The Freetown Improvement Short title

CHAPTER 66. FREETOWN IMPROVEMENT. ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS. PART I.-PRELIMINARY. :ECTION. . s 1 Short title. 2: Ap~li~ation. . 3 DiviSlOil of Ordmance. 4: Interpretation and delegation. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. pART Il.-SUB-DIVISION OF WARDS. Sub-divisions of wards into sections. Sections of Central Ward. Sections of East Ward. Sections of West Ward. Division line between two sections. PART IlL-BUILDINGS (GENERAL). Part III to have effect subject to Orders by Governor in Council. New building. Old building. Alterations and additions to old building. Rebuilding old building. Intention to erect new building to be notified. Notification of time for completion of building. Approval and disapproval of plans for new buildings. Use of buildings. Alteration of buildings erected without notice. Notification of commencement and completion of building. Non-notification an offence. Inspection of buildings. Notice to amend building. Omission to amend an offence. Correction of frontages. Notification to remove new projections. Powers of Director of Public Works with regard to existing projections. Notice to owner to take down dangerous building. On failure of owner Director of Public Works may take down or repair. Expenses to be levied by distress on the owner. If owner not found the Director of Public Works may take house or ground, making compensation. Sale of materials by Director of Public Works restoring to owner overplus arising from sale. Recovery of expenses from occupier. PART TV.-ROOFING OF BUILDINGS. ~art _ry _to have effect subject to Orders of Governor in Council. rohib1t10n of imfl.ammable roofs Liability of owner. · 626 Cap. 66] Freetown Improvement SECTION. 36. Liability of occupier. 37. Powers of Director of Public Works in case of default of owner and occupier. PART V.-UNFINISHED AND DILAPIDATED BuiLDINGs. 38. Part V to have effect subject to Orders of Governor in Council. 39. Limit of application of Part V. 40. Fine for unfinished building. pART VI.-FENCES. 41. Fencing of land abutting on street. 42. Wooden fences. 43. Fences of living plants. 44. Prohibition of barbed wire. 45. Removal of fences. 46. Penalty. pART VIL-STREETS. 47. Plots without buildings deemed to be occupied. 48. Prohibition of obstruction of streets. 49. Crossings over open drains. 50. Removal of crossings over open drains. 51. Prohibition of removal of soil or material from street. 52. Notification of intention to lay out new street. 53. Failure of Director of Public Works to fix levels. 54. Liability of persons laying out streets without notice. PART VIIL-MISCELLANEous. 55. Foundry or forge not to be established without licence. Penalty for establishing foundry or forge without licence. 56. Penalty upon occupiers obstructing execution of works or not disclosing owner's name. 57. Appeals against order or act of Public Works Department. 58. Authentication of notices. 59. Recovery of damages and expenses. 60. Alteration of forms. 61. Authorisation of officer to perform acts. 62. Power of Governor in Council to make Rules and Orders. 63. Governor in Council may declare area to be a Town Planning Area. FIRST SCHEDULE. SECOND SCHEDULE. THIRD SCHEDULE. FOURTH SCHEDULE. FIFTH SCHEDULE. CHAPTER 66. FREETOWN IMPROVEMENT. A.n Ordinance for the improvement of the City of Freetown. [1ST JANUARY, 1900.] PART I.-PRELIMINARY. 23 of 1899. 32 of 1908. 8 of 1926. 22 of 1940. 10 of 1941. 27 of 1941. 29 of 1942. P.N. 165 of 1942. Sec. 23 of 13 of 1912. Sec. 29 of 12 of 1924.

Ordinance.

This Ordinance, except in cases where its application is Application.expressly limited, applies to the whole of the city: Provided nevertheless that this Ordinance shall not apply to anv land or building belonging to or held in trust for the Irli'perial or Colonial Government.

Part I.-Preliminary. Part H.-Sub-divisions of Wards. Part IlL-Buildings (general). Part TV.-Roofing of buildings. Part V.-Unfinished and dilapidated buildings. Part VI.-Fences. Part VII.-Streets. Part VIII.-Miscellaneous. Division of Ordinance. 4.. (l) In this Ordinance, unless reqmres- the context otherwise InterpTeta. tion and delegation. ". ba~bed wire " means any wire with spikes pro] ectwns ; or jagged 30 of 1953 . " builder " means the master builder or other person who 18 employed to execute or who actually executes any work upon any building; w~~l building " means any structure whatsoever, including a ' except where such wall is used only as a fence; Sub-divisions of wards into sections. Sections of Central Ward. " dwelling house " means any building used wholly or in part for human habitation; "owner " includes any person in possession of any land or building, other than as a tenant from year to year dr for any less term, or as a tenant at will, and also includes a person who is receiving or entitled to receive the rent of any land or building whether on his own account or on behalf of himself and others or as an agent or trustee, or who would so receive the rent or be entitled to receive it if the land or building were let to a tenant; " street " includes any highway, road, avenue, alley, footpath, square, court or other thoroughfare or open space over which the public have a right of passage; " ward " means a ward of the city; any reference to " this Ordinance " shall be deemed to include a reference to any rules which may be made under the powers conferred by section 62. (2) Any of the powers or duties conferred or imposed by this Ordinance on the Director of Public Works may, whenever the Director of Public Works so determines, be exercised by any other servant of the Government appointed by the Director of Public Works to act on his behalf, and all references to the Director of Public Works in this Ordinance shall be construed accordingly. PART H.-SUB-DIVISION OF WARDS.

For the purpose of this Ordinance the wards of the cityare sub-divided into sections, each of which is named after the ward of which it forms a part.

