THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MAY 8, 1914.
power to
2. It shall be lawful for the Director of Public Works Director of to cause a sufficient number of posts, standards and Public Works brackets for the lighting of the public or private streets, to have roads, ways and thoroughfares in the Colony to be pro- erect lanip vided, and to be set up, fixed or erected in all suitable posts and situations for such lighting, and either in any of the said affix lamps streets, roads, ways and thoroughfares or in any place thercon. adjacent thereto or upon or against the wall of any house or building or the side of any wall or fence, or elsewhere, as he may think proper; and it shall also be lawful for him to cause to be provided and put and affixed upon the said posts, standards and brackets such a number of lamps and of such sizes and sorts respectively as may be found requisite for the lighting of the said streets, roads, ways and thoroughfares respectively.
3. The laws relating to the removing, taking, carrying Property in away or stealing of fixtures and chattels respectively shall lamp posts be interpreted to apply to the removing, taking, carrying to be vested
and lamps away or stealing of any of the posts, standards, brackets or in Director lamps provided under this Ordinance; and the property of of Public and in all or any of such posts, standards, brackets or lamps Works. shall be deemed to be vested in the Director of Public Works for all the purposes of any proceedings civil or criminal in relation thereto.
4. Any person who wilfully injures, displaces or Penalty for damages any of the posts, standards or brackets provided damaging or under this Ordinance or who wilfully extinguishes, interfering obscures or interferes in any way with the light of any post or lamp
with lamp lamp provided under this Ordinance shall on conviction or light of thereof before a Magistrate be liable to a fine not exceeding lamp pro- 50 dollars in addition to the full amount of the damage this Ordi- and all incidental costs and expenses.
vided under
nance.
5. It shall be lawful for any person witnessing the Apprehen- commission of an offence against section 3 to seize the sion, without said offender and to deliver him to any constable or to a warrant, of
offender Magistrate; and no warrant shall be in any case necessary
against to justify the apprehension of any such offender.
section 3.
6. When any danger or injury has been occasioned to any Compensa- of the posts, standards, brackets or lamps provided under tion to be this Ordinance by any person otherwise than wilfully and paid for such person has not made satisfaction for the same, it shall other than
damage be the duty of a Magistrate, on complaint thereof made, to wilful. order and compel the said person to make full satisfaction for the amount of such damage or injury, together with all incidental costs and expenses.
7. All proceedings before a Magistrate under this Procedure. Ordinance, except as provided by section 4, shall be had, and the payment of all pecuniary penalties, costs and damages shall be enforced according to the law governing the summary jurisdiction of Magistrates.
of Ordinance No. 1 of 1903.
8. Nothing in this Ordinance contained shall be deemed Saving of to affect any liability imposed by section 186 of the Public section 186 Health and Buildings Ordinance, 1903, upon the owners of the land fronting, adjoining, or abutting on any street on land held under lease from the Crown on which build- ings front, adjoin or abut.
9. The Victoria (Lighting) Ordinance, 1856, is hereby Repeal of repealed.
Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 7th day of May, 1914.
Ordinance No. 3 of 1856.
M. J. BREEN,
Clerk of Councils,
Assented to by His Excellency the Governor, the 8th day of May, 1914.
CLAUD SEVERN,
Colonial Secretary.
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