THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 16TH DECEMBER, 1882.
For regulating the entrance to, exit from, and accom- modation in, the carriages, and the protection of passengers from the machinery of any engine used for drawing or propelling such carriages. For regulating the rate of speed of the engines and carriages. Provided that the speed as regards Tramways Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4, shall not (unless another rate be authorized by the Governor in Council under the authority of this section) exceed the rate of 8 miles an hour, and, as regards Tramways Nos. 5, and 6, shall not exceed the rate of ten miles an hour, and that no engines or carriages may pass through moveable facing points at a pace exceeding the rate of four miles an hour.
Provided also that, as regards Tramways Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4, the Governor in Council may, if he shall think fit so to do, authorize the maximum rate of speed to be increased to a rate not exceeding the rate of 10 miles an hour.
For the stopping of carriages using the Tramways. For providing for the due publicity of all regulations, and bye-laws for the time being relating to the Tramways, by exhibition thereof in conspicuous places.
For providing for the safety of the public in all cases in which it shall appear to the Governor in Council that such safety is, or is likely to be, endangered or imperilled.
Subject to this Ordinance, the Company may, from time to time, make regulations.
For preventing the commission of any nuisance in or upon any carriage, or in or against any premises belonging to them.
For regulating the travelling in or upon any carriage
belonging to them.
And for better enforcing the observance of all or any of the regulations mentioned in this Section, it shall be lawful for the Governor in Council and Company respectively to make bye-laws for all or any of the aforesaid purposes, and from time to time to repeal or alter such bye-laws and make new bye-laws; and notice of the making of any bye-law shall be published once in two consecutive weeks in the Gazette, within one month after the making thereof. A true copy of every bye-law shall, one month at least before the same shall come into operation, be sent to the Company, if proposed to be made by the Governor in Council, and to the Governor in Council, if proposed to be made by the Company.
42. Any such bye-law may impose penalties for offences against the same, not exceeding ten dollars for each offence, with or without penalties for continuing offences, not exceeding for any continuing offence five dollars for every day during which the offence continues; but all bye-laws shall be so framed as to allow in every case part only of the maximum penalty being ordered to be paid.
43. Before the Company, or any person, use steam or any mechanical power, under this Ordinance, they, or he, shall give two months' previous notice of their or his intention so to do to the Governor in Council.
Carriages and Engines.
44. The Company may use carriages with flange- wheels, or wheels suitable only to run on the rails of their Tramways, and, subject to this Ordinance, the Company shall have the exclusive use of their Tramways for carri- ages with flange-wheels, or other wheels suitable only to run on the said rails, and no carriage or engine used on any of the Tramways Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 shall exceed six feet four inches in width.
Power to sell.
45. Subject to the approval of the Governor in Council being first obtained (but not otherwise), the Company may, at any time, and from time to time, sell, assign, or absolutely dispose of, their undertaking, or any part, or parts thereof, and either with or without receiving any valuable consideration therefor, to such person or persons, Corporation or Company, by public auction, or private contract, or partly by public auction, and partly by private contract, and with, under and subject to such terms and conditions in all respects as the Company shall think fit, with power at any such sale to buy in or rescind any contract for sale, and to re-sell; and when any such sale,
Penalty may be imposed in bye-laws.
Notice before
using steam,
&c.
Company may use dange- wheeled carriages.
Power to sell.
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