R-13 - Watercourses Act

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54. Every owner of logs or other merchantable timber who drives the same has it driven down the floatable rivers of Québec, shall station a sufficient number of men at every bridge, built one metre or less than one metre above highwater mark, under which the said timber must pass, or shall take other precautions necessary to prevent any damage which might be caused.
If no such precautions be taken, the owner of the timber the driving or floating down of which has damaged or carried away such bridge shall, in addition to whatever recourse there may be against him, be liable to a penalty of not less than $10 nor more than $50.
R. S. 1964, c. 84, s. 54; 1977, c. 60, s. 3; 1990, c. 4, s. 773.
54. Every owner of logs or other merchantable timber who drives the same has it driven down the floatable rivers of Québec, shall station a sufficient number of men at every bridge, built one metre or less than one metre above highwater mark, under which the said timber must pass, or shall take other precautions necessary to prevent any damage which might be caused.
If no such precautions be taken, the owner of the timber the driving or floating down of which has damaged or carried away such bridge shall (in addition to whatever recourse there may be against him) be liable to a penalty of not less than $10 nor more than $50, and costs, or to imprisonment for one month in default of payment thereof.
R. S. 1964, c. 84, s. 54; 1977, c. 60, s. 3.