in Commissioners, to be styled_ of the Streets, the Commissioners
roads, and sewers, of the Town of Victoria and its vicinity, and that the future expences attending auch ethests, roads, drains, drainage,
and
sewers,
should be defrayed by a
public rate, to be raised and levied-
by such commissionens as provided...
hereinafter
may
Power to Governor to 1. Be it, therefore, enacted. and appoint Commissioners, ordained, that it shall and m the limits of their tread be lawful to and for the Governor- inriediction prescribed. of Hongkong for the time being,
appoint from
time to time- dit
t
n more.
persons being householders liable in respect of property to the payment of rate under thes ordinance, who shall
constitute and be a board under the
style aforesaid for the purposes of this Ordinance, with further power
the said Governor. to fill up. any
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such vacancies in the said board
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may occur. - from retirement,
death, or otherwise, and that for
the
I jurisdiction
purposes aforce aid the local,
and power of exid Commissioners
shall be deemed and held to extend
in the line. from the opening, called
on the bast side of the
the gap.
дар.
said
What
said Fown to the
called Weet Pant
side thereof,
M
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amonly
comm
place
on the Western
the Harbour
and prom
the North to the Mountains on.
the south side
the said time. And
of the
that within the boundaries aforesaid.
all roads, streets, sea walls, banks,
culverts, or other works whated ver
n
n.
permanent, situate inland or by the Cousts of the Sea-
temporary being
and all rivers, streams, sewers
an
water courses to which the tide docs
Mow or
hereafter may flow, and all- Sia walls, banks, culverts, bridges,
drains, floodgates,
floodgates, and other works
created. n made, or to be rected on made, in upon
it blcome to any
over a
adjoining such rivers, streams, sewers,
n. water courses, shall be to all_
intents and purposes within and
to the jurisdiction of such board
subject to the
Commissioners a
And be it further
Juty of Commissimers 2. And be it
enacted
as to nature of Works. and ordained that it shall and
be lawful
appointed
to and
for
may
the Commissimert
or to be appointed under- this Ordinance, and they.
are
hereby
required to undertake the due care, charge, management, alteration, and construction, where necessary, of
all