The Central Ward is sub-divided into, and consists of, sixsections to be called-Central Ward-First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Section respectively. The said sections are as follows, that is to say- (1) The Central Ward (First Section) comprises the area within a line which starts from a point on the bank of the Sierra Leone River, opposite Bathurst Street, and passes thence up Bathurst Street to its junction with Pademba Road, thence along Pademba Road to its junction with Pultney Street, thence across Government House grounds to the top of Garrison Street, thence down Garrison Street to the beach at Susan's Bay, thence along the bank of the Sierra Leone River in a westerly direction till the said line reaches its starting point. -----( 2) The Central Ward (Second Section) comprises the area . · a line which starts from a point on the bank of the w.1 thm Leone River, opposite Bathurst Street, and passes Sierrae up Bathurst Street to its junction with Pademba then~ thence in a southerly direction along Pademba Road Ro~s'junction with Upper Brook Street, thence down Upper ~, 1 k Street to its junction with Westmoreland Street, thence to~ Sanders or Ede-oroko Brook to its junction with the s·onra Leone River, and thence in an easterly direction along t~~ bank o~ the Sierra Leone River till the said line reaches its starting pomt. (3) The Cent~al Ward (Third S~ction) comprises the ar~a within a line whiCh starts from a pomt on the beach at Susan s Bay, opposite. Garrison Street,. and passes th~nce in an easterly directwn along the sa1d beach to NICol Brook, thence up Nicol Brook, to where Frederick Street crosses the said brook, thence along Frederick Street to its junction with Circular Road, thence along Circular Road in a northerly direction to its junction with the top of Upper Howe Street, thence down Upper Howe Street to its junction with Garrison Street, thence down Garrison Street till the said line reaches its starting point. (4) The Central Ward (Fourth Section) comprises the area within a line which starts at the junction of Pultney Street and Pademba Road, and passes thence in an easterly direction along the north ends of Soldier Street, Fort Street and Hill Street until it meets the boundary of the War Department property at Tower Hill, thence in a southerly direction along the said boundary till it meets Circular Road, thence along Circular Road in a westerly direction to its junction with _Pademba Road, thence along West Street to the point where 1t ~eets Sanders Brook, thence along Sanders Brook to the pomt where Upper Brook Street meets Westmoreland Street, then~e up Upper Brook Street to its junction with Pademba ~oact, thence along Pademba Road in a northerly direction hll the said line reaches its starting point . . (5~ Th'l. Central vVard (Fifth Section) comprises an area Wlthm a hne which starts at the junction of Nicol Brook and ~~e Western Boundary of War Department property at \~ount Aureol; thence in a southerly direction along the R ar Department Boundary to the Freetown Water Works ~h~se~vation Boundary, thence in a we~terly direction along . . reetown Water Works ReservatiOn Boundary to its Ju~1 ctwn with Highbay Brook, thence in a northerly direction Sections of Ea8t Ward. along Highbay Brook to its junction with Sanders Brook, thence in a north-westerly direction along Sanders Brook until its junction with West Street, thence in an easterly direction along West Street to its junction with Pademba Road, thence in an easterly and northerly direction along Circular Road to its junction with Frederick Street, thence in an easterly direction along Frederick Street to its junction with Nicol Brook, thence in a southerly direction along Nicol Brook till the said line reaches its starting point. ( 6) The Central Ward (Sixth Section) comprises the area within a line which starts at the junction of Fort Street with Circular Road, and passes thence up Circular Road in an easterly direction to its junction with King Street, thence along Circular Road in a northerly direction till it meets Frederick Street, thence along Circular Road to its junction with Upper Howe Street, thence down Upper Howe Street to its junction with Garrison Street, thence in a westerly direction along Garrison Street and across Government House grounds until it meets Pademba Road at its junction with Pultney Street, thence in an easterly direction along the north ends of Soldier Street, Fort Street and Hill Street till it meets the boundary of War Department property at Tower Hill, thence along the said boundary in a southerly direction till the said line reaches its starting point.

The East Ward is sub-divided into, and consists of, threesections to be called East Ward-First, Second and Third Section respectively. The said sections are as follows, that is to say- (1) The East Ward (First Section) comprises the area within a line which starts at the crossing of First Street over Nicol Brook and passes thence along First Street to its junction with Mountain Cut, thence in a northerly direction along Mountain Cut to its junction with Kissy Road, thence along Kissy Road to its junction with Bombay Street, thence along Bombay Street to its junction with George Street, thence along George Street to its junctio:a with Patton Street, thence along Patton Street to its junction with Malta Street, thence along Malta Street to its junction with Savage Square, thence along Savage Square to its junction with Davies Street, thence along Davies and Maltby Streets to the junction of Maltby Street with Ross Road, thence down Ross Road to the bank of the Sierra Leone River, thence in a westerly direction along the bank of the Sierra Leone River to the mouth of 11.T" 1 Brook, thence up Nicol Brook till the said line reaches .L,lCO • its starting pomt. r2) The East \"'f~rd (Second Sect~on) comprises the area "thin a line wh1cn starts at a pomt on the left bank of G~~?.nville Brook :,rhich. th~ centre line ~f K.issy !load if roduced in a straight lu:e. man easte~ly d1r~ct1?n w1ll meet, pnd passes thence along this last-mentwned hne m a westerly ~irection to Kissy Road, and along Kissy Road to its junction ~ith Bombay Street, thence along Bombay Street to its ·unction with George Street, thence along George Street to fts junction with Patton Street, thence along Patton Street to its junction with Malta Street, thence along Malta Street to its jundion.with .Savage ~quare, thence along Savage .square to its junctiOn w1th Davies Street, thence along Davies and Maltby Streets to the junction of Maltby Street with Ross Road, thence down Ross Road to the bank of the Sierra Leone River, thence in an easterly direction along the bank of the Sierra Leone River until it joins the left bank of Granville Brook, thence up the left bank of Granville Brook till the first-mentioned line reaches its starting point. (3) The East Ward (Third Section) comprises the area within a line which starts from the point where the southern boundary of the city crosses Nicol Brook, and passes in an easterly direction along the said boundary until it meets the left bank of Granville Brook, thence down the left bank of Granville Brook to a point on Granville Brook which the centre line of Kissy Road if produced in a straight line will meet, thence along the last-mentioned straight line to Kissy Road, thence along Kissy Road to its junction with Mountain Cut, thence in a southerly direction along Mountain Cut to its junction with First Street, thence along First Street in a westerly direction to where it crosses Nicol Brook, thence up the said brook till the said line reaches its starting point. ~

