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138. Any person who, upon any examination upon oath False witnesses.
under this ordinance, shall wilfully and corruptly give false
evidence shall be liable to the penalties of wilful and corrupt
perjury.
139. The company shall be answerable for all accidents, Company to
damages, and injuries happening through their act or default, leresponsible
be
or through the act or default of any person in their employment, damage.
by reason or in consequence of any of their works or carriages,
and shall save harmless all other companies or bodies, collectively
and individually, and their officers and servants, from all damages
and costs in respect of such accidents, damages, and injuries.
140. Notwithstanding anything in this ordinance contained Riylıt of user
the company shall not acquire any right other than that of user only acquireil.
of the roads along or across which they lay any tramway.
141. Nothing in this ordinance shall limit the powers of the Police
power toto
Police to regulate the passage of any traffic along or across any regulate
public road along or across which any tramway is laid down, traffic.
and the Police may exercise their powers as well on as off the
tramway, and with respect as well to the traffic of the company
as to the traffic of other persons, and in particular nothing in
this ordinance shall limit the power of the Captain Superintend
ent of Police to make regulations under and exercise the powers
· conferred on bim by Ordinance No. 10 of 1869.

142. Nothing in this ordinance or in any regulation or bye. Rights vf
law made hereunder shall take away or abridge the right of the reserved.
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public to pass along or across every or any part of any public
road along or across which any tramway is laid, whetlier on or
off the tramway, with carriages not having flange-wheels, or
beels suitable only to run on the rail of the tramway.
143. Notwithstanding anything in this ordinance contained Saving for
the company and any persons using the tramwars shall be ordinances.
general
subject and liable to the provisions of any general ordinance
now in force or which may hereafter be passed in the Colony of
Hongkong relating to tramways, or by which any tax or duty
may be granted or imposed for or in respect of tramways, or the
passengers or traffic conveyed thereon , or to any future revisioni
or alteration under the legislature of the said Colony of the
maximum rates of tolls or charges authorized by this ordinance
and to any condition, regulation, or restriction, which may be
imposed upon the use of tramways or upon the use on tramways
of animal power, steam power, or any mechanical power , by any
such general ordinance as aforesaid.