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ment and operation of telephones in St. Croix for d period of 20 years,
and it decides in that case the terms for any such concession, a it aMo
in same may embody provisions with regard to emitting the Public to
take the telephone system IL accordance with further regulations
From the States monopoly according to s / re exempted lines ss-
tablished By not more than two persons for their W exclusive use.
should there in the place in question not be any ooncessiOn%re willing
to take I've such telephone connection.
The private telephone systems, for which concession has been grant
ed and which ar in operation when the present Ordinance comes into
force, may be maintained and carried on IS before subject to the pro-
Should private telephone lines be established without the right var
ranted by the regulations laid down in S. "A, it shall be punished by
confscation OF the unlawful lines with appurtenances.&
The confscated unlawful lines accruet to the concessionaire whose
privileges have been violated, or the Colonial Treasury, should there nt
up up to 500 F G'' Cases of hi Danf ar S4 to bs a"alt 'n ~th Ds as pubn S' p nds
cases, but prosecution will only take place when demanded by Govern
CHAPTER II.
CONCERNING TIL PLACING AND PROTECTION OF TELEPHONE LINES.
Parties who according to the Regulations laid down in S 12 are en-,
or under peoples land and property whether public or private. Should
the line, it must however have been proved by a judgment given BY
I paopg Of 'o dn5 1ns i 1s nee saassg fG in ' asd1 n'' 1hss n iH ' air s'o or ii il s4i, sGsR
circumstances a reasonable and adequate system may be obtained. All
is affected by the line, may entertain, with regard 10 the spot where
consideration in the running Of the lines, should even the cost Of the
hgss sh al a n'f fr Is p %nsfGSy' be 4 Eonf d dne tf pa6 aana roads ads and of th streets Tsd the os
In places where telegraph or teIephoDe]ises ba,e already been run,
or where pipes tor gas, water, sewerage, conductors for electricity or the
Hke. bave already been laid, telephone lines may only be placed in 80 far
IS it "a be done without mountaineering the former lines and this
shall 1t necessary be proved by alawful survey.
ST.
In places where q telephone line is ran, no building enterprise O
earthwork may be undertaken o 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
i9 commenced.
A telephone line shall at the request I f the HORSEPOWER concerned
be temporarily or definitely removed when it has been proved by a
lawful survey that the removal is necessary for The undertaking of work
OF the aforementioned nature, II for the use which the owner intends
to make of the ground.
Shrubberies and trees on the public streets, roads or squares, which
may likely disturb the telephone lnes may be requested to lie trimmed
to such IN extent as it be proved necessary for the security Of the line
by Il lawful survey.
S.
For all damage " inconvenience caused to other peoples proprtv,
whether public OF private, by the placing, the presence and the mainten-
anc Of the telephone lines, compensation shall be gwen. The extent
OF such compensation shall in cases where a compromise cannot be reach
ed, be fixed by impartial persons chosen by the Count, or by arbitration
according to mutual agreement. $50
So.
Violations of the regulations laid down in S 7 1t part, shall By
punished with fines up to 300 FIR provided that the case does not by
It's very nature fall under other penal clauses. These cases shall be
dealt with IS public police cases, but prosecution will only take place
when demanded by the owner of the telephone lines.
$40 ~sH<
The regulations. in Ordinance of September 18th 1885 concerning
the penalty fer damaging. tie >apputenances of the electric telegraph
lines in ST. Crox.
CHAPTER III.
CONCERNING H OBLIGATION IF SECRECY ETC
$11. ~
The employees of the telephone service shall he under the OBLIGATION