The West \Vard is sub-divided into and consists of fivesections to be called West \Vard-First, Second, Third, Fourth ~nd Fifth Section respectively. The said sections are as IOllows, that is to say- . (l ~ The West Ward (First Section) comprises the area Withm a line which starts from the junction of Upper Brook ~treet and Westmoreland Street, and passes thence along 8anders Street to its junction with Priscilla Street, thence ~~~g Priscilla Street to Alligator Br?ok, thence d.own L1gator Brook to the bank of the Swrra Leone R1ver ' Sections of West Ward. 632 Cap. 66] Freetown Improvement thence along the said bank to the mouth of Sanders Brook, and thence up Sanders Brook till the said line reaches its starting point. (2) The West Ward (Second Section) comprises the area within a line which starts at the junction of Priscilla Street and Sanders Street, and passes thence along Priscilla Street till it meets Alligator Brook, thence up the said brook to its crossing with Morgan Street, thence along Morgan and Sanders Streets to the junction of Sanders Street with Campbell Street, thence along Campbell Street to its junction with Pademba Road, thence along Pademba Road to Sanders Brook, thence down Sanders Brook to W estmoreland Street, thence along Westmoreland and Sanders Streets till the said line reaches its starting point. (3) The West Ward (Third Section) comprises the area within a line which starts at Alligator River at its crossing with Morgan Street, thence it passes along Morgan Street to its junction with Sanders Street; thence along Sanders Street to its junction with Pademba Road, thence along Pademba Road to Sanders Brook, thence up Sanders Brook to its junction with Highbay Brook, thence up Highbay Brook to the Freetown Water Works Reservation Boundary, thence in a westerly direction along the Freetown Water vVorks Reservation Boundary to Alligator River, thence down Alligator River till the said line reaches its starting point. (4) The \Vest Ward (Fourth Section) comprises the area within a line which starts at a point on Alligator Brook, where it is crossed by King Tom Bridge and passes thence down Alligator Brook to the bank of the Sierra Leone River, thence along the said bank in a westerly direction until it meets the point on the right bank of Congo Town Brook where that brook is crossed by Ascension Town Road, thence along Ascension Town Road in an easterly direction till the said line reaches its starting point. (5) The West Ward (Fifth Section) comprises the area within a line which starts at a point on Alligator River where it is crossed by King Tom Bridge, thence it runs in a southerlY direction along Alligator River to Mereweather Road, thence in a westerly direction along Mereweather Road to its junction with King Harman Road, thence in a north-westerlY direction along King Harman Road to its junction with Admiralty Road, thence in a westerly direction along Admiralty Road to its junction with Riverside Drive, thence due west to Cantonments Road, thence in a south-westerlY Freetown I mprove~wnt [Cap. 66 d' ction along Cantonments Road to the right bank of the Clf~go River, thence in a northerly direction along the right b 0 nk of the Congo River to its junction with Ascension Town ~ad, thence a~ong ~scension Town Road till the said line reaches its startmg pomt. (6) The West. Ward (Sixth s.ection) C?mprises. the area within a line whwh starts at a pomt on Alligator RIVer where it is crossed by Mereweather Road, then?e ~n a .weste!ly direction along the Mereweather Road to Its ]Unctwn with King Harman Road, thence in a north-westerly direction along King Harman Road t? its. junction with. Admiralty Roa:d, thence in a westerly directiOn along Admiralty Road to Its junction with River side Drive, thence due West to Cantonments Road (footpath), thence in a south-westerly direction along Cantonments Road .to the right bank of the Congo River, thence in a southerly direction along the Congo River, to its junction with the Freetown Water Works Reservation Boundary, thence in an easterly and northerly direction along the Freetown Water Works Reservation Boundary until its juncti~:m with Alli~ator Ri:rer, ~hence in. a ;north-weste~ly directwn along Alligator River till the said hne reaches Its starting point.

Where the .line of delimitation of any section passes up, Division linedown or along any street or brook, it shall, unless the contrary bett':een two . sec wns. appears, be deemed to pass along the middle of such street or brook. PART III.-BUILDINGS (GENERAL).

:ffect subj.ect. to such Orders as may be made by the Governor ~!~te::~~t m 9ounml m accordance with the powers conferred by Orders by. sectiOn 63. Gover~IOr Ill Counml. .11. Every new building shall be constructed in accordance Ne:w. With the provisions of this Ordinance and of any Rules made buildmg. thereunder. A building shall be deemed to be new whenever the external wall~ thereof have not been. carri:d hig.her than the footings previously to the day on whwh thiS Ordmance shall come into bP~ 1ra:tion. Any other building shall be deemed to be an old Old building. u1 dmg. Alterations and additions to old Rebuilding old building. Intention to erect new building to be notified.

Any alteration, addition, or other work made or done forany purpose, except that of necessary repair not affecting the construction of any external or party wall, in, to or upon any old building, or in, to or upon any new building after the roof has been covered in, shall to the extent of such alteration, addition or work be subject to this Ordinance; and whenever mention is hereinafter made of any alteration, addition or work in, to, or upon any building it shall, unless the contrary appears from the context, be deemed to imply an alteration, addition or work to which this Ordinance applies.

Whenever any old building has been, or shall be, takendown to any extent exceeding one-half of such building, such half to be measured in cubic feet, or shall be converted into a dwelling house, such building not having been originally constructed for human habitation, the rebuilding or conversion thereof shall be deemed to be the erection of a new building, and every portion of such old building that is not in conformity with this Ordinance shall be forthwith altered or taken down as the case may require.

Before the erection of a new building is commenced, theperson or builder intending to erect the same shall give to the Director of Public Works notice in writing of such intention, and shall accompany such notice with a plan of the proposed building, which shall include or be accompanied by such particulars as to the construction and intended use thereof as will enable the Director of Public Works to ascertain that the provisions of this Ordinance will be complied with: Provided always that in the case of buildings of not more than one storey- (!) where the frontage on any street does not twenty-five feet, (2) where the external walls thereof are constructed of wood, the Public Works Department may dispense with a plan if design of the proposed building is sufficiently indicated description thereof. Such notice shall be upon the T"~"~'" ,.,.,.,. according to the first schedule hereto or upon any other made in pursuance of this Ordinance, and copies of forms shall be obtainable on application at the Public Department, free of cost. Freetown Improvement [Cap. 66 635 15 In the notice accompanying the plan or description of ~ot!fication 'proposed building, the person giving such notice shall ~ortime . atnYte the limit of time within which he proposes to complete coflbnp~1e 1t!on S a d h D' f P bl' W k · h' 0 m c mg.the building; an t e 1rector o u 1c or s may, w1t m one month after receivin& the sa~e, fix any oth~r time for the mpletion thereof; and 1f the Duector of Pubhc Works shall c~t fix any other time for that purpose, the time stated in the id notice shall be deemed to be fixed by the Director of public Works for the completion of the building.

(1) Within one month after receiving a notice of intention ~~~;~;~;:fdto erect a new building the Director of Public Works may of plans for new either- buildings. (a) if he is of the opinion that the plan and description of 30 ofl953. the proposed building comply in all respects with the provisions of this Ordinance, signify his approval thereof by issuing a permit in writing (hereinafter called a building permit) ~uthorising the erection of the.building aJ?-d .specifying, if he thmks fit, the purposes for whiCh the bmldmg or any part thereof may be used; or (b) if he is of the opinion that the plan or description of the proposed building fails to comply with any of the provisions of this Ordinance (for which purpose he may take into consideration any statement by the applicant as to the intended use of the building), signify his disapproval thereof by issuing a notice to the applicant pointing out in what respects the plan or description fails to comply with the said provisions: Provided that if for any reason the Director of Public Works is unable to arrive at a decision within the said period of one month he shall issue a notice to the applicant informing him that a decision will be communicated to him within such further period, not exceeding one month, as may be specified in the notice. (2) If, within one month after receiving a notice of intention to erect a new building accompanied by a description and plan (u~less a plan be dispensed with), the Director of Public Works ~a1ls to signify his approval or disapproval as aforesaid or to Issue a notice in accordance with the proviso to the last preceding s~b-section or, having issued such notice, fails to communicate h1s decision to the applicant within the time specified therein, the applicant may, notwithstanding anything hereinbefore contained, proceed to erect the building according to the plan and description, provided that the building be otherwise in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance. Use of buildings. Alteration of buildings erected without notice. (3) In the event of any discrepancy between the plan or description of the building and any of the provisions of this Ordinance, the said provisions shall prevail, notwithstanding that the Director of Public Works may have signified his approval of the plan or description as aforesaid.

