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SAINT VINCENT
GOVERNMENT GAZETTE
published bp gAuthorit.
Vol.. 88.] SAINT VINCENT. TUESDAY, 25 OCTOBER. 1955. [No. 59.
GOVERNMENT NOTICES.
No. 459.
IN THE MATTER OF THE LAND ACQUISITION ORDINANCE (No. 22/1946)
AND
IN THE MATTER of the Acquisition by the Governor-in-Council of certain parcels of
land at Arnos Vale and Villa in the Parish of St. George and at Belle Vue
in the Parish of Charlotte for a public purpose.
DECLARATION OF ACQUISITION OF LAND.
(SBCQND PUBLICATION.)
WHBREAS it is enacted by Sectioni 3 of' tbh L Otd Acquisition Ordinance
(No. 22 of 1946) that if the Governor iii C(oncil considers that any land should
be acquired for a public purpose he may cause a ieclaati ain to that effect to be
made :
AND WHEREAS it is considered by thl- Govrii'or-in-Coincil that the under-
mentioned parcels of land should be acquired for a public purpose, to wit,
the improvement of the Windward 11High way.
NOW IT IS HEREBY 1)ECLARED by His Excelhlency the Governor acting
by and with the advice and consent of thel Executive Coutcil of the Colony of
St. Vincent that upon the Second Pu blication of this Notice in the Gazette all
that, parcel of land mentioned in the Sch dule below shall be acquired for the
public purpose afore-nientioned, alli shall v( st abl-oluiI l in :lie Crown ;
AND IT IS HEREBY FURTHER DECLARED AND NOTIFIED that plans show-
ing the above-mention' I parcels of land havit- been prl-fp ed by Mr. E. Stinson
Campbell. licanseil Lawn Surveyor, an, inmay bo inspected at all reasonable
hours at the S'lryev Otfice in tlle i Iwn of Kingstown in the said Colony :
SCHEDULE.
Parish Location Vame or Owner Area Acquired
St George Arnos Vale ('onrati Bute 253 S.F.
Villa liers of Henry .Jack 304 S.F.
Amelia Grecia 383 S.F.
Avltoti Knights 43,233 S.F.
iris ByN:m. 2.021 S.F.
Charlotte Bel'le Vue Victomria Beach 4,443 S.F.
18th October. 1955.
72.72 1
S5 1f-
336 SA1NT VINCENT, TUESDAY, 25 OU !OBER, 1955.-(No. 59).
No. 467.
APPOINTMENTS.
The Administrator has been pleased to
approve he appointment, ofthe iinder-
mentioned personsas Class III Cleiks
in the General Clerical S-rvice of the
Colony, with effect from 1st October,
1955 -
Miss SHIRLEY CHARLES, assigned for
duty in the Medical Department:
Mr. OwEN R. COOMBS. appointed to
the Treasury Department (Inlandi
Re venue Branch). and tern porai I y
seconded to the Treasury Depart-
ment (Port & Marine Branch):
Mr. OSSION D. JACKSON, appointed
to the General Post Office, and
temporarily seco ended to the
Treasury Department.
25th October, 1955.
(P.F. 736. 735. 738).
No. 468.
MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE, LEWIS
PUNNETT HOME FOR THE AGED POOR.
In accordance with clause 4 of the
Third Schedule to the L'wis Punnett
Endowment Ordinance (No. 5 of 1954),
the following person has been appointed
to serve as a member of the Management
Committee of the Lewis Punnett Home
for the Aged Poor :--
Dr. H. B. HETHERINGTON.
25th October. 1955.
(D. 311954).
No. 469.
AMERICAN CONSULATE, PORT OP
SPAIN, TRINIDAD.
It is notified for general information
that Mr. DOUGLAS JENKINS, Junior. has
been appointed as Consul General of the
United States of Aniwrica, at Port uf
Spain. Trinidad. British West Indies.
25th October, 1955.
(A. 31949)
No. 470.
APPLICATIONS ARE INVITED FROM
SUITABLY QUALIFIED CANDIDATES
FOR TilE POST OF NUTRITION OFFI-
CER, WINDWARD ISLANDS.
1. Appointment. The appointment is
non pensionable, and will be for a
2. 'nlary. The salary is at the rate of
.500 rising hy annual increments
i, 50 to .700 per anmium.
3. Allowtne.s. Travelling an;i sub-
sisteeiiet allowances are payable
in accordance with local regulat-
ions in respect of approved travel
on duty.
4. Quarters. Quarters are not provi-
ded.
5. Le a ; e and Passages. Vacation
leave on full salary (to be taken
on thie satisfactory completion of
the officer's engagement) will be
granted at the rate of one week
for each completed period of 3
months resident service. The
Officer will also be eligible for
local leave at the rate of 14 days
per annum, and sick leave in
accordance with local regulations.
Passages to the Windwa.r d
Islands will be provided for the
officer on first appointment and
on the satisfactory termination of
the period of engagement.
6. Leave Passages. Leave passages
are provided in accordance with
local regulations.
7. Duties. The officer will be requir-
ed to draw up the diets for all
Government Institutions in the
Windward Islands and to super-
vise Ihe purchase, preparation and
service of meals in each. The
officer may also be required to
organism school feeding and do
some teaching of el ementar y
nutrition and cooking to adult
gro ups such is nurses and teachers.
The officer will, subject to the
genera] direction of the Governor
of the Wind wa d Islands. be re-
sponsible to the Senior Medical
Officer of the Colony in which she
is working.
i. Taxation. AllGovernnmjntofficers
are liable to taxation imposed by
local legislation.
Applications, giving full particulars of
candidate's qualifications and experience,
should tet accompanied by two testimon-
ials, which will not be returned, and
should bte addressed to tle Chief Secre-
tary. Windward Islands. Grenada. and
should raw-h him tiot later than 16th
Novem ber, 19.55.
25th October. 1955.
period of two years in the first No. 471.
instance. It will he s ub j e ct to BANK HOLIDAY.
Colonial RBgulations anti to the
local General Orders in force 'for By virtue of a Proclamation issued
the time being in so far as they with the Gazette of 18th October (S.R.
are applicable. & 0. No. 41). Monday, 7th November,
SAINT VINCENT. TUESDAY, 25 OCTOBER 1955.-(No. 59).
1955, being a Bank Holiday. all Public
Offices will be closed on that day.
25th October, 1955.
No. 472.
LEGISLATURE AND SUPREME COURT
OF BRITISH OUIANA.
VACANCY FOR OFFICIAL AND COURT
Court Reporter ildring a probationary
period of one year, or on a three-year
colnllr.i, reniewabie by mutual consent
on such terms as may be agreed upon
between the Government and the person
engaged.
5. Vacation leave is earre l at thie rate
of five dlayJs for each completed month
of resident service up to a maximum of
six months, sulbjct to the comple-tion of
REPORTERS. a minimum tour of service of two years.
6. A pensionable officer, or a con-
Applications are invited from suitably tract officer on the satisfactoi3 conmple-
qualified candidates for appointment to tion and renewal of his contract, would
vacant posts of Official andiCourt report- be eligible for the grant of assisted leave
ers, Legislature, and Supreme Court, passages in accordance with the Public
British Guiana. The posts are on the Officers Leave (Passages) Regulations
permanent and pensionable establish- I No. 31 of 1952.
nent of the Colony and on the salary A contract officer, if selected from
scale A 10: $2,400 x $120-,;3,120//1 x $144 overseas, would be provided with pass-
-$4,272/11 x $144-$4,560. A point of ages to British Guiana for himself his
entry in the scale may be fixed in ac- wife and children (if any) not exceeding
cordance with the candidate's qualifica- five persons in all, provided they
tions and experience. The appointee either accompany him to British Guiana
will be required to pass a strict short- or join him here within twelve months
hand test of 180 words a minute before of his departure from the Colony:
crossing the efficiency bar at $3,120 in (children to be under 18 years of age,
the scale. iinmnarried and dependent on the officer).
2. The duties of Reporters are as A similar passage concession will be
follows:- granted, at Government expense, for
(i) attending meetings of the
Legislative Council and re-
cording the proceedings ac-
curately in shorthand, or
attending at the Criminal or
Civil Assizes of the Colony
and recording accurately inll
shorthand and summing up of
the trial Judge, as well as
such other parts of the pro-
ceedings as he maydirect;
(ii) transcribing the notes taken
and making typewritten
copies of them either for
Hansard, or for the use of the
Criminal or Civil Appeal, as
the case may he;
(iii) undertaking any other duties
that may be assigned by the
Clerk of the Legislature or by
the Registrar of the Supreme
Court.
the officer and his family. back to the
country from which he was recruited,
on the satisfactory completion of his
contract.
7. Applications stating name in full
date and year of birth, educational
qualifications, details of any previous
experience and the standard of short-
hand and typewriting reached., and ac-
companied by two recent testimonials,
should 1b addressed to the Secretary,
Public Service Commission, General
Post Office Buililing, Georget(.wh Pri-
tish Guiana, to reach him not later than
the .30th November, 1955- Applications
received after this date will not be
considered,
8. Applicants already in the Public
Service must snbnlit their applications
through th-e normal official channels.
25th October, 1955.
3. Applicants should not be under 25
or over 44 years of age, should have a No. 462.
good education aid must be capable of LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS
writing accurate shorthand at a speed of & POLITICAL SCIENCE.
not less then 150 words per minute and
of typewriting at a speed of not less CandidI es interested in taking the
than 60 words per minute. Previous Entrance Examination for the London
experience in legislature and court re- School of Economics are hereby in-
porting will be an advantage. formed that the last date for the receipt
4. The successful candidate may be of applications for students wishing io
appointed, according to his preference, re;id for tlihe degree of B.Sc. (Economics)
either on a permanent and pensionable will be 1st January. 1956. The School
basis subject, if the officer is not already Entrance Examination will bie held on
in Government employment, to his Wednesday, 22nd February. 1956. An
serving s-atisfactorily as an Official or a entry fee of 1 (One pound) will be re-
338 SAINT VINCENT, TUESDAY, 25 OCTOBER, 1955.-(No. 59).
quired and candidates will also be res- registration to take place before the
possible for any local charges (as for Exminitation begins at 9.00 a.m.
example. for invigilation) which may! Writing paper will be provided, but
arise. candidates should bring the oth er
It is stressed that it is most important writing materials, and a copy of their
that applications iounid he sent in as Birth Certificates,
oe:r'l as possible before lthie cloesi .i : date. J. M. BUCHAN.
18th October. 1955. Headmistress.
11th October, 1955.
No. 473.
LEGISLATION.
The inderinentioned Bill is pub-
lished with this issue of the Gazette and
may be seen at the Government Office,
Kingstown Library. District Post Offices,
Police St nations, and at all Revenue
Offices :-
Bill for an Ordinance to repeal and
re ice the Roads Ordinance,
1949.
25th October, 1955.
No. 474.
The following Document is pub-
lished with this issue of the Gazette:-
S.R. & 0. No. 42.-Proclamation ex-
tending Part V of their Mainten-
Ance Ordinance, 1949 (No. 1 of
1949). to the Islands of Guern-
SO,. Ai-rle. ;mid Snt k.
iJ. 10/1946 ;
By Jonminanl,
A. V. KING,
Gover 'uenit S'ec, elary.
GOVERNMENT OFFICE,
25th October, 1955.
DEPARTMENTAL AND
OTHER NOTICES.
EDUCATION NOTICES.
ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS.
An Examination for entry to the
Grammar Schoci in Januiar- 1956, will
be held at the School on Saturday, 29th
October, 19.55, at 9.00 a.m. All candid-
ates must bring along rulers, pens, pen-
cils, and Birth Certificates.
J. F. GORDON,
Headmaster (Ag.)
15th October. 1955.
Tlit Enutrance Exaniination for the]
Girls' High School will be held oni
naturdayi. 29th October. 19.55. Girls
should arrive ait 8.30 a.m. to allow
EXAMINATIONS OF THE UNIVERSITY
OF LONDON.
It is htereby notified for the informa-
ion of interested persons that the B.A.
and ii,:ermediate Arts Examination of
the University of London will be held
in St. Vincent in the months of June
and July respectively, in 1956.
In addition to the examination fee, a
local fee of two shillings must be paid
by each candidate.
Candidates should submit to the
Local Correspondent in writing, not
later than the 26th January, 1956, their
Entry Forms duly completed, together
with the Treasury receipt for the exam-
ination and local fees paid.
Further particulars can be obtained
from the Local Correspondent.
11th October. 1955.
It is hereby notified for the informa-
Lion of interested persons that thlie Gen-
eral Certificate of Education Examina-
tion will be held in St. Vincent in June,
1956.
Before applicants will be accepted as
candidates for this examination, they
must be certified )by the Education
Officer as fit to take it. For such pur-
pose, the Education Ollicer will require
evidence that the applicant has been
pursuing a suitable course of study.
A Candidate who does not hold a
General Certific;ite of Education of the
University of London, or a Cambridge
School Certificate, will be required to
enter in not less than six subjects at
the Ordintary Level.
