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ORDINANCE No. 8 OF 1879 . 1525


Merchant Shipping.


able time to be therein specified , to take effectual means for the extin

guishing 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
or six months ' imprisonment with or without hard labour .

If not obeyed.
2. If any owner or person served with such notice , as aforesaid , he may abate
neglects for a period of twenty -four hours to extinguish or effectually
[ M. S. A.
screen, the light or fire therein mentioned , it shall be lawful for the 1854, sec.
416. ]
Harbour 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 Harbour

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.



CHAPTER III.


IMPORTATION AND STORAGE OF GUNPOwder.


[ See also "the Dangerous Goods Ordinance , 1873 , [No. S of
1873. ]
and regulations . ]


37. The Governor is hereby empowered to provide , at the expense Vessels and
buildings to
of the Colony , all necessary vessels and buildings for the storage of be provided
for storage of
gunpowder, and no gunpowder arriving in this Colony shall be stored in gunpowder.
[Ordinance
any other building or vessel except as provided by subsection 10 and 4 of 1867,
sec. 4. ]
subject to the observance of the rules and regulations to be made under
subsection 12 of this section.


2. Such vessels or buildings shall , for the purposes of this chapter , To be termed
Government
be termed a Government Depôt or Government Depôts for the storage of depôt
storagefor
ofthe
gunpowder, and shall be under the control and management ofthe Harbour gunpowder.
[Ibid, sec. 5. ]
Master, subject to such orders as may, from time to time, be received
from the Governor ; and such vessels or buildings shall be fitted and
manned in such manner as the Harbour Master, with the approval of the
Governor, shall deem expedient.