Where the Director of Public Works has signified hisapproval of the erection of a new building subject to the condition that such building or some part thereof shall be used for a specified purpose, any person who, without the permission in writing of the Director of Public Works, uses the building or that part thereof for a different purpose shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding one hundred pounds, and to a further fine not exceeding ten pounds for every day during which the offence continues: Provided that a Magistrate shall not convict any person charged with an offence against this section if such person proves to the Magistrate's satisfaction- (a) that, at the time when he first used the building for a purpose different from that specified in the condition, he had no notice of the condition; and (b) that, within a month of receiving such notice, he complied with such condition and has continued to do so since.

(I) If such building be begun without such notice havingbeen given and, where a plan is required, without such plan having been furnished, or without the approval of the Director of Public Works within the said one month, or otherwise not in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance, the owner and builder thereof shall be deemed to have committed an offence and shall for every such offence be liable, upon summary conviction, to a penalty not exceeding one hundred pounds; and the Director of Public Works may, at any time before or within twelve months next after the completion of the building, make complaint thereof before a Police Magistrate, who, upon being satisfied of the default of such owner or builder, shall order such building to be altered, taken down or demolished as the case may require, and upon failure of the owner or builder within one month from the date of such order to alter, take down or demolish the building, the Director of Public Works may cause it to be altered, taken down or demolished pursuant to such order, and the expenses, incurred by the Director of Public Works in respect thereof shall be repaid to him by the M failing to comply with the provisions aforesaid, and shall per;;on verable as damages. bR reco - The Director of Public Works sha:ll be under no ~iability (2) erson in consequence ?f anythmg. ~one or o~mtte~ to ~ 0 ~ny ~y him in accordance with the provlSlons of thiS sectiOn. be ctone 30 of 1&53. U the commencement of any building and also upon Notification

,_,, ompletion of the .structure of th~ smd bmldmg ~hen the ment ar~:d ~, 1 e /has been c~v.ered m, and a:t any time thereafter, m case .of ~~~~ifJ:~~- 100, ~epair additiOn or alteratiOn thereto, the owner, occupier an:Yb~ilder 'shall give to the Director of Public Works notice in 0 ~ ;ting of such commencement and completion as the case may ~~uire. Such notice shall be upon the form according to the ~ qond schedule hereto or upon any other forms made in ;;,~crs;ance of this Ordinance, and copies of such form shall be ~~tainable on application to the Director of Public Works, free of cost.

Any person neglecting to give notice for seven days afterthe commencement or completion of any building, or of any repair, addition or alteration t~ereto,. shall be deemed to have committed an offence under this Ordmance, and shall for such offence be liable, upon summary conviction, to a penalty not exceeding one hundred pounds.

If the Director of Public Works has reasonable groundsfor believing that any of the provisions of this Ordinance have not been or are not being complied with in respect of any building, whether such building has been completed or is in the course of construction, he may enter upon any land for the purpose of inspecting the building, and may enter and inspect the building; and any owner, occupier or builder refusing to admit the Director of Public Works or to afford him reasonable facilities for the purpose of inspection shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction, to a fine not ~xceeding one hundred pounds and to a further fine not exceedmg ten pounds for every day during which the offence continues: , Prov~ded that in the case of an occupied building the Director of Pubhc Works shall not, without the consent of the occupier, :ht~r the building a_nd inspect the interior thereo~ unl:ss he (;,~ I.first have obtamed a search warrant as provided m the ~unnnal Procedure Ordinance. b, ~12 ·. If the Director of Public Works on inspection of any Uhdmg finds any portion of any work proceeding thereat not RLo. ·-VoL. II--6 Nonnotification an offence. Inspection of buildings. 30 of I953. Cap. 39. Notice to amend Omission to amend an offence. Correction of frontages. Notification to remove new projections. to be in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance he shall cause notice in writing, in the form according to the third schedule hereto, to be given or left on the said premises for the person engaged in carrying out such work to amend the same.

If the person so engaged shall not forthwith amend thesame in the manner necessary to make such work conform to this Ordinance, he shall be deemed to have committed an offence punishable, upon summary conviction, by a penalty not exceeding one hundred pounds, and not exceeding ten pounds for every day that he shall so make default.

(l) ·when any building, any part of which projects onto or over any street, has been taken down in order to be rebuilt or altered, the Director of Public Works may require the same to be set backwards to such extent and in such manner as he shall direct. (2) Failure to comply with any such requirement of the Director of Public Works shall be deemed to be a failure to comply with the provisions of this Ordinance.

The Director of Public Works may give notice to theoccupier of any building to remove or alter any porch, shed, pr-ojecting window, balcony, verandah, shoot, step, or similar projection which, after this Ordinance comes into operation, shall be erected or placed against or in front of any building, on or over any street contrary to this Ordinance, and such occupier shaJl, within fourteen days after the service of such notice upon him, remove such porch, shed, projecting window, balcony, verandah, shoot, step, or projection or alter the same in such manner as shall have been directed by the Director of Public Works, and in default thereof shall be liable to a penalty n?t exceeding one hundred pounds; and the Director of Pubhc Works in such case may remove any such porch, shed, projecting window, balcony, verandah, shoot, step, or projection, and the expenses of the Director of Public Works for, or incident to, such removal shall be paid by the occupier so making default, and shall be recoverable as damages: Provided always that, except in the case in which such porch, shed, projecting window, balcony, verandah, shoot, step, or projection shall be made or put up by the occupier, such occupier shall be entitled to deduct the expenses of removing the same from the rent payable by him to the owner of the If any such porch, shed, projecting window, balcony, 26· d h shoot step, or projection was, or shall be, erected or verand aa 'ainst, 'or in front of, anY: building <?n, or ove!, any placet before this Ordinance comes mto operatwn, the Director :~~ublic Works may cause the same to be removed or altered v~ he thinks fit: a:; , vided that the Director of Public Works gives notice of ~r~ntended removal or alteration to the occupier of the said :'u~,d:;g fourteen days before such alteration or removal is ?uu n and if such porch, shed, projecting window, balcony, ~egundah shoot, step, or projection shall be proved by the 'e:aer or' occupier to have been lawfully made and without a 0 '"'rr · · h l h D. t f~ ~ clition sub]ectmg t e same to remova , t e 1rec or o ~-1lic Works shall make reasonable compensation to every ur;«on who suffers damage by such removal or alteration.ue 0 ~

