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114 MUNICIPAL LAW.

npee<l, iiiiy horse, colt or filly, Tinder a false or assuiuod imiiio or podi<^reo, or
ill H class (litt'ereiit to what such animal ])roperly beloiif^s by the rules of
the society, is liable, upon conviction before a justice of the peace, to a
penalty not less than i#50 nor more than S20(), for each offence, together
with costs, and in case of non-payment, to imjirisonment not exceodinfj six
months. The prosecution mu.st be commenced within two years from the
offence.
.»40. Cattle and Railway Crossings. Horses, cattle, swine or
sheep found at large upon any highwav within half a mile of the
y)oint where such highway cros.sis a railway track on level grade, unless in
charge of some person to prevent their stopping on sucli cro.ssing, may be
impounded
And if killed at such point of intersectioi. hy a train when not in
charge of a keeper, the owner is not entitled to any action against tlie
railway company.
541. Aliens- No man not being a natural-born or naturalizetl
.subject of Her Majesty, is (pialified to serve as grand or petit juror in any
of our courts.

S F [O V KEGU LATION S.

1. No person under ten years of age shall be employed in any shop.
2. No child, young girl or woman shall be employed in any shop on
any day of the week, except Saturday or the day before a statutory
holiday, before seven o'clock a.m., or after si.v o'clock p.m.; nor on such
days before seven a.m., or after ten o'clock p.m.
i. Every such child, young girl or woman .shall be allowe<l one hour
for the noonday meal, ,'ind if employed after six o'clock p.m., forty-five
minutes for an evening meal.
^n 4. They may be employed one other day than Saturday each week
until ten o'clock p.m., but in such case they .shall not be employed on
Saturday after .six o'clock p.m.
5. This prohibition does not apply to the time Ijetwcen the 14th day
of December to the 24tli of December, inclusive, in each year.
(). The penalty for the employment of any child, young girl or woman
contrary to this Act, is a fine of not less than SIO, nor more than S25, for
each person so employed, with costs ; and in default of payment to
imprisonment for not less than one month nor longer than three months.
7. Every shop in which females are employed shall provide seats and
keep therein a sufficient number of seats or chairs for every such female,
who shall be permitted to use such .seat when not necessarily engaged in
her work, and the employer shall not, by any means whatever, try to
previuit such female using such .seat. The penalty for its violation is the
same as named in the preceding paragraph.
8. A notice giving the regulations of this Act ; and also the name and
address of the in.spector is rcijuired to be kept posted up in every shop.