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(Puhli.hed itt Bombay Government . Gatette, Pa,.t 1, datI,;. 10th J'Un~ 1926, pages 1~69 to 1378 )

In exercise of the powers conferr~d by section 284 (I) of th e Cantonments Act 1924 (II of 1924), the Governor in Council is pleased to publish, for the information of the persons concerned, the following bye-laws under Section 119 of the said Act, made by the Cantonment Authority, Ahmedabad Canton­ment, and approved by the government of Bombay under their Memorandum No. 5406-G./24, dated 29th January 1926:--- .,....

BYE..-LAWS UNDER SECTION 119 OF THE CANTONMENTS ACT, 1924, RE THE REGISTRATION AND CONTROL OF DOGS.

1. Dogs in Mililary lines to be registered.-All dogs kept in the lines occupied by a military unit which are required to be registered shall be registered by' the Officer Commanding the un it.

2. Owner to ,end list oj dogs and feel to Cantonm~nt AUlhority.-Every person owning such dog or dogs shall on or before the 1st day of April in every year send a list of the same and the fees for registration payable in respect thereof to the Cantonment Authority when badges will be issued.

3. Dogs to be registered.-All such dogs shall be registered annually from the 1st April in every year and the registration shall remain in force tUI the 31st March of the next succeeding year.

, 4. Fees for registration and badges.-The fee for the registration of a dog shall be at the following rates namely:-

Re. I to be levied from any person owning or in charge one dog. Rs. 3 to be levied from any person ' owning or in charge two dogs. Rs. 6 to be levied from any person owning or in charge three dogs.

and Rs. 6 in addit~on for each dog in excess of three which such person oW!ls or is in charge" of.

Badges will be il8ued free on payment of registration fees. 5. Dogs' to wear a collar and badge-Every registered dog sha.lI wear

a collar to which shall be attached the special badge for the curren t year. 6. Dogs not register,d to be detained.-Any dog, which though required

to be registered, has not been registered or is not wearing the badge shaH, if fou~,.l in any public place, be detained at the Cantonment Cattle Pound.

7. Detention Fee.-A fee of Re. I per diem per dog will be charged for ~n detention. A dog thus detained mU!tt be claimed snd the ~ees in respect

.. hereof paid within seven days of its detention, otherwise it ~hall be liable to be destroyed or otherwise disposed of.

8. Pmalty.-Whoever commits any breach of bye-law 2 or bye-law 5 shall be liable on conviction to a fine which may extend to R.s. 5 for the firlt offence and to Rs. 20 for each succeeding offence.

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 284 (1) of the Cantonments Act, 1924 (fI of 1924), the Governor in Council is pleased to publish, for the information of the persons concerned, the following bye-laws under sub-sections (1) to (12) excepting sub-section (6) of section 282 of the sa.id Act, made by the Cantonment Authority, Ahmedabad Cantonment, and approyed by the Government of Bombay under their Memorandum No. 5406-G.J24, dated a9th January 1926:-

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.; UNDER SECTION 282 OF THE CANTONMENTS ACT OF 1924.

Registratw", of Births.

1. Birth of child to be repo,.t~d.-It sh'lll be the duty of the father and mother of every child born within Cantonment limits, and in case of default by the father and mother, of the occupier, care-taker, or the manager of the premises in which, to his knowledO'e the child is born and of each person b , ,

present at, or in attendance during the birth of and of the person having charge of the child, to give information of such birth, unless prevented by good and sufficient cause, either orally or in writing, according to the beat of his knowledge and belief to the Executive Officer, or the Cantonment Overseer, within 72 hours next after such birth and furnish such officer with the follow­ing particulars concerning such birth-lo.

(1) Name of street or peut of the Cantonment. (2) Name of father and mother. (3) Caste or race. (4) Sex of child. (5) Date and hour of birth. (6) Whether born alive. (7) Whether still born. (8) Whether since dead. (9) Status of parents.

(10) Name and place of residence of the person making the report.

Registration of Deaths.

2. Death., to be reported.-~t shall be the duty of every head of a house­hold or family in which a death has occurred within Cantonment limits or' in case of default by such person, of the occupier, care-taker or manag~l' of the premises in which to his knowledge such death has occurred, to give infor­mation of such death, unless prevented by good and sufficient cause, ' . either orally or in writing according to the best of his knowledge to the Executive Officer, or the Cantonment Overseer within 24 hours next after 8~ch occurrence and furnish such officer with the following particulars concerning spch death:-

(1) Name of street or pQrt of the Cantonment. (2) Name, father'a name and surname of deceased. (3) Caste or race. (4f.) Occupation. (5) Sex. (6) ProbabI~ age. (7) Cause of death. (S) Date of death. (9) If the deceased was a m'lrried woman. th'e name or· her husband.

(10) Name and place of residence of the person making the re~rt. .

3. Births and D,atM in . temples and dharma&halal.-Births and deaths in temples and· dharmashalas shall be reported by persons in charge of thoBe buildings. .

'-4. M~dical officer 10 report birth ~d d,qth.-, It .shall be the duty 'of every medical officer of the Government t~ report to the, Exet4t.ive Officer, ¥ soon as.practicable ~ after the event, e..,~ birth and deat~ occurring in the

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ment of which he may become cognizant in the exercise of his ~fts~~on.

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5'. Penalty.-If any person whose duty it is to give the information required 'by bye-laws '1, 2 and 3, wittout due cause, fails, neglects or refuses to give such information within the period and in the manner mentioned in those bye-laws, he shall be punishable with fine which may extend to Rs. 10.

Cen&us.

6. Duty of owner or occupier oj building to give facility (or c,nsus fDort:­The owner or occupier of every building or part thereof within Cantonment limits shall permit any Cantonment servant to make on the building, unaer the instructions of the Executive Officer, such marks as may be prescribed by the Cantonment Authority as necessary for the purpose of any census that may at any time be undertaken by the Cantonment or by Government and shall give all Cantonment employees free access ~o 8uch buildings for such purpose and every facility to carry out the work.

7. Occupier to give itiformation.-Whenever a census is undertaken by the Cantonment or by Government, every occupier of a building or part there­of within Cantonment limits shall, on demand, supply in a printed form supplied by the Cantonment, to the best of his knowledge and ability, to any officer authorised in this behalf by the Cantonment, 'all information that sueh officer may require of him with regard to hihlself and all occupants of the building or part thereof who are either members of, or servants in, hi! family or his visitors Or are in any way living with him or under his control.

