ORDINANCE No. 1 OF 1882 . 1635
Tramways.
140. Any person who, upon any examination upon oath under this Ordinance, False witnesses.
shall wilfully and corruptly give false evidence shall be liable to the penalties of wilful
and corrupt perjury.
141. The company shall be answerable for all accidents, damages, and injuries Company to be
responsible for
happening through their act, or default, or through the act or default of any person in all damage.
their employment, by reason or in consequence of any of their works or carriages , and
shall save harmless all other companies, or bodies, collectively and individually, and
their officers and servants, from all damages and costs in respect of such accidents ,
damages, and injuries.
142. Notwithstanding anything in this Ordinance contained the company shall Right of user
only acquired.
not acquire any right other than that of user of the roads along or across which they lay
any tramway, unless such road be the property of the company.
143. Nothing in this Ordinance shall limit the powers of the Police to regulate Power to Police
to regulate
the passage of any traffic along or across any public road along or across which any traffic.
tramway is laid down, and the Police may exercise their powers as well on as off the
tramway, and with respect as well to the traffic of the company as to the traffic of other
persons, and in particular nothing in this Ordinance shall limit the power of the
Captain Superintendent of Police to make regulations under and exercise the powers
conferred on him by Ordinance No. 10 of 1869.
144. Nothing in this Ordinance, or in any regulation or bye-law made hereunder, Rights of public
reserved.
shall take away or abridge the right of the public to pass along or across every or any
part of any public road along or across which any tramway is laid whether on or off
the tramway with carriages not having flange- wheels , or wheels suitable only to run
on the rail of the tramway.
145. The powers and privileges given by this Ordinauce are so given saving and Reservation of
rights of the
Crown.
reserving always the rights of Her Majesty and of all bodies politic and corporate, and
of all other persons except such as are mentioned in this Ordinance and those claiming
by, from, and under them.
146. This Ordinance shall not come into operation until it has received Her Suspending
clause.
Majesty's assent, and such assent has been duly notified by proclamation in the
Gazette.
Schedule A.
(Applicable and extending only to the tramways Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.)
Every engine used on the tramways shall be fitted with such mechanical appliances for preventing Break power of
engines.
the motive power of such engine from operating, and for bringing such engine and any carriage drawn
or propelled by such engine to a stand, as the Governor may, from time to time, think sufficient.
Every engine used on the tramways shall have its number shewn in some conspicuous part thereof,
and shall be fitted :
:
With an indicator by means of which the speed shall be shown ;
With a suitable fender to push aside obstructions ;
With a special bell, whistle or other apparatus to be sounded as a warning when necessary ; and As to fittings of
engines, &c.
With a seat for the driver of such engine, so placed in front of such engine as to command the
fullest possible view of the road before him.