A candidate entering in six subjects
as stated above, will not be eligible for
the award of a certificate unless he
reaches the pass standard in at least
four subjects.
The Examination fee is ten shillings
per subject at Ordinary Level, and one
pound per subject at Advanced Level.
In addition, a local fee of two shillings
must be paid by each candidate.
Candidates should submit to the Looal
Correspondent in writing not later
than the 31st January. 1956, their full
names, Birth Certificate, subjects offered
for the examination, and the Treasury
(R.24/1951).
SAINT VINCENT, TUESDAY, 25 OCTOBER, 1955.-(No. 59). 339
receipt for the examination and local
fees paid.
Further particulars can he obtained
from the Local Correspondent.
S. C. CONNELL,
Local Correspondent.
Kingstown,
11th October, 1955.
POST OFFICE NOTICE.
Boxholders are hereby notified that
the Letter Boxes will be available be-
tween the hours of 7 a.m. and 6 p.m.
daily except on Sundays and Public
Holidays commencing Monday 24th
October. 1955 during the period when
the General Post Office is housed in the
building formerly used by the Public
Works Department.
McD. SMITH,
Colonial Postmaster.
21st October, 1955.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
ANTIGUA, B.W.I.-BELL BUOY
MOORED.
The Bell Buoy which had been
removed for repairs has been replaced
near to the southwest extremity of
Warrington Bank in St. John's road-
stead.
E. BLANCHARD.
Harbourmaster.
4th October, 1955.
(J. 1311946).
CUSTOMS NOTICES.
It is hereby notified that the under-
mentioned articles have been forfeited
for a breach of Section 90, Cap. 183 of
the Laws of St. Vincent, and will be
sold by Public Auction at H.M.
Customs at 11.00 o'clock on Wednesday,
9th November, 19.55:-
1 case Anchor Cigarettes.
9 etns. Anchor Oigarettes.
1 Row Boat -141 ft.
I tin Kerosene Oil.
PETER R. ELLS,
Collector of Customs.
H. M. Customs,
St. Vincent,
15th October, 1955.
It is hereby notified that the under-
mentioned article has been forfeited for
a breach of Section 90. Cap. 183 of the
Laws of St. Vincent, and will be sold by
Public Auction at H.M. Customs at 11.00
o'clock a.m., 26th October, 1955:-
J.M.- 1 bag Arrowroot Starch.
7th October, 1955.
In accordance with the provisions of
Section 102, Cap. 183 of the Laws of
St. Vincent, it is he;eby notified that the
following articles have lb en seiz( d for a
breach ot the Customs Ordinance:-
Ex. S.S. '-Sygna"-
1 rubber Doll.
4 hand Mirrors.
8 tins Sausages.
2 Combs.
Ex. "Lady Angela"'- 1 case Anchor
Cigarettes.
9 ctns. Anchor
Cigarettes.
1 tin Kerosene
Oil
1 Row Boat.
A. D. W. JOHNSON,
for Collector of Customs.
7th October, 1955.
The followin,- boat described below
was found drifting at sea in the St.
Vincent-St. Lucia Channel, and is now
detained by the Ievenue Office at
Barrouallie:-
Description of Boat:-
Build-Wood.
Colour-Red bottom, White Centre
(hull) Red border.
Marks & Nos.--"DINAH"- M 155.
MeasutemenitE-1' 10" x 5' x 2' 6"
JAMES H. D. COX,
for Receiver of WIrecks.
H.M. CUSTOMS,
ST. VINOENT,
8th October, 1955.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
LAND AND HOUSE TAX NOTICE.
It is hereby notified that Land and
House Tax in respect of the current
year will be received without. fine at the
Treasury and District Offices at George-
town. Barrouallie. Union Island, -and
Bequia during the period 1st November,
to 31st December. 1956 and at Colonarie,
Bridgetown, Mesopotamia, Layou iind
Chateaubelair on the dates listed here-
under:-
4
340 SAINT VINCENT, TUESDAY, 25 OCTOBER. 1955.-(No. 59).
Colonarie:-On Th iirsda y-November All parties concerned, also such per-
3rd.. 10th., 17th.. and 24th.. and sons as are bound over by recognizance
December 3rd., 10th., 17th., 24th., to prosecute or give evidence, or sum-
and 31st.. 1955. im oned as Jurors or witnesses are com-
Dab,:-On Tucs l:ty s-December mand'd to give their personal atten-
th.li. 13th.. 20th.. and 27th.. 1955. lance
I 14Lh October, 1i955.
3Inopotamina:-On Fridays--Nove m-
ber4th.,18th.,;nd Decembher2nd..
16th., an I 30th ..1955.
I NOTICE is hereby given that a Sitting
Layo a:-Od e[on e1a2.s-tN venb9 of the Supreme Court of the Windward
OnThus and Dcember 12th.,er 1 Islands and Leeward Islands will be
24th.. .nd ,nler 15th.. and held at the Court House in Kingstown;
2 nfor the trial of CIVIL causes in the
22nd., 1955. Summary and Original Jurisdictions of
Chateaubelitir:-On Tuesdays-Nov- the Court on Tuesday the 1st day
em :-r 8th.. and December 6th., of No'ember, 1955, commencing at 10.00
1 955. On Fridavs-November o'clock in the forenoon.
llth.. 25th., anI December 9th., 14th October, 1955.
and 23(d., 1955.
PETER R. ELLS,
Colonial Treasurer.
The Treasury,
St. Vincent, B.W.I.,
7th October, 1955.
PUBLIC WORKS NOTICE.
The following articles are hereby
offered for sale:-
On(e 3 ton Ford Dump Truck T 325
One 3 tol Be(i'fori Loni Body
Truck T 383
Two 5 ton \Motor R llers
Two Second hand Passenger
Rowboats (Requiring Repairs).
The boats may be seen at any time at
Young's Isl;md.
All other articles may be seen during
working hours at P.W.D.. Arnws Vale.
Written offers should reach the Super-
intendent of Public Works no later than
Saturday 29th October, 1955.
R. G. SMITH, (B. Eng.)
Superin!uident of lForks.
15th October, 1955.
SUPREME COURT NOTICES.
NOTICE is hereby given that a Sitting
of the Supreme Court of the Windward
Islands and Leeward Islands will be
held at the Court House in Kingstown,
for the trial of CRIMINAL causes on
Tuesday the ist day of November, 1955,
commencing at 10.00 o'clock in the
forenoon.
NOTICE is hereby given that a Sitting
of the Supreme Court of the Windward
Islands and Leeward Islands will be
held at the Court House in Kingstown,
for the hearing of APPEALS FROM
MAGISTRATES on Tuesday the 1st
day of November, 19.5,7, commencing at
10.00 o'clock in the forenoon.
C. E. RAWLE,
Registrar. Supreme Court.
REGISTRAR'S OFFICE.
KINGSTOWN,
14th October. 1955.
ARROWROOT BOARD NOTICE.
The values of the respective Grades
of Arrowroot and the proportions of
such values to be advanced by the Saint
Vincent Co-operative Arrowroot Asse-
ciation have been fixed by the Arrow-
root Board as under:-
W s
i
-1 10.00 5.00 8.0o
2 9.00 4.50 7.20
3 8.00 4.00 6.40
4 7.00 3.50 5.60
C. V. BABER ISAACS,
Secretary.
1st October, 1955.
sAINT VlN1CFENTi, TUESDAY, 2,5 05i'OBI;R",Ii5.N.9)
IN THE COURT OF APPEAL FOR THE WINDWARD ISLANDS AND
LEEWARD ISLANDS
(ST. VINCENT CIRCUIT)
(CRIMINAL JURISDICTION)
ON APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF THE WINDWARD
ISLANDS AND LEEWARD ISLANDS
BETWEEN:
MELVIN HAYNES, ALFRED FOSTER i Apellants
ROY MOSES AND CADMAN HAYNES
and
THE QUEEN Respoindent
BEFORE:- DATE, C.J. (Acting). CHRISTIAN AND LEWIS, J.J. (Acting)
Mr. A. RADIX for Appellants.
Acting Crown Attorney (Mr. B. DIAS) for Respondent.
JUDGMENT
The four appellants were convicted on the 30th. April, 1955 on a charge of
murdering Aubrey Hamilton otherwise known as "Sykie" at King aown in the
Colony of Saint Vincent. Against this conviction each has appealed on the
following grounds:-
"(1) That the summing up to the jury by the learned trial Judge was
inadequate and inaccurate and that he failed or omitted to deal with,
comment on, and direct the minds of the jurors to material evidence of the
case.
"(2) That the trial Judge otherwise failed to direct or misdirected the
jury on material points of law and facts of the case.
"(3)Y That the verdict was unreasonable and having regard to the
evidence cannot be sustained.
"(4) That there was insufficient or no evidence of any common design in
the commission of the felony (murder) and as such error was committed when
four defendants were found guilty of it inasmuch as it could not be determined
with any or sufficient certainty which of the four defendants or even others
not charged inflicted the fatal wound or wounds.
"(5) That the decision was otherwise wrong on points of law."
The four appeals were heard together.
The facts of the case were as follows:-
On the afternoon of the 22nd. February, 1955, Carnival Tuesday, there was
a fete in progress at the Lyric Theatre in Kingstown, where Hamilton was
employed as a "chucker-out", to maintain order and to prevent 1:eople from
entering the grounds without paying. At about 6.45 p.m. Melvin Haynes was
seen hanging over the wall which enclosed the grounds, looking in. Hamilton
told him to get off the wall. He went down but returned with a stone which
he threw at Hamilton. Hamilton left the grounds and pushed or "chucked"
Haynes away. They got into a scuffle and were parted by one. George Anthony.
About ten to fifteen, minutes later Melvin Haynes returned to the I theatre gate
with four or five other young men. Hamilton went into the street to meet
them. He was then carrying a piece of wood about fourteen inches long
described as a carnival sword. Melvin Haynes pointed at Hamilton and said
"you hit me and I am not taking it". He and his companions surrounded
Hamilton who tried to keep them off with his "sword". They backed him up
the road which is on an incline until they came to a fairly dark spot. A bottle
was then heard to break. Hamilton was heard to say "you see what all you
do me, alright then", and the lads rushed away up the hill. Hamilton came
down the road, showed his chest to a number of persons and was seen to be
bleeding. After walking for some distance in the direction of the Police
Station he collapsed. He was taken to -he Hospital where he died shortly
afterwards. The medical evidence revealed that death was due to haemor-
rhage following two 'punctured wounds of the right ventricle of the heart
and that these wounds could have been caused by a two-edged pointed instru-
nienit of a dagger type.
On the following day the four appellants were taken into custody, and at
an identification parade they were identified by various persons, witnesses at
the trial, as the persons who had attacked Aubrey Hamilton outside the Theatre.
At -the trial Melvin Haynes and Alfred Foster were also identified by' one Denzil
342 SAINT VINCENT, TUESDAY, 25 OCTOBER, 1955.-(No. 59).
Wilkins, while the two Haynes brothers, Melvin and Cadman, were identified
by Raymond Spence; neither of these witnesses was at the identification parade.
All of the four appellants, were also identified at the trial by Clifford Boucher
who swore positively that he had known them well for some years, that they
had passed close to him on their way to the scene of the incident and that he
had overheard Moses say: "come on quick man, if you don't klnow how the
man beat him up"; and had heard Melvin ask Cadman if he had the knife.
The case for the prosecution was thac the four appellants having a common
design to inflict serious injury upon Hamilton had attacked him and that in
the course of the attack one of them had inflicted the fatal blows. Melvin
Haynes and Roy Moses admitted that they had been involved in the affray
with Hamilton, Moses being, then armed with a. knife and Melvin H- ynes with
an ice pick, but pleaded that the blows ha.d been inflicted with tne knife by
one or other of them in self defence. Cadman Haynes and Alfred foster each
pleaded an alibi, and each called two witnesses in support thereof.
It was contended by iCounsel for the appellants that the verdict was un-
reasonable having regard to the evidence with respect to all four of the
appellants (Ground 3). So fsr as the defence of alibi was concerned, the
point was of course argued only with respect to the appellants Cadman Haynes
and Alfred Foster. His submission in short was that having regard to the rela-
tive weakness of the evidence of identification and. the strength of the evidence
in support of the alibi the verdict shouldd have been in favour of these two appel-
lants. To support his submission he referred to the fact that all the witnesses
who placed Foster and Cadman Haynes avi the scene were strangers to them,
and that in the case of at least one of these witnesses, Denzil Wilkins, he had
had no opportunity of identifying them until they were in the dock. He also
referred to the time and place of the incident, around 7 p.m. ?.nd in a dark
spot-circumstances which would render identification difficult. He drew
attention to the statements made by the other two appellants, Melvin Haynes
and Roy Moses, while in prison, in which they stated that neither Foster nor
Cadman Haynes had taken part in the affray which Hamilton, as well as to
Foster and Cadman Haynes's own statements made on the 2?rd February,
the day after the incident, giving an account of their movements at the material
time. He submitted that the evidence of the appellants as to the elibi was fully
supported by the witnesses called on their behalf, and that having regard to the
circumstances of the identification it was unreasonable for the july to reject
the alibi.