8. Penalty.-Whoever cQmmits any breach of bye":'laws 6 and 7 shall on conviction be liable for ~ach such offence to a fine which may extend to Re. 10. Regulation of the Collection and Reco'1."r~ of Taxes, etc. ~md nf the refund thereof.

9. Service of notice or bill.-(.1) The service of ~ notice of demand and the presentation of a bill for any sum claimed as due on account of a tax on any person or to any person to whom it is by name addressed shall be effected by '8 Cantonll1.e~t officer or servant or other person authorised by the Cantonment AuthQrity in this behalf-

(a) by giving or tendering such notice or bill to the person to whom it is addressed: or

(b) jf such person ill not ,found, by leaving the notice or bill at his last known place of abode, if it is within Cantonment limits. or by giving or tendering the notice or bill to some adult male member or servant of his family; or

(c) if such person does not reside within Cantortment limits, and his ad­dress elsewhere is known to the Cantonment Authority, by forwar­ding the notice or bill' to such person by registered post, under cover

" bearing' the said' address; or

(d) if none of the means aforesaid be available, then by causing the notice . or bill to be affixed on Some conspicuous par,t of the buildit;1g, if any, to which the notice or bill relates.

(2) When a notice is required or ~rmitted to be served upon an owner . or. OCcupier' of any building, it shall not be necessary to name the owner or <bccupier therein and the service thereof shall be effected either-

(a) by giving or tendering the notice to the owner or occuPler, or ifthere .. be ' m~re owners or occupiers ' than one, to anyone of them; or

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(b) if no such owner or occupi~r is found, then by giving or tendering the notice to sOme male adult member or servant of 'the family of any such owner or occupier as aforesaid; or

(0) if none of the means aforesaid are available, then by causing the no­tice to be fixed on some conspicuous part of the building to which the same relates.

(3) Every notice which these bye-laws require or empower the Canton­ment Authority to give or to serve either as a public notice or generally, or which is required to be given by provisions which do not expressly require notice to be given to individuals therein specified shall be deemed to have been sufficiently given or served if a copy there'of is put up in such conspicu­ous part of the Cantonment office during such period and in such other pu­blic buildings and places or is published in such local papers or in such other­manner, as the Cantonment Authority may in this behalf prescribe.

(4) No notice or bill shall be invalid for defect of form.

10. Rec'ipt jor tax paid.--For all " sums paid on account of a tax, a receipt stating the amount of the tax on account of which it is paid, and the, period in respect of which it is paid, shall be tendered by the person receiv­ing the same.

11. Claim for refuna.-No claim for refund of any sum paid,to the Canton­ment Authority on account of any tax shall be admissible unless it is made within twelve months <;>f the payment of the sum to the Cantonment, Authority.

12. Refund sanctioned to be applied fo,. within thre~ m01eths.-No sum shall be refunded unless the person entitled to it applies for payment· within three months of the publication of the notice of the refund having been duly authorised, or in the case of a sum of rupee 1 or more or of any sum clai • med on the ground of illegal levy, within three months of the delivery of such notice to the person entitled to the refund. In such notice the period, within which the refund must be demanded shall always be stated.

13.Exectttive Officer to &ign refund order.-Every order for payment of &

refund shall be written 'on a bill signed by the Fxecutive Officer.

Regulation or Prohibition of Traffic ana the Lighting of Vehicles. 14, Rash and negligent riding or dri'ling prohibited.-No animal shaH be

ridden or driven, and no vehicle shall be driven, on any etreet in a rash or negligent manlier.

15. No pp.rson shall cross any unenclosed space under the control of the Cantonment Authority upon which a notice prohibiting thoro.ughfare is-displayed: by the Cantonment Athority.

16. Dri'ving of elephant or camel.-Any person, who drives any elephant: or camel on a street, shall remove the same to a safe distance on the approach of a horse or of bullocks drawing a vehicle.

17. Control of vehicle or animal on street.-No vehicle or animal shall' be left without proper control on a street.

, . 18. Training, etc. of animals in 3treet& prohibited by Cantonment Autho-­

rity.-No animal shall be trained, broken in or led for exercise on any street at a: time or place prohibi,ted by public notice issued by the Cantonment Authority ...

19. Obsi''uction in public 3treet.-No person shall-(a) cause any vehicle with or without an animal harnessed thereto, to re ...

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mam or stand so as to cause obstruction in any street longer than may be necessary for loading 'or unloading or for taking up or for setting down passengers; or

(b) leave or fasten ,any vehicle or animal so as to cause obstruction in any street; or

(c) expose any article for sale, whether upon a stall or booth or in any other manner so as to cause obstructiou in any street; or

(d) in any other manner wilfully obstruct or cause obstruction to the free passage of any street.

20. Vehicles to be lighted.-No vehicle shall be driven, led or kept standing on any street between half an hour after sunset and half an hour before sunrise without a suitable light-

(a) placed on the right side thereof in the case of a vehicle which, when driven or led, moves beyond a walking pace,

(b) placed on each side thereof in the case of a vehicle which, when driven or led, moves beyond a walking pace,

(c) in the case of bicycles placed in front,

unless there is sufficient 'moonlight to render a light unnecessary. ' 21. Penalty-Any person in charge of any vehicle or animal who permits

its transit along any public ' street in any manner contrary to the provisions r of bye-laws 14 to 20, shall for each such offence, be liable on conviction to

a fine which may extend to Rs. 50.

Prevention and Extinction of Fire.

22. Restrictionl to build or to store inflammable materials in certain places.­No person shall, in any place in the Cantonment within 100 yards of a pu­

} blic building or building having , a thatched roof or within 100 yards of any , place which the Cantonment Authority, . may have sanctioned for the storage of

inflammable materials or stores I , (a) stack or collect dry grass, straw or any other highly inflammable mate­

rials, or (b) build a matted structure or 80 cooking house.

23. P(~rmissi01l requi"ed to let off rockets.-No person shall. without the special permission of the Cantonment Authority, let · off rockets or fireworks of any description, send up a fire balloon or light a bonfire.

24. Penalty.-, Whoever fails to com~ly with the provisions of any of the bye-laws shall, on conviction, be punishable with fine which may extend to. Rs. '50. -

Oon3truction of Scaffolding, etc.

