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.MUNICIPAL LAW. 101

sli or 501. Statute Labor 'rowiisliii) councils may puss l)y-la\vs iillowiiif^
any person liable to statute labo! to conipi'oniisc I'or such labor at a rate not
exceeding §1 per day I'or ii period not e.\ce(Mlin^ Hvc^ years.
May also ])rovide, that u sum not e.Kccedin;; ij?! per day shall Iks paid
in conninitation oF statute labor.
Also, for increasin<T or reducinj; tlu; innnber of days statute labor
reipiired as per a.sses.smcnt, or may entirely abolish it.
Also, I'or rest-rving a portion of the statute labor or commutation to
be applied to kcepinjj roads open in winter.
50'J. Wharves, Harbors, etc. (-ouncilsol' any municipality may pass
by-laws for makiii<;', im])roviii<f and preservin^j; wharves, docks, etc., I'or
lejfulatin^ harbors, preventinif the lillinj; up or foulinjr of sewers, erecting
beacons, rentinj^ wharves, doc'ks, etc., rej^'ulatint^- \essels arrivini;' in harbor,
imposini^f harbor dues, employin;^ and paying- a harbormaster, removing
door steps, porches, etc., projecting over such hai'bor at the expense of the
owner, and for compelling the removal from any public wharf sliore, bay,
etc., any sunk(!n or wrecked vtvssel (.r otlwM' craft or obstruction by the
own(!rs or charterers m
Also, for preventing persons from ol)sti'ueting any drain or water-
course.
5015. Streams and Watercourses. Councils of townships may pass
by-laws for preventing tiie obstruction of streams and watercourses by
trees, or other materials, and i'or removing the same at e.xpense of
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offenders.
Wiiencver any stream or creek in a township has been cleared of all
logs bush, etc., to the town line between that and the adjoining township
into winch such stream flows, the Council may serv(! a notice, in writing, on
til',; head of the Council of the sai<l adjoining towtmship, i'e(|Uesting such
Council to clear such stream through tin ^r municipality: and if such
Council neiflects to do so within six months after receivinij such notice,
and if, by rcsason of such neglect, any public road or bridge in either of the
said townships b(>couies out of repair, the township in default becomes
civilly responsible for aii '.images tliat any piirson may sustain by reason
of such want of repair. Cm action must be brought within three months
after the damages wei'e sustained.
504. Acquiring Water Rights. Any municipal corporation may
acquire, by purchase, demise, or gift, tlie right aiid title to any stream, %wi
watercoiH'so or lands in the nuniicipality, or within three miles thereof, and
make all the improvements necessai-y for the ])Ui'po.ses of obtaining ])o\ver
to operate machinery for supplying tjlectric light within the corporation.
They may aei^uire whatever land is necessary for such water
privileges, borrow money and issue debentures for sam(\
The by-law to ratify any agreement thus entered into must be sub-
mitted to the electors and receive a majority of tlie ratepayers entitled to
vote on such by-law, according to the provisions of Sections :V-]H to 'Mio.
After the acquisition of such water privileges tlie corporation may
use the same and grant leases of tlie whole or any part, but cannot sell any
part of the water privileges or of the land until so authorized by a by-law.