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TRAMWAYS. [6 of 1883. ] 619

that the public are deprived of the full benefit of any tramway,
or part thereof, the Governor in Council may ( if he considers
that primâ facie the case is one for enquiry ) enquire into the
matter, and, if satisfied of the truth of the representation, may
from time to time grant licences to any coinpany or person to
use such tramway in addition to the company for such traffic
as is authorized by this ordinance, with carriages to be approved
of by the Governor in Council, subject to the following
provisions, conditions, and restrictions, that is to say :
( 1. ) The licence shall be for any period not less than one
year, nor more than three years from the date of
ihe licence , but shall be renewable by the Governor
in Council , if he, upon enquiry thinks fit.
( 2. ) The licence shall be to use the whole of such train
ways for the time being opened for public traffic,
or such part or parts of such tramways, as the
Governor in Council, having reference to the cause
for granting the licence, shall think right.
( 3. ) The licence shall direct the number ofcarriages which
the licensee or licensees shall run upon such tram
way , and the mode in which, and times at which
such carriages shall be run .
(4. ) The licence shall specify the tolls to be paid to the
company, or to their lessees, by the licensec or
licensees, for the use of the tramways.
, and their officers or servants
( 5. ) The licensee or licensets,
shall permit one person duly authorized for that
purpose by the coinpany or by their lessees , to ride
free of charge in or upon each carriage of the licensee
or licensees run upon the tramways for the whole
or any part of the journey.
( 6. ) The Governor in Council may, at any time after the
granting of any licence, revoke, alter or modify the
same for good cause shown to him .
28. If on demand any licensee fail to pay the tolls due in Penalty if
respect of any passengers carried in any carriage, it shall be bydefault made
licensee in
lawful for the company, or their lessees, to whom the same are payment of
payable, to detain and sell such carriage, or, if the same shall bave tolls..
been removed from the tramway , or premises of the company
or such lessees, to detain and sell any other carriages on such
tramway or premises belonging to such licensee, and out of the
monies arising from such sale to retain the tolls payable as
aforesaid , and all charges and expenses of such detention and
sale, rendering the overplus (if any ) of such monies, and such
of the carriages as shall reinain unsold, to the person entitled
thereto.