25. Construction of 3Gaffolding.-No person shall, without the permlss~on in writing of the Executive Officer, construct a scaffolding for building opera­tions within the Cantonment limits.

26. Conditions und,er which Bca/oiding should be permitted.-The Executive. Officer shall, befo~e giving permission, satisfy himself that the scaffolding does not project or overhang a street so as to cause obstru~tion or danger to passen­gers or vehicular traffic and that th~ scaffolding is sufficiently strong. '

27. Penalty.-Any person who c;ommits a b,reach of bye-law 25 shall, on conviction, be punishable with fine which may extend to Rs. 50.

Construction of Drains, etc., and the Discharge of Sewage, etc, into tlum. 28. Construction of Drains, 'etc.-Every person who wishes to construct

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water~loset, privy, latrine, . urinal or any drainage or sewage work IihatI. be­fore commencing such work and after receiving the sanction of the Canton­:ment Authority, apply to the Executive qfficer for standard specification. He ,5hall strictly abide by the written orders of the Cantonment Authority in ex­ecuting the. work and shall give the Cantonment Authority at least 24 hours' notice of the time at which it will be ready for inspection after completion.

29. Comt1'UCtion of ventiZated 3haft •. -· Every persoll , who constructs a ventilation shaft to a drain, sewer, cesspool, privy, latrine, or urinal shall so con­struct and maintain the same that no gas can escape from it at a height lells than that of the highest building within fifty feet of ,the outlet.

30. Con3truction of privie6.--Every privy,' constructed within Cantonment limits shall be in accordance with the standard plan prescribed by the" Canton. ment Authority.

31. Privies or ceMpool3 how to be constructed.-.-Every person who constucts a new privy or cesspool shall construct the same in such position only as shall be approved in writing by the Cantonment Authority and in such man­;ner that the cesspool and nightsoil receptacle shall be at a distance of atJeast 5 feet from any place used for human habitation, 10 teet from any public l'oad or place of public resort, 20 feet from any kitchen and 30 ft~et from an: w.ell, tank or stream the water of which is used for drinking purposes.

Provided that the Cantonment Authority may, where the ma.intenance c any such distance is absolutely impossible, sancti<;>n the reduction of such dis tances fo not less than half the distances prescribed above if it thinks .thal no injury' to healt,h is .likely to result , from the proposed position of a privy 0 1

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32. Ces3pool to receive only min water or sullage.-Every pers0n who COll

·structs a cesspool shall so construct it that it can receive only rain water 0

only sullage, urine and such other noxious liquid. 33. Construct~on of cesspool.-Every person who constructs a cesspool

shall so construct it that the bottom thereof ,within shall be at a level not lower than one foot below ground level, that its superficial area shall be at least 2 square feet

l and that the sides shall project above ground level suffici­

ently to. prevent the inflow of surface drain~ge.

34. Construction of building intended as a bathing or washing plaee or 'a~

a 3ink Of' privy.--Every person erecting a building intended for use as a bath­ing or washing place, or , as a sink or . pri vy, shall cause the plinth to be over­laid with pavement of dressed stone or with tiles or good concrete or cement or other impermeable material so as to ' effectually prevent soakage into the plinth, and to the same I end shall ~ause all joints to be closed, dressed and properly pointed. Be shall cause any outlet for sullage or urine or other foul liquid th~refrom to be placed at a height of at least 2 feet above ground level and to be constructed of iron piping projecting " far enough beyond the building to allow the liquid to fall to the ground wi~hol1t touching the walls.

, . 35. Ser.cers, etc., to be under control of Cantonment Authority.-All sewers,

drains, privies, water-closets and ~esspools within' the Cantonment area shall be under the survey an,d control of the CatolllJlent Authority, ,

36. Power to carry out drainagt &heme through any place or str~et.-(a) In order to carry 01,lt any drainage sch~me it shall he lawful for the Canton­went Authority to carry a'ny drain, sewer. conduit, .tunnel, . culvert rPipe or wa­ter course through, across or under any street or ~ny place laid out as 'or int-

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-ended for a street or under any cellar or vault which ~ay be under any street, and, after giving reasonable notice in writing to the o~ner or occupier into, through or under any land whatsoever within the Cantonment limits.

(b) The Cantonment Authority or any officer appointed by it may enter upon and construct any new drain in the place of an existing drain. in any land wherein any drain vested in the Cantonment Authority has been already . ,constucted or may repair or alter any drain v,ested in the Cantonment Au. thority.

37. Power to call upon owner or accupier to carry 'Wtdrainecl water by means of arairt or pipe.-If any building or land be at any time undrained, or not draihed to the satisfaction of the Cantonment Authority, the Cantonment Authority may, by written notice, call upon the owner to construct or lay from such building or land a drain or pipe of such ' size and materials at such level, and with such fall as they think ,necessary for the drainage of such building

f'Or land into--

(a) some drain or sewer, if there be a suitable drain or sewer within fifty feet of any part of such building or land, or

(b) a covered <!esspool to be provid~d for by such owner. 38 . . No new buildings to be erected without drains.-It shall not be lawful

to erect new building or to rebuild any building ' or to occupy any building newly erected or rebuilt, unless and until·-

(a) a drain be constructed of such size; materials and deRcriptioll at such level, and with such fall as shall appear to the Cantonment Autho­rity to be 'necessary for the effectual drainage o( such building;

(b) there have been provided for and set up in such building and in the land appertenant thereto, all such appliances and fittings as may ,ap­pear to the Cantonment Authority to be' neeessary for the purposes of gathering and receiving the drainage from, and conveying the

. • same ~ff, the same building and the said land and of eff~ctually flu­shing the drain of the said building and every fixture connected therewith;

(c) the drain to be constructed, as aforesaid, shall empty into a Canton­ment drain or into some place set apart for the discharge of drainage situated at a distance not exceeding fifty feet from such building, bu(if there is no such drain within that distance then such drain shall empty into such cesspool ' as the Cantonment Authority may direct. ,

. 39. In3pection of sewe,. by Cantonment Autliority . ...!-(a) The Cantonment , Authority or officer or servant appointed by it m~y inspect a:by sewer, drain,

privy, water-clpset or cessp?ol at any time betWeen sunrise 'and sunset, may -enter upon any land or bll]l~ing with' assistants and wdrkmen, and cause the ground to be opened at such place as he oj, 'they may think fit, doing as ·little damage as may be necessary;

(6) The' expense of luch inspection and of causing the ground to be closed and made good as before shall ,be borne by the tantonment Authority unless

' the sewer, drain, privy, water-closet, cesspool, e~~., is found t~ be in bad' order -or condition or was constructed in contravention 'of th~ provisions of any enact­ment or bye':'"laws under this . Act, in whj~lJ case such expenses shall be paid by the owner: of .!uch sewer, drain, privy, ~t<?, and shall be recoverable in the

_~ame manner 'as an amount claimefl. on account of any tax on building or ~ 41 l

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40. Drains to be provided with grating.-Every occupier of premises in­which there is a point at which a drain passes underground shall at such point provide the drain with a grating to prevent the passage of solid rubbish'into the underground drain, and shall at all times remove accumulations of solid matter from ,such grating, so as to admit of the free flow of liquids into the under­ground drain.

