1991-020 Medonte
THE CDRPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MEJX)NTE
BY-LAW NUMBER 1991-20
a By-law to prohibit the obstruction of Highways and Bridges.
the Municipal Act, R.S.O. 1980, Chapter 302, Sections 315.1 and 315.4
the Corporation to pass By-laws prohibiting the obstruction of
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THEREFORE the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Medonte hereby
as follows:
DEFINITIONS
(a) "bridge" shall mean a bridge fonning part of a highway or on, over or
across which a highway passes.
(b) "Corporation" shall mean the Corporation of the Township of Medonte.
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( c)
"highway" shall mean a carmon and public highway under the
jurisdiction of the Council of the Corporation and includes any
untravelled portion thereof.
2 OBSTRUCrIONS
( a) No person shall obstruct, encumber, injure or foul a highway or
bridge.
(b) No person shall build or maintain a fence or sign on a highway.
(c) No person shall place or deposit a sign or any other thing calculated
to obstruct or interfere with public travel on a highway or bridge.
(d) Any person who contravenes the provlslons of paragraph 2(a), 2(b) or
2(c) of this By-law shall remove such obstruction, at the expense of
such person, within 3 days after receipt of a written request for such
rerroval fram the Corporation. Such written request shall be deemed to
have been received on the third day following the date of mailing by
pre-paid registered post.
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3 PENALTY
Any person who contravenes any of the provlslons of this By-law shall be
guilty of an offence and shall be liable to a fine of not more than
$2,000. 00 , exclusive of costs, for each contravention and each day of
contravention shall constitute a separate offence.
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VALIDITY
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If any provision of this By-law is, for any reason, declared by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the same shall not affect the validity
of the By-law as a whole, or any part thereof other than the provision so
declared to be invalid and it is hereby declared to be the intention that
all the remaining provisions of this By-law shall continue to be in full
force and effect until repealed, notwithstanding that one or more provisions
thereof shall have been declared to be invalid.
THE CDRPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MEJX)NTE
BY-LAW NUMBER 1991-20
EF.FECl'lVE DM'E
This By-law shall be effective from the date of its passing and shall apply
to any fences, signs, encumbrances or other obstructions existing on a
highway or bridge at the date of the passing of this By-law.
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READ a first, second and third time and passed this 15th Day of July,
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