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ORDINANCE No. 6 OF 1883. 1705


Tramways.


the point to which he has paid his fare , to quit such carriage, every such
person shall, for every such offence, be liable to a penalty not exceeding
ten dollars.

62. It shall be lawful for any officer or servant of the company, and Transient
offenders.
all persons 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.
63. No person shall be entitled to carry, or to require to be carried Penalty for
bringing
on any tramway any goods which may be of a dangerous nature, and if
goods on
any person send by any tramway any such goods, without distinctly tramways.
inarking 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, or require the
same to be opened to ascertain the fact.

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

Purchase of lands by agreement.

65. Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance, it shall be lawful Power to
purchase
for the company to agree with the owners of any lands which shall be lands by
agreement.
required for the purposes of this 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 consideration 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.

66. It shall be lawful for all parties , being seized, possessed of, or Parties under
disability
entitled to any such lands, or any estate or interest therein , to sell and enabled to
sell and
assign or release the same to the company, and to enter into all necessary assign.
agreements for that purpose, and particularly it shall be lawful for all or