41. Open drains to be kept cltar.-Every occupier of premises in which there is an open drain shall at all times keep such drain clear of obstruction" so that ,liquid may flow easily from it, and shall take all steps that may be necessary to prevent water from stagnating at any point in such drain

42. Penalty for breach of bye-laws.-Any person who commits a breach. of any of the bye-laws 28 to 41 shall be liable on conviction to a fine which, may extend to Rs. 50.

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Regulation or 'Prohibition of the Stabling of Animals.

43. l)efinitions.--For the purpo~es of the bye-laws under this ' heading:~ (a) "Cattle unit" means 3 buffaloes, or 4 oxen, or 4 cows, or 4- horse~

or 6 don keys, or 12 sheep, or 18 goats, a pair of young animals unde two years of age being in each case taken as the equivalent Of on full-grown animal.

In the cas~ of agglomeration of various classes of animals in one placi the unit shall be determined by the class having the highest numbe over half the cattle unit defined above. I

(b) C( Cattle-stand" means any premises used for the stalling or herdin/. . of horses, buffaloes oxen cows donkeys sheep or goats . ." .

(c) " Controllable cattle-stand I' means any c~ttle stand in respect of whic. a notice has been issued by the Cantonment Authority under bye-law. 46

(d) ({ Stallage ,. means floor' space for the occupation of cattle inclusivi of manger, central or side drain or central passage.

44. Controllable cattle-stand.--For the purpose of regulating' the stablin! 'or herding of animals, the Cantonment Authority may. at any time, by writter notice delivered to the owner or occupier of any cattle-stand, declare such cattle-stand to be a controllable cattle-stand, ~hen such cattle-stand is at an) time so used as to bring. either the staUageor the open space allowance below the minimum prescribed by bye-law 45.

45. Space fO'r ~very cattle unit i,. cattle-stand.-In every contr,oIlable cattle-. stand there shall be allowed to every cattle unit accomm.odated therein a space of at least 12 feet long and 24 ,feet broad as stallage exclusively assigned. to such unit; and the stand shall inclnde in addition to su,ch stallage an open space free of buildings and projections aggregating at least 288 squ(lore feet for every cattle unit and proportionately for every part of a unit. .

. 46. Maximum number 0/ cattle to be kept in a cattle-stan d.-The Canton­ment Authority shall prescribe in the notice issued under bye-law 46 and also­in a notic,e posted on a board, which shall be provided for this purpose, at each controllable cattle·stand by the' owner, the maximum aumber of cattle that may be admitted into such 'controllable cattle-stand. Such maximum shall be fixed with due regard to bye-law 47 and to the degree in which the cattle­stand approximates in point of structure, drainage, ventilation, floor space and: cleansing arrangement~ to the standard fixed ' ~y the Cantonment Authority, and may from time to time be increased . in proPortion as the ownet brings. the cattle-stand more nearly into conformity with that standard.

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47. Prohibition to admit animals in eXC6S$ oj the maximum.-No person I admit any animal into a contro1lable cattle-stand in excess of the maximum Iber of cattle prescribed under bye-law 46. 48. Removal oj cattle in excess.-The owner of a controllable cattle ·stand

H, within such reasonable. time as may be prescribed in the notice under ~rlaw 44 or in any other notice in this behalf, remove from his cattle-sta.nd ;h number of cattle as are in excess of the maximum prescribed for the time ing by the Cantonment Anthority and shall make such changes as the Can­nment Authority may prescribe in the arrangements of his cattle-stand so

i to bring it into conformity with the Cantonment standards. 49. Owner not· to use premises as r,attle-stand in case oj non-julfilme1tt

f, terms of notice.- If the owner of a cattle-stand fails to comply with the :Jl,lirements of the notice referred to in bye-law 48, he' shall forthwith cease use the premises as a cattle-stand and shall not use them again for that

uliPOS~ until the said requirements have been complied with. 50. Pro:r.imity oj cattle-stand to source of drinking water supply.-Excepl:.

(ith the written permission of the Cantonment Authority, no person shall use .lny place as a cattle·stand for more than one c:;Lttle unit if such place lies .within 30 feet of any source of drinking water-supply within the same water shed or of any sewer or drain other than a roadside drain used solely for storm water. Such permission shall not be given when such place lies within ' 20 feet of any source of drinking water supply unless the whole place is so paved and drained that there can be no soakage or drainage from it into the said source.

5!. Penalty.-Any person who commits a breach of the provisions of any of the bye-laws 47 to 50 shall, for each such offence~ be liable on conviction to a fine which may extend to Rs. 50 • .

Regulating Disposal oj the Dead.

52. Owner or occupier to report death.-When a person has died in any place the owner or in his absence the occupier of such place shall, to the best of his ability, arrange through the deceased's relatives or caste fellows for the corpse to be buried, burnt or otherwise disposed of in accordance with the custom of the dec~~god's C'asre within 24 hours of the death, and if he is unable to make such 'arrangements shall tepf)rt the fact to the Cantonment Overseer.

Exception.-This bye-law does not ~P?!7 to cases in which it is necessary for the purposes of a judicial enquiry to keep a corpse undisposed of for over 24 hours.

53. Repo~t 'in case of corpse lying uncared for.-Every person who be­comes aware that a corpse is lying in any place uncared fot shall forth with report the fact to the Cantonment Overseer and 'to the owner or occupier of the said place.

