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The Oriental Gas Company Act
`1857
An Act to confer certain powers on the Oriental Gas Company, Limited.
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Power to break up streets, etc., under superintendence, and to open drains
2
Not to enter on private land without consent
3
Notice to be served on persons having control, etc., before breaking up streets or opening drains
4
Streets or drains not to be broken up except under superintendence of persons having control of the same. If persons having the control, etc., fail to superintend, Company may proceed with the work
5
Streets broken up to be reinstated without delay
6
Penalty for delay in reinstating streets
7
In case of delay, other parties may reinstate, and recover the expenses. Expense how to be ascertained and recovered
8
Power to enter buildings for ascertaining quantity of gas consumed
9
Recovery of rent due for gas
10
Power to take away pipes when supply of gas discontinued
11
Meters not liable to distress for rent, etc
12
Penalty for fraudulently using gas
13
Penalty for wilfully damaging pipes
14
Satisfaction for accidentally damaging pipes
15
Penalty for causing water to be corrupted. Daily penalty during the continuance of the offence
16
Daily penalty during escape of Gas after notice
17
Penalty if water be fouled by Gas
18
Power to examine Gas-pipes to ascertain cause of water being fouled
19
Expenses to abide result of examination
20
How expenses to be ascertained
21
Liability to indictments for nuisance
22
Copies of the original Deed of Association and of all rules, etc., to be kept for inspection at the office of the Company in Calcutta and in the office of the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies, or the Keeper of the Records of the Supreme Court at Fort William
23
Service of process
24
Recovery of penalties, etc
25
Levy by distress
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No distress unlawful for want of form, etc
27
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