XIII. And be it further enacted, That if any Person shall run or drive any Wheel, Sledge, Wheelbarrow, or any Carriage whatsoever, upon any of the said Foot Pavements; or shall wilfully ride, drive, or lead any Horse, or other Beast or Cattle, along or upon any of the said Foot Pavements; or shall within any Street, or other publick Passage or Place within the Limits of this Act, slaughter, dress, or cut up any Swine, or other Beast, or hoop, cleanse, or scald any Cask, or hew or saw any Stone, Wood, or Timber, or sift, skreen, or slack any Lime, or bind or make the Wheel of any Carriage, or shoe, bleed, dress, or farry, or turn or drive loose any Horse, or set, place, or expose to Sale any Goods, Wares, or Merchandize, either on the Foot Ways or Carriage Ways of any of the said Streets, or other publick Passages or Places, so as to obstruct or incommode the Passage of any such Foot Way or Carriage Way, every Person offending, in any of the Cases aforesaid, shall for every such Offence forfeit and pay the Sum of Five Shillings.
Penalty on leaving Carriages, &c. in the Streets.
XIV. And be it further enacted, That if any Waggon, Cart, or other Carriage, shall be left to stand or remain in any of the Streets, or other publick Passages or Places, within the Limits of this Act, with or without Horses or other Cattle, for any longer Time than shall be necessary for the loading or unloading thereof; or if any Stage Coach, Post Chaise, or other Carriage let to hire, shall be left to stand or remain in any such Street, Passage, or Place, with or without Horses, for any longer Time than shall be reasonable and necessary for taking up or setting down the Passengers, or for loading or unloading their Baggage (except in such Places as the said Commissioners shall appoint for the Handing of Coaches, Chaises, or other Carriages, which the said Commissioners are hereby authorized to do if they think proper); or if any Horse or other Cattle shall be suffered to stand at the Door or House of any Person so as to obstruct or incommode the Passage of any of the said Footways; or if any Timber, Bricks, Stones, Dung, Wood, Goods or other Things shall be said or placed and left to remain in any of the said Streets, or other publick Passages or Places, for any longer Time than shall be necessary for removing or housing the same; or if any Ashes, Rubbish, Dust, Dirt, or other Nuisance or Annoyance, shall be thrown, cast, or laid in any of the said Streets, or other publick Passages or Places, and suffered to remain for any longer Time than shall be necessary for removing the same; then and in every such Case the Owner or Driver of every such Carriage, and the Owner of such Timber or other Things aforesaid, and the Person who shall throw, cast, or lay any Dung, Ashes, Rubbish, Dust, Dirt, or other Nuisance or Annoyance at aforesaid, shall, for every such Offence, forfeit and pay the Sum of Five Shillings; and if any such Timber or other Things, or such Dung, Ashes, Rubbish, Dust, Dirt, or other Nuisance or Annoyance, shall be suffered to remain in any of the said Streets or other publick Passages or Places, longer than shall be necessary as aforesaid, the Surveyor to the said Commissioners is hereby authorized and empowered to cause the same to be removed to such Place as he shall think proper, and the Expence thereof shall be paid by the Person liable to the Payment of the said Penalty, and shall and may, in case of Nonpayment on Demand, be recovered in like Manner as any Penalty is herein-after authorized or directed to be recovered.
Hoards, &c. may be erected.
XV. Provided always, and be it further enacted, That nothing herein-before contained shall hinder or prevent any Person from erecting or building any Hoard, or other Thing by way of Inclosure, for the Purpose of making Mortar, or depositing Bricks, or Stone, or working any Lime, Sand, or other Materials used in Building, or to subject him to any Penalty on account thereof, provided such Person shall have a Licence for that Purpose, under the Hand of the Surveyor to the said Commissioners (which Licence such Surveyor is hereby required forthwith to grant to any Person applying for the same, and for which he shall receive the Sum of One Shilling, and no more): Provided nevertheless, that if any Person shall erect any such Hoard or Inclosure of greater Dimensions, or shall suffer any Hoard or Inclosure to remain for any longer Time than shall be allowed in and by such Licence, every Person so offending shall for every such Offence forfeit and pay any Sum not exceeding Five Shillings for every Day such Hoard or Inclosure, or any Part thereof, shall be continued after Notice given by the Surveyor to take down and remove the same.
Watchman to be appointed.
XVI. And be it further enacted, That the said Commissioners may, and are hereby authorized and empowered, from Time to Time, to appoint such Number of Watchmen, to be employed within the Limits of this Act, for so long Time in the Night, under such Regulations, and for such Wages, as they shall think proper, and to provide proper Boxes or Places for their Reception, and also proper Arms and Weapons for the Discharge of their Duty; and if any Watchman appointed as aforesaid shall refuse or neglect to perform his Duty, or shall in anywise misbehave himself in the Execution of his Office, he shall forfeit and pay, for every such Offence, any Sum not exceeding Ten Shillings.
Duty of Watchmen.
XVII. And be it further enacted, That the Watchmen to be appointed and employed as aforesaid shall, during the Time of their being upon Duty, use their utmost Endeavours to prevent any Mischief by Fire, and also any Burglaries, Robberies, Affrays, and other Outrages and Disorders, within the Limits of this Act; and it shall be lawful for the said Watchmen, or any of them, and they are hereby respectively authorized and required, during the Time they are on Duty, to apprehend and secure all Malefactors, Rogues, Vagabonds, and other disorderly Persons, within the Limits of this Act, who shall disturb the publick Peace, or whom they shall have Cause to suspect of any evil Design, and to secure and keep in safe Custody every such Person, in order that he or she may be conveyed, as soon as conveniently may be, before some Justice of the Peace for the County of Middlesex, to be examined and dealt with according to Law; and if any Person or Persons shall assault or resist, or shall promote or encourage the assaulting or resisting, any of the said Watchmen in the Execution of their Duty, every such Person shall, for every such Offence, forfeit and pay any Sum not exceeding Five Pounds; and if any Victualler or Keeper of any Publick House shall knowingly harbour or entertain any Watchman employed within the Limits of this Act, or permit or suffer any such Watchman to be and remain in his House during any Part of the Time appointed for his being on Duty, every Victualler or Keeper of such Publick House shall, for every such Offence, forfeit and pay any Sum not exceeding Twenty Shillings.