Railways Amendment Act 1900 (WA)

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No. XXIV.

AN ACT to amend the Railways Amendment

Act, 1881.

[Assented to, 5th December, Noo.]

Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, in this present Parlia- BE it enacted by the Queen'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 Railways Amendment Act, short title.

1900.

2. SECTIONS four and five of the Railway Amendment Act, Repeal of 44 Viet.,

1881, are hereby repealed, and the following sections are sub-	No. 17, ss. 4 and 5.
stituted:—

3. (r.) A LIST of all the tolls which the Governor in List of tolls to he

Council shall from time to time direct and appoint to be	published on a toll-
taken shall be published on a toll-board, which shall be kept	board.
exhibited in a conspicuous place on each station.

(2.)

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Railways Act—Amendment.

(2.) The said listmay be so published by being painted on the toll-board in black letters and figures on a white ground, or in white letters and figures on a black ground, or by being written or printed in legible characters on paper or other material affixed to such board, or in a book hung thereon or attached thereto.

Tolls to be taken	4. THE toll-board by this Act required shall have the
only while toll-board

is exhibited. Penalty	words " toll-board " legibly painted or printed at the head
for defacing, eta.	thereof, and no tolls shall be demanded or taken by the Commissioner in respect of any goods or passengers during any time at which the toll-board, with the list of tolls published thereon as by this Act required, is not exhibited in a conspicuous place at the station at or nearest to the place where such goods or passengers are received for carriage on the railway ; and if any person wilfully pulls down, defaces, or destroys any toll-board or any list of tolls affixed or attached thereto, or any mile-post on the line of any railway, he shall forfeit a sum not exceeding Five pounds for every such offence.
In tue name and on behalf of the Queen I hereby assent

o this Act.

ALEX. C. ONSLOW, .Administrator.

By Authority : RICHARD Parana, Government Printer, Perth.

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