The Court has carefully considered this submission and we are of opinion
that there was ample evidence on which the jury could properly come to the
conclusion that both appellants Alfred Fostei and Cadman Haynes were present
with the others at the time of the attack upon Hamilton. Cadman Haynes was
identified by the witnesses Belle White and Raymond Spence, while Alfred
Foster was identified by Gwendolyn Warner and Belle White. In addition, there
was the positive evidence of Clifford Boucher who knew them well and had seen
them at a time when they must have been on their way to the scene. The jury
had before them a previous statement made by Roy Moses shortly after his
arrest in which he placed Cadman Haynes on the scene of the incident and as
taking part in it; and this, no doubt, considerably weakened the ?efect of his
subsequent statement that they were not there at all.
This Court has on more than one occasion drawn attention to the prin-
ciples upon which a Court of Appeal will quash a conviction or- the ground
that it i unreasonable or cannot be supported having regard to the evidence,
and has pointed out that once there is evidence to support the conviction it
will not be quashed on this ground; the verdict must be such that no reasonable
jury could properly find upon the evidence given. We desire to -epeat what
was said in the case of HUGHES (St. Kitts, 1949) : While the Coart can and
will quash a conviction if it thinks that the verdict of the jury should be set
aside on the ground that it is unreasonable and cannot be supported, having
regard to the evidence, yet, so great is the respect paid by the Cour-t to "trial
by jury", that seldom is the verdict of a jury set aside and a conviction quashed
on .the ground that, upon the evidence properly given at the trial, the verdict
was unreasonable or insupportable. Even if the appellant is .able to establish
that when the evidence given for him is set against the evidence given against
him there is a balance in his favour, this will not be sufficient ground for setting
aside the verdict of the jury. Nor will it avail him anything, once there is
evidence to go to the jury, that the Judges of the Court of Appeal consider the
case for the prosecution "an extraordinary one", or "not a strong one", or that
"the evidence as a whole presents some points of difficulty", or that the Judges
doubt whether, had they taken the place of the jury, they would have returned
the same verdict. The verdict of the jury must be so much against the weight
of the evidence as to be unreasonable or insupportable or it will not be set aside.
The jury are pre-eminently judges of the facts to be deduced from evidence
SAINT VI\C.N'I'. TUESDAY, 25 OCTOBER, 1955.-(No. 59). 343
properly presented to them, and it was not intended by the Criminal Appeal
Act, nor is it within the functions of a Court composedas the Coart of Appeal
is, that such cases should be practically te-tried before the Court; this would
lead to substitution of the opinion of the Court for the verdict of .he jury.
In the circumstances of the instant case it was for the jury, who had all
the facts before them, to accept or reject the alibi and the, evidence of idenli-
fication. and we do not consider that their finding on. this point w,.as unreason-
able or insupportable.
It was also submitted by Counsel for "he appellants that there was insuffi-
cient or no evidence of any common design to commit felonious violence on the
part of the four defendants or any of them (Ground 4). He contended that
the knowledge of the common design must be brought home to each appellant.
He referred to Roscoe's Criminal Evidence, (16th. ed.) p. 766:
If it is uncertain which is guilty all must be acquitted ",
and said that there was no evidence to support the finding of common design
against any of the appellants.
The law with respect to common design in so far as it applies to homicide
is well stated in Halsbury's Laws of Englard, (3rd. ed.) Vol. 10, p. 715, para.
1370:
Where several persons are engaged i, a common design and another per-
son is killed, whether intentionally or unintentionally, by an act of one
of them done in prosecution of the common design, the ot1:ers present
are guilty of murder, if the common design was to commit murder, or
to inflict felonious violence, or to commit any breach of the peace and
violently to resist all opposers. If the common design was merely to.
commit an unlawful act involving violence, the others are guilty of man-
slaughter only ".
In Russell on Crime, (10th. ed.) Vol. 2, p. 1855, the following statement appears:
It is submitted that the true rule of law is, that where several persons,
engage in the pursuit of a common unlawful object, and one of them does
an act which the others ought to have known was not improbable to happen
in the course of pursuing such common unlawful object, all are guilty".
See also R. v. Pridmore (1913). 8 Cr. App. R 198; R. v Betts and Ridley (1930)
144 L.T. 526; 22 Cr. App. R. 170.
In the instant case, both Melvin Haynes and Roy Moses- admitted that they
engaged in the affray with Aubrey Hamilton, one being armed with a knife anti
the other with an ice pick. There was the evidence of Clifford 1.:oucher who
testified to the conversation already mentioned.. There was also the evidence
of Denzil Wilkins that Foster was armed with a bottle while other witnesses
gave evidence that bottles were thrown and that some of the appellants carried
stones. From this evidence, namely,- that the appellants went together to the
Theatre gate variously armed with knife, ice pick, stones and bottles, that
Melvin Haynes pointed out Hamilton to the others aA the man who had hit
him, that they attacked and surrounded Hamilton, backed him LW the hill
to a dark spot, that Foster passed a bottle to one of the others, and that in
the affray one or more of them wounded him in the chest, on the right wrist
and near the left collar-bone the Court is of opinion that there was ample
evidence upon which the jury, if they believed it, could find that the appel-
lants acted together in a common design to use felonious violence upon
Hamilton. We are satisfied that on this point the law was clearly and care-
fully explained to the jury by the learned trial Judge and the evidence fairly
and adequately put to them. We consider therefore that there is no subl
stance in this ground of appeal.
The third submission made by learned Counsel for the appellants was
that the learned trial Judge either misdirected or failed to direct the jury,
upon material matters of fact.
It was said that the learned trial Judge failed to point out to the jury
the unsatisfactory nature of the evidence of identification, and in particular
(a) that it was dark;
(b) that the identification was by persons who were strangers to. the
appellants;
(c) that in thq case of Spence he was a boy of only twelve years of age,
and oi a wayward character; and that there were two important
discrepancies in his evidence, as to the manner in which the incident
occurred, and the colour of the knife which he described; and
(d) that in the case of Wilkins there was no opportunity to identify
the appellants until they were m the dock.
344 SAINT VINCENT, TUESDAY, 25 (OCTOBER, ]955.-No. 59).
The learned Judgo dealt at some length with the evidence of identification.
It is true that he'did not offer any criticisms upon the evidence of each individual
witness, but he gave the jury, the gist of their evidence, and reminded them of
the need for caution in accepting the evidence of identification. He told the jury:'
If you believe the prosecution witnesseE-and you have to bear in mind
that the light and the circumstances: a crowded street, on Carnival
Tuesday, between 6.30-7 p.m., were :such that *ne witnesses could easily
have made a mistake-you will consider their c.?se alor:g with the others.
If you believed the defence story tiat they were not there you must acquit
them. Finally in so far as Foster a d Cadmiaj Hlyi;ue are concerned,
if you are in any doubt as to whether they were present or not as I
outlined earlier you will resolve that doubt in favour of these two
accused ".
Counsel for the. defence had just addressed the jury and had C'rawn their
attention to the alleged weaknesses in the evidence of identification contrasting
it with the positive evidence in support of the .alibi. As was .aid in the) case of
ROBERTS (1942) 1 ALl E. R, 187, at p. 190:
It is incredible that they could have forgotten them or that they could
have misunderstood the matter "i an-. way, or thought, cy reason of the
fact that the judge did not think it necessary to refer to them, that they
were not to pay attention to them. We do not think there is anything
in that point at all".
It was also submitted that the learned Judge failed to deal adequately and
in detail with the defence alibi. It was raid that he should have dealt in
greater detail than he in, fact did with the evidence of the appellants Cadman
Madynes and Alfred Foster and should have drawn their attention to the details
of the evidence of the witnesses called for the defence.
The learned Judge gave the jury a general outline of the alibi, which was
contained in the statements made to the police by the two appel'bants and in
tileir evidence at the trial, and made reference to the witnesses brought in
support of their respective stories, whom, he remiindied them, they had heard
and seen that morning. Later he said:
Yoe have heard the ease for the defence and it is very import nt that
you pay particular attention to the defence of the two pei.ronL Allied Foster
and Cadman Haynes. In doing so you will have to examine the state-
ments-the statements which they made to the Police caoly in the
enquiries-that is, immediately after their arrest. You will have to con-
sider and ask yourselves if you believe their evidence, which was consistent
with their statements, and whether it is a fact that they were not there ".
He further offered to let them havd the statements when they retired.
Although we think tlwat the learned' Judge might have dealt in detail with
the evidence of the witnesses for the defence, yet bearing in mird 'he circum-
stances to which we have referred in the preceding paragraph and looking at
the summing up as a whole we are of opinion that the' defence of alibi was
sufficiently put before the jury and that his failure to deal in greater detail
with that evidence cannot be said to render the summing up so inadequate
as to amount to a misdirection.
A similar comment may be made with respect to the other criticisms of
the summing up advanced by Counsel for the appellants. His complaint in
substance was .that a number of comments on the evidence maoe by him in
the course of his address at the trial were not put specifically by the learned
Judge to the jury. It was,, of, course, not at all necessary that this should be
done. As was said .by Lord Goddard in LURIE (1951) 35 Cr. App. R. 113, at
p. 119:
"We have said, over and over again that what is required is that the case
for the prosecution and the case for the defence should be fairly stated
'- and the proper direction in law should be given by the presiding Judge,
and that he is not bound to put every point".
In our opinion the fact that the learned Judge did not mention the matters
to which Counsel alluded could not in' any way have affected the> verdict.
The appeals are accordingly dismissed, and the convictions affirmed.
W. A. DATE,
Acting Chief Justice.
SYDNEY T. CHRISTIAN,
Acting Puisnc Judge.
-' .A. M. LEWIS,
Acting Puisne Judge.
15th October, 1955.
SAINT VINCENT, TUESDAY, 25 OCTOBER, 19 5.,-(No. 59). A,
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
LAND AND HOUSE TAX NOTICE.
In accordance with Section 49 of the Land and House Tax Ordinance
Cap. 194, as amended by Ordinance No. 12 of 1954t the following properties
which were sold for arrears of Taxes on the 10th September 1955, will vest
absolutely in the purchasers' names, unless the owners or any other person or
persons having an interest in the properties sold, pay into the Treasury the
said PURCHASE PRICE PLUS TEN PER CENTUM thereof- BEF6OE the
expiration of thiee (3) months from date of sale,
A. 1. W. JOHNSON,
for Colonial Treasurer.
'Treasury Chambers,
Saint Vincent,
3rd October, 1955.
Name of Owner. Situation of Description of Property.
Property
DISTRICT IV.
James, Elis Rutland Vale 13 poles.
PRINTED BY THE GOVERNMENT PRINTER, AT THE GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFN ,
K]NGSTOWN, ST. VINCENT.
t Priee 24 cents. ]
SAINT VINCENT.
No. of 1955.
BILL FOR
AN ORDINANCE
1949.
to repeal and replace the Roads Ordinance,
Enacted by the Legislature of Saint Vincent
PART I.
TITLE AND INTERPRETATION.
1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Ro is Ordinance,
1955, an'a shall come into force on the first day o' Jtnuary, One
thousand nine hundred and fifty-six.
2. In this Ordinance, unless repugnant to the context-
"Road" means any road ot thoroughfare over which the
the public have a right of passage, and includes all
bridges, dams, drains, embankments, causeways, fences,
and ditches belonging or appertaining to a road:
Provided that such Road is maintained and re-
paired by monies paid from the Treasury of the
Colony, and is defined by this or any other Ordin-
ance that may hereafter come into force:
Provided also that this Ordinance shall not ex-
tend to any road, street or thoroughfare within the
limits of any town, save in so fart as any road, street
Short title
and
Commencement.
Interpretation.
No. Roads.
Division of
Colony into
Road Districts.
Oclasification
of Roads.
or thoroughfare is expressly included ir a schedule
attached to this Ordinance.
Selected land means any land selected by the Governor
for the purposes of this Ordinance.
Owner (in respect of land) means the owner or reputed
owner or the lessee (oi in the case of joint owners or
lessees or tenants in common of any land, then anyone
of such joint owners or lessees or tenants in common)
of any land, or the principal agent of any such owner
or lessee in charge of such land, and if no such owner-
or lessee or agent be known or resident in this Colony,
then, the person in possession of such land.
"Traffic includes pedestrians.
"Vehicle" includes any motor car, motor van, motor
lorry, motor omnibus, motor cycle, tractor, carriage,
waggon, cart, bicycle, tricycle, van, handcart, sledge,
truck, barrow, and any other machine for the portage .
or. haulage of goods or persons.
"Poundable animal" means any horse, mare, gelding,.
colt, filly, ass, mule, bull, cow, ox, steer, heifer, calf,
goat, kid, sheep, lamb, hog, sow, pig.
