City of Dublin Act 1775

9 may remove market nuisances.

and oblige possessors of stalls to six their names and number in front,

in either case on refusal after 2 days notice levy ill offence 5s.

2d. 10s.

3d. 20s.

and 20s after.

XXXII. And whereas the laws now in being have not been found sufficient to prevent the several nuisances justly complained of in the different markets in this city, and the liberties thereof: be it therefore enacted by the authority aforesaid, that from after the first day of March one thousand seven hundred and seventy six the said commissioners, or any nine or more of them, shall and are hereby empowered to remove and abate all obstructions and nuisances whatsoever in the several markets of the said city and liberties thereof; and that it shall may be lawful to and for the said commissioners, or any nine or more of them, to oblige the owner or owners, tenant or tenants in possession, of any of the stalls in the said markets to affix his, her, or their name or names, and number, in legible characters, on the front of their respective stall or stalls; an in case such owner or owners, tenant or tenants, shall refuse or neglect to remove any nuisance or obstruction, by him, her, or them respectively occasioned of made, after two days notice for that purpose given to them personally, or left at such stalls, or to affix his, her, or their name or names and number as aforesaid, that then and in every and either of such cases it shall and may be lawful to and for any nine or more of the said commissioners, or any person by them appointed for that purpose in the manner in the said recited act directed, to levy the following fines or forfeitures for such offences (that is to say) for the first offence the sum of five shillings, for the second offence the sum of ten shillings, and for third offence the sum of twenty shillings; and the said fine of twenty shillings for every time after such person or persons shall so offend.