Port Adelaide Waterworks Act 1864 (SA)

ANNO VICESIMO SEPTIMO ET VICESIMO OCTAVO

A. D. 1864.

No. 3.

An Act to provide for the extensiola o f the Wuter Supply to places

within two miles of the Hailz to Port Adelaide.

[~ssented ' to, 30th August, 1864.1

HEREAS it is expedient that provision should be made for Preamble.

W extending tho water supply to places situate within two	miles of the main from Adelaide to Port Adelaide-Be it therefore
Enacted by the Governor-in-Chief of the Province of South Aus- tralia, with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and House of Assembly of the said Province in this present Parliament assembled, as follows:

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1. This Act nlay be cited s s the "TVrtterworks Extension Act, Short title ofact.

1864."

2. " The Port Adelaide Waterworks .4ct, 1863," shall be dcen~ed E:kft2:$;67y,".

to be incorporated with this Act, and shall be read herewith as be incorporatod.

forming one ,4ct.

3. If at any time one-half of the ratepayers or persons liable to be commiwioner to qv

rated under this Act of any township within two miles of the main $ ~ ~ , " f ~ , " ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ P

aforesaid, and who shall in the aggregate be liable to pay two- main on request of

thirds of the rates payable in respect of the said township, shall payers.	one-half of rate-
present a memorial to the Commissioner, praying to be supplied with water from the undertaking mentioned in the said Act, the Cornn~issioner may, if he s h d think fit, cause plans, sections, and books of reference, showing the nature of the works proposed to be prepared and deposited, m the same manner as the plans,

sections,

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sections, and books of rcfcrencc lodged in the Surveyor-General's Office, for the purposes of the said underta.liing, as in the said Act more particularly mentioned; and he shall thereupon have and exercise all the powers and a-ithorities by snch Act conferred, for the purpose of constructing such mltlcrtaking in and about making and constructing m y such works for the purpose of supplying such township with water as aforesaici, according to such plans, sections, and books of reference; and after the corriyletioil of such works he shall have and exercise all tlic powers and authorities in respect to such township and works as arc by the said Act cont'exed upon him in respect of the said undertaking, ancl the Town of Port Adelaide: Provided always that the inhabitants of thc said town- ship shall bc charged by the Comrniscioner with the expense of constructing such works, and also with n fair proportionnte part of the expense of the said nndertaking, such propo~tion to he fixed by t.he Comn~issioner, and E U C ~ scclmty to bc lcllicil by him for the payment thtrcof as to the said Commissioner inny swin fit: Pro- vided also that the said rnclnorinl shall bc published at least three

consecutive tiincs in the &utA Ausfrcrtz'nn G ' o c c n m e v t Gazette.

Commissioner may 4. The Commissioner may at any timc, on the request "in writing of any person or persons residing at any y!acc.

eupply water to any	within two miles
place witbin two

miles of main.	of the said main, taka the necessary steps for supplying such person or PCYSOIIS with water fiorn the said urdwtaking: Provided always, that the expense of the works necessary- ibr supplying water to any such piacc as afitrrsaid sl~nl l in all caws be paid by the
person or pcrsons rtialiinp such rcqucst as aforcsaici, the nature alld B-
description of the works for supplj iny such wntcr being en~ircly in
the discretion of the Commissioner.
Provisions of Port

Adelaide Waterworks 5. The provisions of the said Act as to assrssment, appeal, and

A O ~ to extend to a11 other matters requisite for levyillg and colkcting rates, shall, as

p1ace6*u~pfiedund" far as practicable, extend air? apply to any township, place, or

thia Act. places supplied with water under thc provisions cf this Act, and the

Commisdonc~. sl~nll haw and escrcisc, in rrference to any township

or placc supplicd with vatcr under this Act, all powers and authorities conferred upon him by the said Act in rehence to the said undertaking, ancl the said Town of Port Adelaide.

Forms in Schedule

6. The forms in the Schedules to the said Act may be adopted

the like notices to be given in reference to any township or place

supplied with water under the provisions of this ,4ct.

may be altcrcd.

by the Commissioner with such alterations as may be necessary for

than charged at Port

Rates not to IM lower 7. The rates to be charged under this Act shall in no case be

Addaide.	less than those charged under similar circumstances to the inhabi-
tants of the said Town of Port Adelaide.
Interpretation of

tcmu. 8. I n the construction of this Act, unless inconsistent with the

context, the word Township " shall mean any piece of land which

has been and may hereafter be laid out in allotments, with streets

or

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or roads laid out and reserved for the use of the purchasers of such allotments, and having known and defined boundaries, or the boun- daries whereof shall be properly defined and described in the memo- rial to be presented to the Commissioner as hereinbefore mentioned.

I n the name and on behalf of the Queen I hereby assent to

this Act.

D. DALY, Governor.

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Uelaide : Printed by authority, by W, C. COS, Government Printer, Victoria-aquare.