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Unsafe boiler not to be used

Penalty

Provision of fusible plug

Steam gauge

Inspector to have free access for inspection

Owner or

operator to assist inspector

Boilers in course of construction

reported to him to be in an unsafe condition and to notify in writing the owner or person using such boiler to make such repairs as he may deem necessary in order to render such boiler serviceable and safe for use, No. 10 of 1898, s. 12.

13. Any boiler declared to be unsafe by an inspector shall not be used until such repairs as are ordered by the inspector have been made and any person operating a boiler declared to be unsafe by an inspector before the repairs ordered by the inspector are completed shall be guilty of an offence and upon summary conviction thereof liable to a penalty of $50. No. 10 of 1898, s. 13.

14. Every steam boiler shall be provided with a fusible plug of good banca tin inserted in the flues, crown sheet or other part of the boiler most exposed to the heat of the furnace when the water therein falls below the prescribed limit so that the plug will fuse and put the fire out. No. 10 of 1898, s. 14.

15. Every steam boiler shall be provided with a reliable steam guage of approved make. No. 10 of 1898, s. 15.

16. The owner or operator of any steam boiler shall allow the inspector free access to the same and shall furnish water and fill the boiler to permit of the hydrostatic test being made and when necessary shall remove any jacket or covering from the boiler as directed by the inspector. He shall also assist the inspector in making his inspection and shall point out any defect that he may know of or believe to exist in the boiler or machinery connected therewith. No. 10 of 1898, s. 16.

17. Inspectors shall have the right at all reasonable hours to examine boilers in course of construction or undergoing or repair may repair and to refuse to grant a certificate of inspection for any boiler found to be improperly constructed or repaired or of which permission to make such inspection has been refused. No. 10 of 1898, s. 17.

be examined

Record to be kept

Annual report

Operating boilers

18. Every inspector shall keep a true record of all boilers inspected and all repairs ordered by him, of all boilers condemned by him as unsafe, of all accidents to boilers in his district whether by explosion or otherwise and of all casualties in connection with boilers in his district. No. 10 of 1898, s. 18.

19. Every inspector shall render annually on or before the thirty-first day of January in each year a concise report to the commissioner of all inspections made by him during the preceding year and of all accidents and casualties that may have happened connected with the operation of steam boilers within his district. No. 10 of 1898, s. 19.

.ENGINEERS.

20. Any person not holding a final or provisional certificate of qualification as an engineer under this Ordinance who at any

certificate

time after six months after the 19th day of September 1898 without operates any steam boiler or is in charge of any steain boiler while in operation whether as owner or as engineer shall be liable on summary conviction to a penalty of not less than Penalty $5 and not more than $50. No. 10 of 1898, s. 20.

to persons

qualification

21. The holder of a certificate of qualification as an engineer Certificates from any incorporated body authorised to grant such certificates who hold of qualification for operating steam boilers and engines or from certificates of the Dominion or any Provincial government or from any competent authority in any other portion of the British Empire or the United States shall be entitled upon making application to the commissioner and upon payment of a fee of $3 to obtain a certificate of qualification as an engineer and to be registered under the provisions of this Ordinance.

certificate

(2) Any person who on the 19th day of September 1898 Provisional had been during two years engaged in the operation of any steam boiler or boilers, upon producing a certificate of his uniform good conduct and sobriety from the owner or owners by whom he had been employed (if he be not himself the owner) and also from some responsible person not connected with the business of such owner or owners and a resident in the district in which such boiler or boilers have been so operated, shall be entitled upon making application to the commissioner within six months after the said date and upon payment of $3 to receive a provisional certificate of qualification for any period not exceeding one year.

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(3) The holder of a provisional certificate of qualification Final may at any time after the issue of such certificate upon the holders of recommendation of an inspector be granted a final certificate of provisional qualification as an engineer and be registered under the provisions of this Ordinance upon payment of a fee of $3.

certificates

provisional

(4) Before issuing a recommendation for the registration of Examination and issue of a final certificate to the holder of any provisional of holders of certificate as provided by subsection 3 of this section the certificate inspector shall thoroughly examine the holder of such provisional certificate as to his knowledge of the construction, care and operation of stationary steam boilers and engines and shall satisfy himself of the competency of the holder of such provisional certificate before recommending that he be registered and granted a final certificate under the provisions of this Ordinance.

(5) The commissioner may upon due cause being shown Cancellation cancel any certificate issued under the provisions of this Ordi- of certificate No. 10 of 1898, s. 21.

nance.

22. Any candidate who considers he has been unfairly Appeal from dealt with by any inspector may appeal in writing to the inspector commissioner setting forth such grievance and the commissioner shall at once cause such charge to be investigated and shall give a decision in the matter which shall be final. No. 10 of 1898, s. 22.

