." [6th June, 1910.] E it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Coun­ B cil of Jamaica, as follows :—

lfeThis Law may be cited as the Appropriation Law, Short Title. 1908-1909, Amendment Law, 1910.

2—The words and figures “ Constabulary and Prisons Certain words and figures in the £81,114 3s. 7d.” occurring in the Schedule to Law 8 of Schedule to Law 8 of 1908 repealed 1908 entitled “ The Appropriation Law, 1908-1909” are and others substi­ hereby repealed and the words and figures “ Constabulary tuted. and Prisons £88,114 3s. 7d.” substituted and the said Schedule shall be read and construed as if the words and figures hereby substituted had originally appeared in the said Schedule instead of the words and figures hereby repealed.

JAMAICA—LAW 11 OF 1910.

A Law to amend Law 11 of 1896 entitled “ The Caym an Islands Administration o f Justice Law, 1896." [6th June, 1910.] E it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Council B of Jamaica, as follows:— 1—This- Law may be cited as the Cayman Islands Short Title. Administration of Justice Law, 1910, and shall be read as one with Law 11 of 1896 entitled “ The Cayman Islands Administration of Justice Law, 1896,” hereinafter called the Principal Law.

2—Grand Courts shall, subject however to Law 31 of Time of holding Grand Courts. 1887 entitled “ The Cayman Islands Grand Court Law, 1887 ” be held on the first Wednesday in the months of June and December in every year or at such other times as the Governor may from time to time appoint.

3—Section 12 of the Principal Law and section 5 of Repeal of Section 12 of Principal Law 3 of 1889 of the Cayman Islands entitled “ A Law Law and of Section for regulating the Courts of Justice of the Cayman 5 of Law 3 of 1889. Islands” are hereby repealed.

JAMAICA—LAW 12 OF 1910.

A Law to allow and confirm certain expenditure incurred in . the Financial Year 1908-1909. [6th June, 1910\ HEREAS expenditure was necessarily incurred during Preamble. W the Financial Year, 1908-1909, on certain services not provided for, or not fully provided for by Law 8 of 1908: Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Council of Jamaica, as follows:—

Certain expendi­ 1—The expenditure during the Financial Year 1908- ture during finan­ 1909 to the amount of one thousand two hundred and thirty- cial year 1908-9 allowed and con­ four pounds, thirteen shillings and ninepence on certain firmed. services, set forth in the Schedule to this Law annexed, and not provided for, or not fully provided for by Law 8 of 1908, is hereby allowed and confirmed. 2 [Law 12.] Expenditure in Financial Year 1908-1909. Schedule. SCHEDULE. £ s. d. Charges of Debt 362 17 11* Governor and Staff 18 13 5 Legislative Council 8 18 6 Audit Department 73 17 6 Judicial 84 5 7 Reformatory 345 19 7 Registrar General’s Department and Record Office 18 1 2 Registrar of Titles 186 8 10* Printing Office 135 11 2

£.1,234 13 9 I fJAMAICA— LAW 13 OF 1910.

{jA LawitofAmend Law 28 of 1904 entitled “ A Law to consolidate-and Amend the Resident Magistrates Law.” [6th June, 1910.] E it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Council B of Jamaica as follows:—

1—This Law may be cited as The Resident Magistrates Short Title. Amendment Law, 1910 and shall be read as one with “ The Resident Magistrates Law, 1904” hereinafter called The Principal Law.

2—Notwithstanding anything contained in the Princi- Governor may ap­ pal Law it shall be lawful for the Governor to appoint foMwoor5more** the same Officer to be Clerk of the Courts for two or more ofParishes.portlons Parishes or portions of Parishes and any Officer so appointed shall reside within such Parish as the Go­ vernor shall appoint and shall have in each Parish or portion of a Parish for which he is appointed all the powers and immunities conferred by the Principal Law on a Clerk of the Courts.

JAMAICA— LAW 14 OE 1910.11

A Law to \amend Law 51 o f 1908, entitled the Post\Office Law, 1908. [7th June, 1910.] E it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Council B of Jamaica, as follows 1—This Law may be cited as The Post Office Amend­ Short title. ment Law 1910, and shall be read as one with Law 51 of 1908 hereinafter called the Principal Law.

2—Sections 5 and 23 of the Principal Law are hereby Repeal of Sections 5 and 23 of Law 51 repealed. of 1908.

3—The words “ process proceeding” occurring in 3 of Certain words in 3 of Section 7 of Law section 7 of the Principal Law are hereby repealed and 51 of 1908 repealed and other words in place and stead thereof the words “ process or proceed­ substituted. ings” substituted. 2 The Post Office Amendment Law 1910. [La w 14.] 4 - Sections 8 and 9 of the Principal Law and schedule A of the Principal Law are hereby repealed and in place and stead thereof the following sections substituted

Substituted for Sec­ tion 8 of Law 51 of 8. It shall be lawful for the Governor with the advice 1908. and consent of the Privy Council, to settle and from time to time to vary and alter the rates for all letters, parcels, books, book-packets and newspapers : Provided that until varied or altered as aforesaid the several rates of inland postage specified in Schedule A to this Law annexed, shall be payable and demandable on all letters, newspapers, parcels and book-packets passing through the Post Office in this Island. Substituted for Sec­ tion 9, Law 51 of 9. (I.) The postages on all letters, and newspapers not 1908. intended to be sent out of this Island, passing through the Post Offices, or posted at, to be delivered from any Post Office, shall be prepaid by adhesive postage stamps of a value equal to the amount of postage chargeable thereon, respectively. (II.) Where the postage on any letter, newspaper or book-packet shall not be duly prepaid, double the postage or deficient postage thereon shall be paid by the person to whom the same shall be addressed before the delivery thereof to him, and in case of the refusal of such person to receive the same and to pay such double postage or deficient postage, or if he cannot be found, such double postage or deficient postage, and costs (if any), shall be recovered from the sender in like manner as duties of postage are recovered under section 56 of the Principal Law. (III.) The postages on all parcels not intended to be sent out of this Island, passing through the Post Offices, or posted at, to be delivered from any Post Office, shall be prepaid by adhesive [Law 14.] The P ost Office Am endm ent Law 1910. 3 postage stamps, of a value equal to the amount of postage chargeable thereon respectively: Provided that no parcel shall be forwarded by the post, unless the same shall be prepaid as aforesaid.

5—The provision of sub-section 1 of section 24 of the Sub-section I of Section 24 of Law Principal Law shall not apply to foreign parcels. 51 of 1908, not to apply to foreign parcels. SCHEDULE A. (Section 8.)

SCHEDULE OF POSTAGES. Substituted for Schedule A. of Letters. Post-Cards. Book Parcels. Law 51 of 1908. Packets. Newspapers Prices Cur­ Registration For each For each For each ounce Reply each. rent each. two ounces two ounces Fee. or fractional Single. or fractional or fractional part thereof. paid. part thereof. part thereof.

Half­ One One penny. penny. penny. Half-penny. Half-penny. Half-penny. One penny. Twopence.

LETTERS OF SEAMEN AND SOLDIERS.

Not exceeding half an ounce in weight. Remarks.

For a letter to or from One penny If exceeding half an ounce in weight, a Seaman or Soldier in or if not properly addressed to him, His Majesty’s service ad­ or if from him not properly franked dressed to or originating by his commanding officer, the letter in a country not participa- ceases to be privileged, and is liable ing in the Id. postage to the ordinary rates of postage. scheme ■ JAMAICA—LAW 15 OF 1910.

A Law to amend the Marine Board Law, 1903. [16th June, 1910.] T>E it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Council of Jamaica, as follows:—

1— This Law may be cited as “ The Marine Board Law,Incorporationlwith Marine BoardJLaw 1910,” andshall be read as one with Law 36 of 1903, entitled (36 of 1903). The Marine Board Law, 1903, hereinafter called the Principal Law.

2— This Law shall come into operation upon such dateLaw as not to come] into operation until shall be fixed by the Governor in a Notice to be published in date fixed by-the Governor. the Jamaica Gazette.

3— When a foreign ship, being at a port in Jamaica, Section is, 23 to 30 of principal law to whilst at that port, unsafe by reason of the defective condi­ apply to a foreign ship found to be tion of her hull, equipments, or machinery or by reason of unseaworthy while 2 [LAW 15.] The Marine Board Law, 1910. at a port in Jamaica u n lo a d in g or improper loading, the provisions of section mtSiSonl® Twenty-three to Thirty of the Principal Law (which relate to the inspection of Ships alleged to be unseaworthy and the powers of Inspectors) shall apply to that foreign ship as if she were a British Ship with the following modifications—

Copy of order for (1) a copy of the order for the provisional detention of detention of ship to be served on the ship shall be forthwith served on the consular consular officer of country to which officer for the country to which the ship belongs ship belongs. at or nearest to the said port

Consular officer on (2) where a ship has been provisionally detained the request of owner or master of ship consular officer, on the request of the owner or may require that a person selected by master of the ship, may require that the person him shall accom­ pany Inspector appointed by the Marine Board to survey the ship appointed by Marine Board to shall be accompanied by such person as the consular survey ship. In case of difference officer may select, and in that case, if the Inspector between such per­ son and Inspector so appointed and that person agree, the Marine the owner or Board shall cause the ship to be detained or released master of ship may appeal to accordingly, but if they differ, the Marine Board Court of Survey. may act as if the requisition had not been made, and the owner and master shall have the like appeal to a Court of survey touching the report of the Inspector as is provided in the case of a British Ship, and

On appeal to Court (3) where the owner or master of the ship appeals to of survey consular officer may on re­ the court of survey, the consular officer, on his quest of owner or master appoint a request, may appoint a competent person to be competent person to be assessor. assessor in the case in lieu of the assessor who, if the ship were a British Ship, would be appointed otherwise than by the Marine Board.

Preceding section 4—Nothing in the preceding section shall affect any foreign not to affect any , . , , . . . 6 foreign ship com- snip not bound to a port m Jamaica which comes mto any Jamaica unlessln port in Jamaica for any purpose other than the purpose of gers, discharges embarking or landing passengers, or taking in or discharging cargo °r taitesm carg0 or taking in bunker coal. ff 57™d^8 vfc-1 5—Sections f°ur hundred and twenty-seven to four hundred tona c. 6o to appiy_ and thirty-one of the Imperial Act 57 and 58 Victoria Chapter The Marine Board Law, 1910. [Law 15.] 3

60 relating to life saving appliances shall, after the appointed to all foreign ships while in any port day, apply to all foreign ships while they are within any port in Jamaica. In­ spector to have all in Jamaica as they apply to British Ships and an Inspector powers of surveyor referred to in sec­ appointed under section 23 of the Principal Law shall have tion 431. Exemp­ tion granted by all the powers of the Surveyor of ships referred to in section Order in Council 431 of the above Act. Provided that any exemption granted shall apply to Jamaica. by an order in Council, issued under section 4 of the Im­ perial Act 6 Edward VII Chapter 48, shall apply to Jamaica.

6— For the purposes of section five of this Law the appointed“ Appointed Day” shall be 1st Janu­ day shall be the first day of January 1911, or such other day ary, io n , or such other day as the not being more than twelve months later, as the Governor Governor may may appoint; and different days may be appointed for appoint. different foreign countries.

7— Section 33 of the Principal Law is hereby repealed and the following Section substituted :

33. The Marine Board shall accept and recognise all Marine Board to recognise certifi-1 certificates, being unexpired and in legal operation, cates issued under A ct of Unitea issued or recognised under the provisions of any Act Kingdom or Bri­ or Statute now or hereafter in 'force in the United tish Colonies or such as Governor Kingdom, or in any of the British Colonies or such may direct. other certificates as the Governor in Privy Council may with the approval of His Majesty’s Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies direct.

JAMAICA—LAW 16 OF 1910.

A Law further to amend Law 20 of 1899, entitled “ The Tariff Law, 1899." [30th June, 1910.] E it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Council B of Jamaica, as follows 1—This Law may be cited as The Tariff Law,- Amend­ Title. ment Law, 1910, and shall be read as one with Law 20 of 1899, entitled “ The Tariff Law, 1899,” hereinafter called The Principal Law.

2—Schedule I to the Principal Law is hereby amended Schedule 1. to Principal Law (a) by deleting therefrom the figures, letters and amended. words following, that is to say :— “ 43. Milk, condensed (weight of the “ tin to be included in the weight for “ duty) per lb ... £0 0 0J 2 [Law 16.] The Tariff Law Amendment Law. 1910. (b) by substituting five pence for nine pence as the duty payable per gallon on the several articles mentioned in the items numbered forty-six, forty- seven and forty-nine respectively in the said Schedule. (c) by substituting two shillings and sixpence for five shillings and sixpence as the duty payable per lOOlbs on “ soap” as set out and enumerated in the item numbered fifty-eight in the said Schedule.

Schedule ii. to 3—Schedule II to the Principal Law is hereby amended Principal | (Law amended. by adding to the articles therein enumerated the fol­ lowing, that is to say:— “ In item 34. after the word “ fibres” the words “ and for raising water for the development, manufac­ ture or preparation of the agricultural or mineral products aforesaidand after the item numbered 47 the figures and words following, that is to say— • “ 48. Milk, condensed.” “ 49. Wire for fences and staples for fastening the wire of fences.” “ 50. Iron, galvanized for roofing, also screws, rivets, washers or bolts, also iron ridging, guttering, brackets and down pipes specially manufactured for use with such roofing.” “ 52. Artisans’ tools and implements namely the distinctive tools and implements ordinarily used by an artisan in his trade or calling. The term ‘Artisan’ to be limited to mean fitter, mason, bricklayer, plasterer, smith, carpenter, painter, cabinetmaker, cooper, bootmaker, saddler, watch­ maker and tailor and the things exempted to be limited -to articles such as are prima facie not ordinarily used in connection with other or domestic purposes, and not to include any article entering into the construction as part of the thing worked upon.” The Tariff Law Amendment Law , 1910. [LAW 16.] 3 4— Section 16 of the Principal Law is amended by theSection 16 of Principal Law addition of the following proviso, viz.:— amended. Provided also that where the actual quantity or mea­ sure cannot be ascertained by ordinary methods it shall be lawful for the Governor in Privy Council by re­ gulation under section 11 of the Principal Law to approve an approximate scale of drawback. 5— In construing the language employed in Schedule II. of the Principal Law to describe articles intended to be free of duty the articles named as free must be con­ sidered in their primary character in relation to the use under which exemption is given. When the charac­ ter of such articles has been added to, modified or changed by embellishment or combination with some other article whose primary character is other than that described against the article on the free list the consi­ deration as to whether the composite article is liable to duty shall be the relative value of the component parts considered under the two schedules of the tariff, viz.: the schedule imposing duty and the schedule granting ex­ emption. If the value of the dutiable portion exceeds the value of the portion coming under a description on the free list then duty shall be charged on the composite article ; but if the value of the portion formed by any items appearing on the free list exceeds the value of the portion not exempted then the article considered in its complete character shall be ^exempt from duty.

6— This Law shall continue in force until the first dayDuration of Law. of June, 1911.

JAMAICA—LAW 17 OF 1910.

A Law further to amend Law 40 of 1903, entitled “ The Stamp Duty Law, 1903,” and to consolidate and amend certain Laws amending the said Law. [ 80th June, 1910] T)E it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Council of A ' Jamaica, as follows:—

1— This Law may be cited as The Stamp Duty AmendmentShort title. Law, 1910, and shall be read as one with Law 40 of 1903, entitled “ The Stamp Duty Law, 1903” hereinafter called the Principal Law.

2— This Law shall come into operation upon such dateDate as of coming shall be fixed by the Governor in a notice to be published in into operation. the Jamaica Gazette and in the absence of such a notice shall come into operation on the First day of July, 1910. 2 [Law 17.] The Stamp Duty Amendment Law, 1910,

The present Col­ 3— The present Collector General of Jamaica, shall be the lector General to be Stamp Commis­ Stamp Commissioner for Jamaica, and shall hold his office sioner and to hold his office during during pleasure, and on his removal, death or resignation or pleasure and on his removal, death or other vacancy in the said office, His Majesty, his heirs and resignation His Majesty may ap­ successors, may nominate and appoint a successor to such point his successor. office, who shall have the like powers, authorities and duties.

(ii) The present Collector General and his Successors in the Office of Stamp Commissioner shall perform all the functions and have and exercise all the rights, duties and responsibilities heretofore performed by, or de­ volving on, or vested in the Treasurer and Auditor General or either of them under the Principal Law.

The Governor may 4— The Governor may from time to time appoint a fit appoint Deputy Stamp Commis­ person to be Deputy Stamp Commissioner, who shall hold sioner. his office during pleasure.

Deputy Stamp 5— The Deputy Stamp Commissioner shall before entering Commissioner to give Security. upon the duties of his office, give security for the due execu­ tion of his duties in such sum as the Governor may require. A substitute shall give securitv in such sum as the Governor may require.

Duties of Deputy 6— The Deputy Stamp Commissioner shall superintend all Stamp Commis­ sioner. persons employed in the execution of this Law and the Prin­ cipal Law, and shall discharge such other duties as may be required of him, including such duties as by Law devolves on the Stamp Commissioner, subject however to the directions of the Stamp Commissioner.

Application of 7— Sections 13, 14, and 15 of the Principal Law shall apply Sections 13,14 and 15 of the Principal to all persons carrying on or transacting insurance or assur­ Law. ance business in this Colony on their own account, or on behalf of persons abroad, in the same manner and to the same extent as the said sections apply to insurance and assurance companies and the said sections shall apply to the Attorneys or Agents of any suGh persons as aforesaid, in the same manner and to the same extent as they apply to the Attorneys and Agents of such companies as aforesaid. The Stamv Duty Amendment Law, 1910. [Law 17.] 3

8— Section 24 of the Principal Law, is hereby amended, Sectionby 24 of the Principal Law adding after the words “ or any Law read as one therewith ” in amended. lines 14 and 15 the words following, that is to say:—“ and of the penalty of Five Pounds, and also by way of further penalty, where the unpaid duty exceeds Five Pounds, of interest on such duty, at the rate of Five Pounds per centum per annum, from the day upon which the instrument was first executed up to the time when the amount of interest is equal to the unpaid duty.”

9— The following sub-section shall be added as sub-sectionAdded as Sub-sec­ tion (5) of Section (5) of section 29 of the Principal Law— 29 of the Principal (5) The expressions “ executed” and “ execution” with Law. reference to instruments not under seal, mean signed and signature.

10— The following subsection shall be added as subsectionAdded as Sub­ section (II) of (ii) of section 52 of the Principal Law Ssection 52 of Prin­ (ii) Summary proceedings for the recovery of penalties cipal Law. may be taken and information laid by direction of the Attorney General at any time within six months of the subject matter of such information coming to the knowledge of the Stamp Commissioner.

11— The Affidavit referred to in section 54 of the PrincipalAffidavit and oath may be taken before Law and any oath required by section 55 of the Principal Law or administered by Stamp Commis­ may be taken before, or administered by, as the case may be, sioner or Deputy. the Stamp Commissioner or the Deputy Stamp Commissioner.

12— For the purposes of the Principal Law and of this Law,Definition of bill of exchange. the expression “ bill of exchange’ ’ includes draft, order, cheque, and letter of credit, and any document or writing (except a bank note) entitling or purporting to entitle any person, whether named therein or not, to payment by any other person of, or to draw upon any other person for, any sum of money; and the expression “ bill of exchange payable on demand” include — (a) Bills of exchange payable at sight or on presentment. Definition of bill of exchange pay­ (b) An order for the payment of any sum of money by able on demand. a bill of exchange or promissory note, or for the de- 4 [Law 17.] The Stamp Duty Amendment Law, 1910. livery of any bill of exchange or promissory note in satisfaction of any sum of money, or for the payment of any sum of money out of any particular fund which may or may not be available, or upon any condition or contingency which may or may not be performed or happen.

Exemptions. 13— Foreign Bills of Exchange and Foreign Promissory Notes drawn in this Island, payable on demand, shall be ex­ empt from Stamp duty.

Insertion of words 14— The words “ Bills of Exchange payable on demand 0.0.1 ” in Schedule B of Principal Law. shall be inserted under the heading “ Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes (Inland)” occurring in schedule B. of the Principal Law before the words “ Draft, order, acceptance, or promissory note for the payment to the bearer, or to order, at any time otherwise than on demand, of any sum of money. ”

Substitution of 15— The words and figures occurring under the heading words and figures for those in Sche­ “ Bills of Lading ” in Schedule B of the Principal Law, so far as dule B of Principal Law under heading the same remain unrepealed, are hereby repealed and the fol­ "Bills of Lading " lowing words and figures substituted:—

Of or for any goods, wares, merchandize, or effects to be ex­ ported from this Island 0 10 On each receipt for goods, wares, merchandize, or effects to be carried coastwise or to be exported from this Island 0 0 3

Substitution of 16— The words and figures under the heading “ Bonds, words and figures for those under the Transfer or Assignment o f” occurring in Schedule B. of the heading “ Bonds, Transfers or Principal Law, together with the exemptions from the duties Assignment” in Schedule B of on such Bonds, transfers or assignments, so far as the said Principal Law. words and figures remain unrepealed are hereby repealed and the following words and figures substituted:—

BONDS, TRANSFER OR ASSIGNMENT OF Any transfer or assignment of any such bond as aforesaid, and which shall have paid the proper ad valorem duty on bonds. Where the principal money secured by the bond shall not ex­ ceed five hundred pounds, the same duty as on a bond for the total amount of such principal money. And in every other case, such transfer or assignment shall be chargeable with the duty of 0 15 0 The Stamp Duty Amendment Law, 1910. [Law 17.] 5 EXEMPTIONS FROM THE PRECEDING AND ALL Exemptions. OTHER STAMP DUTIES. “ Will bonds and administration bonds, when the personal “ property shall not be above one hundred pounds. “ All bonds and all instruments of suretyship given by public “ officers for the due execution of their offices, or as security “ for the faithful and honest performance of the duties of “ their offices. “ Such bonds to His Majesty, his heirs and successors as the “ Governor in Privy Council may notify in the Jamaica | Gazette.” Bail bonds and replevin bonds. All bonds and all instruments of suretyship given by officers in the employment of a Parochial Board, or by Revenue Bailiffs appointed by a Collector of Taxes as security for the faithful and honest performance of the duties of their offices. All bonds given as a security for the payment of any definite and certain sum of money, amounting to thirty Pounds or under.

17—The words and figures beginning with the words “ where Substitution of words and figures the purchase or consideration money therein or thereupon for those under the heading “Convey­ expressed, does not exceed five pounds ” and ending with the ances” in Schedule words “ and for every additional fifty pounds, and for every B of Principal Law. fractional part of fifty pounds 0. 7. 6 ” occurring in Schedule B. of the Principal Law, under the heading “ Conveyances ” so far as the same remain unrepealed, are hereby repealed and the following words and figures substituted:— Where the purchase or consideration money therein, or there­ upon expressed, does not exceed five pounds ..£00 6 Exceeds five pounds and does not exceed ten pounds 0 1 0 Exceeds ten pounds, and does not exceed fifteen pounds .. 0 1 6 Exceeds fifteen pounds and does not exceed twenty pounds 0 2 0 Exceeds twenty pounds, and does not exceed twenty-five pounds 0 2 - 6 Exceeds twenty-five pounds and does not exceed fifty pounds 0 5 0 Exceeds fifty pounds and does not exceed seventy-five pounds 0 7 6 Exceeds seventy-five pounds, and does not exceed one hundred pounds 0 10 0 And for every additional fifty pounds, and for every fractional part of fifty pounds ..050

18—The following words occurring under the heading Repeal of words under heading “ Deeds” in Schedule B. of the Principal Law are hereby “ Deeds” in Sche­ dule B of Prin­ repealed:— ' cipal Law. “ But if any such deed, order, decree, or instrument executed partially or wholly out of this island, shall relate to land in this island, and shall not be stamped within twelve months from the passing of this Law, or the execution of such instru- ment, then the full ad valorem duties thereon shall be payable. ” 6 [Law 17.] The Stamp Duty Amendment Law, 1910.]

