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II. A fee of £5 shall be chargeable on the issue of every such licence 

 and when issued the licence shall be vaUd for a period of one year 

 from the date of such issue. 



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14. Any person who contravenes the provisions of any of these Rules 

 shall be liable on conviction to a penalty not exceeding five pounds. 



ASHANTI. 

 RIVERS. 



Ordinance No. i of 1903. 

 An Ordinance to Regulate the Use of Certain Rivers in Ashanti. 

 Be it enacted by the Governor of the Gold Coast with respect to 

 Ashanti as follows : — ■ 



Preliminary. 



I. This Ordinance may be cited as "The Ashanti Rivers Ordinance, 

 1903." 



II. The Governor may from time to time make, amend and revoke 

 rules : — 



(a) With respect to steam vessels on any river, 



{b) With respect to the use of any river for the transport of 



floating timber, 

 (c) For regulating the traffic on any river, and 

 {d) Generally for the purpose of protecting and improving the 

 navigability of an}' river ; 

 and may for the breach of any such rule impose a penalty not exceeding 

 five pounds. 



Any such rules, amendments or revocations shall come into force 

 on their publication in the Gazette or on such later date as may be 

 therein declared. 



13. All offences under this Ordinance shall be dealt with summarily 

 and may be heard before a District Commissioner. 



Schedule I. 

 Rivers to which this Ordinance appUes : — 



The Tano The Prah 



The Ofin The Volta 



RULES UNDER THE ASHANTI RIVERS ORDINANCE, 1903. 

 RULES AS TO TRAFFIC AND FLOATING TIMBER ON THE OFIN RIVER. 



I. 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 