(1) .If the Direct?r of Public Works is. o~the OJ?inion thatanY buildmg or any thmg ~~tached theret.o ISm~ run;wus ~tate or "is by reason of Its conditiOn, constructiOn or s1tuatwn, likely to c~use danger to any person, he may forthwith cause the building to be fenced off for the protection of passers-by, and if he considers that there is any immediate danger, may take all such steps as he deems necessary to prevent any person from being injured thereby, and shall forthwith cause notice in writing, in the form in the fourth schedule to this Ordinance, to be given to the owner of the building, if he be known and resident within the city, and shall cause a copy of the said notice to be affixed to the door or other conspicuous part of the building or shall otherwise give notice to the owner thereof, requiring him to take down, repair, rebuild or secure the building or thing attached thereto in such manner and within such time as may be specified in the notice. (2) The Director of Public Works shall be under no liability ~o any person in consequence of anything done or omitted to be done by him in accordance with the provisions of this section . .t Powers of Director of Public Works with regard to existing projections. Notice to owner to take down dangerous . 28. (I) If the owner, after notice has been given as provided On failure :U section 27, does not begin to take down, repair, rebuild or ~i;=~;·of ::~ure the building referred to in the notice within the space of Public Works q ven d h h · d b ifi d · h may take n~f ays or sue s orter J?er10 as may. ~ spec e ~n t e down or " -~Ic~, and complete the takmg down, repa1rmg or securmg as repair. ;Peedlly as the circumstances will allow or if no owner can be 3o of 1953. tound 'th ' the Director of Public Works may make complaint fai1~~of before a Magistrate, who upon being satisfied of the ~ e of the owner to comply with the requirements of the "L~. ·~VoL. II- 6* Expenses to be levied by distress on the owner. If owner not found the Director of Public Works may take house or ground, making compensation. Cap. 116. notice (whether it has been served upon him or not) shall make an order directing the owner to take down, repair, rebuild or secure, to the satisfaction of the Director of Public Works, within such time as may be fixed by the Magistrate, the building or such part thereof as appears to the Director of Public Works to be in a ruinous state or likely to cause danger to any person; and in case the same be not taken ~wn, repaired, rebuilt or secured within the time so limited, or 1f no owner can be found on whom to serve the order, the Director of Public Works shall, with all convenient speed, cause the building or so much thereof as appears to him to be likely to cause danger to any person, to be taken down, repaired, rebuilt or secured in such manner as he deems necessary; and all the expenses incurred by the Director of Public Works in connection with the putting up of any fence and the doing of any other thing which he is authorised to do by section 27, and of taking down, repairing, rebuilding or securing the building shall be paid by the owner of the (2) The Director of Public Works shall be under no liability to any person in consequence of anything done or omitted to be done by him in accordance with the provisions of this section.

If such owner can be found within the city, and if ondemand of the expenses aforesaid, he neglect or refuse to pay the same, then such expenses, upon proof thereof before the Magistrate, may be levied by distress, and the Magistrate may issue his warrant for the levy to be made accordingly.

If such owner cannot be found within the city, or sufficientdistress of his goods and chattels cannot be made, the Director of Public Works, after giving twenty-eight days' notice of his intention to do so by posting a printed or written notice in a conspicuous place on such building, or on the land whereon such building stood, rna y take such building or land, provided that such expenses be not paid or tendered to him within the said twenty-eight days, making compensation to the owner of such building or land in the manner provided by the Public Lands Ordinance, in the case of lands taken otherwise than with the consent of the owners and occupiers thereof, and the Director of Public Works shall be entitled to deduct out of such compensation the amount of the expenses aforesaid, and thereupon to sell or otherwise dispose of the said building or land. Freetown Improvement [Cap. 66 641 -------31 If any building or any part of the same be taken down or Salte o[ 1 b • . f h .c d b h' 0 d' rna ena 3 y olished by virtue o t e powers con1erre y t Is r mance, Director of delllD. ctor of Public Works may sell the materials thereof or Publi~ Works the 1re . ' restormg to much of the same as shall be taken down or demohshed, and owner overso ly the proceeds of such ~al~ in payment .of the expens~s f}~~ a:~~!~g ~p~rred in respect of such buildmg, and the Director of Pubhc we rks shall restore any overplus arising from such sale to the · ~ er of such building, on demand; nevertheless the Director 0 rpublic Works, although he sell such m~terials for the p_urposes 0 foresaid, shall have the same remedies for compellmg the a went of so much of the said expenses as may remain due P:fer the application of the proceeds of such sale, as are herein- ~~fore given to him for compelling the payment of the whole of the said expenses. 32 It shall be lawful for the Director of Public Works to Recovery of • . expenses require the payme;nt of any expenses, ~hich ~he owner of any from. premises may be hable to pay under thiS Ordmance, from any occupier. person who then, or at any time thereafter, occupies such premises; and the owner shall allow every such occupier to deduct all sums of money, which he so pays or which are levied by distress, out of the rent from time to time becoming due in respect of the said premises, as if the same had been actually paid to such owner as part of such rent: Provided always that no such occupier shall be required to pay any further sum than the amount of rent for the time being due from him or which, after such demand of such expenses from such occupier, and after notice not to pay the owner any rent without first deducting the amount of such expenses, ~ecomes payable by such occupier, unless he refuse, on applicatiOn made to him for that purpose by, or on behalf of, the Director of Public Works, truly to disclose the amount of his rent and the name and address of the person to whom such rent is payable; but the burden of proof that the sum demanded from a.ny such occupier is greater than the rent due by him at the time of such notice, or which has since accrued, shall lie upon such occupier. PART IV.-RooFING OF BuiLDINGs. rl3. The provisions of this Part of the Ordinance shall have ~ e~ subject to such Orders as may be made by the Governor ., t' ouncil in accordance with the powers conferred by ~Sec Ion 63. Part IV to have effect subject to Orders of Governor in Council. of inflammable roofs. Liability of owner. Liability of occupier.

