Lawgist5Streets broken up to be reinstated without delay
When the said Company open or break up the road or pavement of any street or bridge, or any sewer, drain, or tunnel, they shall, with all convenient speed, complete the work for which the same shall be broken up, and fill in the ground, and reinstate and make good the road or pavement, or the sewer, drain, or tunnel so opened or broken up, and carry away the rubbish occasioned thereby; and shall at all times, whilst any such road or pavement shall be so opened or broken up, cause the same to be fenced and guarded, and shall cause a light, sufficient for the warning of passengers, to be set up and maintained against or near such road or pavement where the same shall be open or broken up, every night during which the same shall be continued open or broken up; and shall keep the road or pavement which has been so broken up in good repair for three months after replacing and making good the same, and for such further time, if any, not being more than twelve months in the whole, as the soil so broken up shall continue to subside.
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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