PART II.
ROAD DISTRICTS, CLASSIFICATION OF ROADS, AND
ROAD, OFFICERS.
3. For tIh purpose of classifying roads the Colony shall
be divided into four districts to be called "Road Districts",
which Road Districts shall be entitled and constituted as fol-
lows:-
(a) "The North-Eastern Road District"
roads described in Schedule A.
(b) "The South-Eastern ROad District"
roads described in Schedule B.
(c) -Thi South-Western Road District"
road; described in Schedule C.
(d) "The North-Western Road District"
roads described in Schedule D.
comprising the
comprising the
comprising the
comprising the
4. (1) The roads in the Colony shall be divided into four
classes namely:-
First Class.
Second Class.
Third Class.
Fourth Class.
(2) the roads mentioned in Schedule E shall be first-class
roads. The roads mentioned in Schedule F shall be second-class
1955.
roads. The roads mentioned in Schedule G shall be third-class
roads. The roads mentioned in Schedule H shall be fourth-class
roads.
(3) For the purpose of this Ordinance:-
(a) a first class road shall be thirty feet in width inclusive
of any lateral drains or ditches;
(b) a second class road shall be twenty-four feet in width,
inclusive of any lateral drains or ditches.
(c) a third class road shall be sixteen feet in width,
inclusive of any lateral drains or ditches;
(d) a fourth class road shall be twelve feet in width,
inclusive of any lateral drains or ditches.
5. The Superintendent of Works shall exercise a general
supervision over the roads, and shall repair and keep the same
in proper order and width as required by law.
PART III.
POWERS, DUTIES AND LIABILITIES OF SUPERINTENDENT
OF WORKS.
6. (1) The' Superintendent of Works may by Order and
with the approval of the Governor in Council:-
(a) add to the number of Road Districts or abolish any
Road District;
(b) transfer a road from any one Road District to any
other Road District;
(c) sub-divide any Road District;
(d) amalgamate two or more Road District; :
(e) add any road to any of the Schedules A, B, C, D, E,
F, G and H when not at the time included therein;
(f) remove any road from any such Schedule in which
it is included;
(g) transfer any road from any such Schedule to any
other Schedule.
V (2) Every such Order shall be published in the Gazette,
and shall take effect from the date of publication, unless other
provision for its commencement be made therein.
7. On and after the commencement of this Ordinance, the
care, control, management, construction, reconstruction, improve-
ment and repair of all roads in the Colony and of all bridges,
causeways, drains, culverts, boundary posts, fences and gates
appertaining thereto and hot vested in private persons, shall,
subject to the provisions of this Ordinance, be vested in, exer-
cised and effected by the Superintendent of Works
Superintendent
of Works to
keep roads in
proper order.
PPn.we of
Superintendent
of Works in
regard to roads.
Roads to be
vested in
Orpei-ntendent
of Works.
No.
Roads
1M586.
o. Roads. 1955.
Delegation of
Powers.
Superintendent
of Works may
acquire land.
No. 22 of 1946.
Road being
obstructed,
adjoining land
may be taken
for temporary
road by agree-
ment with
owner.
8. The Superintendent of Works may delegate to any officer
of his department any or all of the powers conferred on him
under this Ordinance.
9. If in the exercise of his powers and duties under this
Ordinance, it shall become necessary to take possession, for
public purposes, of the land of any person, the Superintendent
of Works, subject to the approval of the Governor in Council,
may make an agreement on behalf of the Government with the
owner for compensation to be made for such selected land, and
for any building tree or fence thereon, and if the Superintend-
ent of Works cannot agree with, such owner as to the compen-
sation to be paid, or if the owner cannot be found, proceedings
may be taken by the Governor for obtaining possession of such
selected land and for compensating the owner in the manner
prescribed by the Land Acquisition Ordinance, or any Ordin-
ance which may hereafter be passed dealing with the com-
pulsory acquisition of land by the Government.
10. (1) When any road shall be rendered impassable for
a time and the public convenience shall require the temporary
use as a road of any land adjoining thereto, the Superintendent
of Works shall, on the requisition of the Governor, confer respect-
ing the premises with the owner anc% agree with him if possible
for a reasonable sum to be paid to him as compensation for the
use of such selected land, as the case may require, and in case
of .any agreement made, the Superintendent of Works shall
report the same to the Governor, who, on approval thereof
shall, on application, issue his warrant to the Treasurer to pay
to the owner the amount so agreed on, whereupon the Super-
intendent of Works shall mark out such selected land.
(2) If no such, agreement shall be made, or if when made
the same shall not be approved by the Governor, then the
Superintendent of Works shall appraise the sum to be paid to
thR owner as compensation for the use of such land under this
Ordinance, and he shall in such case, and six days before the
day of appraisement. give a written notice under his hand to
the owner, which notice shall be in the form set out in Schedule
K to this Ordinance. -
(3) The Superintendent of Works shall attend at the time'
and place named in the said, notice, and in the presence of the
owner or (after due service of the said notice) inr his absence,
shall mark out the land -o required, as last aforesaid, for the
purposes of this OrdinancP, and shall appraise the sum to be
paid to the owner as compensation for the use of' such land,
regard being had to the time during which the uise of the land
will be required, and the Superintendent of Works shall report
such appraisement to the Governor, who shall, o.r application,
issue his warrant to the Treasurer to pay to the owner the
amount of such appraisement.
"No. .
(4) Upon any agreement or appraisement being made as
last aforesaid, the Superintendent of Works shall render the
land in respect whereof the agreement or appraisement Was
made, fit for public use as a temporary road and it shall be
lawful for 'the public so to use the same during the time in
respect whereof the agreement or appraisement was made, and
at the expiration of such time'the said. land and thle use thereof
shall revert to 'the owner thereof:
Provided always that, if from unforseen circumstances, the
public shall require the use of the said land for a longer time
than that for which the agreement or 'appraisement was made
(arid the Governor shall -be sole judge of such necessity), it
shall be lawful for the Governor to issue his warrant to the
Treasurer to pay -an additional sum to the owner for ,such
'further use of the land, such sum to be calculated on the basis
of the agreement or appraisement (as the case may be) and to
be fo the further time for which the use of the land may be
required in proportion to the time paid for under such agree-
ment *or appraisement. On payment or tender to the owner
of such additional sum, it shall be lawful for the public to use
the said land as a public road during the further time for which
such additional sum was paid.
(5) Nothing herein contained shall authorize the Super-
intendent of Works to pull down any building.
PART IV.
EXECUTION OF WORKS.
11. In this part' of this Ordinance the expression "road
work" shall mean the tracing, measuring, opening: excavating,
making, building, altering, turning, repairing, cleaning, improv-
ing, fencing, and draining of any road.
12. The Superintendent of. Works and any officers, servants,
workmen 'and labourers employed by or under him may at all
reasonable times and with all necessary and proper equipment,
machinery, vehicles, animals and other means enter upon any
land and may do and perform all acts, matters and things
necessary for the purpose of all road works and for performing
any act, matter or thing under the provisions of this Ordinance.
A 13. (1) The Superintendent of Works, and any officers,
servants, workmeh and labourers employed by or under him
may after the giving of notice as provided in this section, at all
reasonable times and with all necessary and proper equipment,
machinery, vehicles, animals and other means search for, dig,
cut, take and carry away in and from any land any water,
timber, brushwood, stone, gravel, clay or any other materials
Interpretation.
Power of
Superintendent
of Works to
enter upon
lands.
Power of
Superintendent
of Works to
take materials;
Roads.
1055.
No. Roads. 855.
whatsoever for the. purpose of any road works or for the con-
struction or repair of any building or conveniences whatsoever
required on or near any road for the use of any officers, servants,
workmen, labourers, animals, vehicles, persons, or things em-
ployed by him and may carry away the same through the ground
of any person without being deemed a trespasser:
Proviso. Provided that:-
(a) the land from which such materials may be taken,
carried or conveyed shall fot be a garden, yard, planted
walk, or avenue to a house, or any land planted in
provisions, nor shall any pit or quarry be dug in any,
place where the Governor may see fit to prohibit the
same;
(b) the digging or taking of materials from any such
land shall not affect the foundations of any house,
wall or building thereon or the grounds immediately
surrounding such house, wall or building;
(c) There shall be payable to the owner of such land if
required by him the sum of six cents for each cord
(of one hundred and twenty-eight cubic feet) of stones
and one half cent for each barrel (of four cubic feet)
of "tiff" removed from such land and in addition
thereto compensation for any damage done to such
land by the removal of such or other material or by the
passage thereof through such land as shall be agreed
upon between the Superintendent of Works and the
owner of such land, and in case of differences between
the Superintendent of Works and such owner such
compensation may, on seven days notice being given
in writing by either party to the other, be assessed as
hereinafter provided by the Magistrate for the magis-
terial district wherein such shall be situate;
(d) the Superintendent of Works shall cause to be levelled
or sloped all quarries, pits, or banks made by the taking
of any such materials, or cause such quarries or pits
to be railed and fenced off, and such rails or fences
to be maintained so that the same shall not be dan-
gerous to persons or cattle;
Provided that in the exercise of his powers under
this paragraph the Superintendent of Works shall take
all reasonable care to prevent the creation of any
nuisance or lodgement cf water harbouring mos
quitoes by any pits or the excavation thereof.
(2) Whenever the Superintendent of Works intends to take
from any land materials for the making or repairing of any
road, he shall (unless such notice is waived) give to the owner
of such land at least twenty-four hours notice in writing of
such intention.
No.
14. In the execution of any road works the Superintend-
ent ot Works may throw up on to any lands adjacent or near
thereto, so as not to injure any cultivation on such lands,
such earth, rubbish, or materials as it shall or may be necessary
to remove from the place of any such work.
15. (1) For preventing damage to roads at their junction
with private roads by vehicles crossing the drains of such roads
or by the running of water from private land on to roads, the
Superintendent of Works may by notice require the owner of
the land through which such private road runs or of such
private land as the case may be, to make such provision by the
erection of bridges, culverts or drain covers for the crossing of
the drains of the road, or by keeping open and clean the drains
at such junction as aforesaid or otherwise as may' be specified
in the notice.
(2) If after the expiration of fourteen days from the date
of the service of such notice the owner fails to comply- there-
with the Superintendent of Works may execute the necessary
work specified in the notice and may recover the value of such
Work from the owner as a civil debt.
16. (1) If any artificial canal, conduit or pipe for the con-
veyance of water shall run along or across a road. the parts
of the road crossed or intersected by the canal, conduit or pipe
shall be repaired and kept in repair by the owner of the prem-
ised for the benefit of which the canal, conduit or pipe is main-
tained.
(2) IT any owner as aforesaid fails to comply with the
provisions of the foregoing subsection the Superintendent of
Works may by notice require him to execute such works as may
be necessary for the purpose, and ,if after the expiration of
fourteen day from the date of the service of the notice the
owner fails to comply therewith the Superintendent of Works
may execute any necessary work specified therein and may re-
cover :the expenses incurred in so dbing from the owner as a
civil debt.
17. If at any time the Superintendent of Works shall deem
it necessary fdr the protection of any road that any drain or
outlet should be constructed on adjoining land for the convey-
ance of water from such, road on to the adjoining laud, or that
any existing drain or outlet on-such land should be cleaned,
or that any obstruction should be removed from any existing
drain or outlet the Superintendent of Works may by notice to
the owner or occupier of such adjoining land indicating the
drains or outlets thereon required to be so constructed or
cleaned or the obstruction required to be moved, require him
to eKecute such works as may be specified therein and if after
Power tQ throw
rubbish on
adjacent land.
Responsibility
of owner of
private road
for repairs of
certain, bridges
and drains.
Owner of canal
or conduit
crossing a road
to repair the
part of the
road so crossed.
Pbwer to open
drain for
conveying
water from
road on to
adjacent land.
Roads.
1955.
Roads.
Power of
Superintendent
of Works to
erect and
maintain for
twelve months
on land
adjoining ,
roads.
structures
for certain
purposes.
Procedure for
obtaining
compensation.
the expiration of fourteen days from the date of service of the
notice the owner or occupier fails to comply therewith the Super-
intendent of Works may execute the necessary works specified
in the notice and. may recover the cost incurred in so doing
from the defaulting owner or occupier as a civil debt.
18. (1) It shall be lawful for the Superintendent of Works
to erect on any uncultivated land adjoining any road not. being
land in any town or land occupied with a dwelling house, and
to maintain thereon for a period not exceeding twelve months,
such structures as he may deem necessary for the accommo-
dation of -persons employed, or for the storage of materials,
machinery, and tools used or intended for use in the construc-
tion or maintenance of such road, and for the said period to
occupy with such structures such lands as may 'be necessary
for its convenient use and for access to the same.,
(2) It shall be lawful for the Superintendent of Works
to deposit materials, machinery, and tools required for any
work authorised by thiis Ordinance on any uncultivated land
adjoining a road not. being land in any town or land occupied
with a dwelling house and to keep such materials, machinery
and tools upon such land for a period not exceeding twelve
months and to occupy such land as may be necessary for,' access
to the same.