From and after the times hereinafter respectively mentioned no roof of any building within the sections hereinafterspecified shall be, or remain, covered externally with any other than non-inflammable materials, that is to say- (1) within the First, Second and Third Sections of the Central Ward, from and after the expiration of one year from the date of the coming into operation of this Ordinance; (2} within the Fourth Section of the Central Ward, the First Section of the East Ward and the First Section of the West Ward, from and after the expiration of two years from the date of the coming into operation of this Ordinance; (3) within the Second Section of the East Ward and the Second Section of the West Ward, from and after the expiration of three years from the date of the coming into operation of this Ordinance: Provided nevertheless that the Governor in Council may by Order exempt any building from the operation of this section, and for such time, if any, as may be prescribed in the said Order: Provided also that a dwelling house may be thatched for such period and subject to such conditions as may be specified in writing by the Director of Public Works. For the purpose of this proviso " dwelling house " means a building intended wholly for human habitation and excludes the use of any part thereof for the purposes of trade.

The owner of any building having any roof made ofmaterials contrary to the provisions of the last preceding section of this Ordinance, shall be guilty of an offence, and shall be liable, upon summary conviction, to a penalty not exceeding one hundred pounds, and to a further penalty of ten pounds for each day that the offence continues.

Where the owner of a building fails to make the roof inaccordance with the provisions of section 34 of this Ordinance, it shall be lawful for the Director of Public \Vorks, by notice in writing to be given to the occupier of such building, to require him to do so; and if he thereafter continue in the occupation thereof he shall be liable to make such roof in accordance with the provisions of the said section: Provided nevertheless that, subject to any contract made or to be made between the occupier and the owner, the occupier shall upon making the roof as aforesaid be entitled to deduct the cost thereof from the rent payable to the owner, and to 00 upy the building until the rental shall be sufficient to repay h cost, unless the owner shall in the meantime pay the cost s . to hnn. 37 .. In .default of the o:vner or occ~rier making. the roof of .a ~~::;~~~ro~f buildmg m ~ccordance With the provisi?ns of sectwn ~4 of this !'ublic Works ordinance, It shall be lawful !or the Director of Pubhc works ~~f~~~~ ~~ to lllake such roof, or otherwise to take down the same or the owner and whole building; and the expenses for so making or taking down occupier. the roof or building shall be repaid by the owner to the Director of Public Works and be rec.overa?le in t~e manner p~escribed in sections 30, 31 and 32 of this Ordmance m the case of dangerous or ruinous buildings pulled down. PART V.-UNFINISHED AND DILAPIDATED BUILDINGS.

The provisions of this Part of the Ordinance shall have Phart v tob. b ave effect effect su Ject to such Orders as may be made y the Governor subject to in Council in accordance with the powers conferred by OGrders of . . overnor m sectiOn 63. Council.

Third and Fourth Sections of the Central Ward, the First Section of the East \Vard and to the First Section of the West Ward. Limit of application of Part V.

There shall be paid to the Director of Public ~Works in Fi~e ~or drespect of every building which shall be commenced, and shall ~~n~:~~~ be and remain in an unfinished state for a period of six months from and after the time which the Director of Public Works may as aforesaid fix for its completion, a sum equal to double the value of the city rate at which the same, if finished, would be liable to be assessed under the provisions of the Freetown :Ylunicipality Ordinance, and such amount shall be paid by the Cap. 65. occupier of such unfinished building, and if there be no occupier by the owner thereof. PART VI.-FENCES. , 41. Every plot of land, or part thereof, which shall have no f(;mcing or building thereon abutting on a street, and every stone quarry a~~~ting on abutting on a street, whether public or private, shall be enclosed street. and kept enclosed by the owner or occupier thereof with a fence not less than four feet high and of uniform height or level, and ~ade with stone, brick, iron, wood, or living plants where 0~ e .use of a fence of living plants is not prohibited by this rdinance: Wooden fences. Fences of living plants. of barbed wire. Removal of fences. Provided always that all such fences made of living plants shall be kept carefully cropped of all superfluous branches.

Third and Fourth Sections of the Central Ward, or in the First Section of the East Ward, or in the First Section of the West Ward shall be of wood cut in uniform widths and fixed at uniform distances, and shall be secured with nails or screws and not with rope or withes.

Central Ward, in the First Section of the East Ward, and in the First Section of the West Ward, no fence shall be made of living plants except with the written approval of the Director of Public Works.

No fence abutting on any street shall be made withbarbed wire.

(1) Where, at the date of the coming into operation ofthis Ordinance, there is abutting on a street any fence which shall not be in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance such fence shall, within six months thereafter, be removed by the owner or occupier thereof- (a) if such owner or occupier fail to remove any such fence, or (b) where any fence abutting on a street shall be made contrary to the provisions of this Ordinance, such fence shall be deemed to be a nuisance to such street; and it shall be lawful for the Director of Public Works to serve a notice in writing on the occupier of the land on which such fence is found, requiring him within a time therein stated, which shall not be less than one month, nor more than three months after the date of the notice, to abate such nuisance. (2) If on the expiration of the time stated in the notice the occupier shall have failed to comply therewith, it shall be lawful for the Director of Public Works to apply to t~e Magistrate for a summary order, and the Magistrate, 1f satisfied that such fence is a nuisance as aforesaid, shall, bY summary order, direct the occupier, within a time to be stated in the order, to abate such nuisance; and on his failure to comply with such order, the Director of Public Works may do whatever may be necessary to abate the nuisance and otherwise, in the execution of the order, and recover in a summary manner the expenses incurred in connection therewith. Freetown Improvement [Cap. 66 645 6 Any person w~o contravenes an.y of the provisions of Penalty. 4 · VI of this Ordmance shall be gmlty of an offence, and Pafi on summary conviction thereof be liable to a fine not sha Xkg one hundred pounds, and a further penalty of ten exceeds for every day that the offence continues after the pou~ tion of the time stated in the notice which shall have been explrda by the Director of Public Works under the provisions of serve . . the last precedmg sectwn. pART VII.-STREETS.

Every plot of land abuttin~ ~n a street on which. nobuilding is or shall be, erected or IS m the course of erectwn, hall be de~med to be occupied by the owner thereof unless the :aroe shall be proved by the owner to be in the actual occupation of some other person.