Repeal of words 19—The words and figures occurring under the heading and figures under the heading‘'Leasc’ “ Lease,” in Schedule B of the Principal Law, together with in Schedule B of Principal Law and the exemptions from Stamp Duty on leases so far as the said of exemptions from Stamp Duty words and figures remain unrepealed, are hereby repealed, on leases. and the following words and figures substituted : Substituted. Lease of any lands or hereditaments, granted in considers- j duty as (or the tion of a sum of money, by way of fine, premium, or other I ££esa&aofCianda gross sum paid for the same without any yearly rent, or for a sum of with any yearly rent of or under twenty pounds. J same amount. Lease of any lands or hereditaments at a yearly rent, without any sum of money, by way of fine, premium, or other gross sum paid for the same. When the yearly rent shall be one pound and not exceeding five pounds 0 1 0 When the yearly rent shall be above five pounds and not ex­ ceeding fifteen pounds 0 2 0 When the yearly rent shall be above fifteen ptrnnds and not exceeding thirty pounds 0 3 fi When the yearly rent shall be above thirty pounds and not exceeding fifty pounds 0 5 0 When the yearly rent shall be above fifty pounds and shall not exceed one hundred pounds .. 0 7 6 Above one hundred pounds and not exceeding two hundred pounds 0 10 0 And for every additional one hundred pounds, or fractional part of one hundred pounds 0 5 0 And where such rent shall progressively increase, then the amount of duty payable on the highest rent reserved Both the ad- valorem duties Lease of any lands or hereditaments, granted in considera­ payable for a Lease in con­ tion of a sum of money, by way of fine, premium, or sideration of a fine only and other gross sum, and also of a yearly rent amounting to for a Lease ac­ twenty pounds or upwards. cording to the amount of rent reserve thereon. Lease not otherwise charged in this schedule 0 5 0

T he sa m e duty as on ths original but in Counterpart or duplicate of any lease whatsoever no case to ex­ ceed five shil­ lings. And where any lease shall be granted for consideration, by way of fine, premium, or other gross sum, payable in produce, or the yeaily rent shall be so payable, then, and in every such case, such produce shall be estimated for the purpose of re­ ducing the same to a pecuniary value, at and after the rates following:— For each hogshead of sugar ...... £12 0 0 For each puncheon of rum .. 10 0 0 For each tierce of coffee . . . . 12 0 0 And the duty shall be charged on the amount arising on such estimate, as if the fine, premium, other gross sum, or yearly rent had been expressed in money. The Stamp Duty Amendment Law, 1910. [Law 17. 7 A lease made subsequently to and in conformity with an agree­ ment for such lease duly stamped 0 0 6

EXEMPTION FROM ANY STAMP DUTY UNDER THE Exemption from PRECEDING HEAD “ LEASE. ” Stamp duty under heading “Lease.” Leases of waste or uncultivated land to any person, for any term not exceeding three lives, or ninety-nine years, where the fine shall not exceed five shillings nor the reserved rent one pound one shilling per annum, and the counterparts or duplicates of all such leases.

20— Schedule B. of the Principal Law is hereby amended— Amendment of (a) by adding thereto under the heading “ Letters” the words Principal Law .. . under heading following ;= r ; v;, “ Letters.”

EXEMPTION FROM ANY STAMP DUTY UNDER THE PRECEDING HEAD “ LETTERS.”

“ Every letter to a Banker or the Island Treasurer authorising “ another party to sign cheques, drafts or orders on the wri- “ tor's behalf. "Every letter to a Banker or the Island Treasurer authorising “ or requesting him to honour, on the writer’s behalf, cheques, “ drafts or orders signed by some person named in such “ letter.

2 1 — Schedule B. of the Principal Law is hereby amended, Further amend- by inserting between the words “ mortgage ” and “ further ” of Principal Law. in the first line under the heading “ mortgage,” the word “ debenture. ”

22— Instead of the duty of five shillings chargeable under Amendment of the heading “ Mortgages,” in Schedule B. of the Principal headbg^Mortga- Law, for every additional one hundred pounds or fractional gages” part of one hundred pounds there shall be chargeable a'duty of one shilling and sixpence for every such additional one hundred pounds or fractional part of one hundred pounds. 23— For the figures £0 2 6 occurring against the words “ the amount secured ” on page thirty-nine of the Principal Law under the heading “ mortgage” shall be substituted the figures £0 1 . 0. 24— For the figures £0 2 6 occurring against the words “ of the amount transferred, assigned, or disponed ” occurring on page thirty-nine of the Principal Law, under the heading “ Mortgage ” shall be substituted the figures £0 1 0. 8 [Law 17.] The Stamp Duty Amendment Law, 1910.

Repeal of words and figures under 25—The words and figures under the head “ Policies ” occur­ heading “ Policies’ ring in Schedule B. of the Principal Law, so far as the same in Schedule B of Principal Law. remain unrepealed, are hereby repealed and the following words and figures substituted:— POLICIES. Substituted. On every policy of assurance, or insurance, or other instrument by whatsoever name the same shall be called, whereby any assurance shall be made of, or upon any building, plan­ tation, goods, wares, merchandize, or other property, from loss or damage b y fire only Where the sum insured shall not exceed Twenty Pounds 0 0 6 And for every additional twenty pounds or fractional part thereof up to five hundred pounds 0 0 6 And where it shall exceed five hundred pounds and shall not exceed one thousand pounds, for every additional one hun­ dred pounds, or part thereof ..026 And where it shall exceed one thousand pounds and shall not exceed two thousand pounds, for every additional one hun­ dred pounds or part thereof ..026 And where it shall exceed two thousand pounds and not exceed three thousand pounds, for every additional one hundred pounds, or part thereof ..026 And where it shall exceed three thousand pounds 4 0 0 But any insurances effected for periods less than twelve months shall be charged as follows:—■ For any period not exceeding one month, one-fourth part of the annual rate. Above one month, and not exceeding three months, one half thereof. Above three months, and not exceeding six months, three- fourths parts thereof. Above six months, the full duty above-mentioned. On every policy of assurance, or insurance, or other instru­ ment, by whatever name the same shall be called, whereby any assurance shall be made upon any ship or vessel, or upon any goods, merchandize, or other property on board of any ship or vessel, or upon the freight of any ship or vessel or upon any other interest in or relating to any ship or vesser which may lawfully be insured in cases where the policy or nsk is not limited to a coastwise voyage or coastwise service. Where the sum insured shall not exceed ten pounds £ 0 q 3

And for every additional £ 1 0 or fractional parts thereof u d to £200 0 0 3 Where the sum insured shall exceed two hundred pounds and not exceed five hundred pounds for every additional fifty pounds or parts thereof 0 0 6 And where it shall exceed five hundred pounds, for every addi- tional hundred pounds or part thereof 0 1 ro In cases where the said policy or risk is limited to a coastwise * voyage or coastwise service on every such policy, or instru­ ment, and on every receipt, or memorandum, in the nature of or purporting to be such policy as aforesaid, or evidenc­ ing any payment of premium for, or agreement to give anv such policy or accept such risk. J The Stamp Duty Amendment Law, 1910. [Law 17,] 9

When the sum insured or risk accepted shall not amount to £500 then for every £20 and fractional part of £20 0 0 1 When the sum insured or risk accepted amounts to or exceeds £500 then for every sum of £500 and fractional part of £500 of the sum insured 0 2 6 "Goastwise” shall mean and include only voyages from port to port of this island without liberty to call at any port or place beyond the limits of this island. On every policy of assurance, or insurance, or other instrument by whatever name the same shall be called, whereby any insurance shall be made upon any life or lives, of any person or persons resident in this island or upon any event or con­ tingency relating to, or depending upon, any such life or lives: except for the payment of money upon the death of any person only from accident or violence or otherwise than from natural causes. When the sum insured does not exceed £25 . . . 0 0 6 When the sum insured does not exceed £50 0 0 9 When the sum insured does not exceed £100 .. 0 1 3 And upon every additional one hundred pounds, or fractional part thereof 0 1 3 For any payment agreed to be made upon the death of any person, only from accident or violence or otherwise than from a’natural cause or as compensation for personal injury or by way of indemnity against loss or damage of or to any property 0 0 6

Further amendment 26—Schedule B. of the Principal Law is hereby amended by of Schedule B. of substituting the words “ Promissory Note for the payment to Principal Law. the bearer on demand” for the words “ Promissory Note for the payment to the bearer or demand. ”

Amendment of 27—Schedule B. of the Principal Law is hereby amended Schedule B. of Prin­ by adding the following exceptions under the heading “ Ex­ cipal Law under heading ''Exemp­ emptions from the preceding duties on receipts”— tions from duties on receipts.” “ (i) Receipt given for money deposited in any bank, or with any banker, to be accounted for and expressed to be received of the person to whom the same is to be accounted for. “ (2) Acknowledgment by any banker of the receipt of any bill of exchange or promissory note for the^ purpose of being presented for acceptance or payment.”

28—The words and figures occurring under the head Repeal of words and figures under “ Settlements’ ’ in Schedule B. of the Principal Law are, so far heading “ Settle­ ments” in Schedule as the same remain unrepealed, hereby repealed and the follow­ B. of Principal Law. ing words and figures substituted:— Substituted. Any deed or any order, or decree, of the court of chancery of England, or of this island, or other jursidiction or authority, or instrument whatever, whether voluntary or gratuitous, 10 [Law 17.] The Stamp Duty Amendment Law, 1910. Substituted. or upon any good or valuable consideration other than a bona fide pecuniary consideration, whereby any certain and definite sum or sums of money (whether charged or charge­ able on lands or other hereditaments or not or to be laid out in the purchase of lands or other hereditaments or not and if charged or chargeable on lands or other heredita­ ments, whether to be raised at all events or not or whereby any lands, tenements, rents, annuities, or other property, real or personal, or any right, title, interest, or claim into, out of, or upon, any lands, tenements, rents, annuities, or other property, shall be settled, or agreed to be settled upon, or for the benefit of any person or persons, either in possession or reversion, either absolutely or conditionally, or contingently, or for life, or other partial interest, or in any other manner whatsoever. f* For every one hundred pounds and also for any fractional part of one hundred pounds of the amount or value of the property settled or agreed to be settled 0 10 0” Note— The value of such property shall be ascertained by a declaration of the true and real value of the same.

EXEMPTIONS FROM STAMP DUTIES UNDER THE PRECEDING HEAD “ SETTLEMENTS.” (a) Bonds, mortgages, and other securities operating as settle­ ments, if chargeable with the ad dvalorem duties on bonds and mortgages hereinbefore granted. (b) Deeds, or instruments of appointment, apportionments, in execution of powers given by any previous settlement, deed or will to, or in favour of, persons, specially named or described as the object of such powers. (c) Deeds, or instruments merely declaring the trusts of any money, pursuant to any previous settlement, deed or will, or for securing any gifts or dispositions made by any pre­ vious settlements, deed or will. (d) Wills, testaments, and testamentary instruments, and dis­ positions mortis causa, of every description. (e) Where several instruments are executed for effecting the settlement of the same property, and the ad valorem duty chargeable in respect of the settlement of the property exceeds ten shillings, one only of the instruments is to be charged with the ad valorem duties. (/) Where a settlement is made in pursuance of a previous agreement, upon which ad valorem settlement duty exceed­ ing ten shillings has been paid in respect of any property the settlement is not to be charged with ad valorem duty in respect of the same duty. But in each of the two cases in (e) and (/) above mentioned, the instruments not chargeable with ad valorem duty, are to be charged with the duty of fifteen shillings. orshiftter^and Bill of Sale transferring ships or a share therein t“?edrtdporasha?eS' 811(1 mortgage of a registered ship or a share therein shall exempted from be exempt from Stamp Duty. The Stamp Duty Amendment Law, 1910. [Law 17.] 11

30— Any instrument that at the time of its execution was instruments liable liable to Stamp Duty under any Law hereby repealed shall l° tamP ty' continue to be liable to such Stamp Duty notwithstanding such repeal together with such forfeitures sums and further penalties as may be payable on any such instrument in respect of unpaid duty. 31— The Laws set out in the Schedule hereto are hereby Repeals, repealed.

S c h e d u l e ^

No. of Law. Title.

29 of 1905 The Stamp Duty Law, 1903, Amendment Law, 1905. Scheduleof re- 5 of 1906 The Stamp Duty Law, 1903, Amendment Law, 1906 Pea^ **aw5-

00 of 1907 The Stamp Duty Law, 1903, Amendment Law, 1907 15 of 1908 A Law to amend the Stamp Duty Law, 1903. 38 of 1909 The Stamp Duty Law, 1903, Amendment Law, 1909.

J A M A IC A — L A W 18 OF 1910.

A Law further to amend The Tobacco Duty Laws, 1900-1906. [30th June, 1910.] E it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Council B of Jamaica, as follows :-r*

1—This Law and Law 28 of 1900, (The Tobacco Duty To be construed tegether with £ Law, 1900) hereinafter referred to as the Principal Law, Principal Law and the laws incorpo­ and the Laws incorporated therewith shall be construed rated therewith; together and read as one Law and cited as the Tobacco short title. Duty Laws, 1900-1910. 2—Section 3 of the Principal Law and section 3 of Law 10 of 1902 are hereby repealed, and the following section shall be substituted and read as section 3 of the Principal Law— “ 3. There shall be payable for the use of the Govern- “ ment of this Island on all Cigars, Cigarettes 2 [Law 18.] The Tobacco Duty Laws, 1900-1910. “ and pipe tobacco, (except rope tobacco) made “ in this Island, the following duties

Substituted for “ On all cigars manufactured in this island after Section 3 of Principal Law and “ the coming into operation of this Law, or section 3 of Law 10 o f 1902 repealed. “ which having been manufactured prior to “ the coming into operation of this Law, (and “ which shall not have been duty-paid) which “ are intended for sale, when such cigars are “ manufactured for sale by retail at a price not “ exceeding five shillings per hundred, a duty “ at and after the rate of threepence per “ hundred.” “ When such cigars are manufactured for sale by “ retail at a price exceeding five shillings per “ hundred but not exceeding ten shillings per “ hundred, a duty at the rate of sixpence per “ hundred.” “ "When such cigars are manufactured for sale by “ retail at a price exceeding ten shillings per “ hundred, a duty at and after the rate of one “ shilling per hundred.” “ Price in this Section means price by the box con- “ taining not more than one hundred cigars. “ On all cigarettes manufactured in this island for “ sale after the coming into operation of this “ Law, or which having been manufactured “ prior to the coming into operation of this “ Law, (and not duty-paid under the principal “ Law) are intended for sale, a duty at the rate “ of one penny and a half-penny per hundred “ [cigarettes, three hundred of which weigh “ more than a pound, shall pay duty as cigars, “ and shall be regarded as cigars in all respects “ for the purposes of this Law.]” “On pipe tobacco (except “rope” tobacco) manu- “ factured in this island for sale, a duty at the “ rate of sixpence per pound.” The Tobacco Duty Laws, 1900-1910. [La w 18.] 3 3— Section 4 of Law 10 of 1902 is hereby repealed, and in lieu thereof the following shall be substituted and shall be read as Section 4 of the said Law:— Substituted for “ 4. Whenever a manufacturer of cigars, or a licensed Section 4 of Law “ tobacconist shall allege that cigars in his stock 10 of 1902. “ are manufactured for sale by retail at a price “ not exceeding five shillings a hundred, or ten “ shillings a hundred, as the case may be, it shall “ be lawful for the Collector to purchase at such “ price and remove forthwith from the stock of “ such manufacturer or licensed tobacconist, any “ cigars so valued as aforesaid.”

4— Section 6 of the Principal Law (Law 28 of 1900) Amendment is of Section 6 of Prin­ hereby amended by substituting the word “first” for the cipal Law. word “last” in the first line thereof. 5— Every licensed tobacconist, who is an itinerantLicensed itinerant vendors to render vendor, shall, on the first day of each month, or within to Collector of Taxes verified ten days thereafter, render to the Collector of Taxes for Returns. the parish in which his license is issued, a return, veri­ fied by declaration before a Justice of the Peace or the Collector of Taxes, of the number and description of cigars which have come into his hands during the month next preceding, with the date of receipt in each case, and the name and address of the person from whom or on whose behalf received.

JAMAICA—LAW 19 OF 19MM

A Law to Regulate the Importation of Bees. [30th June, 1910.] HEREAS it is expedient to provide proper safe­ W guards against the introduction of disease amongst bees—

Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Council of Jamaica, as follows :—

1—This Law may be cited as the Importation of Bees Short Title. Law 1910.

2—In this Law the expression “Beekeepers’ Stock” Definition, includes honey, combs, hives that have been in use and other products of, and things used in connection with bee-keeping. 2 The Importation of Bees Law 1910. [LAW 19.] Bees, &c., not to be 3— From and after the coming into operation of this imported without permission. Law no bees or beekeepers’ stock shall be imported into this Island save with the permission in writing of the Director of Agriculture first had and obtained and any Bees or Beekeepers’ stock imported without such permis­ sion may be seized and destroyed at any time by any Customs Officer, Justice of the Peace or Constable.

Director of A gri­ culture may grant 4— The Director of Agriculture may grant to any person leave to import on leave to import any bees or beekeepers’ stock in accord­ certain conditions. ance with such regulations as the Governor in Privy Council may approve, and on the breach of any term or condition prescribed by such regulations the Director of Agriculture may destroy or cause to be destroyed any bees or beekeepers’ stock so imported.

Importing without leave and non- 5— Any person importing or concerned in importing or observance of con­ aiding or assisting in the importation of any bees or ditions an offence punishable on beekeepers’ stock, without the leave of the Director of summary convio- tion. Agriculture for sueh importation being first had and obtained and any importer failing to observe or carry out such terms and conditions as may be prescribed by or under the regulations in the last preceding section mentioned shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction before a Resident Magis­ trate or two Justices of the Peace to a penalty not ex­ ceeding Twenty Pounds and in default to imprisonment for any term not exceeding three months. JAMAICA-LAW 20 OF 1910.

The Sale of Drugs and Poisons Law, 1894, Amendment Law 1910. [30th June, 1910.\ TOE it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Council of 1 ' Jamaica, as follows:—

1— This Law may be cited as The Sale of Drugs Law,Short title. 1910, and shall be read as one with Law 34 of 1894, entitled “ The Sale of Drugs and Poisons Law, 1894,” hereinafter called the principal law.

2— Notwithstanding anything contained in the principalUnlicensed persons may be authorised law it shall be lawful for the Governor to authorise any by Governor to sell quinine and unlicensed person to sell the drug known as quinine and certain other drugs and Governor in any other drug, the sale of which by an unlicensed person Privy Council may the Legislative Council may by resolution approve, and the make rules, &c. Governor in Privy Council may make rules governing the sale of any such drug and may attach to the breach of any such rules a penalty not exceeding Five Pounds recoverable in a summary manner before a Resident Magis­ trate or two Justices of the Peace.

J A M A I C A — L A W 21 O F 1910.

A Law to amend Law 1 of 1909 entitled “ The C onta­ gious Diseases Animals (Inland) Law, 1909.” [80th June, 1910.] E it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Council B of Jamaica, as follows —

1—This Law may be cited as “The Contagious Diseases Short title. Animals (Inland) Law, 1910” and shall be read as one with Law 1 of 1909 entitled “The Contagious Diseases Animals (Inland) Law, 1909” hereinafter called the Prin­ cipal Law.

2—In this Law “Court” shall mean a Resident Magis­ Definition. trate or two Justices of the Peace.

3—In sub-section (1) of section two of the Principal Amendment of section 2 (I) Prin­ Law after the word “with” there shall be inserted the cipal Law. words “or suspected of.” 2 [La w 21.] The Gontagious Diseases Animals Law, 1910.

Amendment of 4— In sub-section (11) (b) of section 2 of the Principal section 2 (II) (b) o f Principal Law. Law after the word “affected” there shall be inserted the words “or suspected.”

Amendment of 5— In sub-section (3) of section 2 of the Principal Law section 2 (3) of Principal Law. after the word “existence” there shall be inserted the words “or suspicion.”

Presumption 6— Where the owner or person in charge of an animal against owner until the contrary is charged with an offence against the Principal Law, as shown. amended by this Law, relative to disease or to any illness of the animal, he shall be presumed to have known of the existence of the disease or illness, unless and until he shows to the satisfaction of the Court that he had not knowledge thereof, and could not with reasonable dili­ gence have obtained that knowledge.

Offender may give 7— A person charged with an offence against this Law evidence if he thinks fit may, if he thinks fit, tender himself to be examined on his own behalf, and thereupon he may give evidence in the same manner and with the like effect and conse­ quences as any other witness. JAMAICA—LAW 22 OF 1910.

A Law further to amend, Law 10 of 1868 and to provide for the Identification o f Licensed Dogs. [80th June, 1910.\ E it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Council B of Jamaica, as follows 1-frThis Law may be cited as the Identification of Dogs Short title. Law 1910 and shall be read as one with Law 10 of 1868 entitled “ A Law for laying a duty on Dogs” hereinafter called the Principal Law. 2—In this Law

“ Town” shall mean the city of Kingston and the Definition. Towns named in section 1 of the Principal Law together with such other Towns as may be added to the Towns there mentioned under section 1 of Law 10 of 1898 entitled “ A Law to amend a Law for laying a Tax on Dogs.” 2 [Law 22.] The Identification of Dogs Law 1910. Label to be given 3— Every Officer authorised to grant Licenses under to licensee of pat­ tern approved by the Principal Law shall, when issuing a license to keep a Collector General. Dog, give to the person taking out such license a label and such label shall be in accordance with such pattern as may from time to time be approved by the Collector General.

Dog found in pub­ 4— Every Dog found in any place (other than private lic place without proper label may premises) in any Town without having attached to his be detained; neck a Label issued under the provisions of section 3 of this Law, or such other label as may be issued in lieu thereof as hereinafter provided may be taken possession of and detained by any Constable until the owner of such dog shall have claimed him and shall have paid all ex­ If not claimed and penses incurred by reason of his detention: and if the expenses paid within two clear owner of such dog shall not claim him and pay such ex­ days it may be destroyed. penses as aforesaid within two clear days from the time of taking possession of such dog then such dog may be destroyed.

Provision for issu- 5— Any Officer authorised to grant license under the ng fresh lab el. Principal Law shall if satisfied that the label issued with the License, or any label substituted therefor by him, has been lost or destroyed, issue a fresh label on payment therefor of the sum of One Shilling.

Counterfeit label an offence. 6— Any person counterfeiting any label issued under this Law shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction before a Resident Magistrate or two Justices of the Peace to a penalty not exceeding Five Pounds.

Time of coming into operation of 7— This Law shall come into operation on the first day Law of April, 1911. JAM AICA-LAW 23 OF 1910.