(3) It shall be lawful for the Superintendent of Works
and for all persons employed by him in any work authorised
by this Ordinance to go on ta any land which the Superintend-
ent of Works may be using or occupying or which he proposes
to use or occupy, in pursuance of the provisions of the preceding
subsections of this section.
(4) The Superintendent of Works shall give to the owner
or the occupier of any land upon which he propos-s to exercise
any power conferred upon him by subsections (1) and (2) of this
section, three days notice of his intention to exercise such power,
and shall .specify in such notice the approximate position and
area of the land required.
19. (1) Any person who considers that he is entitled to
compensation by reason of any damage resulting from the exer-
cise by the Superintendent of Works of any power conferred
upon him by sections 12, 13, 14 and 18 of this Ordinance, may,
before the expiration of three months from the date on which
the Superintendent of Works ceased to exercise such powers,
notify the said Superintendent of Works that he desires to be
paid compensation in respect of such damage, and should such
person and the Superintendent of Works fail to arrive at an
agreement as to the amount of such compensation such person
may, before the expiration of six months from the aforesaid
date, make a summary application to a Judge in Chambers to
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award such compensation, and the Judge shall, if he considers
that other than nominal or trifling damage has resulted from
the exercise of such powers, award such compen ,ation as he
may think just and such costs as he may consider to have been
properly incurred in connection with the application.
(2) The procedure upon any summary application under
the preceding subsection shall be such as the Judge may, either
by rules made by him, and published in the Gazette. or, in the
absence of such rules, in each case, determine.
(3) There shall be no appeal from any award made by a
Judge under the provisions of this section.
(4) The Governor shall cause such compensation as may
be agreed upon under this section, or such compensation and
costs as may be awarded by the Judge under this section, to be
paid from the Public Treasury to the person with whom such
agreement is concluded, or to the person on whooe application
such compensation and costs were awarded, as the case may be.
(5) Save as expressly and in the manner provided by this
section no compensation shall be payable 'by reason of ,any damage
resulting from the exercise by the Superintendent of Works of
any of the powers conferred on him by sections 12, 13, 14 and 18
of this Ordinance.
PART V.
TREES, HEDGES, SHRUBS, ETC.
20. Whenever any road shall-
(a) be obstructed or encroached upon by any fence, gate,
tree, brushwood, ditch, trench, enclosure or thing, or
(b) be overhung by any tree or by a branch of any tree
or by any brushwood, or .
(c) be rendered unsafe for persons using the road by the
presence on adjoining land of a tree which is dry,
barked, dead or dying or likely to fall,
it shall be lawful for the Superintendent of Worlks after three
days.notice to the owner or occupier of the adjoining land, to
cause such fence, gate, enclosure, tree, branch, brushwood,
ditch, trench or thing to be removed, lopped, or filled in, as
the case may require and may, if *he thinks fit, recover all
expenses incurred in so doing from the person who shall have
caused such obstruction or encroachment or from the owner
or tenant of any lands wherever any such obstruction shall
exist..
21. Where a tree is in such a position that by its growth
or otherwise it causes earth to fall from the cutting or bank
at the side of a road on to the road, or on to the lateral ditches
or drains thereof, it shall be lawful for the Superintendent of
Works to notify the owner of the land upon which the tree is
Obstruction etc.,
upon road.
Superintendent
of Horks may
remove tree
which causes
earth to fall.
Roads.
Prohibiting of
planting of
coconut trees
within thirty
feet from
centre of road.
Ccnupensation
to poor persons
for trees cut
down.
Prohibiting
the erection
of buildings
near roads.
situated of his intention to remove or to cut down the tree or
a part thereof, and should such owner not elect to do the
work himself within such time as the notice shall specify, and
in the event of such owner not performing the said work within
the said time, it shall be lawful for the Superintendent of
Workl to perform the same, and to leave the tree or such part
thereof as is cut down or removed on the land.
22. (1) No coconut tree shall be planted within thirty feet
from the centre of a road:
Provided that in the case of land sloping downwards from
the edge of a road, the Superintendent of Works may, if satisfied
that the safety of passengers on the road will not be at any
time thereby endangered, grant permission in writing to the
owner or occupier of such land to plant coconut trees within
a shorter distance from the centre of a road.
(2) If any coconut tree is planted in contravention of this
section, the Superintendent of Works may give notice in writing
to the owner or occupier of the land on which 'such tree is
planted to remove the same.
$(3) If the person to whom such notice is given fails to
comply therewith within the time therein specined he shall
be liable to a fine not exceeding one dollar and twenty cents
for every day during which he continues to make default, and
the Superintendent of Works may enter upon land and cause
the coconut tree to be removed, and may recover the expenses
incurred in so doing from the person in default as a civil debt.
(4) Nothing in this section shall affect or derogate from
the provisions of section 20 of this Ordinance.
23. (1) Where any coconut tree planted before the 31st
day of December, 1934, overhangs a road, the Superintendent
of Works may, if satisfied that the owner of the land is a poor
person, and if the owner shall, at the request of the Super-
intendent of Works, remove such coconut tree, pay as compen-
sation for the same, a sum not exceeding two dollars.
(2) For the purposes of this section the expression "poor
person" means any person who is the owner of rot more than
five acres of land, and who is an agriculturist, labourer, domes-
tic or menial servant, artificer, handicraftman, or otherwise,
engaged in manual labour:
Provided that nothing in this section shall affect or derogate,
from the provisions of section 20 of this Ordinance.
24. (1) No house, building or other structure of whatever
kind shall be erected within twenty-one feet from the centre
of a road:
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Provided that the provision of this section shall not apply
to any house, building, gr other structure whatsoever, which
may be erected within thb boundaries of any town.
(2) -If any house or building or other structure of what-
ever kind is erected in contravention of this section the Super-
intendent of Works may give fourteen days notice in writing
to the owner of the land on which such house or building or
other structure is erected to remove the same.
(3) If the person to whom such notice is given fails to
comply therewith within the time specified therein, he shall
be liable to a fine not exceeding the sum of five dollars for every
day during which he continues to make default and the Super-
intendent of Works may cause the house or building or other
structure to be removed, and may recover the expenses incurred
in so doing from the person making default, as a civil debt.
25. For the purposes of this Ordinance the centre of a
road shall be ascertained without reference to tanks, ditches,
or side drains.
26. (1) Whenever any steep slope or bank on the lower
or upper sides of a road shall be considered by the Superin-
tendent of Works to be unsafe or likely to be dangerous to
persons using the road, the Superintendent of Works may--
(a) prohibit the cutting of any trees on such slope to a
distance of ten feet from the roadside, or.
(b) prohibit the cultivation of any land on such slope to
a distance of ten feet from the roadside, or
(c) enter upon any such land and plant and maintain a
protection hedge of trees on such slope to a distance
of ten feet from the roadside, or
(d) prohibit the working of quarries to a distance of
forty feet from the roadside.
(2) For the purposes of this section, the roadside shall be
construed as meaning the outside edge of the ditch or drain
on the side of a road, where such ditch or drain exists and if
not, the outside edge of the road proper.
PART VI.
NUISANCES, OBSTRUCTIONS AND OTHER OFFENCES.
27. Any person who without lawful excuse:-
(a) injures, damages, obstructs, alters or in any manner
interferes with any road, made or kept in order or
repair at the public expense or any other work in
connection with such road, or
SCentre of road
defined.
Prohibition
against cutting
trees, or
cu'tivation
with-n ten feet
or working
quarries, within
forty feet of
roadside when
necessary.
Nuisances,
obstructions,
etc. on roads.
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(b) destroys, pulls up, defaces, breaks or injures any mile
stone, mile post, lamp post or direction post or any
bridge, causeway, arch, wall, dam, drain or embank-
ment, abutment, mound, prop, post, lamp railing,
chain or fence, belonging to any road or put up at or
near any pit opened or used for getting road mate-
rials, or
(c) removes .any fence, post stone, log or other thing laid
or erected by the Superintendent of Works on or in
any road for the temporary prevention of the use
thereof or for preventing danger or injury to persons
passing along the same whilst undergoing repair, or
(d) gathers or heaps up or takes away any stones, gravel,
sand or other material or any dirt, drift or soil from
any road, or
(e) makes or causes to be made any dam, ditch, drain or
watercourse upon or across any road or breaks up or
injures the surface of any road, or
(f) constructs any house or other building'so as to pro-
ject or encroach upon any road, or
(g) obstructs or causes to be obstructed the passage of
water from a public road or from any ditch or drain
therefrom, or
(h) being the owner or occupier of any lard contiguous
to a road, permits any water, filth or other matter or,
thing to flow from such land into or upon such road,
or
(i) suffers any accumulation of dirt or rubbish from off
his land to impede the flow of water in any ditch or-
Irain of any roaa, or
(j) cuts down any tree do that it falls upon or obstructs
any road, or
(k) having blocked or scotched the wheel of any vehicle
allows the stone or other thing used for such purpose
to remain on the road after such vehicl- has moved
away, or
(1> leaves or permits to be left on any road any vehicle
unless such vehicle shall have accidentally broken
down there and in case of such an accident for a
longer time than may be necessary for its removal, or
(m) leads or drives any poundable animal on any road
without proper and sufficient assistance, or
(n) places or throws, or causes to be placed or thrown
any stones, bricks, timber, sand, lime, dung, straw,
rubbish or scourings of any ditch, or drain or other
object or thing on or in any road, and shall allow the
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same to remain there except for such period as shall
be, necessary for the removal thereof, or
(o) burns or barks or permits or causes to be burned or
barked any tree within a distance of one hundred feet
from a road, or
(p) erects any windmill so that the points thereof reach
within fifty feet from the side of the road, or
(q) plants any tree or hedge or cultivates any land what-
soever or erects any fence within twenty-ona feet from
the centre of a road,
shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding
ninety-six dollars and in addition, to the payment of the costs
occasioned by the damage done or by the removal of 'he obstruc-
tion.
28. Any person who undermines, digs or excavates or who
causes to be undermined, dug or excavated, any ground in
such a manner that the stability of:-
(a) any part of a road, or
(b) the cutting or bank at the side of any rGad, whether
such cutting or bank is below or above the level of the
road,
is rendered or appears to be less secure, shall be guilty of an
offence under this Ordinance and on summary conviction shall
be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars, and, in
addition, to the payment of the costs occasioned by the damage
done or by the restoration of the stability of the road affected.
29. All swine found straying on or damaging any road( may
be destroyed by any person authorised in writing by the Super-
intendent of Works, and all swine so destroyed may be buried
by the authorised person unless the carcasses are claimed by
the owner of the swine within six hours of their destruction.
'30. Whoever tethers or causes to be tethered any pound-
able animal in, upon or near' a road so that such animal causes
obstruction or inconvenience to passers-by or permits or causes
any poundable animal, whether tethered or otherwise to browse
or feed upon the herbage growing on a road shall, upon the
information of any person be liable on !summary conviction
to a fine not exceeding ten dollars.
31. (1) It shall be lawful for any police constable of rural
constable to seize or cause to be seized any poundable animal
found tethered or at large upon a road, and to take such animal
or cause it to be taken to the nearest Police Station to be
Impounded.
Offence to, dig
ground so as
to affect
stab)llty of a
road;
Destroying
swine straying
or. or damaging
road.
Tethering
poundable
animal on
road.
Power to seize
ard impound
animals found
straying on a
road.
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(2) A notice of such impounding shll be affixed outside
the door of the nearest Police Station, which notice shall give a
description of the animal impounded and of the niace where it
was seized, and state the reason for such seizure and impounding,
and shall notify that the animal impounded will be sold by pub-
lic auction unless the owner thereof claims the same and pays
therefoi th4 amount which shall become due under this section
within three days after the date of such notice.
(3) Upon the 6wner claiming such animal he shall forfeit
a sum not exceeding one dollar and twenty cents for the seizure
and impounding thereof, together with the cost of the keep of
the same and the sum of twenty-four cents for every twenty-
four hours or fractional part of twenty-four hours during
which the animal has been impounded after the close of the
day upon which the animal was first seized.
(4) The sum specified in the preceding subsection other
than the cost in respect of the keep of the animal shall be paid
into the Treasury.
(5) If no claim be made to such animal, and if the amount
of forfeit referred to in the preceding subsections be not paid
within the three days mentioned in the notice, the officer in
charge of the Police Station may thereafter sell such animal
by public auction and shall pay the proceeds into the Treasury.
(6) Whoever unlawfully rescues or attempts to rescue any
animal lawfully seized and remaining in lawful custody under
this Ordinance shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine
not exceeding twenty-four dollars.
(7) Nothing in this section shall apply to or affect any
offence created by or proceedings taken under section 120 of
Cap. 14. the Summary Conviction Offences Ordinance.
PART VII.
TRAFFIC.
