tioned parish or place) aforesaid, do hereby give you notice that, to the best of our knowledge and belief,

(1)

There now is upon certain premises situate at (inserting such a description as may be sufficient to identify the premises), in a foul and offensive ditch (or gutter, or drain, or privy, or cesspool, or ashpit, as the case may be.)

or (2)

There now is upon certain premises situate at (inserting such a description as may be sufficient to identify the premises), in a ditch (or gutter, or drain, or privy, or cesspool, or ashpit, as the case may be) kept (or constructed, or kept and constructed) so as to be a nuisance to (or injurious to the health of) us (or A.B. or the occupiers of the premises adjoining the premises aforesaid, or persons living in the neighbourhood of the premises aforesaid, or so as to be injurious to the health of the occupiers of the premises aforesaid.)

or (3)

Swine are kept upon certain premises situate at (inserting such a description as may be sufficient to identify the premises), in so as to be a nuisance to (or injurious to the health of) A.B. (or as the case may be, as in case (2). )

or (4)

There now is an accumulation of dung (or manure, or offal, or
filth, or refuse, or as the case may be) (h) kept upon certain
premises situate at (inserting such a description as may be
sufficient to identify the premises), in
so as to be a
nuisance to (or injurious to the health of) A. B. (or as the case
may be, as in case (2). )

or (5)

There now is upon certain premises situate at (inserting such a description as may be sufficient to identify the premises), in

(h) Notice may also be given with respect to any matter or thing kept so as to be a nuisance to or injurious to the health of any person, see ante, pp. 210, 211.

FORMS.

such premises being a dwelling-house, (or being a ADDITIONAL building used partly as a dwelling-house, or being premises underneath a building, used wholly or in part as a dwellinghouse) cattle (or an animal) to wit

(as the case may be) are kept so as to be a nuisance to (or injurious to the health of) A.B. (or

(as the case may be.)

or (6)

A dwelling-house or building, situate at No.

street, in

in

aforesaid (or such other description as may be sufficient to identify the premises) is in such a filthy and unwholesome condition as to be injurious to the health of the occupiers thereof (or a nuisance to A. B.)

And we hereby require that you will cause such proceedings to be taken as are directed in this behalf by the "Nuisances Removal and Diseases Prevention Act, 1848."

Notice of Entry by the Public Authorities.

To the owner and occupier of certain premises (or of a certain dwelling house or building) reputed to be in the occupation of

at

(or of

in the parish of

and to all whom it may concern.

and others) and situate

in the county of

(or as

WHEREAS the town council of the borough of

the case may be. See an enumeration of the authorities in
the form, ante, p. 247), have received notice in writing,
dated the
and signed by two inhabitant
aforesaid, stating, that to the best of

householders of

day of

the knowledge and belief of such inhabitants

The said dwelling house (or building) then was in such
a filthy and unwholesome condition as to be a nuisance
to (or injurious to the health of) (as the case
may be, following, as nearly as can be, the terms of the
householders' notice; see supra, p. 248, 249),-

or,

That upon certain premises there then was a foul and
offensive drain, &c. (as the case may be, following, as

APPENDIX.

nearly as can be, the terms of the householders' notice,

see ante, p. 248, 249).

And requiring the said town council (or as the case may be,) to cause such proceedings to be taken as are directed in that behalf by the "Nuisances Removal and Diseases Prevention Act, 1848."

[If the notice be given by a committee, insert in this place, And whereas a committee of the said town council (or as the case may be), has been duly appointed by the said town council (or as the case may be), under the said Act, for the purpose of taking all such proceedings, and doing all such things on their behalf as may be done by a committee appointed under the said Act]. Now, therefore, the said town council (or as the case may be)

[Or if the notice be given by a committee, the said committee]

Do hereby give you notice, that at the expiration of twentyfour hours after the delivery or affixing hereof, as directed by the said Act, or as soon after as conveniently may be, they will, by themselves, their servants or agents, with or without medical or other assistants, enter the said dwelling house (or building, or premises as the case may require), and examine the same with respect to the matters alleged in the first-mentioned notice, according to the said statute in this behalf, unless (i) in the meantime it be shown to the satisfaction of the said town council (or as the case may be, or if the notice be given by a committee, the said committee), that the said notice is without foundation, or that the matters complained of have been removed or abated.

Dated the

day of

one thousand eight hundred and

in the year of our Lord

By order of the said town council, &c., (or as the case may be, or the said committee, as the case may be).

Clerk.

(i) This clause may be inserted or omitted at discretion.

INDEX.

A.

ABATEMENT

of nuisances,

offensive ponds, pools, ditches, drains, &c. 96.
foul and offensive ditches, gutters, drains, privies,
cesspools, and ashpits, 210, 214.
waste and stagnant water in dwellings, &c. 98.
swine and pigstyes in dwellings, &c., 97, 210, 215.
accumulations of noxious or offensive matter, 98,

210, 215.

filthy condition of dwellings, &c., 99, 210, 215.
cattle and animals kept in or under dwellings,

of actions,

211, 215.

by and against local board not to abate by death,

by officers entrusted with money, &c. 68, 69.

ACCOUNTS OF LOCAL BOARD

to be audited annually, 171.

by whom, id.

to be produced before auditor, 172, 173.

certified by auditor-final, 173.

to be open to inspection before audit, 174,

ACCUMULATION

of noxious or offensive matter, 98, 210, 215.

must be removed, id.

&c. 190.

ACT. See Public Health Act. Nuisances Removal, and

Diseases Prevention Act.

ACTION

ACTS

upon the case for irregular distress, 184.

by and against local board of noncorporate districts, 189.
may be in name of the clerk, id.

demises in ejectment may be laid in clerk's name, id.
mode of describing property of board, 190.

not to abate by death of clerk, &c. id.

costs incurred by clerk to be reimbursed, id.

against officers acting under Public Health Act, &c.
month's notice of action, 191.

limitation of action-six months, id.

venue local, 192.

special matter may be given in evidence under

general issue, id.
tender of amends may be pleaded with other pleas, id.
so payment into court, id.
defendant entitled to verdict and judgment generally
in certain cases, id.
full costs to successful defendants, id.
unsuccessful defendants to be reimbursed, 192, 193.

of disqualified members of local board valid, 47.
ADDITION

to hospital not within Nuisances Removal Act, s. 8, 225.
ADDRESS

of owner for purpose of voting, 50,

ADJOINING PARISHES, &c.

charges upon, in certain cases, under Nuisance Act, 221.
jurisdiction of guardians, &c. in, for certain purposes,

ADVANCE,

water rate payable in, 145,

ADVANCES

by public works commissioners, 157, 158.
ADVERTIZEMENT

of preliminary inquiry, 20.

227, 228.

by local board, inspector, &c., under Public Health Act,

ADVOCATION,

exempt from stamp duty, 202.

writ of, proceedings not removable by, 235.

AFFIRMATION,

term "oath" includes, 8.

AFFIXING

notice of intention to inspect nuisance, 211, 215.

justices' summons, &c. to answer for nuisance, 212, 216.
order to abate nuisance, 213, 217.

summons and order to pay costs, 219.