The Sun.
London, England, 1810-07-02 00:00:00

STAGE CO4CI/ ACT#

An .1.61 was passed in the last Session of ratoes
meth repealine the several A_ts tie repel leg the
riuteber. of passengers to be carried on the outsklis
of stage coaches, or othercarriages, &C.
lowing areits principal provisions et--.- •
That from and alter the ist tiay of Jule. tsite
any coach, berlin, landau, chariot, diligence, "ca.. •
lash, cAsisesinariee, or other carriage, with tour or
more heels, by what name soever the same is, or
shall hereafter be, called or known, to be employ..
ed as a public stage or carriage, for the purpose',:f
conveying passengers for hire to axle from &flea:et
places in Great Britain, and drawn by four or mote
horses, shall be.allowed to carry ten outside passen-
gets and no more, exclusive of the ce.a.ems ee, but
including the guard; where there is a guar.. Wits,
such coach or other carriage; and that one passer.
ger, and no more, shilll be allowed to sit upon the
box with the coachman ; and three of such passes"
gets on the front of the. roof, and the renemitte2. six
behind, in the manner the most safe ,ind c.on.eni-
ent for the said passengers. Provided always, that
no such passenger or passengr rs shall be allowed to
sit on the luggage, or that part of the root allotted
for ihe same; and that all stage .coaches 'or Other
Careages above described,,*deaWn 'by two or three
horses, shall be allowed fiee'outside passengers amid
no inure, • excluiive of the coaeliman ; and that all
stage coaches called long- coaches or double-bodied
cceiehese shall be permitted to. carry,
,eight outside
passengers and no more, exclusive of elm coachman,
.but including the guarer;,Where there is J guard with
such-coach, under s'uth -fines or
.penalties as are by
this Aee imposed, in cases where more outside pas,-
sengers are carried jhan are allowed by .this Aei ;
sticia; -dues and
,penalties to be impeseci and 10eed
upon theowner or preprieter, or the ners of pro-
ptietors cifany- such coach or olher.cieriage °“buve •
ctesbribed, or any .one or more of them, or an
..1 pers-
Sere driving the same in the manner atter lecoooe-
cd : Provided alwayS,' that no child in the tape er
under seven years of age, shall
.included • or
cotristed as one of
.such number, Acre shall
;
be more than one and if more than_une, that two
of s6ch children shall he accoueted equal tci. ()Pe
grown person; and soon' in the saine' i)ropartion ;
end that flu person, payiug"iis an outside passenger,
shall be permitted to sit or remain as an inSuic. pas
senger, unless' with the con-ent otie of the inside
passengers, at elie least, collie) ed by- such coach or
other carriage, and next to whom such outside pas-
senger shall be placed., And provided also, that
where such coach or o-her carri geis of a construc-
tion peculiarly wide or comeeettous, and being -so
found, shall be duly licensed for that purpose, lour
outside passengers,. instead Of three, shelf be a.low-
ed to sit oil the ironfof such csiach or „Alter chi !Lige:
Provided always,- that the number of outside passen-
gers shall not exceed ten in all.
From and after the Ist day of March, 1811, it
shall
.not be lawful for any driver, owner, or pro-
prietor of any coach, or other carriage, aeove de-
scribed, going or travelling for hire, to petrnit or
st.ifier, in any manner or way, any luggage to be
carried on the roof of any such coach, or other Car- •
riage; or any person, to ride or go as an. outside pas-
senger, on or about the outside of any such coach
or other carriage s the top of which snail he more
than eight 'feet nihe inches from the geoutid, or time
bearing of which, on the ground, shall be less than
four feet six inches from the centre of tee track of
the right or off-wheel, to the centre of the track of
the left or near-wheel, under the penalty of five
pounds for each offence, to be recovered and applied*
in the same manner as any penalty for more outside
passengers than are allowed ley this Aka can be reco-
vered and applied. •
Flom amid after the passing of this Act,-it shall
not he lawful for any driver, owner, or proerietre of
'any such coach, mad coach, or other carriage above
described, going or traveling tor hire, to carry or
permit or suffer any parcel or parcels, or luggage%
.whatever„exceeding two feet in beige t, to be convey-
ed on the foef. of any such mace, mail-cvadie or
ocher carriage above( described, drawn, by tour or
more horses; and Where carriages arc drawn by iwo
or three horses, then suet} lia4ige licit to exceect I 8
inches' above the roof e aid every such driver so of-
fending, and any owner or proprietor of any such •
coach or other carrisge where such shiver is not
known or cannot be erotic!, being convicted of such
oefruce, ei her by his or her owe contessioe, the
view of a Justice 01 the Peace or other Magistrate,
or.the oath or oaths ofoue or more Creditable witness
or witnesses, before any Justice of the Peace or
other Magistrate acting in and for 'the ceuely;
riLt-
in,. city, town; division, of place where any tetenee
shall be committed, (winch oath ev .ry secii‘Justiee
or ether, Magistrate -is hereby authonsed aid re-
quired to administer) shall turfed arid .pay the sum
of 51. for every inch above the space of two
-Or of its inches; respettively above alluwe i ; an.!
case the driver, so offending, shall be the owner or
such coach, mailscoach, of other carnage abeve
described, he shall forfeit the su el of ten petards fur
every inch above
.the spaces respectively above iii-
lowed;. and in default of payment of time said
penalties respectively, • the person and persous
offending shall he committed to the common gaol,or house of correetion; of the county,. riding, city
to-An, division, or place, st here such offence shall
have be, Q committed, there *to remain without tele
'or, mainpriee, tbr the space of two months,
such penalties shall seeier be paid : I'r ceded al-
waya, that ,all packages herein before diecribed,
shall le so *placed on the roof of soar co.ich, Luse-
coach, or other carriage above describee, as that no
passenger or passengers shall -sit thereon, under.
the penalty of eos. far each offence; to be paid by
such passenger or passengers respective,y, and to e e
recovered, and applied in the same mariner as the
other penalties imposed in this Act ; and that tee
division, or apace, on the top of the coach, or other