Closing of 32. For the purpose of carrying out any wo"ks which he
reads, may consider necessary or desirable in connection with the
maintenance, reconstruction, improvement and repairs of any
road the Superintendent of Works may close the whole or any
part of such road at any time but shall whenever possible give
reasonable notice of his intention to close such road or part
thereof:
Provided that the Superintendent of Works may at any
time by notice prohibit temporarily the use of any 3'oad or any
part of any road where, owing to the likelihood of danger to the
public, it appears necessary to him that such prohibition should
come into force without delay.
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33. The Superintendent of Works shall have power to regu-
late or stop traffic at any point where such works are in progress
in such manner as may seem best to him and shall issue warn-
ings and directions either by written or printed notice displayed
at some conspicuous place or by word of, mouth or by erection
of barriers or otherwise.
34. (1) The owner of any waggon, wain, cart or other
carriage which is of such a weight, or which is likely when
used in conveying goods or persons to become of such a weight
as may render it necessary or desirable, when the same ie descend-
ing a. hill, to tie or lock a wbeel, shall provide and keep the same
provided with a skidpan or shoe of' such a width and construc-
tion as will, when properly used, prevent a road from sustaining
injury, and with such chains or tackle as may be necessary for
the proper use of such skidpan or shoe.
(2) Any person driving along ft road any waggon, wain,
cart or other carriage provided with a skidpau or shoe and
such chains and tackle as aforesaid-
(a) shall properly use the same on any wheel which he
ties or locks, and
(b) shall not tie or lock any wheel without properly using
on the same a skidpan or shoe and chains or tackle.
(3) Any person contravening any of the provisions of this
section shall be guilty of an offence under this Ordinance.
35. Any person who injures any road by drawing or rolling
on it logs, stones, drums or anything of weight, otherwise than
upon a wheeled carriage, shall be guilty of an eience under
this Ordinance.
36. If any injury to a road, retaining wall or oridge is proved
to have been caused by*the driver or person in charge of a vehicle
or by any other person in contravention of this Ordinance or
any regulations or orders under this Ordinance or by negligence,
the Superintendent of Works may make good such injury and
recover the cost thereof from the owner of the vehicle as a
civil debt.
37. The Superintendent of Works, a Police Constable, or
any person authorised by them, may seize and detain any vehicle
or animal which he may find being used upon any road or bridge
in any manner contrary to the provisions of this Ordinance or
of any regulation or order (except one relating to speed) there-
under.
38. (1) The Superintendent of Works may by order male
with the approval of the Governor in Council:-
D'version of
traffic.
Certain
Vehicles to be
provided with
skidpan etc.
An offence to
injure a road
by drawing or
rolling on it
logs, etc.
Ini ury to
road, bridge
etc.
Seizure of
animals and
vehicles.
Power to
regulate
traffic.
Roads.
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Roads.
Cost of road
work how paid.
Estimates.
Disbursements
to Le
authorised by
Superintendent
of Works.
Service of
notice on
owner.q.
(a) prohibit absolutely or on certain roads or portions
thereof the use of any particular description of vehicle
which in his opinion is likely to cause excessive wear
'and tear of the road or. to be dangerous or inconve-
nient to the public.
(b) restrict the speed at which motor vehicles may be
driven either generally or on any specified road or
within any defined area or place.
(2) Any person who uses a vehicle or causes or permits
a vehicle to be used in contravention of an order made under
this section' shall on summary conviction be liable in the case
of a first conviction to a fine not exceeding twenty-five dollars
and in the case of a second or subsequent conviction to a fine
not exceeding fifty dollars.
PART VIII.
FINANCIAL. PROVISIONS.
33. The cost of constructing, re-constructing, improving,
maintaining or repairing roads within the Colony shall be
paid by warrant of the Governor on the Treasurer out of such
monies as shall be voted by the Legislative Council in every.
year for these purposes.
40. f1) In the month of August in each year the Super-
intendent of Works shall prepare and transmit to the Governor
an estimate of the proposed and probable expenditure on the
roads of the Colony during the-ensuing financial year.
(2) The annual estimates as aforesaid shall form 'part of
the annual Appropriation Ordinance of the Colony.
(3) No further, sum shall be expended qther than ,such
sums as may be- provided in such estimates unless the same
shall have been included in a supplementary estimate of expend-
iture and submitted to the Governor who hall lay such supple-
mentary estimate before the Legislative Council for approval.
41. The Colonial Treasurer shall disburse from such monies
voted by the Legislative Council for road works, such sums as
he may so require to disburse from time to time by the written
authority of the Superintendent of Works, in accordance with
the estimates as aforesaid.
PART IX.
MISCELLANEOUS.
42. Any notice issued under the provisions of this Ordin-
ance or any regulation made thereunder to the owncr or occupier
of any land may be addressed to the "owner" or "occupier" of *
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Roads.
1955..
* the land (describing it) without any further name or descrip-
tion, and in determining what is reasonable time specified in
a notice the absence of the person on whom the notice is
Intended to be served shall be immaterial.
43. All notices issued under this Ordinance or any regula-
tion made thereunder shall be in writing, signed by the Super-
intendent of Works and shall be delivered or sent through the
post to the last known place of abode in the Colony of the
person for whom it shall be intended or to his agent.
i 44. Where in this Ordinance the Superintendent of Works
is authorised to recover any expenses, a certificate under the
hand of the Superintendent of Works of the amount involved
shall, without proof of signature, be prima facie evidence of
the amount payable by such person.
4.5. The provisions of this Ordinance with respect to roads
and the maintenance and good order thereof shall be applicable
to any river, water course or canal which may, under this Ordin-
ance, be directed by the Superintendent of Works to be main-
tained and kept in good order for the purpose of traffic or
otherwise.
46. (1) All notices and regulations duly issued or made
under the Ordinance hereby repealed shall as far as appli-
cable for the purposes of this Ordinance, be of the same
validity and effect as if they had been made or issued under
this Ordinance.
(2) All'such notices and, regulations shall remain ifn.force
until revoked, altered or varied under the provisions of this
*Ordinance.
47. All machinery, motor-lorries, carts, horses, mules, tools,
implements, equipment, and all other things used for the repair
of the roads in the several Parishes of the Island except they
be the property of a contractor,. shall be deemed to be the
property of the 'Government of this Colony, and in describing
the same, and laying the property therein in all or any proceed-
ing civil or criminal relating thereto, or any offence committed
with respect to the same,, it shall be sufficient to .w, the same,
as the property of the Government of Saint Vincent and it shall
be lawful for the Superintendent of Works to lay all informa-
tion and complaints and charges against all or any persons or
person committing any offence in relation to the same.
48. (1) No action shall be commenced against any person
for anything done in pursuance of or under the authority of
this Ordinance until twenty-one days after notice has been given
thereof in writing to the person against whom such action is
Is~lle of
notices.
CeJ-.ificate of
Superintendent
of Works
prima face
evidence of
cost of repair.
App ication of
Ordinance to
rivers etc.
Saving
Notices and
regulations in
force
Machinery
motor-lorries
eto., purchased
by Superin-
tencdent of
Works for use
or. road to
be deemed
Government
property.
Limitation
of action.
Obstructing
persons acting
under
Ordinance.
Punishment
for offences
not specified.
Information,
etc.. to be
exhibited
before
Magistrate.
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intended to be brought, nor after sufficient satisfaction ork
tender of satisfaction has been made to the party aggrieved,
nor \after three calendar months next after the act committed
for which such action shall be so brought.
(2) In every such action the defendant may plead the gen-
eral issue, and give this Ordinance and every special matter in:
evidence at every trial which .may be .had thereupon.
(3) If the matter or thing shall appear to; have been done
under or, by virtue of this Ordinance, or if it shall appear that,
such action was brought before twenty-one days' n-otice thereof
given as aforesaid, or that suffltient satisfaction was made or
tendered as aforesaid, or if any such action shall not be com-
menced within the time hereinbefore limited, then the Court
or jury shall find a verdict for the defendant therein and ff.
a verdict shall be found for such defendaAt, or if the plaintiff.
in such action" shall become nonsuit or suffer a discontinuance-
of such action, or if upon demurrer in such action judgment-
shall be given for the defendant therein, then and in any of the
cases aforesaid such defendant shall have 'osts .as between
solicitor and client, and shall have such remedy for recovering,
the same as any defendant may have for costs in any other
action.
49. Whosoever shall obstruct, molest, hindler, or otherwise,
interfere with the Superintendent of Works, or any contractor,
agent, or servant acting under his authority, in the discharge'
of any authority conferred or duly imposed ofi him under this
Ordinance, or shall obstruct, molest, hinder, or otherwise inter-
lere with any other person having authority to act under think.
Ordinance and acting under such authority shall be deemed
guilty y of a misdemeanor.
50. Every person who commits an offence under this Ordin-
ance shall, unless otherwise provided for, be punishable on
summary conviction by a fine not exceeding one hnnared" dollars,
and, in the cake of a continuing offence in respect of which he
has previously been convicted, on a subsequent summary con-'
viction by a further fine -ot exceeding two dollars for every
day during which such offence is continued after such previous'
conviction.
51. Any information, complaint or charge may be exhibited,
by any person against any other person for having committed.
any .offence contrary to the provisions of this Ordinance before
the Magistrate of the District and such information and com-
plaint or charge shall be heard andl determined by such Magis-
trate, rand the mode of procedure and of enforcing the payment
of every fine or penalty and the payment of costs, if any, shall
be according to the provisions of the law for the time being
No. Roads, 1955.
regulating the procedure before Magistrates in respect of sum-
mary conviction offences.'
52. The Governor may by order proclaim creation or cessa- Governor may
(ton of a public road. create road by
proclamation.
53. (1) The Governor in Council may make regulations:- Power to make
(a) declaring the width of any road or class of road; regulations.
S o) prescribing the gross weights allowed on any particu-
lar road or class of road and the methods for ensuring
that those weights are not exceeded;
(c) prohibiting any practice which may l(:ad to the
obstruction of roads, and for preventing nuisances on
roads;
(d) regulating and restricting the use of heavy vehicles
on roads;
(e) imposing tolls or charges on vehicles using any speci-
fied road, bridge or part of road, and providing for
all matters' necessary for the management: and collec-
tion thereof;
(f) providing for the control, maintenance, protection and
drainage of the roads;
(g), for securing the safety of the public on the use of
roads and for directing the doing of any work or taking
of any precaution to effect that purpose-
(h) for the general regulation of the traffic on roads and
for the survey, control, use, management, construction
and repair thereof and of all bridges;
(1) for the care and protection of any bridges, aqueducts,
retaining or embankment walls or embankment
fences on or used in connection with any road, and
to prevent the removal. of gravel, boulders, earth or
any other material fronr the vicinity of such bridges,
aqueducts, retaining or embankment walls or embank-
ment fences;
(j) for directing any river, water course or canal or any
part thereof to be maintained in good order for the
purpose of protecting any bridges, aqueducts, retain-
ing or embankment walls or embankment fences;
(k) prescribing the maximum dimensions of vehicles of
any kind or of ani parts of them or of the loading
of them;'
(1) generally for restricting or regulating the use of
vehicles in such a manner as: circumstances may
appear to' him to require, and
S
(m) otherwise for the purpose of more effectively carrying
this Ordinance into effect.
(2) Regulations made under this section may prescribe in
respect of any contraverition thereof or failure to comply there-
with a penalty not exceeding fifty dollars on summary convic-
tion.
54. The Roads Ordinance, 1949, is hereby repealed:
Provided that all rules or order* made under the Ordinance
hereby repealed and in force at the time of coming into opera-
tion of this Ordinance shall be deemed to have been made
and given under this Ordinance, and shall continue in force
until other provision shall be made by virtue, of this Ordinance.
Repeal and
Saving.
No. 11 of 1949.
SCHEDULE A.
Description of Roads in the North-Western Road, District, Saint Vincent.
1ST CLASS.
Sections 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. 11 and 12
of the Leeward Road
2ND CLASS.
Buccament Road
Cumberland Valley Road
Troumaca-Palmyra Roac:
3RD CLASS.
Sharpes-Palmyra Road
Chateaubelair Road
-Commencing at the Southern entrance of
-he Town of Layou in tlhe Pailsh of Saint
Andrew proceeding through the Towns
of Barrouallie and Chateaubelair on to
the beach at Richmond Vale Estate.
Commencing at its junction with Section
-? of the Leeward 1st Class RPad at Cant
Grove Estate and terminating at Ver-
ment Village.
-Commencing at its junction with Section
8 of the Leeward 1st Class Rc.)d at Coc'f,
Village, proceeding through Spring Vil-
lage and terminating at Hermitage.
-Commencing at its junction with Section
9 of the Leeward 1st Class Road and
continuing through Rose Hall Village and
terminating at the Palmyra Works.
-Commencing at its junction with Section
30 of the Leeward 1st Class Road and'
proceeding on" to the Palmyia Ridge via
Schwartz.