54. Owner oj lana used jor disposal oj dead to git1e information.-The o'wner or every place which at the ·date on which these bye-Jaws come into force is jn

"use for the disposal 'of the dead, shall within one month from such date supply the Executive Officer with detailed written information, So

, far . &.s , the , same i& within his knowledge, op ,the following poi.nts:-. . (l) . N4'me, . situation, and area of. the place.

(2) Date from which the place bas been used for disposal of the dead.

: (3) Class ' of "p~rson$ by whom the place is 80 used. :J • (4) SY¥~ ot management. '. , ..

. .(5) N~we.8 : ah~ , add~s8es o.f ow-ners .aQd care~akerli. . .\ " .

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and such further information about the ' place as may in each case be req: by the Executive Officer.

If the place is a burial ground. the owner shall at the same time reI how many corpses can still be buried in the place.

55. prohibition to use any place for disposal of aeacI without approva. the Authority.-No person shall use for the disposal of the dead any pI that is not so used at the date on which these bye-laws come into force, \ less such use has been perviously approved by the Cantonment Authority by a not in this behalf posted under the signature of the President of a board or of t Commanding Officer of the Cantonment provided at the entrance to such plat by the owner thereof. Such approval shall not be given unless the site sati fies in all respects the specification prescribed by the Cantonment Authorit with the approval of the Health Officer or if any part of the place is witl fifty feet of any well.

56. Graves to be le9ibly numbered-Every owner or manager of bud ground shall provide each grave therein with a board or stone with a seri, number of the grave clearly marked thereon and shall keep the same i good order so that the number is always easily legible.

57. Register of burials-Every burial ground shall be provided by the owner or manager thereof with a register ip. which shall be entered by

the manager or caretaker, at the time of interment, in English or Marathi or Kanarese against the serial numbers of the several graves the name, age, caste or nationality and date and hour of interment of all persons buried in the cemetery. The register shall at all times be open to the inspection of the president, and of any member of the Cantonment Board or Authority, the Executive Officer and the Cantonment Overseer.

58 Drainage Of burial ground-Every owner or caretaker of a burial ground shall at all times take all necessary measures within his power to prevent the drainage thereof from flowing into any source of water used for drinking or washing purposes .

.59 Burial how to b~ carried out-No person shall cause or suffer anybody to be buried in a grave with any part of a body or coverjngs in which the body is enclosed placed at a lesser depth .. than 4 feet below the level of the lIurface of the ground adjoining the .grave.

60 Manager to f'epor~ accommodation .n burial ground-Every owner or caretaker of a burial ground shall when the burial ground contains space for no more than t~n new graves forthwith report in writing the fact to the Cantonment .I\uthority.

61 R~(}pening oj gravt'-Bxcept under the orders of a· magistrate or the Officer Commanding the Cantonment, no person shall reopen or suffer to be reop~ned any grave within a period of 12 years.

62. Interruption to burial-No person shall by any violent or indecent behaviour prevent, interrupt or delay the decent and solemn burial of any dead body.

63 Penalty-Every person who commits the breach of any of the bye-laws 52 to 62 shall be liable on conviction for every such offence to fine which may extend to Rs. 50.

The following bye-laws made by the Cantonment Authority of Ahmedabad Cantonment under section 186 of the Cantonments Act, 1924 ( 11 of 1924 ) and approved by the Governor in Council under the Bombay Government

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Memo ;randum No 5406 G/24, dated 1st March 1926, are her~by ,published (or gener al information:-

] ~ Form of Notice-Every notice to the Cantonment Authority under section 179 -(I) of the Act shall be in the form appended to these bye-laws, in dupl­icate , shall be accompanied by such plans and documents as are referred to ther! ~in, shall be fully filled in accordance with instructions thereon and shall be e lither delivered in person to the Executive Officer within office hours or 'Shall _ be sent to him by post.

2 Building' to be erected or re-erer,ted for specified purposes-In any arel, or areas specified by the Cantonment Authority in this behalf, no buildi­ngs shall be erected or re-erected for any purposes other than those specified

'b~ ' the Cantonment Authority. ~ 3 Height of rooms in a building-Every room intended.or likely to be

-1 lsed for human habitation in a building, except a room in the . roof thereof, !,hall have an average height of at least 8 feet and a floor area of at least one hundred square feet; every room in the roof of a building shall have an average height of at least 7 feet from the floor to the ceiling.

4 Fees for plans or $pecifications-The fees payable by any person for :plans or specifications of the type of buildings which may be erected in the Cantonment or any part thereof provided by the Cantonment Authority shall be 2j per cent. of the amount of the estimat~d 'value of a building.

5. Whoever commits any breach of bye-law 2 or bye-law 3 shall be liable on conviction to a fine which may extend to Rs. 100, or with fine which may extend to Rs. 10 for every day during which the contravention continues wit­hout any effort to discontinue it after the receipt of notice from the Cantonment Authority by the person contravening the bye-law requiring such person to discontinue such contravention. .

Form of Notice to erect or re-erect building under seotion 1r9 (1) (If the - Cantonments Act 1924 . >

To The Cantonment Authority, Ahmedabad Cantonment.

Sir, I request you will be good enough to procure permission for me to

as shown on the annexed plans, and described below:--r- .. ,

Situation Enolosedor Extent and Nature of open. area. soil.

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How to be laid ~out :and the Bonnded on material~ to b~ . the

used. .... - ~

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North-

South-

East-

West-

I am,

Sir,

For what purpose the erection ia

to be used.

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Your obedient servant, .Number on the standard plan of the house to be erected or re-erected. Original sanction ( ) No dated Estimated cost Rs. Proposed rent Rs, Note-

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( ,I.) No steps projecti~)g beyond the vertical plane passing through this face· of the building will be permitted.

(2) No doors or windows will be allowed in the end walls of hlouses not facing puplic la~es or roads.

(3) No balc"ny will be allowed projecting on the public lanes. (4) All gates, doors, windows, or shutters on· the ground floor of . any

building facing lanes or streets shall be made so as not t9 open outwards. . .

(5) When the applicant's signature is in the vernacular, the name sl \oul& be ' written below it in English character ' on both first and last page :8.

