VICTORIA (LIGHTING) ORDINANCE, 1856
Title
VICTORIA (LIGHTING) ORDINANCE, 1856
Description
No. 3 of 1856.
To make provision for the lighting of the City of Victoria.
[12th June,1856.]
1.The Victoria (Lighting) Ordinance,1856.
2.The Director of Public Works shall cause a sufficient number
or irons or posts for the lighting of the streets,roads,ways,and
public thoroughfares of the City of Victoria to be proved,and
to be set up,fixed,or erected in all suitable siruations for such
lighting,and either in any of the said streets,roads,ways,and
thoroughfares,or in any case adjacent thereto,or upon or against
the wall of any house or building,or the said of any wall or fence,
or elsewhere,as he may think proper;and he shall also cause to
be proved,and put and affixed upon the said irons and posts,such
a number of lamps,and of such sizes respectively,as may
be found requisite for the lighting of the said streets,roads,ways,
and thoroughfares respectively.
[s.3,rep.No.50 of 1911.]
4.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 og the
said irons,posts,and lamps;and the property of and in all such
articles shall be deemed to be vested in the Director of Public
Works for all the purposes of any proceedings,civil or criminal,in
relation thereto.
5.Every person who wilfully extinguishes the light of any such
lamp,or wilfully injures,displaces,or damages any such lamp or
any other of the said articles,shall,on conviction thereof before a
Magistrate,bve liable to a fine not exceeding 50 dollars,in addition
to the full amount of the damage and all incidental costs and
expenses.
6. It shall be lawful for any person witnessing the commission
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.
7. When any damage or injury has been occasioned to any such
article by any person otherwise than wilfully, and such person has
not made satisfaction for the same, it shall be the duty of a Magis-
trate, 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.
8. All proceedings before a Magistrate under this Ordinance,
except as provided by section 5, shall be had, and the payment
of all pecuniary penalties, costs, and damages shall be enforced,
according to the law governing the surnmary jurisdiction of
Magistrates.
[s. 9, rep. No. 50 of 1911.]
Short title. Provision of lamp posts and lamps. Extension of laws relating to removal of fixtures and chattels to lamps. Penalty for wilfully extinguishing lamp. Apprehension without warrant. Satisfaction for damage other than wilful. Summary procedure.
To make provision for the lighting of the City of Victoria.
[12th June,1856.]
1.The Victoria (Lighting) Ordinance,1856.
2.The Director of Public Works shall cause a sufficient number
or irons or posts for the lighting of the streets,roads,ways,and
public thoroughfares of the City of Victoria to be proved,and
to be set up,fixed,or erected in all suitable siruations for such
lighting,and either in any of the said streets,roads,ways,and
thoroughfares,or in any case adjacent thereto,or upon or against
the wall of any house or building,or the said of any wall or fence,
or elsewhere,as he may think proper;and he shall also cause to
be proved,and put and affixed upon the said irons and posts,such
a number of lamps,and of such sizes respectively,as may
be found requisite for the lighting of the said streets,roads,ways,
and thoroughfares respectively.
[s.3,rep.No.50 of 1911.]
4.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 og the
said irons,posts,and lamps;and the property of and in all such
articles shall be deemed to be vested in the Director of Public
Works for all the purposes of any proceedings,civil or criminal,in
relation thereto.
5.Every person who wilfully extinguishes the light of any such
lamp,or wilfully injures,displaces,or damages any such lamp or
any other of the said articles,shall,on conviction thereof before a
Magistrate,bve liable to a fine not exceeding 50 dollars,in addition
to the full amount of the damage and all incidental costs and
expenses.
6. It shall be lawful for any person witnessing the commission
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.
7. When any damage or injury has been occasioned to any such
article by any person otherwise than wilfully, and such person has
not made satisfaction for the same, it shall be the duty of a Magis-
trate, 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.
8. All proceedings before a Magistrate under this Ordinance,
except as provided by section 5, shall be had, and the payment
of all pecuniary penalties, costs, and damages shall be enforced,
according to the law governing the surnmary jurisdiction of
Magistrates.
[s. 9, rep. No. 50 of 1911.]
Short title. Provision of lamp posts and lamps. Extension of laws relating to removal of fixtures and chattels to lamps. Penalty for wilfully extinguishing lamp. Apprehension without warrant. Satisfaction for damage other than wilful. Summary procedure.
Abstract
Short title. Provision of lamp posts and lamps. Extension of laws relating to removal of fixtures and chattels to lamps. Penalty for wilfully extinguishing lamp. Apprehension without warrant. Satisfaction for damage other than wilful. Summary procedure.
Identifier
https://oelawhk.lib.hku.hk/items/show/765
Edition
1912
Volume
v1
Subsequent Cap No.
105
Cap / Ordinance No.
No. 3 of 1856
Number of Pages
2
Files
Collection
Historical Laws of Hong Kong Online
Citation
“VICTORIA (LIGHTING) ORDINANCE, 1856,” Historical Laws of Hong Kong Online, accessed November 14, 2024, https://oelawhk.lib.hku.hk/items/show/765.