-Commencing at the Northern boundary of
the Town of Chateaubelair and termin-
ating at the District Medical Officer's
quarters.
Roads.
1985.
Roads. 1955.
Texier Road
Bellewood Road
4TH CLASS.
Boisdennes Road
Reversion Road
L'Anse Mahaut Road
Lett's Wood Road
King's Pleasure-Road
La Baie R"ad
Tuscany Road
*
Arsenoe Farm Road
Clhpham-Rutland Vale Read
Cumberland Valley Lanc; Settlement
Roads
-Commencing at its junction with Section
4 of the Leeward 1st Class Road through
Layou on to Texier Village.
-Commencing at its junction with Section
4 of the Leeward 1st Class Road at Rut-
iand Vale Estate and proceeding on to
the Maloney Ridge.
-Commencing at its junction with Section
5 of the Leeward 1st Class Road at Pe-
ter., Hope Estate and ,proc edt.ng on to
Bo'u.dennes.
-Commencing at its junction with Section
5 of the Leeward>lst Class Road at Bar-
rouallie and terminating at Jack Hughes
Hill.
-dommencing at its junction with Section
6 of the Leeward 1st Class Read at Wal-
.ilabou, proceeding through L'Anse Ma-
haut and terminating at Cumberland
Bay.
-Commencing at its junction with Section
12 of the Leeward 1st Class Road at the
Richmond Vale Estate Works anid pro-.
ceeding to Lett's Wood and Crown Lands.
-Commencing at its junction with the
Lett's Wood 4th Class Road and termin-
ating at King' Pleasure.
-Commencing at its junction with the
Lett's Wood 4th Class Road and proceed-
ing to La Bale.
-Commencing at its junction with the
Lett's Wood 4th Class Road and proceed-
ing to Tuscany.
-Commencing at its junction with the La
Bale Road and terminating at Arsenoe
Farm.
-Commencing at its junction with the
Bellewood 3rd Class Road and terminat-
ing at Rutland Crown Lands.
-AlU roads through the Cumberland Valley
Lard Settlement Estates in the Parish of
Saint Patrick exclusive of the Cumber-
land Valley 2nd Class Road.
Linley Valley Land Settlement Roads-All roads through the Linley Valley
Land Settlement Estates in the Parish of
Saint David exclusive of the Troumaca-
Palmyra and Sharpes-Palmyra Roads.
21,
Roads.
1955.
No.
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Roads.
1955.
Lammies Mountain Road -Commencing at its junction vith Section
5 of the Leeward- 1st Class Road and
terminating at Lammies Estate..
Westwood-Palmyra Crow.a Lands Commencing at its junction with Section
Road -8 of the Leeward 1st Class Read and pro-
ceeding to the Crown Lands at Palmyra.
Sharpes-Palmyra Crown Lands Road-Continuation of Sharpee-P.almyra 9rd
Class Road on to Crown Lands at Pal-
myra.
Lett's Wood Crown Lards Road -Continuation of the Lett's Wood 4th Class
Poad on to Crown Lands at Lett's Wood.
Soufriere Mountain Ro.a 1 --Commencing at Wallibou Bay and pro-
ceeding- up along the Western escarp-
ment to the western, ridge on La Soufri-
ere Mountain.
Wallibou-Fancy Road --Commencing at the beach on Richmond
Vaie Estate proceeding through Wallibou
Estate, Windsor Forest Crown Lands and
terminating on the Fancy Estate.
SCHEDULE B.
Description of Roads in the South-Western Road District, Saint Vincent
1ST CLASS.
Section 1 of the Windwr-c.r Road -Cimmencing at Sion Hill Market and
terminating at the Arnno Sal:ep BRridge:
Sections 1, 2, and 3 of the Leeward
Road
Cane Garden Road
Murray Road
Sion Hill Road
Road through Kifigstown
Cathedral Road
-Commencing at the western exit of the
Town of Kingstown and terminating at
the southern entrance of Town of Layou.
-Commencing at its junction with the
Kinstown Hill Road, proceeding through
C.irne Garden Estate and tWrminating at
Sion Hill Market.
-Commencing at French's Gate at Kings-
town, proceeding through Richmond Hill
Estate and terminating at Sion Hill
Market.
--Commencing at French's Gate at Kings-
town, proceeding through Sion Hill Es-
tate ,and terminating at Sion Hill Market.
-Commencing at French's Gate proceed-
ing through the Town of Kingstown'
and terminr._'- -- at Section 1 of the
Leeward 1st Class Road.
-Commencing at Paul's Avenue in the
Town of Kingstown, proceeding in a'
westerly direction through Kingstown
Park and terminating on the Bowood
1st Class Road.
Roads.
Fort Charlotte- Road
Edinboro Road
Government House' Road
2ND CLASS.
Dorsetshire Hill Road
Grammar School Road
Camden Park Road
Kingstown Park Road
Bowood Road
3RD CLASS.
Hope. Road
Clare Valley-Ques
Richmond Hill
Roads
Sion Hill Village
Mtray Village Roads
-Comtmencing at its junction with the
Road through Kingstown 1st Class Road,
proceeding through Montobello Estate
and terminating at Fort Charlotte Cita-
-Commencing at its junction with the
Fort Charlotte 1st Class Poad and ter-
minating at Edinboro Road'.
-Commencing at its junction with Section
1 of the Leeward 1st Cla',i Road and
terminating at Government House.
-Commencing at Sion Hill Market proceed-
ing through Dorsetshire H.ll Estate and
terminating at Orange Grcve Estate.
-Commencing at Government Office Yard
prof'eeding through the Grammar School
Grounds and terminating et the Murray
Ro.d 1st Class Road.
-Commencing at its junction with Section
of the Leeward 1st Class Road and
terminating at Qamden Pi :k Bay.
--Commencing at its junction with Paul's
Avenue in Kingstown, proceeding through
Ki.gstown Park and terminating on the
Bowood 2nd Class Road at Montrose
Estate.
-Commencing at its junction with the
North River Road in- the T'wn of Kings-
own, proceeding through Kingstown-
Park and Montrose Estates and termin-
,ting at Bowood Estate.
-Commencing, at its junction with Section
3 of the Leeward 1st Clasa Road at
Pembroke Hill and terminating at the
Buccament River.
telles Road -Commencing at its junction with Section
2 of the Leeward 1st Class Riad and ter-
minating at Clare Valley Bay with
branch to Questelles Village.
Land Settlement
Roads
-JAll roads through the Richmonnd Hill Land
Settlement Estate in the Parish of Saint
George.
-All roads through Sion Hill Village in the
Parish of Saint George.
-all roads through Murray Village in the
Parish of Saint George.
1955.
Clare Valley-Questelles Land Settle- .All roads through Clare-/alley and Ques-
ment Roads --telles Land Settlement Estates in the
Parish of Saint George.
Newtown Village Roads
Edinboro Village Road
Bequia Roads
4TH CLASS.
Millar's Ridge Road
Pope-America Road
Lowman-Calvaries Road
Maloney Road
Retreat Road
Camden Park Mt. Road
Ross Castle Road
Dubois-Francois Road
Vermont Road
-Commencing ,at its junction with the
Kingstown XPark Byeway and terminat-
ing in Newtown Village.
-Commencing at its junction with the Fort
Charlotte 1st Class Road terminating in
Edinboro Village.
-Al roads through the Island of Bequia,
exclusive of those in the 'own of Port
Elizabeth.
-Commencing at its junction with the Dor-
setshire Hill 2nd Class Road proceeding
through Orange Grove and terminating
at Lauders Estate in the Parish of Saint
George.
--Commencing at its junction with Section
.2 of the Leeward 1st Class Road at
Chauncey and terminating at. America.
--Ccmmencing at its junction with Section
1 of the Leeward 1st Class Road and ter-
minating at Margaret Gumbs.
-Commencing at Queensbury Works and
terminating at Maloney Village.
-Commencing at Retreat on the Bucca-
ment 2nd Class Road crossing the
Buccament River on through Francois
and terminating at Dubois Village.
-Commencing at its junction with Section
2 of the Leeward 1st Class Road, pro-
ceeding through Kennedy Mountain and
terminating at Yorkl Mountain.
--Commencing at Edinboro Village and
.roceeding through Rosi Castle to
Low Point.
-Commencing at the junction with the
Retreat 4th Class Road and terminating
at Dubois Village.
-Commencing at Vermont vilage and
terminating at Paradise.
Paradise-Maloney Crown Lands Road-Continuation of the Maloney 4th Class
Road.
Roads
1955.
25
Roads.
SCHEDULE C.
Description of Roads in the South-Eastern Roads District, Saif't Vincent.
1ST CLASS.
Sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and. 7 of the
Windward Road
Sections 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the Vigie
Road
2ND CLASS.
Belmont Road
Mt. Pleasant-Calder Road
Glen-Fairhall Road
ZRD CLASS.
.Mesopotamia Road
Lowmans Road
Hopewell-Richland Park Poad
Dumbarton Road
St. Sylvan's Road
-Commencing at the Arnos Vale Bridge
and proceeding through It'F Town of
Calliaqua and terminating at the bridge
at North Union River.
-C-ommencing at the Arnos Vale Bridge
and' proceeding through the Yambou
Pass and terminating at its junction
with Section 6 of the Windward 1st
Class Road at Peruvian Vale.
-Commencing at its junction with Section
2 of .the Vigie 1st Class Road and termin-
ating at the Northern boundary of the
Town of Calliaqua.
-Com'mencing at its junction with Section
5 of the Windward 1st Class Road, pro-
ceeding through Calder Estate and ter-
minating on Section 3 of t.e Vigie Road.
-Commencing at the Northern boundary
of the Town of Calliaquo,, proceeding
through Fairhall and terminating at
Belmont Estate.
-Commencfng at its junction with Section
4 of the Vigie Road, proceeding through
Hopewell Estate and terminating at the
Greggs River.
-Commencing at its junction with Section
7 of the Windward 1st Class Road, pro-
needing through Lowmans Village and
terminating at Greggs River.
-Commencing at its junction with the
Mesopotamia Road, proceeding through
Hopewell Estate and terminating at
Riehland Park Estate.
--Commencing at its junction with Section
3 of the Vigie 1st Class Road, proceeding
through Dumbarton and t-erminating at
the Carriere Estate Works.
-Coi mmencing at its junction with Section
4 of the Windward 1st Class Road and
terminating at Section 2 of the Belmont
2nr. Class Road.
1955.
Roads. 1955.
Harmony Hall Road
Carapan Road
Gomea Valley Road
Biabou-Fairbairn Road
Biabou Village Road
Belvidere-Brighton Road
Belvidere-Glamorgan Road
Mt. Pleasant Estate Road
Victoria Village R 'd
Calder-Stubbs Road
Akers Hill Road
Belair Roads
Belair-Gomea Road
-Commencing at its junction with.Section
3 of the Windward 1st Class Road, pro-
ceeding through Harmony Hall Estate
and terminating at Belmont Estate.
-Corimencing at its junction with Section
4 of the Windward 1st Class Road, pro-
ceeding through Rivulet Estate and ter-
minating at St. Sylvan's Estate.
-Commencing at its junction with Section
1 of the Vigie 1st Class Road at Foun-
tain gap, proceeding through Dauphnie
and terminating at Eveshanm.
-Commencing at its junction with the
Mesopotamia Road and terminating at
BhLbou Village.
-All roads through Biabou Village in the
Parish of Charlotte.
-Commencing at its junction with Section
4 of the Windward 1st Class Road at
Belvidere and terminating at Biabou
Village.
-Commencing at the boundary of the
Belvidere Estate, and terminating at
Glamorgan Village.
-Commencing at its junction with Section
5 of the Windward 1st Class Road at Mt.
Pleasant, proceeding through Mt. Pleas-
ant Estate and terminating on Section 5
of the Windward 1st Class Road.
-Commencing at its junction with Section
5 of the Windward 1st Cla s Road at
Stubbs and terminating at Victoria
Village.
-Commencing at its junction with Section
5 of the Windward 1st Class Road at
Stubbs and terminating on the Calder
Ridge.
-Commencing at its junction with the Mt.
Pleasant-Calder Road and terminating
.at Section 6 of the Windward 1st Class
Rond at Escape.
-All roads through the Belair Land Settle-
ment Estate in 'the Parish. of Saint
George.
-Commencing at Belair Village, proceeding
to Pilgrim's Hill, continuing through
Eveshain and terminating at Section 3
of Vigie.
Roads.
1955.
Roads. 1955.
Eyry Hill, Road
4TH CLASS.
Golden Vale Road
Welcome Road
Collins-Little London Road
Kilburnie Road
Corams-Golden Grove Road
Carriere Road
Montreal Road
F'reeland-Farm Road
Kilpurnie-Golden Grove Ro
Carriere-Golden Grove Roa
Carriere-Corams Road
Farm West Road
Farm East Road
Kelley-Stewart-Greggs Roac
Joseph's Land Road
Whim
-C(,mmencing at its junction with Section
2 of the Vigie 1st Class Road and termin-
ating at Waterhouse, with a branch
from Eyry Ridge to Evesham Village.
