27 Vic. c. 35. other necessaries for the carrying out this Act, and to repair the several school-houses which belong to the public, and to pay the rent of the other school-houses, there shall be at the disposal of the said Board a sum not exceeding one hundred and fifty pounds per annum, to be drawn from time to time from the Public Treasury, by warrant in Council, for the purposes aforesaid, as well as for the general purposes of this Act. Education for purchase of books, &c. Teachers under Board of Education entitled to ad vantages of the Act 26 Vic. c. 15. Teachers XXII. All teachers now or hereafter to be employed under the Board of Education shall also be entitled to the benefits and advantages of the Act of Assembly, 26 Vic. c. 15, as if they had been specially mentioned, the increase to be calculated upon the salaries now payable by the said Board, together with any additional salary which may have been voted to any of them respectively by the Legislature, and now payable by law. Provided, however, that at the expiration of five years from the passing of this Act, the increase under the Act 26 Vic. c. 15, shall be calculated upon the salaries payable by this Act. XXIII. The several teachers now in the employ of the said under Board of Board shall be entitled to all the advantages and benefits of the Education Act of Assembly, 25 Vic. c. 20, and of the Act passed during the entitled to advantages of present session of Assembly, entitled "An Act temporarily to inthe Acts 25 crease the salaries of the public officers of the Colony," the said increase to be calculated upon the salaries heretofore fixed by the Board of Education, and payable to the said teachers until the coming into operation of this Act. Vic. c. 20, and 27 Vic. c. 12. Secretary and Teacher of Central School not to be appointed to any other office of profit. No officer under this Act eligible to serve as a member of Assembly. Acts and parts of Acts repealed. "Education Act, 1864." Masters for certain schools to be procured from United Kingdom. Salaries to be paid out of Public Trea sury. XXIV. That it shall not be lawful for the Governor to appoint to any other office of profit or emolument the person who may now or hereafter hold the offices of Secretary to the said Board and Teacher of the Boys' Central School in the Island of New Providence. XXV. No officer appointed, or who shall hold office under this Act, shall be eligible to be elected, or to serve as a member of the House of Assembly. XXVI. The following Acts of Assembly, to wit, 10 Vic. c. 1, 17 Vic. c. 15, 21 Vic. c. 6, 24 Vic. c. 22, and so much of the 26 Vic. c. 15, as grants salaries to the Secretary of the Board of Education and the normal schoolmaster shall be, and are hereby repealed. XXVII. This Act may be cited and referred to in all other statutes and other documents as "The Education Act, 1864." XXVIII. That it shall be lawful for the said Board to procure from the United Kingdom, as vacancies may occur, masters for the Boys' Central School in the Island of New Providence, and for the schools at Harbour Island and Inagua; for which purpose there shall be allowed and paid to the said Board a sum not exceeding one hundred and fifty pounds to defray the expense of the passages of the said masters and their families. XXIX. The salaries mentioned in the schedule hereunto annexed shall be payable to the holders of the several offices therein mentioned, by warrant, out of the Public Treasury, in the usual manner, in lieu of all salaries and allowances. 28 Vic. c. 40. An Act supplemental to the Education Act, 1864. (Assented to 3rd May, 1865.) it PREAMBLE. it, &c.: 1864, in the particulars hereinafter mentioned; May I. In addition to the islands and districts in the schedule to the Establishes Education Act, 1864, mentioned, schools under the said Act shall Schools in be established in the following districts, that is to say: The certain disBluff Settlement, San Salvador; Marsh Harbour, Abaco; authorizes the tricts, and Alice Town, North Bimini; and Gregory Town, Eleuthera ; appointment of and teachers shall be appointed thereto, as provided for by the Teachers. said Act. II. That there shall be allowed out of the Public Treasury Salary of of these Islands, and paid to each of such teachers, a salary at and Teachers. 28 Vic. c. 40. after the rate of fifty pounds per annum, by warrant in the usual Duration of manner. III. That this Act shall remain in force during the continuance of the Education Act, 1864. PREAMBLE. Enables the Board to vary the rates of salary provided by other Acts. Grants further Board. 29 Vic. c. 30. An Act to amend the Education Acts 1864 and 1865. (Assented to 11th May, 1866.) WHEREAS, by the Education Acts 1864 and 1865, fixed rates of salary are provided for the teachers of the several schools by such Acts authorized to be established; and whereas it would tend to ensure the more efficient working of the said Acts, if the Board of Education was invested with a power of varying certain of the rates of salary by such Acts fixed, so as to transfer such rates from the districts to which they are by the said Acts attached, to other districts; and whereas it is also expedient to make further provision for the extension of popular education; May it, &c.: I. That it shall be lawful for the Board of Education, from time to time, to vary the rates of salary provided by the before-recited Acts, or either of them, for the teachers of schools in the Out-island districts of the Colony, so as to make any rate which by either of the said Acts is payable to the teacher of a school at any Outisland district or settlement under the said Acts, or either of them, or to any persons appointed under this Act, to be and become payable to the teacher of a school at any other Out-island district or settlement, or to any other person appointed or assigned, and also from time to time again, in like manner, to vary the payment of any salary so transferred, and to make the same