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Rangitata, Opihi and Temuka Bridges Tolls Ordinance 1869

2. The Rangitata, Opihi and Temuka Bridges Tolls Ordinance 1869.

Whereas the Timaru and Gladstone Board of Works contemplate the making constructing and maintaining, of Bridges across the Rivers Rangitata Opihi and Temuka in the Province of Canterbury:

And whereas it is expedient that tolls may be levied and paid for the passage across the said Bridges of passengers animals vehicles articles and things:

Be it therefore enacted by the Superintendent of the Province of Canterbury by and with the advice and consent of the Provincial Council thereof as follows:

1. Superintendent may cause tolls to be levied.

It shall be lawful for the Superintendent when and as soon as the said Bridges or any of them shall be open for public traffic to cause tolls to be levied for the passage across each of the said Bridges or any of them of passengers animals vehicles articles and things at not exceeding the respective rates set forth in the Schedule to this Ordinance.

2. Tolls who to be paid to.

Such tolls shall be paid by the persons using the Bridges to the Toll Collector or one of the Toll Collectors hereinafter mentioned.

3. Chairman of the Timaru and Gladstone Board of Works may appoint Toll

Collectors.

It shall be lawful for the Chairman of the Timaru and Gladstone Board of Works for the time being by warrant under his hand from time to time to appoint one or more person or persons as Toll Collectors to collect the tolls aforesaid and such person or persons at pleasure to remove and, others to appoint.

4. Penalty for evasion of tolls.

Any person who shall evade or attempt to evade the payment or who shall refuse or neglect to pay any toll payable under this Ordinance, shall forfeit and pay for every such offence any sum not exceeding Five Pounds and it shall be lawful for any Toll Collector or Collectors to prevent, the passage across the said Bridges of any passenger animal vehicle article or thing of what kind so-ever unless the tolls hereby made payable for the passage of the same shall have been, previously paid.

5. Tolls to be property of Timaru and Gladstone Board of Works.

All tolls payable under this Ordinance shall be the property of the Timaru and

Gladstone Board of Works.

6. Superintendent may grant lease of tolls.

It shall be lawful, for the Superintendent at the request of the said Board of

Works to grant a lease of the tolls payable under this Ordinance to any person or persons Company or Companies nominated by the said Board of Works for any term not exceeding ten years from the date of the lease.

7. Penalties recoverable in a summary way.

All penalties imposed by this Ordinance shall be recoverable in a summary way.

8. Title.

This Ordinance shall be entitled and may be cited as “The Rangitata, Opihi and _{Temuka Bridges Tolls Ordinance 1869.”}

The Schedule of Tolls Payable under the Ordinance.

For every passenger including in such denomination every person who shall in any manner be carried across as well as foot passengers 00 02 00

For every vehicle including in such denomination any machine

or engine or other thing on two wheels only 00 02 06

For any vehicle including in such denomination any machine or

engine or other thing on more than two wheels 00 04 00

For every horse ass or mule whether drawing any vehicle or not 00 01 00

For all horned or neat cattle per head 00 00 06

For every sheep lamb goat or pig 00 00 01

All vehicles or persons carrying Her Majesty's mails, and the horses drawing such vehicles and the driver thereof and all police constables on duty and prisoners in their charge and Volunteers on duty shall be, exempt from toll.