Powers of the Corporation in respect of streets, etc

(1) Where the Corporation incur extraordinary expenses in repairing or causing to be repaired any street, bridge or public road falling outside the limits of any town, village or community in the Toledo District by reason of damage caused thereto because of extraordinary traffic passing along the same, the Corporation may recover such expenses from any person responsible for such traffic, as a civil debt. etc. (2) Every person who, not being authorised by the Corporation or by any law, does any of the acts specified in subsection (3) of this section in any street or public road in the Toledo District falling outside the limits of any town, village or community, commits an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding one year, and to a further sum equal to the costs incurred by the Corporation in removing any encroachment, obstruction or matter, or in repairing any injury done as a result of such act, Provided that no penalty shall be imposed unless the information or complaint is laid by authority of the Corporation or some officer thereof. (3) The acts referred to in subsection (2) of this section are, 18 (a) encroaching, obstructing or digging up on a street, bridge, or public road, or other right of way, by making or erecting thereon any building, fence, ditch, or other obstacle or type of work of any kind; (b) placing or leaving on any street, bridge, or public road or other right of way any timber, earth, stones or other things, or planting thereon any tree or shrub; (c) digging up, removing or altering in any way the soil, surface or scraping of a street, bridge, or public road or other right of way; (d) allowing any water, tailings or sludge or any filth or noisome matter to flow from a building or land under a person’s occupation onto the street, bridge, public road or other right of way; (e) causing or permitting any timber or other heavy material not being wholly raised above the ground on wheels to be dragged on any street, bridge, public roads or other right of way; (f) causing or permitting to be done any act whatsoever by which any injury is done to any street, bridge, or public road or other right of way, or any work or thing in, or under, the same. 19 Management and Appointment of Staff, Board of Directors, etc.