rt^LA^S OF THE' GREY COUNTY '' a '" ; COUNCIL, i 914. ~ lii '■_•'■'"■ '• — ; .'.'■.. j c TN Pursuance and in exercise ;of the -a powers, provisions, and authorities ii ■contained in ."The Counties Act, 1908 ," j "The Public Works, Act 1908;" and: a "The Motor, Regulation Act, 1908 j"!p "The West! and, Grey, Inangahua andj :t Buller Counties Vehicle Licensing ! s Act, 1832;" and any amendment there- j s of respectively, and all other enabling j t powers, provisions and authorities con- j . tamed in any other Acts, oi otherwise: a vested in it, the Council of. the Grey ( cl County hereby, makes by this Special c Order the following By-laws:— s PARTI. -■■ '.-\.' INTRODUCTORY, v , q -—-.■• -". ". ■' ' ..." '• '■■ I REPEAL; :■[■ r i 1. By-laws 3sds. 2 to 19 heretofore made~by the Grey County Council are t hereby repealed. v. '• . ■ '...-. ? DIVISION OF BY-LAWS. , , $ 2. . These by-laws are divided into t eleven parts, .numbered 1 to 11 inclu-' I sive, each of which parts is divided into 1 - sections. The schedules appended to c these by-laws shall be deemed to for mi* part thereof, and a s^gh* deviation j I from the forms prescribed, but to the same "effect and not calculated fco mislead, shall not vitiate them. . INTERPRETATION. ; 3. In these, by-laws if nofcinconsret ent with or repugnant to the context "Billiard Room" means- and includes every .room to which the public are admitted, and which is or may be used fox the purpose of playing billiards,, pool, pyramids, bagatelle, or other games of a like nature for payment, but does not include a billiard room in any premises licensed under ' 'The Licensing Act, 1908)" or a club. ' "Bridge" and "Culvert'; means any bridge or culvert respectively .;■. under - the care, control, or management of the Grey County Council, or any bridge or culvert within the' Grey County as to which the said Grey County Council has by law, authority to make this by-law, or as to which the same is capable of operating. '"; "Bicycle shall include tricycle, velocopede, and every or. any other similar machine not propelled by motor power. " ■ "Cattle" includes any colt, filly, foal, gelding, horse. or mare; any bull, calf, cow, heifer, ox or steer } any ewe, y lamb, ram, or wether ; ass, mule ; or goat 5 and, any I">oaf/ sow or 'ether pig Vide Section 2of the Public Works Act, 1908. . "Council" means the Grey. County Council. "County" means the Grey County. , "Disc means a metal disc painted red on one^ "side .and white on <he other, at least 18in. in diameter and fixed oy; authority of the Council in a con-; - spicuous. position above the ..level' and on the side of the road, f^ \ , "Gross weight" means th« weight of a vehicle, traction engme, • motor 1 waggon, or machine, together with any .thing .cv things' being transportedthereon. . " ! 1 ' Jinker' ' means :— - • ■ ( . (1.) Any vehicle, or -vehicles ' used for the purpose of carrying" timber, iron^ machinery or other materials by ,being suspended from; and under} the axle or axles o? such vehiGte or ; vehic -■ ' Ibs> . /■ ■;■■ •; ■,-. • ■ ";. . ■ ■ ■'.; :; J (2) A ny vehicle or vehicles carry • ing. in any, w;xy whatsoever timber, iron, machinery^ or other . materials of an-y greater length than 20 -feet, and no;t l^eing included" in the previous.' para- . : graph... :■. ■■'■;;. ■;".''. -''-r .■•■". : v. I .;' •■;.' ' 'Heavy Traffic' 'in this by-law means . the transportation .of any. vehicle, ' eh- . or machine, which shall itself, or ' together with any ; thing of things' be- ■ ing tfansrpQr.ted,. thereon, weigh more , than one arid a- half tbnfv avoirdupois to each pair; of wheels. ;• '■ . ''M^tor" means: any yelucle propelXed by mechanical .power if nt does not Exceed. thr<je ions in w^iglii; , unladen, i and ;.'