A Law to Provide for the Notification of thefDisease known as Yaws. [30th June, 1910.] T>E it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Council of Jamaica as follows :— 1— This Law may be cited for all purposes as The short title. Yaws Notification Law, 1910. 2— Where an inmate of any building used for human of any building not nos- habitation is suffering from yaws, then unless such build- gtai, &c., suffering ing is an infectious or contagious diseases hospital, or alms house, poor house or lunatic asylum, the following provision shall have effect, that is to say ^

The head of the family to which such inmate (in this Provisions as to— Law referred to as the patient) belongs and in his default the nearest relatives of the patient, present in the build- 2 The Yaws Notification Law, 1910. [Law 23.] ing, or being in attendance on the patient, and in default of such relatives every person in charge of or in attend­ ance on the patient, and in default of any such persons, the occupier of the building shall, as soon as he becomes aware that the patient is suffering from yaws, give notice thereof at the nearest Police Station. child suffering fron yaws attending 3— When any child attending a public elementary public Elementary school is suffering from yaws, the schoolmaster shall as School. soon as he becomes aware that the patient is suffering from yaws give notice in writing thereof at the nearest Police Station.

Person required to give notice 4— Every person required by the foregoing sections to failing to do so liable to be summa­ give a notice, under the circumstances mentioned in the rily convicted foregoing Sections and who fails to give the same, shall be before Resident Magistrate. liable on summary conviction before the Resident Magis­ trate, or two Justices of the Peace, to a fine not exceed­ ing forty shillings, and in default of payment to imprison­ ment with or without hard labour for any term not exceeding one month. Provided that if a person is not required to give notice in the first instance, but only in default of some other person, he shall not be liable to any fine if he satisfies the Court that he had reasonable cause to suppose that the notice had been duly given.

Certain persons authorised to re­ 5— It shall be lawful for any person appointed in that quire persons behalf by the Governor or for any District Medical Officer suffering from yaws, or person by notice in writing from time to time to require any in charge of child suffering from person suffering from yaws or any parent, guardian or yaws to attend at certain place, and person in charge of a child suffering from yaws to attend on non-compliance such person shall at a time or place to be named in such notice and to be liable to be summarily con­ bring such child with him and any person neglecting or victed before Resi­ dent Magistrate. refusing to comply with the terms of any such notice shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on sum­ mary conviction before a Resident Magistrate to a fine not exceeding Forty shillings and in default of payment to imprisonment with or without hard labour for any term not exceeding one month and such offence shall be a continuing offence. [Law 23.] The Yaws Notification Law, 1910. 3 6—Any person so attending as required by the preced­ Procedure when such person ing section may be directed in writing by the Medical attends. Officer or person appointed by the Governor to present himself for inspection and treatment or to bring such child for inspection and treatment as the case may be, at such times and places as in the judgment of the Medical Officer or person appointed by the Governor may appear necessary and any person failing so to present himself or to bring such child as the case may be or failing to carry out to the best of his ability such treatment as may from time to time be directed by such Medical Officer or person appointed by the Governor shall be guilty of an offence unless he makes a reasonable excuse to the satisfaction of the Magistrate and shall be liable on summary con­ viction before a Resident Magistrate to a fine not exceed­ ing Forty shillings and in default of payment to imprison­ ment with or without hard labour for any term not ex­ ceeding one month and such offence shall be a continu­ ing offence.

7—Law 22 of 1908 entitled “ A Law to provide for the Repeal of Law 22 of 1908. notification of the disease of Yaws” is hereby repealed. V JAMAICA—LAW 24 OF 1910,

A Law to amend Law 86 of 1909 entitled “ The Kingston Court Law, 1909." [80th June, 1910.] E it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Council Bof Jamaica, as follows 1—This Law may be cited as the Kingston Court Short Title. Amendment Law 1910 and shall be read as one with Law 36 of 1909 entitled “ The Kingston Court Law 1909,” hereinafter called the Principal Law.

2#-;(I) The sittings of the Court constituted by the Place of sittings, principal Law and called the Kingston Court shall be held at such place in the parish of Kingston or at such places in the parishes of Kingston and Saint Andrew as the Governor may from time to time fix and determine and the 2 [LAW 24.] The Kingston Court Amendment Law, 1910. Governor in Privy Council shall from time to time fix the dates at which such Courts shall be held.

Sittings subject to (II) Such sittings shall be subject to such adjourn­ adjournments. ments as may be necessary for the attendance of the Judge of the Kingston Court at sittings of the Full Court of the Supreme Court as consti­ tuted by section 4 of Law 42 of 1909 entitled “The Judicature Law 1879, Amendment Law 1910.”

Provision in case 3—(I) In any of the following cases, that is to say of vacancy; (a) when the office of Judge of the Kingston Court is vacant, or

or absence; (b) whenever the Judge of the Kingston Court is absent from the Island, or is on leave within or without the Island

or when the Judge (c) whenever the Judge of the Kingston Court is personally interested; is personally interested in any cause or m atter; or

or when the Judge (d) whenever the Judge of the Kingston Court is is a necessary witness; a necessary witness in any cause or mat­ ter ; or or when the Judge (e) whenever the Judge of the Kingston Court is incapable of acting. is, from illness or any other cause, incapable of acting in his Office.

the Governor, may, if he thinks fit, by an instrument under the Broad Seal of Jamaica appoint some fit and proper person being a Barrister to act in place of such Judge.

(II) Every such appointment shall be for such time, or for the trial or hearing of such causes or mat­ ters, or otherwise, as may be specified in the in­ strument of appointment. (III) Every person so appointed and acting under such appointment shall, as far as may be neces. sary for the purposes of his appointment have The Kingston Court Amendment Law, 1910. [La w 24.1 3 all the powers of the Judge of the Kingston Court and all acts done within the scope of his authority by any person so appointed and acting as aforesaid shall whether as regards acts done in connection with the Kingston Court or in connection with the Full Court of the Supreme Court be as valid as if done by the person hold­ ing the substantive appointment of Judge of the Kingston Court. (IV) For the purposes of this section “ Barrister” means any person duly admitted and entitled to practise as a Barrister-at-Law in the Superior Courts of England or Ireland and any person duly admitted and entitled to practise as an Advocate in the Superior Courts of Scotland 4— (I) An Appeal shall lie to the Court of Appeal from Appeal. a Judgment, Decree or Order of the Judge of the Kingston Court in all cases in which such appeal lies from the Judgment, Decree or Order of a Resident Magistrate’s Court in Civil proceedings, and the procedure on such appeal shall be in all respects the same as- in the case of an appeal from the judgment, Decree or Order of a Resi­ dent Magistrate’s Court in Civil proceedings. (II) A like appeal shall lie to the Court of Appeal from the hearing and determination of a claim by the Clerk of the Kingston Court. (III) This Section shall date and take effect as if the same had been contained in the Principal Law. 5— Section 7 of the Principal Law is hereby repealed and the following section substituted :

7—The Clerk of the Kingston Court may, with the substituted for consent of the parties and by leave of the Judge prfncip J of the Court, hear and determine any disputed claim where the sum claimed or amount involved does not exceed Two Pounds.

J A M A IC A — L A W 25 OF 1910.

A Law to amend Law 42 of 1909, entitled “ The Judica­ ture Law, 1879, Amendment Law, 1909.” [80th June, 1910.] E it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Council B of Jamaica, as follows :||fe

1—This Law may be cited as The Judicature Law, Incorporation with Law 24 of 1879 and Amendment Law, 1910, and shall be read as one with Law all amending laws. 24 of 1879 entitled “ The Judicature Law, 1879,” and all laws amending the same.

2. The following subsection shall be added to section In3 case of illness or absence of of Law 42 of 1909 entitled “ The Judicature Law 1879” Judge of Kingston Court the business “ Amendment Law, 1909.” of full court to be transacted by Chief Justice and II. In case the Judge of the Kingston Court is ill Puisne Judge. or absent the business of the Full Court except such matters as are required to be heard before three Judges shall devolve upon and be trans­ acted by the Chief Justice and the Puisne Judge.

J A M A I C A — L A W 26 OF 1910.

A Law to provide for the issue of Wharf Warrants. [30th June, 1910.] E it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Council B of Jamaica, as follows i-Sftfpl-v.: ■

1. This Law may be cited as the Wharf Warrant Law, Wharf Warrant 1910. Law of 1910.

2. In this Law the expression “ Wharf Warrant” or Definition of "wharf warrant" “Warrant” means a Warrant issued under the provisions or "warrant.” of this L a w :

The expression “ Wharfinger” means Wharfinger as Definition of "wharfinger.” defined by section 2 of Law 15 of 1895 entitled The Wharfage Law, 1895.

3. In addition to the books and receipts required byIn addition to books and receipts Section 4 of Law 15 of 1895 entitled The Wharfage Law to be kept and given by wharf­ 1895 to be kept and to be given respectively by Wharfin­ inger for goods landed or de­ gers for goods landed on or delivered at wharves every livered, such 2 [Law 26.] The Wharf Warrant Law, 1910. wharfinger shall Wharfinger shall upon request made during working issue one or more warrants in form hours in writing by the person or persons whose names set forth in sche­ dule. Warrants shall be entered in the books of such Wharfinger as the to be kept bound in counterfoil and person to whom or on whose order any goods on such wharfinger to de­ liver warrant on wharf are to be delivered and on payment being made to request and keep counterfoil and such Wharfinger of all charges due to him in respect of enter in book the number and date such goods shall issue as such person or persons may direct of issue of warrant, and name of per­ one or more Warrants in the form set forth in the son to whom Schedule hereto. Such Warrants shall be kept bound in issued. counterfoil and the Wharfinger shall deliver the Warrant to the person making request therefor as aforesaid and shall keep the counterfoil thereof and shall also keep a book in which he shall keep entered the number and date of issue of every such Warrant the name of the person to whom it is issued, the goods represented thereby and the date of the delivery thereof or other dealing therewith and the name of the person to whom such goods are delivered or on whose order they are otherwise dealt with.

Wharfinger may personally or by 4. Every Wharfinger shall either personally or by his his servant deliver servant on demand made during the working hours by or on demand, goods represented by on behalf of the person entitled to delivery of any goods warrant on pay­ ment for wharfage represented by any Wharf Warrant and upon surrender and storage. of such Warrant and on payment being tendered for the wharfage and storage (if any) of the goods represented thereby according to the rates fixed in one of the Schedules of Law 15 of 1895 entitled The Wharfage Law 1895 as applicable to the same which may have accrued after the issue of the said Warrant deliver such goods.

Wharfinger shall not deliver goods 5. A Wharfinger shall not except in accordance with except in accord­ ance with Section Section 6 hereof deliver or otherwise deal with any goods 6 unless warrant surrendered to mentioned in any Wharf Warrant except upon the sur­ him. render to him of such Warrant by or on behalf of the person for the time being entitled to the delivery of such goods.

Notice of loss of warrant to be 6. (i) If a Wharf Warrant shall be lost the Wharfinger inserted in each by whom the same was issued shall upon the application The Wharf Warrant Law, 1910. [Law 26.] 3 of the person representing himself to be the person for issue of two news­ papers for two the time being entitled to the delivery of the goods men­ weeks, and shall set forth the parti­ tioned in such Warrant and upon proof by Statutory culars of warrant. declaration that such person sustains the character in relation to such goods which he represents and of the loss of such Warrant give notice by advertisement in each issue of 2 newspapers published in this island one at least of which shall be newspaper published daily in Kingston. Such advertisement shall Continue for 2 weeks and shall set forth the particulars of the Warrant stated to have been lost.

(ii) If at the expiry of seven days after the last of A t expiration of seven days after such advertisements no one other than the person afore­ last notice wharfin­ ger may deliver said claims to be entitled to the delivery of the goods goods to applicant and shall enter same represented by such Warrant the Wharfinger may deliver on counterfoil of lost warrant and in or otherwise deal with such goods as if the said applicant book required to be were the person for the time being entitled to the delivery kept under Sec. 3* of the goods represented by such Warrant and had sur­ rendered such Warrant and shall cause an entry to be made both on the counterfoil of the lost Warrant and in the book required by Section 3 hereof to be kept that such Warrant has been lost and of the advertisements which have been made of such loss before the delivery or other dealing with such goods.

(iii) If the person representing himself to be the personIf warrant lost and immediate delivery for the time being entitled to the delivery of any goods required the whar­ finger shall on re­ represented by any Warrant which has been lost shall ceipt of proof and price of go sds de­ require immediate delivery of such goods before the liver same to appli­ cant, and if seven expiry of the time in this Section before limited the days after last notice such goods Wharfinger shall upon receipt of the proof above men­ be not claimed wharfinger shall tioned and upon receipt of a sum which shall in his refund the price of opinion be sufficient to cover the price of such goods goods. deliver or otherwise deal with the same as if the appli­ cant were the person entitled to delivery thereof and had surrendered the Warrant therefor and if at the expiry of seven days after the last of such advertisements as afore­ said no other person shall claim to be entitled to the 4 [La w 26.] The Wharf Warrant Law, 1910. delivery of the said goods he shall refund the sum so deposited with him to the person depositing the same. wharfinger shall 7. A W harfinger shall not issue more than one Warrant one wamnt’fbr for the same goods, provided however that every Wharfin- ^ r r ge^r“ “ pt ger shall on demand in writing made during working hours wharf warrant the person entitled to delivery of any goods represented by a Wharf Warrant upon surrender to him of such Warrant, issue to such person two or more Warrants each for such parts not being less than one complete package of the goods represented by such Warrant as such person shall request. Person whose name 8. The person for the time being entitled to the delivery appears on warrant shall be entitled to of goods represented by a Wharf Warrant shall be the delivery of goods, and if warrant person whose name is set forth in such Warrant as the specially endorsed then person to person to whom such goods are to be delivered or if such whom last endorsed or if endorsed Warrant be specially endorsed the person to whom the generally to bearer. same is last endorsed or if such Warrant be generally endorsed then the bearer thereof.

Warrant shall not 9. No Wharf Warrant shall be deemed to have been be deemed surren­ dered unless en­ surrendered unless it is endorsed by the person for the dorsed by person entitled to delivery time being entitled to the delivery of the goods repre­ and same delivered to wharfinger. sented thereby and is delivered to the Wharfinger who issued the same with a view to its being retained by him. Wharf Warrant Book. Page (Name) W harf (Port or Place.) Jamaica, CQ © ^ £ g » .£: g T 1 2 .1 ©,G© o P TO s F—( O .s ® o o o G h he W h a rf W a rra n t Law t n rra a W rf a h W he G ' rO ra - ndI 3 g C3 OQ QQ & ° P >» a) -3 4 g o a) © P © O G a G e © g h h G £ TJ © G O © O G CD G G

1 3 ■ Jzi P4 O s P © .G G P © G o G bo &0 P-4 G © G o G bo © bo h h , 1910. [L aw 26.

JAMAICA—LAW 27 OF 1910.

A Law for taking the Census in the year one thousand nine hundred and eleven. [2nd July, 1910,] E it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Council of Preamble. B Jamaica, as follows:—

I.—G e n e r a l P r o v i s i o n s .

1—In this Law-^H Definitions. “ Appointed Day ” means the day that may hereafter “ Appointed Day.” be notified by the Governor. “ House” means an occupied dwelling house, hut, “ House.” shop, store, wharf, story or apartment, and every dwelling or tenement of which the whole or any part shall be used for the purpose of human habitation, or any place in which people usually or occasionally reside or sleep. 2 [Law 27.] The Census Law, 1910. "Census Forms.” “ Census Forms” means such scheduled or other Forms as the Governor shall prescribe to be prepared issued and furnished to Parochial Registrars and to Enumerators for the purposes of this Law. “ Registrar “ Registrar General” means the Registrar General General.” of Births, Deaths and Marriages as regards Jamaica, the Commissioner as regards the Turks and Caicos Islands, and the Commissioner as regards the Cayman Islands. “ Enumerator. “ Enumerator” includes Assistant or Substituted Enumerator.

" A Court of Sum­ “ A Court of Summary Jurisdiction ” shall mean a mary Jurisdiction.” Court of a Resident Magistrate, or of two Justices of the Peace, or of any Magistrate exercising the powers of two Justices of the “Peace.

Census to be taken 2— On the Appointed Day a Census shall be taken of the on appointed day. inhabitants of this Island and its Dependencies before named. Contents. Such Census shall include all such particulars as to such inhabitants and their houses, and otherwise, as shall be required by or be necessary to a complete filling up of the Census Forms. Parochial Regis­ Such Census shall be carried out by Parochial Registrars trars and Enumer­ ators to carry out and Enumerators appointed by or under this Law and shall Census under direction o f Regis­ be under the direction and control of the Registrar General. trar General. Registrar General 3— The Registrar General shall cause the necessary Census to send Census Forms to Parochial Forms, instructions and books, to be prepared as early as Registrars and Enumerators. practicable, and to be forwarded at least one week before it shall be necessary to use them, respectively, to the'Parochial Registrars and to the Enumerators appointed by or under this Law.

II.—Parochial R egistrars, Enumerators,— their D uties, Powers, &c. Appointment, 4— The Registrar General shall, on or before the first day duties, powers, &c., of Parochial of March, one thousand nine hundred and eleven, appoint Registrars and Enumerators. one or more Parochial Registrars for each Parish; and in any case where more than one Parochial Registrar shall be The Census Law, 1910. [Law 27.1 3 appointed for a Parish, the responsibility and powers of each Parochial Registrar shall extend only to such Enumerator’s Districts as the Registrar General shall have in writing assigned to such Parochial Registrar. Each Parochial Registrar shall, on his appointment, subject to the approval of the Registrar General, appoint by writing under his hand a fit person to act as his Deputy in case of the illness or unavoidable absence of such Parochial Registrar; and every such Deputy while so acting shall have all the powers and perform all the duties, and be subject to all the penalties, herein declared concerning Parochial Registrars, and in case of the death or resignation of the Parochial Regis­ trar shall act as Parochial Registrar. The Registrar General shall, on or before the first day of March, one thousand nine hundred and eleven, divide each Parish into as many Districts as he shall consider necessary so as to allow one person to visit every house and enumerate its inhabitants within the compass of one day, and for each such District shall, within fifteen days thereafter, appoint at least one Enumerator, and may in each case in which he may deem it desirable appoint an assistant to or substitute for any Enumerator so appointed.

5—The duties of each Enumerator or Assistant or Substi­ Duties o il Enumer­ ator or Assistant tuted Enumerator appointed under this Law shall be as follows: or Substituted Enumerator. (a) In the course of the week immediately preceding that on which the Census is appointed to be taken he shall leave at every house within his District, with some person on the premises, at least one of the Census Forms furnished to him under this Law; and where any house is occupied in different stories or apartments, separately by different persons or families, he shall leave at least one such Form at each such separate story or apartment, with some person occupying the same. (b) In each case he shall notify to the person with whom such Form is left that it will be called for on the date named upon such Form for collection, and that 4 [LAW 27.] The Census Law , 1910. it is to be filled up according to fact in each case where the occupants of the house or apartments are able to do so. (c) He shall on the Appointed Day visit every house within his District, and ask for, and so far as prac­ ticable obtain from the inmates thereof, the Forms aforesaid filled up, and shall complete such of the Forms as upon re-delivery thereof to him shall appear to be defective, and correct such as he shall find to be erroneous, all which Forms he shall carefully keep. (d) In each case in which the Form left at any house as aforesaid has been lost or mislaid, or for any other cause is not delivered to him on request, duly filled up, he shall ask for and require an account of the number of persons who slept in such house on the previous night, and ask for and require all other information required by this Law; which account and information he shall then and there write and fill in on a Census Form. (e) He shall at the same time, or as soon thereafter as practicable, ascertain the number and descrip­ tion of houses, and the other particulars relating thereto, by this Law or the Census Forms required to be obtained. (/) He shall within the ten days next following the Appointed Day complete, correct, and deliver to the Parochial Registrar of his District, all the said Forms duly and accurately filled up. (g) He shall make and annex to the said Forms a decla­ ration signed by him, and taken before the Parochial Registrar or a Justice of the Peace, to the effect that all the Forms or Schedules, accounts and other particulars, have been truly and faithfully filled up and collected, and that to his knowledge the same are a complete and correct statement of the inhabitants and other particulars required by such Forms within his District so far as may be known. The Census Law, 1910. [Law 27.] 5 6— It shall be lawful for each Enumerator in so Enumerator far authorised to enter as may be necessary for the purposes of this law to enter every house in his district. every house within his District and on the Appointed Day, and he may repeat his visits to and entries into and upon any house in his District as often as may be necessary, within one week next after the said Appointed Day, for the purpose of obtaining from any inmate of any such house any further information or explanation necessary to enable him to com­ plete, verify or correct, any account given to or taken by him in respect thereof or of the inmates thereof.

7— The following Public Officers are hereby appointedPublic Officers appointed Enumer­ Enumerators in respect of the Institutions under their charge, ators of Institutions under their respectively, that is to say:— charge.

The Superintendent of Prisons. The Superintendent or Officer in charge of each District or other Prison or Gaol. The Police Sergeant or other person in charge of each Police Station or Lock-up. The Senior Medical Officer of the Public Hospital. The Medical Superintendent of the Lunatic Asylum. The Medical Officer in charge of any Hospital, and The Superintendent, Master, Mistress, or other person in charge of every Reformatory, School, or Public or Charitable Institution.

Each such Enumerator shall, on the Appointed Day, in re­ spect of the Institution of which he is in charge, fill up accord­ ing to fact the Census Forms in all particulars as nearly as the same can be ascertained, and shall within the ten days next fol­ lowing the Appointed Day transmit the same Census Forms so filled up to the Parochial Registrar of the District in which such Institution is situate, and shall make and annex to such Gensus Forms a declaration duly signed and taken, and to the like effect as is required from other Enumerators. 6 [La w 27.] The Census Law, 1910.

III.—S t a t i s t i c a l R e t u r n s .

Particulars of 8— Each Parochial Registrar shall, by such ways and means houseless persons or those who are as shall appear to him best adapted for the purpose, or as travelling or on board ship. he. may be instructed by the Registrar General, ascertain ihe particulars required by this Law, so far as may be practi­ cable, with respect to all houseless persons, and all persons who during the night immediately preceding the Appointed Day are travelling or are on board ship in this Island or its Dependencies before named, or who for any other reason were not abiding in any house of which account is to be taken by the Enumerators as aforesaid, and shall declare to the correctness of such Returns in like manner as hereinbefore directed in respect to the Returns of Enumerators, and shall transmit the same so verified forthwith to the Registrar General.

Parochial Regis­ 9— Each Parochial Registrar shall carefully examine or trars to examine Census Forms and cause to be examined the several Census Forms and Returns Returns and cor­ rect inaccuracies which shall be delivered to him by the Enumerators, and and transmit same to Registrar Gen­ shall cause any inaccuracy or defect to be corrected or supplied eral. so far as may be possible, and shall within the twenty-four days next following the Appointed Day transmit the same Census Forms and Returns, with all corrections thereof, to the Registrar General.

Registrar General 10— The Registrar General shall, from the Forms and to prepare tabu­ lated Return. Returns delivered or transmitted to him, without delay prepare a classified tabulated Return, according to a Form to be prescribed by the Governor in Privy Council, shewing the number of the inhabitants of each Parish, Island, or Cay, the number of houses, and all other particulars thereby required to be shewn; and he shall on or before the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred and eleven, transmit to the Colonial Secretary the classified tabulated Return.

IV.— R emuneration .

