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712 [ 19 of 1884. ] PIERS AND WHARVES (CHATER'S ).
Penalty for
breach of
14. Every person who shall commit a breach of any of the
rules and rules and regulations made in pursuance of this ordinance, shall,
regulations. on summary conviction thereof before a Magistrate, be liable
to a fine not exceeding fifty dollars.
Proof of rules
and reguli
15. In all proceedings before any Court , the rules and regu
tions. lations in force for the time being under this ordinance, shall be
sufficiently proved by the production of a copy of the Gazette
in which the same shall be published and contained.
Governor in 16. If the said CATCHICK PAUL Chater his executors, admin
Councilmay istrators or assigns shall fail to makeor vary such rules and
make rules

tionsregula-
and in cer
regulations, as in the opinion of the Governor in Council are
tain event. requisite for the protection of the rights of the inhabitants of
the Colony, and for the prevention of injury to navigation, the
Governor in Council shall make an order to be served upon
the said CatchICK Paul CHATER his executors, administrators
or assigns, limiting a time for the making or varying of such
rules and regulations, and if such rules and regulations are not
made or varied by the time prescribed in such order, the Gov
ernor in Councilmay make or vary such rules and regulations,
which when made or varied, and published in the Gazette, shall
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have the same force and effect as if they were specially enacted
herein .
Rules and 17. The said CATCHICK PAUL CHATER his executors , admin
to be printed istrators or assigns shall, from time to time, cause to be painted
and exhibit.
ed . on boards, or to be printed and attached in large and legible
characters in English and Chinese, a statement of the rules and
regulations in force, and a list of the several rates for the time
being payable and shall cause such boards containing such
statement and list to be fixed on some conspicuous part of the
wharves or piers and no rate shall be payable during such time
as such list is not so atlixed , nor shall any rate not specified in
such list be payable. Provided that, if any such statement or
list be destroyed, injured or obliterated, the rates shall continue
payable during such time as may be reasonably required for
the restoration or reparation of such list in the same manner
as if such statement and list had continued affixed and in the
state required by this ordinance.
l'ower to
Governor in
18. If at any time before the completion of the works, the
Council to said CatchCK PAUL CHATER his executors, administrators or
abate and
l'emove works
assigns shall fail to proceed therewith for a period of six months,
in certain
events .
or after the completion thereof shall disuse the same or any
part thereof for six months, without affording to the Governor
in Council some satisfactory reason for the discontinuance or
disuse of the said works, ( as the case may be ) , it shall be lawful
for the Governor in Council to abate and remove the same, and
restore the site thereof to its former condition at the costs of