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1422 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 22ND SEPTEMBER, 1905.

Promoter

If cars full. [45.] If the cars shall during any journey coutain their [41.]

authorized complement of passengers, the Promoter shall not be bound to find accommodation for any other passenger, notwithstanding that such other passenger may have pur- chased a ticket or tickets entitling him to travel upon the

not bound to carry.

Passengers luggage,

Charges for small

animals

or parcels.

Payment of

fares and charges,

ment. road to be reinstated.

tramway.

[46.] No passenger may take on the tramway his personal [42.] luggage other than small hand baskets, bags or parcels, any one of which shall not exceed [ten] pounds in weight, [sixteen] or one cubic foot in measurement. All such personal luggage shall be carried by hand, and at the responsibility of the passenger, and shall not occupy any part of a seat, nor be of a form or description to annoy or inconvenience other passengers.

[47.] The Promoter may demand and take in respect of

[43.] any dog or other small animal or parcel conveyed by him on the tramway, any charges not exceeding the charges specified in Schedule A hereto and he may demand and take in respect of any other animals and in respect of any minerals such charges as he may in his discretion think The Promoter shall not, however, except as provided by sections [37 and 38] of this Ordinance be bound to carry [33 and 34} on the Tramway animals, goods, merchandize, minerals

fit.

or parcels of any description whatever unless he shall, in

his discretion, think fit to do so.

[48.] The said fares and charges shall be paid to such [44.] persons and at such place and in such manner as the Pro- moter may, by notice annexed to the list of fares and charges, appoint.

Shelter and Conveniences,

[49.] The Promoter shall provide, at his own expeuse [45.]

and to the satisfaction of the Director of Public Works reasonable shelter for passengers at every station on the Tramway and reasonable Latrine accommodation at the Upper and Lower Terminus of the Tramway.

Abandonment of Undertaking.

On abandon. [50.] If the Promoter abandons the undertaking or any [46.]

part or parts thereof and takes up the tramway or any por- tion or portions thereof he shall, with all convenient speed, and in all cases within eight weeks at the most (unless the Director of Public Works otherwise consents in writing) fill in the ground and make good the surface, and, to the satisfaction of the Director of Public Works, restore the portion of the road upon which the tramway, or such por- tion or portions thereof as shall be abandoned, was or were laid, to a good condition, and shall clear away surplus paving or metalling material or rubbish occasioned by such work, and 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 that if the Promoter fails to comply with the provisions of this scetion the Director of Public Works, if he thinks fit, may himself, at any time, after seven days' notice to the Promoter remove the tramway and do the work necessary for the restoration of the road to the extent provided for in this section, and the expense incurred by the Director of Public Works in so doing shall be repaid to him by the Promoter.

Breach of provisions of Onli- nanée, ete,

Further offences.

Offences.

[51.] If any person infringes any of the provisions of this [47.] Ordinance, or wilfully obstructs any person acting ander the authority of the Promoter 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 the tramway, or damages or destroys any property of the Pro- moter, be shall for every such offence be liable to a penalty not exceeding five hundred dollars, and in default of pay- ment of such penalty to imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months with or without hard labour.

[52.] If any person without lawful excuse (the proof [48.] whereof shall lie on him) wilfully does any of the following things, namely :—

interferes with, removes, or alters, any part of the

tramway, or of the works counccted therewith;

places, or throws any stone, dirt, wood, refuse, or

other material on any part of the tramway;