1704 ORDINANCE No. 6 OF 1883.
Tramways.
such tramways were laid thereon , and clear away surplus paving, or
metalling material , or rubbish occasioned by such work, and they shall
in the meantime cause the place where the road is opened or broken up to
be fenced and watched and to be properly lighted at night : Provided
always that if the company fail to comply with the provisions of this
section, the Surveyor General , if he thinks fit, may himself at any time
after seven days ' notice to the company remove the tramways, and do the
works necessary for the restoration of the road, to the extent provided
for in this section , and the expense incurred by the Surveyor General in
so doing shall be re-paid to him by the company.
Offences.
Offences . 59. If any person wilfully obstructs any person acting under the
authority ofthe company in the lawful exercise of any of the powers hereby
conferred, or defaces or destroys any mark made for the purpose of setting
out the line of any tramway, or damages or destroys any property of the
company, he shall for every such offence be liable to a penalty not ex
ceeding twenty-five dollars.
Further 60. If any person without lawful excuse (the proof whereof shall lie
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on him ) wilfully does any of the following things , namely :
:
Interferes with, removes, or alters, any part of a tramway, or of the
works connected therewith ;
Places , or throws any stones , dirt , wood , refuse , or other materials
on any part of a tramway ;
Does, or causes to be done anything in such manner as to obstruct
any carriage using a 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 twenty-five dollars.
Further 61. If any person travelling, or having travelled in any carriage
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avoids, or attempts to avoid payment of his fare, or if any person having
paid his fare for a certain distance, knowingly and wilfully proceeds in
any such carriage beyond such distance, and does not pay the additional
fare for the additional distance, or attempts to avoid payment thereof, or
if any person knowingly and wilfully refuses or neglects, on arriving at