Boerasirie Water Commission By-laws (Cap. 55:02)

Water Commissioners SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION BOERASIRIE WATER COMMISSION SY-LAWS made under section 3 By-laws 24th Scp1embcr, 1889. 1 1. These By-laws may be cited as the Boerasirie Water Commission Citation. By-laws. 2. In these By-laws~ I"terpretation. "Commissioners" means the Boerasirie Commissioners appointed under the Boerasirie Creek Act; c,S0:05 "canal" means the canal constructed by the Commissioners under the Boerasirie Creek Act; .. proprietor of a plantation" means proprietor of a plantation liable to pay any assessment under the Boerasirie Creek Act. 3. The Commissioners shall cause the canal and all works con- Ct,mmis nected therewith to be kept in good order. }~i~~f~~ 4. At the half-yearly meeting of proprietors of plantations to be held in the month of January in each year, the Commissioners shall submit an estimate of the cost of maintenance of the canal and the works connected therewith, and of all salaries for the current year; and, llpon such estimate being approved, the Commissioners shall appo((lon the same pro raw uver lhe variuus iuten::str, ar, provided by section 8(g) of the Boerasirie Creek Act. 5. The annual assessment is payable as follows, namely, one moiety on the 1st March nnd one moiety on the 1st September in each year; and any proprietor of a plantation who refuses or neglects to pay the assessment within one month after the date is in addition to being liable to be proceeded against as provided in section 12 of the Bocrasirie Creek Act, liahle to have the water i;hut off from the plantation during the non-payment of the arrears. 6. No person shall, except with the permission in writing of a Commissioner, cut or cause to be cut through the dams of the canal 1 or make any stop-off therein, or in any way impede the passage of the water there for any purpose or under any pretence whatever, under a penalty or one hundred and fifty dollars for each offence. Estimate. P11,ymentof annual assessment, C, S0;05 P¢rsou not to cljt through d4mofcanal et~. • ManJgCf CU.l. nmm,-m chroughdaro of canal etc. Per.on 110110 Op(Obluioo etc. Manager etc, not to open sluice etc. Penalties r.-.covtrable, Balltin41. polhuing: watc:t~fcrctk etc. Cap. 55:0l }Jl)eratlrle Wmer Commissio,1 By-Laws 7. No manager, deputy manager, overseer, e11gioeer, superin~ lem..h;nl, 1.11 utlu:;r pen;on of, or belonging to a plantation :shall, except with the permission in writing of a Commissioner, cut, or cause to be cut, through the dams of the canal, or make any stop­ off therein, or in any way impede the passage of the water therein, for uny purposo, or under any prcte11~ whatever, under a penalty of seven hundred and twenty dollars in case of a first off1mce, and a penalty of one thousand four hundred and forty dollars in case of a second or any subsequent offence, and, in case of a continuing offence, A further pt1:nalty, of seven hundred and twenty dollars for each day after written notice of the offence from one of the Commis­ sioners has been served on I.he manager of the plantation. 8. Every person who opens. or causes to be opened, the sluice or koker of any plantation during the period for which -the Commiss­ ioners may have thought proper to direct it to be kept shut, is liable to a penalty of one hundred and fifty dollars for each offence. 9, (I) Any manager, deputy manager, overseer, engineer, super­ intendent, or other person of and belonging to a plantation or village who opens or causes to be opened the sluice or kokcr of any planta­ tion during the period for which the Commissioners may have thought proper to direct it to be kept shut, 1s hable to a penalty of seven hundred and twenty dollars in case of a first offence, and a penalty of one thousand four hundred and forty dollars in case of a second or any subsequent offence, and, in case of a continuing offence, u further penalty, of sovc:n hundn;d and twenty dollar.'