Odger's English Common Law

98 SUBORDINATE LEGISLATION.
instance, it has disallowed a by-law prohibiting all boys from throwing
stones in the town, a by-law prohibiting persons from singing hymns in
the street, a by-law forbidding strangers to bring dogs into the town, and a
by-law forbidding " lounging " on Sunday afternoons 1
(c) A rural district council has some of the powers men-
tioned in paragraph (b) above, and may acquire others. 1
(d) A county council has the same power as the council of
a borough to make by-laws for the good rule and government
of its county, and for the suppression of nuisances not other-
wise summarily punishable. By-laws made under this power
must be passed by a meeting consisting of at least three-fourths
of the members of the council ;
mary conviction by a fine not exceeding"^ ;
they may be enforced on sum-
they must be
published for at least forty days before coming into operation •
but no by-law may impose a penalty exceeding ,£5 for any
one offence. No county by-law has any force within a
municipal borough. Any by-law made by a county council
for the good rule and government of any district in the
county must be confirmed by a Secretary of State as in the
case of any such by-law made by a borough council. 2
will be construed so as to give all reasonable effect to the
object which the council had in view. 3
A county council has also power to make regulations for bicycles
as to the sale of coal under the Weights and Measures Act, 1889 ;
;
It
4 and
5 as to
land leased for military purposes under the Military Lands Act,1892; 6
as to light locomotives on bridges under the Locomotives on Highways
7 Act, 1896 as to sea fisheries under the Sea Fisheries ;
Kegulation Act, 1888,
8 and the Fisheries Act, 1891 as to the employment ;
of children under the
Employment of Children Act, 1903, 9 &«.
The London County Council has power to make by-laws as to very
many matters affecting the metropolis under the Metropolis Management
Acts, 1855 and 1862, 10 the Public Health (London) Act, 1891, 11 the London
1 See sections 3 and 23 of the Public Health Acts Amendment Act, 1890 (53 & 51
Vict. c. 59).
2 Local Government Act, 1888 (51 & 52 Vict. c. 41), s. 16.
» Booth v. fiowell (1889), 53 J. P. 678 ; Walker v. Stretton (1896), 60 J. P. 313.
* 51 & 52 Vict. c. 41, s. 85.
5 52 & 53 Vict. c. 21, s. 28.