( I) who shall place or leave or cause to be placed or left, without the consent of the Director of Public Works, any lumber, brick or stone, or any goods, bale, package, puncheon, barrel or cask, or any box, basket, tray or other impediment whatsoever- (a) in any street, (b) upon any quay or wharf, except witliin the space of twenty feet from the outward edge of such quay or wharf, or within such space for any time exceeding three days from the time of the same being first placed upon such quay or wharf, or (2) whosoever by leaving, washing, cleaning or repairing any vehicle, whether a motor vehicle, cart or gig and whether in good or dismantled condition, or any part of such vehicle, in any street, quay or wharf shall obstruct or impede the free passage of such street, quay or wharf, or (3) who shall do any of the aforesaid acts mentioned in this se.cti?n on any land abutting on any street and not enclosed Withm a wall or fence, shall.b~ guilty of an offence, and shall be liable, upon summary convwtwn, to a penalty not exceeding five pounds for each ~uch offence and to a further penalty of ten shillings for each ay that the offence continues: of ~rovi.ded nevertheless that it shall be lawful for the Director . ubhc Works to cause any such article to be removed from the street, and to sell the same, unless it be claimed and taken awaY by the owner thereof within seven days after such removal; Plots without buildings deemed to be occupied. of obstruction of streets. Crossings over open drains. Removal of crossings over open drains. of removal of soil or material from streets. Notification of intention to lay out new street. Failure of Director of Public Works to fix levels. and the expenses of the Director of Public Works for, or incident to, the removing, keeping or selling of any such article shall be repaid to him by the owner, and be recoverable as damages, or be deducted from the proceeds of the sale of any such article.

No crossing over any open drain or gutter in any streetshall be constructed except with the permission of the Director of Public "\Vorks and upon an approved plan.

After two years from the date of the coming into operationof this Ordinance, it shall be lawful for the Director of Public Works to remove, or order the owner to remove, any crossing made by any private person over any open drain or gutter in any street.

It shall not be lawful for any person to remove any soil,earth or other material from any street, or to change, divert or obstruct, or attempt to change, divert or obstruct, any watercourse without the consent of the Director of Public Works, under a penalty not exceeding twenty pounds, upon summary conviction before the Magistrate.

Every person who intends to make or lay out any newstreet, or to lay out any piece or parcel of land for building pmposes, shall give notice in writing to the Director of Public Works and shall accompany such notice with a plan of the said street or piece of land, and lands adjoining thereto, to a scale of not less than forty feet to one inch. The level, width and building line of every new street, the size of the street blocks and building plots, the drainage arrangements and such areas as shall remain open spaces, shall be fixed under the direction of the Director of Public Works, and the building line so fixed shall be kept thereafter by every person erecting any building or structure in such street.

If the Director of Public Works does not fix such leveland width within six weeks from the time of the delivery of such notice as aforesaid, unless the fixing of such level and width be delayed by the appeal hereinafter provided, the person giving such notice may proceed to lay out the street at any level and width which will allow of compliance with the other provisions of this Ordinance, as if such level and width had been fixed by the Director of Public Works; and in such case every change of the level and width which the Director of Public Works afterwards deems requisite, and the wor~S consequent thereon, shall be made by the Director of Pubh 0 Works, and the expense thereof, and any damage which any person sustains in consequence of such alterations, shall be defrayed by the Council.

. h . b . h persons as aforesaid without causmg sue notice to e given to t e laying out Director of Public Works as aforesaid, shall be liable to defray ~;:;;~~t all the expenses consequent upon any change of the level or notice. width of the said street deemed requisite by the Director of public Works, and every person who, in erecting any building in such street, does not keep the level and width fixed by the Director of Public Works, shall be liable to defray all the expenses consequent upon any change, which the Director of public ·works deems requisite, of the level or width of that part of the street on which such building abuts. pART VIII.-MISCELLANEOUS.

(I) No person shall establish and carry on any foundry,forge, farrier's shop, or cooperage within the city without the licence in writing of the Director of Public '¥orks, and any person who shall establish or carry on any such foundry, forge, farrier's shop or cooperage without such consent as aforesaid, shall be guilty of an offence, and upon summary conviction thereof be liable to a penalty of twenty pounds and to a further penalty of one pound for every day he shall so carry on the said business. (2) Any person who shall be desirous of obtaining such consent shall, fourteen days before making application for the same, put up in front of the office of the Director of Public ~Vorks, and in front of the police office for Freetown a notice m the form prescribed in the fifth schedule hereto, within which period any person who shall deem that he would suffer annoyance or detriment, either in person or property, by the granting of such licence, shall be at liberty to state in writing to the Director of Public Works his objection to the granting thereof; and at the expiration of the said period the Director 0 ~ Public Works, after hearing the opposing parties, shall e~ther grant or refuse the licence, as to him in his discretion snail seem meet. Foundry or forge not to be established without licence. Penalty for establishing foundry or forge without licence. t' 56. If the occupier of any premises prevent the owner Penalty upon 'nereof from carrying into effect, with respect to such premises, ~~~~f~~~~ng any of the provisions of this Ordinance, or any order made in execution of ~ursuhance thereof, he shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding ~~~~sf~tot lle undred pounds for every day during the continuance of owner's name. 648 Cap. 66] Freetown Improvement such refusal or neglect; and if the occupier of any premises when requested by, or on behalf of, the Director of Public Works to state the name and description of the owner of the premises occupied by him refuse, or wilfully omit, to disclose or wilfully mis-state the same, it shall be lawful for the Magistrate to summon the party to appear before him, and if the party summoned neglect or refuse to attend at the time and place appointed by the Magistrate and do not show good cause for such refusal, or if such wilful omission or mis-statement be proved, the Magistrate may impose upon the offender a penalty not exceeding one hundred pounds. ~J~~:isorder d57. {l)d~ny _persofnhwhDo. deems fhipmsbelil~ aWggrikeve_d by 1 ~ny or act of or er Or 1rect10n 0 t e Irector 0 U C or S Ill re ation ~ublict Works to the level or width of a new street or to the level of any epar ment. building thereon, or by any notice, order or act of the Director of Public Works in relation to the construction, repair, alteration, taking down or demolition of any building may, within fourteen days after notice to the occupier of any such order or notice, or after such act of the Director of Public Works, appeal to the Supreme Court against the same. Authentication of notices. Recovery of damages and expenses. (2) Such person shall give seven days' clear notice in writing of his intention to appeal and the grounds thereof to the Director of Public Works. (3) The said Supreme Court shall hear and determine the appeal, and either allow or disallow the same or make such order in the premises as shall be lawful. (4) The said Supreme Court shall, subject to this Ordinance, have the same powers, jurisdiction and authority with respect to any appeal, and the proceedings thereon and the costs, as if the appeal were an ordinary action within its jurisdiction.

Every notice, demand, or other document required bythis Ordinance to be given or made by, or on behalf of, the Director of Public Works shall be in writing and signed by the person issuing the same, or by such other person as is duly authorised in that behalf.

