No. 17.

No. 17.

A n Act to amend." An A c t to prevent the e.z.tension o f the Scnb

in Sheep in South dustrnlia, and to mnke prouisi'~n for the _daa m,a dc

destruction ^of Sheep infected with that disorder."

[Assented to, December 9, 1853.1 it is expedient to amend an Act passed in the sixteenth year of the Reign of Her present Majesty, intituled

L' An Act to prevent the exten&& of the Scab in Sheep in South Australia, and to nlalre provision for the destruction of Sheep infected with that disorder "-Be it Enacted, by the Lieutenant- Governor of South Australia, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council of the sarne as follows :

1. Every proceeding for the recovery of any penalty by the said Pennltiee rec,,ve~erl may in a mm- tx~

Act imposed may be l ~ a d before any two or. more Justices of the nmry ^5vy.

Peace in ^a summary way.

2. If any question shall wise as to the lifibility of any person as ^{Jrtdmen~ for} a

~ t . ~ l a l t ~ may be given

owner to any penalty by the said Act imposed, it &all be lawful for ^a,,,,,,

,,,,,.,, ,

the said Justices to give juclgmcnt agniilst the owner of the sheep in i o ~ ~ e d sale of sheep.

respect of which such proceedings for the. recovery of a perlalty have been instituted by such description merely, and to direct that such penalty and the costs of mid attending the recovery thereof, shall be levied by seizure and sale of such sllctp, or of so many of the flock of which such sheep s h l l form a part as may be necessary to satisfSr the sarne.

3. If any sheep which shall have been seized by m y Inspector Land h m y h i &

&all be replevied by any person as owner under the provisions of &ecp are removed to be taken to be occu-

the &d. Act, then in any proceedings had in the matter of such p ~ i hy the ovner

replevin, the land from which such sheep shall have been removed ^{lee^-}

Y 2 shall t

ahall,

for

all

the purposes of such proceedings, he taken to be land occupied

by

such owner.

POWW to enter nroa 4,

It

shall not be lawful for

any

Inspector,

by

the said recited

lands and destroy

W , mqended 611 Act authorized to be appointed, to enter upon any land, and to

1.t 1855- seize and cause to

be

destroyed any shee infected with the said diseme called the scab, found thereon, unti

P

^{the first}

^day

^{of March,}

in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five, inbltead of the day

&ed

in

the

said Act.

set may be amended 5. This Act may be altered or amended by any Act passed

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^the during the present Session.

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