obstructionable or objectionable pent-houses, porches, sheds, windows, verandahs, balconies, palisades, rails, posts, fences, steps, cellar windows, hatchways, signs, show-boards and other projections to be removed at the owners' expense within thirty days after notice. All rebuilt premises to be set back to within the line of the street, the owners being compensated for any loss thereby sustained whilst permission might be given for buildings to be advanced if the streets by such advance were improved. Doors opening outwards to be altered at the owners' cost within 21 days after notice. Commissioners were empowered to purchase or otherwise provide fire-engines and necessary apparatus.
No one to be allowed to hang up or to air clothes in public thoroughfares except on the sea-beach between Ecclesbourne and the eastern end of the Battery, but clothes, sails or nets might be spread on the beach even westward of the Battery. Beasts wandering in the street were to be impounded, and penalties to be inflicted for attempted rescue. In any case of suspicion of canine madness being prevalent, an order for dogs to be confined to be obeyed within twelve hours and if then at large in the streets to be destroyed. The Commissioners to appoint from time to time watchmen, beadles and constables and to have control of their duties, gratuities, rewards for apprehending felons, rogues, vagabonds &c., as also to suspend or inflict fines for neglect of duty. Penalties also to be inflicted on publicans for selling liquors to watchmen while on duty, and on persons for obstructing officers in their duty. Commissioners to have power to license pleasure-boats and hackney coaches and to make byelaws(sic) for the same. Also to prevent bathing in the sea within certain limits, except from machines; to erect groins(sic), to establish markets, to erect public weighing-houses, to discontinue the then meat market, and to compensate the Corporation for the tolls of such. Also to exact penalties not exceeding £5 for selling or hawking meat, vegetables, butter &c., in any other place than the new market or markets, except in shops or dwelling houses. Fish, however, might be carried about in baskets or other means without being subject to toll or duty. Commissioners to have power, with the consent on Corporation to order stalls and standings to be erected on the (then) fishmarket ground, and to be subject to such tolls and regulation as the Act provided. Any three Commissioners and a magistrate to order the destruction of un-wholesome food. Next follows a list of tolls to be demanded which were 1/6 a day for the use of stall or table in the sale of meat, fish, cheese and bacon; butter, 5lbs and under 1d.; turkey or goose 2d; poultry, wildfowl, partridges &c. ½d; hare, pheasant & grouse 1d.; pigeons 12 or less, 2d.; eggs, a dozen ½d; fish (except lobsters, crabs, prawns, shrimps, oysters) per bushel, 6d.; lobsters or crawfish, 6lbs. 2d.; crabs, 6lbs. 1d.; prawns 100, 2d.; shrimps, 1 quart, ½d; oysters or scallops, 1 bushel 3d. cockles or "muscles" 2 gallons ½d; fruit of any kind, per bushel, 6d.; herbs, roots or vegetables, 2d. per 12lbs. No other market -