-Is ■ jlot used ;, for the ptirpos© of j - ; lrawing^ more than one vehicle (such vehicle with its locomotive not to ex.oeed in weight four .tons unladen^) - In calculating for the purposes of this- bylaw the Weight of a vehicle unladen, the weight of any fuel, pr accumulators u.sed. for, the? purposes, of propulsion shall- not be included. Vide Section':.? of "Th^' Motor Regulation Act- lflOB"^' 'Mote' c shall include . Motor Oir> Motor i Waggon, and Motor ', Cycle. ■ ;. ': / ..". . ■ ..' -.'i*\ .. : ' : ''Motor. Car". means- any-r motor having not less than ; three'wheels, anc[ used ' solely for' parrying r p.asgepgprs :: and ( their .personal 4uSgage. .:..., ' ."' ,j /^Vlotor, Waggon/'' .me^sia^ motor carrying; or. constructed, fo pa-rryv loading sucix&s. in on Schedulo A. ■hereof.:': ..■; ■■■.■'•; : ■.-,... ; ,. '.■.;,. ■,:',■ "Offence" .means anpffence ajgainst; '" any of the: provisions : pf this by-law, ii^clu^feg the omi?sion .of Neglect to' comply with any part thereof. -' . , ■■".ownei'V. i ;}iiciJ.ucL6g > a ;bq.Tillee entitled^ to th© pp^Sjessipn .4nd use 9f a motor, bicycle, £raction. jengi^ or vehicle. • ; "Person" includes any incorporated .'•' body or company. : -• v v . / ' ■--■. .■» /'Road," in, addition tpth,e. meaning . assigned to it by the above named Acts .", or any of them, means and includes a,ny highway, xoad, street, thprough- ; fare, or way of a j)ublic nature, or used by the . public "as . of^right, and under the care,. control, or management of the Grey County Council, and unless .rer pugnant to the context, includes any bridge, culvert, ford, or. other .thing \- appertaining to a road. ; : : : "Traction Engine" means any locomotive engine propelled by steam ; or other mechanical power apd designed for use on ordinary- roads. ,; • "Vehicle" means; and; includes every l\ bttggyj cab, carriage, cart, coach,, drag, s dray, express, gig, jinkef, lorry, sulky, j timbeivwaggon, van, waggony and any d other conveyance on wh.eels designed for use on ordinary roads ; and whether it. drawn by animals, or 'drawn or proa pelled by mechanical power. "Wheel Traffic" means- traffic car- : ried on byy or by means of any vehicl©. Words importing the^ singular nunir ' ber include the pluralVnumber and vice versa, : and words importing the P masculine gender include females. . : - .;.•■ penalties ; '.;■■[■ 'v';.. 4; .Every,- person who shall do , or cause to be done,' "br-b'e -knowingly iCptL--1 doing, or suffer to be done, " -any tiling contrary to,; or.otHe^wise than ■■"'" as provided by. these byflaws,' or wk T shall omit to do anything 'hereinafter , r^uired.to te dpn<^b.V-him, shall be • deemed guilty of -an off ence, and shall for each such offence, (unless' otherwise, provided hereinaf tef) be liable •tp a;,'p6iialty_iof:.five:'p6un4s.;os^.vor;isuch ; lesser sum, as the Court iiifiictingf the same shall .-in :-^its discretion '• thiiik. fit; and in evei'y casiß in whiph such' offence shall be -a conl:riiuing''; one, 'then\ .to a \ : : penalty .of £5i uf; such -lessei* sum; as :•: -the Court shall think fit, 'for every day ?-'. or part of, a .day during' which «uch 5 .offence shall continue. '■ V ■ • lv ■.'■; ■■■.-:;'■ '.:''■ ; "■' .'':"■ .:;-.' ..'•- ' /.-./':;'', • :'' ■'•-.• % .;■:'■: ■-■',:.-/. : : - : ';..' -:': ; ;;; MOTORS AND BICYCLES. 1. No perspn shall drive or oper-
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Grey River Argus, 30 May 1914, Page 8
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