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ORDINANCE No. 1 of 1882 . 1613


Tramways.


52. Where a double line of rails is laid down every tramway carriage shall Regulation for
user ofline.
run on the rails on the left side of the road in the direction in which it is travelling,
and the driver of any engine or tramcar crossing to the other line of rails without
obvious necessity shall be liable to a penalty of twenty-five dollars.
53. It shall be lawful for any officer or servant of the company, and all persons Transient
offenders.
called by him to his assistance, to seize and detain any person discovered either in , or
immediately after, committing , or attempting to commit, any such offence as in the
next preceding section is mentioned , and whose name or residence is unknown to such
officer or servant , until such person can be conveniently taken to a Police Station for
safe custody and detained until he be discharged, by due course of law.

54. No person shall be entitled to carry , or to require to be carriel, on any tram . Penalty for
bringing
way any goods which may be of a dangerous nature, and if any person send by any dangerous goods
on tramways.
tramway any such goods, without distinctly marking their nature on the outside of the
package containing the same, or otherwise giving notice in writing to the book-keeper,
or other servant with whom the same are left, at the time of such sending, he shall be
liable to a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars for every such offence, and it
shall be lawful for the company to refuse to take any parcel that they may suspect to
contain goods of a dangerous nature, cr require the same to be opened to ascertain the
fact.

55. If any person (except under the authority of this Ordinance) , uses any of the Penalty for using
tramways with
said tramways with carriages having flauge- wheels , or other wheels suitable only to flange-wheeled
carriages.
run on the rail of such tramway, such person shall for every such offence be liable to a
penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars.

Purchase of lands by agreement.

56. Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance, it shall be lawful for the company Power to pur·
chase lands by
to agree with the owners of any lands which shall be required for the purposes of this agreement .
Ordinance, and with all parties having any estate or interest in such lands, or by this
Ordinance enabled to sell and assign the same, for the absolute purchase for a conside
ration in money of any such lands, or such parts thereof as they shall think proper,
and of all estates and interests in such lands of what kind soever.

57. It shall be lawful for all parties, being seized, possessed of, or entitled to, Parties under
disability enabled
any such lands, or any estate or interest therein, to sell and assign or release the same to selland assign.

to the company , and to enter into all necessary agreements for that purpose, and par
ticularly it shall be lawful for all, or any , of the following parties, so seized , possessed ,
or entitled, as aforesaid, so to sell, assign or release (that is to say) all corporations,
tenant in tail, or for life, married women seized in their own right, guardians, commit
tees of lunatics, and idiots, trustees in trust for charitable or other purposes , executors
and administrators, and all parties, for the time being, entitled to the receipt of the rents
and profits of any such lands in possession , or subject to any lease for life, or for lives
and years, or for years, or any less interest ; and the power so to sell and assign or
release as aforesaid may lawfully be exercised by all such parties, as to such married