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Indian Tolls Act, 1851 Preamble 1

Title: Indian Tolls Act, 1851

State: Central

Year: 1851

THE INDIAN TOLLS ACT, 1851 [Act, No. 8 of 1851] [AS ON 1959] [4th July, 1851] PREAMBLE An Act for enabling Government to levy Tolls on Public Roads and Bridges. WHEREAS it is expedient to enable Government to levy tolls upon roads and bridges ; It is enacted as follows :

Indian Tolls Act, 1851 Complete Act

Title: Indian Tolls Act, 1851

State: Central

Year: 1851

Preamble1 - INDIAN TOLLS ACT, 1851 Section1 - [Repealed] Section1A - Extent Section2 - Power to cause levy of tolls on roads and bridges within certain rates, and to appoint collectors. Collectors responsibilities Section3 - Their powers for recovery of toll Section4 - Exemptions from payment of toll Section5 - Assistance of collectors by Police-officers Section6 - Penalty for offences under Act. Compensation to person aggrieved. Saving of his right to sue Section7 - Exhibition of table of tolls, and statement of penalties Section8 - Application of proceeds of tolls ScheduleI - SCHEDULE ONE

Indian Tolls Act, 1851 Section 8

Title: Application of Proceeds of Tolls

State: Central

Year: 1851

The tolls levied under this Act shall be deemed public revenue { The words " but the net proceeds thereof shall be applied wholly to the Construction repair and maintenance of roads and bridges within the presidency in which they are levied" omitted by the A.O.1937.}.

Indian Tolls Act, 1851 Section 6

Title: Penalty for Offences Under Act. Compensation to Person Aggrieved. Saving of His Right to Sue

State: Central

Year: 1851

Every person, other than the persons appointed to collect the tolls under this Act, who shall levy or demand any toll on any public road or bridge, or for passing through any bazar situated thereon, and also every person who shall unlawfully and extortionately demand, or take any other or higher toll than the lawful toll, or under colour of this Act seize or sell any property knowing such seizure or sale to be unlawful, or in any manner unlawfully extort money or any valuable thing from any person under colour of this Act, shall be liable on conviction before a Magistrate to imprisonment for any term to exceeding six calendar months, or to fine not exceeding two hundred rupees, any part of which fine may be awarded by the Magistrate to the person aggrieved; but this remedy shall not be deemed 0 bar or affect his right to have redress by suit in the Civil Court { The words " of the Zillah " rep.by Act 12 of 1876, section. 1 and Sch., Pt.I.}.

Indian Tolls Act, 1851 Section 2

Title: Power to Cause Levy of Tolls on Roads and Bridges Within Certain Rates, and to Appoint Collectors. Collectors Responsibilities

State: Central

Year: 1851

Subs.by the A.O.1937 for " The Governor of the Presidency of Fort William in Bengal, the Lieutenant-Governor of the North-Western Provinces of Bengal and the Governor of the Presidency of Fort St.George in Council".}[The State Government] may cause such rates of toll, { The words "not exceeding the rates mentioned in the Schedule annexed to this Act " omitted by Act 3 of 1920, section. 2 and Sch.I.}as Subs.by the A.O.1937 for " they respectively think fit".}[it thinks fit], to be levied upon any road or bridge which has been, or shall hereafter be, made or repaired { Subs by the A.O.1937 for "they expense of the Govt.".}[at the expense of the Central or any State Government]; and may place the collection of such tolls under the management of such persons as may appear to { Subs.by the A.O.1937 for " them ".} [fit] proper : and all persons employed in the management an collection of such tolls shall be liable to the same responsibilities as would belong to them if employed in the collection of the land revenue.

The (Bengal) Embankment Act, 1855 Complete Act

State: Orissa

Year: 1855

.....the Collector shall thereupon proceed to value and make compensation for such huts, trees and crops, in the manner prescribed in Section 12 of this Act. Section 8 - Section 8 Clause 1. Application by land-holder to have a sluice made in public embankment - If any land-holder, farmer or cultivator be desirous of having a sluice made in any public embankment for the purpose of drainage or irrigation, he shall make an application in writing to the Collector of the district in which such embankment is situate. The application shall contain such particulars of the land to be drained or irrigated as may enable the officers of the Crown to judge of the advantage which may be derived from the work, and shall declare as regards an embankment maintained at the expense of the State, whether the applicant is willing to bear such part, not exceeding half of the cost thereof, as may be determined by the Provincial Government; and, as regards any other public embankment whether the applicant is willing to defray the whole or such part of the cost incidental to and attendant on, the proposed work, as may be determined as aforesaid. Clause 2. Officer in immediate charge to report on.....

