ORDINANCE No. 18 OF 1884. 1817
Piers and Wharves (Johnson's).
nistrators or assigns , limiting a time for the making or varying of such
rules and regulations, and if such rules and regulations are not made or
varied by the time prescribed in such order, the Governor in Council may
make or vary such rules and regulations, which when made, or varied ,
and published in the Gazette , shall have the same force and effect as if
they were specially enacted herein .
13. The said FRANCIS BULKELEY JOHNSON his executors , adminis Rules and
regulations to
trators or assigns shall , from time to time, cause to be painted on boards , be painted
and exhib
or to be printed and attached in large and legible characters in English ited .
and Chinese, a statement of the rules and regulations in force and a list
of the several rates for the time being payable and shall cause such boards.
containing such statement and list to be fixed on some conspicuous part
of the wharves or piers and no rate shall be payable during such time as
such list is not so affixed nor shall any rate not specified in such list be
payable. Provided that if any such statement or list be destroyed , in
jured or obliterated the rates shall continue payable during such time as
may be reasonably required for the restoration or reparation of such list
in the same manner as if such statement and list had continued affixed
and in the state required by this Ordinance .
14. If at any time before the completion of the works, the said Power to
Governor in
FRANCIS BULKELEY JOHNSON his executors , administrators or assigns shall Council to
abate and
fail to proceed therewith for a period of six months, or after the comple remove works
in certain
tion thereof shall disuse the same, or any part thereof for six months , events.
without affording to the Governor in Council some satisfactory reason
for the discontinuance or disuse of the said works, (as the case may be ) ,
it shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to abate and remove the
same, and restore the site thereof to its former condition at the cost of
the said FRANCIS BULKELEY JOHNSON his executors, administrators or
assigns, and the amount of such cost shall be a debt due to the Govern
ment, and recoverable against the said FRANCIS BULKELEY JOHNSON his
executors , administrators or assigns accordingly .
15. Subject to the approval of the Governor in Council being first Power to sell.
obtained (but not otherwise), the said FRANCIS BULKELEY JOHNSON his
executors , administrators or assigns, may at any time, and from time to
time sell , assign or absolutely dispose of the undertaking or any part or
parts thereof, to such person, corporation , or company, by public auction,
or private contract or partly by public auction and partly by private con