Remuneration of 11— Each Parochial Registrar and each Enumerator Parochial Regis­ trars and Enume­ appointed by the Registrar General shall be paid, for services rators. performed under this Law, such sums as the Governor shall The Census, Law, 1910. [Law 27.] 7 consider adequate, upon production of Certificate that his duties under this Law have been faithfully performed by him, such Certificate in the case of a Parochial Registrar to be signed by the Registrar General, and in the case of each Enumerator to be signed by the Parochial Registrar of his District.

V.—O f f e n c e s .

12— Every Enumerator shall be guilty of an offence againstOffences of Enumerators this Law who neglects to make the Return for his District required by this Law, or wilfully makes a false or incorrect Return or declaration, or delays making up, declaring unto, and delivering to the Parochial Registrar of his District, all original Census Forms and Returns obtained by him, or omits or neglects any other duty required by this Law to be performed; and for every such Offence shall on conviction thereof forfeit a sum not exceeding Ten Pounds. And every Parochial Registrar shall be guilty of an Offence against this Law who makes wilful delay or default in any of the matters required of him by this Law, or makes any false Return or declaration; and for every such offence he shall on conviction thereof forfeit a sum not exceeding Twenty Pounds.

13— Every person Shall be guilty of an Offence againstPersons refusing or neglecting to give this Law who true account guilty of offence against refuses, neglects or declines, to give any Enumeratorjwho law. shall demand it, a just and true account, either orally or in writing, of the number of persons who slept in the house inhabited by him on the night immediately pre­ ceding the Appointed Day, or to fumish^any^other information required by this Law when called upon to 8 [Law 27.] The Census Law, 1910. do so, or who wilfully gives or furnishes, or causes to be given or furnished, any false account or false in­ formation whatsoever, or who hinders any Enumerator from obtaining any such account or information, or who in any way obstructs him in the execution of his duty; and for every such Offence he shall on conviction thereof forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding Ten Pounds.

Recovery of 14— The several penalties imposed by this Law shall be re­ penalties. coverable in a Court of Summary Jurisdiction of the Parish, Island or Cay, in which the Offence is committed: and each person Convicted of an Offence shall, in default of payment of the penalty imposed on him, be liable to impri­ sonment, with or without hard labour as the Court may direct, for the period prescribed by The Small Penalties Law, 1868, (Law 13 of 1868) in cases where the penalty does not exceed Five Pounds, and for a period not exceeding six months in other cases, determinable in each case upon the earlier payment of the penalty, or by any Provision in force in the Island or Cay for the recovery and enforcement of penalties.

Law extends to 15— This Law extends to the Turks and Caicos Islands and Turks and Caicos Islands and Cay­ to the Cayman Islands. man.

Short title. 16— This Law may be cited as the Census Law, 1910. JAMAICA—LAW 28 OF 1910.

A Law to provide for certain Loans being made in the parish of Saint Elizabeth for Water Supply. [2nd July, 1910.'] HEREAS in view of the defective nature of the Preamble. W Water Supply in the Parish of Saint Elizabeth, in this Island, it is desirable to empower the Parochial Board of the parish to make loans to inhabitants of the Parish for the purpose of constructing tanks: Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Council of Jamaica, as follows :^9|

1. This Law may be cited as the Saint ElizabethSaint Elizabeth Water Supply Loan. Water Supply Loan Law, 1910. Law, 1910.

2. The Parochial Board of the Parish of Saint ElizabethAuthority of Paro­ chial Board of (hereinafter called the Board) may from time to time, Saint Elizabeth to [La w 28.] St. Elizabeth Water Supply Loan Law. 1910 make loans to per­ out of moneys standing to the credit of the General sons in possession of land in the Fund of the Parish of Saint Elizabeth make for the pur­ parish, repayment to be secured in poses of this Law loans to persons in possession of any manner hereinafter provided. land in the Parish of Saint Elizabeth, the repayment of such advances being secured in the manner hereinafter provided, and in such further manner (if any) as the Board, or any person or persons deputed by the Board Proviso. may in any case approve. Provided that such loans shall not exceed in the aggregate in any one year the sum of £200 and shall in no individual case exceed the sum of £ 10.

Receipt in form of 3. (i) The form of receipt contained in the first schedule Schedule I shall confer on Board hereto, when signed by any person to whom an advance following rights and poweis. may be made on account of the loan therein mentioned, shall confer on the Board the following rights and powers:—

Preferential charge (a) In respect of all advances that may be made, not on all crops grown on land specified in exceeding the total amount of the loan men- receipt. tinoned in such receipt, and any expenses incurred by the Board in connexion with, or arising out of the said loan, a preferential charge upon all crops that may be grown on the land specified in the said receipt, until repay­ ment in full of such advances and expenses.

Charge on land (b) A charge on such lands in respect of such ad­ subject to any —— mortgages record­ vances and expenses, subject to any mortgages ed or registered or in respect of which existing thereon, and recorded or registered, caveat entered at date of such or in respect of which a caveat has been receipt. entered at the date of such receipt, or of which the Board shall have received notice in writing, prior to the making of the first advance on account of the loan. Board to have all rights and powers (c) All the rights and powers conferred on lenders conferred on lend­ er under the Agri­ under the terms of Law 6 of 1887 entitled cultural Loans Law The Agricultural Loans Law, 1887, save that 6 of 1887- such rights andi powers shall extend to all St. Elizabeth Water Supply L o a n L aw , 1910. [Law 28.] 3 crops grown on the said land, until repayment in full of the advances and expenses as afore­ said.

(d) A power, after ninety days notice to the borrower, Power after ninety days notice to sell to sell the interest of the borrower in the said interest of borrow­ er on default of re­ land, on default being made in repayment of the payment of said advances, or any part thereof respectively, advances. at the time and in the manner specified in the said receipt.

(ii) A document in the form specified in the second Title conferred on purchaser by docu­ Schedule hereto, signed by the Clerk of the ment in form speci­ Board, shall be sufficient to confer title on any fied in Schedule 2. purchaser, and no such purchaser shall be con­ cerned to see or enquire whether such sale is properly made, or whether any such notice has been given.

4. In such form of receipt, there shall be implied Following cove­ nants with Board to on the part of the borrower, the following covenants with be implied in re­ ceipt. the Board, that is to say:

(a) To expend the said loan on constructing a tank To expend loan in constructing a tank for the storage of water on the land specified for storage of water. in the said receipt, of the dimensions and ma­ terials and according to plans and specifiations to be approved by the Board and not other­ wise. (b) To repay the said loan at the times men­ To pay loan at times mentioned in tioned in the said receipt, and to pay all receipt and all ex­ penses incurred by expenses incurred by the Board in connection Board in connection with loan. with, or arising out of the said loan. (c) To produce at such intervals as may be required To produce an ac­ count showing ex­ by any person authorized in writing by the penditure of loan Board, an account showing the expenditure of the moneys advanced from time to time, vouched on oath, or by affirmation, or in such other manner as may be required by such person. 4 [Law 28.] St. Elizabeth Water Supply Loan Law, 1910. Covenants with 5. In such form of receipt there shall he implied the Board binding on occupier of land. covenants with the Board in this section specified, which shall be binding on the occupier of the land for the time being, in the same manner as if such occupier had signed such receipt, and on the borrower in addition to the covenants mentioned in section 3 hereof. The said covenants are as follows:— To pay loan out (a) Out of the crops and proceeds of the said land to of crops. repay the said loan, at the times mentioned in the said receipt, and to pay all expenses in­ curred by the Board in connection with, or arising out of the same.

To allow inspec­ (b) To allow inspection of the land specified in the tion of land. said receipt, and of the cultivation thereon at all times, by any person authorised in writing by the Board. To maintain culti­ (c) At all times, whilst any portion of the loan men­ vation during con­ tinuance of loan. tioned in such receipt remains unpaid, to up­ hold and maintain the cultivation on the lands thereby charged in good order and condi­ tion, and to see that the security is not deteriorated in value.

Receipts for loan 6. Receipts for all advances on account of a loan sub­ subsequent to first advance to be in sequent to the first advance, need not be recorded or form of Schedule 3. registered, and may be in the form specified in the third schedule thereto.

Person making 7. Any person who obtains an advance under this false represen­ tation or applying Law, by means of any false representation, any person loan for other purposes or making to whom an advance is made under this Law whether false oath, or any occupier of land in money or building materials who wilfully applies selling, disposing of the crops with­ the money or materials so advanced to any other use or out consent of Board shall be purpose than the construction, on the lands described in guilty of a misde­ the receipt of a tank for the storage of water of such meanour. dimensions, materials and construction as the Board shall approve, any person making any false oath or affirmation and any person who having obtained St. Elizabeth Water Supply Loan Law , 1910. [Law 28.] 5 an advance whether in money or building materials under this Law, or who, being the occupier of any land mentioned in any receipts under this Law, afterwards sells or disposes of, or converts to his own use,. or wil­ fully destroys any of the crops or products, the subject of the charge created under this Law, without the con­ sent in writing of the Board or person deputed by the Board, shall be guilty of a misdemeanour, and being convicted thereof in any Court of Record in this Island, shall be imprisoned, with or without hard labour, for any term not exceeding one year: Provided, that no prosecution of any such offence shall be begun or pro­ ceeded with, after the secured advances and expenses shall have been satisfied.

8. It shall he lawful for the Board, with the approval of Authority of Board with approval of the Governor, to advance to any person or persons ap­ the Governor to make advance to pointed by the Board to carry out the purposes of this persons appointed to carry out pur­ Law, or to pay to the order of such person or persons, poses of this Law. any expenses that may be incurred in the carrying out of this Law under the authority of the Board.

9. All receipts in the form in the First Schedule hereto Receipts in form of Schedule I to be in shall be in duplicate, and one copy thereof shall, within duplicate and one copy to be lodged one month of execution, he lodged and kept in the Island in Island Record Office and in case Record Office, and indexed as a mortgage affecting the of registered land with the Registrar land mentioned in such receipt, or in the case of lands of Titles. under the operation of The Registration of Title Laws, one copy of such receipt shall be lodged with the Regis­ trar of Titles, and he shall register" the same as a mort­ gage under the said Laws.

10. All documents executed under this Law shall be Documents exempt from fees and exempt from all fees and Stamp Duty. Stamp Duty.

11. It shall be lawful for the Board to direct that any Authority of Board to supply building loan or any instalment thereof shall be made by supplying materials equal in value to amount of the borrower with building materials suitable for the loan and decision of Board as to value construction of a tank and equal in value to the amount f materials to be of the loan or any instalment thereof as the case may be °nal. [La w 28.] St. Elizabeth Water Supply Loan Law, 1910. and on the delivery to the borrower of such building materials the amount of loan or any instalment thereof as the case may be represented by such materials shall be deemed to have been paid to the borrower and the decision of the Board as to the value of such building materials shall be final and binding.

A ll loans to be paid 12. All monies owing to the Board, whether for instal­ to Collector of Taxes, and pay­ ments of a loan or otherwise, shall be paid to the Col­ ment may be en­ forced under Law lector of Taxes at his office and payment may, without 32 of 1867. prejudice to any other remedies be enforced under the provisions of Law 32 of 1867 entitled “ A Law to provide for the Collection of Taxes” and any Law amending the same, as if the person liable to pay the said amounts had made a return thereof under the said Law 32 of 1867 and had failed therewith to pay the same.

SCHEDULE I.

The Saint Elizabeth Water Supply Loan Law, igio.

Received from the Parochial Board of the Parish of Saint Eliza­ beth the sum of £ on account of a loan of £ to be made to me under the terms of The Saint Elizabeth Water Supply Loan Law, 1910, in respect of all that piece or parcel of land

(here describe land). The Loan to be made in instalments the receipt of each instalment being dependent on my satisfying the said Board or any person authorized by such Board in writing that the previous instalment has been duly ex­ pended on the construction on the said land of a tank for the storage of water of such materials, dimensions and constructions as may be approved by the Board. The said Loan to be repayable in seven annual instalments without interest, the first of such instal­ ments to be paid on the

If default shall be made in the payment of any instalment the whole principal sum then unpaid shall become immediately payable without further demand.

I fully understand that the signing of this receipt makes me liable to the covenants set out in The Saint Elizabeth Water Supply Loan Law, 1910, and confers on the Parochial Board of the Parish of Saint Elizabeth the rights and powers specified in the said Law and in The Agricultural Loans Law, 1887. St. Elizabeth Water Supply Loan Law, 1910. [LAW 28.] 7 I further fully understand that instead of receiving the balance of the sum of £ hereinbefore mentioned or any instalment thereof I may be supplied with building materials of a value to be determined by the said Board and that the supply of such materials will be for the purposes of the Saint Elizabeth Water Supply Loan Law, 1910, a payment in money to the amount of the value of such materials determined as aforesaid.

Dated this day of 191 X. Y. of Witness

SCHEDULE p The Saint Elizabeth Water Supply Loan Law, 1910. I A.B. , Clerk of the Parochial Board of the Parish of Saint Elizabeth in pursuance of the powers conferred on me under the above-mentioned Law, do hereby in consideration of the sum of paid to me by C.D. , of , sell and transfer all and every the estate and interest of (borrower) of , a person to whom advances have been made under the said Law of and in (here describe the property) to the said C.D. Dated this day of 191 A.B.,

Clerk of the Parochial Board for St. Elizabeth.

SCHEDULE IQ.

The Saint Elizabeth Water Supply Loan Law, 1910. Received from the Clerk of the Parochial Board of the Parish of Saint Elizabeth the sum of £ , being the instalment on account of the loan mentioned in my receipt dated the day of

Dated this day of IQI lt X.Y. of Witness:

JAMAICA—LAW 29 OF 1910.

A Law to amend Law 28 of 1907, entitled The Earthquake Loans Administration Law. [2nd July, 1910.] 1— This Law may be cited as The Earthquake Loans short title. Administration Law, 1910, and shall be read as one with Law 23 of 1907, entitled “ The Earthquake Loans Ad­ ministration Law,” hereinafter called the Principal Law.

2— Section 21 of the Principal Law islhereby repealed and the following section substituted therefor ferr'lP

21. The guarantee fund shall be applicable in the Substituted forirr ni-i ± „ i . . . . Section 21 of Pnn- first place to provide tor any administrative dpai Law. expenses or charges incurred by the Loan Board to meet which no other funds are available. In the event of any property mortgaged to secure the repayment of any loan or the payment of any 2 [L A W 29.] Earthquake Loans Administration Law 1910. interest, annuity, charges or expenses for which such property shall have become liable under this Law, not being sufficient on realization to provide the amount required for such purpose or if the amount required cannot be recovered from the borrower, the Guarantee Fund shall be applicable in the second place to provide for the payment of such amount. In the event of the Guarantee Fund not being suffi­ cient to make good any amount required as afore­ said, then, it shall be lawful for the Governor in Privy Council to cause a rate to be levied on the parish or defined district wherein as contemplated by section .9 of this Law, is situated the property in respect of which the loss is sustained for the purpose of making good the amount required, pro­ vided that the amount to be deemed recoverable from the funds of any parish shall not exceed the losses in respect of loans made on property situate in that parish, after crediting against such losses the provisional share of such parish in the Guarantee Fund computed as hereinafter provided in this section. Any surplus remaining in the Guarantee Fund when the operations of the Loan Board are concluded shall be paid to parochial funds in proportions to be determined as follows, that is to say :— The amount of the Guarantee Fund uncredited by payments on account of loans shall first be divided into provisional shares proportional to the total amounts of loans made in each parish. From the provisional share of each parish so com­ puted shall then be deducted the amount of any losses on loans made in that parish which shall have been made good out of the Guarantee Fund. If such losses equal or exceed the provisional share Earthquake Loans Administration Law 1910. [La w 29.] 3 of any parish that parish shall be excluded from any final share in the surplus. If such loss is, in the case of any parish, less than the amount of its provisional share, the provisional share shall be reduced by the amount of the loss.

3— It shall be lawful for the Board instead of otherwiseBoard may apply Guarantee Fund in investing funds standing to the credit of the Guarantee repayment of Loans from Fund to apply the same in repayments on account of any Imperial Treasury. Loan obtained from the Imperial Treasury under the provisions of Law 12 of 1908.

4— In the exercise of the rights and powers conferredBoard may allow purchase money on the Loan Board by section 14 of the Principal Law it or any part thereof to remain on shall in cases of default and sale, be lawful for the Loan mortgage. Board instead of receiving the whole of the purchase moneys from the purchaser to allow the whole or any part of such purchase moneys to remain on a mortgage of the property sold.

5— The appointment of any member to the Loan Board,Membership of Loan Board not an] so long as he does|notl receive any payment out of the office of emolu­ funds in the control of the Board, shall not in anywise ment where no payment be deemed, or taken to confer on him an office of emolu­ received. ment under the Crown or under the Government of Jamaica. This section shall operate and "take effect as and from the date of the Principal Law, 23 of 1907.

TAMAK A -IAW 30 OF 1910

A Law to amend Law 28 of 1897 entitled The Kingston Improvements Law, 1890, Amendment Law, 1897. [4th July, 1910.] E it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Council B of Jamaica, as follows

1— This Law may be cited as the Kingston Improve- Short title, ments Amendment Law, 1910, and shall be read as one with Law 28 of 1897, entitled “ The Kingston Improve­ ments Law, 1890, Amendment Law, 1897,” hereinafter called the Principal Law.

2— Section 53 of the Principal Law is hereby repealed section 53 «f Law _ A 28 of 1897 repealed. and the following section substituted

53. The Commissioners may, if they think fit, at the ^’^^ S ’to'aiiow request of any such owner, allow time for the re- time for repayment not exceeding payment of such expenses but so that the same twenty years. 2 [La w 30.] Kingston Improvements Amendment Law.

Expenses to be a may be repaid by annual payments computed prior charge on the premises and to be so as to provide for the repayment of the said paid in quarterly instalments. expenses in a period not exceeding twenty Payment to be en­ forced under Law years with interest at a rate not exceeding 32 o f 1867. Five Pounds per centum per annum and until recovery of such expenses shall have been made the same shall be, subject to any charge for property tax due to General Revenue, a charge on the premises in respect of which they were incurred in priority to all other mortgages and charges thereon. The annual payments in this 'section referred to shall be paid to the Collector of Taxes at his office anj may be made in equal quarterly instalments and payment thereof may be enforced under the provisions of Law 32 of 1867 entitled “ A Law to provide for the Collection of Taxes” and any Law amending the same as if the person liable to pay the said amounts had made a return thereof under the said Law 32 of 1867 and had failed therewith to pay the same.

A schedule of 3—If any expenses the repayment of which is provided arrears in repay­ ment to be given for in section 2 hereof remain unpaid and appear as a by Collector of Taxes to Mayor deficiency in the accounts of any year a schedule of such and Council amounts shall be furnished by the Collector of Taxes to If non-payment the Mayor and Council of Kingston, and if the Mayor due to poverty then expense to be and Council are satisfied that any person liable to pay charged against General Fund of such expenses is unable from poverty to make such pay­ Kingston. ment and that further proceedings for the recovery of the amount due should not be taken against him the amount of the deficiency in each such case shall on application by the Collector be charged by the Trea­ surer against the General Fund of the parish of Kingston and due provision therefor shall be made in the General Charge on premises may be enforced at Rate of the said parish. Provided that the charge on any time. the premises in respect of which the expenses were in­ curred shall continue and shall be enforceable at any Kingston Improvements Amendment Law. [Law 30.] 3 time by the Mayor and Council of Kingston. Provided also that the Mayor and Council of Kingston may at any time after the amount of the deficiency hereinbefore re­ Mayor and Coun­ ferred to has been charged against the General Fund of cil may release charge on the the parish of Kingston by resolution of the Council and remises. in such terms and conditions as may be named in such resolution release the said charge on the premises, and thereupon the said charge shall be extinguished.

J A M A IC A — L A W 31 OF 1910

A Law further to Amend Law 28 of 1879, and to regulate the return of Indian Immigrants and to provide for the maintenance of insane immigrants. [7th July, 1910,] E it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Council B of Jamaica, as follows 1—This Law may be cited for all purposes as the Short Title Lunatic Immigrants Law, 1910, and shall be read as one with Law 23 of 1879, entitled “ The Immigration Protec­ tion and Regulation Law, 1879,” and any Law amending the same.

2—(1) No Indian immigrant shall be embarked for No insane immi­ grant to return to return to India who has been confined in the India unless cured twelre months Lunatic Asylum, unless he has been discharged before sailing. 2 [Law 31.] Immigration Protection & Regulation Law, 1879. as cured at least twelve months before the sail­ ing of the ship in which he desires to return and has not been subsequently re-admitted to the said Asylum. Unless he obtains (2) No Indian immigrant who has shewn signs of permission of Sur­ geon Superinten­ insanity during the twelve months previous to dent o f Ship. the date of the sailing of such ship or who is actually insane at that date shall be permitted to embark without the permission of the Sur geon Superintendent of such ship. In any case in which the Surgeon Superintendent refuses to permit the embarkation of persons of unsound mind, he shall state in writing the grounds for his refusal.

Superintendent's permission not (3) The permission of the Surgeon Superintendent required where immigrant insane shall not be required in the case of an immi­ during voyage from grant who has shewn signs of insanity during India to Jamaica or while in Depdt. his voyage from India to Jamaica, or in the Dep6t, while awaiting allotment.

“ The Immigration 3—If any indentured immigrant shall become insane Fund, 1879,” to be liable for mainten­ and shall be confine! in the Lunatic Asylum the fund ance, &c., of immigrant confined known as “ The Immigration Fund, 1879,” shall be liable in Lunatic Asylum notwithstanding (and shall continue liable notwithstanding that the period expiration of indenture period. of indenture has expired) for the medical attendance, maintenance and support of such person in the said asylum, at such rate per diem as may from time to time be fixed by the Governor in Privy Council, as also for the funeral expenses of such person in case of his death in the said asylum (whether such death occur before or after the expiration of the period of indenture) and all such sums shall be paid to the credit of general revenue on the warrant of the Governor. JAMAICA—LAW 32 OF 1910,

A Law further to amend Law 84,1881, entitled “ The Reformatories and Industrial Schools Law, 1881." [30th July, 1910.] E it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Council B of Jamaica, as follows lfKThis Law may be cited as the Reformatories and Short title. Industrial Schools Law, 1910, and shall be read as one with Law 34 of 1881 entitled “ the Reformatories and Indus­ trial Schools Law, 1881” (hereinafter called the Principal Law) and the Laws amending the same.

2—The word “ prison” occurring in section four of this Definition of “ Prison” as used Law shall include any Prison Farm or other institution in Section 4. approved under Law 35 of 1909 entitled “ A Law to permit the detention of offenders in institutions other than prisons.” 3—From and after the commencement of this Law the Title “ Reformatory School” changed to Reformatory for boys at Stony Hill shall be called “ The Industrial School. [Law 32.] Reformatories and Industrial Schools Law, 1910.

Industrial School for boys at Stony Hill” and the Re­ formatory for Girls at Stony Hill shall be called “ The In­ dustrial School for girls at Stony Hill,” and the said names shall be used in all notices, orders, certificates, forms and documents of every kind relating to the said institutions but save as regards the said change of name the said Reformatories shall remain in all respects (including the payment of expenses in relation thereto from Public Revenue) as now established by Law and refer­ ences to any law to a Reformatory shall, unless the contrary intention appears, be construed as re­ ferences to the Industrial School for boys at Stony Hill and the Industrial School for girls at Stony Hill herein named.

