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No. 7.]
Penalty for not maintaining rails, roads, etc., at their proper level and in good condition.
Power for Governor-in-Council to abate and
THE ORDINANCES OF HONGKONG. [AD 18
up the same, (and subject to the formation, maintaining or alteration of, addition to, or removal of the tramway) fill the ground, and make good the surface, and restore the to the satisfaction of the Director of Public Works; and (b.) the Company or its assigns shall in the meantime cause the
where the road is opened or broken up to be fenced and water and to be properly lighted from sunset to sunrise.
(2.) If the Company or its assigns fails or fail to comply with this section, it or they shall for every offence (without prejudice to the enforcement of the specific performance of the requirements of this Ordinance or to any other remedy against it or them) be liable, on summary conviction, to a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars, and to a further penalty not exceeding twenty-five dollars for each day during which any failure continues after the first day on which such penalty is incurred.
8.(1.) The Company or its assigns shall maintain in good condition and repair, and at their proper level, so as not to be a danger or annoyance to the ordinary traffic, the rails of which
any of the ways authorized by this Ordinance for the time being the turn tables and other appliances used in connexion with tramways, and the substructure upon which the same rest with the roadway between the rails of each tramway and so much of the roadway as extends outside the rails of each tramway to a distance of eighteen inches; and if the Director of Public Works from time to time or at any time hereafter alters the level of any road, bridge or culvert along or across which any of the said tramways is laid, then in such event and so often as the same may happen the Company or its assigns shall, at its or their own expense, alter the rails so that the uppermost surface thereof shall be on a level with the surface of the road, bridge, or culvert as altered:
(2.) If the Company or its assigns makes or make default in complying with this section, it or they shall for every offence be liable, on summary conviction, to a penalty not exceeding twenty-five dollars, and, in case of a continuing offence, to a further penalty not exceeding ten dollars for every day after the first on which such default continues.
9. If, at any time after the commencement of the construction of any of the tramways authorized by this Ordinance, the Company or its assigns fails or fail to proceed therewith for a period of six months, or, after completion thereof, disuses or disuse the same or any part thereof for
.remove
certain events.
months, without affording the Governor-in-Council some satisfactory reason for the discontinuance or disuse of such tramway, as the case may be, it shall be lawful for the Governor-in-Council to abate, and remove the same, and restore the site to its former condition, at the cost
334
No. 7.]
Penalty for not main- taining rails, roads, etc., at their proper level and in good condi- tion..
Power for Governor-in- Council to abate and
THE ORDINANCES OF HONGKONG. [AD 18 up the same, (and subject to the formation, maintaining or alteration of, addition to, or removal of the tramway) fill the ground, and make good the surface, and restore the to the satisfaction of the Director of Public Works; and (b.) the Company or its assigns shall in the meantime cause the p
where the road is opened or broken up to be fenced and water and to be properly lighted from sunset to sunrise.
(2.) If the Company or its assigns fails or fail to comply with this tion, it or they shall for every offence (without prejudice to the enfo ment of the specific performance of the requirements of this Ordinances to any other remedy against it or them) be liable, on summary convicti to a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars, and to a further penal not exceeding twenty-five dollars for each day during which any failure continues after the first day on which such penalty is incurred. 8.(1.) The Company or its assigns shall maintain in good dition and repair, and at their proper level, so as not to be a dan annoyance to the ordinary traffic, the rails of which
any of the ways authorized by this Ordinance for the time being the turn tables and other appliances used in connexion tramways, and the substructure upon which the same rest with the roadway between the rails of each tramway and so mu of the roadway as extends outside the rails of each tramway to a of eighteen inches; and if the Director of Public Works from time time or at any time hereafter alters the level of any road, bridge culvert along or across which any of the said tramways is laid, then in such event and so often as the same may happen the Company of assigns shall, at its or their own expense, alter the rails so that the u most surface thereof shall be on a level with the surface of the roSI bridge, or culvert as altered:
(2.) If the Company or its assigns makes or make default in complyzur with this section, it or they shall for every offence be liable, on summar conviction, to a penalty not exceeding twenty-five dollars, and, in ca50 a continuing offence, to a further penalty not exceeding ten dollars every day after the first on which such default continues.
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9. If, at any time after the commencement of the construction of an the tramways authorized by this Ordinance, the Company or its fails or fail to proceed therewith for a period of six months, or, after tramways in completion thereof, disuses or disuse the same or any part thereof for
.remove
certain events.
months, without affording the Governor-in-Council some satisfact reason for the discontinuance or disuse of such tramway, as the case be, it shall be lawful for the Governor-in-Council to abate, and remove same, and restore the site to its former condition, at the cou
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