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the limits of any such fire district, to see that all such 

 appliances as are above mentioned are properly used and 

 applied, so as to prevent the unnecessary escape of fire from 

 any such engine as far as it is reasonably possible to do so. 



11. Whosoever unlawfully neglects or refuses to comply 

 with the requirements of this A.ct in any manner whatsoever, 

 shall be liable upon a conviction before any justice of the 

 peace to a penalty not exceeding fifty dollars over and above 

 the costs of prosecution, and in default of payment of such fine 

 and costs, the offender shall be imprisoned in the common gaol 

 for a period not exceeding three calendar monthr* ; and any 

 railway company permitting any locomotive engine to be 

 run in violation of the provisions- of the ninth section of this 

 Act shall be liable to a penalty of one hundred dollars for 

 each offence, to be recovered with costs in any court of com- 

 petent jurisdiction. ' 



12. Every suit for any contravention of this Act shall 

 be commenced within three calendar months immediately 

 following such contravention. 



13. All fines and penalties imposed and collected under 

 this Act shall be paid one-half to the complainant or prose- 

 cutor and, the other half to. Her Majesty for the public use of 

 the Province. 



, 14. It. shall be the special duty of every known land 

 agent, woods and forests agent, free grant agent, and bush- 

 ranger, to enforce the provisions and requirements of this Act, 

 and in all cases coming within the knowledge of any surh 

 agent or bush-ranger to prosecute every person guilty of a 

 breach of the provisions and requirements of the same. 



15. Nothing in this Act contained shall be held to limit or 

 interfere with the right of any party to bring and maintain 

 a civil action for damages occasioned by fire, and such ri"-ht 

 shall remain and exist as though this Act has not been 

 passed. 