-Commencing at the Northern boundary
of the Town of Calliaqua, proceeding
through Choppins Estate and terminat-
ing at Harmony Hall Estate.
-Commencing at Dauphnie Works and
terminating at Welcome village.
-Commencing at Evesham Village Road,
proceeding through Collins to Reilly's
Village.
-Commencing at Kilburnie's Village and
terminating at Reilly's.
-Commencing at Upper Gcmea Village,
proceeding through Kilburnie's and
terminating at Golden Grove.
-Commencing at the Carriere River and
terminating at ,Evesham V:lage.
-Commencing at its junction with the
Hopewell-Richland Park 3rd Class Road
and terminating at Montreal.
-Commencing ,at its junction with the
Mesopotamia 3rd Class Road, proceed-
ing through Freeland Village and ter-
minating at Farm Estate.
ad -Commencing at Kilburnie and terminat-
ing at Golden Grove Estatu.
d -Commencing at Carriere River and
terminating at Golden Grove Estate.
-Commencing at Carriere Works and
terminating at Corams.
-Western branch from Freeland Village
to Farm Estate.
-Eastern branch from Freeland Village
to Farm Estate.
-Continuation of the Montreal 4th Oiass
Road to Crown Lands at Stewart Greggs
Mountain.
-Commencing at its junction with the
Carapan 3rd Class Road and terminat-
ing at Joseph's Land.
-Commencing at its'junction with Section
2 of the Vigie 1st Class Road and termin-
ating at its junction with,the Belmont
2nd Class Road.
1955.
Roads.
No.
* Glamorgan Road
Brighton Village Roads
-Commencing at its junction with the Bel-
mont 2nd Class Road and terminating
at Glamorgan.
-All the roads through Brighton Village
in the Parish of Saint George.
SCHEDULE D.
Description of Roads in the North-Eastern Road District, Saint Vincent.
1ST CLASS.
Sections 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 of the
Windward Road
2ND CLASS.
New Adelphi Road
South Rivers Road
Mt. William Road
Carib Coast Road
3RD CLASS.
Diamond Village Road
Park Hill-Mt. Greenan Road
New Grounds Road
I !
-Commencing at the Union Bridge, pro
ceeding through the Town of George-
town and terminating at the Langley
Park Bridge.
-Commencing at its junction with Section
8 of the Windward 1st Class Road at
Sans Souci through Diamond and ter-
minating at New Adelphi Village.
-Commencing at South Rivers and ter-
minating at the Colonarie Bridge on
Section 9 of the Windward 1st Class
Road.
-Commencing at its junction with Section
11 of the Windward 1st Class Road at
Byera, proceeding through Mt. William
Estate and terminating at Dicksons
Village.
-Commencing at the Langley Park Bridge
and terminating at the New Sandy Bay
Village.
-Commencing at its junction with Section
9 of the Windward 1st Class Road at Mt.
Greenan and terminating at Diamond
Village.
-Commencing at its junction with the
South Rivers 2nd Class Road, proceeding
through Park Hill Village and terminat-
ing at Section 9 of the Windward 1st
Class Road at Mt. Greenan.
-Commencing at its junction with Section
8 of the Windward 1st Class Road to
New Grounds Village and branch Jo
Sans Souci River.
Roads.
1955.
No.
Park Hill Land Settlement Roads -All the roads through the Park Hill
Land Settlement Estates in the Parish
ol Charlotte.
Three Rivers Land Settlexnent Roads-All the roads through the Three Rivers
Land Settlement Estate in the Parish
of Charlotte.
New Adelphi Land Settlement Roads-All roads through the New Adelphi Land
Settlement Estate in the Parish of Char-
lotte.
4TH CLASS.
New Adelphi Road -Continuation of the New Adelphi 2nd
Class Road to Lauders and Northi Union
Estate in the Parish of Charlotte.
Locust Valley Road -Continuation of the Mt. Bentinck 1st
Class Road to Locust Valley.
Carib Coast Road --Continuation of the Carib Coast 2nd
Class Road terminating at Fancy Estate
in the Parish of Charlotte.
Lot 14 Road -Commencing at its junction with Carib
Coast 2nd Class Road at Rabaca and
terminating at Lot 14 Estate.
Lauders Road -Commencing at Lauders Estate on the
Mesopotamia'3rd Class Road and ter-
minating at Colonarie Level.
Orange Hill Mt. Road -Commencing at its junction with Carib
Coast 2nd Class Road and terminating
at Orange Hill Mt.
Perseverance Road -Continuation of Mt. Bentinck 2nd Class
Road through Perseverance Estate ter-
minating at Grand Sable Estate.
Overland Mt. Road -Commencing at its junction with Carib
Coast 2nd Class Road at Overland and
terminating at Waterloo Mt
Cayo Road -Commencing at its junction with the
Carib Coast 2nd Class Road at Cayo and
proceeding up along the tank of the
Cay7o River to Sandy Bay Mountain.
Sandy Bay Land Settlement Roads -All the roads through the Sandy Bay
Land Settlpment Lands in the Parish of
Charlotte.
Barrington --Commencing at its junction with the
Carib Coast 2nd Class Road and termin-
ating at Barrington Crowi Lands.
Soufriere Road -Commencing at its junction with the Lot
14 4th Class Road and proceeding along
the eastern escarpment of La Soufriere
Mt. and terminating at the ridge over-
looking the crater Lake.
Waterloo Mt. -Commencing at its junction with the
Carib Coast 2nd Class Road and ter-
minating at Waterloo Mountain.
Roads.
1955.
30
Roads.
, 1095,
SCHEDULE B.
First Class Roads.
St. David
St. Patrick
St. Andrew
St. George
Charlotte
St. David
St. Patrick
St. Andrew
St. George
Charlotte
,St. David
St. Patrick
St. Andrew
-Sections 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12, Leeward.
-Sections 4, 5, 6 and 7, Leeward.
-Sections 1, 2 and 3, Leeward.
-Kingstown
Sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, Windward
Cane Garden
Murray
Sion Hill
Cathedral
Fcrt Charlotte
Edinboro
Government House
Sections 1, 2 and 3, Vigie..
-Sections 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 13 Wind-
ward Section 4, Vigie.
SCHEDULE F.
Second Class Roads.
-Troumaca-Palmyra.
-Cumberland Valley.
-Buccament
Camden Park.
-Grammar School
Bowood
Kingstown Park
Dorsetshire Hill
Belmont
Mt. Pleasant-Calder
Glen-Fairhall.
-New Adelphi
South Rivers
Mt. William
Mt. Bentinck
Carib Coast.
SCHEDULE G.
Third Class Roads.
-Sharpes-Palm: ra
Chateaubelair.
-Texier
Bellewood.
-Hope
Clare Valley-Questelles
Clare Valley Questelles Land Settlement.
No. RoadJ. 195~.
St. George
Charlotte
Orenadines
-Richmond Hill Land Settlement
Sion Hill Village
Murray Village
Edinboro Village
Newtown Village
Hopewell-Richland Park
Dumbarton
St. Sylvan's
Harmony Hall
Carapan
Gomea Valley
Belvidere-Brighton
Belvidere-Glamorgan
Victoria Village
Calder-Stubbs
Akers Hill
i Belair
Belair-Gomea
Eyry Hill.
-Lowmans
Liabou-Fairbairn
Bisbou Village
'Diamond Village
Park Hill-Mt. Greenan
New Grounds
Park Hill Land Settlement
Three Rivers Land Settlenmer. t
New Adelphi Land Settlem -nl
Mesopotamia.
-Bequia.
SCHEDULE H.
Fourth Class Roads.
-Lett's Wood
King's Pleasure
La Baie
Tuscany
Arsenoe Farm
Linley Valley Land Settlement
Westwood-Palmyra
Lett's Wood Crown Lands
Soufriere (Leeward)
Wp.llibou-Fancy.
-Boisdennes
Reversion
I'Anse Mahaut
Clapham-Rutland Vale
St David
St. Patrick
I o.
Roads.
1955.
32
NO. Roads. 1055.
Cumberland Valley Land settlementt
Lammies.
St. Andrews -Hope-America
Lowmans-Calvaries
Maloney
Retreat
Camden Park Mountain
Dubois-Francois
Vermont
Paradise-Maloney
Ross Castle.
St. George -Miller's Ridge
eGolden Vale
WVelcome
Collins-Little London
Kilburnie
Corams-Golden Grove
Carriere
Montreal
'reeland-Farm
Kilburnie-Golden Grove
Carriere-Golden Grove
Carriere-Corams
Farm East
Farm West
Kelly-Stewart Greggs
Joseph's Land
Whim
Glamorgan
Brighton Village.
Charlotte -New Adelphi
Locust Valley
Carib Coast
Lot 14
Lauders
Orange Hill Mountain
Perseverance -
Overland Mountain
Cayo
Sandy Bay Land Settlemen.
Barrington
Soufriere (Windward)
Waterloo Mountain.
No. Roads. 1955.
SCHEDULE J.
Form of Warrant.
SAINT VINCENT.
To .Constable, or any other Constable of this Colony.
Whereas A. B. (naming the offender) was this day convicted before me, C. D.,
Magistrate of the District for the Colony of *Saint Vincent and
its dependencies, of (here state the offence) for which offence he was ,adjudged
by me to pay the sum of together with for costs.
These are, therefore, to authorise and command you the said constable to demand
of and from the said A.B. the sum of so adjudged to be paid by
him, together with the further sum of for costs, and upon refusal
or neglect of the said A. B. to pay such sum so adjudged to be paid by him, and
costs, you are to levy upon the goods and chattels of the said A. B. sufficient to pay
such sum and costs, together with the costs of levy and sale, and you are to sell
the same at public outcry within ten days after levy, unless the said sum and costs
be sooner paid, and of your proceedings herein you are to make return to me
within twenty days'from the date hereof.
Given under my hand this day of
. D.,
Magistrate District.
SCHEDULE K.
Notice of Appraisement.
To A. B., owner or occupant of (here state name and locality of land), or his agent.
Take notice, that a portion of the road at (here state locality of road) has become
impassable and will probably so remain for the space of (here state probable
time), and that it has become necessary to lay out anew line of road on your land
adjoining to the said road for the public use during the time afdresaid.
You are therefore required to meet the undersigned at th, said. (locality) on the
day of at the hour of when and where the
undersigned will appraise the sum to be paid as compensation for the use of the
said land by the public' during the time aforesaid.
(Signed) A. B.
Superintendent of Works.
Passed the Legislative Council this day of 1955.
Clerk of Legislative Council.
(J. 2/1946).
34
No. Roads. 1055.
OBJECTS AND REASONS.
The object of this Bill is to abolish the Road Authority whicn Las become
unwieldy and inactive and to bestow all the powers hitherto posessed by that
body upon the Superintendent of Works who would now have sole authority
over and responsibility for the upkeep of the roads of the Colony.
2. In all other respects, the Bill is substantially the same as the Ordinance
it seeks to repeal and replace.
B. F. DIAS,
Acting Crown Attorney,
Crown Attorney's Chambers,
Court House,
Kingstown,
5th September, 1955
115
SAINT VINCENT.
STATUTORY RULES AND ORDER~ FLO
S1955, No. 42.
(Gazetted .25th October, 1955). 2 'V 195!
BY THE ADMINISTRATOR.
A PROCLAMATION.
[ L.S. I
A. F. GILES,
Administrator.
WHEREAS by section, 29 of the Maintenance Ordinance, 1949, (No. 1 of 1949)
provision is made for the enforcement in this Colony of maintenance orders
made by a court in any British possession or territory under Ier Majesty's
protection where the Governor is satisfied that reciprocal provision has been
made by the Legislature of such possession' or territory for enforcement of
maintenance orders made by the Courts of this Colony:
AND WHEREAS it? is provided further that the Governor on being so satisfied
may by proclamation extend Part V of the Maintenance Ordinance, 1949, (relat-
ing to the reciprocal enforcement of maintenance orders) to any such posses-
sion or territory:
AND WHEREAS the Governor is satisfied that the Legislature of the States
/ of Guernsey has made reciprocal provisions for the enforcement within the
, States of maintenance orders made by the Courts of this Colony:
Now THEREFORE I ALEXANDER FALCONER GILES the Officer for the time being
Administering the Government of the Colony .of Saint Vincent pursuant to
the authority vested in me by section 29 of the Maintenance Ordinance,
1949, (No. 1 of 1949) do hereby extend Part V of the said Ordinance to the
Islands of Guernsey, Alderney and Sark.
GIVEN under my hand and the Public Seal of the Island of Saint Vincent
at the Government Office in the said Island this 24th 'day of October
in the year of Our Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred and Fifty-five
and in the Fbou th Year of the Reign of Her Majesty QUEEN
ELIZABETH THE SECOND.
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN !
(J. 10/1946).
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KINGSTOWN, ST. VINCENT.
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