1304
Penalty for
injuring lights, &c.
[M. S. A. 1854, sec. 414.]
Harbor Master
may prohibit false lights.
[M. S. A. 1864, 416.)
If not obeyed, he may abate such lights. TM. S. A. 1854,
Recovery of penalties.
ORDINANCE No. 17 OF 1873.
Lighthouses.
Damage to lights, buoys and beacons.
12. If any person wilfully or negligently commits any of the following offences, that is to say:
1. Injures any lighthouse, or the lights exhibited therein, or any buoy or beacon;
2. Removes, alters or destroys any lightship, buoy, or beacon;
3. Rides by, makes fast to, runs foul of any lightship, or buoy;
He shall, in addition to the expenses of making good any damage so occasioned, incur penalty not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars.
Prevention of false lights.
13. Whenever any fire or light is burnt or exhibited at such place, or in such manner, as to be liable to be mistaken for a light proceeding from a lighthouse, it shall be lawful for the Harbor Master to serve a notice upon the owner of the place where the fire or light is burnt or exhibited, or on the person having charge of such fire or light, either personally or by delivery at the place of abode of such owner or person, or by affixing the same in some conspicuous spot near to such fire or light, and by such notice to direct such owner or person within a reasonable time to be therein specified, to take effectual means for extinguishing or effectually screening such existing light and for the preventing for the future any similar fire or light; and any owner or person disobeying such notice shall be deemed guilty of a common nuisance, and in addition to any other penalties or liabilities of any kind thereby incurred, shall incur a penalty not exceeding five hundred dollars.
14. If any owner or person served with such notice, as aforesaid, neglects for a period of twenty-four hours to extinguish or effectually screen the light or fire therein mentioned, it shall be lawful for the Harbor Master, by his servants or workmen, to enter into the place wherein the same may be, and forthwith to extinguish such fire or light doing no unnecessary damage; and all expenses incurred by the Harbor Master in such extinction may be recovered from such person or owner as aforesaid in the same way as penalties are hereby declared to be recoverable.
Recovery of penalties.
15. All penalties incurred under this Ordinance may be recovered by and under the provisions of Ordinance No. 10 of 1844.
Regulations.
Governor may make regulations.
16. It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to make and publish regulations, and from time to time to vary the same for the better and more effectual carrying into effect the provisions of this Ordinance.
1304
Penalty for
injuring lights, &c.
[M. S. A. 1854, sec. 414.]
Harbor Master
may prohibit false lights.
[M. S. A. 1864, 416.)
If not obeyed, he may abate such lights. TM. S. A. 1854,
Recovery of penalties.
ORDINANCE No. 17 OF 1873.
Lighthouses.
Damage to lights, buoys and beacons.
12. If any person wilfully or negligently commits any of the following offences, that is to say:
1. Injures any lighthouse, or the lights exhibited therein, or any buoy or
beacon;
2. Removes, alters or destroys any lightship, buoy, or beacon;
3. Rides by, makes fast to, runs foul of any lightship, or buoy;
He shall, in addition to the expenses of making good any damage so occasioned, incur
penalty not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars.
Prevention of false lights.
13. Whenever any fire or light is burnt or exhibited at such place, or in such manner, as to be liable to be mistaken for a light proceeding from a lighthouse, it sball be lawful for the Harbor Master to serve a notice upon the owner of the place where the fire or light is burnt or exhibited, or on the person having charge of such fire or light, either personally or by delivery at the place of abode of such owner or person, or by affixing the same in some conspicuous spot near to such fire or light, and by such notice to direct such owner or person within a reasonable time to be therein specified, to take effectual means fo
extinguishing or effectually screening such existing light and for the preventing for the future any similar fire or light; and any owner or person disobeying such notice shall be deemed guilty of a common nuisance, and in addition to any other penalties or liabilities of any kind thereby incurred, shall incur a penalty not exceeding five hundred dollars.
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14. If any owner or person served with such notice, as aforesaid, neglects for a period of twenty-four hours to extinguish or effectually screen the light or fire therein mentioned, it shall be lawful for the Harbor Master, by his servants or workmen, to enter into the place wherein the same may be, and forthwith to extinguish such fire or light doing no unnecessary damage; and all expenses incurred by the Harbor Master in such extinction may be recovered from such person or owner as aforesaid in the same way as penalties are hereby declared to be recoverable.
Recovery of penalties.
15. All penalties incurred under this Ordinance may be recovered by and under the provisions of Ordinance No. 10 of 1844.
Regulations.
Governor may make regula-
tions.
16. It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to make and publish regu- lations, and from time to time to vary the same for the better and more effectual carrying into effect the provisions of this Ordinance.
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