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Digging or leaving holes in streets not properly inclosed, or inclosing longer than necessary, not sencing areas, penalty 5l. & 5l. weekly.
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XVI. And whereas in several of the streets, lanes, quays, squares, courts, yards, alleys, passages, and places, in the said recited act mentioned, there is a great quantity of earth dug up, and large holes or void spaces are left in such streets and places for the purpose of making vaults to the houses or tenements built or in building longer than is absolutely necessary: and whereas the areas before houses or tenements built or in building are often left open, and no sence, rails, or timber, properly placed or fixed up, so as to prevent passengers from falling down the same, by reason whereof the lives of many of his Majesty’s subjects are endangered: be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, that if any person or persons whatsoever from and after the passing of this act shall dig out any earth, or leave any hole or void space in any street, or in any place before any house or tenement built, or in building, within the limits aforesaid, for the purpose of making vaults, or any other purpose whatsoever, and shall not inclose the same in a good and sufficient manner, to be approved of by the surveyor or surveyors for the time being to the said commissioners, or shall keep up such inclosure longer, than is absolutely necessary, or shall not well and sufficiently sence or rail before the area or areas fronting to any street place, every person or persons, guilty of any of the offences aforesaid, shall forfeit and pay the sum of five pounds, and the like sum of five pounds for every week, that such nuisance shall be continued; to be recovered in like manner as penalties and forfeitures by the said recited act are directed to be recovered.
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