Lawgist4Streets 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
No such street, bridge, sewer, drain, or tunnel shall, except in the cases of emergency aforesaid, be opened or broken up, except under the superintendence of the persons having the control or management thereof, or of their officer, and according to such plan as shall be approved of by such persons or their officer, or in case of any difference respecting such plan, then according to such plan as shall be determined by a Magistrate; and such Magistrate may, on the application of the persons having the control or management of any such sewer or drain, or their officer, require the said Company to make such temporary or other works as they may think necessary for guarding against any interruption of the drainage during the execution of any works which interfere with any such sewer or drain:
Provided always that, if the persons having such control or management as aforesaid, and their officer, fail to attend at the time fixed for the opening of any such street, bridge, sewer, drain, or tunnel, after having had such notice of the said Companys intention as aforesaid, or shall not propose any plan for breaking up or opening the same, or shall refuse or neglect to superintend the operation, the said Company may perform the work specified in such notice without the superintendence of such persons or their officer.
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- 1 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
- 26 No distress unlawful for want of form, etc
- 27 Interpretatio
