HomeMy WebLinkAboutBy-law 3820/70THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF PICKERING
BY-LAW NUMBER 3B-?110
Being a By-law of the Corporation of the Township of
Pickering to regulate obstruction of water courses,
creeks, streams and open drains
WHEREAS the Corporation of the Township of Pickering
has pursuant to The Municipal Act, Section 394, paragraph 13,
authority to enact this by-law.
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Township of Pickering
hereby enacts as follows:
1. Any person who owns land on which a fence crosses an open
drain or water course shall erect or cause to be erected, and
shall maintain or cause to be maintained, a water-gate, and
any person who fails to erect or maintain such a water-gate
may be directed or required to do so by the Council of this
Corporation.
2. No person shall obstruct or place any obstruction in any drain
or water course; any person obstructing or placing an obstruction
in any drain or wnter-course may be directed or required by the
Council of this Corporation to remove the obstruction forthwith.
3. No person shall obstruct or allow to be obstructed, any stream,
creek, or water course by trees, brushwood, timber or other
materials and should any stream, creek or water course become
obstructed, the person causing the obstruction shall remove the
obstruction and may be directed or required so to do by the
Council of this Corporation.
4. Should any person directed or required by this By-law or by the
Council of this Corporation fail to do what is directed or required
to be done, such matter or thing shall be done at his expense, and
the Corporation shall recover the expense incurred in doing it by
action, or the expense incurred in doing it may be recovered in like
manner as municipal taxes.
5. Any person convicted of a breach of any provision of this By-law
shall forfeit any pay, at the discretion of the convicting magistrate,
a penalty not exceeding (exclusive of costs) the sum of Three Hundred
Dollars ($300.00) for each offence.
6. By-law Number 2452 be and the same is hereby repealed.
BY-LAW read a First and Second time this / day of « 197e3,
BY-LAW read a Third time and PASSE