Governor may by 4— It shall be lawful for the Governor by notice in the notice in Gazette appoint any por­ Jamaica Gazette to appoint any portion of the buildings tion of the buildings or premises o f any or premises of any prison to be named in such notice to prison to be a Reformatory. be a Reformatory for girls or boys as the case may be and thereupon the buildings and premises so named shall be­ come and be a Reformatory for girls or boys as the case may be in all respects as the Reformatories at Stony Hill now are and for all the purposes of the Principal Law and Proviso. the laws amending the same: Provided that the Reforma­ tories established under this Law shall be places of detention for such boys and girls only as may be trans­ ferred to such Reformatories under the provisions of section five of this Law and, if the Governor in any case so order, for children and young persons sentenced under the provisions of Law 14 of 1909, entitled “ The Young Criminals Punishment Law, 1904, Amendment Law, 1909.”

Governor may 5— (i) It shall be lawful for the Governor by order transfer to a Re­ formatory estab­ under his hand to transfer to a Reformatory lished under preceding Section established under Section four of this Law, any boy or girl detained in a any boy or girl now detained in, or who may Reformatory established under hereafter be detained in, a Reformatory estab­ the Principal Law. lished under the Principal Law and on such transfer the boy or girl so transferred shall Reformatories and Industrial Schools Law, 1910. [Law 32.] 3 be deemed to be in legal custody and shall be subject in all respects to the provisions of the Principal Law and the laws amending the same in the same manner as if the Order of transfer were an Order of detention in a Reformatory made under the said L a w : Provided that the Proviso. Governor shall not make any such Order of . transfer unless he is personally satisfied from the reports furnished him and from such fur­ ther investigation as he may direct that such transfer is advisable and proper. (ii) The Order of transfer may be in the form in the Schedule to this Law or to the like effect. 6—It shall be lawful for the Governor to appoint a Superintendent and proper officers and servants to take ^S™°suSr- charge of and manage any Reformatory established under ^ro^Jofficers this Law. and servants.

7— The expense of any Reformatory established underExpense of any Reformatory under this Law shall be defrayed by the Treasurer out of thePub- this law to be de­ frayed out of Public lic Revenue of the Island provided that in the case of any Revenue. child transferred from a Reformatory where such child was ordered to be detained under the provisions of section 23 of the Principal Law in lieu of detention in an Industrial School, any sum payable under section 29 of the Principal Law shall continue to be payable after such transfer as at present.

8— It shall be lawful for the Governor at any timeGovernor to may at any time cancel cancel any Order of transfer made under this Law and on any order made such cancellation the child named in such Order shall be under this Law. re-transferred to the Reformatory from which such child was transferred there to be detained under the original Order of detention. 9— It shall be lawful for the Governor in Privy CouncilGovernor may make regulations to make regulations for the government of the Reforma­ for the govemr ment of the Re­ tory Schools established under this Law and for all formatory Schools established under matters connected with the due carrying out of the pro- this Law, &c., and 4 [La w 32.] Reformatories and Industrial Schools Law, 1910. may attach penalty visions of this Law and may attach to the breach of any not exceeding £5 for breach. such Regulations a penalty not exceeding five pounds recoverable on summary conviction before a Resident Magistrate or two Justices of the Peace and such Regula­ tions shall on publication in the Jamaica Gazette have the force of Law.

Superintendent or 10—The Superintendent or officer in charge of any officer in charge to furnish annual Reformatory established under this Law shall in the report to Governor. month of January in every year furnish the Governor with a full report on the working of the Reformatory in the previous year and such report shall be laid on the table of the Legislative Council at its next sitting.

‘ SCHEDULE.

Order o f Detention in a Reformatory established under The Reformatories and Industrial Schools Law, ig io . To the Constable of and the Superintendent of (place from which boy or girl transferred) and the Superintendent or other proper Officers in charge of the Reformatory at (place to which boy or girl transferred) Whereas I am satisfied that now detained in the (describe Reformatory) under an Order of Detention dated the (date) and made by (name of Magistrate or Justices) a copy of which Order is annexed hereto is a proper sub­ ject for detention in the Reformatory (describe Reformatory to which transfer is to take place) under the provisions of the Reformatories and Industrial Schools Law, 1910. These are therefore to command you the said Constable of to take the said and safely convey to the Reformatory at aforesaid and there to deliver |us? to the Superintendent or Officer in charge thereof together with this Order and I do hereby command you the Superintendent at (P lace from which boy or girl is transferred) to deliver up the said to the said (Constable) and you the said Superintendent at (place to which boy or girl is to be transferred) to receive the said into the said Reformatory at and to detain Jj™ therein until [ge shall arrive at the age of sixteen years or until Jje be discharged or otherwise dealt with under due autho­ rity and for so doing this shall be your sufficient warrant.

Given under my hand this day o f 19 Governor. JA M A IC A — L A W 33 OF 1910.

A Law further to amend Law 21 of 1888 entitled " The] Re­ gistration of Titles Law 1888” and Law 20 of 1889 entitled “ The Registration o f Titles Law, 1888, further “ amendment Law, 1889.”

[80th July, 1910.] E it enacted by the Governor and Legislative'.Council B of Jamaica as follows:— 1—This Law may be cited as The Registration of Titles Short title. Law 1888, Amendment Law 1910 and shall be read as one with Law 21 of 1888 entitled “ The Registration of Titles “ Law 1888 ” (hereinafter called the Principal Law) and the Laws amending the same.

2=The following words shall be added after the words Amendment of Section 20 oi “ paid up to the date of the application” in section 20 of Principal Law. the Principal Law “ and by a receipt or receipts from the proper [LAW 33.] Registration of Titles Amendment Law, 1910. “ Officer showing that all Succession Duties that “ have become payable in respect of the land “ have been paid.” 3— Section 43 of the Principal Law is hereby repealed and in lieu thereof the following section substituted : 43. Every Duplicate Certificate of Title shall be deemed and taken to be registered under this Law when the Registrar has marked thereon the volume and folium of the Register Book in which the Certificate is entered ; and every in­ strument purporting to affect land under the operation of this Law shall be deemed and taken to be registered at the time when produced for registration, if the Registrar shall subsequently enter a Memorandum thereof as hereinafter Substituted for Sec* tion 43 of Principal described in the Register Book upon the folium Law. constituted by the existing Certificate of Title and also upon the duplicate; and the person named in any Certificate of Title or instrument so registered as the proprietor of, or having any estate or interest in or power over, the land therein described or identified, shall be deemed and taken to be the duly registered proprietor thereof, or as duly registered in respect of such estate, interest or power.

Provided that if, before entering the Memorandum hereinbefore mentioned, the Registrar shall, for any reason, return the Instrument to the person producing the same, the time of repro­ duction of the instrument for registration, after the requirements of the Registrar have been complied with, shall be the time of production for registration. 4— Section 46 of the Principal Law is hereby repealed and in lieu thereof the following section substituted:— Substituted for Section 46 of Principal Law. 46. Every Memorandum entered in the Register Registration of Titles Amendment Law, 1910. [LAW 33.] 5 cords, and shall furnish him with particulars of the recording of such deed or document with re­ gard to each parcel, if more than one, or the last of such deeds or documents, if more than one, and the Deputy Keeper of the Records shall there­ upon make a Memorandum of such fact on the margin of the record of the last such deed or document or deeds or documents.

Registration of Titles Amendment Law, 1910. [Law 33.] 3 Book shall state the nature of the instrument or document to which it relates, the date of registration or entry thereof, the name of the grantee, and shall refer by number or symbol to such instrument or document, and shall be signed by the Registrar.

5— Section 47 of the Principal Law is hereby repealed and in lieu thereof the following section substituted:—

47. Whenever a Memorandum of any instrument has been entered on a Certificate of Title in the Re­ gister Book, the Registrar shall enter the like Memorandum on the Duplicate Certificate, and he shall endorse on every instrument registered a certificate of the time at which the memoran­ dum was entered in the Register Book: Provided Substituted for always that the time at which the instrument Section 47 of Prin­ was produced for registration, subject to the cipal Law. terms of the proviso contained in section 43, shall be deemed and shall be stated by the Registrar in his Certificate, as the time at which the memorandum was entered in the Register Book. The Registrar shall authenticate such Certificate by signing his name thereto and such Certificate shall be received in all Courts of Law and Equity as conclusive evidence that such instrument has been duly registered and at the time stated in the said certificate

6— Section 116 of the Principal Law is hereby repealed and in lieu thereof the following section substituted 116. So long as any Caveat shall remain in force pro­ hibiting any registration or dealing with the ■ estate or interest in respect to which such Caveat may be lodged, the Registrar shall not enter in Substituted for the Register Book any change in the proprietor­ Section 116 of ship or any transfer or other instrument pre­ Principal Law. sented for registration subsequent to the date on which such Caveat was lodged purporting to 4 [LAW 33.] Registration of Titles Amendment Law, 1910. transfer or otherwise deal with or affect the estate or interest in respect to which such Ca­ veat may be lodged, or issue any registration abstract.

Persons entitled to 7- (i) Any person entitled to sell land, which shall sell land registered otherwise than by have been registered otherwise than by plat plat or diagram may apply to have them or diagram, may apply to have such land regis­ so registered. tered by plat or diagram.

Such application to (ii) An application under this section shall in all be treated as an original application. respects be treated and dealt with as if it were an original application to register land- The Duplicate Certificate of Title shall accom­ pany the application, and the same shall be retained and cancelled by the Registrar, and the original Certificate of Title shall also be cancelled by the Registrar, before the issue of a new Certificate.

The Referee shall (iii) The Referee, when communicating any pro­ direct Registrar to cause notice to be visional approval of the registration of such title served on certain persons. to the Registrar, shall, besides giving such directions as are required in the case of ori­ ginal applications, direct the Registrar to cause notification of the application to be served on all persons other than the applicant who appear by the Certificate of Title to have any interest in the land.

8— Section 37 of Law 20 of 1889 entitled “ The Regis­ tration of Titles Law, 1888, Further Amendment Law, 1889” is hereby repealed and in lieu thereof the following section substituted:— 37. When any land shall be brought under the opera­ tion of the Principal Law the Registrar shall, in Substituted for Section 37 of Law the case of all applications in which it appears that 20 of 1889 a deed or other document of title relating to the land is on record in the Record Office, forthwith notify the fact to the Deputy Keeper of the Re- JAMAICA—LAW 34 OF 1910.

A Law Further to Amend Law 82 of 1890 entitled “ The Electric Lighting Law, 1890. ” [80th July, 1910.'] E it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Council B of Jamaica, as follows :— 1—This Law shall be cited for all purposes as The Short title. Electric Lighting Amendment Law, 1910, and shall be read as one with Law 32 of 1890 entitled ‘'The Electric Lighting Law, 1890,” hereinafter called The Principal Law, and any Law amending the same or incorporated therewith. 2—From and after the coming into operation of this No person other than a licensee _ Law no person other than a Licensee under the Principal under the Principal Law, &c., to make Law and any Law amending the same or incorporated any installation of wires, &c. unless therewith shall make or cause to be made any instal­ duly licensed by Director of Public lation of wires or fittings of any kind or extent for Works. Governor in Privy Council electric light or power, hpuse-telephones or electric may make regula­ bells, unless such person has been duly licensed by tions. 2 [La w 34.] Electric Lighting Amendment, Law, 1910. the Director of Public Works, and the Governor in Privy Council may make regulations with respect to the licensing of such persons, the examination to be passed by any candidate for such license, the examina­ tion fee to be paid by such candidate, the suspension and cancellation of licenses, the inspection of any work done under any license so granted and generally for securing the safety of the public from personal injury or from fire or otherwise in respect of installations of the nature herein specified and may attach to the breach of any such regulations a penalty not exceeding Five Pounds, recoverable on summary conviction before a Resident Magistrate or two Justices of the Peace.

/■ JAMAICA—LAW 35 OF 1910.

A Law farther to amend Law 6 of 1867 entitled “ A Law to establish Boards of Health.” [30th July, 1910.] E it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Council B of Jamaica, as follows

1—This Law may be cited for all purposes as “ the Short Title. Health Law, 1910” and shall be read as one with Law 6 of 1867, entitled “ A Law to create Boards of Health” (hereinafter called the Principal Law) and the Laws amending the same.

2—In this Law “ Central Board” means the “ Central Definition. Board of Health of Jamaica” appointed under Section 1 of the Principal Law. “ Local Board” means, as regards the Parish of King­ ston, the Mayor and Council of the Parish of Kingston, [Law 35.] The Health Law, 1910. and as regards the several other Parishes, the Parochial Boards of such Parishes.

Superintending 3— (1) The Superintending Medical Officer for the time Medical Officer Chairman of Board. being shall be the Chairman to the Central Board of Health. Chairman being (2) In the absence from any meeting of the Chairman absent, members to elect a Chairman. the members shall from their number elect a Chairman for the purpose of such meeting. Power to make (3) The Central Board may make such Rules and Rules and Bye- Laws. Bye-laws as may be necessary for the trans­ action of its* business.

Superintending 4— The Governor may from time to time appoint one Inspectors. or more Superintending Inspectors, for any special work or special duty under this Law or temporarily assisting in carrying out the provisions of this Law.

anitary Inspector to have power of 5— Every Sanitary Inspector appointed under this Constable. Law shall have throughout this Island all the powers of a Constable.

Health Officer or 6— A Health officer or a Superintending Inspector shall Superintending Inspector remova­ be removable from his office as such by the Governor ble only by Gover­ nor. only.

PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY. 7— (a) Every occupier, or person in possession of any premises ; or (b) The owner or agent of any uninhabited premises; within such boundaries surrounding any town or village of this Island as may be prescribed by Personal Respon­ sibilities of occu­ any special order, regulation or bye-law pier, owner or agent enumerated. approved by the Governor in Privy Council, on the recommendation of the Central Board of H ealth; (1) shall keep such premises clean and in a state of efficient sanitation and in accordance with orders, bye-laws and regulations ; The Health Law, 1910. [Law 35.] 3 (2) shall provide himself with such sanitary con­ veniences of such construction and size for the temporary deposit of ashes and other waste matters as may be ordered by the Local Board;

(3) shall keep his premises free from yard refuse, waste matter, bush, litter and any offensive matter, broken and empty bottles, empty tins, cocoanut shells, uncovered barrels or boxes and anything else that may be capable of acting as a receptacle for stagnant water or as a means of breeding mosquitoes ;

(4) shall properly drain and prevent the collection or lodgment of [stagnant water not stored for purposes of u se;

(5) shall efficiently screen, or cover, or both, as ordered by the Central or Local Board in any bye-law, order or regulation all water stored on the premises except small quantities for immediate consumption. Provided that where collections of water are too large to effectively screen or cover, or both, they shall be either stocked with mos­ quito-destroying fish, or be kept covered with a film of kerosene oil, filled in, or drained, or otherwise treated, and such works done as may be prescribed by the Local Board or by any order, bye-law or regulation made under the Law; (6) shall keep all gutters and down pipes attached to his buildings -in good repair, free from ob­ struction, and so graded as to prevent accu­ mulation, and allow the free passage of water from the roofs ; (7) shall take such measures as may from time to time be prescribed by the Local Board 4 [Law 35.] The Health Law, 1910. (a) for preventing the breeding and harbouring on the premises of insects and vermin; (b) for the destruction of such insects and verm in; (c) for the keeping clean and disinfected of all sanitary conveniences and stables on the premises.

Central Board may 8— The Central Board ssue special orders frame bye-laws and regulations and pre­ (1) may issue special orders and frame bye-laws and scribe times and regulations for the due and effectual enforce­ manner in which duties shall be ment of the duties imposed by the various performed. sections of this Law and for the general further­ ance of sanitation and for the abatement of and for preventing the recurrence of nuisances and generally for the carrying out of this Law. And may prescribe among other things that they may consider necessary the times and manner in which any duties mentioned shall be per­ formed. Such special orders, bye-laws and regulations shall have effect to such parts of the Island as may be named therein and shall, when approved by the Governor in Privy Council have the force of Law. Local Board of (2) It shall be the duty of every Local Board of Health to observe] and enforce orders, Health to observe and enforce any orders, Bye­ bye-laws and regulations. laws and regulations made under this Law.

Local Board may, 9— (1) Every Local Board of health may, and shall if and shall when called upon by called upon to do so by the Central Board Central Board, issue orders and make of Health, issue from time to time orders and regulations; make Bye-laws and regulations with regard tc any of the matters mentioned in any section of this Law. to be submitted (2) All orders, bye-laws and regulations made under for approval of Central Board. this Law by any Local Board of Health shall be submitted for the approval of the Central Board who may Ihe Health Law, 1910. [LAW 35.] 5

(a) vary, modify, or alter the same or delete any central Board may . . . . . n * vary, modify or ot the provisions thereof, and such orders, alter, regulations and bye-laws when approved by the Central Board shall he submitted by the latter to the Governor in Privy Council for confirmation, and when published in the Jamaica Gazette shall have the force of Law.

(3) The Governor in Privy Council, on the recommen- Governor in Privy ■ , Council may by dation of the Central Board of Health by a notice in Gazette Notice in the Jamaica Gazette, may at any any section to apply time cause any Section of this Law that refers island. part°fthe only to towns and villages to refer not only to towns and villages but to any part of the Island defined in such notice.

10—Every Local Board within the towns and villages Duties of Local under their respective control in this Island or within Boards" such boundaries surrounding the same as may be pre­ scribed by any special order, bye-law or regulation ap­ proved by the Governor in Privy Council on the recom­ mendation of the Central Board of Health or of a Local Board through the Central Board I (a) shall keep the public streets, including side- paths gutters and surface drains and all places under their immediate control, clean and in an efficient sanitary condition, free from bush or dense vegetation and collections of water; (b) shall water the streets as often as may be necessary; (c) shall keep all sewers, drains, privies, urinals, mains, water pipes, sinks, syphons, taps, fit­ tings, and other syptary conveniencies and their appurtenances and accessories under their immediate charge, in a sanitary condition, and in a state of good repair so as not to be a nuisance or injurious or dangerous to health or life ; 6 [La w 35.] The Health Law . 1910. Provided always that nothing in this Law shall interfere with any duties imposed upon the Kingston General Commissioners by Law. (d) shall cause all collections of water and water containers to be kept in accordance with or­ ders, bye-laws and regulations; (e) shall be responsible that the provisions of all orders, bye-laws and regulations, are promptly carried out.

Duties of Local II. Shall provide and maintain Board. (a) an efficient service of sanitary carts and sca­ vengers with all necessary supervision and,ap­ pliances for the emptying of sanitary conve­ niences, and the collection and removal of sweepings, rubbish, refuse, night soil and other waste matter from private premises and public places; (b) such number of properly constructed vessels, receptacles, carts or conveyances, of such des­ cription as are approved by the Central Board of Health for the carriage of waste or refuse and offensive matters;

(c) or may contract with the approval of the Cen­ tral Board of Health for the removal of the above matters under the same conditions and under such supervision as the latter may deem necessary;

III. (a) shall provide in proper and convenient situa­ tions, receptacles and places at which sweep­ ings and other waste matter may be deposited, temporarily or permanently—or else buried or burn t;

(b) shall take such measure as may be prescribed by the Central Board or by any order, bye-law, or regulation for rendering such matter, if not The Health Law, 1910. [L a w 35.] 7 deeply buried or burnt, innocuous, so as not to be a nuisance, or insanitary, or injurious to life or health; ^c) shall fix times for the emptying of sanitary re­ ceptacles and for collecting and conveying all such matters as are mentioned in this Section so as not to cause a nuisance. IV. Shall in every case provide efficient supervision so that a nuisance or insanitary condition may not be caused.

11—Every Local Board of Health may from time to Local Board may time, and shall if called upon by the Central Board, issue called upon by orders and make bye-laws and regulations which shall MdersaSmak?”6 have effect either throughout their entire parish or which ia^nSWforncertmn may be limited to such portion of their parish as may be ra“3oses enume' approved by the Central Board of Health and sanctioned by the Governor ; (1) for the due and effectual regulation of the service of sanitary carts and scavengers ; (2) (a) for the removal and manner of removal of sweep­ ings, refuse, rubbish, stable litter, dung, manure, filth of any sort and offensive and decomposable or other matter, liquid or solid, from any place whatsoever ; (b) for regulating and prescribing the time or times at which the removal of such matters and the cleaning of sanitary receptacles shall take place ; and (c) for prescribing the manner in which all re­ ceptacles for dust, dirt, filth, dung, manure, and other waste or offensive matter and the matter therein contained shall be kept and cleansed and disinfected so as to prevent a nui­ sance occurring; (d) for the provision of places or receptacles or both 8 [LAW 35.] The Health Law, 1910. public or private for the collection and deposit, temporary or permanent, as the case may be, of such matters; (e) for compelling the immediate cleansing and disin­ fection, if necessary, of any place whereon any such matter or liquid shall have dropped in such removal or carriage; (f) for the prevention of nuisances arising from any dust, ashes, filth, dung or any objectionable mat­ ters or receptacles therefor; (g) for the prevention of the deposit or accumulation within any market or within or upon any place whatsoever not specially appointed therefor of any matter by which a nuisance may be caused or may be likely to be caused; (h) for recovering payment from any occupier or ‘ owner of premises the cost of collection and removal of house and yard refuse, night soil, stable refuse and any other waste matter; (i) as to the duties of the occupier of any premises in connection with house refuse, night soil, and other waste or offensive matter so as to facili­ tate the removal of it by the scavengers.

(3) (a) for the prevention of the keeping of animals on any premises or in such place;or manner so as to be a nuisance or injurious or dangerous to health and for the regulation of the’manner of keeping animals so as to prevent a nuisance. (b) W ith respect to (1) the cleansing, disinfection, drainage, ventila­ tion, provision of light, construction, general sanitation and necessary floor and cubic area of stables, dairies, cowhouses, and other places where animals are kept including the enclosures attached or in connection with them: and The Health Law, 1910. [LAW 35.] 9 (2) the keeping of animals and poultry within any of the towns and villages. (4) 'With respect to the cleansing and disinfection of buildings, premises, markets, slaughter houses and public places as well as any articles that have been or are therein contained. (5) With respect to enforcing the closing of earth closets, privies, cesspools and pits and receptacles for refuse, filth, dung, and any waste or objection­ able matter and with respect to their cleansing and disinfection and the frequency and manner thereof.

(6) With respect to— (a) the enforcing the provision on all premises of such proper and sufficient sanitary con­ veniences with all necessary appliances and appurtenances therewith connected as may be considered necessary by the Medical Officer of Health or Local Board. (b) W ith respect to (1) the description and construction (2) the position on the premises; (3) the keeping in proper repair and maintaining in a sanitary condition ; (4) the cleansing and disinfection ; (5) general management; (6) protection; of such sanitary conveniences and the contents of any of them. (c) With respect to the keeping water closets sup­ plied with sufficient water for flushing purposes.