Plan, Section and Elevation oj Houses, Buildings, etc. ( Scale not smillIer than 20 feet to an, inch)

Scale feet to an i: nch. The work will be commenced and complet~d within one year of ·"e.

submission of my application. 192 \

Refe.rences. . , ,

(1) Portion coloured black or black l~nes shows existing works. (2) Portion coloured green o~ in, ' green lines shows the ground to be

relinquished. " . , (3) Portion colpured yellow or in yellow lines shows the ground applied

for occupancy. (4) Portion coloured red or in red lines shows proposed new work. (5) Portion coloured blue or in blue lines shows existing work to be removed~

Site Plan of Gr.ound. ( Scale not smaller than 110. f~,et to an, inch. )

, Scale feet to an inch.

The following details to be furnished on site plan:­(1) North' point or dirEt9-tion, of compass. (2) Roads, lanes or paths within thfi ~ n~ighb9urhood of the site on four'

sides. (3) Direction,s of ~a!nage. (4) Neighbouring houses, etc., on four sides. (5) P,l1oposed b'tlilding or r~mod~lling. (6) The free passage , or way to , ~r. left in , front of the buildi?g. (7) The line of frontage with neighbouring building if the building abuts,

on a street. .

'(8) The space ,to be le(t ~ho'lt 'the tbuilding to secure free cir~ulation of , air and fad!itate " 8cav~nging and 'prevention of fire . .

(9) 'Fhe position of drains, latrines, urinals, cesspools or ot,her receptacles. _' for filth.

Schedule No. of 192 Opin.~on of the Captonment Authority.

192 Executive Officer. No.

Office of the Cantonment Authority. 192

Executive Officer. Th~ 'following bye-laws made by the Cantonment Al..lthority of Ahmeda-.

bad CantOllment under sect~on 282 (6) of the Cantonments Act, 1924 (II of 1924), having been approved by the Govenor in Council 'under Bombay Go-­vernment Memorandum No. 5406. Gj24, aated 1st March ' · 1926~ 'are hereby

published for general information:--

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Seizure and Confiscation of Ownerless Annnu"s.

(1) Stray animals to be seized and sent to pound.-Where any animal is found grazing on land belonging to Government in the Cantonment without being under proper car,e or control, or where any animal is found straying within the limits of the Cantonment, it may be seized by any servant of the Gantonment Authority and sent within twenty-four hours to the nearest pound established under section 4 of the' Cattle-trespass Act, 1871.

(2) Application of 'Oattle-trespass Act, 1871, to stray animals.-Every animal so sent to the pound shall be dealt with as if it had been impounded under the provisions of the said Act, and the provisions of the said Act shall apply thereto.

(3) Police to aid persons makit'g seizures.-Eve,ry member of the police force employed in the Cantonment shall, when required, aid in preventing resistance to any such seizure as aforesaid and rescue , from persons making such seizures.

(4) Person.$ taking delivery of animaIs impounded to give infof'mation.--' (a) Whoever takes delivery of any animal impounded from the pound-keeper (if any) appointed under section 6 of the Cattle-trespass Act, 1871, shall inform the pound.keeper of -the name of the owner of the animal and the name of the person who had charge of the same at the time of its seizure, /

(b) Penalty for refusing or giving false information.- Whoever refuses to give the pound-keeper the information required by this bye-law, or wilfully gives him false information, shall be punishable with fine which may extend ~ Rs. 50.

( Published in Bombay Government Gazette, Part 1, dated 21st October 1926, Page 2365 )

No. , lj443-Cant.-The following Bye-law made by the Cantonment Authority of Abmedabad Cantoument under section 282 (34) of the Cantonments Act, 1924 (II of 1924), having been approved and confirmed by the Governor in Council in their letter No. 5837-G.j24, dated 16th September 1926, is hereby published for general information of the persons concerned:-

Bye-law under section 282 (34) of the Oantonments Act 1924 (If of 1924).

(1) The water-rate leviable under section 60 of the Cantonments Act, 1924 (If ~f 1924), shall be levied a?d recovered from the residents of the Sadar Bazaar by an annual instalment, and from the residents of all buildings situated outside the said Sadar Bazaar by monthly instalments.

(Published in Bombay Government Gazette, Pari 1, dated 16th D,cembef' 1926, Pages 2740 to 2741 ).

No" 1 j503 .. Cant.-The following bye-laws made by the Cantonment Authority at Ahmedabad under section 191 and 282 of the Cantonments Act, 19,24 (n. ot 1924}) having been approved and confirmed by the Governor in Coun~l in , the Revenue Department M.emorandum No. 5606-C./24- dated 15th N~,v,emher 1926, under sub-section (1) ot sectiol;l 284, are hereby published for gf!neral. infQrmation;-

The Executive Officer may issue the Licenses under section 282 (13). of the, Ac.t upon. the following scale of fees:-

1. For' ever.y, license or permission given for the setting up of any booth. or platform, or, for placing benches on a, public road, lane or street, in the

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Cantonment for the purposes of marriage or other ceremonies, a fee of annas ... per yard of frontage per diem shall be charged.

, 2. For every license or permission given for the depositing of building materials or the ~rection of scaffolding upon or in any public road, lane or street in the Cantonment, a fee of Rs. 2 per mensem shall be charged.

3. For every license or permission given for the purpose of allowing cattle belonging to milk-sellers to stand upon or in any pUblic road, lane or street , in the Cantonment a fee of I{s. 1 per three. heads, and for additional number, annas 4 per each per annum shall be charged:--

4. For every license or permission given for slaughtering animals, fees may be charged as follows:--

Per cow or other similar big animal Per sheep or goat ...

Rs. a. p. . 1 0 0 040

5. J.l1arket and other fees.-- The Cantonment Authority may also charge fees at Rs. 2 per annum from the 1st April of every year for each of the following:--

The owner or occupier of every place within the Cantonment used for any of the following purposes viz:-, •

(a) for offensive and dangerous trades, or stables;

(b) for melting tallow, or sulphur, or for boiling or storing offal, blood, bones or rags, or for washing, cleaning or drying wool ot' hair;

(0) as a soap-house, dyeing-house, oil boiling-house, tannery, brick, pottery or limeldln, sago manufactory, distillery or other manufactory or place of storing hides, fish, horns, skins or other articles from which either offensive or unwholesome smells arise;

(d) as a manufactory of gunpowder or other ' fireworks, as a place for storing explosive or cumbustible materia;Js, or for any purposes dan­gerous to life, health or property;

(e) for keeping horses, buffaloes or other animals which are let out for hire or sold or the produce of which is made an article of trade; or

(/) for the sale or for the storage (for other than private use) of wood firewood, hay, grass, straw, coal, coke, ashes, kerosine oil, petroleum, matches or fire-works. Every such owner or occupier shall once on the first April of everr year obtain from the Executive O~c~r a license for the use of any such place for any of the purposes aforesaid and the Executive Officer may charge a fee in accordance with the rate spf'~ified. as above for such license or permission.

