Melville Tramways Act 1914 (WA)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

ANNO. QUINTO

GEORGII QUINT I REGIS,

VIII.

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No. 8 of 1914.

AN ACT to authorise the Melville Road Board to construct and work Tramways within the Melville Road District, and for other relative purposes.

[Assented to 8th September, 1914.]

Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, in this present Parlia- BE it enacted by the King's Most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and

ment assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:-

1.     This Act may be cited as the Melville Tramways Act, 1914. Short title.

2.      It shall be lawful for the Melville Road Board, hereinafter Power to construct

referred to as " the Board," andwork tramways.

(a.) To make, form, lay down, construct, maintain, and work tramways in, upon, and along such of the streets and roads in the Melville Road District as the Governor by Order in Council may approve ; and with the like approval to alter and vary the routes of any such tramways, and to extend the same along any other streets or roads within the boundaries of the said district.

(b.) To place and run carriages upon such tramways, and to demand and take tolls and charges in respect of the use of such carriages.

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( c. ) To enter into agreements for the supply to the Board or its lessees of electricity for motive power to work the said tramways.

Borrowing powers.

3. (1.) The Board may, under and subject to the provisions of Part VII. of the Roads Act, 1911, borrow such money as may be required for the construction of the said tramways.

But it shall not be necessary for the Board, during the first two years after the raising of the loan, to provide a sinking fund for the repayment thereof.

(2.) Any money so borrowed shall not be taken into account in estimating the amount which may be lawfully borrowed by the Board under the provisions of the said Act for other purposes, notwithstanding the provisions contained in section two hundred and fifty-seven of the said Act.

Receipts and

penditure.	4. All moneys received by the Board by way of tolls, fares, and charges or otherwise accruing from the said Tramways, after deduction of interest and contributions to the sinking fund in respect of money borrowed for the construction of such Tramways, shall form part of the ordinary revenue of the Board; and all expenditure incurred in the maintenance, repair, and working of the said Tramways shall be defrayed out of the ordinary revenue of the Board.
Power to lease, etc	5. (1.) The Board may, with the approval of the Governor, but not otherwise, lease the said tramways, or any portion thereof, on such terms and conditions as the Board may think fit.
(2.) Where any lease of the tramways has been made, all the rights, powers, authorities, obligations, and liabilities of the Board in respect of the running, maintenance, and repair thereof shall, subject to any agreement between the Board and the lessee, be vested in, and may be exercised by, and shall attach to the lessee.
(3.) The Board shall not, without the approval of the Governor, sell, transfer, or assign the said tramways or any portion thereof, or the privileges conferred upon the Board by this Act.

By-laws. 6. (1.) The Board may make, alter, and repeal by-laws as to

the following matters:

(a.) Prescribing tolls, fares, or charges which may be demanded or taken by the Board or its lessees from any passenger, or in respect of the carriage of goods;

(b.) Regulating the use of tramcars by passengers, and the number of passengers that may be carried in each tramcar ;

(c.) Prohibiting the committing of any nuisance upon

tramways or tramcars ;

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(d.) Regulating the ordinary traffic on that portion of the

roads on which any tramway is laid ; and

(e.) Generally for regulating the traffic on the tramways, and the conduct of all persons employed on or about the same or travelling or being thereon.

(2.) Any by-law may impose a penalty not exceeding twenty

pounds for the breach thereof.

(3.) Such by-laws, when confirmed by the Governor and

published in the Government Gazette, shall have the force of law.

(4.) Copies of all by-laws shall be laid before both 11 ouses

of Parliament within fourteen days from the making thereof, if Parliament is sitting ; and if not, then within fourteen days after the next meeting of Parliament.

By ANDOrily : FUND. WTI. SIMPSON, Govenunent Printer, Perth.