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Penalty for breach of.

Penalty for offence

against Ordinance.

Penalty for offence against

conditions of licence.

Compensa

tion for injury how granted.

Compensa- tion a bar to legal proceed ings but at option of complain- ant.

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(4.) for the apprehension of persons who commit

offences against this Ordinance;

(5.) for prohibiting either absolutely or during specified hours the driving of any specified kind of vehicle on any road ou which the driving of such kind of vehicle would in the opinion of the Governor-in-Council be dan- gerous or undesirable ;

(6.) prescribing the fees to be paid in respect of any licence granted under the provisions of this Ordinance ;

(7.) prescribing the fares which may be charged for

the hue of any public vehicle;

(8.) generally for the carrying into effect of the

provisions of this Ordinance;

and any such Regulations made under the provisions of this section shall be of the same force and effect as if they had formed part of this Ordinance and any person contravening any of the provisions of any such Regulations so made under the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of an offence against this Ordinance and shall be punish- able in manner hereinafter determined.

4. Every person convicted of an offence against the pro- visions of this Ordinance shall be liable on summary cou- viction thereof to a fine not exe cding fifty dollars or in default of payment thereof to imprisounient for a period not exceeding two months.

5. Every person who shall contravene the provisions of any condition upon which any licence under the provisions of this Ordinance shall have been issued to or held by him shall be guilty of an offence against the provisions of this Ordinance and shall be punishable accordingly.

6.—(1.) Any person convicted of an offence against the provisions of this Ordinance or of any Regulation made under the provisions of this Ordinance or of any condition upon which any licence shall have been issued to or held by such person under the provisions of this Ordinance or any Regulation made under the provisions of this Ordinance may be ordered by the Magistrate to pay to any person to whom such Magistrate may think that any compensation should be paid in respect of any injury, loss, or otherwise, compensation not exceeding fifty dollars, in addition to the penalty provided for under the provisions of this Ordinance, and in default of payment of such compensation the Magis- trate may order the person ordered to pay the same to be imprisoned for a period not exceeding two months in respect of such default.

(2.) The payment of such compensation or imprisonment in default thereof shall be a bar to any further proceedings at the suit of the person to whom any such compensation has been ordered to be made, provided that no such order for the payment. of any such compensation shall be made unless the party who has suffered any such injury or loss or otherwise sustained damage shall consent thereto.

7. The several enactments specified in the Schedule are repealed to the extent specified in the 3rd column thereof.