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Borough. Under clause 42, every person throwing or lay- 
ing any dirt, litter, ashes, or any carrion, fish, rubbish, etc. 
on any street ; or causing any offensive matter to run from 
any manufactory, slaughter house, or dunghill in any street 
becomes subject to a fine not exceeding forty shillings; or 
may be committed to prison for a period not exceeding 
fourteen days. Under clause 46, any person offering or 
exposing for sale any putrid or unwholesome meat, poultry, 
fish, or other provisions, or other offensive commodities 
whatsoever, or keeping the same in any market, store, etc. 
may on conviction forfeit and pay such sum not exceeding 
ten pounds : and any such unwholesome meat, etc., or of- 
fensive commodity may be immediately destroyed. Under 
clause 49, any person keeping swine, except in some place 
licensed in that behalf, becomes liable to a penalty not ex- 
ceeding forty shillings, or may be committed to prison for 
a period not exceeding fourteen days. 
4thly. Ordinance No. 13 of 1851. This Ordinance makes 
it unlawful for any person to sell or offer or expose for sale 
any fresh meat within the limits of Port-of-Spain, or within 
a mile from any part of it, except in such public market- 
houses as may be appointed, or in such shops as may be 
licensed by the Borough Council, under a penalty of twenty 
pounds for the first offence ; and for every subsequent of- 
fence, of twenty pounds and imprisonment in the Eoyal 
Gaol for the term of two calendar months. Power is also 
granted to remove and destroy unsound meat. 
5thly. In 1858 an Ordinance was passed for establishing 
a system of underground sewerage in the town of Port-of- 
Spain. Por the purposes of the Ordinance the Borough was 
divided into six sewerage districts, and the total cost of 
the works was estimated at £15,000 repayable by an 
