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Newspaper
Twillingate Sun
Location
Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada
Date
Jul 11, 1891
Page
5
A lengthy session covers education bill clauses on native book denomination and teacher merit, plus motions on Crown Lands and Shipbuilding. Debates address board control versus commission power, and routine committee reports precede adjournments to the next day.
The session notes show the 33rd Rae of the House suspended while retaining all bills. A petition from rate-payers regarding the Municipal Bill was read. The Shipbuilding Bill was re-committed to amend per Capt. Cleary and passed with amendments. The Municipal Bill saw readings, committee of the whole, and adjournment to 4:30 PM tomorrow.
The House adjourned after approving amendments to the Educational Bill and reported gains on Municipal and Shipbuilding measures. Delegates in London reported the Imperial Bill was dropped after a second reading debate. The session is to close Saturday at 2 PM with adjournment to 4 30 PM tomorrow.
The House received a message from the House of Assembly stating that the Education Bill amendments from the Council were passed. The amendments were read, adopted, and a message to the Assembly was ordered. The House adjourned to Saturday at one o clock.
On Saturday May 30 the House sent the Contingencies Bill to a committee and it passed the third reading. His Excellency the Governor arrived, assented to enacted measures, delivered the closing speech, and prorogued the Assembly to Thursday July sixteenth.
The notice prohibits killing or pursuing Caribou or Deer from February 15 to October 1 and bans sale or possession of green Caribou or Deer parts except Oct 1 to Mar 10. It imposes penalties for snare, trap, or dog chases and requires licenses for non residents. It also restricts hunting Starmigan Grouse Partridge and other wild birds within specified dates and prohibits sale or possession of various birds and eggs. exceptions include small family consumption rights for settlers.
The notice outlines seasonal closures for lobster and freshwater fish, listing months when fishing is prohibited and locations such as lakes rivers and streams. It warns that violations incur penalties per the applicable laws, signed by F. Berteau stipendiary magistrate dated February 1891 in Twillingate.
Advertisements warn householders to report infectious illnesses to health authorities and iterates penalties up to fifty dollars. It also penalties for exposing others to disease in public places and for handling contaminated bedding or goods with fines up to one hundred dollars or three months imprisonment, with exceptions for disinfection by order of officials.
The city ordinance warns owners to remove pig sties foul cess pools near roads and lanes or face prosecution. It bans goats roaming without proper yokes and bars, requiring measures to prevent wandering livestock under legal penalties.
A damaged notice mandates that any dog found at large without an owner or caretaker must wear a neck collar or wooden tag at least seven inches long bearing the owner's name. Unmuzzled dogs may be shot or destroyed. owners failing to comply face prosecution and a fine of £0.00 for a first offense.
Mark Chaplin announces prompt execution of city and outport orders for tailored clothing on Water Street St John’s. Self measurement cards mailed to those seeking a perfect fit with guaranteed satisfaction.
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