THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 22ND SEPTEMBER, 1905.
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does, or causes to be done, anything in such manner as to obstruct any car using the tramway, or to endanger the lives of persons therein, or thereon; or knowingly aids or assists in the doing of any of such things,
he shall for every such offence be liable (in addition to any proceedings by way of indictment or otherwise to which he may be subject) to a penalty not exceeding one thousand dollars, and in default of payment of such penalty to im- prisonment for any term not exceeding twelve months with or without hard labou
our.
[53] If any person travelling, or having travelled in any Fartner ear, avoids or attempts to avoid payment of his fare, or if offences. any person, having paid his fare for a certain distance, knowingly and wilfully proceeds in any such car beyond such distance, and does not pay or tender the additional fare for the additional distance, or attempts to avoid payment thereof, or if any person knowingly or wilfully refuses or neglects, on arriving at the point to which he has paid his fare, to quit such ear, every such person shall for every such offence be liable to a penalty not exceeding ten dollars,
er.
[54.] It shall be lawful for any officer or servant of the lower to Promoter and any person called by him to his assistance temporarily to seize and detain any person discovered either in, or im- seize offend- mediately after, committing or attempting to commit any such offence as in the immediately preceding section is mentioned, and whose name or residence is unknown to such officer or servant, until such person can be handed over to a Police Officer or Constable for safe custody. [55] No person shall be entitled to carry or to require Penalty for to be carried on the tramway any goods which are of a bringing
dangerous dangerous nature, and if any person send by the tram- goods on way any such goods without distinctly marking their tramway, nature on the outside of the package containing the same, or otherwise giving notice in writing to the book-keeper or other servant with whom the same are left, at the time of such sending, he shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars for every such offence, and in default of payment of such penalty to imprisonment. for any term not exceeding three months with or without hard labour, and it shall be lawful for the Promoter to refuse to take any parcel that he may suspect to contain goods of a dangerous nature, or require the same to he opened to ascertain the fact.
[56] If any person (except under the authority of this Penalty for Ordinance) uses the tramway with carriages, cars
or using tram- vehicles having flange-wheels, or other wheels suitable to way with
flange-wheel- run on the rail of the tramway, such person shall for every ed carriages, such offence be able to a penalty not exceeding one etc. hundred dollars.
Purchase of Lands by Agreement.
[57.] Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance, it shall Power to be lawful for the Promoter to agree with the owners of purchase any lands which shall be required for the purposes of this lands by
agreement, Ordinance, and with all parties having any estate or interest in such lands or by this Ordinance enabled to sell and assign the same, for the absolute purchase for a consideration in money of any such lands, or any parts or part thereof, and of any estate or interest in such lands of any kind soever.
[58.] It shall be lawful for all parties, being seized, Partics possessed of or entitled to any such lands, or any estate under
disability or interest therein, to sell and assign or release the same
enabled to to the Promoter, and to enter into all accessary agreements sell and a for that purpose, and particularly it shall be lawful for all sign. or any of the following parties, so seized, possessed or entitled as aforesaid, so to sell, assign or release (that is to say) all corporations, tenauts in tail or for life, married women seized in their own right, guardians, committees of lunatics and idiots, trustees in trust for charitable or other purposes, exccutors and administrators, and all parties for the time being entitled to the receipt of the rents and profits of any such lands in possession, or subject to any lease for life or for lives and years or for years or any less interest; and the power so to sell and assign or release as aforesaid may lawfully be exercised by all such parties, other than lessees for life or for lives and years or for years or for any less interest, not only on behalf of themselves
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