(7) W ith respect to (a) the regulating the construction, description, [Law 35.] The health Law. 1910. position and size, of all tanks, cisterns and other receptacles and areas for or means of collecting, conveying, storing or holding or providing water required to be provided on premises; (b) the enlarging, deepening, altering, of such re­ ceptacles, areas, and water supplies as are of insufficient size to afford a sufficient supply of water for those usually living on or frequenting any premises ; (c) the measures to be taken to protect water on any premises from pollution and from the admission of insects and vermin and from becoming the breeding places of insects; (d) the measures to be taken to prevent infection by water ; (e) the cleansing and disinfecting of all sources of water supply and catchment areas and all receptacles for containing or storing water and the manner and frequency of so doing; (f) with respect to the running to waste of water, the formation of pools formed by running or leaking taps, pipes, or other sources of water supply; (g) with regard to the provision of properly made basins and gutters of such construction and extent as may be in the opinion of the Medical Officer of Health or the Local Board required under or in connection with taps, pipes or other sources of water supply ;

(h) (a) prescribing and limiting the purposes for which water from public water supplies shall be used; and (b) prescribing and defining the manner in which it shall be used and distributed. The Health Law, 1910. [La w 35.] 11 (i) prescribing the right of any sanitary officer to take samples of water for analysis from any premises and the manner of doing so. (8) W ith respect to the closing of buildings or parts of buildings unfit for human habitation; and the prohibition of their use for such habitation. (9) W ith respect to the cleansing and disinfection of premises ; and the bushing and clearing and cleaning of enclo­ sures and premises and the extent of such clean­ ing, disinfection (10) With respect to (a) the sleeping in stores or rooms where food is prepared, kept or stored of any person or per­ s o n s; (b) prescribing the conditions under which rooms or other places which are part of, adjacent to, or connected with such stores or rooms, may be used for sleeping purposes. (11) W ith respect to the provision on all premises of proper and suffi­ cient surface and other drainage, the extent and position thereof, the construction thereof and the manner of laying, cleansing and disinfection when necessary and the keeping in repair there­ of. (12) W ith respect to • noxious businesses (i.e. businesses which may from time to time be declared such by the Central Board of Health and approved by the Governor in Privy Council.) (13) With regard to the measures to be taken to avoid and prevent the breeding of mosquitoes [L a w 35.] The Health Law, 1910. and other insects and of rats, mice and other vermin and for the destruction of all such in­ sects and their larvse and vermin and their breeding places and runs, and with regard to the methods, manner of doing so and the times and frequency of doing so and the works to be done to accomplish the same.

(14) W ith respect to overcrowding on premises and the measures to be adopted and works to be done to remedy the same and to the amount and method of ventilation necessary to be provided on premises. (15) (1) For prescribing and regulatihg the lighting, ventilation, cleansing, drainage, water supply and internal construction of dairies, and cow­ sheds and places where milk is sold, bake­ houses, markets, slaughter houses, butchers shops and all places where‘animals are slaugh­ tered, or where food is prepared, dressed, stored, kept for purposes of sale, or sold, or where persons feed on payment. (2) For securing the cleanliness of vessels or utensils used in any of the above mentioned places or in the preparation or storage or con­ veyance of food. (3) For the protection from possible infection of any food contained in any of the places, in this sub-section mentioned or exposed for sale in the streetsor elsewhere. (4) For prescribing precautions to be taken by purveyors of milk, or persons selling milk by retail or persons preparing, dressing or selling showing for sale, or hawking food or drink or eatables of any description; (5) For registration with the Local Board, of all The Health Law, 1910. [Law 35.] 13 persons in their district carrying on the trade of dairyman, purveyor, or seller of milk ; and (6) the inspection of cattle and goats in dairies or in the possession of dairymen, or persons sell­ ing milk to the public directly or indirectly; and (7) prescribing precautions to be taken in the milk­ ing of animals; and (8) the prohibition of the supply of milk from any dairy under such circumstances as may be named in any order, bye-law, or regulation. (16) for otherwise fully giving effect to the various Sections of this Law and for carrying out any other sanitary measures that may, from time to time, be found necessary. (17) (1) for imposing upon offenders against such orders, bye-laws and regulations and upon those who in any way obstruct or interfere with the carrying out of any orders, bye-laws or regulations made with regard to the provi­ sions of this Law such penalties as they may think fit not exceeding (a) forty shillings for each offence and (b) twenty shillings for every day that the offence continues after written notice of the offence has been given by a Sanitary Officer or by the Local Board of Health, and (2) for the recovery of expenses and costs pay­ able in connection with the .enforcement of such orders, bye-laws and regulations. Provided always that where a nuisance is caused by any act of a Local Board or its officers the said Local Board shall be liable to abate such nuisance and to pay all costs in connection therewith- 14 [L a w 35.] The Health Law. 1910. Provided that it shall be the duty of every Local Board of Health to observe and enforce any rules, regulations or bye-laws made under this Law, and to cause the abatement of all nuisances.

NUISANCES.

Local Board to 12— It shall be the duty of every Local Board to cause inspection to ascertain nuisances. cause inspections of their district to be made with a view to ascertain what nuisances exist calling for abate­ ment or prevention under the powers of this Law, and to enforce the provisions of this Law for the purpose of abating or preventing the same, and otherwise to put in force the powers vested in them relating to Public Health.

Nuisances under 13— For the purposes of this Law the following shall this Law enume­ rated. be nuisances— 1. Any place, matter or thing or deposit or accumula­ tion of liquid or solid matter that is (a) injurious or dangerous to health or life or likely to become so; or (b) harbours or acts as a shelter or serves as a breeding place for insects or vermin that are reputed or known to convey infective dis­ ease, or which contains or harbours or shelters such insects in any stage of their develop­ ment or vermin or which is likely to do so ; (2) (a) Any pool, ditch, pond, gully, gutter, water course, cistern, tank, well or other receptacle for collection of or means of storing water or watej supply; or (b) Any water closet, earth closet, privy, urinal, trench, cesspool, cesspit, drain, manure heap ; or (c) any receptacle for, or collection of, dung, dust, ashes, rubbish, stable litter, or other waste matter The Health Law, 1910. [LAW 35.] 15 so foul or in such a state or so placed or made or left, as to be insanitary, or a nuisance, or injurious or dangerous to health or likely to become so;

(3) any yard or enclosure or other place which by reason of the growth of vegetable matter and by reason of its not being kept properly bushed dry, and cleaned is insanitary or a nuisance or dan­ gerous to health or likely to become so.

(4) Any part of a house or building so overcrowded by day or by night as to be insanitary or injurious or dangerous to the health of the inmates whether or not members of the same family; or where the number of persons is greater than the cubic or square area of the building allows for in accordance with any special order, or regulation or bye-law. (5) (a) A ny tree or bush ; or (b) any erection built after the coming into opera­ tion of this Law; within any town or village which interferes with the entrance of sunlight into or with the free ventilation of any neighbouring premises or buildings. (6) The exposure of empty bottles (broken or other­ wise) empty tins, cocoanut shells, uncovered barrels, boxes and anything that will serve as a receptacle for stagnant water or as a breeding place for mosquitoes or other insects known or reputed to convey disease; Provided always that the presence of mosquito larvae in any collection of water shall be taken as proof that such water is stagnant. (7) Any eaves-gutter or down pipe so constructed that the water cannot drain freely and quickly 16 [Law 35.] The Health Law, 1910. away or which allows of the collection of water at any spot. (8) (1) Any such absence from any premises (a) of a sufficient and properly constructed and protected water supply, water fittings, means of storing water; or (b) of sufficient and properly constructed and pro­ tected catchment area and appurtenances or means of collecting water as may be considered necessary by any Local Board of Health or in accordance with any order, regulation, or bye-law. (2) Any waterworks, or water supply, or means of storing, conducting, collecting, pumping, or haul­ ing water which is not constructed, placed, pro­ tected, and cleansed or disinfected (as often as may be ordered) in accordance with any order, regulation, or bye-law made under this Law. (3) Any water-tap, pipe or pump or other means o obtaining water (a) which is needlessly allowed to run to waste; or (b) under which a pool of ■water is created by rea­ son of there being no proper gutter or means of drainage to carry off the water; or (c) under which water is allowed to accumulate or become stagnant. (4) Any house not sufficiently supplied with fresh water, regard being had in every case to the nature thereof, the number of persons usually occupying, inhabiting or using the same and the means of supply thereto. (5) Any tank, cistern, reservoir for water or other water supply, whether public or private, used for domestic purposes, the water wherein shall be a nuisance, or the use whereof for domestic pur­ poses would be injurious to health. The Health Law, 1910. [Law 35.] 17 (6) Any collecting area, filter, gutter or pipe,, whether public or private, for the collecting, purifying, or conveying water for domestic pur­ poses, which shall be in such a state or condi­ tion that the water collected thereby, or pass­ ing over or through the same would be a nui­ sance, or the use whereof for domestic purposes would be injurious to health. (9) Any sanitary convenience or any part, connec­ tion, or appurtenance thereof (a) not constructed, placed, kept in repair, and in accordance with any orders regulations or bye­ laws ; or (b) which is a nuisance either from its proximity to, or position with regard to, any neighbour­ ing house or for any other reason ; or (c) which is insanitary or injurious to health or likely to become so.

(10) Any gutter or ditch within any town or village or within its immediate vicinity not kept free from bush, grass and weeds and collections of water.

(11) Any collection of water on any premises or any trench ditch or gutter within any town or village or within boundaries prescribed as provided in Section 10 of this Law, so situated as to be a nuisance or insanitary or injurious or dangerous to health and which is not rendered incapable of being insanitary, or a nuisance or injurious to life or health by being (a) properly covered or screened, or both as the case may be in the manner ordered ; or (b) sufficiently and continuously stocked with such stock of such fish as are prescribed by any order, regulation, or bye-law ; or 18 [La w 35.] The Health Law, 1910. * (c) covered with a continuous film of o i l ; or (d) drained; or (e) filled in ; or (f) otherwise rendered innocuous so as to be incapable of being or causing a nuisance or of allowing of the breeding of mosquitoes or other insects as may be or­ dered by a Local Board of the District or in accordance with the provisions of any order, or regulation, or bye-law.

(12) Anything that the Governor in Privy Council on the recommendation of the Central Board of Health or of a Local Board through the Central Board shall declare to be a nuisance by Procla­ mation in the Jamaica Gazette, shall be a nui­ sance under this Law.

Circumstances in 14—(a) It shall not be lawful to erect a new building which it is unlaw­ ful to erect a new on any ground which has been filled up with b uilding. any matter impregnated with faecal, animal, or vegetable matter, or upon which any matter has been deposited, unless and until such matter shall have been properly removed by excavation or otherwise, or shall have been rendered or have become innocuous.

Penalties for con­ (b) Every person who does or causes, or wilfully travention of this Section. permits to be done, any act in contravention of this Section shall for every such offence be liable

(1) to a penalty not exceeding five pounds and

(2) to a daily penalty not exceeding forty shillings for every day that the offence continues after notice in writing is given by the Local Board of Health to cease such offence. The Health Law, 1910. [Law 35. 19 15—Every Local Board

1 (A) may, and shall, if ordered by the Governor, Duties of Local Board in respect of cause to be either filled in, drained, covered with swamps, ponds, &c. a continuous layer of oil, canalised (as ordered), cement concreted, stocked with fish, cleansed or otherwise treated in such manner and as often as may be ordered, by any special order, regulation, or bye-law, or in the absence of such, as may appear to them proper; all swamps, ponds, pools drains, open ditches gutters, gullies or any place whatsoever within their respective parishes con­ taining, or likely at any time to contain, stagnant or other collection of water, rubbish, filth, or any matter or thing of an offensive or decomposable nature, which may be certified to them by a Medi­ cal Officer of Health, a registered medical prac­ titioner or a Sanitary Officer or any other person to be or likely to become (a) a nuisance or insanitary or prejudicial to health; or (b) to allow of the breeding of insects or vermin that are reputed or known to spread infective disease; or (c) to harbour insects or vermin ; or (B) may cause any such place to be cleansed and disin­ fected and any such collection to be disinfected and removed at the cost of the owner as often as it appears to them necessary, and (C) shall cause notice to be served on the person on whose property such conditions exist or on the owner of any premises whereon the same exists, requiring him, within the time specified in the notice, to drain, cleanse, cover, screen, remove, fill up, stock with fish in such manner as is ordered or otherwise treat in such manner and as often as may be ordered in writing, such, pond, 20 [Law 35.] The Health Law, 1910. pool, ditch, drain, gully or place, or to construct a proper drain for the discharge of such filth, water, matter or thing or to execute such other works and do such other things as the case may in their opinion require. 2. If the person on whom such notice is served fails to comply therewith, he shall be liable to a fine not exceeding five pounds, and to a further fine not exceeding forty shillings for each day during which the offence continues: or the Local Board if they think fit, in lieu of proceeding for a fine, may enter on the premises and execute such works as were mentioned in the notice and may be necessary for the abatement of the nuisance, and may recover the expenses, thereby incurred from the owner of the premises; and until , recovery of such expenses the same shall, sub­ ject to any charge for property tax due to General Revenue, be a charge on the premises in respect of which they were incurred in priority to all other mortgages and charges thereon.

Proviso. Provided also, that it shall be lawful for the said Local Board of Health, upon proof made to their satisfaction of the inability of suGh party, from poverty to defray such expense, to permit the expenses incurred in the manner last-mentioned, to be defrayed out of the -funds at their disposal.

Proviso. And provided also that where such nuisance exists on public property or is due to any action on the part of Local Board or its officers the Local Board shall itself do what is necessary to abate such nuisance or insanitary condition and to carry out the provisions of this section.

Duty of Medical 16—(a) It shall be the duty of the Medical Officer of Officer of Health Health or of a responsible Sanitary Officer of or of Sanitary Officer. any Local Board, in event of any case of infective disease being brought ashore from on board any ship or craft to any hospital or The Health Law, 1910. [Law 35.] 21 other building or place to supervise the land­ ing and conveyance of such case of infective disease to such hospital or building or place under such sanitary precautions as may be ordered by the Central Board of Health. (b) All expenses in connection with such service in- Expenses. cludingconveyance and supervisionshallbe paid previously by the person so conveyed, or failing that, by the master or agent of the ship, as well as a guarantee for the expenses of such person as long as he may be confined in such hospital or building or place.

(c) The Quarantine Board will direct that proper Quarantine Board. disinfection of the ship .or part of such ship shall be performed at the cost of such ship under the direction of the Medical Officer of Health or District Medical Officer.

17— The Governor on the advice of the Central BoardGovernor may call upon any Local of Health may at any time call upon any Local Board of Board to investi­ gate cause of any Health to investigate the cause of any disease present in disease in their district, &c. their district and to do what is necessary for arresting the spread of such disease.

Provided that if in the opinion of the Central Board of Proviso. Health the Local Board of Health does not take such measures as the Central Board of Health may think necessary, the Governor may on their recommendation take such action as they think needful at the expense of the Local Board of Health.

18— All fines imposed and collected under this LawFines to be paid into General shall be paid into the General Fund of the parish in Fund of parish. which such fines are imposed and- collected.

19— The Central Board of Health may issue orders,Central Board may issue orders and make bye-laws and regulations with regard to the and make bye-laws and regulations following purposes or any of them:— with regard to certain purposes (I.) W ith respect to enumerated. 22 [Law 35.] The Health Law, 1910. (a) the cleansing and disinfection of premises or parts thereof and of any articles contained therein, (or the destruction of such articles) likely to be infected or retain infection;

(b) the time at which and the manner in which, such premises and articles shall be disinfected (or such articles destroyed) and the persons by whom such disinfection shall be done and supervised; (c) the Tariff of Charges to be made for such disin­ fection ; (d) the provision by the Local Boards of temporary shelter for the inmates of any house that is undergoing disinfection;

(e) the right of any Medical Officer of Health or Local Board to order the delivery of such above-mentioned articles, with such precau­ tions and in such manner as may be described, to a Sanitary Officer for disinfection or des­ truction at such place as the Medical Officer of Health or Local Board may appoint; (f) the penalties to be imposed on those failing to comply with, infringing, obstructing, or aiding or abetting in failing to comply with, infring­ ing, or obstructing, such Orders, Bye-laws, or Regulations. (II.) With respect to prescribing (i) (a) The precautions to be taken by, and duties of persons suffering from a dangerous infective disease, who use or enter a conveyance, and by those in charge of or a ccompanying such persons who do so; (b) the precautions to be taken by, and the duties to be imposed on, the owner or driver of any conveyance into which any person suffering The Health Law, 1910. [LAW 35.] 23 from a dangerous infective disease has entered or on which, such person has been; (c) the precautions to be taken by, and the duties of every Local Board with regard to Conveyances in which persons suffering from a dangerous in­ fective disease have entered or been ; (ii) (a) the class and variety of conveyance to be used for conveying for burial or otherwise the body of any person who has died of a dangerous in­ fective disease; (b) the precautions to be taken by, and the duties to be imposed on the owners or drivers of such conveyances; (c) the precautions to be taken by, and the duties to be imposed on, every Local Board with regard. to conveyances used for the carriage of the bodies of persons who have died of dangerous infective diseases; (iii) the penalties to be imposed on those failing to comply with, infringing, obstructing, or aiding or abetting the infringing, obstructing, or fail­ ing to comply with such Orders, Bye-laws and Regulations.

(III.) With respect to (i) the precautions to be taken by, and duties to be imposed upon all Local Boards, Medical Officers of Health, Registered Medical Practitioners, Sanitary Officers, and all other persons, with a view (a) to the prevention of infection from the bodies of those who have died of dangerous infective dieeases; (b) to the prevention of nuisances and insanitary conditions or of danger to health or life arising from the presence of any dead body. [La w 35.] The Health Law, 1910. (ii) (a) the time and manner of burial after death of persons who have died of infective and non-in- fective diseases; (b) providing for the removal after death, either by the Local Board or by the friends of the person deceased, to a Mortuary previous to burial or for burial direct of persons whose bodies might, in the opinion of a Registered MedicalPractitioner or a Sanitary Officer either give rise to infection or to an insanitary condition or cause danger to health or life; and providing that any Medical Officer of Health, on his own responsibility, or a Justice of the Peace on the recommedation of a Regis­ tered Medical Practitioner shall order such removal at such time as he may fix ; (c) the provision of public places of burial and the prevention of the burial of persons in places other than those appointed by the various Local Boards without the special permission of the Local Board of the district; (d) providing for the recovery of costs in a summary manner from the property of the de­ ceased or from any person liable to pay the expense of burials carried out by the Local Board; (e) prescribing and fixing penalties to be imposed on any person who obstructs, or aids or abets in obstructing the carrying out of any Orders, Bye-laws, or Regulations made or allowed under this Law. (IV.) With respect to (i) prescribing the precautions to be taken by, and duties to be imposed on (including the system and period of isolation to be undergone, the disinfection to be done, and any other matter The Health Law; 1910. [Law 35.] 25 connected with the arrest of the spread of . disease) (a) any person suffering from a dangerous infec­ tive disease; and (b) any person in charge of one so suffering; and

(c) anyone who is or has been in contact with, or residing on the same premises as one so suf­ fering (ii) (a) preventing the transmission, lending, selling, giving or exposing, without previous disinfec­ tion approved by the Medical Officer of Health or Local Board, of any articles whatever which have been exposed to the infection of a dan­ gerous infective disease; and (b) prescribing the manner in which and condi­ tions under which, any article that is, has been or may be infected may be transmitted, lent, sold, exposed, or given aw ay; (iii) prescribing the precautions to be taken by and duties of every Local Board with regard to the isolation, keeping isolated and manner of keep­ ing isolated of (a) any person suffering from a dangerous infec­ tive disease; (b) any person attending on or in contact with, or residing on the same premises as a person so suffering. (iv) prescribing penalties to be imposed for non- observance of or obstruction of the said Orders, Bye-laws, and Regulations. (V.) With respect to (a) preventing the letting for hire of premises or parts thereof in which has been a person suffering either from a dangerous infective disease, Pulmonary Phthisis or any continued [Law 35.] The Health Law, 1910. fever not diagnosed by a Registered Medical Practitioner within such time as any Order; Bye-law or Regulation may prescribe, without the previous disinfection (to the satisfaction of the Local Board) of the said premises or part thereof and of the articles therein, or (as regard the articles) destroyed ;

(b) the precautions to he taken by, and the duties to be imposed upon those letting for hire, or showing for the purpose of letting for hire, any premises or parts of premises in which there has been within such time as may be mentioned in any Order, Bye-law, or Regula­ tion, a person suffering from a dangerous in­ fective disease, Pulmonary Phthisis or fever not diagnosed by a Registered Medical Practi­ tioner ; (c) imposing and fixing the amount of the penal­ ties to be imposed on any person who, on being questioned about the antecedents of any premises or parts of premises with regard to their having existed any such disease, gives a false answer; (d) enforcing on every person ceasing to occupy any premises or part of any premises the obligation of (i) having disinfected such premises or parts of premises in which any person has been suffer­ ing from a dangerous infective disease, Pul­ monary Phthisis or any continued fever not diagnosed by a Registered Medical Practi­ tioner ; (ii) reporting to the owner of such premises or his agent as the case may be the the previous existence of such disease ; (e) the giving of notices by the Local Boards with The Health Law, 1910. [LAW 35.] 27 regard to the necessity for disinfection of houses and any articles contained therein (or the destruction of the latter.) (f) the obligation of every Local Board to cause all premises or parts of premises in which a case of dangerous infective disease, continued fever not diagnosed by a registered Medical Prac­ titioner or Pulmonary Phthisis has existed and the articles therein contained, to be disin­ fected or, (as regards the latter) destroyed. (VI.) with respect to (i) the prevention of the putting of infected rubbish or other matter, solid or liquid, on or in any place not specially appointed therefor ; (ii) the disinfection of infected rubbish and the place and manner of disinfection and time when disinfection shall take place. (VII.) With respect to (i) prohibiting (a) the milking of animals ; (b) the picking of fru it; (c) the engaging in occupations connected with food ; (d) the carrying on of any trade, business, or work ; so as to be likely to spread infection by any person suffering from any dangerous infective disease or such form of infective disease as • may be mentioned in any Order, Bye-law, or Regulation; (ii) Imposing and fixing penalties for non-compli­ ance with, or breach of such Orders, Bye-laws, and Regulations. 20—The Local Board in each parish may, and in Local Boards may and in Kingston Kingston if ordered by the Governor shall, provide a if ordered sh all provide a proper place, with all necessary apparatus and atten­ proper place, &c., for removal of dance, conveyances and vessels for the removal and all i-feeted thinge, &c. 28 [L a w 35.] The Health Law, 1910. things necessary for the disinfection or destruction of such things as, in their opinion, may be or have been or have become infected, and they may cause any articles brought for disinfection to be disinfected free of charge, or not, as they may think fit.

With the consent of the Governor two or more parishes Tw o or more parishes may may combine to provide such proper place and such combine to pro- v. le such proper necessary apparatus and attendance, conveyances and all place, &c. things necessary.

Disinfection to be Disinfection shall invariably be carried out under the carried out under certain supervi­ supervision of a Medical Officer of Health, the District sion. Medical Officer of the district, or a Sanitary Inspector.

EVACUATION OF PREMISES. -

Evacuation of 21— Should a case of plague or yellow fever, cholera or premises. small pox occur in any limited area, to be determined by the Medical Officer of Health, this officer may with the approval of the Governor, order the evacuation of all premises within such distance of the infected house or houses as he may deem advisable, and suitable arrange­ ments shall be made for the housing and isolation, if necessary, of the occupants of such house or houses by the Local Board, the said Medical Officer of Health shall then disinfect such of the aforesaid premises as he may think fit and any articles therein and may des­ troy such articles as he may think fit.

Local Board may 22— Every Local Board may and shall, if ordered by and shall if ordered provide proper the Governor, provide and fit up with all things necessary isolated place for reception of a proper place properly constructed and isolated for the dead bodies. reception of dead bodies before interment or for and dur­ ing the time required to conduct any post mortem examination ordered by the Coroner of the district, or other constituted authority, and shall make such regula­ tions as they may deem fit for the maintenace, support, and management of such place.

Power of coroner. Where any such place has been provided, any Coroner or other constituted authority, may order the removal of The Health Law, 1910. [L a w 35.] 29 a body for carrying out such post mortem examination and the further removal of such body, such costs of removal and further removal to be paid out of General Revenue.

