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mont and operation of telephones in ST. croiz for a period of 30 ysar<
in same may embody provisions with regard to emitting the Public to
From the States monopoly according to S l are exempted lines ...
tabhshed by not more than two persons for their own exclusive ue.
should there in the place in question not be any concessionairs willing
to take over such telephone connection
Ike private telephone systems, for which concession has been grant
ed and which are in operation when the present Ordinance comes into
force, may be maintained and carried OF IS before subject to the pro-
Should private telephone lines be established without the rirht var
ranted by the regulations laid down in SIS "a, it shall be punished by
'0nf scat Of the unlawful lines with appurtensnoes.
privileges have been violated, o the Colonial Treasury. should there not
up to 500 FIR Cases of this nature r. to be dealt with as public p aSss
cases, but prosecution will only take place when demanded by Gevern-
CHAPTER II.
CONCERNING THE PLACING N PROTECTION o. TExRzoNM xnat
Parties who according to the Regulations laid down in S Ia AZ. .a.
titled to establish and operate telephone lines, may run suoh lines yea
or under peoples land and property whether public o private. should
the line, t must however have been proved BY judgments given By
impartial competent men chosen for the purpose by the e0ur1, that such
circumstances a reasonable and adequate system may be obtained. All
is affected by the line, may entertain with regard to the spot Where
the lines with appgrtenances are to be fixed shall besides be taken into
consideration in the running of the lines, should even the cost of the
system be increased thereby. Along the public roads and streets the
lines shall as far IS possible be kept on the sam side of the rod OF
street
In places where telegraph 0. telephonelHnes hare already been run.
nkG e nave nm all already adg. been S9, laid telephone lines may only be placed in 40 tr
shall II necessary be proved by a lawful survey.
ST.
In places where a telephone line is run, no building ENTERPRISE oy
earthwork may be undertaken nc any other work executed without
notice OF same having been given to the manager of the TELEPHONE office
as quickly as possible and not later than the moment when the work
is commenced.
A telephone line shall at the request Of the HORSEPOWER concerned
be temporarily or definitely removed when it has been proved by q
lawful survey that the removal is necessary for the undertaking Of work
OF the aforementioned nature, OF for the use which the owner intends
to make of the ground.
S Shrub berries and trees on the public streets, roads y squares. which
may nkey disturb the telephone lines, may be requested to be trimmed
to Sucn an extent as 1T be proved necessary for the security of the line
by q lawful survey
rbotbo OF al mt G MAJ or inconvenience caused to other peoples property.
"hetner Puohc Dr. private, by the placing, the presence and the manten-
ace n the telephone lines, compensation shall be given. The extent
OF such compensation shall IN casesw where a compromise cannot be reach
cd, DC hxed by impartial persons chosen by the Court. or by arbitration
according to mutual agreement.
So
Violations of the regulations laid down in S :, LIST part, shall be
punished with fines up to 800 FIR provided that the case does not by
us very nature fall under other penal clauses. These cases shall be
oeat with as public police cases, but prosecution will only take place
when demanded by the owner of the telephone lines.
$40.
The regulations in Ordinance of September 18th 1885 concerning
the penalty for damaging the appurtenances of the electric telegraph
in st Croix, shall also apply to the damaging of telephones and telephone
lines in St. Croix.
CHAPTER III.
CONCERNING H OBLIGATION O. SECRECY ETC.
NIL
The employees Of the telephone service shall be under the OBLIGATION
TO keep secret the conversations in the telephones IS also the names of