The Goulburn Cattle Sale-yards Act of 1875 38 Vic (NSW)

12 38° VIC. 1875.

Goulburn Cattle Sale-yards.

Govipurn CatTLE

suas An Act to authorize the Erection and Main- a tenance of Cattle Sale-yards by the Borough Council of Goulburn on a portion of land

dedicated for that purpose. [8th June, 1875. |

Preamble. HEREAS certain land containing by adrieasurement nine acres one rood and two perches more or less and situate within the Borough of Goulburn was by notice in the Government Gazette dated the fifteenth day of August one thousand eigh* hundred and seventy- one dedicated as a site for Cattle Sale-yards And whereas by a notifi- cation in the said Gazette dated the twenty-fourth day of November one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one the Council of the said Borough were appointed Trustees of the said nd And whereas it is expedient that Sale-yards for the sale of cattle should be established on the said land and it is necessary that the said Council should for the purpose of holding such sales be empowered to erect and maintain suitable buildings and yards on the piece or parcel of land in the Schedule to this Act described being the land so dedicated as afore- said Be it therefore enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South Wales in Parliament assembled and by the authority of the same as follows :—

Interpretation 1. In the construction and for the purposes of this Act— clanse. The word "Cattle" shall include all horses oxen bulls cows horned cattle calves sheep lambs pigs and goats.

The word "Owner" shall include any agent or other person authorized by the owner of any cattle or any person in charge thereof.

The word '"Sale-yard" shall include any premises where cattle are customarily exhibited or kept for the purpose of sale exchange or disposal in any other way whatsoever.