! for each day after written notice of the offence from one of the Com­ missioner,:. has been served on the manager of the plantation. (2) The kokers being loeked down indicate that plantations are upon time runs. 10. (l) The penalties imposed by by-laws 6 and 8 are recoverable under ~ection 15 of the Act. (2) The penalties imposed by by-laws 7 and 9 shall be con~ sidercd to be incurred by and be recoverable from the proprietor of the plantation under section 6 of the Act. 11. Any person who is found bathing in or otherwise polluting the water of the creek or canal, or trespassing upon, or damaging the banks of the canal, may be apprehended by any officer or other person authorised m wnung by a Commts:i:loner, and ~hill!, uu summary conviction, forfeit and pay a fine of thirty do\L Water Commfssionns Olp. 55:02 9 Hoertuirle Wu/er Commi.u/011 Br- Lnws [Subsldla.r,J lZ, Any Ci\ttlc, hv111ci., mu!c.-., u.'>:.c~, :,hcep, u1 guals whfoh a1t: Ctmt~e1c. found straying on the banks of the canal may be impounded, aad mayinc any pJgs wJtich ate found 011 the banks of the canal may be destroyed; and in the event of any proprietor of a plantation allowjng any stock belonging to the plantation to stray upon the bunk$ 4f the onnal, he shall be deemed to have committed an offence, and is liable to a penalty of one hundred and fifty dollars for each such offence, and such penalty is recoverabfe under sectfon 5 of the Act, 13. No person is allowed to use any craft on the waters of the ~se~fcraft canal without permission in writing from a Commissioner; and any mcanal. person who is so found without such authority may be apprehended by any oflicer or other person authorised in writing by a Commis• sioner, and shall, on summary conviction, forfeit and pay a fine of thirty dollars. 14. (1) The intake sluiees or kokers of aH the plan tations entitled D~ensionsof to Wat.er front the canal Sllall be of il'()ll of the fOllOWlng dimenSious, t;uitf that is to say, 30 inches in diameter and 40 fee-t in length, and they shall be placed not less than five roods from the banks of lhc canal, with the bottoms of the sald sluices or kokers at 48 G.D. (2) Weirs shall be placed in all the intake canals of the planta• tions uot more than :five roods from the kokers, and the wairs shall be of 11uch material as the Commissioners may direct, and the tops of the weirs shall be at +50·5 G.D. (3) Any such weir shall be put down within 14 days after notice in writing signed by a Commissioner has been served upon the registered representative cf the plantation or village, subject to the approval of the Commissioners; such approv~l or disitpproval, as the case rnay be, shall be expressed in writing and signed by the Commissioners, and shall be forwarded by them, by registered letter, rn the registered representative of the plantation or village; and, in cw.ie of disapproval, the re,asons for such disapproval sJ1aJJ be set out. (4) If any weir is not put down or completed to thei satisfac-­ tion of the Commissioners as hereinbefore required, or if any weir, after being approved of by the Commissioners, at any time sinks below the requirc.d level for such weir, or gets out of repair in any manner whereby the proprietor of the plantation might derive benefit, for the space of fourteen days after notice in writing signed by a Commis• sioner has been served on the manager of the plantation, then the penalty for any such infraction is a sum of seven hundred and twenty dollars in case of a first offence, and a sum of one thousand four hundred and fr..