, 1910-01-29

street.
In places where telegraph or telephone
lines have already been run, or where pipes
for gas, water sewerage, conductors for
electricity or the like have already been laid.
telegraph lines may only be placed in so far
as it can be done without mountaineering
the former lines, and this shall if necessary
be proved by a lawful survey.
IS.
In places where a telegraph line is run.
no building enterprise or %earthw0rk may be
undertaken nor any other work executed
without notice of same having been given to
the manager Of the telegraph office as quick
ly as possible and not later than the moment
when the work is commenced.
A telegraph line shall at the request of the
houseowner concerned be temporarily or de-
fin itely removed when it has been proved by
a Lawful survey that the removal is necessary
for the undertaking of work of the above
mentioned nature, or for the use which the
owner intends to make of the ground.
Strawberries and trees on the public
street, roads or squares, which may likely
disturb the telegraph lines, may be requested
to be trimmed to such au extent as it be
proved necessary for the security OF the line
by a lawful survey,
50.
For all damage or inconvenience caused to
other peoples property, whether public or
private, by the placing, the presence and the
maintenance Of the telegraph lines, compen-
sation shall be5given. The extent of such
compensation shall in cases where a COM
promise cannot be reached, be fixed by i'm
partial persons chosen by the court, or by ar
bitration according to mutual agreement.
$40.
Violations of the regulations laid down in
So, 1st part, shall be punished with fines up
to 800 Fir. provided that the case does not Dy
its very nature fall under other penal clauses.
These cases shall be dealt with as public
police cases, but prosecution will only take
place when demanded by the owner of the
telegraph lines.
S11.
The regulations in Ordinance No. II of
September 18th 1885 concerning the penalty
for damaging the appurtenances of the cleo
trio telegraph in st. Croix, shall also apply TO
damaging of telegraphs and telegraph lines
of any kind in all the Danish West India Is
lands.
CRAPTER III
Concerning the obligation Of secrecy etc.
II.
The employees Of the telegraph service
shall be under the obligation to keep secret
as we'll the contents of kilograms receiy-
ed as the names of senders and receivers
of kilograms. Any employee who violates his
duty Of secrecy, shall be punished with fines
or ordinary imprisonment; he shall upon
request of Government be dismissed from
the service.
Gases of this nature shall be dealt with
as public police cases, but prosecution shall
orly be made on demand by Government.
This ordinance comes into force imme-
diatelyafter having received Royal sanction.
The Governor introduced the Draft and
recommended it for favourable considera-
ton he would merely beg to add that this
Draft, as it is, requires no remarks from him
most of the contents will be in fresh memo
ry with the Councils Members from the
previous Ordinance on Telephones and that
Government had received the present Draft
rs it is from the Home Government with in
structions to endeavour to have the Ordi-
nance passed as soon us possible by the Co.
lonial Council his-the Goyernor's-impres-
sion is, if he might be allowed to ex-
press it, that there are conditions and pros
1,aofc now aviGtjnU Of hOma fhot would Gam