payable, either in respect of the school to which the same was originally attached, or in respect of any other school as aforesaid: Provided always, that nothing herein contained shall be construed to authorize the payment out of the Public Treasury of any larger sum of money for the purposes of popular education, than is authorized and provided for by the said Acts, or this Act. II. For and during the continuance of the Education Act of sums of money 1864, there shall be paid out of the Public Treasury, to the Board to Education of Education, to enable them (subject to the provisions of the preceding section) to pay the after-mentioned annual salaries and allowances of rent, the following sums of money, that is to say: To enable the Board of Education to pay the salaries of sewing mistresses at the several Outisland schools, per annum Change of salary to be published. To pay pupil-teachers' salaries, per annum To pay monitors, per annum To pay salary of teacher of girls' school, Harbour For prizes to deserving teachers, per annum. III. A temporary clause. £120 0 0 50 0 0 30 0 0 50 0 0 160 0 0 30 0 0 IV. Whenever the payment of any salary is varied under this Act, notice thereof shall be at once given in the official newspaper of the Colony. II.-WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. III.-PUBLIC MARKETS. IV.-LUMBER MEASURES AND ADMEASUREMENTS. VII. RATES OF CARTAGE AND DRAYAGE REGULATED. CLASS I. SANITARY REGULATIONS. 25 Vic. c. 9. An Act to amend an Act for affording further Protection to the Health of the Colony from the extension of Smallpox. (Assented to 7th March, 1862.) WHEREAS, the Act of the last Session of the General PREAMBLE. Assembly, entitled "An Act to afford further protection to the health of the Colony from the extension of smallpox," requires explanation and amendment; May it, &c.: That the said Act shall not extend or be construed to apply to Explanatory any person who, while labouring under an attack of smallpox of Act hereby is necessarily obliged to remove, or to be removed, from one place amended. to another. 26 Vic. c. 9. An Act to amend the Act for the ordering of Common Lodging-houses. (Assented to 26th May, 1863.) WHEREAS, a large number of seamen, firemen and other PREAMBLE. persons belonging to vessels arriving at the Port of Nassau, are from time to time discharged or otherwise quit the vessels in which they have been serving, and it is expedient that the provisions of the Act, to which this Act is an amendment, should be extended to the class of persons aforesaid; May it, &c. : That the said recited Act shall extend to all seamen, firemen Original Act and other persons below the grade of a petty officer, who may extended to all arrive at the port of Nassau in any ship or vessel from any other seamen, fire 26 Vic. c. 9. men and others below the grade of a petty officer. port or place, and who may quit or be discharged at the said port of Nassau, from the vessel in which they may have so arrived, and it shall not be lawful for any person to lodge such seaman, fireman or other persons, as aforesaid, within the limits defined by the second section of the said Act, under the penalty by the said section imposed, which penalty shall in all cases be deemed and held to be a penalty for each day on which, or for any part of which persons are lodged in contravention of the said Act or of this Act. PREAMBLE. Lodging houses to be registered. No common Inspector of Police to receive certificate from Board of Health before any Lodginghouse may be opened. Certificates may be cancelled. Lodging houses may not be kept 28 Vic. c. 12. An Act to amend the Laws for the well ordering of Common Lodging-houses. (Assented to 28th March, 1865.) W HEREAS it is expedient that all common lodging-houses should be registered; May it, &c.: I. The keeper of every common or ordinary lodging-house, which shall be in existence at the time of the passing of this Act, shall, within twenty days after such passing, cause his house to be registered in manner hereinafter provided for. II. No common or ordinary lodging-house shall be opened, after the passing of this Act, for the reception of lodgers, until the person intending to keep the same shall cause his house to be registered as hereinafter provided for. III. The inspector of police shall, on the passing of this Act, provide, at the public expense, a book to be kept by him as a Register of common lodging-houses, in which every person keeping, or intending to keep, a common or ordinary lodging-house, shall cause his or her house to be registered, the following particulars being set forth in every such registry, that is to say: 1st. The name of the street in which the house is situated. 2nd. The number of floors and rooms in such house. 3rd. The number of out-buildings and the particular use to which they are to be applied; and, 4th. The name of the keeper. IV. On any lodging-house being registered as aforesaid, the inspector of police shall notify the same to the Board of Health, and such Board shall forthwith inspect such lodging-house, and the premises attached thereto; and if satisfied that such house, with its appurtenances, is a fit and proper one to be used as a common or ordinary lodging-house, a certificate thereof shall be granted under the hand of the Chairman of the said Board, or a majority of the members thereof, which certificate shall be forwarded to the inspector of police, who shall note the same in his registry, and thereupon the lodging-house so inspected and approved of shall be and become a common and ordinary lodginghouse under the provisions of the said Act. V. It shall be lawful for the Board of Health, for good and sufficient cause, to cancel any certificate granted under this Act. VI. After one month from the passing of this Act, it shall not be lawful for any person to keep a common or ordinary lodginghouse without having obtained a certificate as aforesaid, nor to keep any such house after any such certificate shall have been can |