Certificate to be posted or produced to inspector

Absence or nonproduction of certificate

Year's service requisite

Examination to follow

Fee

Persons acting
in absence
of certified
engineer

23. Every person holding a certificate under this Ordinance shall expose it in some conspicuous place in the engine or boiler room in which he is employed or cause it to be attached to the engine or boiler which he is in charge of and in default shall be liable upon summary conviction to a penalty of not less than $5 and not more than $20.

(2) If such person be employed in charge of a portable engine and boiler he shall produce his certificate for inspection on being required so to do by any inspector.

(3) The absence of such certificate or its nonproduction on demand shall be prima facie evidence that the person operating the engine and boiler has no certificate. No. 10 of 1898, s. 23.

24. Any person (other than those mentioned in section 21 of this Ordinance) who may desire to qualify for registration and to obtain a certificate entitling him to operate steam boilers and engines connected therewith in the Territories shall serve twelve months as assistant to the holder of a final certificate issued in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance and at the expiration of such term shall pass an examination before one of the inspectors appointed under this Ordinance to prove that he has the necessary knowledge of the construction, care and operation of stationary steam boilers and engines connected therewith; if the inspector conducting such examination is satisfied as to the knowledge and qualification of the candidate and also to his having served the term of twelve months as herein provided he shall issue a certificate to that effect. Upon filing this certificate with the commissioner and paying a fee of $3 the candidate shall be duly registered and granted a final certificate.

(2) Each candidate examined by an inspector as above provided shall pay such inspector a fee of $3 for such examination. No. 10 of 1898, s. 24.

25. In case any owner of a steam boiler shows to the satisfaction of an inspector that he is unable by reason of some unforeseen occurrence to immediately secure the services of a duly qualified person to operate such boiler the inspector may grant a permit to any person producing satisfactory evidence of good conduct and sobriety to operate such boiler for a period of ninety days from the date of such application and in such case no penalty shall be incurred by reason of operating such steam boiler during the period covered by such permit.

Fee for permit (2) A fee of $3 shall be paid to the inspector for every such permit issued by him. No. 10 of 1898, s. 25.

Regulations and forms

REGULATIONS AND FORMS.

26. The Lieutenant Governor in Council may from time to time make such regulations and prescribe such forms as may be deemed necessary for the proper carrying into effect of the provisions of this Ordinance. No. 10 of 1898, s. 26.

FEES.

27. The fees payable under this Ordinance shall be paid into Fees the general revenue fund. No. 10 of 1898, s. 27.

PENALTIES.

28. Any person guilty of a breach of any of the provisions Penalties of this Ordinance for which no provision is herein made shall on summary conviction thereof be liable to a penalty not exceeding $50. No. 10 of 1898, s. 28.

SCHEDULE.

FORM A.

CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION OF STEAM BOILER.

I hereby certify that I have this day inspected the steam boiler and steam connections owned by

district of

of

described as follows:

in the
and

and having applied hydrostatic pressure, hammer test and carefully examined the said boiler and connections have found the

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Short title

CHAPTER 18.

An Ordinance respecting Ferries.

HE Lieutenant Governor by and with the advice and conseut of the Legislative Assembly of the Territories enacts as follows:

SHORT TITLE.

1. This Ordinance may be cited as "The Ferries Ordinance." No. 29 of 1897, s. 1.

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INTERPRETATION.

Interpretation

"Commissioner"

"Ferry"

"Licensee"

Issue of license

Terms of license

Size of ferry

operation.

2. In this Ordinance unless the context otherwise requires1. The expression "commissioner" means the Commissioner of Public Works of the Territories;

2. The expression "ferry" or ferries means any scow, barge or boat used for the purpose of carrying passengers, freight, vehicles or animals across any river or other body of

water;

3. The expression "licensee" means any person or persons holding a license to operate a ferry in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance. No. 29 of 1897, s. 2.

ISSUE OF FERRY LICENSES.

3. Subject to the provisions of this Ordinance the commissioner may at any time issue a license to any person or persons for the establishment and operation of a ferry or ferries on any river, stream or other body of water in the Territories granting the exclusive right to maintain and operate the said ferry or ferries within the limits specified in such license and upon such terms as to him may seem fit. No. 29 of 1897, s. 3.

4. No license shall be granted for

(a) A longer term than three years;
(b) Any exclusive right for a greater limit than three
miles up and three miles down the stream measured
along the stream from the point at which the ferry is
operated as specified in the license;

(c) Any ferry of which the scow, barge or boat is not of
sufficient capacity to carry safely one waggon contain-
ing three thousand pounds together with two horses
or other draught animals attached thereto. No. 29 of
1897, s. 4.

5. Every ferry license granted shall specify the kind and and limits of size of scow, barge or boat to be used in such ferrying, the limits of the stream, river or other body of water within which such ferry is to be operated, the period of time covered by such

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