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RULES WITH RESPECT TO TRAFFIC AND FLOATING TIMBER ON 



THE ANKOBRA. 

 (S. II). 



4. Every log of timber floating down the river shall be accompanied 

 by some person in charge. Where two or more logs are floated down 

 the river at the same time they shall be securely fastened together at 

 both ends with ring bolts and cable. When a number of logs not 

 exceeding five shall be floated down the rtver together in a raft they 

 shall be accompanied by two persons in charge. When the number 

 of logs in a raft exceeds five and does not exceed ten, they shall be in 

 charge of three persons and when the raft consists of more than ten 

 logs it shall be in charge of four or more persons. 



5. Every log or raft of logs when floating down the river or moored 

 in the fairway of the river shall, between the hours of sunset and sun- 

 rise, carry a red light in front. 



7. No log, raft of logs, boom, float or other structure of like character 

 shall be moored or anchored at the mouth or in the fairway of the 

 river without a licence issued for that purpose by the District Com- 

 missioner of the district or except in accordance with the conditions 

 (if any) which the District Commissioner may attach thereto. 



8. For the purpose of Rule 9 of these rules, every day during which 

 a contravention of Rule 7 of these rules occurs or continues shall be 

 deemed to constitute a separate contravention of the provision of such 

 last mentioned rule ; and the Court before which a person has been 

 convicted of an offence under the said rule may order such person to 

 remove the log, raft of logs, boom, float or other structure, as the 

 case may be, and if such person shall omit to comply with such order 

 forthwith, may cause such removal to be carried out ; and the cost of 

 such removal may be recovered from the person so convicted as afore- 

 said. A certificate under the hand of the Commissioner of the District 

 or Provincial Engineer of the amount of such cost of removal shall in 

 any Court of Law be deemed to be conclusive evidence of the amount 

 due from and payable by such convicted person as aforesaid. 



9. Before the District Commissioner shall issue any licence under 

 Rule 7 of these rules he shall first be satisfied that the use of the log, 

 raft of logs, boom, float or other structure to be moored or anchored 

 under the hcence will not cause any substantial obstruction, hindrance 

 or danger to the proper navigation of the river on either side of such 

 log, raft of logs, boom, float or other structure as aforesaid. 



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