6. The Cantonment Authority may, by notice in writing, require the owner or occupier of any building or place used or proposed to be used for any of the occupations mentioned in Section 210 of the Act at once to discon­tinue the use of, or at once to desist from carrying out, or allowing to be carried out, the intention so to use such place, ' or to use it in such ma.nner, or after such structural alterations, as the Cantoment Authority in such notice prescribes, so that it may not become, or may be no longer, a nuisance or a danger.

7. Whoever after notice having been given under the preceding bye-law uses any such place or permits it to be used in such a manner as has been

, prohibited shall be punished with fine which may extend to fifty rupees and

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'with further fine which may extend to five rupees a day for every day on which such use or permission to use is continued after the date of the first

-conviction.

Upon a conviction under this bye-law the Magistrate shall on the appIi­.cation of the Cantonment Authority but not otherwise, order such place to be closed, and thereupon appoint a person or persons, or take other steps to prevent such place being used for any purpose mentioned in the bye-law un­

.der section 282 (16) of the Act.

(8) The report of contagious or infectious diseases under section 150 shalt be made to the Cantonment Authority . within 24 hours of the fa~t being

,known to the person required to make the report. • . , I

9. The Cantonment Authority may, by ,public notice, prohibit­(a) b:lthing, or

(b) the washing of animals, clothes, wool, cloth, leather skins, utensils, or other things, or of any class of such things,

'by the public or any class thereof at any public place specified in the notice.

Explanation.--In this bye-law, the expression U washing of animals" in­cludes driving or throwing an animal, or permitting it to go, into water.

(Pubtzshed 2:n Bombay Government Gazette, Part 1, dated 23,.d Janua,.y 1930, page 143 )

No. Ij197-Cant.-The foilowing Bye-laws made by the Cantonment Autho­'rity of Ahmedabad Cantonment under section 282 (28) of the Cantonments Act, 1924 (II of 1924), having been approved and confirmed by the Governor

' in Council in their letter No. 3261-G.J28, dated 20th December 1929, are hereby published for general information:-Bye-laws under section 282 (28) of the cantonments Act, 1924 (II of 1924). '

1. Monkeys shall not be fed in a publie place withi~ Ahmedabad Can­tonment limits.

2. Breach of Bye-law No. I shall be punishable with a fine which may "extend to fifty rupees.

( Published in Bombay Government Gazette, Part 1, dated 21st April 193~ page 929. )

No. 1f7-Cant.-The following bye-laws made by the Cantonment Autho­rity of Ahmeda.bad Cantonment under section 282 (4) of the Cantonments Act, ' 1924 (II of 1924), having been approved and confirmed by the Gover­nor ill Council in their letter No. 6692-GJ28, dated 10th February 1932, are

. -hereby published for general information:-

Bye-laws under section 282 (4) of the Cantonments Act, 1924 (II oj 1924).

1. Public vehicles plying for hire shall not stop for the purpo.se of load­ing or unloading' or for taking or setting down passengers, on any street in ·the Can tonment except a.t places fixed, marked and notified in this behalf by the . Cantonment Authority.

Provided that this bye-law shall not affect the provisions of rule ~O-A of the rules tQ regulate the use of motor vehicles let or plying for hire ,in aU

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districts in the Presidency proper outside the City of Bombay. published in ' Government Notification, Home Department. No. 8623, dated the 10th Fe- ­bruary 1927.

2. No animal shall be ridden or driven, and no vehicle shall be driven," on any street or public place in the Cantonment at a time or in a manner" prohibited by public notice issued by the Cantonment Authority.

Provided that in the case of public motor vehicles licensed to ply within the Cantonment limits no restriction as to time shall be enforced ~ithout a previous reference to the District Superintendent of Police.

-3. Any person in charge of any vehicle or animal who permits such vehicle or animal to move along ~ny street or public place in the Canton.­ment in any manner contrary to the provisions of bye-laws Nos. 1 and 2-shall be liable on conviction for each such offence to a fine which may extend;; to Rs. 50.

Sd/ F. H. Lewis. Major Executive Officer '

Ahmedabad Cantoment •

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GENERAL DEPARTMENT.

Bombay Castle, 24th April 1914.

No. 3213.-ln exercise of the ,powers conferred by section 15, Sub·section (1) So much of Government Notification in the MilitaryDe (1), of the Can ton­

part-ment, No. 617, dated the 11th ,October 1881, as relates to the ments Act, 1910 (XV taxes in the Ahmedabad Cantonment,with the exception of tbe tas: of 1910), and in su • .. n, Octroi !luties." of the persession

(2) Government Notification in the Mil\tary Department, No. 278 dated tbe 6th May 1885. Government Notifica-

(~) Gonrnment Notificfltion in the 'Military Department, No. tions* noted in the 538, dated the 10th October 1885. margin, the Governor

(4) Government Notification in the Military 'Department, No. 551, dated tbe 24th November 1886.

(5) Gonrnment Notification in the Military Department, ~ ~ No. 261 dated the 1st June 1888.

in Council, with the previous sanction of

the Governor Gene­

ral in Council is (6) So much of Government Notification in the Military Department, No. 54, dated the 4th February 1889, as relates to the dog.tas: in the Ahmedabad Cantonment.

(7) Government Notification in the Military Deparlment, 'No. 141, dated the 16th March 1892.

(8) Gonrnment NoHfication in the General Department, No. 7265 dated the 4th December 1907. , .

(9) Government Notification in the General De'F'artment., No. 5501, dated the 5th September 1908.

SCHEDULE.

I.-PROPERTY TAX.

. , pleased to impose the

following taxes in the

Cantonment of Ahme:

dabad, with effect

from the 1st day of

June 1914.

A property ' tax at a general rate of 4 per cent. per annum 'of the annual letti~g value of every bungalow or house situated within the cantonment, and not vested in His Majesty.

It 2. A General Sanitary Cess.

A . ge~eral sanitary ceSE! will ?e .. levied from the owners of the building!; as under:- . , '

Per mensem

Rs. a. p.

