PUBLIC LIGHTING ORDINANCE, 1914

PUBLIC LIGHTING ORDINANCE, 1914

No. 13 of 1914.
An Ordinance to provide for the public lighting of the
Colony and for the protection of the appliances used
in connexion therewith.
[8th May, 1914.]

1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Public Lighting
Ordinance, 1914.





2. It shall be lawful for the Director of Public Works to
cause a sufficient number of posts, standards and brackets
for the lighting of the public or private streets, roads, ways
and thoroughfares in the Colony to be provided, and to be set
tip, fixed or erected in all suitable situations for such lighting,
anel either in any, of the said streets, roads, ways and
thoroughfares or in any place adjacent thereto or upon or
against the wall of any house or building or the side of any
wall or fence, or elsewhere, as lie may think proper; and it
shall also be lawful for him to cause to be provided and put
and affixed upot the said posts, standards and brackets such
a number of lamps and of such sizes and sorts respectively
as may be found requisite for the lighting of the said streets,
roads, ways and thoroughfares respectively.

3. The laws relating to the removing, taking, carrying
away or stealing of fixtures and chattels respectively shall
be interpreted to apply to the removing, taking, carrying
away or stealing of any of the posts, standards, brackets or
lanips provided under this Ordinance; and the property of
and in all or any of such posts, standards, brackets or lamps
sliall be deemed to be vested in the Director of Public Works
for all the purposes of any, proceedings, civil or criminal, in
relation thereto.

4. Every person who wilfully injures, displaces or damages
any of the posts, standards or brackets provided under this
Ordinance or who wilfully extinguishes, obscures or interferes
in any way with the light of any lamp provided under this
Ordinance shall upon summary conviction be liable to a fine
not exceeding fifty dollars in addition to the full amount of
the damage and all incidental costs and expenses.

5. It shall be lawful for any person witnessing the coin-
mission of an offence against section 4 to seize the said
offender and to deliver him to any constable or to a magistrate;
and no warrant shall be in any case necessary to justify the
apprehension of any such offender.

6. When any damage or injury has been occasioned to
any of the posts, standards, brackets or lamps provided
under this Ordinance by any person otherwise than wilfully,
and such person has not made satisfaction for the same, it

As amended by Law Rev. Ord, 1924.

shall be the duty of a magistrate, on complaint thereof made,
to order and compel the said person to make full satisfaction
for the amount of such damage or injury, together with all
incidental costs and expenses.

[s. 7, rep. Law Revision Ordinance, 1924.]

8. Nothing this Ordinance contained shall be deemed
to affect any ability imposed by section 186 of the Public
Health and Buildings Ordinance, 1903, upon the owners of
the land fronting, adjoining, or abutting on any street on
land held under lease from the Crown on which buildings
front, adjoin or abut.

[s. 9, rep. Law Revision Ordinance, 1924.]
[Originally No.13 of 1914. Law Rev. Ord., 1924.] Short title. Director of Public works to have power to erect lamp posts and affix lamps thereon. Property in lamp posts and lamps to be vested in director of Public Works. [cf. No.5 of 1865.] Damaging, lamp post or lamp or light of lamps provided under this Ordinance. Apprehension, without warrant, of offender against section 4. compensation to be paid for damage other than wilful. Saving of Ordinance No. 1 of 1903, s. 186.

[Originally No.13 of 1914. Law Rev. Ord., 1924.] Short title. Director of Public works to have power to erect lamp posts and affix lamps thereon. Property in lamp posts and lamps to be vested in director of Public Works. [cf. No.5 of 1865.] Damaging, lamp post or lamp or light of lamps provided under this Ordinance. Apprehension, without warrant, of offender against section 4. compensation to be paid for damage other than wilful. Saving of Ordinance No. 1 of 1903, s. 186.

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