In every case where the amount of any damage, costs orexpenses is by this Ordinance directed to be ascertained or recovered in a summary manner, or the amount of any damage, costs or expenses is by this Ordinance directed to be paid and the method of ascertaining the amount or enforcing the payment thereof is not provided for, such amount shall, in case of dispute, be ascertained and determined by, and shall be d before, the Magistrate in the manner provided by reco:vere79 of the Public Health (Colony) Ordinance-, for the * sectwnry of a debt directed by the last-mentioned Ordinance, recove "I b recovered summan y. to e T he Director of Public Works may, from time to time Alteration of

fi l dd h 1' • d . forms.t him shall seem t, a ter or a to t e 10rms contame m :~e 0 schedules hereto or make other forms in substitution therefor. 61 It shall be lawful for the Director of Public ·works to Authorisation • d 1' • h of officer to uthorise any officer or person to o or penorm any act whiC perform acts. :he Director of Public Works himself is empowered by this Ordinance to do or perform.

(1) The Governor in Council rna y make rules for the Power of .better carrying into effect of the provisions of this Ordinance. g~:~~~ ~0m make Rules (2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of and Orders. the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of this section, the 30 of 1953· Governor in Council may make rules for all or any of the following purposes- (a) prescribing the materials of which buildings generally or specified classes of buildings or any parts thereof shall be constructed; (b) restricting the heights of buildings; (c) prescribing the thickness of walls of buildings; (d) providing, in relation to the construction, materials or situation of buildings, for the prevention of fire; (e) determining and regulating the building line of buildings fronting on streets; (f) prescribing the distances to be left between buildings, and the distances between buildings and the boundary lines of the plots on which they are situate; (g) prescribing the proportion of the area of any plot which may be built upon; d (~) regulating the position of outhouses, cesspits and rams; (i) regulating the drainage and disposal of rain water and "haste water and prescribing the gutters and drains which 8 all be provided for that purpose; * Cap. 190 of the 1946 Edition. It has been omitted from this Edition. Governor in Council may declare area to be a Town Planning Area. (j) prescribing the foundations upon which buildings shall be constructed; (k) providing for the paving of the curtilage of buildings; and (Z) prescribing penalties, not exceeding a fine of one hundred pounds, and in the case of a continuing offence a fine of ten pounds for every day during which the offence is continued, on summary conviction for the breach of any rule made under this section. (2) The Governor in Council may, by Order, from time to time extend to any section of any ward, or any part thereof, the application of Parts IV, V and sections 42 and 43 of Part VI of this Ordinance, and shall cause the said Order to be published in the Gazette on two occasions, with an interval of not less than one month; and any such Order shall, from the date of the Gazette in which the second publication shall be made, be deemed to be incorporated with this Ordinance, and the part or parts of this Ordinance, the application of which is so extended, shall then apply to the sections or places which the Order shall specify.

(1) The Governor in Council may from time to time byorder declare any area, to which this Ordinance applies or to which it may hereafter be applied, to be a Town Planning Area. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Ordinance the Governor in Council if satisfied that it is necessary in order to give proper effect to the purposes of a Town Planning Scheme may by order prohibit or restrict the construction or repair of any building within the whole or any specified part of a Town Planning Area. Such orders may impose penalties for contravention thereof not exceeding a fine of one hundred pounds and give such powers of demolition of any unlawfully constructed or repaired building as the Governor in Council may think fit. _.;,;;::".; ~-- ~ ~ ....~"' .. ,I·-:~~; :. _. Freetown Improvement [Cap. 66 651, '".:- 1 · --------------------------------·~"~ ;;. -;-

Notice of intention to build . .................................... Ward (.................................... Section). I hereby give to the Public Works DepH.rtment notice that I intend to ect a* ....................................upon the .................................... side oL ................................. Freetown, e:rticulars of which are described at the foot hereof. p I f "d . . h' .....................................p an o sa1 premises accompames t IS notice. I propose to complete the building within................................... Jrom the commencement thereof. Dated this....................................day oL ................................ J9 ...... . ............................................................ (Name) ............................................................ (Address) To the Director of Public Works. Description of premises above referred to.

Notice of commencement of Building . .................................... Ward (....................................Section). I do hereby give you notice that I have commenced the erection of a* .................................. upon the .................................... side oL................................. Freetown pursuant to my notice of intention to build dated the .................................... day oL .................... J9 ...... . The erection of the building was commenced on the .................................... day of ........................... 19...... . Dated this .................................... day oL................................ J9 ...... . ............................................................ (Name) ............................................................ (Address) To the Director of Public Works. Notice of completion of Building . .................................... Ward (.................................... Section). I hereby give you notice that I have completed .................................... of the ....................................upon the s1"de of re""erred to 1"n myn t' .................................... .................................... i' o Ic~:;e~~~i:~--~~-~~~~~~~~~~:::::~:~~::::::d~;···:;~...~~:~~~~~::~~:~~::::::::~~:~·;:~~~::~ 9...... . ............................................................ (Name) To the Director of Public Works. .. .......................................................... (Address) Sees. 14 and 15. *[Describe nature of building, such as dwelling house, dwelling house and outbuilding, shop, etc.] Sec. 19. *[Describe nature of building as in notice of intention to build.] Sec. 19. Sec. 22. Sec. 27. Sec. 55. *(A foundry, or as the case may be.] t[If lot is numbered.] Cap. ,66] Freetown Improvement

Notice to Amend. To .................................... of... ................................. or other, the owner, builder or persons engaged in erecting .................................... upon the ................................... side of... ................................. . Take notice that the .................................... are not in accordance with the Freetown Improvement Ordinance, and the Orders in Council made thereunder, and require amending in the following particulars- It is my duty to request you to at once carry out these works to avoid further proceedings under the provisions of the above-mentioned Ordinance. Dated the .................................... day o£. ................................... 19 ...... . Public Works Department. Director of Public Works.

Notice as to Dangerous Buildings. To .................................... of. ................................... or other, the owner or occupier of a .................................... situated at .................................... or to whomsoever it may concern. Take notice that I have this day found the said .................................... premises to be in a dangerous state so far as regards .................................... and, pursuant to section twenty-six of the above-mentioned Ordinance, I hereby give you notice to .................................... within .................................... days of the date hereof. Dated the .................................... day o£... ................................. 19 ...... . Public Works Department. Director of Public Works.

Notice of Application for Licence. Notice is hereby given, that !... .................................residing in ................................... . Street, in .................................... do intend to make application to the Director of Public Works on the .................................... day of. .................................. .£or a licence to establish"' upon the premises belonging to .................................... situated in .................................... Street in the City of Freetown and numbered .................................. ..in the plan of town lots.t