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the contrary is proved that such clearing, felling or erecting was done by the owner of the land or by his servants or agents acting as such.

posts

14. Every telegraph line or post placed before the com- Existing mencement of this Ordinance under, over, along, across, in lines and or upon any property for the purposes of a telegraph deemed to established or maintained by the Government or by a person be placed licensed under this Ordinance shall be deemed to have been Ordinance. so placed in exercise of the powers conferred by, and after observance of all the requirements of, this Ordinance.

ander this

Part IV.

PENALTIES.

or working

15. Any person who establishes, maintains or works a Establishing, telegraph within the Colony otherwise than as permitted by maintaining, a licence granted under section 3 or breaks any condition unlicensed contained in such a licence shall be liable to a fine not telegraph or

breaking exceeding one thousand dollars, and to a further fine not condition exceeding five hundred dollars for every week during which of licence. the telegraph is maintained or worked or the breach of the condition continues.

16. Any person who, knowing or having reason to Using such believe that a telegraph has been established or is maintained telegraphs. or worked in contravention of this Ordinance, transmits or receives any message by such telegraph, or performs any service incidental thereto, or delivers any message for trans- mission by such telegraph, or accepts delivery of any message sent thereby, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty dollars.

17. Any person who-

Intrusion

into signal- room, tres- pass in

(a) enters the signal-room of a telegraph office of the Government or of a person licensed under this Ordinance telegraph without the permission of a competent authority;

(b) enters a fenced enclosure round such a telegraph office in contravention of any rule or notice not to do so;

(c) refuses to quit such room or enclosure on being requested to do so by any officer or servant employed therein; or

(d) wilfully obstructs or impedes any such officer or servant in the performance of his duty,

shall be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars.

office, or

obstruction.

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