, 1908-01-01
s 4.

UOmeH AutU AOEco, may De main AsneO AnU
carried on ss before subject to the pro-
visions of the concession.
SIS.
Should private telephone lines be estab-
lished without the rights warranted by the
regulations laid Down in S. "A, it shall be
punished by confscation of the unlawful
lines with appurtenances:
The confscated unlawful lines accrue to
the concessionaire whose privileges have
been violated, or the Colonial Treasury con-
cerned, should there not be any such con-
cessionaire. The owner Oh. the owners may
besides be fined up to 500 FIR. Cases of this
nature are to be dealt with as public police
cases, but prosecution will only take place
when demanded by Government.
CHAPTER II.
CoAeRRNfNa THR PLACING AND PROTECTION
OF TELEPHONE LINES.
So,
Parties who according to the regulations
laid down i'll s IL are entitled to establish
and operate telephone lines may run such
hines over or under peoples land and proper
~ whether public or private. Should
it be impossible 10 obtain the permission
of the party concerned to place the line,
it, must however have been proved by a
judgment given by impartial competent
men chosen for the purpose by the> court,
chat such pl cling of the line is necessary
in\ order that in view of all existing clr-
stances a reasonable and ADEQUATE sys-
tenn may be obtained. All desires which
the public authorities or the private owner
whose property is affee cd by the line, may
entertain with regard to the spot where
Oh. lines with appurtenances are to be
fixed shall besides be taken into eonsidera-
tion in the running of the lines, should
even the cost of the system be increased
thereby. Along the pubic roAds and
streets the lines shall as far as possible be
kept on the same side of tn road or street.
In places where telegraph or telephone
lines have already been run, or where pipes
Tor gas, water sewerage, conductors for
laid telephone lines may only be placed in
so far as it can be done without inconveni-
encihg the former lines, and this shall if
necessary be proved BY a lawful survey.
In places where q telephone line is run,
no adding enterprise or esrthwork may
I be- undertaken hon any other work excited
wa 1out notice of same having been given
the manager Of the telephone Office as
=, Us possible and not later than the
IL ment when the work is commenced.
A telephone line shall at the request of
the HORSEPOWER concerned be temporarily
or ldetinitely removed when it has been
proved by a lawful strvey that the removal
is necessary for the undertaking of work
of the above mentioned nature, or for the
use which le owner intends to make of
the groun9.
I r"-:Deries and trees on the public
stl ests, roads or squares, which may likely
distp he telephone lines, may be request
I'd ~ @ trimmed to such an extent as it be
prove d necessary for the security of the line
= = ; lawful survey.
For all damage or Inconvenience caused
other peoples property, whether public
or private, by the placing, the preser .
and the maintenance of the telephone
lines, Compensation shall be given. The
8xtenA of such compensation shall, in cases
. whefea a compromise cannot be reached,
be .fxed by impartial persons chosen by
the Court, or by arbitration according to
pesFhal agreement.
So.
Violations of the regulations laid down
ejn s Z, LIST part, shall be punished with fines
up to 500 FIR. provided that the case does
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