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London, England, 1810-07-02 00:00:00

carriage aforesaid, allotted for., luggage,, alsa'd be
dist:tit`tly separated from the other part of the top
of stn:lo coach, or other carriage, by some railing,
Or ; and -in case any such driver,, or
()Wrier, or part owner, when reqUired so to do, shall
refuse to pet mit the said carriage and luggage to be
measured by any Juslice of the Peace, Magistrate,
Coistable,.Surveyor of any Highway or Turnpike
Inspector of Coaches, duly authorised by the
C ininiss.oners of Stamps, or Passenger,.he shall
tot felt the like penalty, to he recovered and applied
in the manner herein-after specified.
And whereas it is expedient to lower the firecirnt
height of stage coaches, in IA hich case a greater
height of luggage than two feet might be sotel7
permitted to be carried on the outsides thereof; be
it therefore enaaedk That it shall be lawful to carry
any luggage, parcel, or . other package'in manner
herein-before provided for on the roof of atty coach
or other carriage abOe described of a greater height
than Iwo feet ; provided such luggage, parcel, or
other package, be not a greater height from the
gtotind, including
,the, freight of such coach, than ten
feet nine inches.
The license to he taken out is to specify the num-
ber of 'inside and outside passengers.
~Viririn six mout4s after the 'passing of the Act,
the number of inside and oniside passengers that the
earriag 2.- is licensed to carry is so be painted, in le-
gible Charadlers, ipon the door of the carriage, with
, the halies of the prciprietorS ; or, instead of such
inscription, a metal plate shall be fixed to the side
side of the carriage, to the same effect.
•►ery.l)crSOLl Off nding against this clause to for-
feit .191. tor'every outside passenger above the legal
nnuiber, 'and 51, for obliterating or altering the
painted inscription or plate.
When the offence relates to the number of pas-
sengers;and the driver cannot be found, the penalty
to attach' on the proprietor ; but it the hitter spews
it was against his will, it is to attach only upon the
Grit Or; wlien-tolind, who, in dcfault of payment, is
to ne committed to prison fur a time not exceeding
six, n'or less than three months.
Service of t he summons upon aaing hook-keeper
of the coach to be deemed, go,d service..
The driver stopping, not to quit his horses or the
box,'•until a proper person shall have actual hold of
the relns.ot the fore horses, who shall hold them
until the driver returns to the box; or the poste boy
• who rides one of The hories is completely mounted,
tinder st penalty on t lie 'driver of not less than Jos.
or more than 51. This clause not to extend to
hackney coaches drawn by two horses only.
• The delver o! the guard; by intoxication or neg-
ligence, enda.ige. mg the safety of 'the passengers,
or loitering on Luc; road, or not fairly accounting to
his employer, to forfeit a Stun not less than 51. or
more than i 01.; arid in default of payrneat.thereof,
to be imprisoned not less than three, outwit.: than
six rnbntliS.
Driver or guard using abusive language, or ex-
4eliug more than lie is entitled to, shall forfeit a
slurs not less than 6s; or more than 40s. ; and in
default of payment thrrtof, to he imprisoned tOr any
time not exceeding one month, or less than three
days.

:Constable refusing to execute any warrant, in
pursuance of this Act, to forfeit 51. and in default
of payment thereof, to be imprisoned until the aid-
Del is,paid, but not longer tban.one month.
From and after the passing of this AB, if the
driver of any coach or other carriage above desct ib-
.l-zawri by two or more horses, and going or
travelling for hire, shall permit or stiffer more than
one verson on the coach-box besides himself, and
a. greats r number of outside passengers than ac-
cording to the numbers allowed by this Act to be
cat tied or conveyed by any such' coach or carriage
above descriued respectively, it shall he lawful for
any outside or inside passenger, who shall have been
regularly booked, and who has actually paid for their
place, if conveyed by such coach or other carriage,
to require the driver to stop such coach or carriage at
any toll or I uropike gate, and to, require the collettor.
of the toll at such gate to count the number of pas-
sengers, or measure or ascertain the height of the lug-
gage upon such coach or carriage; atril if any such
driver shall refuse, upon the demand of any such
passenger, to stop any such coach or carriages or.to
permit or suffer the --collector at such toll or turn-
pike gate, who shall be so required by, any such pas-
senger, to count the number. of passengers, and as-
certain the height of the luggage, or to make such
examination, then and in every such case the driver
.of such coach shall forfeit the sum of 51. fur every
such refusal ; and shall, if more passengers ' shall
.have been carried on such coach, or the luggage
shall exceed the height allowed by this Act, forfeit
for every such offeric,-, the committing whereof
shall. have been prohibited as aforesaid, double the
penalty
,imposed,by this Act for such offence, the
of such penalty to belong to. the toll col-
lector tor his trouble, and the other half to the pas-
srnser ; arid if any toll collettor, upon being so Fe-
gutted by any such passenger, shall n'egleor or re-
fuse to make such examination, he shall forfeit and
pay the suns of 61. for each offence, to be levied and

applied in the same manner as the other penalties
imposed by this Act; and if any
.person or persons
shall endeavour - to e% ride such examination, by de-
:kending from such coach or other carriage above
describ,:d, previous to its reaching any turnpike gate,
atere-ascending- after it has passed such turnpike
gate, he shall forfeit and pay the sum of lOt to be
recovered in the same manner as the penalties'here-
by,ituposed.
From and after the passing of this Aft, if the
coachman or person having the care of any coach,
mail coach, or other carriage above described, shall
permit or suffer any other person, without the con-
sent of the proprietor, or against the consent of the
pa-Sengers, to drive the
_same; or shall quit the box
without reasonable occasion, or for a longer space
of time than such occasion may require (although
the reins for guiding or driving the horses be left for
the time in the hands of the passenger on the box,
or if the coachman, or person having the care of any
coach, mail coach, or other carriage, at'ove describ-
ed, -shall, by furiously driving, or by any negligence
or misconducl, overturn the carriage, or in any
manner endanger the persons or property of the pas-
, ' stingers, or the property Of the owners or proprietotts
of such carriage (unavoidable accidents always, ex-
cepted) every such coachman or
,person as aforesaid
so Ohending, shall, for every such offence, forfeit
and pay any sum not exceeding ten pounds, nor
iess than live I)9unds, to be levied and applied ut