RIGHT OF AUTHORITIES TO ENTER ANY PREMISES.

23— Any Medical Officer of Health, SuperintendingMedical Officer of Health to have Inspector or other Sanitary Officer shall have power to power to enter premises for enter at any time upon any premises in which any case of certain purposes. infective or suspected infective disease is reported to have occurred, or to be, for the purpose (a) of ascertaining and reporting to the Central Board whether all necessary and proper precau­ tions are being taken for preventing the spread of such disease; and (b) generally for carrying into effect;the provisions of this Law and any orders given, or bye-laws, regulations or rules made in connection with i t ; as well as (c) for examining into the sanitary condition|of such premises and their surroundings.

MISCELLANEOUS. 24— (1) The Central Board, if satisfied after due enquiryProvision in case of default by that any Local Board has made default in exe­ any Local Board to perform its cuting or enforcing any of the provisions which duty. it is the duty of such Local Board to execute or enforce of this Law or of any Bye-law, regulation, rule or order made in pursuance thereof shall report the matter to the Governor and it shall be lawful for the Governor in Privy Council, by an Order published in the Jamaica Gazette, to divest such Board of its powers and duties under this Law and to appoint the Central Board of Health or some person or persons to perform such duties and exercise such powers for such period not exceeding in any case the period for which the Parochial Board affected would hold office as may be named in the order. 30 [L a w 35.] The Health Law, 1910. (2) When such appointment is made the Board, person or persons so appointed shall for the purpose of the execution of his or their duties under the said appointment have all the powers of the default­ ing Local Board and all expenses incurred by the person or persons so appointed in the execution of his or their duties, shall with the sanction of the Governor be paid by the Treasurer of the Island out of any monies standing to the credit of the Parochial Board of the parish in respect of which such appointment is made.

Power of Governor 25— The Governor in Privy Council may from time to in Privy Council to declare any time by order to be published in the Jamaica Gazette portion of the Island to be part declare any portion of the Island specified in such order of parish or town specified in Order and not comprised within the limits of any Parish or to be published in J am aica Gaz ette. Town to be for the purposes of this Law a part of such Parish or Town and thereupon the portion so specified shall be subject to the provisions of this Law in all respects as if such portion had originally formed part of such Parish or Town.

Fines, penalties 26— (i) All fines, penalties, and costs, recoverable under and costs howl recoverable. this law or under any bye-law, rule, regulation or order made thereunder shall, unless otherwise provided, be recoverable on summary conviction before a Resident Magistrate or two Justices of the Peace and in default of payment the offender shall be liable, where no special provision for default of payment has been made, to imprisonment with or without hard labour for any period not exceed­ ing one month.

Bye-laws, &c. may (ii) Any bye-law, rule, regulation or order made under prescribe penalties. this Law may prescribe penalties for the non-observ­ ance or breach of such hye-law, rule, regulation or order to an amount, where no special provision has been made in this Law, not exceeding five pounds.

Where no special (iii) Where no special provision is made by this Law, The Health Law, 1910. [La w 35.] 31 for a breach or non-observance of this Law such provision, breach, &c., punishable on breach or non-observance shall be punishable on summary, convic­ tion by fine not ex­ summary conviction before a Resident Magistrate ceeding five pounds. or two Justices of the Peace by a fine not exceeding five pounds and in default of payment by imprison­ ment with or without hard labour for any period not exceeding one month. (iv) Any monies recoverable for expenses incurred Expenses re­ coverable as a by the Central Board or a Local Board under civil debt. this law may be recovered from the persons liable for the same as a civil debt before a Resident Magistrate on the complaint and in the name of the chairman of the Board authorising or under­ taking the expenditure.

27—In this Law, unless the context otherwise requires, Definitions. the following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them (that is to say) “ occupier,” includes a person having the charge, management, or control of a building, or of the part of a building in which the patient is, and in the case of a house, the whole of which is let out in separate tene­ ments, or in the case of a lodging house, the whole of which is let to lodgers, the person receiving the rent payable by the tenants or lodgers, either on his own account, or as the agent of another person, and in the case of a ship, vessel, or boat, the master or other person in charge thereof. “ District Medical Officer,” means a duly quali­ fied and registered medical practitioner who is paid a salary, whether from general revenue or parochial funds, and whose duty it is to give medical attendance within a district or districts of a parish, to persons entitled to poor relief. “ Medical Officer of Health,” means a duly 32 [L a w 35.] The Health Law, 1910. Definitions. qualified and registered medical practitioner appointed, under the authority of this Law, to be a Health Officer for one or more dis­ tricts controlled by one or more Local Boards. “ Sanitary convenience” includes (a) Water closets, earth closets, urinals, privies cesspools or pits, (b) ashpits, ashbins or other similar conveniences ; (c) receptacles for manure or dung, stable-litter and any form of rubbish, waste or offensive matter; (d) the water supply (whether cistern, tank, or other source) including any accessory, appur­ tenance, or appliance thereof or connected therewith and every means of conveyance of water ; (e) the drainage system (whether surface or other­ wise) and every accessory, appurtenance or appliance thereof or connected therewith ; (f) Lighting of premises (artificial or otherwise); (g) Ventilation of buildings and around the same. “ Medical Officer of Health” includes any Super­ intending Inspector. “ Dangerous infective disease” means any of the following diseases, namely :— 1. Cholera. 2. Plague. 3. Small Pox. 4. Diphtheria and Membranous Croup. 5. Measles. 6. Scarlatina or Scarlet Fever. 7. Enteric or Typhoid Fever. 8. Puerperal Fever. 9. Typhus Fever. The Health Law, 1910. [L a w 35.] 33 10. Yellow Fever. Definitions. 11. Erysipelas and shall include any disease which the Governor in Privy Council may declare to be a dangerous infective disease for the purposes of this Law. Such declaration may be in respect of the whole Island or any part or parts thereof. “ Court of Summary Jurisdiction” means a Resi­ dent Magistrate or two Justices of the Peace. “ Superintending Medical Officer’ ’ means the Officer appointed by the Governor to Superintend the Medical Districts of the Island. “ Dairyman” includes any cow-keeper, goat-keeper, purveyor or seller, or hawker of milk or occupier of a dairy. “ Dairy” includes any farm, farmhouse, pen, cow-shed, goat-shed, milk-store, milk-shop or other place from which milk is supplied or in which milk is kept for purposes of sale. The expression “ Food ” includes anything that may be eaten or drunk by man whether for nourishment or for pleasure. “ Offensive trade ” means any trade that is declared by the Governor in Privy Council to be an offensive trade. “ Water Container” means any well, cistern, pond, reservoir, tank, water butt, barrel, or other receptacle for the collection of water or means whereby water is accumulated whether artificial or otherwise. “ Infective disease ” means any infectious or contagious disease whatever whether classed as “ dangerous ” under this Law or not. “ Premises ” includes messuages, buildings, lands, ease­ ments and hereditaments of any tenure, whether the property of His Majesty, his heirs or successors, or of any person whomsoever whether built on or not, and whether 34 [L a w 35.] The Health Law, 1910. Definitions. public or private, enclosed or unenclosed, ships, vans, gul­ lies, tents, and any other erection or abode. “ Water supply or water works” includes streams, springs, wells pumps, reservoirs, cisterns, tanks, pun­ cheons, barrels, aqueducts, catchment-areas, cuts, sluices, mains, pipes, taps, culverts, engines, and all machinery, lands, buildings, and things for, or means of supplying, providing, conveying, or containing water, or used in any way as an accessory in the supply of water. “ Registered Medical Practitioner ” means a duly quali­ fied Medical Practitioner registered according to the Laws of Jamaica. “ Sanitary Inspector” is synonymous with the term “ Inspector of Nuisances.” “ Sanitary Officer ” means any person employed by the Central Board or by a Local Board or by the Government to carry out or enforce the provisions of this Law and includes a Sanitary Inspector.

Nothing in this 28— Nothing in this law shall affect any rights, duties, Law to affect rights, duties, &c., responsibilities or powers imposed or conferred under the under Law 6 of 1867, &c. authority of Law 6 of 1867 or of any law amending the same or incorporated therewith or in aid of the same.

Amendments to Sections of Laws.

Law 6 of 1867 29— Section 1 of Law 6 of 1867 is hereby amended by Section I amended. inserting between the words “die” and “depart” in the 7th line the word “resign.” Law 6 of 1867 Section 10 of Law 6 of 1867 is hereby amended by in­ Section 10 amended. serting between the words “ them ” and “ to ” in the 5th line, the word “efficiently.” Law 22 of 1898 Section 4 of Law 22 of 1898 is hereby amended by insert­ Section 4 amended. ing in the third line in front of the words “ small-pox ’ the word “ plague.”

Law 19 of 1899 Section 2 Section 2 of Law 19 of 1899 is hereby amended by amended. adding after the word practitioner in the 2nd line the The Health Law, 1910. [La w 35.] 35 words “ Registered according to the Laws of this Island.”

Section 2 of Law 15 of 1887 is hereby amended by Law 15 of 1887 Section 2 striking out all the words in the last two lines from and amended. including the word “ in ” in the last line but one. 30—The following Sections of Laws are hereby repealed:—

Section 3 of Law 6 of 1867. Laws repealed. “ 7 of Law 6 of 1867. “ 9 of Law 6 of 1867. “ 11 of Law 6 of 1867. “ 17 of Law 6 of 1867. “ 3 of Law 15 of 1887.

JAMAICA—LAW 36 OF 1910.

A Law to continue and amend the Jamaica Hotels LawI 1901. [30th July, 1910.'] E it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Council B of Jamaica, as follows:—■ 1 —This Law may be cited as The Jamaica Hotels Law Short title. 1910.

2—Law 15 of 1904 entitled “ The Jamaica Hotels Law Re-enactment of v Law 15 of 1904 1904,” (save and except section 9 thereof,) is hereby re- except Section 9, enacted and shall be continued until the thirtieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and twelve.

3—For the purpose of enabling the Governor to grant section2 o^Law an Import License under the said Law 15 of 1904, section amended. 2 thereof as last amended by section 2 of Law 37 of 1909, entitled “ A Law to continue the Jamaica Hotels Law 1904,” is hereby further amended by substituting the figures “ 1912” for the figures “ 1910.” 2 [L a w 36.] The Jamaica Hotels Law, 1910. Governor may 4— Notwithstanding anything contained in subsection reduce period. (f) of section 2 of the said Law 15 of 1904 as amended by sub-section (b) of section 1 of Law 10 of 1907, entitled “ The Jamaica Hotels Law, 1904, Amendment Law, 1907,” it shall be lawful for the Governor, if he so think fit, to reduce the period of ten years named in the said sub­ section (f) to such period as to him may seem expedient.

Value for purposes 5— (i) The value of the property known as the Titch­ of Property Tax of Titchfield field Hotel, situate in the town of Port Anto­ Hotel, Port An'o- nio, not to be in­ nio in this Island, shall not for a period of ten creased for a period of ten years years from the date of any Import License from date of its next import first hereafter granted in respect of such hotel license; value in meantime to be be increased for the purposes of the Property taken at the sum of eight thousand Tax by reason of the rebuilding of such hotel, pounds. but such value shall continue for the said pe- period of ten years to be taken at the sum of eight thousand pounds. Rateable value for (ii) For the purposes of the Parish General Rate, said period to be taken at £5,000. the Parish Road Rate and any local rate the rateable value of the said property shall during the said period be restricted to the value or the site with its present buildings, which said value shall be taken to be the sum of five thousand pounds, and the said property shall pay on such value of five thousand pounds the following Parochial Rates and Taxes. (a) a Parish General Rate of 1/ on every £10, (b) a Parish Road Rate of 2d. on every £10, (c) a local rate of 6d. on every £10, and shall also during such period as the valua­ tion mentioned in the first sub-section of this section continues pay a special Water Rate of £40 per annum. Proviso. Provided that the concessions in this section set out shall continue only so long as such property and the buildings thereon are used and maintained every year as an hotel with not less than fifty sleeping rooms. JAMAICA— LAW 37 OF 1910.

A Law to make provision Jor increasing the Water Supply for Kingston and the Liguanea Plains. [11th August, 1910.] IT7HEREAS it is desirable to authorise the Kingston Preamble. " * General Commissioners appointed under Law 24 of 1897 entitled “ The Kingston General Commissioners Law, 1897,” to increase the Water Supply of Kingston and the Liguanea Plains at an estimated cost of £50,000, and

Whereas it is desirable to authorise the Governor to Preamble. borrow money in order to enable the same to be ad­ vanced to the Kingston General Commissioners for the purpose aforesaid: Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Council of Jamaica, as follows:—^ 2 [L a w 37.] K. and L. Water Works Loan Law, 1910. Short title. 1— This Law may be cited for all purposes as the Kingston and Liguanea Water Works Loan Law, 1910.

Governor autho­ 2— The Governor is hereby authorized to raise by rized to raise by way of loan the sum way of loan an amount sufficient to produce by the issue of £50,000, &c., to be advanced to the of stock, as nearly as may be, the sum of £50,000 Kingston General Commissioners for sterling and such further sum as may be nece 'sary to certain purposes. defray the expenses of issue. The amount raised as aforesaid shall be. advanced to the Kingston General Commissioners in order to enable them to increase the Water Supply of Kingston and the Liguanea Plains.

Mode of raising 3— The said loan shall be raised by the issue of stock the loan. under the provisions of Law 13 of 1885 entitled “The Inscribed Stock Law, 1885 ” or under the provisions of Law 17 of 1891 entitled “ The Local Inscribed Stock Law, 1891,” as amended by Law 33 of 1894 entitled “The Local Inscribed Stock Law, 1891, Amendment Law, 1894,” or partly under the said Law 13 of 1885 and partly under the said Law 17 of 1891 ( as amended by Law 33 of 1894) as the Governor may determine: provided that in place and instead of the ten shillings per cent, mentioned in Section 7 of the said Law 13 of 1885 or the one-half per cent, mentioned in Section 18 of the said Law 17 of 1891, as the case may be, there shall be substituted for the purposes of this Law one pound per cent, as the sum payable in respect of a sinking fund for the redemption of the stock raised hereunder.

Revenues upon and 4— The principal moneys and interest secured by the out of which the principal, interest stock issued under this Law, and also the sinking fund and sinking fund are charged and prescribed under this Law are hereby charged upon and made payable. shall be payable out of the revenues raised and appropri­ ated under any Laws relating to any of the undertakings consolidated into one undertaking by Law 24 of 1897 en­ titled “ The Kingston General Commissioners Law, 1897,” and are hereby further guaranteed by and shall if neces­ sary be in whole or in part payable out of the General Revenues and Assets of the Government of Jamaica. K. and L. Water Works Loan Law, 1910. [LAW 37.] 3 5—The Kingston General Commissioners shall in each Kingston General Commissioners to and every year pay to the Treasurer out of the moneys pay annually into Treasury the received by them on account of the several undertakings interest, and sinking fund until debt consolidated into one undertaking by Law 24 of 1897 extinguished. entitled “ The Kingston General Commissioners Law, 1897,” a sum sufficient to cover the interest and sinking fund on any sum of money borrowed under the authority of this Law until the debt shall be extinguished.

Regulations and Orders of general interest, approved by the Governor in Privy Council, during the year 1909.

Rules made by the Governor in Privy Council under the Telegraph Control L aw , Law 7 o f 1904.

1— Any license granted under Law 7 of 1904 shall only entitle the Licensee to establish, maintain and use that particular class of telegraphic apparatus, mechanism cr contrivance mentioned in the License. Every License granted under the said Law shall make mention of and fully describe the particular class of telegraphic apparatus, mechanism or contrivance which the applicant proposes to establish, maintain and use. 2— Every person establishing, maintaining or using any telegraphic apparatus, mechanism or contrivance in contravention of section 1 of the Telegraph Control Law, 1904 (Law 7 of 1904) shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding Two Hundred Pounds or in default of payment to be im­ prisoned with or without hard labour for a period not exceeding twelve months and the telegraphic apparatus, mechanism or contrivance so established, maintained or used shall be liable to be forfeited to the Go­ vernment of Jamaica. 3— Every person licensed under this Law, who uses any telegraphic apparatus, mechanism or contrivance for which he has not a License, shall be liable to the penalty and for'eiture mentioned in Rule 2 hereof, if the Resident Magistrate thinks fit to order such forfeiture. 4— Every person licensed under this Law who acts contrary to the* terms of this License shall be liable to the penalty and forfeiture men­ tioned in Rule 2 hereof if the Resident Magistrate thinks fit to order such forfeiture. 5— Proceedings for penalty and forfeiture under these Rules shall not be taken except upon the authority of the Attorney General. 6— Proceedings for the recovery of any penalty and for any forfeiture under these Rule shall be of a summary nature and shall be taken before the Resdient Magistrate for Kingston.

Approved by the Governor in Privy Council on the 7th day of January, 1909. G. M . W o r t l e y , Clerk of Privy Council.

Regulations for the Protection of the Public Safety, made by the Governor in Privy Council under the provisions of the Electric Lighting Law , 1890-1903. In these Regulations the words, terms and expressions to which by the Electric Lighting Law, 1890, meanings are assigned, shall have the same respective meanings, provided that in these Regulation s Hsajjl The expression “ Energy” means electric energy, and for the pur­ poses of these Regulations electric energy shall be deemed to be an agency within the meaning of the word electricity as defined in the Electric Lighting Law, 1890. The expression “ Consumer” means any body or person supplied with energy by the Licensees. The expression “ Overhead Line” means any electric line which is placed above ground and in the open air. The expression “ Pressure” means the d'fference of electrical potential between any two conductors through which a supply of energy is given or between any part of either conductor and the earth; and (a) Where the conditions of the supply are such that the pressure may at any time exceed 600 volts if continuous, or 250 volts if alternating, but cannot exceed 3,000 volts whether continuous or alternating, the supply shall be deemed a high pressure supply. (b) Where the conditions of the supply are such that the pressure may, either continuous or alternating, exceed 3,000 volts, the supply shall be deemed an extra high pressure supply. The expressions “ High Pressure” and “ Extra High Pressure,” respec­ tively, are used in relation to electric lines, conductors, circuits and apparatus, according to the conditions of the supply delivered through the same or particular portions thereof. Other expressions which are defined in the Electric Lighting Law, 32 of 1890, and in the several Licenses granted thereunder, have the same respective meanings in these Regulations. These Regulations render null and void all previous Regulations for the protection of the public safety under the provisions of the Electric Lighting Law, 1890.

P o l e s a n d M a in s .

(1) Poles shall be of durable material securely set in the ground in an upright position at intervals not exceeding 200 feet where the direction of the line is straight and not exceeding 150 feet where the direction is curved, or where the line makes a horizontal angle at the point of support. The poles shall also when necessary be strengthened by stays and struts. N o wooden pole shall be of less size at the lower end than 6 inches dia­ meter or 5 inches by 5 inches square. Every wooden pole other than poles of approved native hardwood lumber shall be attached to a stub or footing of native ha dwood or other material in a manner to be approved by the Inspector. Every pole so stubbed or footed shall be so positioned on its stub or footing that its butt shall not be less than 9 inches from the ground. The pole shall be set in the ground to a depth of at least one-sixth of its total length includ­ ing any stubb attached to it. (2) The insulating covering of wires used in overhead lines shall con- i ist of at least three braids thoroughly impregnated with a dense moisture repellent, which will not drip at a temperature lower than 180 degrees Fahrenheit. The thickness of insulation shall not be less for sizes from No. 8 B & S gauge to No. 2 B & S gauge than one-sixteenth of an inch, and for sizes from No. 2 B & S gauge to No. 0000 B & S gauge than five sixty-fourths of an inch, and shall be sufficiently elastic to permit all wires smaller than No. 7 B & S gauge to be bent round a cylinder of twice the diameter of the wire without injury to the braid. No smaller wire than No. 10 B & S gauge shall, after the date of these Regulations, be used in any overhead line erected on any street or public place. The wires should have an insulation equal to that of the conductors they confine. (3) Every overhead line shall be attached to Poles or Supports by suitable Insulators and shall be so guarded that the wires cannot fall away from the Poles or Supports, or come into contact with other over­ head lines. They shall not be at a less height from the ground than fifteen feet, or where they cross a street twenty feet, and in crossing a street the angle between the line and the direction of the street at the place of 3

S e r v ic e L in e s .

-crossing shall not be less than sixty degrees. The spans also shall be as short as possible. (4) The insulation resistance of every complete overhead circuit (other than a service line) used for the supply of energy, including all machinery, apparatus and devices, forming part of such circuit, shall be so maintained that the resistance between such circuit and the earth shall be not less than 200,000 megohms. Suitable means shall be provided for the imme­ diate indication and localization of leakage, and every circuit shall be tested at least once in every month and the result duly recorded in a book to be kept for that purpose, which book shall be at all times open to the inspection of the Electrical Inspector. (5) Where an overhead line is constructed, renewed or repaired so as to cross or be in close proximity to any other overhead line already exist­ ing, precaution must be taken by the person constructing, renewing or repairing against the possibility of such lines coming into contact with each other by breakage or otherwise and also against a low pressure electric lighting line coming into contact with a high pressure electric lighting line. The expense of complying with this Regulation must be borne by the party constructing, renewing or repairing. (6) Every overhead line including its Poles or Supports and all struc­ tural parts and Electrical appliances and devices belonging to or connected therewith shall be, where not otherwise specified in these Regulations, of such material, description and construction as may be approved by the Electrical Inspector, and shall be duly and efficiently supervised and maintained by the owners in keeping with the requirements of these regulations, and to the satisfaction of the Electrical Inspector. £7) Every high pressure electric line, conductor or other apparatus shall be protected by a suitable automatic or fuse cut-off at the point of junction with the source of supply. (8) An overhead line shall not be permitted to remain erected after it has ceased to be used for the supply of energy, unless the owners intend within six months again to take it into use.

T ransformers .