Howrah Offences Act, 1857 Complete Act

State: West Bengal

Year: 1857

.....3 of 1884. Section 17 Pawnbrokers, etc., to report stolen property, pawnbrokers, etc., when to be deemed receivers of stolen goods Rep. by Ben. Act 3 of 1884. Section 18 Manufacture or possession of gunpowder Whoever manufactures gunpowder, or, without a license form the Magistrate, has in his possession in any house, shop, warehouse or other building, at any one time, a greater quantity of gunpowder than ten pounds, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred rupees, and also to forfeit such gunpowder so manufactured or possessed, together with the vessel or receptacle in which it may be contained. Section 19 Licenses by Magistrate for sale and deposit of gunpowder, etc. The Magistrate may grant to any person a license of the sale or keeping in deposit of any quantity of gunpowder not exceeding fifty pounds on such conditions, and for such term not exceeding one year, as shall be specified in the license; and any person who shall be guilty of a breach of any of such conditions shall be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred rupees, and to forfeit all gunpowder so kept in deposit contrary thereto, and the vessels containing it, and also to forfeit his.....

Oriental Gas Company 1857 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1857

.....19564, and in any town or place not within the jurisdiction of any of Her Majesty's Courts, in the same manner as damages are recoverable under this Act. SECTION 08: POWER TO ENTER BUILDINGS FOR ASCERTAINING QUANTITY OF GAS CONSUMED The Clerk, Engineer, or other officer duly appointed for the purpose by the said Company may, at all reasonable times, enter any buildings or place lighted with Gas supplied by the said Company, in order to inspect the meters, fittings, and works for regulating the supply of Gas, and for the purpose of ascertaining the quantity of Gas consumed or supplied; and if any person hinder such officer as aforesaid from entering and making such inspection as aforesaid at any reasonable time; he shall, for every such offence, forfeit to the said Company a sum not exceeding fifty rupees. SECTION 09: RECOVERY OF RENT DUE FOR GAS If any person supplied with Gas, or any person to whom any meter or fitting shall have been let for hire by the said Company neglect to pay the rent due for the same to the said Company, the said Company may stop the Gas from entering the premises of such person, by cutting off the service-pipes, or by such means as the said Company shall.....

Oriental Gas Company Act ,1857 Section 18

Title: Power to Examine Gas-pipes to Ascertain Cause of Water Being Fouled

State: Central

Year: 1857

For the purpose of ascertaining whether such water be fouled by the Gas of the said Company, the person to whom the water supposed to be fouled shall belong, may dig up the ground, and examine the pipes, conduits, and works of the said Company ; provided that such person, before proceeding so to dig and examine, shall give twenty-four hour's notice in writing to the said Company of the time at which such digging and examination is intended to take place, and shall give the like notice to the persons having the control or management of the road, pavement, or place, and they shall be subject to the like obligation or reinstating the said road and pavement and the same penalties for delay, or any nonfeasance or misfeasance therein, as are hereinbefore provided with respect to roads and pavements broken up by the said Company, for the purpose of laying their pipes.

Oriental Gas Company Act ,1857 Section 12

Title: Penalty for Fraudulently Using Gas

State: Central

Year: 1857

Every person who shall lay, or cause to be laid, any pipe to communicate with any pipe belonging to the said Company, with out their consent, or shall fraudulently injure any such meter as aforesaid, or who, in case the Gas supplied by the said Company is not ascertained by meter, shall use any burner other than such as has been provided or approved of by the said Company, or of larger dimensions than he has contracted to pay, for, or shall keep the lights burning for a longer time than he has contracted to pay for, or shall otherwise improperly use or burn the Gas supplied to him by the said Company, shall forfeit to the said Company the sum of fifty rupees for every such offence, and also the sum of twenty rupees shall be used, or such pipe shall so remain, or such works or burner shall be so used, or such excess be so committed or continued, or such supply furnished ; and the said Company may take off the Gas from the house and premises of the person so offending, notwithstanding any contract which may have been previously entered into.