As,amended

by Bombay Gove-

F or each privy belonging to a house 1 0 00

t Wi thin For each house without a privy... 0 2 j

the limits of the , bazar.

For each bungalow with one or 2 0 0 rnment, Reveuue more privies attached of which Department, Noti- the annual letting value does ficaHon No. 2098/ not exceed Rs. 480. 28. dt. 22.7.19~9 For each bunga~ow with one 3 0

, or more pnVles attached of published in So- which the annual letting value mhay Government does not exceed Rs. 720. , Gazette Part 1 dt.' For each bungalow with one or 4 0 25-7 ~1~29 P: e more privies at~ached of which

, g the annual lettIng value exc-1613. eeds R. ? 20

Within the limits of the Cantonment, outside

the bazar.

Provided that the cess shall not be leviable in respect 01 any such , privy, house or bungalow unless and until ,the . Cantonment :(\uthority have made provision for the cleansing thereof by manual labour or' for conducting or rec­eiving the sewage thereof into sewers maintain~d by the Cantonment Authority. "

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5-Taxes on 'Vehicles and animals

A tax at the following rate on vehicles and animals kept for use within the limits of the cantonment:- .

As amended

by Bombay Govt.

Description Rate of tax per half year. Rs.

Notification No.' 6692/28, dt. 4-7-

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l-A--Conveyances used for " carrying persons:-:­Four-wheeled vehicle f!1echanical1y propelIed-

(a) Plying for hire­1931. publisbed in Bombay Govt. Ga-

zette, Part I, dt.

9-7-31, page 1608.

(i) when licensed to carry more t ,han 7 passengers... 30 (ii) when licensed to carry 7 passengers or less... 20

(b) Kept forpriva,t€l . use • e.. 10

B-Conveyances used for draught or bur~en,for personal use or hire:-Vehicle mechanically propelled per c(!,r or per trailer .e. ,40."

Rs. a. p. 2. Every two or three-wheeled motor vehicle , 6 0 0 3. Every four-wheeled vehicle with two horses 9 0 0 4. Every four-wheeled vehicle with one horse ~ .... 6 12 0 5. Every four-wheeled vehicle wi~h two bulloks 5 10 0 6. Every two-wheeled vehicle with two horses 6 12 0 7. Every two-wheeled vehicle with one horse 4 8 0 8. Every two.wheeled vehicle with two bullocks 4 8 0 9. Every two-wheeled vehicle with one bullock 3 6 0

10. Every riding horse 2 4 0 Provided as follows, viz:­

(1) The tax shall not be levied on more :vehicles kept by one person than , such number as can be used by such person at one time with the ani­mals in' his possession.

(2) The tax shall not be levied from any person who keeps a conveyance or a horse or bullock for less than thirty days in the cantonment.

As amended (3) No tax shall be levied in respect of animals or by Bombay Gover- the vehicles which persbns in the service of the State are required nment Gazette Re- for the proper performance of the official duties to keep; nnue Department Provided that the application for exemption shall be Notification No. supported by a certificate from a competent authority to the 9008/24 (b) dt. effect that the applicant is required " for the proper perform-15-4-30 &: No. ance of the official duties, to' main'tiin " th~ 'animal or vehicle, 9008/24 (a) dt. in respect of which the exemption is claimed.

13-4:-31. . For the purpos~~ or'this proviso the • competent autho-rity , shall be the Officer Comm~flding the Stati?n in the case of military officers, and in the case of other Government servants, the Head of the Department of the claimant, except that when the claimant is himself the Officer Commanding 'or the H€ad of the Department, ' the' competent authority' shall be his immediate superior. '

Rate oj . Dog Taz,

Natu'te of tax­

. Fof every dog of the age of six "months or' more, payable by the persons owninl::; or having charge of such dog within the limits of the cantonment, rupee on e per year.

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Provided that no such tax shall be Ievied:-:­(a) from any warrant officer or from any non-commissioned officer or

,-soldier of His J.\4ajesty's Regular Forces if they are members of a recognised "reg~mental kennel club, or ' '

(b) from any person not keeping a dog for more than thirty days in the year within t~e limit of the cantonment.

By Mde,. of His E:r.cellency the Right Honourable the Governor in Council,

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Secretary to Governmen t REVENUE DEPAI{TMENT .

Bombay Castle, 26th October 192~. No. 8132-ln exercise of the powers conferred by sectioQ ,pO of the Can­

tonment8 Act, 1924 (II of 1924), the Governor' in Council is pleased to ,impose in the Cantonment of Ahmedabad 'with effect from the first day of December 1925 a toll at the rates specified in column 2 of the schedule hereto

. on 'the vehicles and animals specified iq column J of the said schedule, ,entering or leatling the limits 0/ the Cantonment, other tha.n vehicles and ani­mals paying a tax imposed on the same in the Cantonment and those belon­ging to agriculturists residing within the Cantonment:- I

Schedule. ';Column I--Description of vehicle or animal Column 2--Rate of tol1.

Rs. a. p.

(a) Boilers ... 6 4 0 (b) ,Motor lorries and trucks

Motor bus for passengers .J. 0 4- 0 (0) Motor cars for passengers 0 2 0 (d) Motor Cycles with side cars 0 1 0 (e) Moto~ CycleEl without side cars , 0 0 6 (j) Four-wheeled carriage 0 1 0

/ (g) Two-wheeled carriage ... 0 0 6 (h) Carts drawn by ' human agency or by one animal ' 0 0 6 (i) Carts drawn , by two, animals .. ~ 1 0. ... (j) ~arts drawn by m9re' than two animals ... 0 2 0 (k) Elephant 0 3 0. (l) Carnel, Horse, Pony, Mule, Buffalo, Ass, Bullock 0. ,0 3

and any other four legged animal used for riding, I ,

draught or burden.

Provided that the said toll shall not be levied on any vehicle or anima I ' which is the property of the Cantonment Authority, ~overnmerir sEtrvant on ,·duty, Ahmedabad Munioipc!:lity, District pr Taluka Local Boarq' oi Ahmedabad .or of any educational, charitable or religious institQtioa.

Provided-further that the said toll shall not 1ge levied on any vehicle or animal, the owner of which is in posses8ion of a season-pass issued by the

' Cantoqment Authority on payment of a lump sum fixed by the said -Authority in composition of the said toll.

By order of the ' Governor in Councilt

G. A. THOMAS, Secretary to Government.