-ty dollars in case of a secand or any subrequent offence, and, ii. -'Se of a continuing offence there shall be a further ,:,;,:t,U, I/JYIJ 10 [!,u~kliary] l,,r.trduof C+lmrnis­ &ionm di.t:retion. Placing and U6¢ Offinet, Cap. S510l I.Yater Commiss,',Q11crs ikJuosfrle Water Co,nminlo11 n,.i penalty of seven hundred and twenty dollars for each day after noti"i. in writlns of tho otl',;,noc from Q. Commia;:iiom:..- hn.-, b,;;,.,n served upon the manager of the plantation, and every such penalty is recoverable under section 6 of the Act, ln case of a weir being out of repair, the water may he shut off until the weir is repaired to the ~ati~facJinn nf thf' r,,mmii:cinnP.r<> (5) The acreage of the plantations included in the 8oerasirie Commission is 29,773 acres and dividing this over 168 hours, or a week, gives 5·64 hours run for every thousand acres per week of seven days, and the urea of the ~tandard kokcr being 707 :i;quare inches, this gives 3,988 inch hours for each 1,000 acres. 'The Com­ missioners may, in case of necessity, allow the temporary use of a koker of a smaller size than is hereinbefore mi;ntioned, and in any imch r.a&f! the area of !.lm:h tPmp<'. il"}' la<olcM in ,square inches divided into the above inch hours will give the hours during which such temporary koker may be allowed to remain open. (6) The plantations, with the times at which their respective kokcra ar,; to be opened and closed, arc spct;jfkd in the $,:;.hcduk, Any time runs may be transferred upon a written application from the managers of both plantations being delivered to the secretary to the Commissioners 36 hours before such transfer Is required. (7) The Commissioners are hereby permitted to regulate tile time runs, or to shut off the water entirely at any time, according to the level of water in the canal. tS, In anticipation of the appro11ch of r.iiny season$ when the water in 1he creek rises to 57 G.D., it shall be lawful for the Com­ missioners to remove all restrictions, and allow the participators in the scheme to draw at will for flushing, or any other purpose. But on thl'! r.pprrnu•h nf thP 11t1rnl nry s<Jasnnt, :'Inn when the wa«•i· falls to 59 G.D. in the Main Creek, the Commissioners may order the plantations to be put on the time nm. 16, All fines recovered under these by-laws shall be placed to the credit of the account for the maintenance of the canal, and may be used, in whole or in part, for rewarding any officer or servant of the Commissioners. Plantation Versaflles,c.a. ... Windsor forNI, c.a. ... LaJalou:ru ... ... Blankcnblrg Den Ainsel and F~ll~NSlip" Hague ... Cnmelitl, Ha ... . .. Leonora, ,.a, ... . .. Stewart vile ... Uitvlugl, ,.a. ... Mn-on-1'b!norg ... ... Tuochen D'Vrk:nden,c.i. Ve. gcnoe;en ... . .. Phito.d(!!plia ... ... SCHEDULE WEST CoAsJ- WATER SUPPLY SoiEME Pu.NS FOR TIU BI-WEEKD' DlSTRIBUTION OF THE BoERASiRJE WATERS FxstRun Second Run Hmm; >\;;reagc ,~ TmeofKuker Yllm:dKoker Time of Koker Time of Kok er Opening Shut:ing Opening Shutting ... 1.950 11.0 Sun 6.0 a.rn JJ.30a.m. Wed 6.0p.nt. 1 UOp.m . . .. 4,174 13.5 •= lL30a.m. 11.20pm. Wod. l!.30p.m. 1 Li5 a.n1. Thrs.. . .. 1,170 6.6 ,~, Jl.20p.m. 2.40 am. Mon. - 11.'15a.rn. 2.+0p.m. ... 1,257 JJ) Moo. 2.40a.m. 6JOa.m. Tim. 2.40p.m. 6.IOp.m, ... 888 5.0 Moo. 6.10 a.ro. 8.40am. Tim 6.lOp.m. SAOp.m, ... J,622 .. , Moo. 8.40 a.m U(I pm. Tim 8.40p.m. l.lOa.111. Fri. ... 1,345 , .. Moo. UOp.m 5.0 pm. Fri. l.IOa.m. 5.·) a.n;, ... 4,256 24.0 Moo. 5.0 p.m. 5.0 a.m. Tues. Fri. 5.0 a.m. 5:) p.m. ... 1,599 9.0 TU(S. 5.0 .a.m. 9.30am. Fri 5.0 p.m. 9JO p.n1. .. . 4,23ll 24.0 T=. 9.30a.m 9.30p<ns Fri. 9.>0p.m. 930 a.m. Sat. ... 2,234 12.6 T-. 9.30 p.m 5.30am. Wed. Sa<. 9.30a,m . 3.SO p.m. ... 2,.414 us Wei. 3.50a.m 10.35 am. s.,. 3.50p.m . I0.)5 p.m. . .. l,216 ·~ W<l. JQJ5 a.m 2.5 p.m.. S.L I0.35p.m. 25 a.m. Sun. . .. 1,406 1.9 Wcl. 2.5 p.m. 6.0 p.m. Sun. 25 a.m. 6.) a.m. t ~- ;;': " ~ ;;; ' ' " ~ ,· a § 3 ' •· ½ g s· , !f ~ :!-,f;:; • ~ vi .. e; ~ r. '? el: s