(9) In every case where a high pressure supply is transformed for the purpose of supply to one or more consumers, suitable means shall be provided to protect the consumer’s wires from any accidental contact with, or leakage from, the high pressure system, either within or without the transforming apparatus. (10) Transformers should not be placed in any building excepting the central Station, but when special circumstances necessitate their being placed inside buildings, they should be located at a point as near as pos­ sible to that at which the primary wires enter, and be placed in an enclo­ sure constructed of fire-resisting material, such enclosure being securely locked and accessible only to responsible persons. The primary wires in the building must be laid in accordance with the provisions of these regulations with regard to high tension circuits. The primary fuses should be outside the building. (11) Where any electric circuit is connected to earth the grounding shall only be allowed when such circuit is so arranged that under normal conditions of supply there shall be no passage or current over the ground wire. The ground wire shall not be smaller than No. 6 B & S gauge and must always be of equal carrying capacity to the secondary lead of the 'Transformers or the combined leads where transformers are .connected in parallel. 4

(12) Service lines from overhead mains shall be led as directly as possi­ ble to some portion of the consumer’s premises which is not accessible to any person without the use of a ladder or other special appliance, and where they enter a building they shall have drip loops outside and the holes through which they pass shall be bushed with non-combustible non-absorptive insulating tubes slanting upwards towards the inside. A suitable safety fuse or other automatic disconnector must be inserted in each service line at the point of source of supply contained within a suitable closed receptacle of fireproof material. (13) No person other than a person in the employ of the Kingston General Commissioners or any Licensee under the Electric Lighting and Telephone Laws or these Regulations shall make or cause to be made any installation of gas, sewage or water pipes or wires and fittings of any kind or extent for electric light or power, telephones or electric bells in any building within any licensed area under the Electric Light or Tram­ way Laws, unless such person has been duly licensed by the Director of Public Works as hereinafter provided, or by the Kingston General Commissioners. (14) Every person requiring a license authorising him to make instal­ lations of electric light, electric power, telephones or electric bells, shall make application for such license in writing to the Dire, tor of Public Works. Every such application shall set out the name and address of the applicant, his age and where he acquired the necessary knowledge of wiring, etc., and must be accompanied by a receipt from the Island Treasurer for 5s., being the examination fee hereinafter provided. (15) It shall be the duty of the Electrical Inspector upon being so required by the Director of Public Works to e amine the applicant and to satisfy himself as to the qualifications and fitness of the applicant for a license under these Regulations, and he shall report upon the fitness of such applicant to the Director of Public Works, who may thereupon issue a license to the applicant. (16) Every such license shall be in force for one year from the date of its issue and may be renewed from year to year at the discretion of the Director of Fublic Works upon his being satisfied of the continued' fitness of the Licensee. (17) The Director of Public Works may suspend or cancel any license granted by him upon proof of any technical malpractice, carelessness, or failure to comply with any of these Rules and Regulations, or of Rules and Regulations made under the Tramway Law, the Electric Lighting or Telephone Laws, on the part of any licensee or of any person working with or for him. (18) No Licensee under the Kingston General Commissioners Law, the Electric Lighting or Telephone Laws, nor any Licensee under these Regulations shall proceed to the execution of any work in connection with the laying on of gas, sewage or water, or the installation of or addi­ tion to any system of electric light, electric power, telephones or electric bells, in any building or o n any premises situate within any area licensed under the Tramway or Electric Lighting Laws in which any installation of gas, sewage, water, electric light, electric power or electric bells has already been installed unless and until the person or body intending to carry out the work shall have given at least 24 hours notice in writing to the Government Electrical Inspector and to the Engineer to the King­ ston General Commissioners, and the Licensee whose system of electric light or power is already installed in such house or upon such premises. (19) Every Licensee under these Regulations upon completing any work in connection with electric light, electric power or electric bells or telephones in any area in which electric tramways are operated, o r 5

a gas, water or telephone service exist, shall, before the same is put in use or service, report such completion to the Electrical Inspector and shall pay to the Inspector a fee according to the scale set out in Schedule B hereof. (20) Upon receiving such report and fee it shall be the duty of the Electrical Inspector to inspect and test such installation and upon find­ ing the same to comply with the Rules and Regulations in regard to the wiring and installation of buildings and to satisfy any further reasonable requirements which any special circumstances may call for, he shall grant the certificate required by Regulation 21 hereof. (21) No Licensee under the Electric Lighting Laws for an area in which there also exists any system of gas, sewage or water shall connect to his mains or commence to give a supply of electricity to any installation of electric light or power in any building or premises in such area which may have been installed by any Licensee under these Regulations unless and until he has been furnished with a certificate signed by the Government Electrical Inspector, showing that the Inspector has duly inspected and tested all the work in connection with such installation or any addition thereto, and has found the same both in point of materials and work­ manship to be in accordance with the standard fixed by these Regulations in regard to the wiring of buildings and to his satisfaction. (22) Whenever the services of the Electrical Inspector are required for any purpose under these Regulations, other than those mentioned and included in Regultaions 19 and 20, they shall be at the service of the person requiring them upon such person paying to the Island Trea­ surer a fee according to the scale set out in Schedule A hereto, and the Island Treasurer’s receipt shall be forwarded to the Electrical Inspector along with the requisition requiring his services. The Island Treasurer is hereby authorised to receive such fees and to grant receipts therefor.

S u p p l y .

(23) The maximum pressure at which electricity may be supplied by any Licensee shall not exceed, without the express permission of the Governor in Privy Council:—

(a) In the case of constant potential incandescent lighting 250 volts, to any pair of terminals in any building, and (b) In the case of constant current series are circuits introduced into any building, 3,000 volts on the entire system.

(24) The standard pressure at which any Licensee intends to supply electricity shall be fixed by the Licensee in keeping with the above Regu­ lation, and notice thereof shall be given to the Governor in Privy Council and the Electrical Inspector and the same shall not thereafter be altered without the permission of the Governor in Privy Council first obtained and until due notice of such alteration has been given to the public by advertisement in some daily newspaper published in Kingston. (25) No wire of smaller size than No. 14 3 & S shall be used in wiring buildings except for fixture work when the same shall not be less than No. 18 B & S and excepting also flexible cord composed of stranded copper conductors each strand of which shall not be larger than No. 26 or smaller than No. 30 B & S gauge. (26) The following table showing the allowable carrying capacity of copper wires and cables of ninety-eight per cent, conductivity must be followed in placing wires in buildings:—Mg 6

T a b l e A. T a b l e B. Rubber covered Wires. Weather proof wires. B&SG Amperes. Amperes. Circular Mills.

14 12 16 4107 12 17 23 6530 10 24 32 10380 8 33 46 16510 6 46 65 26250 5 54 77 33100 4 65 92 41740 3 76 110 52630 2 90 131 66370 1 107 156 83690 0 127 185 105500 00 150 220 133100 000 177 262 167800 0000 210 312 211600

(27) All wires used in “ concealed work” in buildings, that is to say, wires laid in ceilings, between floors, and in conduits and mouldings and intended to carry a voltage of up to 250 volts, must comply with and stand the following specification and test:— (a) They must be insulated with rubber or some other suitable sub­ stance which will shew an insulation resistance of at least 100 megohms per mile during 30 dayj immersion in water at 70 degrees Fahrenheit. (b) Each foot of the completed covering must show a di-eclectic strength sufficient to resist throughout five minutes the appli­ cation of an electro-motive force of 3000 volts per one sixty- fourth an inch thickness of insulation. The source of alter­ nating electro-motive force shall be a Transformer of at least one Kilowatt capacity. (28) Wires used in connection with any constant current series, arc circuit, or any other high pressure supply, introduced into buildings must comply with the requirements of the foregoing Regulation as to insulation and break-down resistance for wires for low potentials, with the exception that an insulation resistance of not less than 300 megohms per mile shall be required. (29) Wires must be so spliced or joined as to be both mechanically and electrically secure without solder; they must then be soldered to insure preservation and the joint covered with an insulation equal to that of the wire. (30) Wires for incandescent lighting laid otherwise than in conduits or in special casing must be laid so as not to come in contact with walls, floors, timbers or partitions, over, along, or through which they may pass. They must be separated from the surface wired over by $,t least one-half inch, and in the two wire system the wires must be kept not less than 2\ inches apart. In the three wire system the neutral wire may be run in the centre. (31) All wires forming part of any constant current series arc circuit laid in buildings must be arranged to enter and leave the building through a double contact quick acting service switch which closes the main circuit and disconnects the wires in the building when turned “off,” and which plainly indicates when the current is “ on ” or “ off. ” All such wires must be in sight (except where extra precautions have been taken and approved by the Inspector) and they must be run parallel at least eight inches apart 7

and be supported at intervals not exceeding 6 feet on porcelain or glass insulators which separate them at least one inch from the surface wired over. (32) All arc lamps of the “ open type” shall be provided with reliable stops to prevent carbons from falling out in case the clamps become loose and all exposed parts should be well insulated from the circuit. All arc lamps on constant current series circuits shall be provided with glass globes surrounding the arc, and securely fastened upon a closed base, also with a switch on the hangerboard as well as an automatic switch in the lamp itself to shunt the current around the corbons in case they stick or become exhausted. (33) In passing through walls, floors, timbers or partitions, all wires must be protected from contact therewith by some non-combustible, non-absorptive insulating casing such as glass or porcelain tubes. (34) Gas, sewage water and other metallic piping should be avoided; but when they are crossed the same rule as for walls, floors, timbers or partitions shall be observed and a rigid separation of at least one inch secured. When run parallel with pipes upon which moisture is likely to gather or leaks to occur, wires should be run over such pipes in such a manner as to secure a fixed separation of at least one inch. (35) An automatic cut out and main switch shall be placed on all ser­ vice wires as near as possible to the point at which they enter the building on the inside, the arrangement being that the cut-out will protect and the opening of the switch will disconnect all wires in the building. (36) Automatic cut-outs must be placed at all points where a change is made in the size of the wires. (37) All cut-outs must be provided with fuses enclosed in non-absorb- tive non-combustible material, the rated capacity of which does not exceed the allowable carrying capacity of the wire of which the circuit to be pro­ tected consists. (38) The bases and bodies of all switches, cur-outs, rosettes, sockets and other appliances shall be of some non-combustible non-absorptive material such as glass or porcelain, and the current carrying parts thereof shall be of sufficient capacity to prevent undue heating. (39) Wiring in buildings shall test free from ground, i.e., the complete installation shall have an insulation resistance between conductors, and between all conductors and the earth (not including attachments, sockets, receptacles, etc.) of not less than the following:— Ohms.

Up to 5 amperes 4,000,000 u 10 “ 2,000,000 M 25 “ 800,000 I t 50 200,000 it 100 “ 200,000 M 200 “ 100,000 U 400 “ 50,000 it 800 “ 25,000 “ 1600 m and over .. 12,500 In the above all cut-outs and safety devices are included. Where lamp sockets, receptacles, electroliers, etc., are connected, one-half the above will be required. (40) Before connecting any installation and thereafter at intervals of not less than two years, it shall be the duty of the Licensees to test for insulation, and to satisfy themselves that all electric lines and apparatus in the building to be supplied are in fit and proper condition to receive a supply of electricity in accordance with the provisions of these Regu­ 8

lations, and if on testing any installation the insulation resistance thereof be found to be less than that required by the roregoing Regulation, the Licensees may decline to commence to make or to continue a supply until the installation has been brought into keeping with the requirements of these Regulations. (41) Licensees shall record the result of all tests as aforesaid in a book to be kept for the purpose. The book shall be open at all times to the inspection of the Electrical Inspector. (42) Every consumer whose installation it may be necessary to test as aforesaid shall give the Licensees all due facilities at all reasonable times for such inspection and testing. (43) If any consumer, to whose premises a Licensee in compliance with the foregoing Regulation refuses to give or discontinues a supply of energy is dissatisfied with the action or testing of the Licensee, he may apply as is hereinafter provided to have his installation inspected and tested by the Electrical Inspector. The report of the Electrical Inspector shall be final and binding on all parties.

G e n e r a l .

(44) The certificate of any approved manufacturer of insulated wire in Great Britain or the United States accompanying any shipment of insulated wire and duly identifying the same, to the effect that such has been manufactured in the manner and been subjected to and duly with­ stood the tests prescribed by these Regulations, shall be accepted as sufficient proof of the wire so certified complying with the requirements of these Regulations. Every coil of wire so certified must be distinguished by tags stating:— (a) The maximum voltage for which it is designed. (b) The manufacturer’s name, and (c) The date of manufacture. (45) Where any accident shall have occurred which has caused or is likely to cause loss of life or personal injury, the Licensee shall give imme­ diate notice thereof to the Colonial Secretary and the Government. Elec­ trical Inspector. (46) Any notice or requisition required to be served upon the Electrical Inspector under these Regualtions may be served by being addressed to him and left at, or transmitted through the post to the General Post Office, Kingston; and any notice required to be served upon anjr authority or any body or person owning or using or entitled to use any a.rial con­ ductor, may be served by being addressed to him or to such body or person and left at, or transmitted through the post to his or their last known place of address. A notice posted shall be deemed to have been delivered on the day after such posting and in all other cases shall be deemed to have been received on the day that it was left as aforesaid. (47) If any Licensee under the Electric Lighting Laws make wilful default in complying with any of the preceding Regulations, he shall, subject to the provisions of his License, be liable on conviction to a penalty not exceeding Five Pounds for every such default, and to a daily penalty not exceeding One Pound in respect thereof until rectified; the same to be recovered and enforced by summary process before the Resident Magistrate of the Parish. The recovery of a penalty under these Regu­ lations shall not affect the liability of the Licensee to make compensation in respect of any damage or injury which may be caused by reason o f the default. Any Licensee, person or body contravening or neglecting to comply with or attempting to evade any of these Regulations shall be liable on 9

conviction to a penalty not exceeding £5 for every such contravention, neglect or attempt at evasion; and if any such person be a Licensee under these Regulations his License may, in addition, be cancelled.

. S c h e d u l e A.— F e e s P a y a b l e t o t h e I s l a n d T r e a s u r e r .

1. For each test of mains under section 4 of the Regulations £ 1 5 0 2. For each test of service lines or otherwise requi d by a consumer in terms of the License of the Company 1 1 0 3. For testing any number of meters up to 10 at the same time ..110 4. For every test of a single meter when required by a con­ sumer 0 10 6 5. For every single meter which the Company may require tested and certified at the time of any periodical or other test ..050 6. For examination by Electrical Inspector and issue of Li­ cense by Director of Public Works, as in Regulation 14 0 5 0

S c h e d u l e B.— F e e s P a y a b l e t o t h e E l e c t r ic a l I n s p e c t o r .

1 . For any installation of electric bells £0 5 0 (plus 6d. per mile or part of a mile from the Parish Church, Kingston.) o For installation of electric light and power (a) Up to and including 5 lights 0 5 0 do. (b) From 5 to 15 lights 0 10 6 do. (c) Above 15 lights 1 10 0 do.

Rules and Regulations made by the Acting Governor in Privy Council under the Telegraph Control Law 1904, Law 7 o f 1904. 1— All apparatus for wireless telegraphy on board a Merchant Ship in the territorial waters of this Colony shall be worked in such a way as not to interfere with (a) Naval signalling, or (b) the working of any wireless telegraph station lawfully established, installed or worked in the Colony or the territorial waters thereof and in particular the said apparatus shall be so worked as not to interrupt or interfere with the transmission of any messages between wireless telegraph stations established as aforesaid on land and wireless telegraph stations established on ships at sea. 2— No apparatus for wireless telegraphy on board a Merchant Ship shall be worked or used whilst such ship is in any of the harbours of the Colony, except with the special or general permission in writing of the Governor. 3— These Rules and Regulations shall not apply to the use of wireless telegraphy for the purpose of making or answering signals of distress. 4— If at any time in the opinion of the Governor an emergency has arisen in which it is expedient for the public service that His Majesty’s Government should have control over the transmission of messages by wireless telegraphy the use of wireless telegraphy on board Merchant Ships whilst in the territorial waters shall be subject to such further rules and regulations as may be made by the Governor from time to time, and such rules and regulations may prohibit or regulate such use in all cases or in such cases as may be deemed desirable. 5— The Master of any Merchant Ship on board of which apparatus for wireless telegraphy shall be worked or used contrary to these Rules 10 and Regulations shall on summary conviction before a Resident Magis­ trate be laible to a penalty not exceeding Two Hundred Pounds and in default of payment to be imprisoned with or without hard labour for a period not exceeding twelve months. Made by the Acting Governor in Privy Council on 31st August, 1909.

G. M . W o r t l e y , Clerk Privy Council.

Ride made by the Governor in Privy Council under the Company’s Law 1864-1908, Amendment Laws 1909, (Law 7 o f 1909.)

No Company shall be recorded in the Record Office under a name including any of the following words, viz., King’s Queen’s, Crown, Sovereign, Empire, Imperial or any other word suggesting Royal or Government connection, support or patronage without the consent in writing of the Governor in Privy Council, which shall be recorded along with the Memorandum of Association and the Articles of Association of the Company. Made by the Acting Governor in Privy Council on 1st September, 1909.

G. M . W o r t l e y , Clerk Privy Council.

Additions and Amendments to Building Regulations under Section 19 o f Law 24 o f 1907.

That under the powers vested in the Building Authority by Section 19, Sub-Sec. (1) the fo.lowing regulations be added to regulation 7:— 1— 7a. Any person desiring to erect a shop or store of more than one storey shall state on the plans the live load which the storey or storeys above the ground floor are designed to carry, having due reference to the conditions laid down under regulation 7 above. 2— Regulation 30a. One copy of the Plans as approved by the Building Authority is at all times during working hours to be kept on the building ate and to be available for reference whenever required by any appointed officer of the Building Authority. 3— Add to Regulation 37 of Law 24, 11907^ 37 (A) The bands referred to in Section 37 above may be dispensed with in brick walls of 13$" or greater thickness, if the walls are built in accordance with the following regulation. Walls of 13J" or greater thickness may be built with brick facings at least 4£" thickness or either side of a central core of reinforced concrete at least i \ " thick, provided that the bricks composing each facing are bonded into the central core in a manner approved by the Surveyor, and provided that the central core is reinforced both horizontally and verti­ cally with steel or iron rods in a manner approved by the Surveyor. 4— The following be substituted for Section 38:— Walls of cement concrete shall be composed of Portland cement, clean sand and clean broken brick or stone, in the proportion one part cement to not more than three parts of sand and six parts of broken brick or stone, and shall be strengthened by iron or steel rods not less than § of an inch square, in section spaced not more than 18" apart, vertically and hori­ zontally, and placed alternately near the inside and outside faces of such wall and at a distance of not more than 2 " from such faces respectively. 11

5— Regulation 42.—That the last paragraph read as follows:— “ Concrete of every such lintel shall be mixed in the proportion of one part of cement to three parts of sand and six parts of brick or stone and shall be reinforced by steel or iron bars of a total cross sectional area equal to one per cent, of the cross sectional area of the beam and such bars shall be placed 1|" from the bottom of such beam, but,in no case shall the reinforcing bars be less than § of an inch square in section nor greater than f of an inch square in section. All door or window lintels of a greater span than six feet, between the brick, masonry, concrete or other supports shall be considered bressumers and shall be constructed so as to conform to the regulations which govern the construction of bressumers. ” 6— Regulation 43r . All cement used in the construction of any walls, floor slabs, roofs, pillars, columns, or butresses shall be of the quality prescribed by the latest revised issue of the British Engineering Standards Committee or by the specification of the American Society for testing materials, No­ vember 14th, 1904. Passed at a meeting of the Kingston General Commissioners held on the 16th day of November, 1909.

R . H. I s a a c s , Secretary. 20.11.09. Approved by the Governor in P.ivy Council, this fourteenth day of December, 1909.

F. L. P e a r c e , Acting Clerk P.ivy Council.

Regulations made by the Central Board of Health under Section 1 o f Law 1 5 ,o / 1887.

1—It shall be the duty of any person nursing or in charge of a patient suffering from an infective disease to see that, (a) All linen, bed-linen, woolen, or cotton, or silk, or textile materials used by a person suffering from such infective disease, is put into boiling water and boiled for twenty minutes after being used, or else disinfected. This should be done daily. (b) All utensils, bed-pans, etc., used by'any person suffering from an infective disease are washed in disinfecting solution after being used, and those made of metal, boiled for twenty minutes. (c) All excreta and urine of typhoid patients are covered or mixed with a disinfecting solution, and after having been in contact with the solution for half an hour are disposed of either in the water closet or pit closet, or buried deeply in the earth far away from the residence, as the case may be. ' 2—It shall be the duty of every Local Board of Health to see that on the convalescence of a patient suffering from an infective disease, the room or rooms in which such patient has been ill or convalescing, shall be disinfected by sulphur, or the walls and floor sprayed or brushed with Mercurial Solution 1-1000, as may be thought necessary by the Local Authority. . . : 3—No persons but those who are in attendance on a patient suffering from infective disease, shall enter the room or rooms in which that patient is, or have any communication with him except with the permission of the Medical Practitioner in charge of the case. 12

4— No person shall use any clothes, linen, utensil, or other thing that has been used by or in contact with, any person suffering from an infec­ tive disease without its having been properly disinfected. 5— The nurse or other attendant on a case of infective disease shall have her clothes disinfected or changed before coining in contact with healthy persons. 6— All food, milk or otherwise, (liquid or solid), removed from the room of a patient who is suffering from an infective disease, shall be at once burnt or buried, and on no account consumed by any other person. 7— Any person neglecting or omitting to carry out any of the foregoing rules shall be liable to a penalty of, not exceeding ten shillings, for each time that neglect or omission has taken place in carrying out such rule.

B o d ie s o f P e r s o n s D y in g o f I n f e c t iv e D is e a s e .

8— The body of any person who has died of an infective disease shall be conveyed straight from the room in which that person has died to the cemetery, within twenty-four hours of death, and shall, on no account, be taken to any building in tran it to the cemetery, unless to a recognised mortuary. 9— When a person .has died of an infective disease, and the retention of the body in the premises where such person has died, for twenty-four hours, would, in the opinion of any Registered Medical Practitioner, be likely to be dangerous to the health of any other person, any Justice of the Peace, may, on a certificate signed by a Medical Officer of Health or other Registered Medical Practitioner, direct that the body be removed at the cost of the sanitary authority, to any available mortuary, and be buried within the time limited by the Justice of the Peace; and shall, if it is the body of a person who has died of an infective disease, or if he considers immediate burial necessary, direct that the body be buried immediately, without removal to the mortuary. Unless the friends or relations of the deceased undertake to bury, and do bury the body within the time so limited, it shall be the duty of the Inspector of Nuisances to bury such body, and any expense so incurred shall be paid (in the first instance) by the Local Board of Health, but may be recovered by them in a summary manner from any person legally liable to pay the expense of such burial. If any person obstructs the execution of any direction given by a Justice of the Peace under this Section, he shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding Five Pounds.

C o n v e y a n c e o f B o d ie s .

10— The body of any person who has died of an infective disease shall be buried with such sanitary precautions as may be ordered by the Medical Officer of Health or Local Authority, and shall not be conveyed in any public conveyance except a hearse. 11— Every hearse or other conveyance that has been used to convey the body of any person who has died of an infective disease, shall, forth­ with after removal of the body, be disinfected by an Officer of the Sani­ tary Authority in such manner as they may decide. Made by the Central Board of Health this second day of November, 1909. M . C. S o lo m o n , Secretary to the Central Board of Health.

Approved by the Governor in Privy Council this fourteenth day of December, 1909.

F. L. P e a r c e , Acting Clerk Privy. Council. 13

Order by the Governor in Privy Council under Section 6 o f Law 24 o f 1890.

The Governor in Privy Council prohibits, as from the 6th day of Feb­ ruary, 1909, and until further orders, the landing in Jamaica of cattle, animals, fodder and litter, as defined in Law 24 of 1890 and Law 1 of 1898 brought from the United States of America. Dated this 27 th day of January, 1909.

G. M . W o r t l e y , Clerk Privy Council.

Order of the Governor in Privy Council under Section 6 o f Law 24 o f 1890 and Law 19 o f 1909.

The Governor in Privy Council under section 6 of Law 24 of 1890, and Law 19 of 1909 prohibits as from this date until further order, the importation of dogs from the United States of America and the Republic of Panama, (including the Canal Zone). Dated this 28th day of September, 1909.

S y d n e y O l iv ie r , Governor.

Order by the Governor in Privy Council.

The Governor in Privy Council under Section 20 of Law 38 of 1893 hereby prohibits the importation from any infected place of the following articles:—

Forage Fruit Crates Grain Bags Grain Clothing used and unused except after disinfection by fumigation Bedding used or unused Rags Bales of Textile Sacking Carpets Embroidery and Draperies Raw Hides Skins, made up or not, Leather Slippers Animal refuse Claws Hoofs Horse Hair Hairs of any sort Raw Silk Wool

Dated in Privy Council this nineteenth day of October, 1909.

(Sgd.) S y d n e y O l iv ie r , Governor.